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Life Worth Living

How Someone You Love Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home : the Eden Alternative in Action

By: William H. Thomas

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Life Worth Living

How Someone You Love Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home : the Eden Alternative in Action

By: William H. Thomas

The grassroots handbook for Edenizing nursing homes.

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Publisher:VanderWyk&Burnham

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0964108968

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9780964108967

Unsafe for Democracy

World War I and the U.S. Justice Department's Covert Campaign to Suppress Dissent

By: William H. Thomas

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Unsafe for Democracy

World War I and the U.S. Justice Department's Covert Campaign to Suppress Dissent

By: William H. Thomas

During World War I it was the task of the U.S. Department of Justice, using the newly passed Espionage Act and its later Sedition Act amendment, to prosecute and convict those who opposed America’s entry into the conflict. In Unsafe for Democracy, historian William H. Thomas Jr. shows that the Justice Department did not stop at this official charge but went much further—paying cautionary visits to suspected dissenters, pressuring them to express support of the war effort, or intimidating them into silence. At times going undercover, investigators tried to elicit the unguarded comments of individuals believed to be a threat to the prevailing social order. In this massive yet largely secret campaign, agents cast their net wide, targeting isolationists, pacifists, immigrants, socialists, labor organizers, African Americans, and clergymen. The unemployed, the mentally ill, college students, schoolteachers, even schoolchildren, all might come under scrutiny, often in the context of the most trivial and benign activities of daily life. Delving into numerous reports by Justice Department detectives, Thomas documents how, in case after case, they used threats and warnings to frighten war critics and silence dissent. This early government crusade for wartime ideological conformity, Thomas argues, marks one of the more dubious achievements of the Progressive Era—and a development that resonates in the present day. Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians “Recommended for all libraries.”—Frederic Krome, Library Journal “A cautionary tale about what can happen to our freedoms if we take them too lightly.”—Dave Wood, Hudson Star-Observer

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299228932

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9780299228934

The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War

The Biography of a Regiment

By: William J. K. Beaudot

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The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War

The Biography of a Regiment

By: William J. K. Beaudot

Winner of Milwaukee County Historical Society's coveted Gambrinus Prize for the best book-length contribution to Milwaukee historiography in 2003 Profiles the courageous 24th Wisconsin Infantry and features the personal stories of members of the 24th, including Arthur McArthur, the father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Utilizes hundreds of primary sources--letters, diaries, and contemporary newspaper articles Formed in the summer of 1862, the 24th Wisconsin Infantry participated in many major battles of the Western theater, earning a reputation as a brave, hard-fighting unit. Unlike other unit histories, this book makes no attempt, as the author freely admits, to provide "an objective history" of the regiment. Rather, the book digs deeper, following the personal stories of the soldiers themselves, providing hundreds of individual vignettes that, taken together, paint a vivid picture of the life of a Union soldier.

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Stackpole Books

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0811708942

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9780811708944

The Civil War and Reconstruction

A Student Companion

By: William L. Barney

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The Civil War and Reconstruction

A Student Companion

By: William L. Barney

The Civil War was the most devastating event in U.S. history, in which over half a million Americans paid for their beliefs with their lives. The heroic battles, harrowing marches, and military genius of generals on both sides still inspire books, movies, and the imaginations of Civil War buffs. Less obvious are the economic, political, social, and cultural repercussions of the war, which continue to influence American life. Reconstruction and the end of slavery brought deep-seated problems to the reunited nation. This single-volume encyclopedia includes 245 entries on all facets of the conflicted era. It features articles on: * Battles and campaigns (Gettysburg, Shiloh, Sherman's March to the Sea) * Culture (music, photography, religion) * Economic affairs (cost of the war, gold, Richmond Bread Riot) * Foreign affairs (France, Great Britain, Laird rams) * Health and welfare (disease, medicine, prisons) * Ideologies (federalism, free-labor ideology) * Legislative landmarks (14th Amendment, Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Wade-Davis bill) * Military terms, strategy, and weaponry (cavalry, rifles, tactics) * Minorities (black suffrage, emancipation, Native Americans) * Political events and organizations (Constitutional Union party, election of 1860, fire-eaters) * Prominent individuals (Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman) * Social reform (abolitionism, women's rights movement) * Women (nurses, women in the war, individual women) More than 200 black-and-white illustrations, including over a dozen maps, complement the entries. A list of selected Civil War museums and historic sites, suggestions for further reading, recommended websites, and a chronology of the war round out this essential resource. Oxford's Student Companions to American History are state-of-the-art references for school and home, specifically designed and written for ages 12 through adult. Each book is a concise but comprehensive A-to-Z guide to a major historical period or theme in U.S. history, with articles on key issues and prominent individuals. The authors--distinguished scholars well-known in their areas of expertise--ensure that the entries are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible. Special features include an introductory section on how to use the book, further reading lists, cross-references, chronology, and full index.

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Oxford University Press

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0199956316

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9780199956319

Grant A Biography Revised Edition

By: William S Mcfeely

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Grant A Biography Revised Edition

By: William S Mcfeely

The story of the Ohioan who became the leader of the Union Army and later the president.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393323943

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9780393323948

Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1799, to December 31, 1807. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Vol. IX

By: William Pitt Palmer,Sherwin McRae,Raleigh Edward Colston,Henry W. Flournoy

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Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1799, to December 31, 1807. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Vol. IX

By: William Pitt Palmer,Sherwin McRae,Raleigh Edward Colston,Henry W. Flournoy

Reprint of the original, first published in 1890.

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690

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338537202X

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9783385372023

The Black Regulars, 1866-1898

By: William A. Dobak,Thomas D. Phillips

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The Black Regulars, 1866-1898

By: William A. Dobak,Thomas D. Phillips

In The Black Regulars, 1866-1898, the authors shed new light on the military justice system, relations between black troops and their mostly white civilian neighbors, their professional reputations, and what veterans faced when they left the army for civilian life.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806179813

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9780806179810

Book's by William H. Thomas

Life Worth Living

Life Worth Living

Unsafe for Democracy

Unsafe for Democracy

The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War

The 24th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War

The Civil War and Reconstruction

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Grant A Biography Revised Edition

Grant A Biography Revised Edition

Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1799, to December 31, 1807. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1799, to December 31, 1807. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

The Black Regulars, 1866-1898

The Black Regulars, 1866-1898

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