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The Sharpshooters

A History of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

By: Edward G. Longacre

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The Sharpshooters

A History of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

By: Edward G. Longacre

Recruited as sharpshooters and clothed in distinctive uniforms with green trim, the hand-picked regiment of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry was renowned and admired far and wide. The only New Jersey regiment to reenlist for the duration of the Civil War at the close of its initial three-year term, the Ninth saw action in forty-two battles and engagements across three states. Throughout the South, the regiment broke up enemy camps and supply depots, burned bridges, and destroyed railroad tracks to thwart Confederate movements. Members of the Ninth also suffered disease and starvation as POWs at the notorious Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. Recruited largely from socially conservative cities and villages in northern and central New Jersey, the Ninth Volunteer Infantry consisted of men with widely differing opinions about the Union and their enemy. Edward G. Longacre unearths these complicated political and social views, tracing the history of this esteemed regiment before, during, and after the war—from recruitment at Camp Olden to final operations in North Carolina.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1612348076

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9781612348070

Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals

By: Edward G. Evans,Patricia Layzell Ward

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Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals

By: Edward G. Evans,Patricia Layzell Ward

With the start of the 21st Century, information services around the world are facing a host of challenges and changes unique to this era of exponential technological growth. However, this change is further compounded by the high turnover rate in senior positions. Focusing on leadership, this text—ideal for young, emerging managers and supervisors—guides future leaders in making the appropriate choices and decisions in response to and in anticipation of the competition. Authors G. Edward Evans and Patricia Layzell Ward's vast professional experience in a variety of roles and organizations all over the world serves as a strong basis for the advice presented. Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals includes data from surveys and interviews of leaders in archives, libraries, and other information services arenas, as well as current literature on leadership from both general management and information services fields. All together this book is a solid starting point for young librarians and information professionals seeking to get ahead of the competition, as well as a helpful reminder for seasoned leaders needing a bit of inspiration.

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259

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Scarecrow Press

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1461669162

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9781461669166

III-V Nitride Semiconductors

Applications and Devices

By: Edward T. Yu

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III-V Nitride Semiconductors

Applications and Devices

By: Edward T. Yu

The concepts in this book will provide a comprehensive overview of the current state for a broad range of nitride semiconductor devices, as well as a detailed introduction to selected materials and processing issues of general relevance for these applications. This compilation is very timely given the level of interest and the current stage of research in nitride semiconductor materials and device applications. This volume consists of chapters written by a number of leading researchers in nitride materials and device technology addressing Ohmic and Schottky contacts, AIGalnN multiple quantum well laser diodes, nitride vertical cavity emitting lasers, and ultraviolet photodetectors. This unique volume provides a comprehensive review and introduction to application and devices based on GaN and related compounds for newcomers to the field and stimulus to further advances for experienced researchers.

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718

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CRC Press

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1000723771

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9781000723779

The Political History of the United States of America During the Period of Reconstruction

By: Edward McPherson

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The Political History of the United States of America During the Period of Reconstruction

By: Edward McPherson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385252997

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9783385252998

The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'

By: Edward Pettit

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The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'

By: Edward Pettit

The image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and significance of this golden-hilted weapon and its likely relatives within Beowulf and beyond, drawing on the fields of Old English and Old Norse language and literature, liturgy, archaeology, astronomy, folklore and comparative mythology. In Part I, Pettit explores the complex of connotations surrounding this image (from icicles to candles and crosses) by examining a range of medieval sources, and argues that the giant sword may function as a visual motif in which pre-Christian Germanic concepts and prominent Christian symbols coalesce. In Part II, Pettit investigates the broader Germanic background to this image, especially in relation to the god Ing/Yngvi-Freyr, and explores the capacity of myths to recur and endure across time. Drawing on an eclectic range of narrative and linguistic evidence from Northern European texts, and on archaeological discoveries, Pettit suggests that the image of the giant sword, and the characters and events associated with it, may reflect an elemental struggle between the sun and the moon, articulated through an underlying myth about the theft and repossession of sunlight. The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf' is a welcome contribution to the overlapping fields of Beowulf-scholarship, Old Norse-Icelandic literature and Germanic philology. Not only does it present a wealth of new readings that shed light on the craft of the Beowulf-poet and inform our understanding of the poem’s major episodes and themes; it further highlights the merits of adopting an interdisciplinary approach alongside a comparative vantage point. As such, The Waning Sword will be compelling reading for Beowulf-scholars and for a wider audience of medievalists.

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Open Book Publishers

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1783748303

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9781783748303

Doctor Dilemma

Public Policy and the Changing Role of Physicians Under Ontario Medicare

By: Samuel Edward Dole Shortt

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Doctor Dilemma

Public Policy and the Changing Role of Physicians Under Ontario Medicare

By: Samuel Edward Dole Shortt

The Canadian health care system is undergoing fundamental restructuring that will necessitate important changes in doctors' professional roles. Rather than resisting such changes, as has happened on occasion in the past, S.E.D. Shortt, a practising physician for two decades, argues that doctors could make significant contributions to the design and operation of a new system of health care and should become involved in the process.

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160

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773517936

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9780773517936

Gentleman and Soldier

A Biography of Wade Hampton III

By: Edward G. Longacre

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Gentleman and Soldier

A Biography of Wade Hampton III

By: Edward G. Longacre

Winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman History Award, Gentleman and Soldier is the first biography in more than fifty years of Wade Hampton III (1818-1902), a Confederate general whose life provides a unique, sweeping insight into the entire history of the Civil War in the South. Hampton was a leading citizen of South Carolina before the war and the highest-ranking cavalry leader on either side during the war. He fought in a remarkable number of battles from Antietam to Gettysburg to Bentonville and after the war served as governor of South Carolina and in the U.S. Senate. Hampton's life, however, was one of dramatic contradictions. He was the quintessential slave owner who nonetheless questioned the ethical underpinnings of the "peculiar institution." He was a prewar spokesperson for national unity but became an avid secessionist. He condemned violence and abhorred dueling, but he probably killed more opponents in battle than any other general with the possible exception of Nathan Bedford Forrest. He "redeemed" South Carolina from Reconstruction but then extended more political benefits to African Americans than any other Democratic governor in the postwar South. For more than forty years he gave selflessly of himself to his state and his community, not only when wealthy but also when teetering on the abyss of poverty. Edward G. Longacre has written twenty-three books on the Civil War. His book The Cavalry at Gettysburg, available in a Bison Books edition, won the Fletcher Pratt Award as the best book of Civil War nonfiction. He is also the author of Pickett, Leader of the Charge and Lee's Cavalrymen, a main selection of the History Book Club.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803213549

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9780803213548

Worthy Opponents

William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston—Antagonists in War, Friends in Peace

By: Edward G. Longacre

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Worthy Opponents

William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston—Antagonists in War, Friends in Peace

By: Edward G. Longacre

Worthy Opponents tells the parallel stories of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston and Union general William Tecumseh Sherman. Their armies clashed repeatedly, so it was only natural for these two commanding offers to become adversaries. Yet, as the war continued, Johnston and Sherman came to respect each other, eventually becoming close friends. Edward G. Longacre masterfully investigates the entwined lives of these two celebrated generals, bringing to life their personalities, their military styles, and their friendship in this fascinating dual biography.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806159979

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9780806159973

Custer

The Making of a Young General

By: Edward G. Longacre

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Custer

The Making of a Young General

By: Edward G. Longacre

The name George Armstrong Custer looms large in American history, specifically for his leadership in the American Indian Wars and unfortunate fall at the Battle of Little Bighorn. But before his time in the West, Custer began his career fighting for the Union in the Civil War. In Custer: The Making of a Young General, legendary Civil War historian Edward G. Longacre provides fascinating insight into this often-overlooked period in Custer's life. In 1863, under the patronage of General Alfred Pleasonton, commander of the Army of the Potomac's horsemen, a young but promising twenty-three-year-old Custer rose to the unprecedented rank of brigadier general and was placed in charge of the untried Michigan Calvary Brigade. Although over time Custer would bring out excellence in his charges, eventually leading the Wolverines to prominence, his first test came just days later at Hanover, then Hunterstown, and finally Gettysburg. In these campaigns and subsequent ones, Custer's reputation for surging ahead regardless of the odds (almost always with successful results that appeared to validate his calculating recklessness) was firmly established. More than just a history book, Custer: The Making of a Young General is a study of Custer's formative years, his character and personality; his attitudes toward leadership; his tactical preferences, especially for the mounted charge; his trademark brashness and fearlessness; his relations with his subordinates; and his attitudes toward the enemy with whom he clashed repeatedly in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Custer goes into greater depth and detail than any other study of Custer's Civil War career, while firmly refuting many of the myths and misconceptions regarding his personal life and military service. Fascinating and insightful, it belongs on the shelf of every history buff.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510733205

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9781510733206

The Early Morning of War

Bull Run, 1861

By: Edward G. Longacre

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The Early Morning of War

Bull Run, 1861

By: Edward G. Longacre

When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than anticipated. First Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic fabric of the nation. It also introduced the commanders, tactics, and weaponry that would define the American way of war through the turn of the twentieth century. This crucial campaign receives its most complete and comprehensive treatment in Edward G. Longacre’s The Early Morning of War. A magisterial work by a veteran historian, The Early Morning of War blends narrative and analysis to convey the full scope of the campaign of First Bull Run—its drama and suspense as well as its practical and tactical underpinnings and ramifications. Also woven throughout are biographical sketches detailing the backgrounds and personalities of the leading commanders and other actors in the unfolding conflict. Longacre has combed previously unpublished primary sources, including correspondence, diaries, and memoirs of more than four hundred participants and observers, from ranking commanders to common soldiers and civilians affected by the fighting. In weighing all the evidence, Longacre finds correctives to long-held theories about campaign strategy and battle tactics and questions sacrosanct beliefs—such as whether the Manassas Gap Railroad was essential to the Confederate victory. Longacre shears away the myths and persuasively examines the long-term repercussions of the Union’s defeat at Bull Run, while analyzing whether the Confederates really had a chance of ending the war in July 1861 by seizing Washington, D.C. Brilliant moves, avoidable blunders, accidents, historical forces, personal foibles: all are within Longacre’s compass in this deftly written work that is sure to become the standard history of the first, critical campaign of the Civil War.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806147601

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9780806147604

Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine E-Book

By: Roderick A. Cawson,Edward W Odell

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Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine E-Book

By: Roderick A. Cawson,Edward W Odell

This is a new edition of a classic textbook of oral pathology and oral medicine for dental students and candidates for postgraduate dentistry exams. Illustrated in colour throughout, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to the pathology of oral disease, its clinical manifestations and the principles of management. A final section deals with the medically compromised patient. Comprehensive coverage of both oral pathology and oral medicine in a single paperback volume Ideal for both undergraduate and post-graduate dentistry exams Lucid writing style provides easy access to essential information Illustrated in high quality throughout, with over 80 new full colour images Ample use of flow charts guide the student thorough the process of differential diagnosis for a range of conditions Classic text explaining the dental relevance of a range of systemic diseases Updated chapters on cancer and premalignancy, including new information on disease management. New section on healing of the normal tooth socket, and pathology of osseointegration and sinusitis. Includes discussion of controversial issues such as prophylaxis for infective endocarditis. Addition of new WHO disease classifications – such as premalignancy. New section on the relationship between the pathology of caries and its treatment. Usability of diagnostic flow charts improved by addition of icons to the relevant sections of text referring the reader to the flow chart. Many sections improved and updated, including cleft lip and palate, maxillary sinusitis, and lichenoid reactions to amalgam restorations. New section on implants, implant related lesions and osseointegration.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702040010

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9780702040016

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The Sharpshooters

The Sharpshooters

Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals

Leadership Basics for Librarians and Information Professionals

III-V Nitride Semiconductors

III-V Nitride Semiconductors

The Political History of the United States of America During the Period of Reconstruction

The Political History of the United States of America During the Period of Reconstruction

The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'

The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'

Doctor Dilemma

Doctor Dilemma

Gentleman and Soldier

Gentleman and Soldier

Worthy Opponents

Worthy Opponents

Custer

Custer

The Early Morning of War

The Early Morning of War

Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine E-Book

Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine E-Book

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