Author: Otho James McManus
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469143186
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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Seven days before Lee s surrender, Lieutenant Otho McManus was killed leading a battle charge in Alabama. During the previous thirty months, the young Midwestern schoolteacher wrote more than a hundred letters. His polished writing reflects his hopes, ambitions, fears, war experience and domestic concerns. The letters describe his capture while rescuing a wounded cousin, a deadly case of friendly fire, opinions of officers and war prospects, and strong feelings about anti-war dissent. McManus served in the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry. This regiment was an integral component of the elite Wilder s Lightning Brigade. Wilder s Brigade played pivotal roles in battles and campaigns in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. McManus letters include extended accounts of the battles of Chickamauga, Hoover s Gap and Perryville and the Atlanta Campaign, among other campaigns, battles and skirmishes. The editors have supplemented the letters with a detailed chronology of the regiment s movements, with an account of explosive political developments in McManus home country, and with post-war sketches of people mentioned in the letters. The editors have also included statistical analyses of the regiment s demographics, mortality and desertion rates. The commentary is based on hundreds of commanders reports from the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, from dozens of pension and compiles service records, from more than a dozen court-martial transcripts, and from other soldiers diaries and letters.
Author: Maury Nicely
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621908003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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"John T. Wilder was an entrepreneur, Civil War general, and business leader who would become influential in the development of post-Civil War Chattanooga. A northern transplant who made his early fortune in the iron industry, Wilder would gain notoriety in the Western Theater through his victories at the battles of Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and throughout the Tullahoma and Atlanta Campaigns while leading the famous "Lightning Brigade." After the Civil War, he relocated to Chattanooga and began the Roane Iron Company and fostered southern ironworks throughout the southeast. He was elected mayor of Chattanooga but would fail to be elected to Congress as its representative. Finally, he was instrumental in the establishment of national military parks in Chattanooga and Chickamauga. Nicely's biography captures the life of a man important to the overall development of Chattanooga and East Tennessee and argues that Wilder was influential in bringing both northern and immigrant populations to the area"--
Author: Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039195245
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols related to the region’s classic, pre-Abrahamic faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, and mysticism. This collection comprises thirty stories that began in the oral storytelling tradition from before the written word was created. For millennia, the folklore found in this book was used as a way for people to understand their fears, to express their culture’s worldview, and to interpret the deep and fascinating history of their region. Filled with beautiful and evocative literary art, tales of deception, and stories of enduring love, Persian Garden of Imagination captures the essence of the Persian belief system and provides essential reading for anyone craving knowledge about this mesmerizing part of the world.
Author: Deborah J. Lightfoot
Publisher: Seven Rivers Publishing
ISBN: 1737717344
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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In the grip of a grief-fueled wanderlust after the death of her Earthly husband, Lady Karenina of Ruain—Nina to family and friends—escapes into unfamiliar lands, a harsh and distant country peopled with enigmatic characters: the Leviathan, the Nomad, the Outcast, and the Wolf. In their company she finds adventure, danger, champions, and rogues—some of the latter worth killing, but at least one worth loving. Continue the family saga that began in the WATERSPELL fantasy quartet (Warlock, Wysard, Wisewoman, and Witch). Follow the further adventures of eldest daughter Nina in The Karenina Chronicles. “A marvelously complex and captivating fantasy series.”—The Published Page
Author: Irving McMurren
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435709233
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Young lad growing up on a farm in British Columbia experiences hair-raising adventures. He learns to fly and becomes a fighter pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and engages the famed Red Baron over France. After the war he becomes a politician, returning to flying in the newly-formed RCAF to fight again in WW II. A must read for young men aspiring to join the air force.
Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Skylark
ISBN: 030782604X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
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Lisa’s on the trail ride of her life! Lisa Atwood and Carole Hanson are going to the Bar None Ranch to see their friend Kate. Of course, the Bar None means horses, but this year there’s also a cool archaeological dig going on nearby, and the girls are frequent visitors to the site. They’re having a perfect trip–and what better way to enjoy it than with a bareback midnight trail ride to watch a meteor shower? On the trail ride, Carole falls seriously ill, and Lisa has to leave her to get help. But there are other people out in the desert that night, and they don’t want Lisa to go anywhere. Now Lisa must ride for her life–and Carole’s.
Author: Thomas Bayly Howell
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Category : Trials
Languages : en
Pages : 708
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Category : Trials
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Pages : 420
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