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True for the Cause of Liberty

The Second Spartan Regiment in the American Revolution

By: Oscar E. Gilbert,Catherine R. Gilbert

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True for the Cause of Liberty

The Second Spartan Regiment in the American Revolution

By: Oscar E. Gilbert,Catherine R. Gilbert

“Persuasively tells the savage partisan war in the Carolina backcountry . . . [during] the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” (Military Review). Following their defeat at Saratoga in New York in 1777, the British decided to implement a southern strategy against the American insurgents, a plan to “roll up” the rebellious colonies from Georgia through the Carolinas to Virginia. Untrained Patriot militiamen—occasionally stiffened by contingents of the Continental Line—were pitted against Britain’s Cherokee and Creek allies, and Loyalist militia and British regulars led by Gen. Cornwallis and his two ablest subordinates, Patrick Ferguson and the ruthless Banastre “Bloody Ban” Tarleton. In October 1780, the Loyalist militia was virtually destroyed at King’s Mountain. Other defeats at Blackstock’s Farm and Cowpens, and a pyrrhic victory at Guilford Courthouse, gutted the British southern army and drove Cornwallis north to encirclement and surrender at Yorktown. This study uses battlefield terrain analysis and the words of the officers and common soldiers, from pension records and little-known interviews, to bring to life the crucial role of one militia regiment—the Second Spartans of South Carolina—that fought in virtually every action of the vicious backcountry war that decided the fate of America. Or, as one private in the Second Spartans said, expressing admiration for his colonel: “a few Brave Men stood true for the cause of liberty.” “A serious book for those with a serious interest in the southern campaigns of the Revolutionary War . . . Many thanks to the Gilberts for shedding new light on the role of the Second Spartan Regiment.” —War in History

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Casemate

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1612003281

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9781612003283

Cowpens 1781

Turning point of the American Revolution

By: Ed Gilbert,Catherine Gilbert

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Cowpens 1781

Turning point of the American Revolution

By: Ed Gilbert,Catherine Gilbert

This is a blistering account of the battle of Cowpens, a short, sharp conflict which marked a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. With Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and the British troops in hot pursuit, Daniel Morgan, leading a small force of 700 Continentals and militia, chose the Cowpens as the battlefield in which to make a stand. The two forces clashed for barely more than 45 minutes, yet this brief battle shaped the outcome of the War in the South and decisively influenced the conflict as a whole. The authors provide a shrewd analysis of what was perhaps the finest tactical performance of the entire war. Bird's-eye views, vivid illustrations and detailed maps illuminate the dynamism of this clash between two of the most famous commanders of the War of Independence.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472822374

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9781472822376

Genetic Control of Environmental Pollutants

By: Gilbert S. Omenn,Alexander Hollaender,Claire M. Wilson

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Genetic Control of Environmental Pollutants

By: Gilbert S. Omenn,Alexander Hollaender,Claire M. Wilson

Gilbert S. Omenn Dean, Public Health and Community Medicine University of Washington Seattle, Washington 98195 On behalf of the University of Washington, the City of Seattle, the sponsors and donors, and my co-organizers, I am delighted to welcome all of you to this Conference on Genetic Control of Environ mental Pollutants. My only regret is that Dr. Alexander Hollaender, who has inspired so many of us as young scientists and stimulated so many trail-blazing conferences in environmental sciences and in gen etic engineering, is ill and was unable to make the trip to Seattle. He sends his warm good wishes for an outstanding meeting and a fine volume. The purpose of this Conference is to identify and assess strat egies for more effectively and safely managing wastes and toxic sub stances in the environment, in part through use of genetically engi neered microorganisms. There is a sense of desperation in our soci ety that modern technologies have introduced a bewildering array of potential hazards to human health and to our environment. There is an accompanying sense of frustration that our prodigious basic re search capabilities and our technological ingenuity have not yielded practical ways to control many pollutants and waste streams, or- better still--to convert them to useful products.

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405

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468447157

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9781468447156

The World. historical and Actual. What has been and What is. Our Globe in its Relations to Others Worlds, and Before man. Ancient Nations in the Order of Their Antiquity. The Middle Ages and Their Darkness

By: Frank Gilbert

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The World. historical and Actual. What has been and What is. Our Globe in its Relations to Others Worlds, and Before man. Ancient Nations in the Order of Their Antiquity. The Middle Ages and Their Darkness

By: Frank Gilbert

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385484782

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9783385484788

The Boys

The Story of 732 Young Concentration Camp Survivors

By: Martin Gilbert

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The Boys

The Story of 732 Young Concentration Camp Survivors

By: Martin Gilbert

Relates the experiences of a group of Jews, male and female, from Poland and Hungary who survived the concentration camps as teenagers.

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Macmillan

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0805044035

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9780805044034

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette

in large print

By: Gilbert du Motie Lafayette

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Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette

in large print

By: Gilbert du Motie Lafayette

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387316798

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Culture of Empire

American Writers, Mexico, and Mexican Immigrants, 1880–1930

By: Gilbert G. González

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Culture of Empire

American Writers, Mexico, and Mexican Immigrants, 1880–1930

By: Gilbert G. González

A history of the Chicano community cannot be complete without taking into account the United States' domination of the Mexican economy beginning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, writes Gilbert G. González. For that economic conquest inspired U.S. writers to create a "culture of empire" that legitimated American dominance by portraying Mexicans and Mexican immigrants as childlike "peons" in need of foreign tutelage, incapable of modernizing without Americanizing, that is, submitting to the control of U.S. capital. So powerful was and is the culture of empire that its messages about Mexicans shaped U.S. public policy, particularly in education, throughout the twentieth century and even into the twenty-first. In this stimulating history, Gilbert G. González traces the development of the culture of empire and its effects on U.S. attitudes and policies toward Mexican immigrants. Following a discussion of the United States' economic conquest of the Mexican economy, González examines several hundred pieces of writing by American missionaries, diplomats, business people, journalists, academics, travelers, and others who together created the stereotype of the Mexican peon and the perception of a "Mexican problem." He then fully and insightfully discusses how this misinformation has shaped decades of U.S. public policy toward Mexican immigrants and the Chicano (now Latino) community, especially in terms of the way university training of school superintendents, teachers, and counselors drew on this literature in forming the educational practices that have long been applied to the Mexican immigrant community.

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University of Texas Press

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0292778988

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9780292778986

A Century of Chicano History

Empire, Nations and Migration

By: Raul E. Fernandez,Gilbert G. Gonzalez

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A Century of Chicano History

Empire, Nations and Migration

By: Raul E. Fernandez,Gilbert G. Gonzalez

This study argues for a radically new interpretation of the origins and evolution of the ethnic Mexican community across the US. This book offers a definitive account of the interdependent histories of the US and Mexico as well as the making of the Chicano population in America. The authors link history to contemporary issues, emphasizing the overlooked significance of late 19th and 20th century US economic expansionism to Europe in the formation of the Mexican community.

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Routledge

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1136071709

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9781136071706

Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology

By: Scott Gilbert,Clara Pinto-Correia

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Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology

By: Scott Gilbert,Clara Pinto-Correia

How does one make decisions today about in vitro fertilization, abortion, egg freezing, surrogacy, and other matters of reproduction? This book provides the intellectual and emotional intelligence to help individuals make informed choices amid misinformation and competing claims. Scott Gilbert and Clara Pinto-Correia speak to the couple trying to become pregnant, the woman contemplating an abortion, and the student searching for sound information about human sex and reproduction. Their book is an enlightening read for men as well as for women, describing in clear terms how babies come into existence through both natural and assisted reproductive pathways. They update “the talk” for the twenty-first century: the birds, the bees, and the Petri dishes. Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology first covers the most recent and well-grounded scientific conclusions about fertilization and early human embryology. It then discusses the reasons why some of the major forms of assisted reproductive technologies were invented, how they are used, and what they can and cannot accomplish. Most important, the authors explore the emotional side of using these technologies, focusing on those who have emptied their emotions and bank accounts in a valiant effort to conceive a child. This work of science and human biology is informed by a moral concern for our common humanity.

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388

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Columbia University Press

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0231544588

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9780231544580

Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web

By: Gilbert Ramsay

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Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web

By: Gilbert Ramsay

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 This volume examines "jihadi" content on the Internet by drawing on both Arabic and English primary source materials. After examining this content as digital media, the work looks at how it is productively consumed by online communities, including how "jihadi" individuals construct themselves online and how jihadism is practiced and represented as an online activity. The work also discusses the consumption of such jihadi media by those who are hostile to radical Islam and the relation between fantasy, pleasure, ideology, and ordinary life. This unique survey features case studies, such as the cyberjihadi "Irhabi 007," pro-US and Israeli "patriots" who are often openly Islamophobic, and "Infovlad" --a forum that became the meeting place for radical Islamists and radical freelance "counter terrorists." This innovative approach to studying violent content on the Internet is a significant contribution to the literature that will appeal to anyone interested in political violence, terrorism, and political communication.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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144115812X

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Saturday People, Sunday People

Israel Through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner

By: Lela Gilbert

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Israel Through the Eyes of a Christian Sojourner

By: Lela Gilbert

Offers a look at Israel, its people, and its conflicts from the point of view of a Christian woman living in the country.

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Encounter Books

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159403639X

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From the Gulf to Ararat

An Expedition Through Mesopotamia and Kurdistan

By: Gilbert Ernest Hubbard

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From the Gulf to Ararat

An Expedition Through Mesopotamia and Kurdistan

By: Gilbert Ernest Hubbard

Contents: The Frontier, Marseilles to Mohammerah, Preliminaries to the Start, Through the Land of Elam Par 1 and 2, The Wali of Pusht-I-Kuh, Towards Bagdad, dar-El-Khalifah, Mesopotamia in Retrospect. Entering Kurdistan, along the Avromans, The Heart of Kurdistan, Kurdish History, Customs and Character. From Zab to Ushnu, The Last Stage and Index. (Reprint William Blackwood & Sons 1917 edn.) The First Asian Educ. Services reprint edition March 25, 2003

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Asian Educational Services

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8120617258

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9788120617254

The Routledge Atlas of American History

By: Martin Gilbert

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The Routledge Atlas of American History

By: Martin Gilbert

The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 163 clear and detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures. The complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including: Politics âe" from the struggle against slavery and the battle for black voting rights to the present day, including the results of the 2008 Presidential election Military Events âe" from the War of Independence to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf, including additional new maps covering the war in Iraq and the American campaign in Afghanistan. Social History âe" including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, and recent population movements and immigration Transport âe" from nineteenth-century railroads and canals to the growth of air travel and recent ventures into space Economics âe" from early farming and industry to urbanisation and the ecological struggles of the present day This revised edition is fully updated to cover the 2008 presidential election, and also addresses President Obamaâe(tm)s healthcare policy and first overseas travels. New maps have been drawn which detail the problem of pollution, as well as the most recent developments in US relations with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Routledge

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0415488389

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9780415488389

In Ishmael's House

A History of Jews in Muslim Lands

By: Martin Gilbert

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In Ishmael's House

A History of Jews in Muslim Lands

By: Martin Gilbert

From one of the most popular historians writing today comes a book as fascinating as the bestsellers of Karen Armstrong and Reza Aslan. In this captivating chronicle, Martin Gilbert shines new light on a controversial dilemma in the modern world: the troubled relationship between Jews and Muslims. Beginning at the dawn of Islam and sweeping from the Atlantic Ocean to the mountains of Afghanistan, Gilbert presents the first popular and authoritative history of Jewish peoples under Muslim rule. He confronts with wisdom and compassion the stormy events in their dramatic story, including anti-Zionist movements and the forced exodus to Israel. He also gives special attention to the twentieth century and to the current political debate about refugee status and restitution. Throughout, Gilbert weaves a compelling narrative of perseverance, struggle, and renewal marked by surprising moments of tolerance and partnership. A monumental and timely book, Jews under Muslim Rule is a crowning achievement that confirms Martin Gilbert as one of the foremost historians of our time.

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Emblem Editions

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0771035691

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9780771035692

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The World. historical and Actual. What has been and What is. Our Globe in its Relations to Others Worlds, and Before man. Ancient Nations in the Order of Their Antiquity. The Middle Ages and Their Darkness

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Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette

Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette

Culture of Empire

Culture of Empire

A Century of Chicano History

A Century of Chicano History

Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology

Fear, Wonder, and Science in the New Age of Reproductive Biotechnology

Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web

Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web

Saturday People, Sunday People

Saturday People, Sunday People

From the Gulf to Ararat

From the Gulf to Ararat

The Routledge Atlas of American History

The Routledge Atlas of American History

In Ishmael's House

In Ishmael's House

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