William Forbes's Books

The Scottish Nation

Vol. 2

By: William Anderson

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382171163

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9783382171162

In the Somerset Hills

The Landed Gentry

By: William A. Schleicher,Susan J. Winter

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In the Somerset Hills

The Landed Gentry

By: William A. Schleicher,Susan J. Winter

After the Civil War, a class of industrialists and financiers amassed great fortunes while building the infrastructure of an expanding nation. Much of this money and power was concentrated in New York City, which quickly became crowded and unsuitable for the building of large estates. Many wealthy businessmen began to look eagerly toward the pastoral beauty of New Jersey as a site for their luxurious homes. Modeling itself on the English aristocracy, this uniquely American plutocracy sought to establish country seats, requiring acreage on a grand scale but in close proximity to New York City. Men such as George Seney, president of the Metropolitan Bank of New York, began purchasing property in Somerset County in the early 1870s, and soon many others were purchasing land in the county from the local farmers. This fascinating new book introduces us to the landed gentry of the Somerset Hills, with over 200 images bringing to life these colorful families and their magnificent estates. We meet the great families themselves, from the Seneys, Drydens, Stevenses, Pfizers, and Roeblings, to the Forbes, as well as such famous individuals as Jackie Kennedy and King Hassan II of Morocco. We are shown around the great estates, and see the stone masons, wood carvers, and other artisans and tradesmen who created them.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738564222

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9780738564227

An American Hero

By: R. Kennedy William R. Kennedy,William R. Kennedy

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An American Hero

By: R. Kennedy William R. Kennedy,William R. Kennedy

Arthur Forbes, Publisher and Managing Editor of the New York Herald Express and Staff Reporter Jason Scott were requested to be at the White House in Washington, D. C. the following morning to meet with the President of the United States for an important meeting. The year was 1944. Franklin D. Roosevelt explained to them that the United States would have to invade the Japanese homeland to end the war with Japan which would result in American casualties of at least one million men. Or he could sanction using a weapon that was more horrifying than any weapon ever created by man. He was referring to the atomic bomb which had recently been perfected and was ready to be made operational. Optimism ran high that the bomb would be a huge success and that it would end the war almost immediately. Roosevelt explained that it had been decided that the humane thing to do was to warn the Japanese what fate was in store for them. Forbes and Scott wondered how they could be of help to the president. The President of the United States was put in a position where he had to trust someone whom the Japanese respected and who could bring a highly secretive message to them. Scott was the logical choice. It was to be the beginning of a career that would catapult Scott into international fame and fortune.

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iUniverse

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1440172315

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9781440172311

Approaching Civil War and Southern History

By: William J. Cooper, Jr.

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Approaching Civil War and Southern History

By: William J. Cooper, Jr.

Initially published between 1970 and 2012, the essays in Approaching Civil War and Southern History span almost the entirety of William J. Cooper’s illustrious scholarly career and range widely across a broad spectrum of subjects in Civil War and southern history. Together, they illustrate the broad scope of Cooper’s work. While many essays deal with his well-known interests, such as Jefferson Davis or the secession crisis, others are on lesser-known subjects, such as Civil War artist Edwin Forbes and the writer Daniel R. Hundley. In the new introduction to each chapter, Cooper notes the essay’s origins and purpose, explaining how it fits into his overarching interest in the nineteenth-century political history of the South. Combined and reprinted here for the first time, the ten essays in Approaching Civil War and Southern History reveal why Cooper is recognized today as one of the most influential historians of our time.

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LSU Press

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0807170968

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9780807170960

Testing Wars in the Public Schools

By: William J. Reese

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Testing Wars in the Public Schools

By: William J. Reese

Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children’s health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today’s battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam.

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Harvard University Press

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0674075676

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9780674075672

A Guide to Cherokee Documents in Foreign Archives

By: William L. Anderson,James Allen Lewis

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A Guide to Cherokee Documents in Foreign Archives

By: William L. Anderson,James Allen Lewis

Professors Anderson and Lewis have compiled a guide to documents abroad that focuses on the Cherokee Indians. Exploring the archives of the three major colonial powers in the New World (England, France, and Spain), this guide describes over eight thousand documents that cover the Cherokee past from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.

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Scarecrow Press

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081081630X

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9780810816305

Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer

The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869

By: Edward William Sloan

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Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer

The Years as Engineer in Chief, 1861-1869

By: Edward William Sloan

A classic account of the 40-year Naval career of Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, whose contributions to Naval engineering helped usher in the development of the modern American Navy. Focusing on the years during and immediately after the Civil War, this study chronicles the extensive contributions made by Isherwood in expanding the size and scope of the U.S. Navy.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612512917

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9781612512914

William Mackenzie a New Beginning

By: Mackenzie William Moulton

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William Mackenzie a New Beginning

By: Mackenzie William Moulton

A police diver is involved in an explosion on a routine search of London City Airport Docks. He survives but is badly burnt. because of circumstances he is under suspicion of being involved. The pressure builds and he finally snaps when he finds out his wife has been having a long term affair. He ends up in a hospital for the insane and is chucked out the police force, and the enquiry is nicely closed much to the delight of his senior officers who saw Mac as a thorn in their side. Mac decides to start a new life and see more of the UK and get away from the horrible events that ruined his career and marriage. He buys the largest motor caravan he can afford and heads south towards his routes in Devon. Away from London and seeing life in a new light, the events of the last few months are not what they first seemed. Now for his own sanity and peace of mind he still wants to know the truth.

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1446128202

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The First Global War

Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775

By: William Nester

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The First Global War

Britain, France, and the Fate of North America, 1756-1775

By: William Nester

By 1756 the wilderness war for control of North America that erupted two years earlier between France and England had expanded into a global struggle among all of Europe's Great Powers. Its land and sea battles raged across the North American continent, engulfed Europe and India, and stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, Indian, and Pacific waters. The new conflict, now commonly known as the Seven Years' War of 1756-1763, was a direct continuation of the last French and Indian War. This study explores the North American campaigns in relation to events elsewhere in the world, from the ministries of Whitehall and Versailles to the land and sea battles in Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Caribbean. Few wars have had a more decisive effect on international relations and national development. The French and Indian War resulted in France's expulsion from almost all of the Western Hemisphere, except for some tiny islands in the Caribbean and St. Lawrence. Britain emerged as the world's dominant sea power and would remain so for two centuries. Finally, within a generation or two the vast debts incurred by Whitehall and Versailles in waging this war would help to stimulate revolutions in America and France that would forever change world history.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313003076

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9780313003073

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

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The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

Vol. III.

By: William Anderson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.

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3752524448

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9783752524444

Lieutenant Owen William Steele of the Newfoundland Regiment

By: Owen William Steele

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Lieutenant Owen William Steele of the Newfoundland Regiment

By: Owen William Steele

His diary ends twenty-two months later on the eve of the Battle of the Somme at Beaumont Hemel, a few days before his death."--BOOK JACKET.

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0773524282

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Seeing Spots

A Functional Analysis of Presidential Television Advertisements, 1952-1996

By: William L. Benoit

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Seeing Spots

A Functional Analysis of Presidential Television Advertisements, 1952-1996

By: William L. Benoit

Benoit provides a comprehensive analysis of presidential television spots from every campaign that used this important message form, from the 1952 campaign through the last national campaign in 1996. More than 1,600 presidential spots are analyzed, from both primary and general campaigns. Republican, Democratic, and third party candidate advertisements are analyzed. He uses the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse, analyzing themes in spots as acclaims (self-praise), attacks (criticism), and defenses (responses to attacks). Themes are classified according to topic. Each of these topics is broken down further (policy: past deeds, future plans, general goals; character: personal qualities, leadership ability, ideals). Contrasts are made between spots from Republicans and Democrats as well as third parties, incumbents and challengers, and winners and losers. The spots from candidates who led, trailed, or were in close races also are contrasted. Spots are becoming more negative over time, Benoit concludes, in both primary and general campaigns. General campaigns are more negative than primary campaigns, Democrats are more negative than Republicans, and challengers are more negative than incumbents. There are no differences between winners and losers. However, candidates who trailed throughout the campaign were most negative, while candidates in close races were most positive. An important analysis for scholars and researchers in political communication and American presidential politics.

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0313003254

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American Military History

A Survey From Colonial Times to the Present

By: William Thomas Allison,Jeffrey G. Grey,Janet G. Valentine

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American Military History

A Survey From Colonial Times to the Present

By: William Thomas Allison,Jeffrey G. Grey,Janet G. Valentine

Now in its third edition, American Military History examines how a country shaped by race, ethnicity, economy, regionalism, and power has been equally influenced by war and the struggle to define the role of a military in a free and democratic society. Organized chronologically, the text begins at the point of European conflict with Native Americans and concludes with military affairs in the early 21st century, providing an important overview of the military’s role on an international, domestic, social, and symbolic level. The third edition is fully updated to reflect recent developments in military policy and the study of military history and war and society, thus providing students a foundational understanding of the American military experience. This book will be of interest to students of American history and military history. It is designed to allow instructors flexibility in structuring a course.

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1000059456

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John Betjeman

A Bibliography

By: William S. Peterson

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John Betjeman

A Bibliography

By: William S. Peterson

This bibliography describes all John Betjeman's known writings, including his own books, contributions to periodicals and to books by others, lectures, and radio and television programs. Other categories include editorships and interviews, as well as a section devoted to writings about him. Manuscripts and drafts of his works are described in detail.

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0198184034

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Frederick Douglass

By: William S. McFeely

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Frederick Douglass

By: William S. McFeely

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

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039331376X

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9780393313765

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Testing Wars in the Public Schools

Testing Wars in the Public Schools

A Guide to Cherokee Documents in Foreign Archives

A Guide to Cherokee Documents in Foreign Archives

Benjamin Franklin Isherwood, Naval Engineer

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William Mackenzie a New Beginning

William Mackenzie a New Beginning

The First Global War

The First Global War

The Scottish Nation; or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland

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Lieutenant Owen William Steele of the Newfoundland Regiment

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Seeing Spots

American Military History

American Military History

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John Betjeman

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