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Hilt to Hilt: Days and Nights on the Banks of the Shenandoah in the Autumn of 1864

By: John Esten Cooke

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Hilt to Hilt: Days and Nights on the Banks of the Shenandoah in the Autumn of 1864

By: John Esten Cooke

John Esten Cooke's novel of the Civil War is set in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and was one of the first fictionalized accounts used to promote the Myth of the Lost Cause. His romanticized version of the past twists, and sometimes even completely breaks, the historical facts in order to justify the South's rebellious acts of treason during the Civil War

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Lulu.com

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0359507158

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9780359507153

Voltaire Six

The Top Tigers

By: John R. Cooke

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Voltaire Six

The Top Tigers

By: John R. Cooke

Lieutenant Winston Clark was a helicopter pilot. He is just what he wanted to be and where he wanted to be. When he arrived in Vietnam, he was fresh from the hills of Old Catawba and fully prepared to "bear any burden," as the handsome young president had said.But was he prepared for what awaited him at Les Trungs rubber plantation? Was he prepared for his encounter with the mysterious Frenchman, "Voltaire Six"? Was he prepared for the girl named Genevieve, the girl with the honey-colored hair? And was he prepared for the "68th Buddha" and the climactic and explosive battles of the Tet offensive?Prepared or not, the Top Tigers and the Viet Cong were on a violent collision course and this tour of duty would haunt Lieutenant Clark forever. Voltaire Six is the story of fighting men and women on both sides of the ideological lines rushing down a stormy wind-tunnel of passion, history, and destiny. John Cooke writes with a marvelous sense of character, time, and place. You are there-and you will not forget it.

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365

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iUniverse

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0595232752

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9780595232758

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

An Introductory Text

By: John Marshall,R. Alan Plumb

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Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

An Introductory Text

By: John Marshall,R. Alan Plumb

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by making it accessible to students with no prior training in meteorology or oceanography.* Written at a mathematical level that is appealing for undergraduates andbeginning graduate students* Provides a useful educational tool through a combination of observations andlaboratory demonstrations which can be viewed over the web* Contains instructions on how to reproduce the simple but informativelaboratory experiments* Includes copious problems (with sample answers) to help students learn thematerial.

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343

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Academic Press

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0080954499

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9780080954493

The Witch of Edmonton

By: Thomas Dekker,William Rowley,John Ford

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The Witch of Edmonton

By: Thomas Dekker,William Rowley,John Ford

At the center of this remarkable 1621 play is the story of Elizabeth Sawyer, the titular “Witch of Edmonton,” a woman who had in fact been executed for the crime of witchcraft mere months before the play’s first performance. Described by the authors as a tragi-comedy and drawn in part from a pamphlet account of the trial then circulating, the play not only offers a riveting account of the contemporary superstitions embodied by the figure of the witch, but also delivers an implicit critique of the society that has created her. This edition of the work offers a compelling and informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a selection of contextual materials that helps set the play in the context of the “witch-craze” of Jacobean England.

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162

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Broadview Press

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1770488294

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9781770488298

The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)

By: Christopher Hibbert,Ben Weinreb,John Keay,Julia Keay

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The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)

By: Christopher Hibbert,Ben Weinreb,John Keay,Julia Keay

‘There is no one-volume book in print that carries so much valuable information on London and its history’ Illustrated London News The London Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive book on London ever published. In its first new edition in over ten years, completely revised and updated, it comprises some 6,000 entries, organised alphabetically, cross-referenced and supported by two large indexes – one for the 10,000 people mentioned in the text and one general – and is illustrated with over 500 drawings, prints and photographs. Everything of relevance to the history, culture, commerce and government of the capital is documented in this phenomenal book. From the very first settlements through to the skyline of today, The London Encyclopaedia comprehends all that is London. ‘Written in very accessible prose with a range of memorable quotations and affectionate jokes...a monumental achievement written with real love’ Financial Times

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Pan Macmillan

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0230738788

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9780230738782

William Shakespeare

A Textual Companion

By: Stanley Wells,Gary Taylor,John Jowett,William Montgomery

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William Shakespeare

A Textual Companion

By: Stanley Wells,Gary Taylor,John Jowett,William Montgomery

An indespensable companion to The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition, this is the most comprehensive reference work on Shakespearean textual problems ever compiled in a single volume. William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion provides a wealth of information about the problems presented by texts and the processes by which editorial decisions are reached. The General Introduction discusses the critical and theoretical issues raised by different kinds of editions, the nature of early manuscripts, printed texts, and the evidence for the canon and chronology of Shakespeare's works. It also offers a concise history of the editing of Shakespeare and sets forth the editorial principles of the Oxford Edition. Included for each work, are an introduction, textual notes, press variants, discussions of emendations and problems of modernization, plausible alternative readings, and a letter-by-letter reprint of the stage directions in the control text, among other materials. --

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W. W. Norton & Company

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039331667X

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9780393316674

The Witch of Edmonton

By: John Ford,Thomas Dekker,William Rowley

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The Witch of Edmonton

By: John Ford,Thomas Dekker,William Rowley

It is a historical phenomenon that while thousands of women were being burnt as witches in early modern Europe, the English - although there were a few celebrated trials and executions, one of which the play dramatises - were not widely infected by the witch-craze. The stage seems to have provided an outlet for anxieties about witchcraft, as well as an opportunity for public analysis. The Witch of Edmonton (1621) manifests this fundamentally reasonable attitude, with Dekker insisting on justice for the poor and oppressed, Ford providing psychological character studies, and Rowley the clowning. The village community of Edmonton feels threatened by two misfits, Old Mother Sawyer, who has turned to the devil to aid her against her unfeeling neighbours, and Frank, who refuses to marry the woman of his father's choice and ends up murdering her. This edition shows how the play generates sympathy for both and how contemporaries would have responded to its presentation of village life and witchcraft.

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158

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408144239

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9781408144237

Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

A History of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, During the Seventeenth Century, Including Abstracts of the County Records

By: John Bennett Boddie

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Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

A History of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, During the Seventeenth Century, Including Abstracts of the County Records

By: John Bennett Boddie

This is a comprehensive study of the early history and inhabitants of Isle of Wight County. It begins with a graphic description of the early settlers--including accounts of Quakers and Cavaliers--and is followed by detailed histories of the various Isle of Wight families. Nearly 200 pages of this voluminous work are devoted to abstracts of deeds, land records, and quit rents. Besides a place and subject index, the work further includes a 38-page name index of several thousand entries.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806305592

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9780806305592

All the Great Prizes

The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

By: John Taliaferro

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All the Great Prizes

The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

By: John Taliaferro

A portrait of Lincoln's private secretary and the Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt traces his constant presence at Lincoln's side and his role in major historical events for more than half a century.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416597301

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9781416597308

Spies of the Confederacy

By: John Bakeless

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Spies of the Confederacy

By: John Bakeless

A fascinating and well-documented account of the true-life exploits of famous and obscure Southern spies who served the Southern cause. Essential reading for Civil War buffs, American History students and spy story aficionados..

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Courier Corporation

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0486298655

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9780486298658

The Lost Soul of American Politics

Virtue, Self-Interest, and the Foundations of Liberalism

By: John P. Diggins

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The Lost Soul of American Politics

Virtue, Self-Interest, and the Foundations of Liberalism

By: John P. Diggins

The Lost Soul of American Politics is a provocative new interpretation of American political thought from the Founding Fathers to the Neo-Conservatives. Reassessing the motives and intentions of such great political thinkers as Madison, Thoreau, Lincoln, and Emerson, John P. Diggins shows how these men struggled to create an alliance between the politics of self-interest and a religious sense of moral responsibility—a tension that still troubles us today.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226148777

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9780226148779

Annals of the Army of the Cumberland. Comprising biographies, descriptions of departments, accounts of expeditions, skirmishes, and battles

By: John Fitch

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Annals of the Army of the Cumberland. Comprising biographies, descriptions of departments, accounts of expeditions, skirmishes, and battles

By: John Fitch

Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. Also its police record of spies, smugglers, and prominent rebel emissaries. Together with anecdotes, incidents, poetry, reminiscences, etc., and official reports of the battle of Stone River.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375008058

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9783375008055

The Founding of English America

An Introduction to the Lost Colony and Jamestown

By: John May

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The Founding of English America

An Introduction to the Lost Colony and Jamestown

By: John May

In 1577, John Dee, a scientist who served as an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, proposed to her the creation of colonies in the New World. Neither Elizabeth nor Walter Raleigh imagined the task would be so difficult or take more than 30 years. The effort started with an exploration of the coast of today's North Carolina and the settlement of a colony on Roanoke Island in 1585. This ended tragically and became known as The Lost Colony, its fate a mystery to this day. James I resumed the effort with the founding of Jamestown in 1607 on an island in the James River in today's Virginia. This book relates the histories of the Roanoke and Jamestown colonies to enable a full understanding of the founding of English America. Important events in America's beginnings, including the wreck of the Sea Venture (which inspired William Shakespeare's The Tempest), the Algonquin chief Powhatan's plans to make the newcomers useful to him, and the relationship between Pocahontas and English Captain John Smith are highlighted.

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270

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McFarland

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1476695245

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9781476695242

Book's by John Ratcliffe

Hilt to Hilt: Days and Nights on the Banks of the Shenandoah in the Autumn of 1864

Hilt to Hilt: Days and Nights on the Banks of the Shenandoah in the Autumn of 1864

Voltaire Six

Voltaire Six

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics

The Witch of Edmonton

The Witch of Edmonton

The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)

The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

The Witch of Edmonton

The Witch of Edmonton

Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County, Virginia

All the Great Prizes

All the Great Prizes

Spies of the Confederacy

Spies of the Confederacy

The Lost Soul of American Politics

The Lost Soul of American Politics

Annals of the Army of the Cumberland. Comprising biographies, descriptions of departments, accounts of expeditions, skirmishes, and battles

Annals of the Army of the Cumberland. Comprising biographies, descriptions of departments, accounts of expeditions, skirmishes, and battles

The Founding of English America

The Founding of English America

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