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The People from Heaven

By: John B. Sanford

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An extraordinary novel, told partly in verse, The People from Heaven takes place in 1943 in Warrensburg, New York, where Eli Bishop, a white shopkeeper, initiates a reign of terror on the populace following his rape of America Smith, a black woman. The author, John Sanford, is considered by many to be one of the finest little-known writers of the twentieth century. In his introduction, Alan Wald provides an overview of Sanford's career, his art, and his politics.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252064917

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9780252064913

Intruders in Paradise

By: John B. Sanford

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Intruders in Paradise

By: John B. Sanford

Now in his nineties and still writing as beautifully and dangerously and originally as ever, John Sanford is an American literary treasure - simply one of our most talented authors. A keen and incisive observation on the perilous and hilarious, absurd and appalling, Intruders in Paradise takes on the influential personalities that history has strewn across the Americas over the centuries and gives them their unfettered due. From Francisco Pizarro's chaplain, Valverde, to J. Edgar Hoover in a fetching frock; from the poignant voice of someone drowned on the Lusitania to the creative musings of Andy Warhol - Sanford burrows, as no other writer has, into the very souls of these quintessential characters and with his words engages them, powering them to vigorous and palpable life.

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236

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University of Illinois Press

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0252023439

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9780252023439

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment (Avery's)

By: John C. Rigdon

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Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment (Avery's)

By: John C. Rigdon

The Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment (AveryÕs) was formed with eleven companies in January, 1863, using Avery's 23rd Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It served for a time with the Conscript Department in Tennessee, then was assigned to J.J. Morrison's, C.C. Crews', and Iverson's Brigade. The regiment participated in the Chickamauga, Knoxville, and Atlanta Campaigns, skirmished in Northern Georgia and East Tennessee, and took part in the defense of Savannah. In January, 1865, the unit was reorganized and called the 12th Cavalry. It went on to fight in the Carolinas and surrendered with the Army of Tennessee. Research of this unit is complicated by the fact that there was another 4th Cavalry (ClinchÕs). No roster of the 23rd Cavalry Battalion or the 4th Cavalry (AveryÕs) has been found. The records are all filed in the state archive microfilm as the GA 12th Cavalry Regiment.

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268

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Lulu.com

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1387955276

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9781387955275

Robert E. Speer

Prophet of the American Church

By: John F. Piper

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Robert E. Speer

Prophet of the American Church

By: John F. Piper

This is a thorough yet easy-to-read biography of one of the major figures in Presbyterian and ecumenical church history. During the course of his forty-six-year career as Secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Robert Speer shaped church policy, increased Presbyterian funding of world missions, and influenced many church leaders, including John D. Rockefeller Jr., Henry Sloane Coffin, and John Mackay. Pastors, laity, professors, and students interested in the history of mission work and ecumenical relations will be interested in the life and accomplishments of this influential Presbyterian.

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Geneva Press

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066450132X

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9780664501327

The Winters of that Country

Tales of the Man Made Seasons

By: John B. Sanford

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The Winters of that Country

Tales of the Man Made Seasons

By: John B. Sanford

Brief essays discuss incidents in American history, offer profiles of prominent individuals, and look at the labor and civil rights movements.

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362

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David R. Godine Publisher

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0876856156

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9780876856154

Victory without Triumph

The Wilderness May 6th & 7th, 1864

By: John Michael Priest

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Victory without Triumph

The Wilderness May 6th & 7th, 1864

By: John Michael Priest

In Victory Without Triumph: The Wilderness May 6th & 7th, 1864, John Priest meticulously details the vicious infantry fighting along the Plank Road, Longstreet's counterstrike against the II Corps, the cavalry operations of both armies near Todd's Tavern, and John B. Gordon's daring assault against the Army of the Potomac's right flank. Embellished with 38 detailed, two-color maps, Victory Without Triumph enables the reader to follow the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia through the last two days of the campaign which signaled the advent of Ulysses S. Grant into the Eastern theater of the war. John Priest has turned meticulous research into a gripping story that engages the reader from the very first page. No civil war studies collection can be considered complete without the acquisition of Victory Without Triumph.

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Savas Publishing

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1940669553

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9781940669557

The Color of the Air

By: John B. Sanford

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The Color of the Air

By: John B. Sanford

John Sanford juxtaposes reminiscence with documentary material on earlier American heroes and heroines to build an impressive mosaic of the past, giving back full multi-dimensional vividness to history by returning it to the intimate field of experience, registered through his unique prose construction method: that elusive quality of vanished time which he himself has aptly termed "the color of the air.

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David R. Godine Publisher

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0876856431

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9780876856437

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The People from Heaven

The People from Heaven

Intruders in Paradise

Intruders in Paradise

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment (Avery's)

Historical Sketch and Roster of the Georgia 4th Cavalry Regiment (Avery's)

Robert E. Speer

Robert E. Speer

The Winters of that Country

The Winters of that Country

Victory without Triumph

Victory without Triumph

The Color of the Air

The Color of the Air

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