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Thomas Jefferson

In His Own Words (Large Print 16pt)

By: Robert C. Baron

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Thomas Jefferson

In His Own Words (Large Print 16pt)

By: Robert C. Baron

This beautiful special edition is a reproduction of Jefferson's garden and farm journals along with selected correspondence on gardening and farming from Jefferson to Washington, Adams, Madison, and others. The book includes an introduction by Henry Steele Commager, Jefferson's own drawings of Monticello, plans and sketches for his gardens, and photographs of his journals. Color photographs show off the magnificence of Monticello, the gardens and the farm today.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458756920

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9781458756923

Fighting for Hope

African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America

By: Robert F. Jefferson

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Fighting for Hope

African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America

By: Robert F. Jefferson

“A rigorously researched, richly etched re-creation of the formation of the all-black Ninety-third Infantry Division, which fought in the Pacific theater.” —Journal of American History This fascinating history shows how African-American military men and women seized their dignity through barracks culture and community politics during and after World War II. Drawing on oral testimony, unpublished correspondence, archival records, memoirs, and diaries, Robert F. Jefferson explores the curious contradiction of war-effort idealism and entrenched discrimination through the experiences of the 93rd Infantry Division. Led by white officers and presumably unable to fight—and with the army taking great pains to regulate contact between black soldiers and local women—the division was largely relegated to support roles during the advance on the Philippines, seeing action only later in the war when U.S. officials found it unavoidable. Jefferson discusses racial policy within the War Department, examines the lives and morale of black GIs and their families, documents the debate over the deployment of black troops, and focuses on how the soldiers’ wartime experiences reshaped their perspectives on race and citizenship in America. He finds in these men and their families incredible resilience in the face of racism at war and at home and shows how their hopes for the future provided a blueprint for America’s postwar civil rights struggles. Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies, Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America. “A marvelous book.” —Annals of Iowa

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JHU Press

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1421403099

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9781421403090

Brothers in Valor

Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor

By: Robert F. Jefferson, Jr.

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Brothers in Valor

Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor

By: Robert F. Jefferson, Jr.

During the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863, Sgt. William Harvey Carney picked up the fallen flag from his lifeless comrade. He waved the flag for all of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry to see and led the way to the parapet to plant the colors. After Col. Robert Gould Shaw was mortally wounded, Carney inspired his infantry forward. Even after sustaining severe wounds, Carney proudly declared, “Boys, the old flag never touched the ground!” After this battle, Carney became the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor. Since the American Civil War, scores of African Americans have served with great distinction. Through thousands of historical accounts, photographs, and documentary evidence, Robert Jefferson introduces the 89 black soldiers who continued forward when all odds were against them. The heroes within these pages faced certain death and definite danger without flinching. Jefferson paints a vivid portrait of African-American soldiers who carried the flag of freedom and how they reshaped the very definition of courage under fire during some of the most harrowing moments in United States military history. In turn, their courage and determination left an indelible mark on the American portrait.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493031759

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9781493031757

America: A Concise History, Combined Volume

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By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

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America: A Concise History, Combined Volume

A PDF-style e-book

By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

With fresh interpretations from two new authors, wholly reconceived themes, and a wealth of cutting-edge scholarship, the Fifth Edition of America: A Concise History is designed to work perfectly with the way you teach the survey today. Building on the book’s hallmark strengths — balance, explanatory power, and a brief-yet-comprehensive narrative — as well as its outstanding full-color visuals and built-in primary sources, authors James Henretta, Rebecca Edwards, and Robert Self have shaped America into the ideal brief book for the modern survey course, at a value that can’t be beat. Read the preface.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1457605430

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9781457605437

America: A Concise History, Volume I: To 1877

By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

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America: A Concise History, Volume I: To 1877

By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

With fresh interpretations from two new authors, wholly reconceived themes, and a wealth of cutting-edge scholarship, the Fifth Edition of America: A Concise History is designed to work perfectly with the way you teach the survey today. Building on the book’s hallmark strengths—balance, explanatory power, and a brief-yet-comprehensive narrative—as well as its outstanding full-color visuals and built-in primary sources, authors James Henretta, Rebecca Edwards, and Robert Self have shaped America into the ideal brief book for the modern survey course, at a value that can’t be beat.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1457605449

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9781457605444

Fighting for Hope

African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America

By: Robert F. Jefferson

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Fighting for Hope

African American Troops of the 93rd Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America

By: Robert F. Jefferson

Integrating social history and civil rights movement studies, Fighting for Hope examines the ways in which political meaning and identity were reflected in the aspirations of these black GIs and their role in transforming the face of America.

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