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Languages : en
Pages : 1612
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Annapolis Autumn
Author: Bruce Fleming
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595587233
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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What really goes on behind the wall that surrounds the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis? What are all those midshipmen, future officers in the U.S. Naval and Marine Corps and leaders of our society, thinking as they stand in neat ranks at the parades beloved by tourists? What are their professors actually educating them to do. In Annapolis Autumn, Bruce Fleming, professor of English for nearly two decades at the academy and a prizewinning author, captures the sights, sounds, colors, and conversations of this tradition-steeped institution. In other classes, the cadets learn how to assemble guns, control armored vehicles, man battleships, and kill other human beings. Nothing is ever less than “outstanding, sir!” In English class, however, Fleming introduces his students to nuance and subtext, to the gay poets of World War I, and to the idea that not every piece of literature is designed to be “motivational.” Sharing stories from his twenty years at the academy, Fleming explores questions about teaching, the labels “liberal” and “conservative,” and the ultimate purpose of higher education—issues made all the more gripping at a time when many of his students will graduate from the classroom to the battlefield.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595587233
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
What really goes on behind the wall that surrounds the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis? What are all those midshipmen, future officers in the U.S. Naval and Marine Corps and leaders of our society, thinking as they stand in neat ranks at the parades beloved by tourists? What are their professors actually educating them to do. In Annapolis Autumn, Bruce Fleming, professor of English for nearly two decades at the academy and a prizewinning author, captures the sights, sounds, colors, and conversations of this tradition-steeped institution. In other classes, the cadets learn how to assemble guns, control armored vehicles, man battleships, and kill other human beings. Nothing is ever less than “outstanding, sir!” In English class, however, Fleming introduces his students to nuance and subtext, to the gay poets of World War I, and to the idea that not every piece of literature is designed to be “motivational.” Sharing stories from his twenty years at the academy, Fleming explores questions about teaching, the labels “liberal” and “conservative,” and the ultimate purpose of higher education—issues made all the more gripping at a time when many of his students will graduate from the classroom to the battlefield.
Letters of Jonathan Boucher to George Washington
Author: Jonathan Boucher
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
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Languages : en
Pages : 74
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1765-1812
Author: John Thomas Scharf
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Category : Maryland
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Annapolis
Author: William Martin
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780446515115
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
In the grand tradition of James Michener, William Martin, the dynamic storyteller whose novel Cape Cod catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list, enthralls readers with an epic tale of one remarkable a family forever entwined with the glorious history and tragic battles of the United States Navy.
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780446515115
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
In the grand tradition of James Michener, William Martin, the dynamic storyteller whose novel Cape Cod catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list, enthralls readers with an epic tale of one remarkable a family forever entwined with the glorious history and tragic battles of the United States Navy.
American State Papers
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Journals
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Languages : en
Pages : 1612
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Languages : en
Pages : 1612
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Catalogue, Or List of Manuscript Documents, Arranged, Bound and Catalogued Under the Direction of the Commissioner of Public Records
Author: Nova Scotia. Commissioner of Public Records
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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Mistress of Riversdale
Author: Rosalie Stier Calvert
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801843990
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found. -- Washington Post Book World
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801843990
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found. -- Washington Post Book World
Journal of the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations from ... Preserved in the Public Record Office
Author: Great Britain. Board of Trade
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Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Colonies
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Selections from the Public Documents of the Province of Nova Scotia
Author: Nova Scotia. Commissioner of Public Records
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Category : Acadia
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Category : Acadia
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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