Author: Richard Paskowitz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 125779745X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
SOLDIER JOKER Cerro Gordo of the Mexican War 1. The battle that won the war. 2. The war that won the continent. 3. The battle that made the man---Robert E. Lee 4. The plan that won the battle. 5. The war that served as a training ground for the Civil War. 6. The forgotten letter by the forgotten man of the forgettable war that led to the war that divided us. 7. The letter written by the Father of American Wit (He ante-dated Mark Twain by ten years).
Soldier Joker Cerro Gordo of the Mexican War
Author: Richard Paskowitz
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 125779745X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
SOLDIER JOKER Cerro Gordo of the Mexican War 1. The battle that won the war. 2. The war that won the continent. 3. The battle that made the man---Robert E. Lee 4. The plan that won the battle. 5. The war that served as a training ground for the Civil War. 6. The forgotten letter by the forgotten man of the forgettable war that led to the war that divided us. 7. The letter written by the Father of American Wit (He ante-dated Mark Twain by ten years).
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 125779745X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
SOLDIER JOKER Cerro Gordo of the Mexican War 1. The battle that won the war. 2. The war that won the continent. 3. The battle that made the man---Robert E. Lee 4. The plan that won the battle. 5. The war that served as a training ground for the Civil War. 6. The forgotten letter by the forgotten man of the forgettable war that led to the war that divided us. 7. The letter written by the Father of American Wit (He ante-dated Mark Twain by ten years).
The Soldier Joker George Horatio Derby
Author: Richard A. Paskowitz, M.D.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304715981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Derby was a soldier, cartographer, humorist, engineer, and practical joker. He surveyed the Sacramento Valley, the Tulare Valley, San Diego Harbor, the mouth of the Colorado River. His humor concepts were used and "expanded" by Mark Twain. He knew and interacted with General Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman. He was a classmate of George Pickett, George McClellan, and Stonewall Jackson. Derby lived in San Diego from 1853-54 in the Derby-Pendleton House, now located on the Whaley House grounds.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1304715981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Derby was a soldier, cartographer, humorist, engineer, and practical joker. He surveyed the Sacramento Valley, the Tulare Valley, San Diego Harbor, the mouth of the Colorado River. His humor concepts were used and "expanded" by Mark Twain. He knew and interacted with General Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman. He was a classmate of George Pickett, George McClellan, and Stonewall Jackson. Derby lived in San Diego from 1853-54 in the Derby-Pendleton House, now located on the Whaley House grounds.
Soldier Joker the Legacy
Author: Paskowitz M D
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435724747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
George Horatio Derby (1823-1861) attended West Point 1842-1846. George met Charles and Martha Hitchcock. Their daughter was Lillie Hitchcock (Coit). The Hitchcocks and Samuel Clemens would be friends. Mark Twain would be affected by George Derby. The Hitchcock Legacy lives in The Charles and Martha Hitchcock Graduate Lectureship at U.C.Berkeley. The Lillie Hitchcock Coit Legacy is in the form of Coit Tower in San Francisco, The legacy of Sam Clemens is in the form of Mark Twain. The Legacy of George Horatio Derby is in the form of books- Phoenixiana and The Squibob Papers. His humor touched his contemporaries: General Winfield Scott, U.S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, W.T. Sherman, along with his classmates McClellan, Jackson, and Pickett. His legacy as a Topographical Engineer includes maps and surveys of California. He built five Lighthouses on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The major suspect in the cause of Derby's death is mercury poisoning.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1435724747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
George Horatio Derby (1823-1861) attended West Point 1842-1846. George met Charles and Martha Hitchcock. Their daughter was Lillie Hitchcock (Coit). The Hitchcocks and Samuel Clemens would be friends. Mark Twain would be affected by George Derby. The Hitchcock Legacy lives in The Charles and Martha Hitchcock Graduate Lectureship at U.C.Berkeley. The Lillie Hitchcock Coit Legacy is in the form of Coit Tower in San Francisco, The legacy of Sam Clemens is in the form of Mark Twain. The Legacy of George Horatio Derby is in the form of books- Phoenixiana and The Squibob Papers. His humor touched his contemporaries: General Winfield Scott, U.S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, W.T. Sherman, along with his classmates McClellan, Jackson, and Pickett. His legacy as a Topographical Engineer includes maps and surveys of California. He built five Lighthouses on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The major suspect in the cause of Derby's death is mercury poisoning.
American Political Humor [2 volumes]
Author: Jody C. Baumgartner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440854866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment. Historically, there has been a tendency to regard political satire and humor as a sideshow to the wider world of American politics—entertaining and sometimes insightful, but ultimately only of modest interest to students and others surveying the trajectory of American politics and culture. This set documents just how mistaken that assumption is. By examining political humor and satire throughout US history, these volumes not only illustrate how expressions of political satire and humor reflect changes in American attitudes about presidents, parties, and issues but also how satirists, comedians, cartoonists, and filmmakers have helped to shape popular attitudes about landmark historical events, major American institutions and movements, and the nation's political leaders and cultural giants. Finally, this work examines how today's brand of political humor may be more influential than ever before in shaping American attitudes about the nation in which we live.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440854866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
This two-volume set surveys the profound impact of political humor and satire on American culture and politics over the years, paying special attention to the explosion of political humor in today's wide-ranging and turbulent media environment. Historically, there has been a tendency to regard political satire and humor as a sideshow to the wider world of American politics—entertaining and sometimes insightful, but ultimately only of modest interest to students and others surveying the trajectory of American politics and culture. This set documents just how mistaken that assumption is. By examining political humor and satire throughout US history, these volumes not only illustrate how expressions of political satire and humor reflect changes in American attitudes about presidents, parties, and issues but also how satirists, comedians, cartoonists, and filmmakers have helped to shape popular attitudes about landmark historical events, major American institutions and movements, and the nation's political leaders and cultural giants. Finally, this work examines how today's brand of political humor may be more influential than ever before in shaping American attitudes about the nation in which we live.
Encyclopedia of American Humorists
Author: Steven H. Gale
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317362276
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317362276
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has developed characteristics that reflect the American character, both regional and national. Although American literature was, in the past, treated as inferior to British literature, there has always been a large popular audience for the genre, which this book shows. The figures with entries in this encyclopedia not only amuse in their writing, but also aim to enlighten- setting out to expose the foibles and foolishness of society and the individuals who compose it. It is the manner in which these authors try to accomplish this end that determines whether they appear in the volume. Indeed, the book will demonstrate that the best humor has at its base, a ready understanding of human nature.
Sixty Years in Southern California, 1853-1913
Author: Harris Newmark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
The Story of the Great Republic
Author: Helene Adeline Guerber
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353541597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353541597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Webster's American Biographies
Author: Charles Van Doren
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Provides concise biographical information on more than 3000 Americans of the past and present, indexed by career or profession and by state or territory.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description
Provides concise biographical information on more than 3000 Americans of the past and present, indexed by career or profession and by state or territory.
Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era
Author: James P. Boyd
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
"Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era" by James P. Boyd contains numerous instructional and historic descriptions of some of the most important innovations in history. Wonders of electricity, naval progress and advancements, new discoveries in astronomy, the study of plants and flowers, how women progressed and moved up in the world, the revolution of the textile industry, religion, the growth of libraries, architectural marvels, and much more are listed in this fascinating and fact-filled book.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
"Triumphs and Wonders of the 19th Century: The True Mirror of a Phenomenal Era" by James P. Boyd contains numerous instructional and historic descriptions of some of the most important innovations in history. Wonders of electricity, naval progress and advancements, new discoveries in astronomy, the study of plants and flowers, how women progressed and moved up in the world, the revolution of the textile industry, religion, the growth of libraries, architectural marvels, and much more are listed in this fascinating and fact-filled book.
Country Life in Georgia in the Days of My Youth
Author: Rebecca Latimer Felton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description