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The United States Army and the Making of America

From Confederation to Empire, 1775–1903

By: Robert Wooster

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The United States Army and the Making of America

From Confederation to Empire, 1775–1903

By: Robert Wooster

The United States Army and the Making of America: From Confederation to Empire, 1775–1903 is the story of how the American military—and more particularly the regular army—has played a vital role in the late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century United States that extended beyond the battlefield. Repeatedly, Americans used the army not only to secure their expanding empire and fight their enemies, but to shape their nation and their vision of who they were, often in ways not directly associated with shooting wars or combat. That the regular army served as nation-builders is ironic, given the officer corps’ obsession with a warrior ethic and the deep-seated disdain for a standing army that includes Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, the writings of Henry David Thoreau, and debates regarding congressional appropriations. Whether the issue concerned Indian policy, the appropriate division of power between state and federal authorities, technology, transportation, communications, or business innovations, the public demanded that the military remain small even as it expected those forces to promote civilian development. Robert Wooster’s exhaustive research in manuscript collections, government documents, and newspapers builds upon previous scholarship to provide a coherent and comprehensive history of the U.S. Army from its inception during the American Revolution to the Philippine-American War. Wooster integrates its institutional history with larger trends in American history during that period, with a special focus on state-building and civil-military relations. The United States Army and the Making of America will be the definitive book on the army’s relationship with the nation from its founding to the dawn of the twentieth century and will be a valuable resource for a generation of undergraduates, graduate students, and virtually any scholar with an interest in the U.S. Army, American frontiers and borderlands, the American West, or eighteenth- and nineteenth-century nation-building.

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University Press of Kansas

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0700630643

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9780700630646

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

By: Robert C. Schenck

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Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

By: Robert C. Schenck

The third edition of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine is more specifically tailored to the needs of practising athletic trainers and primary care physicians, although educators should find it a useful reference for students. Many of the chapters from the second edition are supplemented and enhanced by new chapters. The major topics covered include: legal issues in sports medicine; injury prevention; evaluating the athlete; physiology of the musculoskeletal system; applied principles in treatment and rehabilitation; the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system; sports psychology; medical conditions; gender specific conditions; and athletes with different abilities.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0892031727

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9780892031726

Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order

Origins of the Federal Income Tax, 1861-1913

By: Robert Stanley

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Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order

Origins of the Federal Income Tax, 1861-1913

By: Robert Stanley

A sophisticated and accessible application of the newest theoretical work in public-policy history and legal studies, this book is a detailed account of how a permanent income tax was enacted into law in the United States. The tax originated as an apology for the aggressive manipulation of other forms of taxation, especially the tariff, during the Civil War. Levied with very low rates on a small proportion of the population and raising little revenue, the early tax was designed to preserve imbalances in the structure of wealth and opportunity, rather than to ameliorate or abolish them, by strengthening the status quo against fundamental attacks by the political left and right. This book shows that the early course of income taxation was more clearly the product of centrist ideological agreement, despite occasional divergences, than of "conservative-liberal" allocative conflict.

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346

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Oxford University Press

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0195363248

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9780195363241

The US National Debt, 1787-1900 Vol 4

By: Robert E Wright

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The US National Debt, 1787-1900 Vol 4

By: Robert E Wright

This volume covers the latter half of the nineteenth century and concepts such as inflation, the international market for bonds, and the complicated structure of the post-war public debt. It focuses on the varying state of the market and possible changes in the public debt's structure.

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430

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Taylor & Francis

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1040243517

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9781040243510

Inside The Confederate Government: The Diary Of Robert Garlick Kean

By: Robert Garlick Hill Kean

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Inside The Confederate Government: The Diary Of Robert Garlick Kean

By: Robert Garlick Hill Kean

When the Civil War began, author Robert Garlick Hill Kean enlisted as a private. In 1862, his wife’s uncle, George Wythe Randolph, took Kean on as his aide, and Kean followed him into the War Department at Richmond, where he became the head of the Confederate Bureau of War under John Archibald Campbell, the former U.S. Supreme Court justice. Kean’s wartime diary, first published in 1957 and selected as Book-of-the-Month by the Civil War Book Club in May that same year, gives a vivid portrayal of every significant character, of both the military and civilian sectors, who comprised the highest levels of the Confederate government, and to this day is considered an indispensable resource for those seeking first-hand, in-depth discussion and analysis of the Richmond government.

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333

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786258528

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9781786258526

William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West

By: Robert G. Athearn

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William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West

By: Robert G. Athearn

William Tecumseh Sherman is known primarily for having cut a swath of destruction through Georgia and the Carolinas during the Civil War. From the fame of these years, however, he moved into an eighteen-year phase of “insuring the tranquility” of the vast region of the American West. As commander of the Division of the Missouri from 1865 to 1869 and General of the Army of the United States under President Grant from 1869 to 1883, Sherman facilitated expansion and settlement in the West while suppressing the raids of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, Comanche, and Crow Indians. Robert G. Athearn explores Sherman’s and his army’s roles in the settling of the West, especially within the broad framework of railroad construction, Indian policy, political infighting, and popular opinion.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806127694

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9780806127699

Conquering the Valley

Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic

By: Robert K. Krick

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Conquering the Valley

Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic

By: Robert K. Krick

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LSU Press

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0807127876

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9780807127872

The New Annals of the Civil War

By: Robert I. Girardi

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The New Annals of the Civil War

By: Robert I. Girardi

Selected from nearly 700 articles that first appeared in the Philadelphia Weekly Times from 1877 to 1889. Corrections of misconceptions about the Civil War. Compelling perspectives on familiar campaigns, personalities, and controversies.

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632

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Stackpole Books

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0811746453

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9780811746458

Sacramento City and County Directory for 1868

By: Robert E. Draper

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Sacramento City and County Directory for 1868

By: Robert E. Draper

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375048300

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9783375048303

The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy

The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginia

By: Robert K. Krick

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The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy

The Death of Stonewall Jackson and Other Chapters on the Army of Northern Virginia

By: Robert K. Krick

No military unit in all the annals of American history exceeds in reputation Robert E. Lee's illustrious Army of Northern Virginia. In ten chapters based on exhaustive research, esteemed Civil War scholar Robert K. Krick gives eloquent examination to aspects of the army ranging from biographical sketches and the best and worst books on the subject, to Confederate troop strengths and locating soldier records. He begins with two key events: Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson's mortal wounding at Chancellorsville; and Jackson's most famous quarrel with a subordinate, which resulted in the unsuccessful court martial of General Richard B. Garnett. Krick continues with chapters on James Longstreet's failure at Knoxville and the prickly relationship between Jubal A. Early and the undisciplined Valley Cavalry. His piece on Robert E. Rodes is the first complete portrait of Lee's best division commander, whose wife methodically burned all of his letters sent home, forever preventing a full-scale biography. Krick, however, has uncovered a wide array of unpublished material on Rodes to sketch him in fresh perspective. Another essay considers the life and career of Colonel R. Welby Carter - a rogue

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LSU Press

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0807127477

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9780807127476

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

1634-1980

By: Robert J. Brugger

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Maryland, A Middle Temperament

1634-1980

By: Robert J. Brugger

Explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state"its special character. Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state" its special character. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by bibliography, maps, charts, and tables, Robert Brugger's vivid account of the state's political, economic, social, and cultural heritage—from the outfitting of Cecil Calvert's expedition to the opening of Baltimore's Harborplace—is rich in the issues and personalities that make up Maryland's story and explain its "middle temperament.

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JHU Press

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0801854652

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9780801854651

Chorus of the Union

How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation

By: Edward Robert McClelland

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Chorus of the Union

How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation

By: Edward Robert McClelland

An impassioned and timely exploration of Abraham Lincoln's long-time rivalry—and eventual alliance—with Stephen Douglas. Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas are a misunderstood duo. History remembers them as antagonists, and for most of the years the two men knew each other, they were. In the 1830s, they debated politics around the stove in the back of Joshua Speed’s store in Springfield, Illinois. In the 1850s, they disagreed over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and debated slavery as opponents for a Senate seat. In 1860, they both ran for president. Lincoln and Douglas ended as allies, though, against the greatest threat—slavery—that our country has ever faced. When Douglas realized he was going to lose the 1860 election, he stopped campaigning for himself and went South to persuade the slave states to accept Lincoln as president. After that effort failed, and the newly formed Confederate States of America bombed Fort Sumter, Douglas met with Lincoln to discuss raising an army. The story of how Lincoln and Douglas put aside their rivalry to work together for the preservation of the Union has important lessons for our time. We have just been through a presidential election where the loser refused to concede defeat, with violent consequences. Not only did Douglas accept his loss, he spent the final days of his campaign barnstorming the country to build support for his opponent’s impending victory, setting aside his long-held desire for the presidency for the higher principle of national unity. Also, by focusing on the importance of Illinois to Lincoln’s political development, Chorus of the Union will challenge the notion that he was an indispensable “great man.” Lincoln was the right person to lead the country through the Civil War, but he became president because he was from the right place. Living in Illinois provided Lincoln the opportunity to confront Douglas over the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The debates with Douglas during the 1858 Senate campaign brought him the fame and prestige to contend for the Republican presidential nomination in 1860. Lincoln's moderate views on slavery, which he developed in the swing region of a swing state, made him the ideal candidate for an election that had sweeping historical consequences.

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Simon and Schuster

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1639366385

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9781639366385

The History of the Study of Landforms

Or, The Development of Geomorphology

By: Richard J. Chorley,Antony J. Dunn,Robert Percy Beckinsale

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The History of the Study of Landforms

Or, The Development of Geomorphology

By: Richard J. Chorley,Antony J. Dunn,Robert Percy Beckinsale

This book is the fourth volume in the definitive series, The History of the Study of Landforms or The Development of Geomorphology. Volume 1 (1964) dealt with contributions to the field up to 1890. Volume 2 (1973) dealt with the concepts and contributions of William Morris Davis. Volume 3 (1991) covered historical and regional themes during the 'classic' period of geomorphology, between 1980 and 1950. This volume concentrates on studies of geomorphological processes and Quaternary geomorphology, carrying on these themes into the second part of the twentieth century, since when process-based studies have become so dominant. It is divided into five sections. After chapters dealing with geological controls, there are three sections dealing with process and form: fluvial, glacial and other process domains. The final section covers the mid-century revolution, anticipating the onset of quantitative studies and dating techniques. The volume's objective is to describe and analyse many of the developments that provide a foundation for the rich and varied subject matter of contemporary geomorphology. The volume is in part a celebration of the late Professor Richard Chorley, who devised its structure and contributed a chapter.

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Geological Society of London

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1862392498

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9781862392496

Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Two Volumes Plus Integrated Content Website (Rockwood, Green, and Wilkins' Fractures)

By: Robert W. Bucholz

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Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Two Volumes Plus Integrated Content Website (Rockwood, Green, and Wilkins' Fractures)

By: Robert W. Bucholz

In its thoroughly revised, updated Seventh Edition, Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults offers a complete print and multimedia package: the established "gold-standard" two-volume reference on fractures and access to an integrated content website. More than 80 of the world's foremost authorities provide comprehensive coverage of all bone and joint injuries, thoroughly discuss alternative methods for treating each injury, and present their own preferred methods. This edition has 33 new contributors and new chapters on principles of nerve injury and complex regional pain syndrome; psychological aspects of trauma; gunshot and wartime injuries; principles of mangled extremity management; amputations; limb salvage reconstruction; principles of post-traumatic infections; principles of nonunions; and principles of malunions.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451161441

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Decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign

The Sixteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Operation

By: Robert Tanner

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Decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign

The Sixteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Operation

By: Robert Tanner

The Shenandoah Valley Campaign, often referred to as Jackson's Valley Campaign, saw Gen. Stonewall Jackson lead more than seventeen thousand Confederate soldiers on a 464-mile march that would engage three separate Federal armies. Jackson's men fought several small skirmishes and lesser battles throughout the campaign with the ultimate objective of keeping US reinforcements from shoring up the Federal assault on Richmond, the Confederacy's capital. Jackson's immense success during the campaign contributed greatly to his legend among Confederate soldiers and brass. Intended for the Command Decisions in America's Civil War series, Robert Tanner's book focuses on the critical decisions that determined the outcome of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign for both Federal and Confederate forces"--

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1621907694

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Ten Words That Will Change a Nation (Paper)

The Incredible Blessings of Living God's Commands-"And the Enormous Costs of Ignoring Them

By: Robert L. Schenck

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Ten Words That Will Change a Nation (Paper)

The Incredible Blessings of Living God's Commands-"And the Enormous Costs of Ignoring Them

By: Robert L. Schenck

This is a call to bring back the Ten Commandments for display in schools and public buildings. You'll see why these "Ten Words" of God bring wholeness to every aspect of life.

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Albury Publishing

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1577782496

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The United States Army and the Making of America

The United States Army and the Making of America

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order

Dimensions of Law in the Service of Order

The US National Debt, 1787-1900 Vol 4

The US National Debt, 1787-1900 Vol 4

Inside The Confederate Government: The Diary Of Robert Garlick Kean

Inside The Confederate Government: The Diary Of Robert Garlick Kean

William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West

William Tecumseh Sherman and the Settlement of the West

Conquering the Valley

Conquering the Valley

The New Annals of the Civil War

The New Annals of the Civil War

Sacramento City and County Directory for 1868

Sacramento City and County Directory for 1868

The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy

The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

Chorus of the Union

Chorus of the Union

The History of the Study of Landforms

The History of the Study of Landforms

Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults

Decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Decisions of the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Ten Words That Will Change a Nation (Paper)

Ten Words That Will Change a Nation (Paper)

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