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John Archibald Campbell

Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1853-1861

By: Henry Groves Connor,John Archibald Campbell

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John Archibald Campbell

Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1853-1861

By: Henry Groves Connor,John Archibald Campbell

Conner, Henry G. John Archibald Campbell: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 1853-1861. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. viii, 310 pp. Reprint available October 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-445-2. Cloth. $85. * An Alabama attorney raised in Georgia, Campbell [1811-1889] was appointed to the court by Franklin Pierce. He resigned in 1861 to join the Confederacy, eventually serving as its Assistant Secretary of War. He became a successful attorney in New Orleans during Reconstruction and his eminence brought him before the Supreme Court many times. In the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873) he argued that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited state encroachment on economic liberty. Although his argument failed in a 5-to-4 decision, the court reversed itself twenty years later. "An excellent piece of biographical and historical work.": Dictionary of American Biography 4:352.

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584774452

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9781584774457

Southside Virginia Families

By: John Bennett Boddie

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Southside Virginia Families

By: John Bennett Boddie

The second volume of the set (see Item 531) covers more families from the early counties of Virginia's Lower Tidewater and Southside regions. With an index in excess of 10,000 names.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806300418

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9780806300412

The Power of Scale: A Global History Approach

A Global History Approach

By: John Bodley

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The Power of Scale: A Global History Approach

A Global History Approach

By: John Bodley

Throughout history, the natural human inclination to accumulate social power has led to growth and scale increases that benefit the few at the expense of the many. John Bodley looks at global history through the lens of power and scale theory, and draws on history, economics, anthropology, and sociology to demonstrate how individuals have been the agents of social change, not social classes. Filled with tables and data to support his argument, this book considers how increases in scale necessarily lead to an increasingly small elite gaining disproportionate power, making democratic control more difficult to achieve and maintain.

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316

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Routledge

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1317455231

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9781317455233

Young Michelangelo

The Path to the Sistine—A Biography

By: John T. Spike

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Young Michelangelo

The Path to the Sistine—A Biography

By: John T. Spike

In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Caravaggio examines therelationships that shaped Michelangelo’s first thirty years. In this compelling account, renowned art historian John Spike paints a vivid portrait of one of the world’s greatest artists and the places and people—Lorenzo de’ Medici, Leonardo, Machiavelli—that inspired and defined his early life and career. Spike’s masterful text probes the thinking, evolution, and desires of a young man whose awareness of his exceptional talent never wavered. Michelangelo’s complex personality is revealed through lively examinations of the Pietà, the David, and all other major works. Drawing on a rich background of Italian Renaissance politics and culture, Spike deftly navigates the fiery Florentine master’s struggle to surpass da Vinci’s artistic mastery, and his troubled relationships with Julius II and other key figures of the era. Praise for Young Michelangelo “Spike, an art historian, curator and critic, has done some impressive research to flesh out the early years of the artist’s life, right up until his return to Rome in 1508 to focus on a commission in the Sistine Chapel. The young sculptor’s daunting talent and quest to earn as much money as possible are woven into the story of the Italian Renaissance and the outsized figures of the age.” —The Washington Post “Spike crystallizes historical detail into vivid, memorable imagery. . . . Alternating between accounts of the turbulent political atmosphere and details of Michelangelo’s most private moments in the sculpture studio, Spike creates a rich narrative that promises more intrigue than the best adventure novel.” —Publishers Weekly “Such a comprehensive account of the master’s early life and rise to fame amid the political upheaval in the Papal States and Florentine Republic.” —Art + Auction

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Abrams

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0865652783

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The Renaissance Hospital

Healing the Body and Healing the Soul

By: Fellow at King's College Cambridge and Teaches Classics John Henderson,John Henderson,Reader in Latin Literature Cambridge University and Fellow John Henderson

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The Renaissance Hospital

Healing the Body and Healing the Soul

By: Fellow at King's College Cambridge and Teaches Classics John Henderson,John Henderson,Reader in Latin Literature Cambridge University and Fellow John Henderson

John Henderson takes us into the Renaissance hospitals of Florence, recreating the enormous barn-like wards and exploring the lives of those who received and those who administered treatment there.

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Yale University Press

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0300109954

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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

By: John F. Ross

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Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

By: John F. Ross

The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying ace At the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies—the car and airplane—took the nation's imagination by storm as they burst, like comets, into American life. The brave souls that leaped into these dangerous contraptions and pushed them to unexplored extremes became new American heroes: the race car driver and the flying ace. No individual did more to create and intensify these raw new roles than the tall, gangly Eddie Rickenbacker, who defied death over and over with such courage and pluck that a generation of Americans came to know his face better than the president's. The son of poor, German-speaking Swiss immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker overcame the specter of his father's violent death, a debilitating handicap, and, later, accusations of being a German spy, to become the American military ace of aces in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. He and his high-spirited, all-too-short-lived pilot comrades, created a new kind of aviation warfare, as they pushed their machines to the edge of destruction—and often over it—without parachutes, radios, or radar. Enduring Courage is the electrifying story of the beginning of America's love affair with speed—and how one man above all the rest showed a nation the way forward. No simple daredevil, he was an innovator on the racetrack, a skilled aerial dualist and squadron commander, and founder of Eastern Air Lines. Decades after his heroics against the Red Baron's Flying Circus, he again showed a war-weary nation what it took to survive against nearly insurmountable odds when he and seven others endured a harrowing three-week ordeal adrift without food or water in the Pacific during World War II. For the first time, Enduring Courage peels back the layers of hero to reveal the man himself. With impeccable research and a gripping narrative, John F. Ross tells the unforgettable story of a man who pushed the limits of speed, endurance and courage and emerged as an American legend.

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400

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St. Martin's Press

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1250033780

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9781250033789

The Letters

By: John Greenleaf Whittier

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The Letters

By: John Greenleaf Whittier

These letters of a man deeply concerned about his country, directly involved in political action, and torn, as the Civil War approached, by the conflict between his abolitionist zeal and his Quaker pacifism--letters here collected for the first time and many of them hitherto unpublished--shatter the stereotype of Whittier as "the good gray poet." The many letters to such figures as John Quincy Adams, Charles Sumner, and William Lloyd Garrison form a detailed record of the abolitionist movement from its inception to its merging with the Free Soil party in the 1850s. The first two volumes reproduce all the extant letters from 1828 to 1860, with full annotations. The last volume is selective, excluding several thousand perfunctory items and including only the historically or biographically interesting letters of the last three decades of the poet's life.

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Harvard University Press

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0674528301

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9780674528307

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

By: John M. Flynn,Wudbhav N. Sankar

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Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

By: John M. Flynn,Wudbhav N. Sankar

Derived from Sam W. Wiesel’s four-volume Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains the user-friendly, step-by-step information you need to confidently perform the full range of operative techniques in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire Pediatrics section, as well as relevant chapters from the Adult Reconstruction; Hand, Wrist, and Forearm; Pelvis and Lower Extremity Trauma; Shoulder and Elbow; Spine; and Sports Medicine sections of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Superb full-color illustrations and step-by-step explanations help you master surgical techniques, select the best procedure, avoid complications, and anticipate outcomes. Written by global experts from leading institutions, Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, 2nd Edition, provides authoritative, easy-to-follow guidance to both the novice trainee or experienced surgeon.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496344642

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9781496344649

Placenames of the Civil War

Cities, Towns, Villages, Railroad Stations, Forts, Camps, Islands, Rivers, Creeks, Fords and Ferries

By: John D. Bennett

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Placenames of the Civil War

Cities, Towns, Villages, Railroad Stations, Forts, Camps, Islands, Rivers, Creeks, Fords and Ferries

By: John D. Bennett

Despite the plethora of books about the Civil War, the origins of many of the placenames associated with the conflict remain a mystery. This gazetteer provides information on nearly 1600 sites, including not only locations of battles and skirmishes but also hospitals, prison camps, military academies, factories and navy yards, both North and South. Also listed are islands, rivers, creeks, fords, ferries and railroad stations, as well as many temporary fort and camp names. From Abbeville, Georgia, where Jefferson Davis stopped in May 1865 days before his capture near Irwinville, to Yorktown, Virginia, which was besieged by General George B. McClellan at the start of the Peninsula campaign, entries explain the origin of each placename and its wartime connections. An appendix listing town and city population figures from the 1860 census completes this informative supplement for Civil War scholars and enthusiasts.

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McFarland

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0786490780

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Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

By: John M. Sacher

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Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

By: John M. Sacher

Winner of the Jules and Frances Landry Award Finalist for the 2022 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize In April 1862, the Confederacy faced a dire military situation. Its forces were badly outnumbered, the Union army was threatening on all sides, and the twelve-month enlistment period for original volunteers would soon expire. In response to these circumstances, the Confederate Congress passed the first national conscription law in United States history. This initiative touched off a struggle for healthy white male bodies—both for the army and on the home front, where they oversaw enslaved laborers and helped produce food and supplies for the front lines—that lasted till the end of the war. John M. Sacher’s history of Confederate conscription serves as the first comprehensive examination of the topic in nearly one hundred years, providing fresh insights into and drawing new conclusions about the southern draft program. Often summarily dismissed as a detested policy that violated states’ rights and forced nonslaveholders to fight for planters, the conscription law elicited strong responses from southerners wanting to devise the best way to guarantee what they perceived as shared sacrifice. Most who bristled at the compulsory draft did so believing it did not align with their vision of the Confederacy. As Sacher reveals, white southerners’ desire to protect their families, support their communities, and ensure the continuation of slavery shaped their reaction to conscription. For three years, Confederates tried to achieve victory on the battlefield while simultaneously promoting their vision of individual liberty for whites and states’ rights. While they failed in that quest, Sacher demonstrates that southerners’ response to the 1862 conscription law did not determine their commitment to the Confederate cause. Instead, the implementation of the draft spurred a debate about sacrifice—both physical and ideological—as the Confederacy’s insatiable demand for soldiers only grew in the face of a grueling war.

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281

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LSU Press

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0807176540

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9780807176542

New Masters of Poster Design, Volume 2

Poster Design for This Century and Beyond

By: John Foster

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New Masters of Poster Design, Volume 2

Poster Design for This Century and Beyond

By: John Foster

This second edition of New Masters of Poster Design features the best poster designers currently working all over the world. This book brings back a handmade aesthetic that was really never lost, but is celebrating a resurgence among designers who are creating limited-edition prints and pieces for themselves and others that become keepsakes or pieces of art vs. the mass-generated designs we've all become accustomed toâ€”and you won't see this collection of posters anywhere else. Strong visuals accompanied by captions and profiles capture the essence of these collectible prints.

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256

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Rockport Publishers

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1610582047

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9781610582049

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

By: John Flynn

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Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

By: John Flynn

Derived from Sam W. Wiesel and Todd J. Albert’s four-volume Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery, this single-volume resource contains a comprehensive, authoritative review of operative techniques in pediatric orthopaedic surgery. In one convenient place, you’ll find the entire Pediatrics section, as well as relevant chapters from the Adult Reconstruction; Foot and Ankle; Hand, Wrist, and Forearm; Oncology; Pelvis and Lower Extremity Trauma; Shoulder and Elbow; Spine; and Sports Medicine sections of Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Superb full-color illustrations and step-by-step explanations help you master surgical techniques, select the best procedure, avoid complications, and anticipate outcomes. Written by global experts from leading institutions, Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Third Edition, clearly demonstrates how to perform the techniques, making this an essential daily resource for residents, fellows, and practitioners.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975173996

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9781975173999

Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence

By: John Henderson

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Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence

By: John Henderson

Examines the complex relationships between religion, society and charity in private and public life in Florence - Development of confraternities.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226326888

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9780226326887

Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

By: John Ferejohn,Frances McCall Rosenbluth

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Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

By: John Ferejohn,Frances McCall Rosenbluth

Peace, many would agree, is a goal that democratic nations should strive to achieve. But is democracy, in fact, dependent on war to survive? Having spent their celebrated careers exploring this provocative question, John Ferejohn and Frances McCall Rosenbluth trace the surprising ways in which governments have mobilized armies since antiquity, discovering that our modern form of democracy not only evolved in a brutally competitive environment but also quickly disintegrated when the powerful elite no longer needed their citizenry to defend against existential threats. Bringing to vivid life the major battles that shaped our current political landscape, the authors begin with the fierce warrior states of Athens and the Roman Republic. While these experiments in “mixed government” would serve as a basis for the bargain between politics and protection at the heart of modern democracy, Ferejohn and Rosenbluth brilliantly chronicle the generations of bloodshed that it would take for the world’s dominant states to hand over power to the people. In fact, for over a thousand years, even as medieval empires gave way to feudal Europe, the king still ruled. Not even the advancements of gunpowder—which decisively tipped the balance away from the cavalry-dominated militaries and in favor of mass armies—could threaten the reign of monarchs and “landed elites” of yore. The incredibly wealthy, however, were not well equipped to handle the massive labor classes produced by industrialization. As we learn, the Napoleonic Wars stoked genuine, bottom-up nationalism and pulled splintered societies back together as “commoners” stepped up to fight for their freedom. Soon after, Hitler and Stalin perfectly illustrated the military limitations of dictatorships, a style of governance that might be effective for mobilizing an army but not for winning a world war. This was a lesson quickly heeded by the American military, who would begin to reinforce their ranks with minorities in exchange for greater civil liberties at home. Like Francis Fukuyama and Jared Diamond’s most acclaimed works, Forged Through Fire concludes in the modern world, where the “tug of war” between the powerful and the powerless continues to play out in profound ways. Indeed, in the covert battlefields of today, drones have begun to erode the need for manpower, giving politicians even less incentive than before to listen to the demands of their constituency. With American democracy’s flanks now exposed, this urgent examination explores the conditions under which war has promoted one of the most cherished human inventions: a government of the people, by the people, for the people. The result promises to become one of the most important history books to emerge in our time.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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163149161X

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9781631491610

The Papers of John C. Calhoun

By: John Caldwell Calhoun

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The Papers of John C. Calhoun

By: John Caldwell Calhoun

Vols. 2-9: Edited by W. Edwin Hemphill; v. 10: Edited by Clyde N. Wilson and W. Edwin Hemphill; v. 11-18, 20-22: Edited by Clyde N. Wilson; v. 23-27 edited by Clyde N. Wilson and Shirley Bright CookVols. 10-15, 22: Published by the University of South Carolina Press for the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History and the South Caroliniana Society; v. 23-28 published by the University of South Carolina Press Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570033935

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9781570033933

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Southside Virginia Families

Southside Virginia Families

The Power of Scale: A Global History Approach

The Power of Scale: A Global History Approach

Young Michelangelo

Young Michelangelo

The Renaissance Hospital

The Renaissance Hospital

Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed

The Letters

The Letters

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Placenames of the Civil War

Placenames of the Civil War

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

Confederate Conscription and the Struggle for Southern Soldiers

New Masters of Poster Design, Volume 2

New Masters of Poster Design, Volume 2

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Operative Techniques in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence

Piety and Charity in Late Medieval Florence

Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

Forged Through Fire: War, Peace, and the Democratic Bargain

The Papers of John C. Calhoun

The Papers of John C. Calhoun

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