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Sweet Freedom's Song

"My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America

By: the late Robert James Branham,Stephen J. Hartnett

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Sweet Freedom's Song

"My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America

By: the late Robert James Branham,Stephen J. Hartnett

Although it isn't the official national anthem, America may be the most important and interesting patriotic song in our national repertoire. Sweet Freedom's Song: "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and Democracy in America is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song America over the past 250 years. Popularly known as My Country 'Tis of Thee and as God Save the King/Queen before that this tune has a history as rich as the country it extols. In Sweet Freedom's Song, Robert Branham and Stephen Hartnett chronicle this song's many incarnations over the centuries. Colonial Americans, Southern slaveowners, abolitionists, temperance campaigners and labor leaders, among others, appropriated and adapted the tune to create anthems for their own struggles. Because the song has been invoked by nearly every grassroots movement in American history, the story of America offers important insights on the story of democracy in the United States. An examination of America as a historical artifact and cultural text, Sweet Freedoms Song is a reflection of the rebellious spirit of Americans throughout our nations history. The late Robert James Branham and his collaborator, Stephen Hartnett, have produced a thoroughly-researched, delightfully written book that will appeal to scholars and patriots of all stripes.

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289

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Oxford University Press

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ISBN 10

0195350294

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9780195350296

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

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The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

Chief among its contents we find abstracts of land grants, court records, conveyances, births, deaths, marriages, wills, petitions, military records (including a list of North Carolina Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Line, 1775-1782), licenses, and oaths. The abstracts derive from records now located in the state archives and from the public records of the following present-day counties of the Old Albemarle region: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington, and the Virginia counties of Surry and Isle of Wight.

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1794

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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ISBN 10

0806304413

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9780806304410

Educating Edward

The Story of a Boy in Trouble and the Man Who Saved Him

By: Robert Whyte

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Educating Edward

The Story of a Boy in Trouble and the Man Who Saved Him

By: Robert Whyte

Ten year old Edward lives with a group of boys in welfare housing that is badly supervised. He is attacked, abused and is only saved from a certain life of crime by a teacher who adopts him and takes him under his wing. But the community doesnt accept a man adopting a boy and they are both hounded until they make a run for freedom. An adventure story that explores the relationship between males and the fight for the right to a normal life by a little boy and his grown up mentor.

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155

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

1483658775

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9781483658773

The American Quarterly Review

By: Robert Walsh

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The American Quarterly Review

By: Robert Walsh

Reprint of the original, first published in 1837.

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493

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385617553

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9783385617551

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

August-September 1781

By: Robert Morris

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The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

August-September 1781

By: Robert Morris

Although Robert Morris (1734-1806), "the Financier of the American Revolution," was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution, a powerful committee chairman in the Continental Congress, an important figure in Pennsylvania politics, and perhaps the most prominent businessman of his day, he is today least known of the great national leaders of the Revolutionary era.This oversight is being rectified by this definitive publication project that transcribes and carefully annotates the Office of Finance diary, correspondence, and other official papers written by Morris during his administration as superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784.

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468

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

ISBN 10

082297018X

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9780822970187

Henry Clay

Statesman for the Union

By: Robert Vincent Remini

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Henry Clay

Statesman for the Union

By: Robert Vincent Remini

Great biography leaves an indelible view of the subject. After Remini's masterful portrait, Clay is unforgettable." --Donald B. Cole, Newsday

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884

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W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393310884

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9780393310887

The Beer Lover's Rating Guide

By: Robert Klein,Bob Klein

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The Beer Lover's Rating Guide

By: Robert Klein,Bob Klein

A complete guide to beer offers an alphabetical listing of more than 1,500 American and imported beers, along with concise descriptions and ratings of each, a listing of the best and worse beers by state and by country, and advice on combining beer with food. Original.

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432

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Workman Publishing

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ISBN 10

0761113118

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9780761113119

Early Landowners South of Anderson, S.C.

By: Robert Z. Callaham

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Early Landowners South of Anderson, S.C.

By: Robert Z. Callaham

Presents 9 maps of early land ownership immediately south of Anderson, S.C., formerly Ninety-Six District, then later the Pendleton District and Pendleton County, part of which became present Anderson County, on which are reference numbers to the plat books and page numbers for grants and deeds from the books housed at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, S.C., generally covering the years 1780-1848.

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Lulu.com

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130019913X

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9781300199137

American Generals of the Revolutionary War

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Robert P. Broadwater

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American Generals of the Revolutionary War

A Biographical Dictionary

By: Robert P. Broadwater

At the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, the colonies faced the daunting task of creating the first American army, and its requisite leadership, capable of combating a global superpower whose standing army and general ship were among the finest in the world. Built largely from state and local militias, the colonial army performed surprisingly well and produced a number of fine generals. Some were experienced before the war, like George Washington of the Virginia Militia and the British-born Horatio Gates, while others were as green as the soldiers they led. This book presents basic biographical information about America's first generals in the Revolutionary War. Included are all generals of the Continental Army, along with those commissioned in the colonies' militias. Drawn from primary sources, including death and census records, records of the Continental Congress, and contemporary writings, each biographical sketch provides date and place of birth, prewar education and occupation, wartime service, date and place of death, and place of burial. Portraits of each general are included where available, and appendices display important statistics, including comparative ages; occupations; officers lost by death, resignation, murder or changing loyalty; and states or countries of origin.

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217

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McFarland

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0786491736

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9780786491735

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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868

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JHU Press

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0801854652

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9780801854651

Book's by Robert Samuel Smith

Sweet Freedom's Song

Sweet Freedom's Song

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

Educating Edward

Educating Edward

The American Quarterly Review

The American Quarterly Review

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784

Henry Clay

Henry Clay

The Beer Lover's Rating Guide

The Beer Lover's Rating Guide

Early Landowners South of Anderson, S.C.

Early Landowners South of Anderson, S.C.

American Generals of the Revolutionary War

American Generals of the Revolutionary War

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

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