Volunteer Forty Niners
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Volunteer Forty Niners
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Author : Walter T. Durham
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 1997
Volunteer Forty Niners written by Walter T. Durham and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
In Volunteer Forty-Niners, Walter T. Durham provides the first comprehensive examination of the role Tennessee and Tennesseans played in creating a new state and a new society on the West Coast. Drawing from such archival sources as personal narratives in letters and diaries, public records, and newspaper reports, Durham has woven a wealth of information into his recounting of their adventures.
Sweet Freedom S Plains
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Author : Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-10-20
Sweet Freedom S Plains written by Shirley Ann Wilson Moore and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-20 with History categories.
The westward migration of nearly half a million Americans in the mid-nineteenth century looms large in U.S. history. Classic images of rugged Euro-Americans traversing the plains in their prairie schooners still stir the popular imagination. But this traditional narrative, no matter how alluring, falls short of the actual—and far more complex—reality of the overland trails. Among the diverse peoples who converged on the western frontier were African American pioneers—men, women, and children. Whether enslaved or free, they too were involved in this transformative movement. Sweet Freedom’s Plains is a powerful retelling of the migration story from their perspective. Tracing the journeys of black overlanders who traveled the Mormon, California, Oregon, and other trails, Shirley Ann Wilson Moore describes in vivid detail what they left behind, what they encountered along the way, and what they expected to find in their new, western homes. She argues that African Americans understood advancement and prosperity in ways unique to their situation as an enslaved and racially persecuted people, even as they shared many of the same hopes and dreams held by their white contemporaries. For African Americans, the journey westward marked the beginning of liberation and transformation. At the same time, black emigrants’ aspirations often came into sharp conflict with real-world conditions in the West. Although many scholars have focused on African Americans who settled in the urban West, their early trailblazing voyages into the Oregon Country, Utah Territory, New Mexico Territory, and California deserve greater attention. Having combed censuses, maps, government documents, and white overlanders’ diaries, along with the few accounts written by black overlanders or passed down orally to their living descendants, Moore gives voice to the countless, mostly anonymous black men and women who trekked the plains and mountains. Sweet Freedom’s Plains places African American overlanders where they belong—at the center of the western migration narrative. Their experiences and perspectives enhance our understanding of this formative period in American history.
The 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry In The Civil War
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Author : Dennis W. Belcher
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2011-09-29
The 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry In The Civil War written by Dennis W. Belcher and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-29 with History categories.
The 11th Missouri Infantry distinguished itself as just the type of regiment the Union needed in the Civil War. Hard as nails and loyal to a fault, the men of the "Eagle Brigade" would follow their commanders "into hell if they ordered." They battled two Confederate regiments at Iuka, turned the tide at Battery Robinett at Corinth, assaulted the impossible Stockade Redan at Vicksburg as whole ranks of soldiers were cut down, and broke Hood's line at Nashville. Although the 11th Missouri ranks among the 300 top regiments of the Civil War, little of its history has been formally recorded. This study provides a detailed account of the regiment's four-and-a-half years of outstanding service and a roster.
The Last Confederate General
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Author : Larry Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
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The Last Confederate General written by Larry Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The First Regiment Of New York Volunteers
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Author : Francis D. Clark
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-04-07
The First Regiment Of New York Volunteers written by Francis D. Clark and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-07 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
The Ranger Ideal Volume 1
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Author : Darren L. Ivey
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2017-10-15
The Ranger Ideal Volume 1 written by Darren L. Ivey and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with History categories.
Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum honors the iconic Texas Rangers, a service which has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. They have become legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. Thirty-one Rangers, with lives spanning more than two centuries, have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 1: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1823-1861, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the seven inductees who served Texas before the Civil War. He begins with Stephen F. Austin, “the Father of Texas,” who laid the foundations of the Ranger service, and then covers John C. Hays, Ben McCulloch, Samuel H. Walker, William A. A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, John S. Ford, and Lawrence Sul Ross. Using primary records and reliable secondary sources, and rejecting apocryphal tales, The Ranger Ideal presents the true stories of these intrepid men who fought to tame a land with gallantry, grit, and guns. This Volume 1 is the first of a planned three-volume series covering all of the Texas Rangers inducted in the Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas.
Rush For Riches
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Author : J. S. Holliday
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999
Rush For Riches written by J. S. Holliday and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with California categories.
Traces the history of the California Gold Rush from 1849 through 1884 when a court decision forced the shut down of the hydraulic mining operations, bringing decades of careless freedom to an end.
Hearing On The Reauthorization Of The Older American Volunteers Program
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Hearing On The Reauthorization Of The Older American Volunteers Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Education categories.
History Of The Forty Ninth New York Volunteers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
History Of The Forty Ninth New York Volunteers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with United States categories.
Freedom S Frontier
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Author : Stacey L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2013
Freedom S Frontier written by Stacey L. Smith 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 2013 with Business & Economics categories.
Freedom's Frontier: California and the Struggle over Unfree Labor, Emancipation, and Reconstruction