William Stone's Books

Bitter Freedom

William Stone's Record of Service in the Freedmen's Bureau

By: William Stone

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Bitter Freedom

William Stone's Record of Service in the Freedmen's Bureau

By: William Stone

Bitter Freedom is an insightful evaluation of the pivotal role of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction in war-torn South Carolina as written by a young bureau agent eager to do his part in rebuilding a divided nation." "In early 1868 Major William Stone of the Nineteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteers, having survived four major Civil War battles and three combat wounds, arrived in South Carolina to assume his duties in the newly formed Freedmen's Bureau. Spanning nearly three years of this service, his recently discovered first-person narrative chronicles his keen observations on the postwar South and his experiences in carrying out the bureau's efforts in voter registration, education, land reform, civil rights enforcement, and mediation of racial disputes. Stone was diligent in his duties and detailed in his writings, the result of which is a compelling recollection of turbulant race relations in small towns of the upstate surrounding Anderson and along the Savannah River near Alken." "That Stone was the son of a prominent New England abolitionist minister is apparent in his critical commentary on slave culture and in his perceptions of its negative impact on the morality of whites and blacks alike following the war. Likewise his boyhood experiences on a small farm color his assessment of what he viewed as the wastefulness of Southern agricultural methods. Stone's background, combat experiences, and earnest inclination toward public service make for a fascinating vantage point in his vivid descriptions of the poverty, political corruption, racial hatreds, explosive violence, and corrosive animosity toward all things Yankee he witnessed in the defeated South - a place he describes as being "almost like a foreign country." Yet Stone was so moved by the possibilities for progress and reforms he saw in South Carolina that, after his Freedmen's Bureau service ended, he went on to establish a successful Saw practice in Charleston and was eventually appointed as the state's attorney general by Governor Daniel H. Chamberlain." "Edited by his descendants, Stone's recollections remind modern readers of the harsh circumstances and bitter emotions of South Carolinians immediately following the Civil War and of the efforts of some to mend social and economic wounds. The record of service is augmented with seventeen illustrations and an introduction by historian Lou Falkner Williams that sets the writings in the broader context of Reconstruction history."--BOOK JACKET.

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168

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570037663

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9781570037665

Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14

By: William R. Coe

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Excavations in the Great Plaza, North Terrace, and North Acropolis of Tikal: Tikal Report 14

By: William R. Coe

This report is integral and pivotal to the entire Tikal publications series. Produced in six separate casebound volumes (3 of text, 2 of illustrations, a map box for oversize plans and sections), this monumental study looks at the very hub of Tikal. Tikal Report 14 is a tribute to its author, William R. Coe, who not only was able to salvage Tikal from the jungle but meticulously recorded all the resulting data in detailed plans, sections, drawings, and photographs, as well as the written word. This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture.

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1100

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University of Pennsylvania Museum of

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0934718660

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9780934718660

Indians in the Americas

The Untold Story

By: William Marder

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Indians in the Americas

The Untold Story

By: William Marder

Many books over the years have promised to tell the true story of the Native American Indians. Many, however, have been filled with misinformation or derogatory views. Finally here is a book that the Native American can believe in. This well researched book tells the true story of Native American accomplishments, challenges and struggles and is a gold mine for the serious researcher. It includes extensive notes to the text and over 500 photographs and illustrations -- many that have never before been published. The author, after 20 years of research, has attempted to provide the world with the most truthful and accurate portrayal of the Native American Indians. Every serious researcher and Native American family should have this ground-breaking book.

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256

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Book Tree

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1585091049

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9781585091041

Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If

By: James William Ward

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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If

By: James William Ward

A compilation from Hahnemann's Materia Medica, Allen's Encyclopaedia and Clarke's Dictionary. Divided into 2 sections, pathogenic symptoms and clinical symptoms. Vol. 1 provings; Vol. 2 clinical verifications.

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