Author: Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780890099674
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources--letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets--this book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types.
A Civil War Treasury
Author: Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780890099674
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources--letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets--this book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types.
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780890099674
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources--letters, diaries, newspapers, periodicals, pamphlets--this book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types.
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803261723
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Stories of bravery, humor, and faith reflect the emotions and attitudes of freedmen, women, deserters, patriots, and resisters towards the war, as well as their opinions of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and "Stonewall" Jackson.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803261723
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Stories of bravery, humor, and faith reflect the emotions and attitudes of freedmen, women, deserters, patriots, and resisters towards the war, as well as their opinions of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and "Stonewall" Jackson.
A Treasury of American Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
A collection of folklore, including an index of authors, titles, and first lines of songs and an index of subjects and names.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
A collection of folklore, including an index of authors, titles, and first lines of songs and an index of subjects and names.
Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War
Author: Michael R. Bradley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768754
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Fourteen Mind-Boggling Tales from America’s Deadliest Conflict—commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War • Was Ulysses S. Grant really a “perpetual drunk”? Some said he never met a bottle he didn’t like. But did his headache medication also cause intoxication-like behavior? And did much of the talk originate with those jealous of Grant? • Was Stonewall Jackson just a “sucker”? Thomas Jonathan Jackson became known not only as a brilliant strategist but also as an eccentric who obsessively sucked lemons. Was it a love of fresh fruit? Or his favorite method of dealing with heartburn? • What happened to the lost Confederate gold? Ever since the evacuation of Richmond on April 2, 1865, rumors abounded that the Confederate treasury had been loaded aboard a train and sent on its way into hiding. Can we “follow the money”? In at least one case the answer is “yes.” From the legend of the Yankee “human shield” behind Nathan Bedford Forrest’s saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768754
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Fourteen Mind-Boggling Tales from America’s Deadliest Conflict—commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War • Was Ulysses S. Grant really a “perpetual drunk”? Some said he never met a bottle he didn’t like. But did his headache medication also cause intoxication-like behavior? And did much of the talk originate with those jealous of Grant? • Was Stonewall Jackson just a “sucker”? Thomas Jonathan Jackson became known not only as a brilliant strategist but also as an eccentric who obsessively sucked lemons. Was it a love of fresh fruit? Or his favorite method of dealing with heartburn? • What happened to the lost Confederate gold? Ever since the evacuation of Richmond on April 2, 1865, rumors abounded that the Confederate treasury had been loaded aboard a train and sent on its way into hiding. Can we “follow the money”? In at least one case the answer is “yes.” From the legend of the Yankee “human shield” behind Nathan Bedford Forrest’s saddle to the unexplained sinking of the Hunley, Myths and Mysteries of the Civil War makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the most fascinating and compelling stories of the war that almost tore America apart
A Treasury of Western Folklore
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
A Treasury of Western Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert Botkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
Author: William Hansen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691195927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories- from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh-these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology-from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691195927
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 579
Book Description
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories- from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh-these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology-from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes.
The Doctor to the Dead
Author: John Bennett
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643361384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A collection of fantastical and macabre Gullah-inspired folklore that illuminates African-American life in nineteenth-century South Carolina. You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true. . . . So begins “Crook-Neck Dick,” one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. John Bennett’s interpretations of the legends shared with him by African-descended Charlestonians have entertained generations. Among them are tales of ghosts, conjuring, superhuman feats, and supernatural powers; accounts of ingenuity, humor, terror, mystery, and solidarity will enchant folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story. Julia Eichelberger, the Marybelle Higgins Howe Professor of Southern Literature and an executive board member of the Center for Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, provides an introduction. “A collection of folk story, myth, drolleries, macabre unreason . . . old tales of death, mystery, bizarre incredibilities, diabolic influence, demanding ghosts, buried treasure, enchantments, miracles, visitations, and the dead that are not dead.” —Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643361384
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A collection of fantastical and macabre Gullah-inspired folklore that illuminates African-American life in nineteenth-century South Carolina. You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true. . . . So begins “Crook-Neck Dick,” one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. John Bennett’s interpretations of the legends shared with him by African-descended Charlestonians have entertained generations. Among them are tales of ghosts, conjuring, superhuman feats, and supernatural powers; accounts of ingenuity, humor, terror, mystery, and solidarity will enchant folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story. Julia Eichelberger, the Marybelle Higgins Howe Professor of Southern Literature and an executive board member of the Center for Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, provides an introduction. “A collection of folk story, myth, drolleries, macabre unreason . . . old tales of death, mystery, bizarre incredibilities, diabolic influence, demanding ghosts, buried treasure, enchantments, miracles, visitations, and the dead that are not dead.” —Kirkus Reviews
Star Wars: Myths & Fables
Author: Lucasfilm Press
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 136805515X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Star Wars: Batu In-World Fairytales Book
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 136805515X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Star Wars: Batu In-World Fairytales Book
Major General Alexander M. McCook, USA
Author: Wayne Fanebust
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786472413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Alexander M. McCook, one of the youngest major generals in the Union army, was a member of a patriotic family from Ohio that became known as the "Fighting McCooks." He participated in some of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War, including Bull Run, Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River and Chickamauga. In battle, McCook could be rash and reckless, but his personal courage was beyond reproach, even as his career was marked by controversy. Subjected to an inquiry into his conduct at the battle of Chickamauga, he was cleared of all charges but relieved of command to spend the remainder of the war in relatively minor assignments. This biography, focusing especially on McCook's Civil War service, fills out the full picture of a proud if clouded career.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786472413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Alexander M. McCook, one of the youngest major generals in the Union army, was a member of a patriotic family from Ohio that became known as the "Fighting McCooks." He participated in some of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War, including Bull Run, Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River and Chickamauga. In battle, McCook could be rash and reckless, but his personal courage was beyond reproach, even as his career was marked by controversy. Subjected to an inquiry into his conduct at the battle of Chickamauga, he was cleared of all charges but relieved of command to spend the remainder of the war in relatively minor assignments. This biography, focusing especially on McCook's Civil War service, fills out the full picture of a proud if clouded career.