Author: Edward Rowe Snow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1933212853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date.
The Islands of Boston Harbor
Author: Edward Rowe Snow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1933212853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date.
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1933212853
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A reissue of Edward Rowe Snow's first book, covering the legends and history of nearly every rock and island in Boston Harbor, including Boston Light and Graves Light. The first (1935) edition resulted from research Snow did at Harvard under the tutelage of the great maritime historian Samuel Eliot Morison. When the 1971 edition of the book was published, a critic for the Boston Post wrote, "Mr. Snow has the gift of making his subject vivid and personal in its anecdotal touches . . . It is a volume of chatty yet dignified essays, with many a light touch brought in." This centennial edition contains the complete 1971 text, with annotations by Jeremy D'Entremont to bring the information up to date.
A Journal of the American Civil War: V5-2
Author: Theodore P. Savas
Publisher: Savas Publishing
ISBN: 1954547323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Balanced and in-depth military coverage (all theaters, North and South) in a non-partisan format with detailed notes, offering meaty, in-depth articles, original maps, photos, columns, book reviews, and indexes. Amphibious Operations – Wild’s African Brigade in the Siege – Prelude to Secessionville – Dahlgren’s Marine Battalions – Interview with author William C. Davis
Publisher: Savas Publishing
ISBN: 1954547323
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Balanced and in-depth military coverage (all theaters, North and South) in a non-partisan format with detailed notes, offering meaty, in-depth articles, original maps, photos, columns, book reviews, and indexes. Amphibious Operations – Wild’s African Brigade in the Siege – Prelude to Secessionville – Dahlgren’s Marine Battalions – Interview with author William C. Davis
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the [the Fifty-third] Congress [to the 76th Congress] and of All Departments of the Government of the United States
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Edward A. Wild and the African Brigade in the Civil War
Author: Frances H. Casstevens
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476607044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Edward Wild, the controversial Union general who headed the all-black African Brigade in the Civil War, was one of the most loved and most hated figures of the 19th century. The man was neither understood nor appreciated by military or civilian, black or white, Northerner or Southerner. After enlisting at the outbreak of the war, Wild was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in charge of the United States Colored Troops. In fulfilling his assignment to free slaves and gain recruits, he took three women as hostages and ordered a great deal of property destruction. He freed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of slaves and settled them safely on Roanoke Island. Wild then not only recruited the newly freed blacks but trained them and gave them the opportunity to prove their worth in battle. Nobody, it seems, was happy about serving with them, but the African Brigade performed courageously in several battles. Wild did some inexplicable things. Were his actions typical of the 19th century or did he act outside the norm? Was the criticism he suffered from his fellow Union officers valid--or was it due to personality conflicts? Did he deserve to be arrested, court-martialed, and even wiped from the history books--or was he the victim of discrimination? This work draws its answers from extensive research and includes many rare letters to and from Wild, including one from one of the North Carolinian hostages.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476607044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Edward Wild, the controversial Union general who headed the all-black African Brigade in the Civil War, was one of the most loved and most hated figures of the 19th century. The man was neither understood nor appreciated by military or civilian, black or white, Northerner or Southerner. After enlisting at the outbreak of the war, Wild was promoted to Brigadier General and placed in charge of the United States Colored Troops. In fulfilling his assignment to free slaves and gain recruits, he took three women as hostages and ordered a great deal of property destruction. He freed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of slaves and settled them safely on Roanoke Island. Wild then not only recruited the newly freed blacks but trained them and gave them the opportunity to prove their worth in battle. Nobody, it seems, was happy about serving with them, but the African Brigade performed courageously in several battles. Wild did some inexplicable things. Were his actions typical of the 19th century or did he act outside the norm? Was the criticism he suffered from his fellow Union officers valid--or was it due to personality conflicts? Did he deserve to be arrested, court-martialed, and even wiped from the history books--or was he the victim of discrimination? This work draws its answers from extensive research and includes many rare letters to and from Wild, including one from one of the North Carolinian hostages.
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880: 1800-1880
Author: George Washington Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65
Author: Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Protocols, Oral Arguments
Author: Alaskan Boundary Tribunal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
Contains material related to the establishment of the boundary between Alaska and Canada.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
Contains material related to the establishment of the boundary between Alaska and Canada.
Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handbook of the World's Columbian Exposition
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description