Polk S Folly
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How I Wrote Polk S Folly
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Author : William Roe Polk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
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Polk S Folly
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Author : William Roe Polk
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 2000
Polk S Folly written by William Roe Polk and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
The grand saga of American history told through the story of one remarkable family--a chronicle of pioneers and generals, presidents and scoundrels, cowboys and killers, Southern belles and civil rights heroes. In 1680, a Scots-Irish mercenary named Robert Pollok fled war-torn Ireland with his family, in search of safe haven and a better life in the New World. When Robert (now using the name "Polk") arrived in Maryland, the only land available was a wretched piece of swampfront the locals derisively dubbed "Polk's Folly." From this desperate and hardscrabble beginning, the Polk clan would flourish, and generate some of the most fascinating and colorful characters in American history. When William Polk was a boy in Texas, he sat rapt as his grandmother Molly spun tales of family lore, of Civil War heroes and rascals, presidents and slaves, Indian traders and fighters. Polk would go on to have a long and prestigious career as a historian and diplomat, but he kept his grandmother's stories alive for his children, and when he retired, decided to research the truth behind the family history. And what a history. In these pages one finds drafters of an early Declaration of Independence, oft-wounded soldiers of the Revolutionary War, women taken hostage by Indians, land speculators, slaveholding aristocrats and populist crusaders, one of our greatest presidents, Civil War generals and foot soldiers from North and South, a grandfather who shot the sheriff of Laredo and became a cattle baron, the founders of the Wall Street firm Davis Polk, Patton's lead tank commander, Martin Luther King's lawyer, and the author's amazing brother, a World War II Navy pilot and journalist who was thefirst casualty of the Cold War. The saga of this family is the story of the United States. Polk's Folly is both epic in scope and intimate in detail--a unique book about our shared past. When Bill Polk was a boy in Texas, he sat rapt as his grandmother spun tales of family history, of Civil War heroes and rascals, of presidents and slaves, Indian traders and fighters. Throughout his long and distinguished career as a historian, Bill kept her stories alive for his children, and when he retired decided to approach his family story as a historian would. And what a history. In these pages one finds drafters of an early Declaration of Independence, oft-wounded soldiers of the Revolutionary War, women taken hostage by Indians, land speculators, slaveholding aristocrats and populist crusaders, one of our greatest presidents, Civil War generals and foot soldiers from North and South, a grandfather who shot the sheriff of Laredo and became a cattle baron, the founders of the powerful Wall Street firm Davis, Polk, Patton's lead tank commander, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lawyer, and the author's amazing brother, a Navy pilot and journalist who was the first casualty of the Cold War. The saga of this family is the story of the United States. It is both epic in scope and intimate in detail--a unique book for an age obsessed with the past. -->
Polk Family And Kinsmen
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Author : W.H. Polk
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1912
Polk Family And Kinsmen written by W.H. Polk and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1912 with History categories.
Our Heritage
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Author : Loula Allen Lentz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
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American Historical Magazine
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Author : William Robertson Garrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
American Historical Magazine written by William Robertson Garrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Local history categories.
The American Historical Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
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The True Image
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Author : Daniel W. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2012-10-08
The True Image written by Daniel W. Patterson and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-08 with Social Science categories.
A thousand unique gravestones cluster around old Presbyterian churches in the piedmont of the two Carolinas and in central Pennsylvania. Most are the vulnerable legacy of three generations of the Bigham family, Scotch Irish stonecutters whose workshop near Charlotte created the earliest surviving art of British settlers in the region. In The True Image, Daniel Patterson documents the craftsmanship of this group and the current appearance of the stones. In two hundred of his photographs, he records these stones for future generations and compares their iconography and inscriptions with those of other early monuments in the United States, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Combining his reading of the stones with historical records, previous scholarship, and rich oral lore, Patterson throws new light on the complex culture and experience of the Scotch Irish in America. In so doing, he explores the bright and the dark sides of how they coped with challenges such as backwoods conditions, religious upheavals, war, political conflicts, slavery, and land speculation. He shows that headstones, resting quietly in old graveyards, can reveal fresh insights into the character and history of an influential immigrant group.
A Blaze Of Glory
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Author : Jeff Shaara
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2012-05-29
A Blaze Of Glory written by Jeff Shaara and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-29 with Fiction categories.
“[An] exciting read . . . [Jeff] Shaara returns to the U.S. Civil War in this first book of a new trilogy. . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted.”—Library Journal NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Spring 1862. The Confederate Army in the West teeters on the brink of collapse. General Albert Sidney Johnston is forced to abandon the critical city of Nashville and rally his troops in defense of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Hot on Johnston’s trail are two of the Union’s best generals: Ulysses Grant and Don Carlos Buell. If their combined forces can crush Johnston’s army and capture the railroad, the war in the West likely will be over. There’s just one problem: Johnston knows of the Union plans and is poised to launch an audacious surprise attack on Grant’s encampment—a small settlement in southwestern Tennessee anchored by a humble church named Shiloh. Drawing on meticulous research, Jeff Shaara dramatizes the key decisions of the commanders on both sides of the conflict—and brings to life the junior officers, conscripts, and enlisted men who gave their all for the cause. With stunning immediacy, Shaara takes us inside the maelstrom of Shiloh as no novelist has before. “Brilliant . . . riveting . . . a work to be embraced.”—Bookreporter Includes a preview of Jeff Shaara’s next Civil War novel, A Chain of Thunder.
Polk S Bankers Encyclopedia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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Just A Family History
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Author : Glenn L. Bower
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011
Just A Family History written by Glenn L. Bower and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Family & Relationships categories.
Johann Paul Baür was born in 1795 in Roigheim, Germany. He married Mary Elizabeth Pfeiffer in 1822. hey had six sons. They emigrated in 1833 and settled in Ohio. He died in 1867.