David Burr's Books

American Emperor

Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

By: David O. Stewart

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

American Emperor

Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

By: David O. Stewart

No adventure in American history has been like Aaron Burr's. A canny and charismatic politician who rose to become third vice president of the new United States, Burr seemed to throw it all away in 1805 and 1806 in an extraordinary attempt to lead a secession of the American West.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

419

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439157200

ISBN 13

9781439157206

Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes

Madison's Commanders in the War of 1812

By: David Fitz-Enz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes

Madison's Commanders in the War of 1812

By: David Fitz-Enz

While President James Madison was a brilliant scholar, author of much of this country's early documents, organizer of the executive branch of government, and an astute politician, he was no commander-in-chief. He relied totally upon appointed commodores and generals to conduct a war for the conquest of Canada on one hand and survival on the other. Often confused by advisors of little military talent, in the end he put his trust, and that of the people, in the grasp of hacks, sycophants, adventurers, and a few good men. This is the story of the good, the bad, and the outrageous that held the future of the young nation in their hands and prevailed in spite of a twenty-one-ship navy and an amateur army, pitched at the greatest military machine of its time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

369

Publisher

Taylor Trade Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1589797019

ISBN 13

9781589797017

Mississippi’s Federal Courts

A History

By: David M. Hargrove

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mississippi’s Federal Courts

A History

By: David M. Hargrove

This resource produces the first comprehensive history of the state’s federal courts from the inception of the Mississippi Territory to the late twentieth century. Using archival material and legal documents, David M. Hargrove untangles the state’s complex legal history, which includes slavery and secession, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Jim Crow and civil rights. In this important overview of the United States courts in Mississippi, Hargrove surveys the state’s federal judiciary as it rules on key issues in Mississippi’s past. He examines the court as it mediates conflict between regional and national agendas as well as protects constitutional rights of the state’s African American citizens during the Reconstruction and civil rights eras. Hargrove traces how political activities of the state’s federal judges affected public perceptions of an independent judiciary. Growing demands for federal judicial and law enforcement infrastructure, he notes, called for courthouses that remain iconic presences in the state’s largest cities. Hargrove presents detailed judicial biographies of judges who shaped Mississippi’s federal bench. Commissioned by the state’s federal judiciary to write the book, he offers balanced perspectives on jurists whose reputations have suffered in hindsight, while illuminating the achievements of those who have received little public recognition.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

341

Publisher

Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published Date

ISBN 10

1496819519

ISBN 13

9781496819512

Traitor

A History of American Betrayal from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump

By: David Rothkopf

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Traitor

A History of American Betrayal from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump

By: David Rothkopf

Rothkopf does a brilliant job defining precisely how Trump has been aiding and abetting the enemy... compelling." --Financial Times Political historian and commentator David Rothkopf shows how Trump will be judged by history (Spoiler alert: not well) in Traitor. Donald Trump is unfit in almost every respect for the high office he holds. But what distinguishes him from every other bad leader the U.S. has had is that he has repeatedly, egregiously, betrayed his country. Regardless of how Senate Republicans have let him off the hook, the facts available to the public show that Trump has met every necessary standard to define his behavior as traitorous. He has clearly broken faith with the people of the country he was chosen to lead, starting long before he took office, then throughout his time in the White House. And we may not yet have seen the last of his crimes. But the story we know so far is so outrageous and disturbing that it raises a question that has never before been presented in American history: is the president of the United States the greatest threat this country faces in the world? We also need to understand how the country has historically viewed such crimes and how it has treated them in the past to place what has happened in perspective. After his examination of traitors including Benedict Arnold, Aaron Burr, and leaders of the Confederacy, David Rothkopf concludes that Donald Trump and his many abettors have committed the highest-level, greatest, most damaging betrayal in the history of the country.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

112

Publisher

Macmillan + ORM

Published Date

ISBN 10

1250228840

ISBN 13

9781250228840

Family Theories

By: James M. White,David M. Klein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Family Theories

By: James M. White,David M. Klein

An incisive, thorough introduction to current theories of the family, this text balances the diversity and richness of a broad scope of scholarly work with the conciseness needed for ease of use in a one-semester course for upper-division undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Through two editions, this best-selling text has drawn upon seven major theoretical frameworks developed by key social scientists to explain variation in family life. These frameworks include: social exchange and choice, symbolic-interaction, family life course development, systems, conflict, feminist, and ecological. Readers of the Third Edition will welcome the addition of an eighth framework - funcitional theories - along with more suggestions for integrating theory to guide a research program and more applications for those going on to careers in the helping professions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

353

Publisher

SAGE

Published Date

ISBN 10

1412937485

ISBN 13

9781412937481

Henry Clay

The Essential American

By: David S. Heidler,Jeanne T. Heidler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Henry Clay

The Essential American

By: David S. Heidler,Jeanne T. Heidler

He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured in full at last in this rich and sweeping biography. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of twenty transformed himself into an attorney. The authors reveal Clay’s tumultuous career in Washington, including his participation in the deadlocked election of 1824 that haunted him for the rest of his career, and shine new light on Clay’s marriage to plain, wealthy Lucretia Hart, a union that lasted fifty-three years and produced eleven children. Featuring an inimitable supporting cast including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is beautifully written and replete with fresh anecdotes and insights. Horse trader and risk taker, arm twister and joke teller, Henry Clay was the consummate politician who gave ground, made deals, and changed the lives of millions.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

656

Publisher

Random House Trade Paperbacks

Published Date

ISBN 10

0812978951

ISBN 13

9780812978957

Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

By: David A. Stephenson,John S. Agapiou

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

By: David A. Stephenson,John S. Agapiou

A Complete Reference Covering the Latest Technology in Metal Cutting Tools, Processes, and Equipment Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Third Edition shapes the future of material removal in new and lasting ways. Centered on metallic work materials and traditional chip-forming cutting methods, the book provides a physical understanding of conventional and high-speed machining processes applied to metallic work pieces, and serves as a basis for effective process design and troubleshooting. This latest edition of a well-known reference highlights recent developments, covers the latest research results, and reflects current areas of emphasis in industrial practice. Based on the authors’ extensive automotive production experience, it covers several structural changes, and includes an extensive review of computer aided engineering (CAE) methods for process analysis and design. Providing updated material throughout, it offers insight and understanding to engineers looking to design, operate, troubleshoot, and improve high quality, cost effective metal cutting operations. The book contains extensive up-to-date references to both scientific and trade literature, and provides a description of error mapping and compensation strategies for CNC machines based on recently issued international standards, and includes chapters on cutting fluids and gear machining. The authors also offer updated information on tooling grades and practices for machining compacted graphite iron, nickel alloys, and other hard-to-machine materials, as well as a full description of minimum quantity lubrication systems, tooling, and processing practices. In addition, updated topics include machine tool types and structures, cutting tool materials and coatings, cutting mechanics and temperatures, process simulation and analysis, and tool wear from both chemical and mechanical viewpoints. Comprised of 17 chapters, this detailed study: Describes the common machining operations used to produce specific shapes or surface characteristics Contains conventional and advanced cutting tool technologies Explains the properties and characteristics of tools which influence tool design or selection Clarifies the physical mechanisms which lead to tool failure and identifies general strategies for reducing failure rates and increasing tool life Includes common machinability criteria, tests, and indices Breaks down the economics of machining operations Offers an overview of the engineering aspects of MQL machining Summarizes gear machining and finishing methods for common gear types, and more Metal Cutting Theory and Practice, Third Edition emphasizes the physical understanding and analysis for robust process design, troubleshooting, and improvement, and aids manufacturing engineering professionals, and engineering students in manufacturing engineering and machining processes programs.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1381

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1315360314

ISBN 13

9781315360317

Old Hickory's War

Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire

By: David Heidler,Jeanne Heidler

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Old Hickory's War

Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire

By: David Heidler,Jeanne Heidler

In the years following the War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans hero General Andrew Jackson became a power unto himself. He had earlier gained national acclaim and a military promotion upon successfully leading the West Tennessee militia in the Creek War of 1813--1814, Jackson furthered his fame in the First Seminole War in 1818, which led to his invasion of Spanish West Florida without presidential or congressional authorization and to the execution of two British subjects. In Old Hickory's War, David and Jeanne Heidler present an iconoclastic interpretation of the political, military, and ethnic complexities of Jackson's involvement in those two historic episodes. Their exciting narrative shows how the general's unpredictable behavior and determination to achieve his goals, combined with a timid administration headed by James Monroe, brought the United States to the brink of an international crisis in 1818 and sparked the longest congressional debate of the period.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

332

Publisher

LSU Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0807128678

ISBN 13

9780807128671

Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings

A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers and Mills

By: David C. Fischetti

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings

A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers and Mills

By: David C. Fischetti

Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers, and Mills provides a practical guide for consulting structural engineers and others on dealing with issues unique to historic structures. Emphasizing structural evaluation and condition assessment based on sound preservation philosophy, but without burdening the reader with tedious calculations, the book discusses the role of the structural engineer in the evaluation and preservation process and discusses such topics as structural safety, analysis, and conservation."--Publisher's website.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

278

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date

ISBN 10

0470189673

ISBN 13

9780470189672

The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

A Documentary History of America from Discovery Through the Civil War

By: David Brion Davis,Steven Mintz

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

A Documentary History of America from Discovery Through the Civil War

By: David Brion Davis,Steven Mintz

Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

607

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0195116690

ISBN 13

9780195116694

Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

By: David Urmann,Suzanne Gibbs Taylor

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

By: David Urmann,Suzanne Gibbs Taylor

A guidebook to exploring America's newest national monument in a unique part of Utah. The author discusses the Canyons of the Escalante, Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Grand Staircase in terms of weather conditions, locations and resources available in surrounding towns, Native America history, geologic structure, and its history of European exploration and settlement. Contains maps and many b&w photographs.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

164

Publisher

Gibbs Smith

Published Date

ISBN 10

0879058854

ISBN 13

9780879058852

Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to

By: Albert Jackson,David Day

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to

By: Albert Jackson,David Day

From Popular Mechanics (9.6 million readers every month), the hands-down experts on the subject of how things work, comes the most complete and up-to-date DIY guide ever published. This highly sophisticated household manual will instantly become the gold standard for anybody who fixes anything. Filled with color photos, drawings, and diagrams, this encyclopedic how-to covers every area of concern to house and apartment owners, with information on planning ahead; decorating; repairs and improvements; security; infestation, rot, and d& electricity; plumbing; heating; outdoor care; and tools and skills. And it’s easy to find the solution to the particular problem that concerns you, without having to go from page to page of continuous text: the straightforward design breaks down the subjects into clearly defined, color-coded chapters. So whether you’re looking for advice on applying finishes, adding decorative paint effects, constructing walls, fixing the roof, or installing a burglar alarm, the instructions are here. • National Publicity • Cross Marketing on the Website, PM zone • Featured in PM’s “Great Stuff Column” • Featured in PM E-Newsletter (125,000 subscribers) • Included in PM “Wish List for Guys” Gift Registry • Advertising in PM Magazine

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

536

Publisher

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1588168034

ISBN 13

9781588168030

The Anatomy of a Game

Football, the Rules, and the Men who Made the Game

By: David M. Nelson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Anatomy of a Game

Football, the Rules, and the Men who Made the Game

By: David M. Nelson

This is the first football history to chronicle year by year how playing rules developed the game. Football - a four-dimensional game of rushing, kicking, forward passing, and backward passing - has had more playing rule changes since its inception than any other sport. The Anatomy of a Game follows football rules from the game's European roots through its beginning in the United States to its position as the number-one spectator sport in the 1990s. Highlighted are details of the crisis years that changed the character of the game, with coaches and rules committee members the featured players. David M. Nelson, who served on the NCAA Rules Committee longer than Walter Camp, provides personal insight into all Rules Committee meetings since 1958, as well as an appendix - chronological and by rule - listing every change since 1876." "Ever since the first two human beings kicked, threw, or batted an object competitively, there have been playing rules. Games are mentioned in the Bible, and the Romans brought football's forerunner to Britain, from where it was exported to the United States. It was in the United States that college students decided to make their game rugby rather than soccer. Although the students invented United States football and made the first rules, their ruling power was eventually lost to the faculty, administrators, coaches, rules committees, and the NCAA." "Beginning as a brutal sport, football survived several crises before and after the turn of the century, eventually becoming respectable. The 1931 injury crisis split the high school and college rules and the same year the professionals went their own way, with rules largely based on spectator appeal." "Today the sport is a national treasure primarily because of its playing rules, over seven hundred in total, which make college football unique among the world's team sports. Moreover, football remains an American game, never having the same impact in other countries as do baseball and basketball." "Rules make the game, but people make the rules. Football survived the major crises that threatened the game because committee members adhered to the precepts that had governed football since its inception. The game began with an attempt to have a consistent code of justice, personal accountability, and equality. In some sense the playing rules are a type of moral precept that explains in the simplest terms what can and cannot be done. The Football Code, which first prefaced the rules in 1916, makes the game - more than any other sport - a moral one because it sets standards for coaching, playing, sportsmanship, and officiating."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

610

Publisher

University of Delaware Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0874134552

ISBN 13

9780874134551

The Intellectual Devotional Biographies

Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities

By: David S. Kidder,Noah D. Oppenheim

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Intellectual Devotional Biographies

Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities

By: David S. Kidder,Noah D. Oppenheim

Presents a year's worth of profiles on many of the world's most celebrated personalities, from leaders and artists to philosophers and villains, to assess how each of them played significant historical roles.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

387

Publisher

Rodale

Published Date

ISBN 10

1605299502

ISBN 13

9781605299501

Book's by David Burr

American Emperor

American Emperor

Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes

Hacks, Sycophants, Adventurers, and Heroes

Mississippi’s Federal Courts

Mississippi’s Federal Courts

Traitor

Traitor

Family Theories

Family Theories

Henry Clay

Henry Clay

Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

Metal Cutting Theory and Practice

Old Hickory's War

Old Hickory's War

Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings

Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings

The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to

Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to

The Anatomy of a Game

The Anatomy of a Game

The Intellectual Devotional Biographies

The Intellectual Devotional Biographies

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email