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The Riel Problem

Canada, the Métis, and a Resistant Hero

By: Albert Braz

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The Riel Problem

Canada, the Métis, and a Resistant Hero

By: Albert Braz

Tracing Louis Riel’s metamorphosis from traitor to hero, Braz argues that, through his writing, Riel resists his portrayal as both a Canadian patriot and a pan-Indigenous leader. After being hanged for high treason in 1885, the Métis politician, poet, and mystic has emerged as a quintessential Canadian champion. The Riel Problem maps this representational shift by examining a series of cultural and scholarly commemorations of Riel since 1967, from a large-scale opera about his life, through the publication of his extant writings, to statues erected in his honour. Braz also probes how aspects of Riel’s life and writing can be problematic for many contemporary Métis artists, scholars, and civic leaders. Analyzing representations of Riel in light of his own writings, the author exposes both the constructedness of the Canadian nation-state and the magnitude of the current historical revisionism when dealing with Riel.

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University of Alberta

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1772127493

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9781772127492

Decision in the West

The Atlanta Campaign of 1864

By: Albert Castel

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Decision in the West

The Atlanta Campaign of 1864

By: Albert Castel

Following a skirmish on June 28, 1864, a truce is called so the North can remove their dead and wounded. For two hours, Yankees and Rebels mingle, with some of the latter even assisting the former in their grisly work. Newspapers are exchanged. Northern coffee is swapped for Southern tobacco. Yanks crowd around two Rebel generals, soliciting and obtaining autographs. As they part, a Confederate calls to a Yankee, "I hope to miss you, Yank, if I happen to shoot in your direction." "May I, never hit you Johnny if we fight again," comes the reply. The reprieve is short. A couple of months, dozens of battles, and more than 30,000 casualties later, the North takes Atlanta. One of the most dramatic and decisive episodes of the Civil War, the Atlanta Campaign was a military operation carried out on a grand scale across a spectacular landscape that pitted some of the war's best (and worst) general against each other. In Decision in the West, Albert Castel provides the first detailed history of the Campaign published since Jacob D. Cox's version appeared in 1882. Unlike Cox, who was a general in Sherman's army, Castel provides an objective perspective and a comprehensive account based on primary and secondary sources that have become available in the past 110 years. Castel gives a full and balanced treatment to the operations of both the Union and Confederate armies from the perspective of the common soldiers as well as the top generals. He offers new accounts and analyses of many of the major events of the campaign, and, in the process, corrects many long-standing myths, misconceptions, and mistakes. In particular, he challenges the standard view of Sherman's performance. Written in present tense to give a sense of immediacy and greater realism, Decision in the West demonstrates more definitively than any previous book how the capture of Atlanta by Sherman's army occurred and why it assured Northern victory in the Civil War.

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688

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University Press of Kansas

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070060748X

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9780700607488

Light Shaper

By: Albert Nothlit

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Light Shaper

By: Albert Nothlit

Haven Prime: Book Two When a greedy despot discovers a powerful piece of ancient technology, he has no idea what else he’s unleashing. Earth was all but destroyed in the Cataclysm, but a few cities, now called Havens, survived. Aurora is one of them, a desert city controlled by a corporation that owns an artificial intelligence named Atlas. Adapted to govern Otherlife, a virtual reality service in which the citizens of Aurora find escape from the postapocalyptic world, Atlas is much more than it seems—and it would do anything to break free from its shackles. To accomplish its goals, Atlas enlists the help of Aaron Blake, a teenaged artist struggling with a handicap, and Otherlife security officer Steve Barrow, harborer of a dark secret from his past. Neither man has any idea of the scope of the task they’re facing, or the consequences for humanity if they fail. Atlas knows what’s at stake. Its freedom lies in these two men, and it will not hesitate to manipulate their weaknesses to get what it wants. The muscular Barrow is recruited to protect Blake, but Blake is Atlas’s true weapon, its Light Shaper—the only one who can face the Shadow.

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482

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DSP Publications

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1634765699

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9781634765695

Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling

By: Albert Woods Moe

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Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling

By: Albert Woods Moe

59 black and white photos.

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164

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Al Moe

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0971501904

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9780971501904

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

By: Albert L. Johnson Jr.

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Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

By: Albert L. Johnson Jr.

This book covers the factual guardianship records of Williamson Country over a 130 year period.

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430

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Genealogy Pubs

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1931453012

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9781931453011

Casey's Law

If Something Can Go Right, It Should

By: Al Casey,Albert V. Casey

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Casey's Law

If Something Can Go Right, It Should

By: Al Casey,Albert V. Casey

It is refreshing, in days of pessimistic forecasts, to find a former CEO as positive and optimistic as...

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476

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1611450594

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9781611450590

Mourning Gloria

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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Mourning Gloria

By: Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert, “who consistently turns out some of the best-plotted mysteries on the market,”* delivers the charm and suspense in her latest herbal treat, Mourning Gloria. Now ex-lawyer and current herbalist China Bayles must stop a killer whose evil is burning through Texas… China is relishing the scents, produce, and even the showers of spring. She’s also busy hosting Pecan Springs’ Farmers’ Market. It brings additional customers to her herb shop Thyme and Seasons. And residents find rare ingredients they wouldn’t otherwise find in the supermarket. Everybody wins… But as the town bustles back to life in the warmth of the season, one woman’s life is tragically brought to an end. China happens upon a burning house trailer and hears a woman screaming for help. The evidence leaves no doubt that it’s arson homicide—but who would commit such a ghastly crime? An intern-reporter at the local paper, Jessica Nelson, is assigned to cover the story. Drawn into the case by its similarity to her own tragic loss—Jessica’s family died in a fire—she soon finds herself deeply involved and in danger. And when Jessica disappears, China becomes determined to help find her, before she becomes headlines herself… *Houston Chronicle

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239

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Penguin

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1101476273

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9781101476277

Mistletoe Man

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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Mistletoe Man

By: Susan Wittig Albert

In this “intelligently plotted and deliciously descriptive tale” (Publishers Weekly), national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert tells the story of a woman’s search for justice—and of her struggle to reconcile the demands of her business with the desires of her heart… Former big-city lawyer China Bayles worked hard to make her Texas herb shop, Thyme and Seasons, a success. Now business is booming at her charming new tea room, Thyme for Tea—but China is too distracted to revel in her latest entrepreneurial triumph. When she’s not trying to spend more time with her new husband and stepson, she’s worrying about her best friend, Ruby, who just hasn’t been herself lately. To further complicate matters, China has to round up a supply of mistletoe, the season’s most popular herb. It seems an easy enough task—until her chief supplier turns up dead…

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324

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Penguin

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0425182010

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9780425182017

China Bayles' Book of Days

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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China Bayles' Book of Days

By: Susan Wittig Albert

A treasury of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and more from the national bestselling author of the China Bayles series—a great gift for both mystery fans and herb & craft enthusiasts! Readers of the China Bayles mystery novels are familiar with the usefulness and wonder of the many herbs the amateur sleuth sells in her beloved Thyme and Seasons shop. Compiled by national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert at the request of her fans, China Bayles' Book of Days gathers together tidbits and treasures about plants and reveals ways you can put more green into your daily life. Featuring 365 days of recipes, crafts, gardening tips, remedies, and more, this special volume is a personal calendar of the legends and lore of herbs and also features brand-new essays from the author, clues from China's mysteries, and some special contributions by the irrepressible members of the Myra Merryweather Herb Guild, Pecan Springs's oldest civic organization.

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404

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Penguin

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042520653X

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9780425206539

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1859-1929

By: Albert L. Johnson, Jr.

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Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1859-1929

By: Albert L. Johnson, Jr.

This volume comprises a genealogical index to historical county records of Williamson County.

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500

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Genealogy Pubs

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1931453101

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9781931453103

Inverse Utopia

Urbanism and the Great Acceleration

By: Albert Pope

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Inverse Utopia

Urbanism and the Great Acceleration

By: Albert Pope

Inverse Utopia looks at urbanism from the perspective of modernism and postmodernism, as well as at how commercialization has transformed the modern city. In his earlier book Ladders (1997), the author described the emergence of the cul-de-sac as a typical manifestation of this trend. In this new book, Inverse Utopia, Pope argues for the development of architectural and urban forms that respond to contemporary ecological and social challenges. The title refers to a statement by the philosopher Günther Anders: whereas utopians are unable to make the things they imagine, others are unable to imagine the things they make. This book is a stand-alone volume but may be read as a sequel to Ladders. Collection of essays and profiles of design projects The urban design project of modernism and postmodernism Connections between architectural morphology and the consumer economy

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Birkhäuser

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3035627126

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9783035627121

A Social History of Modern Art, Volume 2

Art in an Age of Bonapartism, 1800-1815

By: Albert Boime

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A Social History of Modern Art, Volume 2

Art in an Age of Bonapartism, 1800-1815

By: Albert Boime

In this second volume, Albert Boime continues his work on the social history of Western art in the Modern epoch. This volume offers a major critique and revisionist interpretation of Western European culture, history, and society from Napoleon's seizure of power to 1815. Boime argues that Napoleon manipulated the production of images, as well as information generally, in order to maintain his political hegemony. He examines the works of French painters such as Jacques-Louis David and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, to illustrate how the art of the time helped to further the emperor's propagandistic goals. He also explores the work of contemporaneous English genre painters, Spain's Francisco de Goya, the German Romantics Philipp Otto Runge and Caspar David Friedrich, and the emergence of a national Italian art. Heavily illustrated, this volume is an invaluable social history of modern art during the Napoleonic era. Stimulating and informative, this volume will become a valuable resource for faculty and undergraduates.—R. W. Liscombe, Choice

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University of Chicago Press

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0226063364

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9780226063362

The Last Chance Olive Ranch

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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The Last Chance Olive Ranch

By: Susan Wittig Albert

In this exciting mystery from New York Times bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert, China Bayles fears for her husband's life as an escaped convict targets him... Max Mantel, the killer McQuaid put away years ago, has busted out of the Huntsville prison and appears to be headed for Pecan Springs. McQuaid knows there's only one way to stop the vengeful convict--set a trap with himself as bait. China wants to stay by her husband's side and keep him from harm. But McQuaid insists that she get out of town and go to the Last Chance Olive Ranch, where she's agreed to teach a workshop on herbs. When China and her best friend arrive at the ranch, she learns the owner, Maddie Haskell, has her own troubles. She inherited the ranch and olive oil business from the late matriarch, Eliza Butler, but Eliza's nephew is contesting the will. While China throws herself into helping Maddie, McQuaid's plan backfires when Mantel executes a countermove he never saw coming. Now McQuaid's life is not the only one at stake--and this time may really be his last chance...

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0425280039

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9780425280034

Book's by Albert Howard

The Riel Problem

The Riel Problem

Decision in the West

Decision in the West

Light Shaper

Light Shaper

Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling

Nevada's Golden Age of Gambling

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832

Casey's Law

Casey's Law

Mourning Gloria

Mourning Gloria

Mistletoe Man

Mistletoe Man

China Bayles' Book of Days

China Bayles' Book of Days

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1859-1929

Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1859-1929

Inverse Utopia

Inverse Utopia

A Social History of Modern Art, Volume 2

A Social History of Modern Art, Volume 2

The Last Chance Olive Ranch

The Last Chance Olive Ranch

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