“In all the vast collection of books on the American Civil War there is no book like this one,” says Bruce Catton. Never before has such a stunning body of facts dealing with the war been gathered together in one place and presented in a coherent, useful, day-by-day narrative. And never before have statistics revealed human suffering of such heroic and tragic magnitude. The text begins in November, 1860, and ends with the conclusion of hostilities in May, 1865, and the start of reconstruction. It is designed to furnish the reader not only with information, but to tell a story. Here, in addition to the momentous events that are a familiar part of our history, the daily entries recount innumerable lesser military actions as well as some of the other activities and thoughts of men great and unknown engaged in America’s most costly war: · May 5, 1864—a private in the Army of Northern Virginia writes at the beginning of the Battle of the Wilderness, “It is a beautiful spring day on which all this bloody work is being done.” · May 6, 1864—Gen. Lee rides among his men and is shouted to the rear by his protective troops. · April 30, 1864—Joe David, five-year-old son of the Confederate President, dies after a fall from the high veranda of the White House in Richmond. · April 14, 1865—President Lincoln’s busy day includes a Cabinet meeting where he tells of his recurring dream of a ship moving with great rapidity toward a dark and indefinite shore; that night Mr. Lincoln attends a performance of a trifling comedy at Ford’s Theatre, “Our American Cousin”.
A New York Times Book Review New & Noteworthy Title A collection of essays, letters and poems from E.B. White, “one of the country’s great literary treasures” (New York Times), centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America. “I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.” These words were written by E. B. White in 1947. Decades before our current political turmoil, White crafted eloquent yet practical political statements that continue to resonate. “There’s only one kind of press that’s any good—” he proclaimed, “a press free from any taint of the government.” He condemned the trend of defamation, arguing that “in doubtful, doubting days, national morality tends to slip and slide toward a condition in which the test of a man’s honor is his zeal for discovering dishonor in others.” And on the spread of fascism he lamented, “fascism enjoys at the moment an almost perfect climate for growth—a world of fear and hunger.” Anchored by an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country’s most eminent literary voices offers much-needed historical context for our current state of the nation—and hope for the future of our society. Speaking to Americans at a time of uncertainty, when democracy itself has come under threat, he reminds us, “As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman . . . the scene is not desolate.”
Originally edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth, and revised and updated by Martha White Foreword by John Updike These letters are, of course, beautifully written but above all personal, precise, and honest. They evoke E.B. White's life in New York and in Maine at every stage of his life. They are full of memorable characters: White's family, the New Yorker staff and contributors, literary types and show business people, farmers from Maine and sophisticates from New York–Katherine S. White, Harold Ross, James Thurber, Alexander Woolcott, Groucho Marx, John Updike, and many, many more. Each decade has its own look and taste and feel. Places, too–from Belgrade (Maine) to Turtle Bay (NYC) to the S.S. Buford, Alaska–bound in 1923–are brought to life in White's descriptions. There is no other book of letters to compare with this; it is a book to treasure and savor at one's leisure. As White wrote in this book, "A man who publishes his letters becomes nudist–nothing shields him from the world's gaze except his bare skin....a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time.
Hammer Spade, private investigator and bail bondsman in Durham, North Carolina, is good at finding missing persons. This time a member of the British aristocracy has gone missing, only thing is that not only is she a socialite, she's a British Secret Service agent.--Source other than Library of Congress.
During the 1950s and ’60s, writers E.B. White and Edmund Ware Smith carried on a long correspondence by letter, despite living only a few miles apart on the coast of Maine. Often the letters were written from one or the other while they were traveling, but missing their homes and friends. The letters represent a witty and charming correspondence between two literary giants, their stories of Maine, the beauty of our region, and the trials and tribulations of living here. Introduced by White's granddaughter, Martha White, the letters show their first formal communications, their chummy middle years, right up to the death of Edmund Ware Smith. Throughout, there is a strong sense of place and community.
Hammer Spade, private investigator and bail bondsman in Durham, North Carolina, is good at finding missing persons. This time a member of the British aristocracy has gone missing, only thing is that not only is she a socialite, she's a British Secret Service agent.--Source other than Library of Congress.
Lincoln Lauder McCarthy is a labradoodle who was rescued and rehomed at an early age. He is a bright and loving fella who has a commanding presence as well as an assertive bark. He loves car rides, being with his family and friends, listening to music, attending church (yes, he does!), watching baseball and football games, playing catch football, and chasing lawn mowers, skateboards and geese.
“It appears E. B. Fletcher has done it again and created a nascent collection to rival Dr. Seuss. Not only is her work—Lincoln McCarthy, Attorney at Law—fun and whimsical, it is indeed educational with a strong moral lesson. I’m sure this series will delight parents and their children. As a professional educator, E. B. Fletcher helps readers grow and learn, as she provides a listing of new terms for early readers to stretch their imaginations and help expand their vocabularies” (Charlie Finley, senior editor, Verbatim Editing, Richmond, VA). “This book teaches a lesson of integrity depicted in a way that every child will adore. It addresses situations with humor and suspense using animals that children love and can relate to. This book not only has a moral but it could also be used to teach prepositions. This is a great book for all to enjoy” (Tina Becouvarakis, third-grade teacher, Hampton, VA). “Lincoln McCarthy, Attorney at Law is an amazing story for teaching personification through a great storyline and fun characters” (Alicia Reeves, fourth-grade teacher and UVA graduate student). “Agree with canine jurisprudence and your take on lawyers. Thought-provoking for big and little kids” (Steve Moore, UVA law graduate and Hampton lawyer [retired]). “Legally funny!” (RonThomason, UVA law graduate and Norton lawyer [retired]).
Lincoln Lauder McCarthy is a Labradoodle who was rescued and re-homed at an early age. He is a bright and loving fella who has a commanding presence as well as an assertive bark. He loves car rides, being with his family and friends (Bo and Grant), listening to music (especially classical), attending church (yes, he does!), watching baseball and football games, playing catch football, and chasing lawn mowers, skateboards, and geese. Lincoln McCarthy is also an honorary legal council member to the S.S. United States Conservancy.
A fascinating account of medical advances over the centuries, with particular emphasis on surgical innovations and the prevalent diseases of the period 1840-1940.
Follow the story of John Doman, a gifted young man who will earn the nickname the Brighton Bullet. Separated from his young mother when he is only four weeks old, the legacy of a modern-day superstar begins, of all places, in an orphanage. Experience the journey of a larger-than-life servant's heart that opens a world of opportunities for him and impacts the lives of those around him. A duo of challenges will confront the young Doman--one in the form of a street gang leader, the other, a government agent who has no interest in trying to help him. Buoyed by his faith and the hope of someday being reunited with the love of his life, John battles loneliness while forced into a life of seclusion. Of all things, John longs for the day that he can return to an orphanage and reconnect to the only family he has ever known. John prays continuously for the happiness of those he is closest to, and a miracle. Can he have them both? In his darkest hour, a close friend will implore him, "Do not lean on your own understanding.
Language impairment in childhood and youth: presentation, diagnosis, assessment, and empirically validated treatmentAs many as half of children and adolescents presenting for mental health services have language impairments, often undiagnosed. This book offers a clear and comprehensive description of language impairment emerging in childhood and its implications for clinical practice with children and adolescents. The book is filled with many clinical pearls and examples of the way language impairment impacts on the child's symptom picture and influences treatment. After discussing DSM-IV and the planned DSM-5 criteria, it then goes on to provide the reader with an easy-to-follow plan on how to conduct the assessment with the child and parents, and the steps to take in initiating treatment. Unique are the recommended modifications to empirically validated treatments for language-impaired children with comorbid anxiety or disruptive behavior disorders. Anyone who works with children and adolescents will benefit from this book.
Presenting a history of child protection in America, this work analyses reform proposals and introduces innovative policy strategies for reducing abuse and strengthening child protective services.
This accessible and topical book offers insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in migration."--BOOK JACKET.
Beah cannot help but wonder what lies beyond her earthly existence. For quite some time, she has been frightened by the unexplainable opening and closing of doors, the sounds of footsteps and muffled voices, and the echoes of a child’s soft crying while home alone in the Massachusetts Victorian home she shares with her husband. Because no one else ever sees or hears anything unusual, Beah invents logical explanations, for such things just do not happen—or so she thinks. One day while working on the old house, Beah unwittingly loosens a baseboard and unearths an antique pocket watch. Unaware of its mystical powers, Beah eventually falls asleep on the floor, only to awaken as a child in the Victorian era who is happily interacting with the house’s original occupants. But when she voyages into the past a second time, Beah is metamorphosed into a teenager who must sail dangerous oceans disguised as a cabin boy. While she faces death under the sea, a murderer pursues her through time. As Beah precariously dangles between the past and present, she must uncover the truth, before it is too late. Voyages from Main Street is the tale of a woman’s perilous journey through time as she desperately searches for answers and attempts to outrun a determined killer.
Bringing to light new material about early print, early modern gender discourses, and cultural contact between France and England in the revolutionary first phase of English print culture, this book focuses on a dozen or so of the many early Renaissance verse translations about women, marriage, sex, and gender relations. Anne Coldiron here analyzes such works as the Interlocucyon; the Beaute of Women; the Fyftene Joyes of Maryage; and the Complaintes of the Too Soone and Too Late Maryed as well as the printed translations of writings of Christine de Pizan. Her selections identify an insufficiently discussed strand of English poetry, in that they are non-elite, non-courtly, and non-romance writings on women's issues. She investigates the specific effects of translation on this alternative strand of poetry, showing how some French poems remain stable in the conversion, others subtly change emphasis in their new context, but some are completely transformed. Coldiron also emphasizes the formal and presentational dimensions of the early modern poetic book, assessing the striking differences the printers' paratexts and visual presentation strategies make to the meaning and value of the poems. A series of appendices presents the author's transcriptions of the texts that are otherwise inaccessible, never having been edited in modern times.
Adam Scott was an average college student with average dreams, living an average life. All of that changed when he met a pair of stranded visitors from a distant, undiscovered land, where magic is real and Sorcerers are masters of it. When Adam's new-found friends discover an outcast of their own kind living among the humans and plotting to return to their land with an eye toward vengeance, the three of them must find a way to thwart the Sorcerer's plans, and to return the stranded pair to their home. Later, having temporarily halted the Sorcerer's scheme, and seeing his stranded friends on their way home, Adam unexpectedly finds himself transported to their mysterious homeland, and facing a final confrontation with the exiled Sorcerer - in a land where humans are feared and unwelcome.
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