Fifty years after Jefferson County found itself wedged between the Union and the Confederacy, President Woodrow Wilson declared war on Germany and the Central Powers. Suddenly towns like Shepherdstown, Charles Town and Harpers Ferry once again prepared for war, this time an ocean away. Civilians supported the cause by donating to the Red Cross, and the county's large agricultural community produced food during rationing. More than five hundred Jefferson County natives enlisted, while more than three hundred additional soldiers came from college institutions within the county. Historian James Francis Horn recounts the struggles and triumphs of local communities during the Great War.
This is a group of essays concerning author James Francis Dilles views of our spiritual connections. He has chosen to tell personal experiences of God answering prayers and showing love and support to him a sinner. He has discovered that God talks to all of us if we pay attention. His prayer is that others may benefit from these essays, supported by Bible verses, and grow in their spiritual walk.
Visions of Asylum is a poetic indictment of the dominant materialistic ideology of Western Civilization, combining elements of history, science, philosophy, and mythology in a series of epic poems critiquing this soul less society. Visions of the world as it is, and as it should be.
James Dille realizes that we can never completely understand the omnipotence and omnipresence of God. Therefore, we are asked to utilize faith when understanding fails. Through logic, experience, and mostly faith, he believes that God not only exists, but also exists within us. In a compilation of spiritual writings and reflections, Dille explores the Bibles many truths and demonstrates how its timeless words can be applied to contemporary life. By sharing real-life examples of strong characters alongside relevant scriptures, personal opinions, and thought-provoking questions, Dille inspires others to seek God in all they do, to reflect on their actions and choices, and ultimately make their faith stronger and more productive. Through spiritual advice intended to stimulate deep reflection, Dilles prayer is that others will benefit in their spiritual walk by connecting to and learning to live a life of love for and through Christ. Answers: To Prayers and Questions Asked Along the Way to the Grave shares a compilation of spiritual writings and introspective questions that encourage thoughtful discussion, a faithful look inward, and a happy Christian life.
Biblically, it is said that "No Man has Seen The Father." I, however, have a Different and True story to tell on that subject and a few others."-the author- This book is for Anyone, including those who wonder if there is God and afterlife - who seek answers and meaning to life - who seek to know more of their divine self - or are drawn to consider the whats and whys of our near future, and much much more. However,do bring a sense of humor with your reading glasses, as this journey may be like no other you have taken.
When detective Sherlock Holmes receives an urgent call regarding an unsolved case, he is quick to accept. Thirty-five years may have passed since President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, but there are still some unanswered questions tied to the devastating incident. Did Lee Harvey Oswald work alone? Was he even the true assassin? Y2K is approaching, and Kennedy’s daughter knows that all the compiled evidence might be lost forever. To embark on this top-secret investigation, Holmes and Dr. John Watson must leave the comforts of their London residence to journey across the Atlantic and into the unknown. Sorting through historical documents and conspiracies, the pair search for the answer alongside a team of skilled researchers in an effort to finally solve the greatest mystery in US history. With the help of the best technology available, modern forensics, and a bit of luck, the team dives into top-secret files, medical reports, and witness statements as the gruesome events of the assassination unfold before them. Holmes and Watson might be the only ones who can help America uncover the dark secrets that lie behind this tragedy––but can they uncover the truth before it’s too late?
Ready Aim Fire: Major James Francis Thomas - the Fourth Victim in the Execution of Harry 'Breaker' Morant : Major James Francis Thomas - the Fourth Victim in the Execution of Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Ready Aim Fire: Major James Francis Thomas - the Fourth Victim in the Execution of Harry 'Breaker' Morant : Major James Francis Thomas - the Fourth Victim in the Execution of Harry 'Breaker' Morant
In 1902, three Australian volunteers who served with the British Army during the Anglo Boer War were tried and sentenced for executing Boer combatants. Lieutenants Harry 'Breaker' Morant and Peter Handcock were executed and George Witton sentenced to life imprisonment. The manner in which these men were treated remains controversial, shrouded in protest that they were scapegoated for the war crimes of their British superiors. The book is dedicated to the memory of Major James Francis Thomas who was relegated to history without an understanding of who he was and the part he played in the dynamic development of the town of Tenterfield in New South Wales, Australia, as a property owner, solicitor, newspaper proprietor, historian, poet, proponent for Australian nationalism, volunteer soldier. This book also tells how he came to serve in the Boer War, yet was destined to die alone from malnutrition, destitute having suffered from the stress of what he experienced in representing Morant, Handcock and Witton as their trial lawyer. This book acknowledges the sacrifice Thomas made in acting for his clients, a task that took a terrible toll on his mental and physical health and his life in Tenterfield.
Much attention has been devoted in recent years to Christian asceticism in Late Antiquity. But Christianity did not introduce asceticism to the ancient world. An underlying theme of this fascinating study of pagan asceticism is that much of the work on Christian &"holy men&" has ignored earlier manifestations of asceticism in Antiquity and the way Roman society confronted it. Accordingly, James Francis turns to the second century, the &"balmy late afternoon of Rome's classical empire,&" when the conflict between asceticism and authority reached a turning point. Francis begins with the emperor Marcus Aurelius (121&–180), who warned in his Meditations against &"display[ing] oneself as a man keen to impress others with a reputation for asceticism or beneficence.&" The Stoic Aurelius saw ascetic self-discipline as a virtue, but one to be exercised in moderation. Like other Roman aristocrats of his day, he perceived practitioners of ostentatious physical asceticism as a threat to prevailing norms and the established order. Prophecy, sorcery, miracle working, charismatic leadership, expressions of social discontent, and advocacy of alternative values regarding wealth, property, marriage, and sexuality were the issues provoking the controversy. If Aurelius defined the acceptable limits of ascetical practice, then the poet Lucian depicted the threat ascetics were perceived to pose to the social status quo through his biting satire. In an eye-opening analysis of Philostratus's Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Francis shows how Roman society reined in its deviant ascetics by &"rehabilitating&" them into pillars of traditional values. Celsus's True Doctrine shows how the views pagans held of their own ascetics influenced their negative view of Christianity. Finally, Francis points out striking parallels between the conflict over pagan asceticism and its Christian counterpart. By treating pagan asceticism seriously in its own right, Francis establishes the context necessary for understanding the great flowering of asceticism in Late Antiquity
This book chronicles the American horror film genre in its development of remakes from the 1930s into the 21st century. Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) is investigated as the watershed moment when the genre opened its doors to the possibility that any horror movie--classic, modern, B-movie, and more--might be remade for contemporary audiences. Staple horror franchises--Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)--are highlighted along with their remake counterparts in order to illustrate how the genre has embraced a phenomenon of remake productions and what the future of horror holds for American cinema. More than 25 original films, their remakes, and the movies they influenced are presented in detailed discussions throughout the text.
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