Charles L Grant's Books

The Pet

By: Charles Grant

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Teenagers are being slaughtered by the Howler, a serial killer who stops in small towns just long enough to kill, just long enough to tear apart a family and a community. When he strikes in Ashford, the town reacts-setting limits on teens' activities, monitoring who goes where-and parents become paranoid. Seventeen-year-old Don Boyd doesn't need the grief. He's already under siege-he's got family trouble, girl trouble, trouble with his high school classes and trouble with the jocks who rule the school. Surely the Howler will kill someone else, somewhere else, and then Don can go back to trying to escape notice. But the Howler likes Ashford. And one frosty autumn night, the Howler chooses Don as his next victim. The attack is swift-but it doesn't go as planned. Suddenly the killer and the boy are surrounded by an unnatural mist, by green fire, by the sound of iron striking iron. And then the real horror begins.

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Tor Books

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0812518489

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9780812518481

African American Soldiers in the National Guard

Recruitment and Deployment During Peacetime and War

By: Charles Johnson

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African American Soldiers in the National Guard

Recruitment and Deployment During Peacetime and War

By: Charles Johnson

Little is known about the many achievements of African American guardsmen in U.S. history from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. This detailed account thus fills an important gap in our knowledge about the establishment of African American militias in 1877 and their service in wartime and peacetime until the integration of the National Guard in 1950. This careful study of extensive primary and secondary sources is intended for military historians and for all who want to know more about African American contributions to the defense of our nation. Following a short introduction providing some historical background, the study launches into a description of the establishment of African American militia organizations in and about 1877 and their involvement in the Spanish American War and in quelling civil disturbances and disasters up to 1914. The history deals next with the service of African American guardsmen units in World War I, their work in the years between the wars, and their involvement in World War II. The story ends with a description of the initial reorganization of these units and their integration into the National Guard in 1949 and 1950. A lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources is useful as well in pointing to the role of African American militias and guardsmen in the history of this important period.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313064733

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9780313064739

The Mammalian Spinal Cord

By: Charles Watson,Gulgun Sengul,George Paxinos

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The Mammalian Spinal Cord

By: Charles Watson,Gulgun Sengul,George Paxinos

The Mammalian Spinal Cord provides a comprehensive account of the anatomy and histology of the spinal cord. The text covers the cytoarchitecture, chemoarchitecture, motor neuron distribution, long tracts, autonomic outflow, and gene expression in the spinal cord. A feature of the book is the inclusion of segment-by-segment atlases of the spinal cords of rat, mouse, newborn mouse, marmoset, rhesus monkey, and human. This book is an essential reference for researchers studying the spinal cord. - Includes full-color photographic images of Nissl-stained sections from every spinal cord segment in each of two rodent and three primate species, over 160 Nissl plates - Contains comprehensively labeled diagrams to accompany each Nissl-stained section, over 160 diagrams - Provides more than 500 photographic images of sections stained for AChE, ChAT, parvalbumin, NADPH- diaphorase, calretinin, or other markers to supplement the Nissl-stained images

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Academic Press

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0128141476

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9780128141472

The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

By: Charles W. Calhoun

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The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

By: Charles W. Calhoun

As controversial in politics as he was in the military, Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was an embattled president, enormously popular with the American people, yet the target of unrelenting censure by political enemies. For the first time in almost a century, this book by the distinguished historian Charles W. Calhoun examines Grant's administration in depth, offering a fresh look at the 18th president's policies and actions during his two terms in office (1869–1877). Most biographers focus on Grant's military career, giving less attention to the significant and complex questions that marked his presidential terms. These concerns, the issues of politics and governance, are at the core of this book. As a political historian with a vast knowledge of nineteenth-century America and an extensive array of original sources at his command, Calhoun approaches Grant's presidency not as an incongruous or inconsequential sequel to his military career but instead as the polestar of American public life during a crucial decade in the nation's political development. He explores Grant's leadership style and traces his contributions to the office of president, including creating a White House staff, employing modern technology to promote the mobility of the presidency, and developing strong ties with congressional leaders to enhance executive influence over legislation. The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant provides a detailed discussion of the administration's endeavors in a variety of areas—Reconstruction and civil rights, economic policy, the Peace Policy for Native Americans, foreign policy, and civil service reform. It also offers a straightforward examination of the scandals associated with the period, highlighting the “embattled” nature of Grant's presidency and the deep antagonism that marked his relations with key critics such as Charles Sumner, Henry Adams, and Benjamin Bristow. In sum, this book is a long overdue re-evaluation of a pivotal presidency in America's political history.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700635122

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9780700635122

The Nebraska Sand Hills

The Human Landscape

By: Charles Barron McIntosh

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The Nebraska Sand Hills

The Human Landscape

By: Charles Barron McIntosh

Charles Barron McIntosh has devoted a lifetime of scholarship to the history of human activity on Nebraska’s Sand Hills, the spare, beautiful land that occupies much of western Nebraska. From carefully deciphering Native American occupancy through rigorous analysis of thousands of arrowheads, to patiently combing through decades of courthouse land title transaction records, McIntosh has mastered the sweep of centuries of human interaction with the land. We learn how the land shapes humankind, far more than pride would have us believe, and we see that perhaps our real success lies in learning how to live with the land, rather than attempting to master it. The Nebraska Sand Hills reflects McIntosh’s lifetime of learning, reading, questioning, analyzing—in short, everything it means to be a scholar; seldom are these efforts so well demonstrated. His affection for this unique landscape is present on every page.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803231849

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9780803231849

"Bully for the Band!"

The Civil War Letters and Diary of Four Brothers in the 10th Vermont Infantry Band

By: Charles George,Herbert George,Jere George

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"Bully for the Band!"

The Civil War Letters and Diary of Four Brothers in the 10th Vermont Infantry Band

By: Charles George,Herbert George,Jere George

From the commanding call of the bugle at reveille to combat instructions (such as "fix bayonets") to reassuring songs around the campfire at night, music was an integral part of the Civil War soldier's experience. This volume presents the Civil War writings of Charles, Herbert, Jeremiah and Osman George, four brothers from the town of Newbury, Vermont, who played in the 10th Vermont Infantry regimental band. Their letters and a diary describe the life of an enlisted musician, including forming a band, rehearsals and repertory, performances for officers, troops, and civilians--and battlefield stretcher-bearer duties. Despite the hardships they suffered, including the loss of one brother, their writings (supported by detailed scene-setting narratives by editor Davis) reveal the Georges' fraternal bond that sustained them emotionally and ensured they would continue to serve their comrades in battle.

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McFarland

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0786489103

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9780786489107

Kick The Dead Lion: A Case Book Of The Custer Battle

By: Charles G. Du Bois

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Kick The Dead Lion: A Case Book Of The Custer Battle

By: Charles G. Du Bois

Vol. One in ECHOES OF THE LITTLE BIG HORN SERIES, KICK THE DEAD LION by Charles G. du Bois, is a Custer classic, it focuses on the performance of Custer, Benteen and Reno; Enlisted Men’s Petition analysed. “On June 25, 1876, the greatest Indian battle in the history of the American West was fought on the Little Bighorn River in southeastern Montana. The combined forces of Sioux and Cheyennes encamped there defeated the Seventh U.S. Cavalry Regiment and annihilated five companies of the regiment under the personal leadership of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer. The firing had scarcely ceased, the Indians had only scattered, and the soldier dead still lay hastily buried on a lonely Montana ridge when it began—the unending, ever-increasing slander and defamation against General Custer. His brilliant record established during the Civil War, his victories on the western plains in the years that followed were ignored. The nation’s hero was slowly toppled from his pedestal. The Lion was dead. Like jackals snapping at the heels of the lord of the jungle, the defamers began their work. It was no simple task, but they applied themselves with vigor. So thorough was the campaign that only those close to the fallen Custer rallied to his defense. Now they are gone, friend and foe alike, but the perpetrators of the campaign of hate have bequeathed to history a legacy of distorted fact and perverted truth.”-Introduction.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786254425

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9781786254429

God's Long Summer

Stories of Faith and Civil Rights

By: Charles Marsh

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God's Long Summer

Stories of Faith and Civil Rights

By: Charles Marsh

Through five intensely personal and emotional stories, Marsh asks us to consider the civil rights movement anew and to view religion as a powerful yet protean force driving social action.

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Princeton University Press

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0691029407

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9780691029405

The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

By: Charles Pollak,Michael J. Thorpy,Jan Yager

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The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

By: Charles Pollak,Michael J. Thorpy,Jan Yager

Praise for the previous edition:" ... provide[s] a good background for anyone interested in the subject ... easy to use.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438125771

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9781438125770

Development and Assessment Centres

Identifying and Assessing Competence

By: Charles Woodruffe

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Development and Assessment Centres

Identifying and Assessing Competence

By: Charles Woodruffe

Examining the role of assessment centres, this text proposes that when tailored to the specific needs of individual organizations, such centres can become a vital tool for selection and development of employees.

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0852928521

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9780852928523

Grant's Final Victory

Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

By: Charles Bracelen Flood

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Grant's Final Victory

Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

By: Charles Bracelen Flood

Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin. As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years after his respectful and magnanimous demeanor toward Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, people in both the North and the South came to know Grant as the brave, honest man he was, now using his famous determination in this final effort. Grant finished Memoirs just four days before he died in July 1885. Published after his death by his friend Mark Twain, Grant's Memoirs became an instant bestseller, restoring his family's financial health and, more importantly, helping to cure the nation of bitter discord. More than any other American before or since, Grant, in his last year, was able to heal this—the country's greatest wound.

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Hachette+ORM

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0306820560

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9780306820564

Women in the Peninsular War

By: Charles J. Esdaile

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Women in the Peninsular War

By: Charles J. Esdaile

In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808–14, women are well represented—both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims, whether of starvation or of French brutality. In history, however, with its focus on high politics and military operations, they are invisible—a situation that Charles J. Esdaile seeks to address. In Women in the Peninsular War, Esdaile looks beyond the iconography. While a handful of Spanish and Portuguese women became Agustina-like heroines, a multitude became victims, and here both of these groups receive their due. But Esdaile reveals a much more complicated picture in which women are discovered to have experienced, responded to, and participated in the conflict in various ways. While some women fought or otherwise became involved in the struggle against the invaders, others turned collaborator, used the war as a means of effecting dramatic changes in their situation, or simply concentrated on staying alive. Along with Agustina Zaragoza Domenech, then, we meet French sympathizers, campfollowers, pamphleteers, cross-dressers, prostitutes, amorous party girls, and even a few protofeminists. Esdaile examines many social spheres, ranging from the pampered daughters of the nobility, through the cloistered members of Spain’s many convents, to the tough and defiant denizens of the Madrid slums. And we meet not just the women to whom the war came but also the women who came to the war—the many thousands who accompanied the British and French armies to the Iberian peninsula. Thanks to his use of copious original source material, Esdaile rescues one and all from, as E. P. Thompson put it, “the enormous condescension of posterity.” And yet all these women remain firmly in their historical and cultural context, a context that Esdaile shows to have emerged from the Peninsular War hardly changed. Hence the subsequent loss of these women’s story, and the obscurity from which this book has at long last rescued them.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806147636

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9780806147635

The Papers of a Critic

Vol. II

By: Charles Wentworth Dilke

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The Papers of a Critic

Vol. II

By: Charles Wentworth Dilke

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385395615

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9783385395619

The Old Sixth Regiment

By: Charles Cadwell

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The Old Sixth Regiment

By: Charles Cadwell

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

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Applewood Books

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1429015055

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9781429015059

Empowering Spirit, Empowering Structures

The Contributions of Noel Perkin to Assemblies of God World Missions

By: Stephen Charles McKnight

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Empowering Spirit, Empowering Structures

The Contributions of Noel Perkin to Assemblies of God World Missions

By: Stephen Charles McKnight

Noel Perkin, a banker-turned-missionary, led Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM) for more than thirty years (1927–59). His life exemplifies the missionary zeal historians have noted within the early Pentecostal movement. Perkin’s experience of the Holy Spirit and his experiences as a missionary in Argentina led him to create systems intended to empower others to fulfill Christ’s commission to make disciples of all nations. Perkin’s empowering leadership played a significant part in AGWM’s remarkable growth into a leading Pentecostal mission-sending agency which currently sends over 2,000 missionaries to 140 countries. As one of the principal architects of AGWM’s missiology and operation, Perkin transformed a two-person office relying on envelope boxes for its accounting system into a well-structured, strategic mission agency and laid a foundation for AGWM’s continued growth. Empowering Spirit, Empowering Structures uses the foundation of a biographical study to examine the concept of empowerment through Perkin’s life and the impact that Perkin and his missiology had and continues to have upon AGWM.

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166676891X

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9781666768916

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The Pet

The Pet

African American Soldiers in the National Guard

African American Soldiers in the National Guard

The Mammalian Spinal Cord

The Mammalian Spinal Cord

The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

The Nebraska Sand Hills

The Nebraska Sand Hills

"Bully for the Band!"

"Bully for the Band!"

Kick The Dead Lion: A Case Book Of The Custer Battle

Kick The Dead Lion: A Case Book Of The Custer Battle

God's Long Summer

God's Long Summer

The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

Development and Assessment Centres

Development and Assessment Centres

Grant's Final Victory

Grant's Final Victory

Women in the Peninsular War

Women in the Peninsular War

The Papers of a Critic

The Papers of a Critic

The Old Sixth Regiment

The Old Sixth Regiment

Empowering Spirit, Empowering Structures

Empowering Spirit, Empowering Structures

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