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Journal of an Army Surgeon in the Peninsular War: the Recollections of a British Army Medical Man on Campaign During the Napoleonic Wars

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Boutflower (Author)A surgeons view of the war in Iberia Charles Boutflower was the son of a Yorkshire vicar born in 1782. He studied surgery at the University of Edinburgh and joined the 40th Regiment of Foot-then a Somerset regiment-in 1801 as an assistant surgeon. He served with that regiment in the West Indies, South America and thereafter during the Peninsular War against Napoleon's invading French armies. It is from his time in Spain that his Journ...

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Report copyright infringementby Bruce Barton (Author)2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. The Man Nobody Knows is the second book by the American author and advertising executive Bruce Fairchild Barton. In it, Barton presents Jesus as "The Founder of Modern Business," in an effort to make the Christian story accessible to businessmen of the time. When published in 1925, the book topped the nonfiction bestseller list, and was one of the best-selling non-fiction books of the 20th century. Since it...

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Report copyright infringementby Jack London (Author)"Surely there can be little in this world more awful than the spectacle of a strong man in the moment when he is utterly weak and broken." - Jack London, The Sea Wolf (1904) The Sea Wolf (1904), published on the heels of Jack London's widely popular The Call of the Wild, sold out 40,000 copies in its first printing. Considered a psychological adventure novel, the story features literary critic Humphrey Van Weyden who survives a boating accid...

Wobbly: The Rough and Tumble Story of an American Radical

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph Chaplin (Author)This is a new release of the original 1948 edition. Number of Pages: 452 Dimensions: 0.91 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 27, 2013

Mannheim: A Humorous and Unexpected Journey of Self-discovery

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Report copyright infringementby Charles R. Levine (Author)An insecure young man drafted into the United States Army in 1968 at the height of the American war in Vietnam finds himself adrift in Mannheim, Germany, an assigned detour from combat made possible by his talent at baseball, one that years earlier had found him opposing--and besting--the eventual Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. Although his deployment in Germany, rather than in the bloody rice patties of Vietnam is nothing less than ...

Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters, and Journals

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Report copyright infringementby Louisa May Alcott (Author), Ednah D. Cheney (Author)This early work is a collection of Louisa May Alcott's letters, journals, and notes. Published a year after Alcott's death this is a truly unparalleled collection of her personal correspondence and a fascinating insight into the character and thoughts of this much loved author. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American author best known for her "Little Women" trilogy. An interesting and uniquely insightful...

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Report copyright infringementby Ramon Peyton Coffman (Author), Nathan G. Goodman (Author)Famous Pioneers: For Young People is a book written by Ramon Peyton Coffman. The book is a collection of biographies of famous pioneers who have made significant contributions to various fields. The book is aimed at young people and is meant to inspire and educate them about the lives of these pioneers.The book includes biographies of pioneers from different fields such as science, literature, art, and po...

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Report copyright infringementby James B. Polson (Author)The author was a skeptic by nature and a research scientist by training. Could such a person ever believe in God? This book recounts the skeptical author's quest to discover whether anything can be proven about the existence of God, the existence of heaven and hell, and whether there is anything a person can do to change his eternal destiny. His search led to some vital truths that he and others can believe in. Number of Pag...

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Report copyright infringementby William Gilmore Simms (Author)Title: The life of Nathaniel Greene: major-general in the army of the revolution.Author: William Gilmore SimmsPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts...

Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan And Farragut (1865)

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Report copyright infringementby L. P. Brockett (Author)""Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan And Farragut"" is a book written by L. P. Brockett and published in 1865. It is a historical account of the lives and military careers of five prominent American Civil War generals: Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, George H. Thomas, Philip H. Sheridan, and David G. Farragut. The book provides insight into each general's upbringing, training, and battlefield experiences, including...

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Report copyright infringementby Louise Reid Spencer (Author)Guerrilla Wife by Louise Reid Spencer is a memoir that tells the story of a young woman who marries a Marine Corps officer and becomes a military spouse during the Vietnam War. The book is a first-hand account of the challenges faced by military families during wartime, including frequent moves, long separations, and the emotional toll of living with the constant threat of danger. Spencer's story is one of resilience and determinatio...

A Historical Genealogy Of The Royal House Of Stuarts: From The Reign Of King Robert II, To That Of King James VI (1795)

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Noble (Author)A Historical Genealogy Of The Royal House Of Stuarts: From The Reign Of King Robert II, To That Of King James VI is a book written by Mark Noble in 1795. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the history of the Royal House of Stuarts, from the reign of King Robert II to that of King James VI. It traces the lineage of the Stuarts and provides insights into the lives and reigns of the various monarchs who ruled Scotland and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Joseph Romano (Author)"LOVE AND TERROR in the MIDDLE EAST" dramatically captures the author's efforts to promote understanding and cooperation in the region between Jews, Muslims and Christians. It details Romano's arduous journeys between Israel and the West Bank, discussing issues and organizing activities among religious and national groups. Traveling between these areas has been risky: he has been harassed/arrested by the Palestinian police, harassed/...

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Report copyright infringementby James Edward Le Rossignol (Author), Laura Miller (Illustrator)""Little Stories of Quebec"" is a collection of short stories written by James Edward Le Rossignol. The book is set in Quebec, Canada and contains tales of everyday life, love, and adventure. The stories are written in a simple yet engaging style, making them suitable for readers of all ages. The book provides a glimpse into the culture and traditions of Quebec, as well as the beauty of its landscape...

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Report copyright infringementby Tennille Dix (Author)The Black Baron: The Strange Life of Gilles De Rais is a non-fiction book written by Dix and Tennille. The book explores the life of Gilles De Rais, a prominent figure in French history who was also known as the Black Baron. Gilles De Rais was a wealthy nobleman and a military leader who fought alongside Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War. However, he is also notorious for his involvement in a series of gruesome crimes, including the...

Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains

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Report copyright infringementby William F. Drannan (Author)Experience the rugged American West through the eyes of William F. Drannan in "Thirty-One Years on the Plains and In the Mountains: Or, the Last Voice From the Plains." This captivating biography offers an authentic record of frontier life, detailing a lifetime spent hunting, trapping, scouting, and engaging in Indian fighting. Drannan's firsthand account provides invaluable insight into the conflicts between Native Americans and sett...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Cools (Author)Adytum: A place within the soul which should be filled with awe and reverence for being alive."His sky was growing dark with his own private shadows. It was like watching children playing on a beach and seeing a storm building on the horizon. Onlookers cringed, knowing that the tempest would overtake the happy children in minutes."In this heartfelt memoir, I finally admit that my adytum is a painful and fractured place. Adytum is a history of...

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Report copyright infringementby David Johnson (Author)One of the most eccentric and accomplished politicians in all of American history, John Randolph (1773-1833) led a life marked by controversy. The long-serving Virginia congressman and architect of southern conservatism grabbed headlines with his prescient comments, public brawls, and clashes with every president from John Adams to Andrew Jackson. The first biography of Randolph in nearly a century, John Randolph of Roanoke provides a full...

Recollections of Marshal MacDonald, Duke of Tarentum: The Napoleonic Wars as Experienced by a Renowned French Military Commander

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Report copyright infringementby Jacques MacDonald (Author)The recollections of one of Napoleons most dependable commanders Among all Napoleon's marshals Macdonald is one of the most intriguing, for he bears a name more likely to found among those highland regiments of Wellington's infantry who were among his master's most formidable enemies. Jacques Macdonald was born in Sedan in the Ardennes region of France, the son of a Jacobite Scottish exile, and was a close relative of Flora MacDonald w...

From Revivals to Removal: Jeremiah Evarts, the Cherokee Nation, and the Search for the Soul of America

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Report copyright infringementby John a. Andrew (Author)Between the end of the Revolutionary War in 1781 and Andrew Jackson's retirement from the presidency in 1837, a generation of Americans acted out a great debate over the nature of the national character and the future political, economic, and religious course of the country. Jeremiah Evarts (1781-1831) and many others saw the debate as a battle over the soul of America. Alarmed and disturbed by the brashness of Jacksonian democracy, they ...

An American Planter: Stephen Duncan of Antebellum Natchez and New York

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Jane Brazy (Author)Extraordinarily wealthy and influential, Stephen Duncan (1787-1867) was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier with a remarkable array of social, economic, and political contacts in pre-Civil War America. In this, the first biography of Duncan, Martha Jane Brazy offers a compelling new portrait of antebellum life through exploration of Duncan's multifaceted personal networks in both the South and the North. Duncan grew up in an elite ...

Jimmy Carter: In Search of the Great White House

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Report copyright infringementby Betty Glad (Author) Number of Pages: 544 Dimensions: 1.21 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 20, 2007

To Fight Alongside Friends: The First World War Diary of Charlie May

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Report copyright infringementby Gerry Harrison (Editor), David Crane (Foreword by)The First World War Diaries of Manchester Pals Captain Charlie May - written and kept in secret and published now for the first time. A born storyteller, Charlie May's vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary men like him) to life for a 21st-century readership.Captain Charlie May was killed, aged 27, in the early morning of 1st Ju...

The Disarmament of Hatred: Marc Sangnier, French Catholicism and the Legacy of the First World War, 1914-45

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Report copyright infringementby G. Barry (Author)Documenting an audacious Franco-German movement for moral disarmament, instigated in 1921 by war veteran and French Catholic politician Marc Sangnier, in this transnational study Gearóid Barry examines the European resonance of Sangnier's Peace Congresses and their political and religious ecumenism within France in the era of two World Wars.Author BiographyGEARÓID BARRY is a College Lecturer in Modern European History at NUI Galway, Ireland. He...

The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Randall E. Stross (Author)Thomas Edison's greatest invention? His own fame.At the height of his fame Thomas Alva Edison was hailed as "the Napoleon of invention" and blazed in the public imagination as a virtual demigod. Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion picture cameras, Edison's name became emblematic of all the wonder and promise of the emerg...

Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Dang Thuy Tram (Author)"Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine who was killed at twenty-seven but whose voice has survived to remind us of the humanity and decency that endure amid--and despite--the horror and chaos of war."--Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine Brutally honest and rich in detail, this posthumously published diary of a twenty-seven-year-old Vietcong woman doctor, saved from destruction by an American soldier, gives us fresh insight into the l...

Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby John Feinstein (Author), Mike Krzyzewski (Other)Exploring what it means to a school, a coach, and a player to be in the Final Four or even at The Final, this work features stories of players and coaches who thought they'd never make it to college basketball's final weekend, the spectacular triumphs of the winning teams, and the heartbreaking defeat of those who missed the cut.Author BiographyJohn Feinstein is the author of many widely acclaimed and bestselling ...

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Report copyright infringementby King James (Author)This keepsake edition of Book of Haggai was taken from the King James translation of the Bible. The King James Translation is a masterwork of style, and the most important book in the English language, it has been the driving force in shaping the English-speaking world for hundreds of years.The Book of Haggai is filled with an urgency for the people to proceed with the rebuilding of the second Jerusalem temple. Haggai attributes a recent drou...

The Book of Klezmer: The History, the Music, the Folklore - Paperback

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by Yale Strom (Author)Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America, a music of laughter and tears, of weddings and festivals, of dancing and prayer. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country town), where a wedding without klezmer is worse than a funeral without tears. Most of the European klezmorim (klezmer players) were murdered in the Holocaust; in the last 25 years, however, klezmer has been reborn, with dozens of gr...

Divine Beauty Revealed: The Aesthetics of Jonathan Edwards as Seen in His Biblical Theology

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Report copyright infringementby Youngrae Kim (Author)This book explores the theological aesthetics of Jonathan Edwards through the lens of his biblical interpretation, presenting a fresh and much-needed perspective on one of America's greatest religious thinkers. While previous scholarship has focused heavily on Edwards's philosophical or systematic theology, this study uniquely centers his aesthetic vision on Scripture. It argues that Edwards's understanding of beauty--rooted in the Triune G...

Through Her Eyes: The Life and Art of Portland Painter Betty Chilstrom

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Report copyright infringementby Robin Chilstrom (Author)Portland, Oregon artist, Betty Chilstrom, "Painted the Town" during the second half of the 20th century. The character of a city is made up of many things, including its history and neighborhood vitality. Living through the great depression, homeless throughout her childhood, Betty had a keen appreciation for the value of a Home Place, and Portland became her permanent home during World War II. Living in the same Buckman neighborhood hom...

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture - Paperback

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by Anthony W. Robins (Author)Winner of a 2017-2018 New York City Book Award presented by the New York Society LibraryOf all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and '30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis. Anthony W. Robins, New York's best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco p...