Author: Arsenal publishing company, of the tri-cities, not Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arsenals
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
War's Greatest Workshop, Rock Island Arsenal
Author: Arsenal publishing company, of the tri-cities, not Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arsenals
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arsenals
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Rock River Valley
Author: Royal Brunson Way
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Lincoln's Greatest Case: The River, the Bridge, and the Making of America
Author: Brian McGinty
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 087140785X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. In May of 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge, unalterably changing the course of American transportation history. Within a year, long-simmering tensions between powerful steamboat interests and burgeoning railroads exploded, and the nation’s attention, absorbed by the Dred Scott case, was riveted by a new civil trial. Dramatically reenacting the Effie Afton case—from its unlikely inception, complete with a young Abraham Lincoln’s soaring oratory, to the controversial finale—this “masterful” (Christian Science Monitor) account gives us the previously untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 087140785X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. In May of 1856, the steamboat Effie Afton barreled into a pillar of the Rock Island Bridge, unalterably changing the course of American transportation history. Within a year, long-simmering tensions between powerful steamboat interests and burgeoning railroads exploded, and the nation’s attention, absorbed by the Dred Scott case, was riveted by a new civil trial. Dramatically reenacting the Effie Afton case—from its unlikely inception, complete with a young Abraham Lincoln’s soaring oratory, to the controversial finale—this “masterful” (Christian Science Monitor) account gives us the previously untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight.
The Spanish-American War
Author: Thomas Slattery
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rock Island Arsenal (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Rock Island Clock Tower, from Ordnance to Engineers
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island District
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Courage of the Heart
Author: Christine Chatterton
Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1640690905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Anyone who has ever gazed at an old, faded photo of a relative from their distant past, and wanted them to tell their story, will cherish Courage of the Heart: An American Odyssey 1915 to 1923. This is a true historical narrative of World War I. Based on letters found in the house of her husband’s grandmother, Christine Chatterton has masterfully crafted an intimate account of two families and four brothers from Western Illinois. Each brother faced “The Great War” in uniquely different ways that revealed the difficult decisions they had to make and the courage that showed through their characters. Further, it is the extraordinary love story of Haidee Wilson and Maurice Chatterton written in their own words and spanning the years from 1915 until 1923. This is an epic odyssey of courage, hardship, war, death, illness, and ultimately -- survival. It is also a love story that timelessly endures. This true American Odyssey brings to life those faded old photos and letters that were found, and Christine has expertly coaxed them to whisper to us from over a century ago – a treasure-trove of American heritage that you will not want to put down!
Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1640690905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Anyone who has ever gazed at an old, faded photo of a relative from their distant past, and wanted them to tell their story, will cherish Courage of the Heart: An American Odyssey 1915 to 1923. This is a true historical narrative of World War I. Based on letters found in the house of her husband’s grandmother, Christine Chatterton has masterfully crafted an intimate account of two families and four brothers from Western Illinois. Each brother faced “The Great War” in uniquely different ways that revealed the difficult decisions they had to make and the courage that showed through their characters. Further, it is the extraordinary love story of Haidee Wilson and Maurice Chatterton written in their own words and spanning the years from 1915 until 1923. This is an epic odyssey of courage, hardship, war, death, illness, and ultimately -- survival. It is also a love story that timelessly endures. This true American Odyssey brings to life those faded old photos and letters that were found, and Christine has expertly coaxed them to whisper to us from over a century ago – a treasure-trove of American heritage that you will not want to put down!
A History of the Rock Island District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1866-1983
Author: Roald D. Tweet
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Preliminary Bibliography for the History of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps
Author: Keir Brooks Sterling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Greatest War - Volume I
Author: Gerald Astor
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759526508
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
One of the nation's most acclaimed military historians presents an authoritative and dramatic three-volume oral history of World War II.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759526508
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
One of the nation's most acclaimed military historians presents an authoritative and dramatic three-volume oral history of World War II.