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Attack and Counterattack

The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1842

By: Joseph Milton Nance

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Attack and Counterattack

The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1842

By: Joseph Milton Nance

It is 1842—a dramatic year in the history of Texas-Mexican relations. After five years of uneasy peace, of futile negotiations, of border raids and temporary, unofficial truces, a series of military actions upsets the precarious balance between the two countries. Once more the Mexican Army marches on Texas soil; once more the frontier settlers strengthen their strongholds for defense or gather their belongings for flight. Twice San Antonio falls to Mexican generals; twice the Texans assemble armies for the invasion of Mexico. It is 1842—a year of attack and counterattack. This is the story that Joseph Milton Nance relates, with a definitiveness and immediacy which come from many years of meticulous research. The exciting story of 1842 is a story of emotions which had simmered through the long, insecure years and which now boil out in blustery threats and demands for vengeance. The Texans threaten to march beyond the Sierra Madres and raise their flag at Monterrey; the Mexicans promise to subdue this upstart Texas and to teach its treacherous inhabitants their place. With communications poor and imaginations fertile, rumors magnify chance banditry into military raids, military raids into full-scale invasions. Newspapers incite their readers with superdramatic, intoxicating accounts of the events. Texans and Mexicans alike respond with a kind of madness that has little or no method. Texas solicits volunteers, calls out troops, plans invasions, and assembles her armies, completely disregarding the fact that her treasury is practically empty—there is little money to buy guns. Meanwhile, in Mexico, where gold and silver are needed for other purposes, “invasions” of Texas are launched—but they are only brief forays more suitable for impressive publicity than for permanent gains. Still, the conflicts of threat and retaliation, so often futile, are frequently dignified by idealism, friendship, courage, and determination. Both Mexicans and Texans are fighting and dying for liberty, defending their homes against foreign invaders, establishing and maintaining friendships that cross racial and national boundaries, struggling with conflicting loyalties, and—all the while—striving to wrest a living for themselves and their families from the grudging frontier. Attack and Counterattack, continuing the account which was begun in After San Jacinto, tells from original sources the full story of Texas-Mexican relations from the time of the Santa Fe Expedition through the return of the Somervell Expedition from the Rio Grande. These books examine in great detail and with careful accuracy a period of Texas history that had not heretofore been thoroughly studied and that had seldom been given unbiased treatment. The source materials compiled in the notes and bibliography—particularly the military reports, letters, diaries, contemporary newspapers, and broadsides—will be a valuable tool for any scholar who wishes to study this or related periods.

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University of Texas Press

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0292736215

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9780292736214

Motivating Language Theory

Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace

By: Jacqueline Mayfield,Milton Mayfield

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Motivating Language Theory

Effective Leader Talk in the Workplace

By: Jacqueline Mayfield,Milton Mayfield

This book presents the findings, applications, and theoretical underpinnings of a unique leadership communication model: motivating language theory. Drawing from management, social science, and communication theories, motivating language theory demonstrates how leader-to-follower speech improves employee and organizational well-being and drives positive workplace outcomes (such as employee performance, retention, and job satisfaction) in a wide array of settings. It presents an integrated model based on empirical findings and theoretical developments from the past three decades to explore the three dimensions of motivating language: direction giving language, empathetic language, and meaning-making language. It will be a comprehensive source for its empirical relationships, generalizability, theoretical basis, and future directions for research and practice.

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167

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Springer

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3319669303

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9783319669304

After San Jacinto

The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1836–1841

By: Joseph Milton Nance

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After San Jacinto

The Texas-Mexican Frontier, 1836–1841

By: Joseph Milton Nance

A balanced account of the skirmishes along Texas’ borderland during the years between the Battle of San Jacinto and the Mexican seizure of San Antonio. The stage was set for conflict: The First Congress of the Republic of Texas had arbitrarily designated the Rio Grande as the boundary of the new nation. Yet the historic boundaries of Texas, under Spain and Mexico, had never extended beyond the Nueces River. Mexico, unwilling to acknowledge Texas independence, was even more unwilling to allow this further encroachment upon her territory. But neither country was in a strong position to substantiate claims; so the conflict developed as a war of futile threats, border raids, and counterraids. Nevertheless, men died—often heroically—and this is the first full story of their bitter struggle. Based on original sources, it is an unbiased account of Texas-Mexican relations in a crucial period. “Solid regional history.” —The Journal of Southern History

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292767161

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9780292767164

Tough Times

A Novel

By: Milton Meltzer

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Tough Times

A Novel

By: Milton Meltzer

Skillfully blending historical fact and fast-paced fiction, Meltzer delivers a dramatic, insightful novel set during the Great Depression, and brings alive a period when families desperately tried to cope as hopelessness gripped the nation. Includes an Authors Note.

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182

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0618874453

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9780618874453

Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal - IIIb

Studies in Alcohol Dependence

By: Milton M. Gross

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Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal - IIIb

Studies in Alcohol Dependence

By: Milton M. Gross

Dr. Milton M. Gross, the editor of these volumes, died on July 29, 1976, after a brief illness. As chairman of the section on Biomedical Research in Alcoholism of the I.C.A.A., he had plan ned and brought to fruition the international "Symposium on Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal" which had taken place in Lausanne the month before. He was particularly proud of the distinguished group of scientists he had helped to assemble and was eagerly looking for ward to the publication of these proceedings which he hoped would extend our understanding of the phenomenology of alcoholism. Milton Gross was a most unusual man in the extent and range of his activities and accomplishments. He was a certified psy chiatrist and psychoanalyst, a recognized clinical researcher, the author of more than fifty scientific papers, and the editor of three important volumes on alcohol intoxication and withdrawal. He was extremely active in the scientific world of alcoholism as planner and coordinator of three international conferences, as chairman of the section on Biomedical Research of the I.C.A.A., and as a member of a W.H.O. Task Force on Alcoholism. In addition, he was very active in a variety of scientific and service committees in national and local organizations.

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650

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461590388

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9781461590385

Ordinary Families, Special Children

A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability

By: Milton Seligman,Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

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Ordinary Families, Special Children

A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability

By: Milton Seligman,Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

This popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The volume examines how child, family, ecological, and sociocultural variables intertwine to shape the ways families respond to disability, and how professionals can promote coping, adaptation, and empowerment. Accessible and engaging, the book integrates theory and research with vignettes and firsthand reflections from family members.

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450

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Guilford Publications

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1462532322

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9781462532322

A People Called Cumberland Presbyterians

A History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

By: Ben M. Barrus,Milton L. Baughn,Thomas H. Campbell

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A People Called Cumberland Presbyterians

A History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

By: Ben M. Barrus,Milton L. Baughn,Thomas H. Campbell

Light on a people's forward path comes from behind - from the past. Because Cumberland Presbyterians are eager for illumination for their ongoing mission this set of books have been written. In ÒA People Called Cumberland PresbyteriansÓ three writers have endeavored to directly and effectively present the convictions, dedication and purpose that formed this Presbyterian denomination on the American frontier and have impelled it through more than 160 years to the present. The books illuminate some of the most distinctive traits of the church. Many persons and events come to life in it. Not only the better known heroes and heroines of the movement are presented, but also many of the lesser known who play colorful and significant roles, and details typical of the ongoing life of the church are here, along with accounts of the stirring hours of its history.

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641

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1579101003

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9781579101008

A Higher Place

By: Milton Grasle

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A Higher Place

By: Milton Grasle

A Higher Place is a collection of delightful stories about overcoming life's challenges through faith and perseverance. A Higher Place will open your heart and reaffirm your belief in the goodness of humanity. Marble Wars defines the true meaning of faith, as faith becomes the only thing an eight-year old boy has left. In Do You Believe in Magic, Susan Lindsey overcomes impossible odds to rescue an unfortunate group of homeless children. God's Work portrays Billy Thompson, a desperate young boy, who summons the help of angels and is bewildered at the response. These are but a few of the stories contained in A Higher Place, yet every story reveals the true side of America, the real America that still exists. The people and stories herein will live in your memory long after you finish the book and place it on the shelf.

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iUniverse

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0595420176

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9780595420179

Book's by Milton Mayfield

Attack and Counterattack

Attack and Counterattack

Motivating Language Theory

Motivating Language Theory

After San Jacinto

After San Jacinto

Tough Times

Tough Times

Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal - IIIb

Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal - IIIb

Ordinary Families, Special Children

Ordinary Families, Special Children

A People Called Cumberland Presbyterians

A People Called Cumberland Presbyterians

A Higher Place

A Higher Place

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