The founding fathers—reframed! Tired of reading about stiff, snooze-worthy revolutionary rebels? How about lackluster wars and mind-numbing laws? Not Your Father's Founders breathes life back into history with dynamic profiles of the politicos, wartime heroes, and lesser-known but equally important players who built this nation. Featuring hundreds of strange details and quirky stories, you'll love learning all about the thinkers, doers, and maintainers who spearheaded the rebellion. This re-read of American history will also keep you on your toes with entertaining facts, quotations, and revelations. For example, Samuel Adams' father was a merchant and brewer. Young Samuel worked for a while at the family brewery, but he did not have the head for it—or business in general. The birth of our nation was anything but dull—and Not Your Father's Founders pays proper tribute to our country's creators with entertaining tales you'll never forget.
Taken for granted by fans today, Sunday baseball was made possible only after decades of contention between evangelical Sabbatarians seeking enforcement of antiquated "blue laws," and an alliance of "Pro-Sabs" who prevailed against them with strategy and tenacity. At the heart of the struggle was a debate over the First Amendment and the place of religion in public life. Drawing on case records, this book details the legal and political battles and describes the roles of the judges, law enforcement officers and politicians, and the ordinary citizens who wanted to enjoy baseball on Sunday. The contributions of unheralded civil rights pioneers--such as Joe Neet, John Powell and Lewis Perrine--are documented.
You probably know bits and pieces about Theodore Roosevelt: He was the President of the United States, led the charge up San Juan Hill, had something to do with the "Bull Moose" party, and is represented on Mt. Rushmore. That's a start. But his accomplishments went far beyond that. This book expands that list and highlights his most significant contributions to history, including: His role in the creation of the Panama Canal How he ended the Russo-Japanese War His "trust busting," which brought corporations under the control of the people The impact of his conservation efforts How he built up the navy and established the United States as a world power A refreshing alternative to the stuffy, overly academic books on the market, this book is the definitive guide for you to learn more about one of the most successful U.S. presidents, scholars, and statesmen in world history.
An objective, professional, and informed resource that will help you understand the history and culture of the Middle East—including including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, and Syria. The Middle East has long been a place where religions, cultures, and politics clash—today more than ever. How can a region called "the cradle of civilization" continue to face uprisings and violence? This guide will help you understand this fascinating area, covering such topics as: All the Middle Eastern nations (including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, and Syria) The history of the first civilizations and the rise of empires The roots of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict Threats of ongoing terrorism and the demise of Osama bin Laden Recent revolutions and coups in nations like Egypt and their future Packed with easy-to-follow information and history, this handbook will broaden your understanding while following current headlines. With this guide, you'll learn to appreciate the rich cultural heritage of this region.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.S. Coast Guard served as the Alaskan 911. Known then as simply the Revenue Cutter Service, it was comprised of skilled navigators, judges and law enforcement specialists tasked with preventing the frontier from descending into anarchy, and securing its status as a "cash cow" for the mainland states. This is the history of the early U.S. Coast Guard, with special focus on its former whalers-turned-cutters, the Bear and the Northland, and their voyages along the coast of Alaska, Hawaii and Greenland. Following the two vessels through history, chapters detail the diverse responsibilities that the "Coasties" had to face at the time, including capturing seal poachers and pirates, delivering babies, pulling natives' teeth and even engaging in combat with a German warship.
In the fall of 1969, a force of 150 Americans and their South Vietnamese allies were surrounded by 5,000 North Vietnamese Army soldiers. This is the story of their desperate defense and against-all-odds escape.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was common practice for milliners to decorate women's hats with birds' feathers and plumes--and sometimes with the birds themselves. As many as 300 million birds per year were killed for this fashionable enterprise, causing the extinction of some entire species and the endangerment of others. Lawmakers and bird aficionados were slow to react to the effects of this practice, which went on almost unabated for a quarter of a century. Then, noted naturalists like George Bird Grinnell, William T. Hornaday, and President Theodore Roosevelt, who recognized the economic benefits birds provided, banded together to pass meaningful legislation to protect them and to curb the production of murderous millinery. This book explores the troubled history of millinery and its complicated relationship to birds and conservation. It explores why it took so long for the slaughter to end and how the efforts of individuals and groups brought about change.
The U.S. Army made some serious mistakes during the almost forgotten, but historically significant, Korean War. One of them was assigning combat officers untrained for prison administration as commanders of the United Nations prisoner of war camps. The communist POWs took full advantage of that and made life miserable for them, their guards, and fellow prisoners who were not committed to their ideology. Riots in the prison camps became deadly on an almost daily basis and kangaroo courts cost many POWS their lives via brutal murders—at the hands of their supposed comrades. That was fine with the POWs as long as they kept chaos alive. They brought life to the saying the inmates are running the asylum, which they did until the fourteenth U.S. camp commander finally took back control of the camps in May 1952. The two-and-a-half-year standoff between commanders and communists marked a new era in prisoner of war history which set a precedent for future wars involving westerners versus easterners. This book tells that story in an educational, entertaining, and riveting fashion.
Joey: The Street Fox of Newark By Arthur G. Sharp and Joey DiBello If "The Street Fox of Newark" could succeed in life, anyone can. Joe Wilgus, currently known as Joe DiBello (his mother's maiden name), did not get off to a good start in life. He was born out of wedlock, turned over to foster care at age two, "kidnapped" by a man he hardly knew, adopted reluctantly by his father's mother, and sexually abused by his father and other men. He began living by his wits on the streets of Newark, New Jersey when he was only ten years old. If ever there was a real-life twentieth-century model for Oliver Twist, it was Joey DiBello. Joey was a master at using the "five finger discount" and "liberating" food and goods to support himself and his family. He patrolled the streets of Newark like a fox on a bicycle between midnight and five a.m., collecting milk, bakery products, and vegetables to supplement his income and the family's larder. When he was at home, he was subjected to sexual abuse at his father's hands. The dysfunctional life he shared at home with his grandmother and sister forced him into a life of thievery, anti-social behavior, obsessive compulsion, and chronic truancy-which helped him turn his life around in the long run. Deep inside Joey knew there was a better life for him if he worked to improve himself. He found that better life eventually, but only after an intercession by the State of New Jersey, the dubious help of the Archdiocese of Newark, and the gentle guidance from an understanding brother-in-law. The beneficial "mysterious hands" appeared after his grandmother, the only maternal figure he had, gave up on him and referred him to local juvenile authorities. A kindly judge mulled two choices: the state's dreaded youthful offender facility at Jamestown or a Roman Catholic protectory in Kearney named Boystown (not the one in Nebraska). The judge opted for Boystown. Joey wisely accepted the opportunity for redemption.
Fathers and sons, brothers, in-laws, cousins, uncles and nephews are some of the "brother" combinations that have played major league baseball or been involved in some capacity since the first league was formed. Some have played together, others generations apart. Some enjoyed long Hall of Fame careers, others made one appearance.
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