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Born Fighting
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Author : Jim Webb
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2005-10-11
Born Fighting written by Jim Webb and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-11 with History categories.
In his first work of nonfiction, bestselling novelist James Webb tells the epic story of the Scots-Irish, a people whose lives and worldview were dictated by resistance, conflict, and struggle, and who, in turn, profoundly influenced the social, political, and cultural landscape of America from its beginnings through the present day. More than 27 million Americans today can trace their lineage to the Scots, whose bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous warfare along the border between England and Scotland, and later in the bitter settlements of England’s Ulster Plantation in Northern Ireland. Between 250,000 and 400,000 Scots-Irish migrated to America in the eighteenth century, traveling in groups of families and bringing with them not only long experience as rebels and outcasts but also unparalleled skills as frontiersmen and guerrilla fighters. Their cultural identity reflected acute individualism, dislike of aristocracy and a military tradition, and, over time, the Scots-Irish defined the attitudes and values of the military, of working class America, and even of the peculiarly populist form of American democracy itself. Born Fighting is the first book to chronicle the full journey of this remarkable cultural group, and the profound, but unrecognized, role it has played in the shaping of America. Written with the storytelling verve that has earned his works such acclaim as “captivating . . . unforgettable” (the Wall Street Journal on Lost Soliders), Scots-Irishman James Webb, Vietnam combat veteran and former Naval Secretary, traces the history of his people, beginning nearly two thousand years ago at Hadrian’s Wall, when the nation of Scotland was formed north of the Wall through armed conflict in contrast to England’s formation to the south through commerce and trade. Webb recounts the Scots’ odyssey—their clashes with the English in Scotland and then in Ulster, their retreat from one war-ravaged land to another. Through engrossing chronicles of the challenges the Scots-Irish faced, Webb vividly portrays how they developed the qualities that helped settle the American frontier and define the American character. Born Fighting shows that the Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston; they were the writers Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain; and they have given America numerous great military leaders, including Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, Audie Murphy, and George S. Patton, as well as most of the soldiers of the Confederacy (only 5 percent of whom owned slaves, and who fought against what they viewed as an invading army). It illustrates how the Scots-Irish redefined American politics, creating the populist movement and giving the country a dozen presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. And it explores how the Scots-Irish culture of isolation, hard luck, stubbornness, and mistrust of the nation’s elite formed and still dominates blue-collar America, the military services, the Bible Belt, and country music. Both a distinguished work of cultural history and a human drama that speaks straight to the heart of contemporary America, Born Fighting reintroduces America to its most powerful, patriotic, and individualistic cultural group—one too often ignored or taken for granted.
Born Fighting
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Author : James Webb
language : en
Publisher: Broadway
Release Date : 2004
Born Fighting written by James Webb and has been published by Broadway this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Traces the history and influence of the Scots-Irish in America, following their odyssey from their native Scotland, through their settlement in Northern Ireland, to their migration to America in the eighteenth century.
Born To Fight
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Author : Mark Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-07-20
Born To Fight written by Mark Hunt and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A powerful story of sadness, hope, pride, honour and triumph from the real-life Rocky! Raw, confronting and honest, UFC champion Mark Hunt's inspiring autobiography shows it is possible to defy the odds and carve a better life. Born into a Mormon Samoan family, Hunt details his harrowing early life, his troubled teen years, and his angry youth with no apparent future. After being plucked from an Auckland street fight and dropped into his first kickboxing bout, Mark went on to achieve unprecedented success in Australian and New Zealand combat sports. In an ongoing career that has spanned the globe, Mark Hunt has been in some of the UFC, Pride and K-1's most memorable battles. But in some ways those fights pale in comparison to that which he has overcome out of the ring and cage. As fearless with his opinions as he is in the Octagon, Mark pulls no punches in revealing the highs and lows of his extraordinary life.
Natural Born Fighters
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Author : Craig Goldman
language : en
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Release Date : 2004
Natural Born Fighters written by Craig Goldman and has been published by Mainstream Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Boxing categories.
Plunged into a brutal world that exists beyond the authority of any sporting body, Natural Born Fighters uncovers today's kings of underground combat. From bare-knuckle fights that take place in country lanes and inner-city building sites to bloody, raw gladiatorial cage fighting, you'll meet hard men, villains, gypsies, maybe even the bloke who lives next door to you. They're all connected by a common thread--they all love fighting, and they'll do anything to win.
The Birth Of A Movement
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Author : Dick Lehr
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2017-01-10
The Birth Of A Movement written by Dick Lehr and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with History categories.
In 1915, two men—one a journalist agitator, the other a technically brilliant filmmaker—incited a public confrontation that roiled America, pitting black against white, Hollywood against Boston, and free speech against civil rights. Monroe Trotter and D. W. Griffith were fighting over a film that dramatized the Civil War and Reconstruction in a post-Confederate South. Almost fifty years earlier, Monroe’s father, James, was a sergeant in an all-black Union regiment that marched into Charleston, South Carolina, just as the Kentucky cavalry—including Roaring Jack Griffith, D. W.’s father—fled for their lives. Griffith’s film, The Birth of a Nation, included actors in blackface, heroic portraits of Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, and a depiction of Lincoln’s assassination. Freed slaves were portrayed as villainous, vengeful, slovenly, and dangerous to the sanctity of American values. It was tremendously successful, eventually seen by 25 million Americans. But violent protests against the film flared up across the country. Monroe Trotter’s titanic crusade to have the film censored became a blueprint for dissent during the 1950s and 1960s. This is the fiery story of a revolutionary moment for mass media and the nascent civil rights movement, and the men clashing over the cultural and political soul of a still-young America standing at the cusp of its greatest days.
Born Fighter
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Author : Reginald Kray
language : en
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Release Date : 1990
Born Fighter written by Reginald Kray and has been published by Trafalgar Square Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Crime categories.
This is Reg Kray's autobiography, he describes his East end childhood and at the centre of it Reggie's and Ronnie's great love for their mother, Violet, describing how he and his brothers' skill in the boxing ring developed into their being a formidable street fighting team.
Fighting For Ireland
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Author : M.L.R. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01
Fighting For Ireland written by M.L.R. Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with Political Science categories.
Fighting for Ireland? is the first in-depth account of the evolution of Irish Republican strategy. It is highly topical in the light of the faltering peace process and the growing speculation over the IRA's next move: further violence or a new non-violent strategy? This new, updated paperback edition is essential reading for those who wish to disentangle the complex issues and motives behind IRA violence. M.L.R. Smith challenges many assumptions about the IRA, pinpointing the organisation's successes as well as its missed opportunities. He demonstrates the tension the movement has experienced between ideology and strategic reality regarding the use of force, illustrating how doctrinal purity has sometimes hampered the IRA in the pursuit of its goals. Contrary to the Irish Republican movement's vigorous and assertive public face Smith uncovers an organisation characterised more by a sense of chronic insecurity than by certainty and continuity.
Born Fighter
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Author : Stu Armstrong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-06
Born Fighter written by Stu Armstrong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-06 with categories.
This is the story of the legend of unlicensed boxing in England, growing up to follow in the footsteps of the murdered father going into the fight game. A journey from a boy to a true fighting man out to avenge the murder of his father and literally fighting for not only his life but the lives of his family.Full of twists & turns at every point, based on the true story of a legend of unlicensed boxing & a true fighting man. By Stu Armstrong with a foreword from former Cruiserweight Champion of the World, Glenn McCrory. (Note: This is the 2nd Edition of 'Boxer' by Stu Armstrong 2017)
Fighting To Survive As The World Dies Book Two
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Author : Rhiannon Frater
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2011-11-08
Fighting To Survive As The World Dies Book Two written by Rhiannon Frater and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-08 with Fiction categories.
Picking up where The First Days ends, Fighting to Survive features the further zombie-killing, civilization-saving adventures of a pair of sexy, kick butt heroines and the men who love them. A hundred or so survivors of the zombie plague have found tenuous safety in the walled off center of a small Texas town. Now the hard work of survival begins—finding enough food; creating safe, weather-resistant shelter; establishing laws; and fighting off both the undead who want to eat them and the living bandits who want to rob and kill them. Rhiannon Frater's Fighting to Survive won the Dead Letter Award for Best Novel from Mail Order Zombie. The first book in the As the World Dies trilogy, The First Days also won the Dead Letter Award and was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner. Tor Books began bringing this series to a wider audience with the Spring 2011 publication of The First Days. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Born To Fight The Born
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Author : Tara Brown
language : en
Publisher: Born
Release Date : 2012-12-03
Born To Fight The Born written by Tara Brown and has been published by Born this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
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