Fifteen Feet From The Pope
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Fifteen Feet From The Pope
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Author : Luanne D. Zurlo
language : en
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Release Date : 2014-11-04
Fifteen Feet From The Pope written by Luanne D. Zurlo and has been published by Archway Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-04 with Religion categories.
In early 2013, Luanne Zurlo decided to take an extended break from years of intense, travel-heavy work that had left her exhausted. Three months later during a brief vacation in Rome, Zurlo felt a pull like never before. It became obvious to her that she needed to spend more time in Romespecifically to study theology at the Angelicum, a Pontifical University. Some six months later, a unique journey began as Zurlo returned to Italy to fulfill her dream. In her travel journal compiled in the form of dispatches, Zurlo shares a thoughtful, often amusing view of her four-month sabbatical overseas as she immersed herself in the culture of Rome, learned how to climb the seventy-three steps to her apartment without gasping for air, explored Italy, including a search for a family saint, and soaked up an array of experiences. Fifteen Feet from the Pope shares fascinating commentary and photographs from a former Wall Street analysts unforgettable experiences during her Roman sabbatical.
Documents Of The Senate Of The State Of New York
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Author : New York (State). Legislature. Senate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Documents Of The Senate Of The State Of New York written by New York (State). Legislature. Senate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
Report Of The State Geologist
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Author : New York State Geological Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Report Of The State Geologist written by New York State Geological Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Mines and mineral resources categories.
Annual Report
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
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The Court Martial Of General John Pope
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Author : Steven Condon
language : en
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Release Date : 2013-02
The Court Martial Of General John Pope written by Steven Condon and has been published by eBookIt.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02 with Fiction categories.
Newcomer Steven E. Condon''s breakthrough analysis and novel presentation of one of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson''s most celebrated Civil War victories, Second Manassas (a.k.a. Second Bull Run), is full of surprises. The list includes a mistaken mountain, a warning that never was, and John Pope''s supposed real plan for entrapping Stonewall Jackson-a plan that Condon claims could have worked, had it only been implemented as Pope had ordered it. No, "The Court-Martial of General John Pope" is not alternate history. And, no, the many startling insights and new discoveries within this book are not fictions, even though they are presented inside the framework of a fictional trial taking place in the afterlife.It seems that the much maligned Union general John Pope has demanded a trial in order to once and for all clear his military reputation from 150 years of accumulated slights, slanders, and misconceptions. And who is defending Pope in the Valhalla Courthouse? None other than that peerless American defense attorney Clarence Darrow.The packed courtroom blazes with electricity and occasionally thunders in outrage as the wily Darrow pulls one white rabbit after another out of his well-stocked magician''s hat in a performance that rivals his very best. But Darrow has his work cut out for him as he faces a tribunal as daunting as any that ever sat in judgment at Nuremberg, packed as it is with the ablest generals of history; ranging across the centuries from Alexander the Great to America''s George S. Patton, these masters of the military art have-like all others-long considered Pope to be a laughingstock. Equally entertaining are the events outside the courtroom as twice each day three noted members of the press corps-including Mark Twain and Nellie Bly-furiously debate among themselves the merits of Darrow''s long string of revelations. Readers can enjoy the excitement of courtroom drama as they thrill to some of the most startling discoveries in Civil War history in recent times and discover one of the fiercest but least known rivalries in American history.This is because "Court-Martial" boasts as one of its centerpieces a rivalry that Condon reveals to be one of the most fascinating in American history: the fierce competition between Union General John Pope, the darling of the radical Republicans, and Union General George McClellan, the military standard bearer of the conservative Democratic Party and later Abraham Lincoln''s Democratic opponent for President in 1864. Condon''s book convincingly demonstrates for perhaps the first time the true depth and terrible impact of this fateful rivalry.President Obama''s June 2010 removal of General Stanley McChrystal from command of American forces in Afghanistan was not the first case of a US commander-in-chief experiencing a strained relationship with one of his senior generals while in the midst of waging a difficult war. Harry Truman had his share of troubles with the imperious Douglas MacArthur in the Korean War. And before both these Presidents, Abraham Lincoln suffered the misfortune of being saddled with the vain, contemptuous, and overly cautious George McClellan.But whereas both Truman and Obama were decisive in ridding themselves of their troublesome general, Lincoln was not. Although privately favoring the replacement of McClellan with Pope, the President did not want to anger the Democrats by openly removing McClellan from command. So instead he attempted to surreptitiously feed McClellan''s army bit by bit to Pope, an act of political equivocation that led him down a twisting path that ultimately left Lincoln feeling, in his own words, "controlled" by "circumstances" and stranded in a situation "with no remedy at present." This state of affairs proved disastrous for Pope and perhaps for the Union as well, as Condon demonstrates.Competing with the Pope-McClellan rivalry for attention is the drama of the controversy that spurred one of the most celebrated and politically volatile court cases of the latter half of the 19th Century, the fifteen-year conflict between John Pope and the general officer who was court-martialed and drummed out of the army for not giving Pope his full support at Second Manassas-Major General Fitz John Porter, noted friend and protégé of George McClellan. Darrow hammers away as mercilessly at McClellan and Porter as he does at Confederate icon Stonewall Jackson, often times igniting in the audience a maelstrom of fury that occasionally threatens to shut down the trial.Condon''s book provides a wealth of evidence detailed in over 300 end notes. Although this list includes some important new finds, much of Condon''s evidence surprisingly comes from that picked over old gold field "War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies". This hundred-volume collection of thick black, gold embossed books published by the U.S. government in the 1880''s is crammed full of thousands of military telegrams, dispatches, and post battle reports, forming what many consider to be the "bible" of Civil War historians. Yet Condon manages to find new and sometimes radically different insights in telegrams previously cited by many Civil War writers before him.Some historians and Civil War aficionados will object to Condon''s placement of his new evidence and his new interpretations of old evidence inside a dramatic fictional story instead of placing it within the traditional setting of a purely non-fictional military campaign study. In his defense Condon points to the extreme degree to which John Pope''s military reputation has been unintentionally misrepresented and the 150 years for which this has gone on. He argues that in order to shake the public''s long frozen opinion of John Pope free from its icebound state, the setting of a trial and the skills of an advocate of the caliber of Clarence Darrow were required. According to Condon, John Pope was "court-martialed" after the Second Manassas Campaign, but the trial took place in the courtroom of history rather than before a military tribunal. His new book represents Pope''s second day in court-something that has been a long time in coming. To those who consider this placement of fact in the context of dramatic fiction to be unfortunate, Condon hopes nevertheless that they will still enjoy his tale.
Michelangelo And The Pope S Ceiling
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Author : Ross King
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-10-31
Michelangelo And The Pope S Ceiling written by Ross King and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with Art categories.
In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest such projects ever attempted. Nevertheless, for the next four years he and a hand-picked team of assistants laboured over the vast ceiling, making thousands of drawings and spending back-breaking hours on a scaffold fifty feet above the floor. The result was one of the greatest masterpieces of all time. This fascinating book tells the story of those four extraordinary years and paints a magnificent picture of day-to-day life on the Sistine scaffolding - and outside, in the upheaval of early sixteenth-century Rome.
1872 1901 The Geology Of Minnesota
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
1872 1901 The Geology Of Minnesota written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Geology categories.
The Geology Of Minnesota
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Author : Minnesota. Geological and Natural Survey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Geology Of Minnesota written by Minnesota. Geological and Natural Survey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Geology categories.
A Complete History Of The Popes Of Rome From Saint Peter The First Bishop To Pius The Ninth The Present Pope
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Author : Louis-Marie de Lahaye vicomte de Cormenin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
A Complete History Of The Popes Of Rome From Saint Peter The First Bishop To Pius The Ninth The Present Pope written by Louis-Marie de Lahaye vicomte de Cormenin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with Catholics categories.
Work contains history of popes from Saint Peter, the first Bishop of Rome to Pius IX, who was elected in 1846 "[while the preceding work was passing through the press, intelligence was received of the death of Gregory XVI ...]" vol. 2, p. 432. "This work opens to our view a clear exposition of the public history and private practices of the men, who, from the position of simple pastors of a singe church, advanced their authority, step by step, until they became not only the ecclesiastical, but in fact the temporal lords of Christendom"--Translator's Preface, p.[3].
The Public And Private History Of The Popes Of Rome
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Author : Louis-Marie de Lahaye vicomte de Cormenin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
The Public And Private History Of The Popes Of Rome written by Louis-Marie de Lahaye vicomte de Cormenin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with Martyrs categories.