Tis Not Our War
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Tis Not Our War
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Author : Paul Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2024-06-18
Tis Not Our War written by Paul Taylor and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-18 with History categories.
James McPherson’s classic book For Cause & Comrades explained “why men fought in the Civil War”—and spurred countless other historians to ask and attempt to answer the same question. But few have explored why men did not fight. That’s the question Paul Taylor answers in this groundbreaking Civil War history that examines the reasons why at least 60 percent of service-eligible men in the North chose not to serve and why, to some extent, their communities allowed them to do so. Did these other men not feel the same patriotic impulses as their fellow citizens who rushed to the enlistment office? Did they not believe in the sanctity of the Union? Was freeing men held in chains under chattel slavery not a righteous moral crusade? And why did some soldiers come to regret their enlistment and try to leave the military? ’Tis Not Our War answers these questions by focusing on the thoughts, opinions, and beliefs of average civilians and soldiers. Taylor digs deep into primary sources—newspapers, diaries, letters, archival manuscripts, military reports, and published memoirs—to paint a vivid and richly complex portrait of men who questioned military service in the Civil War and to show that the North was never as unified in support of the war as portrayed in much of America’s collective memory. This book adds to our understanding of the Civil War and the men who fought—and did not fight—in it.
National Theatre Connections 2018
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Author : Brad Birch
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-08-23
National Theatre Connections 2018 written by Brad Birch and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-23 with Drama categories.
Theatre has a funny way of getting to the heart of who we are now and – particularly in the case of Connections – who we are going to be. Drawing together the work of nine leading playwrights, National Theatre Connections 2018 features work by some of the most exciting contemporary playwrights. Gathered together in one volume, the plays offer young performers an engaging selection of material to perform, read or study. From friends building bridges and siblings breaking down walls; girls making their voice heard and boys searching for home; and not forgetting a band of unlikely action heroes taking control of the weather. The anthology contains nine play scripts along with imaginative production notes and exercises, as well as a short introduction to the writing process for the tenth Connections play [ BLANK ] by Alice Birch. National Theatre Connections is an annual festival which brings new plays for young people to schools and youth theatres across the UK and Ireland. Commissioning exciting work from leading playwrights, the festival exposes actors aged 13-19 to the world of professional theatre-making, giving them full control of a theatrical production - from costume and set design to stage management and marketing campaigns. NT Connections have published over 150 original plays and regularly works with 500 theatre companies and 10,000 young people each year.
This Republic Of Suffering
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Author : Drew Gilpin Faust
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2008-01-08
This Republic Of Suffering written by Drew Gilpin Faust and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-08 with History categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation. An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be seven and a half million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust describes how the survivors managed on a practical level and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the unprecedented carnage with its belief in a benevolent God. Throughout, the voices of soldiers and their families, of statesmen, generals, preachers, poets, surgeons, nurses, northerners and southerners come together to give us a vivid understanding of the Civil War's most fundamental and widely shared reality. With a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A Blow To France Or A Sermon On 2 Chron Xx 15 Preached Nov 22 1709 Being The Day Appointed For A General Thanksgiving For The Late Glorious Victory Obtained Over The French At Blaregnies Etc
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Author : Samuel HARRIS (S.T.P.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1709
A Blow To France Or A Sermon On 2 Chron Xx 15 Preached Nov 22 1709 Being The Day Appointed For A General Thanksgiving For The Late Glorious Victory Obtained Over The French At Blaregnies Etc written by Samuel HARRIS (S.T.P.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1709 with categories.
When The Lilacs Bloom
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Author : Marie Elmen
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2005-04-15
When The Lilacs Bloom written by Marie Elmen and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-15 with Fiction categories.
Mary Kate is a serious young girl who has dreams of becoming a teacher. She comes from a large family and is closest in age to her brother, Hen and her sister Lottie. Lottie is Mary Kates exact opposite. She is a boy crazy flibberty gibbert and talks about nothing except boys and Uncle Edwards coming home from the marines and the gifts he will bring them. Hen talks about nothing except joining the Navy worrying Mary Kate tremendously. It is l9l6 and war has started in Europe. Their best friend is their cousin Maria Schmidt who is the daughter of her mothers oldest brother Adam and his wife Hilda. Aunt Hilda is a little stuffy and Mary Kates father John is not too crazy about her, but he loves his brother-in-law Adam. Their father, John, drives a horse drawn hearse, for a living. He has developed a cough, and has been losing work days pretty often. Mother, Catherine, works as a cook to supplement his salary, and as a cleaning lady at the girls Catholic school, to help pay their tuition. After Johns cough worsens and he starts spitting up blood, Mother calls the doctor. He diagnoses T.B. and notifies the Board of Health since it is highly contagious. The Board of Health orders the house quarantined and tells Catherine, the girls mother, that the children must be removed and sent to foster homes. Uncle Edward comes home to find all is not well. When Catherine decides to keep her family together, she seeks Edwards aid in setting up a separate home for her children in a nearby cottage. One night after father has gone to bed, Catherine calls the older children and Uncle Edward together to discuss her plans with them. They are all heartbroken at the thought of leaving their parents, but take it well. Hen is working as an apprentice carpenter, he will help out financially, Mary Kate will have to quit school and stay home and be Mama to the little ones and Lottie will quit school and go to work in a local factory as a seamstress. Uncle Edward and Hen work on cleaning up the cottage and the girls help furnish it. Lottie gets a job at Kleinerts factory and they settle in. Mary Kate learns that taking care of a two year old and an eight year old, as well as keeping house and cooking is a full time job. Mary Kate grieves that she cannot finish high school since she is a senior and has only a few months to go. Their parish priest, and family friend, comes to call and tells Mary Kate that she can graduate with her class if she will study at night. He insists that Hen and Lottie can help with the little ones in the evenings. Time passes and Mary Kate studies and worries about her fathers illness and Uncle Edward going overseas. The time comes and Uncle Edward must leave. They have a tearful parting. Mary Kate not knowing how she will cope without her Uncles guidance. Lottie and Hen are both doing well at work. Once day a young man calls on Mary Kate to discuss Lotties future. Mary Kate offers him coffee and cake. She thinks he wants to marry her young sister because of the approach he uses and the fact that Lottie told her sister she met the man she would someday marry. Finally he explains that he wants to send Lottie to a special school in Canada. It is run by nuns who specialize in making lingerie and embroidering. Mary Kate has to decline. She says Lottie is needed at home but hopes he will ask again. As he leaves, Mary Kate gives him a slice of cake for his father because Daniel said it tasted like his mothers and his father would enjoy it. One day in May, Papa dies. Mama is heartbroken and has to tell the children. Uncle Edward comes home for the funeral, but has to leave soon after. Mama has to make some more decisions once her family comes home. Mama calls a family meeting and surprises the children by including Father Emil. She informs Lottie she is to go to Can
Congressional Record
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Author : United States. Congress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Law categories.
Justified
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Author : Nadine Andrea Forbes
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002
Justified written by Nadine Andrea Forbes and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
"Be All That You Can Be!" but at what cost?Behind the guarded gates of the U.S. military is an institution riddled with abuse of power. Justified? is a first-person look into military life. It traces a path of shame from civilian to recruit, to the transformation into a soldier; where training deteriorates into injustice; where the recruit has no support and sadly, no voice. This unfamiliar and gut wrenching story is not unique, but rather is the grave reality of how civilians newly entering the military are broken and how soldiers are made. A soldier must defend this country and its interests. A soldier must obey orders without question. A soldier must be able to resist the enemy and survive under the most difficult of conditions. Furthermore, a soldier must never leave a post unguarded or unprotected, and ultimately a soldier must be able to kill, and kill on command. In the military, a fine line is walked daily between intensity of training and torture of recruits; torture as defined by this government as "any act that inflicts severe pain or suffering, physical or mental". But, what does it take to mold the perfect soldier who is obedient, strong, and a killing machine? In order to attain the soldier's primary goals of marksmanship, resiliency and fitness, are beatings, sleep and sensory deprivations, sexual assaults, and humiliating directives all necessary or justifiable? Justified? leads you through real events and real emotions from a female recruit's perspective. It takes the reader back to the underlying reasons of why the author originally became infatuated with a military career; back to her then seemingly unwavering passion. Both author and reader begin negotiating through the physical and even more emotionally painful process of indoctrination. At the end, the question is asked
Scope Of Soviet Activity In The United States
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Scope Of Soviet Activity In The United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Communism categories.
Scope Of Soviet Activity In The U S
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957
Scope Of Soviet Activity In The U S written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1957 with Communism categories.
Eidolon
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Author : Jonathan Strahan
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date : 2006-09-05
Eidolon written by Jonathan Strahan and has been published by Wildside Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-05 with Fiction categories.
Eidolon, the first in a new series of original genre fiction anthologies, includes new stories by Tim Pratt, Hal Duncan, Holly Phillips, Margo Lanagan, Jeff VanderMeer, Elizabeth Bear, and more.