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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The Crayon
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Catalogue of the San Francisco Mercantile Library. August, 1854
Author: Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.)
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Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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The American Catalogue of books: or English guide to American literature, giving the full title of original works published in the United States since the year 1800
Author: S. Low & Co. (Firm)
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Bibliographical Guide to American Literature ...
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Bibliotheca Americana
Author: Orville Augustus Roorbach
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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The American Catalogue of Books: Or, English Guide to American Literature, Giving the Full Title of Original Works Published in the United States Since the Year 1800. With Especial Reference to Works of Interest to Great Britain, Etc
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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The Left-Armed Corps
Author: Allison M. Johnson
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807177482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
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The Left-Armed Corps collects and annotates a unique and little-known body of Civil War literature: narrative sketches, accounts, and poetry by veterans who lost the use of their right arms due to wounds sustained during the conflict and who later competed in left-handed penmanship contests in 1865 and 1866. Organized by William Oland Bourne, the contests called on men who lost limbs while fighting for the Union to submit “specimens” of their best left-handed “business” writing in the form of personal statements. Bourne hoped the contests would help veterans reenter the work force and become economically viable citizens. Following Bourne’s aims, the contests commemorated the sacrifices made by veterans and created an archive of individual stories detailing the recently ended conflict. However, the contestants and their entries also present visible evidence—in the form of surprisingly elegant or understandably sloppy handwriting specimens—of the difficulties veterans faced in adapting to life after the war and recovering from its traumas. Their written accounts relate the chaos of the battlefield, the agony of amputation, and the highs and lows of recovery. Editor Allison M. Johnson organizes the selections thematically in order to highlight issues crucial to the experiences of Civil War soldiers, veterans, and amputees, offering invaluable insights into the ways in which former fighting men understood and commemorated their service and sacrifice. A detailed introduction provides background information on the contests and comments on the literary and historical significance of the veterans and their writings. Chapter subjects include political and philosophical treatises by veterans, amateur but poignant poetic testaments, and graphic accounts of wounding and amputation. The Left-Armed Corps makes accessible this archive of powerful testimony and creative expression from Americans who fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807177482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 379
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The Left-Armed Corps collects and annotates a unique and little-known body of Civil War literature: narrative sketches, accounts, and poetry by veterans who lost the use of their right arms due to wounds sustained during the conflict and who later competed in left-handed penmanship contests in 1865 and 1866. Organized by William Oland Bourne, the contests called on men who lost limbs while fighting for the Union to submit “specimens” of their best left-handed “business” writing in the form of personal statements. Bourne hoped the contests would help veterans reenter the work force and become economically viable citizens. Following Bourne’s aims, the contests commemorated the sacrifices made by veterans and created an archive of individual stories detailing the recently ended conflict. However, the contestants and their entries also present visible evidence—in the form of surprisingly elegant or understandably sloppy handwriting specimens—of the difficulties veterans faced in adapting to life after the war and recovering from its traumas. Their written accounts relate the chaos of the battlefield, the agony of amputation, and the highs and lows of recovery. Editor Allison M. Johnson organizes the selections thematically in order to highlight issues crucial to the experiences of Civil War soldiers, veterans, and amputees, offering invaluable insights into the ways in which former fighting men understood and commemorated their service and sacrifice. A detailed introduction provides background information on the contests and comments on the literary and historical significance of the veterans and their writings. Chapter subjects include political and philosophical treatises by veterans, amateur but poignant poetic testaments, and graphic accounts of wounding and amputation. The Left-Armed Corps makes accessible this archive of powerful testimony and creative expression from Americans who fought to preserve the Union and end slavery.
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1246
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Catalogue of the American books in the library of the British museum at Christmas mdccclvi. [With] Catalogue of the Canadian and other British North American books in the library of the British museum at Christmas mdccclvi [and] Catalogue of the Mexican and other Spanish American & West Indian books in the library of the British museum at Christmas 1856 [and] Catalogue of the American maps in the library of the British museum at Christmas 1856
Author: Henry Stevens
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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Languages : en
Pages : 768
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The New-York Quarterly
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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