Americana
'... The Real War Will Never Get in the Books': Selections from Writers During the Civil War
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This collection goes backstage into the more or less private lives of fourteen major writers of the Civil War period. Sections from their diaries, letters, andoccasional essays go far toward explaining why so little creative work was produced during this period. Notes, index. 301p.
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This thrilling story, set more than 130 years before 9/11, accurately depicts a group of Confederate soldiers who planned to set fire to New York City in 1864, detailing the lives of these soldiers, as well as prominent members of New York City society and those individuals involved in the Civil War. Original.
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'All Labor Has Dignity' (King Legacy)
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An unprecedented and timely collection of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches on labor rights and economic justice, ranging in time from September 1957 to April 1968. Appendix: A Note on the Speeches; Index.
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'An Active Instrument for Propaganda': The American Public Library During World War I (Beta Phi Mu Monograph, Number 1)
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Wiegand details the socioeconomic characteristics of turn-of-the-century library professionals and their determination to address industrialization, urbanization, and immigration as these issues came within their sphere of influence. It is against this background that American public librarians and their institutions responded to the call for united action during World War I. An Active Instrument for Propaganda inaugurates the Beta Phi Mu monograph series that, in the tradition of the Int…
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A collection of writings honoring Robert F. Kennedy includes letters, editorials, and essays by political leaders, journalists, ordinary citizens, and others
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'Bully for the Band!': The Civil War Letters and Diary of Four Brothers in the 10th Vermont Infantry Band
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"This volume presents the Civil War writings of Charles, Jeremiah, Osman, and Herbert George, brothers from Vermont who played in the 10th Vermont Infantry regimental band. Their letters and diary describe the life of an enlisted musician, including the duties of field musicians, the forming of a band, rehearsals and repertory, and performances for officers, troops, and civilians"--Provided by publisher.
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Examines the Northern opposition to the abolition of slavery in the 1830's, and the public disorders caused by this protest
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During 1763 and 1764, a loose coalition of Native American tribes ranging from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River and from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes revolted against the oppression and neglect of their newly installed British masters. This Great Uprising ranks among the most successful wars in Native American history with the assault and capture of nine forts, the siege of Forts Detroit and Pitt, and, finally, a negotiated peace that met most of their demands. Yet…
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