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The Petersburg Campaign

The Western Front Battles, September 1864 April 1865, Volume 2

By: Edwin Bearss,Bryce Suderow

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The Petersburg Campaign

The Western Front Battles, September 1864 April 1865, Volume 2

By: Edwin Bearss,Bryce Suderow

The wide-ranging and largely misunderstood series of operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting that began in early June 1864 when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city would not end for nine long months. This important—many would say decisive—fighting is presented by legendary Civil War author Edwin C. Bearss in The Petersburg Campaign: The Western Front Battles, September 1864 – April 1865, Volume 2, the second in a ground-breaking, two-volume compendium. Although commonly referred to as the "Siege of Petersburg," that city (as well as the Confederate capital at Richmond) was never fully isolated and the combat involved much more than static trench warfare. In fact, much of the wide-ranging fighting involved large-scale Union offensives designed to cut important roads and the five rail lines feeding Petersburg and Richmond. This volume of Bearss' study includes these major battles: - Peeble's Farm (September 29 – October 1, 1864) - Burgess Mills (October 27, 1864) - Hatcher Run (February 5 – 7, 1865) - Fort Stedman (March 25, 1865) - Five Forks Campaign (March 29 – April 1, 1865) - The Sixth Corps Breaks Lee's Petersburg Lines (April 2, 1865) Accompanying these salient chapters are original maps by Civil War cartographer Steven Stanley, together with photos and illustrations. The result is a richer and deeper understanding of the major military episodes comprising the Petersburg Campaign.

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Savas Beatie

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1611211042

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Solomon's Song

By: Bryce Courtenay

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Solomon's Song

By: Bryce Courtenay

When Mary Abacus dies, she leaves her business empire in the hands of the warring Solomon family. Hawk Solomon is determined to bring together both sides of the tribe - but it is the new generation who must fight to change the future. Solomons are pitted against Solomons as the families are locked in a bitter struggle that crosses battlefields and continents to reach a powerful conclusion. ''solomon's Song'' is a novel of courage and betrayal in which Bryce Courtenay tells the story of Australia's journey to nationhood.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459621107

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In the Face of the Sun

Sneak Peek

By: Denny S. Bryce

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In the Face of the Sun

Sneak Peek

By: Denny S. Bryce

Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition of Denny S. Bryce's riveting new historical saga. A candy-apple red Ford Mustang is parked outside my building. Unmistakable. My Aunt Daisy, the driver, is an audacious woman that no one in our family actually speaks to. They only speak about her—and not glowingly. Still, she is part of my escape plan . . . 1928, Los Angeles: The newly-built Hotel Somerville is the hotspot for the city's glittering African-American elite. It embodies prosperity and dreams of equality for all—especially Daisy Washington. An up-and-coming journalist, Daisy anonymously chronicles fierce activism and behind-the-scenes Hollywood scandals in order to save her family from poverty. But power in the City of Angels is also fueled by racism, greed, and betrayal. And even the most determined young woman can play too many secrets too far . . . 1968, Chicago: For Frankie Saunders, fleeing across America is her only escape from an abusive husband. But her rescuer is her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, still reeling from her own shattered past. Frankie doesn't want to know what her aunt is up to so long as Daisy can get her to LA—and safety. But Frankie finds there’s no hiding from long-held secrets—or her own surprising strength. Daisy will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past—no matter the damage. And Frankie will come up against hard choices in the face of unexpected passion. Both must come to grips with what they need, what they’ve left behind—and all that lies ahead . . . RAVES FOR Wild Women and the Blues “The best kind of historical novel: immersive, mysterious and evocative.” —Ms. magazine “Vibrant. . . . A highly entertaining read!” —New York Times bestselling author Ellen Marie Wiseman “The music practically pours out of the pages.” —Oprah Daily

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Kensington Books

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1496741625

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Jayhawkers

The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

By: Bryce Benedict

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Jayhawkers

The Civil War Brigade of James Henry Lane

By: Bryce Benedict

No person excited greater emotion in Kansas than James Henry Lane, the U.S. senator who led a volunteer brigade in 1861–1862. In fighting numerous skirmishes, liberating hundreds of slaves, burning portions of four towns, and murdering half a dozen men, Lane and his brigade garnered national attention as the saviors of Kansas and the terror of Missouri. This first book-length study of the “jayhawkers,” as the men of Lane’s brigade were known, takes a fresh look at their exploits and notoriety. Bryce Benedict draws on a wealth of previously unexploited sources, including letters by brigade members, to dramatically re-create the violence along the Kansas-Missouri border and challenge some of the time-honored depictions of Lane’s unit as bloodthirsty and indiscriminately violent. Bringing to life an era of guerillas, bushwhackers, and slave stealers, Jayhawkers also describes how Lane’s brigade was organized and equipped and provides details regarding staff and casualties. Assessing the extent to which the jayhawkers followed accepted rules of warfare, Benedict argues that Lane set a precedent for the Union Army’s eventual adoption of “hard” tactics toward civilians. An entertaining story rich in detail, Jayhawkers will captivate scholars and history enthusiasts as it sheds new light on the unfettered violence on this western fringe of the Civil War.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806185228

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9780806185224

A World for Julius

A Novel

By: Alfredo Bryce Echenique

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A World for Julius

A Novel

By: Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Julius was born in a mansion on Salaverry Avenue, directly across from the old San Felipe Hippodrome. Life-size Disney characters and cowboy movie heroes romp across the walls of his nursery. Out in the carriage house, his great-grandfather's ornate, moldering carriage takes him on imaginary adventures. But Julius's father is dead, and his beautiful young mother passes through her children's lives like an ephemeral shooting star. Despite the soft shelter of family and money, hard realities overshadow Julius's expanding world, just as the rugged Andes loom over his home in Lima. This lyrical, richly textured novel, first published in 1970 as Un mundo para Julius, opens new territory in Latin American literature with its focus on the social elite of Peru. In this postmodern novel Bryce Echenique incisively charts the decline of an influential, centuries-old aristocratic family faced with the invasion of foreign capital in the 1950s. Winner of the Outstanding Translation Award of the American Literary Translators Association and the Columbia University Translation Center Award.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299196747

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9780299196745

The Fifth Kingdom

By: Bryce Kendrick

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The Fifth Kingdom

By: Bryce Kendrick

This new edition of The Fifth Kingdom has been updated to reflect the most recent developments in mycology, including the field's adoption of a new taxonomical framework for fungi as a whole, and the latest advances in molecular genetics. The chapter on fungicides has been updated to include new discoveries. The discussion of poisonous mushrooms has been revised to include newly recognized types (and treatments) of mushroom poisoning. Chapters on medical aspects of mycology and practical uses for fungi have been expanded. Entirely new chapters—on applications of mycological training, among other topics—are all written with Kendrick's characteristic clarity, warmth, and humor—the qualities that have helped establish The Fifth Kingdom as one of the best, and most engaging, introductions to mycology. Now in full color, and offering a wealth of new illustrations, this edition also provides readers with access to Bryce Kendrick's extensive online collection of photographs, charts, and other visual resources.

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Hackett Publishing

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1585108626

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Readings from the Best Authors

By: H. Bryce

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Readings from the Best Authors

By: H. Bryce

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752508876

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9783752508871

The Dismantling of the Good Neighbor Policy

By: Bryce Wood

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The Dismantling of the Good Neighbor Policy

By: Bryce Wood

The Good Neighbor Policy was unique: a great power obligated itself not to use force in its dealings with twenty smaller powers and not to interfere in their domestic politics. It was a policy that lasted, with some perturbations, for twenty years: instituted by President Roosevelt in 1933 and carried out effectively from 1933 to 1943 by word and action, maintained during the Second World War largely as a result of British concern for continuance of Argentine beef exports, codified in the Charter of the Organization of American States in 1948, and reasserted by Truman and Acheson in 1950–51, it was covertly repudiated in Guatemala in 1954 by Eisenhower and the Dulles brothers, and not so secretly by Kennedy in the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. Openly shattered in the Dominican Republic by Johnson in 1965, it has since been completely abandoned in favor of the usual relationships between large and small powers. Working with documents from the Public Records Office in London and the National Archives, with recently released materials from the U.S. Department of State, and with secondary sources, Bryce Wood describes the temptations laid before the leaders of one powerful state by its occasionally recalcitrant neighbors, and the ways of reacting that were found. Having told half the story in his The Making of the Good Neighbor Policy, Wood now concludes it in the present volume. One of the chief casualties is shown to be the Organization of American States, which since 1954 has found itself badly crippled in its work to promote harmony and continued cooperation among the member states.

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University of Texas Press

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0292785542

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9780292785540

The Study of American History

By: James Bryce

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The Study of American History

By: James Bryce

First published in 1921, this book discusses the study of American history in Britain.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107639514

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Food and Aviation in the Twentieth Century

The Pan American Ideal

By: Bryce Evans

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Food and Aviation in the Twentieth Century

The Pan American Ideal

By: Bryce Evans

Established by New York stockbroker Juan Trippe in 1927, the story of Pan Am is the story of US-led globalisation and imperial expansion in the twentieth century, with the airline achieving the vast majority of 'firsts' in aviation history, pioneering transoceanic travel and new technologies, and all but creating the glitz, style and ambience eulogised in Frank Sinatra's 'Come Fly with Me'. Bryce Evans investigates an aspect of the airline service that was central to the company's success, its food; a gourmet glamour underpinned by both serious science and attention to the detail of fine dining culture. Modelled on the elite dining experience of the great ocean liners, the first transatlantic and transpacific flights featured formal thirteen course dinners served in art deco cabins and served by waiters in white waist-length jackets and garrison hats. As flight times got faster and altitudes higher, Pan Am pioneered the design of hot food galleys and commissioned research into how altitude and pressure affected taste buds, amending menus accordingly. A tale of collaboration with chefs from the best Parisian restaurants and the wining and dining of politicians and film stars, the book also documents what food service was like for flight attendants, exploring how the golden age of airline dining was underpinned by a racist and sexist culture. Written accessibly and with an eye for the glamour and razzamatazz of public aviation history, Bryce Evans' research into Pan Am airways will be valuable for scholars of food studies and aviation, consumer, tourism, transport and 20th century American history.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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135009885X

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The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

March 29 - April 1, 1865

By: Edwin C. Bearss,Bryce Suderow

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The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

March 29 - April 1, 1865

By: Edwin C. Bearss,Bryce Suderow

The wide-ranging and largely ignored operations around Petersburg, Virginia, were the longest and most extensive of the entire Civil War. The fighting began in June of 1864, when advance elements from the Union Army of the Potomac crossed the James River and botched a series of attacks against a thinly defended city. The fighting ended nine long months later in the first days of April of 1865. The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg, March 29 – April 2, 1865, includes the final major operation that turned Lee’s right flank, cut his final railroad lifeline, and resulted in the loss of Petersburg and Richmond. In addition to original maps and photos, this book includes a complete chapter on the April 1 VI Corps “Breakthrough” and a special postscript by historian Chris Calkins on the retreat to Appomattox.

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Savas Beatie

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1611212189

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9781611212181

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

By: Trevor Bryce

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Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

By: Trevor Bryce

The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly by Alexander the Great, it later provided the setting for the Conquerer's deathbed. Squabbled over by his heirs, Babylonia was subsequently dominated by the Parthian and Roman empires. In this Very Short Introduction, Trevor Bryce takes us on a journey of more than 2,000 years across the history and civilization of ancient Babylonia, from the emergence of its chief city, Babylon, as a modest village on the Euphrates in the 3rd millennium BC through successive phases of triumph, decline, and resurgence until its royal capital faded into obscurity in the Roman imperial era. Exploring key historical events as well as the day-to-day life of an ancient Babylonian, Bryce provides a comprehensive guide to one of history's most profound civilizations. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Oxford University Press

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0191039934

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9780191039935

The English Style Guide

A Practical Writers Guide for Chinese People who Use English as a Second Language

By: Bryce Telfer McIntyre

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The English Style Guide

A Practical Writers Guide for Chinese People who Use English as a Second Language

By: Bryce Telfer McIntyre

The English Style Guide introduces the best stylistic traditions of the world's two greatest wire services, the Associated Press and Reuters, which have set writing standards in the English-speaking world."--BOOK JACKET. "The book is directed specifically at Chinese people who want to write good English. Problems special to Chinese people are dealt with in detail. The book includes guidelines on the use of romanization systems for transcribing Chinese into the roman alphabet, and it includes many examples of the proper forms for addressing people in Asian nations. It also explains the difference between British and American vocabulary and spelling."--BOOK JACKET.

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Chinese University Press

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9622016634

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9789622016637

Sean Lemass

Democratic Dictator

By: Bryce Evans

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Sean Lemass

Democratic Dictator

By: Bryce Evans

Seán Lemass enjoys unrivalled acclaim as the 'Architect of Modern Ireland'. Yet there remain great gaps in our knowledge of this mythic figure and his golden age. Up to now Lemass, a colossus of twentieth-century Irish history, was airbrushed to fit a narrative of national progress. Today, this narrative is undergoing an agonising reappraisal. This groundbreaking study reveals the man behind the myth and asks questions previously skirted around. What emerges is an authoritarian, cunning, workaholic patriot; a shrewd political tactician whose impatience lay not just with the old Ireland, but with democracy itself. This is the untold story of a great man and his lasting impact on a nation's imagination.

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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1848899416

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9781848899414

Emergent Quilombos

Black Life and Hip-Hop in Brazil

By: Bryce Henson

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Emergent Quilombos

Black Life and Hip-Hop in Brazil

By: Bryce Henson

How disenfranchised Black Brazilians use hip-hop to reinvigorate the Black radical tradition.

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University of Texas Press

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1477328106

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The Petersburg Campaign

The Petersburg Campaign

Solomon's Song

Solomon's Song

In the Face of the Sun

In the Face of the Sun

Jayhawkers

Jayhawkers

A World for Julius

A World for Julius

The Fifth Kingdom

The Fifth Kingdom

Readings from the Best Authors

Readings from the Best Authors

The Dismantling of the Good Neighbor Policy

The Dismantling of the Good Neighbor Policy

The Study of American History

The Study of American History

Food and Aviation in the Twentieth Century

Food and Aviation in the Twentieth Century

The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

The Five Forks Campaign and the Fall of Petersburg

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction

The English Style Guide

The English Style Guide

Sean Lemass

Sean Lemass

Emergent Quilombos

Emergent Quilombos

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