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The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

By: Morton W. Bloomfield,Charles W. Dunn

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The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

By: Morton W. Bloomfield,Charles W. Dunn

This study draws on a wide range of texts — early Irish, pre-modern Scottish Gaelic, early Welsh, Early Norse, Old English —to illustrate the role of the poet as a tool of power, as seer, and as ceremonial figure.

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182

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Boydell & Brewer

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ISBN 10

0859913473

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9780859913478

The Conservative Tradition in America

By: Charles W. Dunn,J. David Woodard

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The Conservative Tradition in America

By: Charles W. Dunn,J. David Woodard

This book presents the first full-scale survey written since the 1950s of American conservatism from the Founding to the Contract With America.

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212

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Rowman & Littlefield

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ISBN 10

0847681661

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9780847681662

Faith, Freedom, and the Future

Religion in American Political Culture

By: Charles W. Dunn

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Faith, Freedom, and the Future

Religion in American Political Culture

By: Charles W. Dunn

In Faith, Freedom, and the Future renown scholars discuss the ever-changing relationship between religion and politics.

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160

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742523306

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9780742523302

The Scarlet Thread of Scandal

Morality and the American Presidency

By: Charles W. Dunn

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The Scarlet Thread of Scandal

Morality and the American Presidency

By: Charles W. Dunn

Never before have Americans been more concerned about the moral dimensions of presidential leadership. What role should morality play in the decision making of our most powerful elected official? What did the Founders think about the significance of morality in this cherished political institution? Does the private behavior of a president influence his or her ability to lead our nation? In The Scarlet Thread of Scandal, eminent scholar Charles W. Dunn turns a penetrating eye to the history of presidential scandals to answer these and other pressing questions. Scandals are surely nothing new in the White House_ever since the creation of the republic, presidents have made morally questionable judgments, whether constitutional, ethical, legal, or personal. In eloquent and judicious prose, Dunn chronicles the numerous controversies in presidential history, paying particular attention to their impact on the American people and public memory. The Scarlet Thread of Scandal will make all Americans think differently about past, present, and future presidents.

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232

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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0847696073

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9780847696079

Labor Divided

Race and Ethnicity in United States Labor Struggles, 1835-1960

By: Robert Asher,Charles Stephenson

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Labor Divided

Race and Ethnicity in United States Labor Struggles, 1835-1960

By: Robert Asher,Charles Stephenson

Labor Divided is the first anthology on race, ethnicity and the history of American working-class struggles to give substantial attention to the experiences of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic workers as well as to the experiences of workers from European backgrounds. The essays in Labor Divided cover a time period of more than a century. They focus on the experiences of service workers as well as factory workers, women as well as men. Because the American labor force presently is absorbing significant numbers of workers from abroad, and especially Asian and Hispanic workers, this volume will be of great interest to readers seeking historical perspectives on contemporary economic developments.

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396

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SUNY Press

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088706972X

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9780887069727

Investing for Generations

A History of the Alliance Trust

By: Charles Munn

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Investing for Generations

A History of the Alliance Trust

By: Charles Munn

This history of the Alliance Trust, one of Scotland's oldest and most interesting companies and the UK's largest general investment fund, is a story of flexibility, patience, careful management and acting in the best interests of shareholders. Alliance Trust began life in Dundee in 1888 as a mortgage company financing farmers in the American West. It inherited the business of several Dundee-based mortgage companies that had lent, wisely and unwisely, on large and small tracts of land in Oregon, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico. It was an industry leader from the outset but, unlike some of the companies it had acquired, it soon built a reputation for stability and prudence. Despite the company discovering oil on some of the land that in owned in the USA, the economic difficulties of the inter-war years necessitated a change of business strategy. It made the transition from lending on mortgages to investing in securities. It enjoyed the boom years of the 1950s and 1960s, fought its way through the troubles of the 1970s and, when better times returned in the 1980s, it extended its reach, first into asset finance and then into retail savings and investment products.

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250

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474471188

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9781474471183

Major Alexander O. Brodie

Frontiersman, Rough Rider, Governor

By: Charles Herner

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Major Alexander O. Brodie

Frontiersman, Rough Rider, Governor

By: Charles Herner

From rough frontier soldier to capable politician, Alexander Oswald Brodie earned a reputation as a solid, honorable character in American history. Brodie’s most noteworthy claim to fame was his service as a Rough Rider alongside future president Theodore Roosevelt, who considered Brodie a lifelong friend. He later delved into politics, governing Arizona as it transformed from a lawless peripheral territory to the forty-eighth state in the Union. The stories of Brodie’s personal life, from the tragic deaths of his young wife and daughter, to the happiness he found later on, take shape to make this a biography that authentically illustrates how Brodie became the man he was. By interweaving personal history with the greater story of national heritage, biographer Charles Herner crafts a tale that is both relevant and intriguing. For any historian interested in the evolution of the American West, Brodie’s story will give a personal account of some of the region’s most important episodes. As a young man, Alexander Brodie spent time at various forts throughout the West, responding to the demands of each different region. He later settled in Arizona, which he adopted as his homeland. He initiated the formation of the first cavalry troop that rode with Theodore Roosevelt that became known as the Rough Riders, sparking a beneficial friendship with the future president. Later, as governor of Arizona, Brodie managed the territory’s unruly political system, earning the respect of comrades and opponents. Teacher and historian Charles Herner describes the life and accomplishments of Alexander Brodie, an intriguing figure whose accomplishments merit a careful study. Herner guides his reader through this man’s life, highlighting not only the most historically noteworthy events, but also those formative moments that shaped Brodie’s character.

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390

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Texas A&M University Press

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0875654940

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9780875654942

The Future of Conservatism

Conflict and Consensus in the Post-Reagan Era

By: Charles Dunn

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The Future of Conservatism

Conflict and Consensus in the Post-Reagan Era

By: Charles Dunn

Once on the wings of the American political stage, conservatism now plays a leading role in public life, thanks largely to the dynamic legacy of Ronald Reagan. But despite conservatism’s emergence as a powerful political force in the last several decades, misunderstandings abound about its meaning and nature—economically, internationally, philosophically, politically, religiously, and socially. In examining these misunderstandings, The Future of American Conservatism: Consensus and Conflict in the Post-Reagan Era reveals the forces that unite, and the tensions that divide, conservatives today. Edited by noted Reagan scholar Charles W. Dunn, this collection casts conservatism as a collage of complexity that defies easy characterization. Although it is commonly considered an ideology, many of conservatism’s foremost intellectuals dispute this notion. Although it is thought to embody a standard set of principles, its principles frequently conflict. Although many leading intellectuals, liberal and conservative, believe that conservatism lacks a significant tradition in America, it has contributed more to American life than the credit lines indicate. And although it is usually thought to create homogeneity among its adherents, in truth conservatism is marked by a great deal of heterogeneity in both its adherents and its ideas. In fact, conservatism’s complexity may well be its strength—or so the essays gathered here suggest. In painting a bright picture of the prospects for conservatives, The Future of American Conservatism is a timely and thought-provoking volume.

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283

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Open Road Media

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1497620740

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9781497620742

Dad's Best Memories and Recollections

By: Charles J. Humber

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Dad's Best Memories and Recollections

By: Charles J. Humber

DAD’S BEST MEMORIES AND RECOLLECTIONS is Chazzz Humber’s epithaph casting a very long and sentimental shadow across North America and beyond. This 230-page volume is his granite monument, well-polished! It lavishly records 125 of his best memories over a life-span of nearly eighty years. The vignettes are serenaded with more than 400 illustrations. Those discovering this volume likely will find themselves wanting to record, in their own sunset years, their personal memories and recollections. And when they do, they are apt to recall what it was like to live in their fluctuating world dominated by a variety of personalities and cascading events. Mr. Humber vividly describes what it was like, in 1945, to travel in a 1930 Model A Ford from Toronto to Boston. With lively enthusiasm, he reports what it was like to live in post-World War II Boston, to cook a lobster for a former President of the United States or to sell a pair of elevator shoes to one of Hollywood’s shortest celebrities or to shine the shoes of a Derby-hatted father of a future President of the United States. It is not a remarkable achievement to reflect, to recall or to have memories that are treasured. But to tell them with literary aplomb, to recall the events that happened nearly seventy-five years ago with utmost clarity is definitely an admirable achievement and should be cherished not only by the kin who follow Mr. Humber but by those who might like to imitate what he has monumentally achieved in Dad’s Best Memories and Recollections.

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FriesenPress

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1460283384

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9781460283387

Book's by Charles W. Dunn

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

The Role of the Poet in Early Societies

The Conservative Tradition in America

The Conservative Tradition in America

Faith, Freedom, and the Future

Faith, Freedom, and the Future

The Scarlet Thread of Scandal

The Scarlet Thread of Scandal

Labor Divided

Labor Divided

Investing for Generations

Investing for Generations

Major Alexander O. Brodie

Major Alexander O. Brodie

The Future of Conservatism

The Future of Conservatism

Dad's Best Memories and Recollections

Dad's Best Memories and Recollections

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