Published with assistance from BePublished.org in May 2021, BOOMING CHICAGOANS by Roseland VIC is the debut literary release of seasoned citizens active in the Pullman/Roseland area. A small collection of original works to showcase their talents and interests, BOOMING CHICAGOANS is the first compilation project completed by members of the Roseland Village Interdependent Collaborative (VIC) of Chicago, Illinois. As a direct response to the social isolation many in the Silent & Baby Boomer generations felt during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roseland VIC's active seniors gathered virtually and decided to pool their creative talents to inspire others to remain engaged and active in any way they can."We love to cook, dance, sing, play bingo, write, paint . . . do a lot of things. We're not just sitting around complaining about body aches," confesses the Roseland VIC's president, 92-year-old Delores Williams. "We hope this book will inspire other seasoned people to celebrate the talents God blessed them with and live the life they love while they still can," added the vice-president, Felicia Hurst (whose husband Donald Pridgeon is a Baby Boomer).Supported by the staff at the Roseland Senior Satellite Center, Roseland VIC specifically designed BOOMING CHICAGOANS to allow readers to witness the varying skills 21st Century senior citizens still employ and work to pass on to their peers and loved ones. Available as an ebook, BOOMING CHICAGOANS by Roseland VIC may also be purchased as an autographed paperback from the contributor of choice.
Pearl Harbor Honor Flight: One Last Goodbye, is a beautiful color softcover book. Filled with pictures, this premium color edition was created to honor military veterans of the Greatest Generation for their courage and personal sacrifice during the attack on United States military forces at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. Master photographers Billie and Robert Nicholson have assembled a photographic journey of six Honor Flight veterans from Pensacola, Florida during the week long 70th year commemoration of the attack, the last and final organized annual reunion of Pearl Harbor survivors. One veteran spoke of his desire to return to Pearl Harbor, ..". to say one last goodbye to my friends and comrades who died that day and throughout the war.
Two international leaders offer important insights into the ways in which the discipline of science education has developed and how school curriculum has been shaped by both scientific discovery and social change. J Myron Atkin (U.S.) and Paul Black (U.K.) share their vast and varied experiences in this historical account that chronicles the many developments in the field from the end of World War II to the present. The chapters in this volume cover: the aims and politics of science education, curriculum development, subject matter boundaries, pedagogy and learning, assessment and evaluation, educational research and practice, and the teaching profession. Each theme is introduced in its historical and philosophical context, with current issues emphasized. The authors then analyze these themes by drawing on relevant episodes from their transatlantic careers. These episodes act as a springboard for developing insights into each theme, including comparisons between educational practices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Featuring compelling examples and a cohesive presentation, this groundbreaking volume is essential reading for anyone making decisions about the future of science education.
The USS Carondelet had a revolutionary ship design and was the most active of all the Union's Civil War river ironclads. From Fort Henry through the siege of Vicksburg and from the Red River campaign through the Battle of Nashville, the gunboat was prominent in war legend and literature. This history draws on the letters of Ensign Scott Dyer Jordan and Rear Adm. Henry Walke's memoirs.
This story is about a sixteen (16) year old boy, who stayed away for fourteen (14) months, and the experiences he had. The first night he spent on Skid Row in a cheap flophouse. The nights he spent in an all night theater, and the people he met. An ex prize fighter who helped him get a job. Turned out to be the best friend he ever had, and who opened up the world of bowling for him. Especially, the people he met, the bowlers, employees, and the owner of the bowling center. In addition, of the people who work in the pits that no one sees the pinsetters.
This is the first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the years 1863-1865. Following introductory reviews of the rivers and of the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron, chronological Federal naval participation in various raids and larger campaigns is highlighted, as well as counterinsurgency, economical support and control, and logistical protection. The book includes details on units, locations and activities that have been previously underreported or ignored. Examples include the birth and function of the Mississippi Squadron's 11th District, the role of U.S. Army gunboats, and the war on the Upper Cumberland and Upper Tennessee Rivers. The last chapter details the coming of the peace in 1865 and the decommissioning of the U.S. river navy and the sale of its gunboats.
The incalculable influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) on biology, botany, geology, and meteorology deservedly earned him the reputation as the world’s most illustrious scientist before Charles Darwin. Humboldt’s breath-taking explorations of Mexico and South America from 1799 to 1804 are akin to Europe’s second “discovery” of the New World – this time, a scientific one. His Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain is a foundational document about Mexico and its cultures and is still widely consulted by anthropologists, geographers, and historians. In Humboldt’s Mexico, Myron Echenberg presents a straightforward guide with historical and cultural context to Humboldt’s travels in Mexico. Humboldt packed a lifetime of scientific studies into one daunting year, and soon after published a four-volume account of his findings. His adventures range widely from inspections of colonial silver mines and hikes to the summits of volcanoes to meticulous examination of secret Spanish colonial archives in Mexico City and scientific discussions of archaeological sites of pre-Hispanic Indigenous cultures. Echenberg traces Humboldt’s journey, as described in his publications, his diary, and other writings, across the heartland of Mexico, while also pursuing Humboldt’s life, his science, his experiences, his influence on scholars of his time and after, and the various efforts by others to honour and at times to denigrate his legacy. Part history, part travelogue, and always highly readable and informative, Humboldt’s Mexico is an engaging account of a gifted scientist and visionary that ranges across topics as diverse and broad as natural history was in his era.
While the Monitor and Merrimack are the most famous of the Civil War ironclads, the Confederacy had another ship in its flotilla that carried high hopes and a metal hull. The makeshift CSS Arkansas, completed by Lt. Isaac Newton Brown and manned by a mixed crew of volunteers, gave the South a surge of confidence when it launched in 1862. For 28 days of summer, the ship engaged in five battles with Union warships, falling victim in the end only to her own primitive engines. The saga of the CSS Arkansas represents the last significant Rebel naval activity in the war's Western theater.
Once the Union Army gained control of the upper rivers of the Mississippi Valley during the first half of 1862, slow and heavy ironclads proved ineffective in patrolling the waters. Hastily outfitted steamboats were covered with thin armor and pressed into duty. These "tinclads" fought Confederate forces attacking from the riverbanks, provided convoy for merchant steamers, enforced revenue measures, and offered tow, dispatch, and other fleet support services. This history documents the service records and duties of these little-known vessels of the Union fleet.
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