Ashton Cobb's Books

William Barksdale, CSA

A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General

By: John Douglas Ashton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

William Barksdale, CSA

A Biography of the United States Congressman and Confederate Brigadier General

By: John Douglas Ashton

An aggressive and colorful personality, William Barksdale was no stranger to controversy. Orphaned at 13, he succeeded as lawyer, newspaper editor, Mexican War veteran, politician and Confederate commander. During eight years in the U.S. Congress, he was among the South's most ardent defenders of slavery and advocates for states' rights. His emotional speeches and altercations--including a brawl on the House floor--made headlines in the years preceding secession. His fiery temper prompted three near-duels, gaining him a reputation as a brawler and knife-fighter. Arrested for intoxication, Colonel Barksdale survived a military Court of Inquiry to become one of the most beloved commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia. His reputation soared with his defense against the Union river crossing and street-fighting at Fredericksburg, and his legendary charge at Gettysburg. This first full-length biography places his life and career in historical context.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

308

Publisher

McFarland

Published Date

ISBN 10

1476683743

ISBN 13

9781476683744

Rare Gold

By: Ashton Lackey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rare Gold

By: Ashton Lackey

The gold, silver, jewels, bucklers, and garments which we are sending to Your Royal Highness with these representatives, over and above the one-fifth which belong to Your Majesty, Fernando Cortes and the council of this town offer in Your services and are sending together with a list ... Fernado Cortez - 1519 Following the first fabulous shipment, the Conquistadors looted the treasures of Montezuma until only one hoard remained. Teudile, servant of Montezuma, secretly tried to ship the hoard to Spain, but the caravel's were lost at sea. The location of the treasure was an unsolvable mystery. Unsolvable, that is, until Tony Carter found Teudile's diary, charting where the ships went down. However, he was not the only one with an interest in finding the last of the Aztec gold...

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

160

Publisher

Westview Publishing Co., Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

0976494043

ISBN 13

9780976494041

Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1927, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

By: John Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1927, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

By: John Ashton Hester

This is the tenth book in the Looking Back: A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier series. It contains a history of Walhalla written by Col. R. T. Jaynes of Walhalla in 1950 for the Keowee Courier’s Walhalla Centennial special edition, an account of Oconee County’s first and only lawful execution by hanging in 1883, which remained controversial for many years, as many people believed the wrong man was hanged. Several commentaries and stories were written by Ashton Hester and highlights for the years 1927, 1937, 1957, 1987, 1997, and 2007. The author hopes the Looking Back books will help keep the Keowee Courier’s memory alive in the hearts and minds of local residents.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

286

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1796045225

ISBN 13

9781796045222

British Policy Towards the Indian States 1905–1939

By: S.R. Ashton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

British Policy Towards the Indian States 1905–1939

By: S.R. Ashton

British Policy Towards the Indian States (1982) examines the concept of indirect rule in terms of both its application and consequences in the princely states of India during the first four decades of the twentieth century. The author first deals with the political geography and diversity of the princely states and the legacy of the Mughal emperors, and then proceeds to discuss the nature and consequences of the alliances established between the paramount power of the British Raj and the princes at the beginning of the twentieth century. The impact of the non-interference policy is assessed and a full consideration is given to the failure of that policy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

251

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000855775

ISBN 13

9781000855777

Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia

Exploring Tapovan

By: Peter Ashton,David Lee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trees and Forests of Tropical Asia

Exploring Tapovan

By: Peter Ashton,David Lee

Exploring the Tapovan takes the reader on an expedition into the leafy, clammy, forested landscapes of tropical Asia. Peter Ashton and David Lee, two of the world's leading scholars on Asian tropical rain forests reveal the geology and climate that have produced these unique forests, the diversity of species that inhabit them, and the role of humans in modifying the landscapes over centuries. This work follows Peter Ashton's massive On the Forests of Tropical Asia, the first book to describe the forests of the entire tropical Asian region, from Sind to New Guinea. It provides a more condensed, accessible, and updated overview of tropical Asian forests aimed at students as well as tropical forest biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

477

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

022653569X

ISBN 13

9780226535692

News Around Westminster (1888-1909)

As Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

News Around Westminster (1888-1909)

As Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Keowee Courier always had a Westminster correspondent who would write a column each week reporting the goings-on in the town. This book contains selected items from those columns during the years 1888-1909. The reader can follow the development of the town, as wooden buildings gave way to brick buildings, horse-or-mule-drawn wagons and buggies gave way to automobiles--the first of which drove through town in 1902, stores began using gasoline engines to generate electric lighting, and industrial development included a shuttle and bobbin factory, a cotton mill, and a knitting mill. The school and churches were centers of activities. The economy largely depended on the cotton crop. Too much or too little rain could be devastating. Too much cotton on the market brought a lower price. Fortunately, the boll weevil had not yet arrived. . .This book will give the reader insight into what day-to-day life was like in Westminster during the town's early years.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

559

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1796096822

ISBN 13

9781796096828

News from Oconee Rural Communities 1888-1909

By: John Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

News from Oconee Rural Communities 1888-1909

By: John Ashton Hester

This book--the fourteenth in a series of books containing news reports from the Keowee Courier over its 170-year history--consists of news from rural communities from throughout Oconee County during the years 1888-1909. It does not include any news from the three largest towns--Seneca, Walhalla (including West Union) and Westminster, because they have all been featured in previous books in the series. By the author's count, the Courier received reports, at one time or another, from 81 different rural communities during the 22-year period covered by this book. The reports were sporadic. For instance, a community might have a faithful correspondent for a while, who would submit a report nearly every week, but then he or she would quit, and there might not be another report for weeks, or months. There was one subject that nearly every report from every part of the county would include: the current status of the crops in that community. Reports also nearly always included information about church and school activities. . .This book will give the reader insight into what day-to-day life was like in rural Oconee County during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

800

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1664120084

ISBN 13

9781664120082

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the Keowee Courier was Oconee County's dominant newspaper. An important aspect of the Courier was weekly reports by community correspondents from throughout the county, who would tell about the day-to-day goings-on in their communities. One of those communities, of course, was Seneca, and this book consists of a compilation of news reports from the Seneca correspondents, spanning the period 1888-1918, specifically from the years 1888, 1889, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 1911, 1914 and 1918. Although several excellent Seneca history books have been published, the author feels that this book will add an extra dimension by focusing on the day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year goings on as Senecaites (as they were called back then) adapted to the coming of cotton mills, automobiles, electric lights, etc.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

518

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1669862674

ISBN 13

9781669862673

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Evidence, Medicine, and Policy

By: Carol M. Ashton,Nelda P. Wray

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Comparative Effectiveness Research

Evidence, Medicine, and Policy

By: Carol M. Ashton,Nelda P. Wray

For all its costs, flaws, and inequities, American health care is fundamentally rooted in a belief that treatment should be based on solid scientific research. To this end, between 2003 and 2010, three different federal laws were enacted, the most recent being the Affordable Care Act of 2010, that mandated new federal investments in a type of clinical research called comparative effectiveness research (CER) -- research into what works best in medical care. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Evidence, Medicine, and Policy provides the first complete account of how -- and why -- the federal government decided to make CER an important feature of health reform. Despite earlier legislative uptake of policy proposals on CER, support for federal mandates took dramatic twists and turns, with eventual compromises forged amid failing bipartisan alliances, special interests, and mobilized public opinion. Based on exhaustive research and first-hand interviews, the authors examine where CER fits in the production of scientific evidence about the benefits and harms of treatments for human diseases and conditions. Their work offers sobering confirmation that contemporary American medical care falls, not surprisingly, well short of the evidence-based ideal. Comparative Effectiveness Research demonstrates that dealing constructively with the vast uncertainties inherent to medical care requires policies to make the generation of high-quality evidence an inseparable part of routine health care.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

305

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0199969574

ISBN 13

9780199969579

Hunting the Last Great Pirate

Benito de Soto and the Rape of the Morning Star

By: Michael Edward Ashton Ford

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hunting the Last Great Pirate

Benito de Soto and the Rape of the Morning Star

By: Michael Edward Ashton Ford

In 1827 the Duke of Wellington – former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and British Prime Minister – ordered the withdrawal of British soldiers from the island of Ceylon after years of bloody conflict there. English cargo vessels, including the unarmed English Quaker ship Morning Star, were despatched to sail to Colombo to repatriate wounded British soldiers and a cargo of sealed crates containing captured treasure. By January 1828 , Morning Star was anchored at Table Bay, Cape Town, before joining an armed British convoy of East Indiamen, heading north. Heavily-laden, she struggled to keep up with the ships ahead. The notorious pirate Benito de Soto was the master of a heavily-armed pirate ship, lying in wait off Ascension Island in the mid-Atlantic to pick-off stragglers from passing convoys. Morning Star was easily overhauled by the pirate and stopped with cannon fire. Her captain and officers were executed and the attackers fled to Spain with cargo stolen from the stricken ship. Later de Soto buried the treasure and travelled to British-ruled Gibraltar with forged identity documents to sell the spoils. The authorities, however, discovered his identity and he was arrested. Despite the absence of eye-witness evidence that he was the pirate captain, he was convicted of piracy before a British judge and jury and hanged at Gibraltar in early 1830. It is clear that proof of de Soto’s guilt in court was lacking, but astonishingly, when renovations were being carried out at de Soto’s former home village in Galicia, Spain, in 1926, much of the treasures he had plundered from Morning Star were found buried in the grounds there. Almost 100 years later, British justice administered in London and Gibraltar was vindicated …

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

249

Publisher

Pen and Sword History

Published Date

ISBN 10

1526769336

ISBN 13

9781526769336

Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1915, 1918, 1924 and 1935

By: Ashton Hester

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1915, 1918, 1924 and 1935

By: Ashton Hester

The Keowee Courier, a small weekly newspaper located in Walhalla, South Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was founded in 1849 and has published continuously ever since then, except for a brief interruption of two or three years during the Civil War. In fact, the editor and publisher of the paper, Robert A. Thompson, was one of the signers of the ordinance of secession in 1860, whereby South Carolina seceded from the union. In fact, Mr. Thompsonwho later in life was awarded the honorary title of colonelwas the last of the 160 signers to die in 1914. This book contains highlights from the Keowee Courier during four representative years1915, 1918, 1924, and 1935.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

150

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1514432838

ISBN 13

9781514432839

Counter-revolution

The Second Civil War and Its Origins, 1646-8

By: Robert Ashton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Counter-revolution

The Second Civil War and Its Origins, 1646-8

By: Robert Ashton

For all the vast literature on the English Revolution, the Second Civil War has been largely neglected. Robert Ashton, author of the standard history, The English Civil War, now provides a detailed account of the period from the end of the First Civil War in 1646 to late 1648, on the eve of the trial and execution of Charles I. A work of formidable erudition and depth of research, it reveals the origins of the Second Civil War to be as complex, significant and interesting as those of the First. Unlike previous studies, which concentrate on the growth of radical movements along the road to regicide and republicanism, Ashton's study focuses on the neglected area of conservatism and counter-revolution. Just as historians of the First Civil War have sought to explain how a weakened king was able to rally sufficient resources to go to war in 1642, so this book explains how royalists, decisively defeated in 1646, found the support to take up arms in 1648. Ashton's analysis is conducted on a regional, county and national basis and also takes in developments in Wales, Scotland and, to a lesser extent, Ireland. He asks not only why so many Scotsmen who had fought alongside the English Roundheads entered the second war on the king's side in 1648, but emphasizes the disastrous split within the Scottish political nation which resulted from this. And he explores not only why former supporters of parliament deserted their allies and embraced the royalist cause in 1648, but also why others did not. Having explained why, after two years of uneasy peace, England was again convulsed by civil war in 1648, the book closes with a consideration of the main characteristics of insurgency in the Second Civil War and the reasons for, and consequences of, its failure.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

560

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0300061145

ISBN 13

9780300061147

The Cowboy

An Unconventional History of Civilization on the Old-time Cattle Range

By: Philip Ashton Rollins

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Cowboy

An Unconventional History of Civilization on the Old-time Cattle Range

By: Philip Ashton Rollins

The American cowboy has long been a popular figure in fiction, motion pictures, and studies of the West, but over the years inaccuracies have crept in, distorting the image of the real cowboy. Philip Ashton Rollins, in The Cowboy, sets out to provide a complete, accurate handbook on the everyday life of the cowboy - trailing, herding, branding, round-up, and horsebreaking. He also discusses tools of the trade, including types of saddles, bits, riatas, boots, and spurs. Most vivid is his presentation of the cowboy's personality, code, mores, and amusements. This new paperback edition, a reprint of the enlarged (1936) edition, contains revisions to the text of the first edition, a new chapter on riding "buckers, " thirty-one illustrations, and an index. In a new foreword, Richard W. Slatta discusses Rollin's life and compares modern histories of the cowboy with Rollins's classic volume.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

468

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0806129360

ISBN 13

9780806129365

Eat This, Not That! When You're Expecting

The Doctor Recommended Plan for Baby and You

By: Jennifer Ashton, MD,Jennifer Ashton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eat This, Not That! When You're Expecting

The Doctor Recommended Plan for Baby and You

By: Jennifer Ashton, MD,Jennifer Ashton

The authoritative, must-have healthy-eating guide for pregnant women, from America's most trusted OBGYN and the mega-selling authors of Eat This, Not That! Tired of worrying about what you should be eating for your baby--and for you? Dr. Jennifer Ashton, chief women's health correspondent for ABC News, has delivered 1,500 happy, healthy babies, and now she is here to help yours. Eat This, Not That When You are Expecting features trimester by trimester meal plans, detail restaurant, by restaurant guides, and aisle-by-aisle supermarket swaps--not to mention easy, delicious recipes that satisfy every craving. Now you can order, cook, and enjoy meals with total confidence, thanks to this authoritative, must-have, healthy eating guide, from America's most trusted OBGYN, with David Zinczenko, co-founder of Eat This, Not That!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

354

Published Date

ISBN 10

0425284719

ISBN 13

9780425284711

The Practice of Silviculture

Applied Forest Ecology

By: Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Practice of Silviculture

Applied Forest Ecology

By: Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty

The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

776

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

1119270952

ISBN 13

9781119270959

And I Quote, Revised Edition

The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker

By: Ashton Applewhite,Tripp Evans,Andrew Frothingham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

And I Quote, Revised Edition

The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker

By: Ashton Applewhite,Tripp Evans,Andrew Frothingham

The popular guide to quotable quotes returns in a totally revised and updatededition including all-new material.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

552

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

ISBN 10

0312307446

ISBN 13

9780312307448

Weed Science

Principles and Practices

By: Thomas J. Monaco,Stephen C. Weller,Floyd M. Ashton

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Weed Science

Principles and Practices

By: Thomas J. Monaco,Stephen C. Weller,Floyd M. Ashton

The updated edition of the classic, fundamental book on weed science Weed Science provides a detailed examination of the principles of integrated weed management with important details on how chemical herbicides work and should be used. This revised Fourth Edition addresses recent developments affecting weed science. These include the increased use of conservation-tillage systems, environmental concerns about the runoff of agrochemicals, soil conservation, crop biotechnology, resistance of weeds and crops to herbicides, weed control in nonagricultural settings and concerns regarding invasive plants, wetland restoration, and the need for a vastly improved understanding of weed ecology. Current management practices are covered along with guidance for selecting herbicides and using them effectively. To serve as a more efficient reference, herbicides are cross-listed by chemical and brand name and grouped by mechanism of action and physiological effect rather than chemical structure. In addition, an introduction to organic chemistry has been added to familiarize readers with organic herbicides. Also included are guidelines on weed-control practices for specific crops or situations, such as small grains, row crops, horticultural crops, lawns and turf, range land, brush, and aquatic plant life. Generously supplemented with 300 drawings, photographs, and tables, Weed Science is an essential book for students taking an introductory course in weed science, as well as a reference for agricultural advisors, county agents, extension specialists, and professionals throughout the agrochemical industry.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

690

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0471370517

ISBN 13

9780471370512

Book's by Ashton Cobb

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email