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By Ways Of War The Story Of The Filibusters
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Author : James Jeffrey Roche
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
By Ways Of War The Story Of The Filibusters written by James Jeffrey Roche and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with Fiction categories.
The rise and fall of the American Filibusters belong to the history of the Nineteenth Century. From time to time their deeds have been recounted by actors in the stirring scenes, by contemporary observers, and, incidentally, by travellers in Spanish America who lingered for a moment over the romantic legend of the modern Vikings. Among the works consulted in the preparation of this volume are: "A History of Miranda's Attempt to Effect a Revolution in South America," by one of his officers; Yokum's "History of Texas"; Green's narrative of the Mier Expedition, and Kendall's of that to Santa Fe; Henri de la Madelaine's "Life of Raoussett-Boulbon"; Wells' account of Walker's expeditions to Sonora and Nicaragua; Walker's "History of the War in Nicaragua"; and the several works relating to the latter country of Squier, Scherzer, Stout, Captain Pim, Chevalier Belly, M. Nicaisse, and many other travellers. From such sources, as well as from the periodicals and official documents of the day, and from the lips or pens of living comrades in the more recent of those tragedies, have been gathered the facts told in the following pages. It has been no easy task to sift the grains of truth from the mountain of myth, prejudice, and fiction under which the actual deeds of the Filibusters long lay buried. Forty years ago it would have been well-nigh impossible, in the heated atmosphere of the slavery conflict, to view such a subject with philosophical impartiality. To-day we may study the Filibuster dispassionately, for he belongs to an extinct species. The speculator has supplanted him without perceptibly improving the morality of the world. Even the word "filibuster," transformed to a verb, is degraded to the base uses of politics. It is time to write the history and the epitaph of the brave, lawless, generous anomaly on civilization.Ê
The Story Of The Filibusters
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Author : James Jeffrey Roche
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The Story Of The Filibusters written by James Jeffrey Roche and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Filibusters categories.
The Filibusters
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Author : Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-02-13
The Filibusters written by Charles John Cutcliffe Hyne and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-13 with Fiction categories.
This story deals with the participants in an expedition that successfully captures the presidency of a Central American republic. It is very exciting, the incidents being fresh and daring with not too much reliance placed on coincidence.
Filibustering
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Author : Gregory Koger
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Filibustering written by Gregory Koger and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Political Science categories.
In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn’t always the case. Both citizens and scholars tend to think of the legislative process as a game played by the rules in which votes are the critical commodity—the side that has the most votes wins. In this comprehensive volume,Gregory Koger shows, on the contrary, that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Filibustering explains how and why obstruction has been institutionalized in the U.S. Senate over the last fifty years, and how this transformation affects politics and policymaking. Koger also traces the lively history of filibustering in the U.S. House during the nineteenth century and measures the effects of filibustering—bills killed, compromises struck, and new issues raised by obstruction. Unparalleled in the depth of its theory and its combination of historical and political analysis, Filibustering will be the definitive study of its subject for years to come.
Story Of The Filibusters
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Author : James Jeffrey 1847-1908 Roche
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-28
Story Of The Filibusters written by James Jeffrey 1847-1908 Roche and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.
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The Story Of The Filibusters
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Author : James Jeffrey Roche
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2016-09-05
The Story Of The Filibusters written by James Jeffrey Roche and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-05 with Fiction categories.
Excerpt from The Story of the Filibusters: To Which Is Added the Life of Colonel David Crockett From such sources, as well as from the periodicals and official documents of the day, and from the lips or pens of living comrades in the more recent of those tragedies, have been gathered the facts told in the following pages. It has been no easy task to sift the grains of truth from the mountain of myth, prejudice, and fiction under which the actual deeds of the Filibusters long lay buried. Thirty years ago it would have been well-nigh impossible, in the heated atmosphere of the slavery con ict, to view such a subject with philosophical impartiality. Today we may study the Filibuster dispassionately, for he belongs to extinct species. The speculator has supplanted him without perceptibly improving the morality of the world. Even the word filibuster, transformed to a verb, is degraded to the base uses of politics. It is time to write the history and the epitaph of the brave, lawless, generous anomaly on civilization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
The Filibusters
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Author : C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
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The Story Of The Filibusters
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Author : Davy Crockett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02-18
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The Filibusters
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Author : Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-25
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THROUGHOUT the event narrated in the follow- ing history there were two Influences at work, which, counting from start to finish, we regarded with a very different set of emotions.At first, being ignorant of their bare existence, we ignored them with all completeness. We had confidence in our wit, and the strength of our own right hands, and felt fear for no man living.Next, having the work of the Influences violently thrust against our wishes and our welfare, or, again, pulling in our favour, we considered them with awe and some fright, as men must do things which shoot mysterious arrows and boons out of nothingness.But afterwards, when we saw their fingers gripped on all the Master-strings, and knew with precision what manner of creatures they were, then we came to look upon the Influences with the two extremes of sentiment this day known to men. When the Influence was adverse, we classed it with the worst of things diabolic; but when it aided us, an enthusiasm spirited up in us that was near akin to worship.We did not act on precedent in this, as there was no such thing as precedent to draw from. Our minds worked as our natures drove them; human-wise, that is; and because the Influences themselves were intensely human in the least as in the greatest of their efforts, nothing happened which might not have been altogether expected.
The Filibusters
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Author : John Lodwick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
The Filibusters written by John Lodwick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with History categories.
The Story of the Special Boat Service which operated in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.