Author: David A. Welker
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504062388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
The Cornfield
Author: David A. Welker
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504062388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504062388
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
Stretch the Cornfield
Author: Rob Kiser
Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
ISBN: 9781933337593
Category : Football
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In the insular world of college football, Hal Mumme is the Yoda of the air raid passing attack. . . . If Cam Newton or Johnny Manziel ever did something that made you jump off your couch, you have Mumme to thank."--ESPN The Magazine Iowa Wesleyan College was looking to snap a 100-year tradition of gridiron mediocrity when it hired Texas high school football coach Hal Mumme to breathe some life into its program in January of 1989. Mumme arrived at the tiny National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school with an innovative approach to the game that promptly delivered a winning football team with help from assistant coach Mike Leach, wide receiver Dana Holgorsen, and other unforgettable characters that woke up a quiet farming community to an offensive revolution in its infancy. In the process, the team's coaches and players overcame formidable opponents on and off the field en route to the NAIA playoffs. The success of Iowa Wesleyan's football team during Mumme's tenure in Mount Pleasant paved the way for his continual climb up the coaching ladder and the gradual acceptance of his offensive scheme to the college football schematic mainstream.
Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
ISBN: 9781933337593
Category : Football
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In the insular world of college football, Hal Mumme is the Yoda of the air raid passing attack. . . . If Cam Newton or Johnny Manziel ever did something that made you jump off your couch, you have Mumme to thank."--ESPN The Magazine Iowa Wesleyan College was looking to snap a 100-year tradition of gridiron mediocrity when it hired Texas high school football coach Hal Mumme to breathe some life into its program in January of 1989. Mumme arrived at the tiny National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school with an innovative approach to the game that promptly delivered a winning football team with help from assistant coach Mike Leach, wide receiver Dana Holgorsen, and other unforgettable characters that woke up a quiet farming community to an offensive revolution in its infancy. In the process, the team's coaches and players overcame formidable opponents on and off the field en route to the NAIA playoffs. The success of Iowa Wesleyan's football team during Mumme's tenure in Mount Pleasant paved the way for his continual climb up the coaching ladder and the gradual acceptance of his offensive scheme to the college football schematic mainstream.
Clown in a Cornfield
Author: Adam Cesare
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062854615
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062854615
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Miracle in the Cornfield
Author: Joseph Trombello
Publisher: Printsource Plus
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Printsource Plus
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives
Author: Adam Cesare
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063096935
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It’s an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award–winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare. After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again. But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room. So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when people start to die. Clown in a Cornfield was 2020’s Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is perfectly set to attract old and new fans to the series.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063096935
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It’s an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award–winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare. After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again. But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room. So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when people start to die. Clown in a Cornfield was 2020’s Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is perfectly set to attract old and new fans to the series.
The Cornfield: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Maize in Film and Literature
Author: A.N.F.Simoes
Publisher: OLYSSIPO
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This book delves into the rich symbolism of maize in film and literature, exploring its connections to archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the human psyche. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, mythology, and cultural history, the book examines how maize has been used to represent themes of fertility, growth, death, and rebirth, as well as the shadow self and the collective unconscious. The Cornfield as a Symbolic Landscape: The book examines how the cornfield functions as a symbolic space in film and literature, representing both the nurturing and menacing aspects of nature, as well as the hidden depths of the human psyche. Maize and the Feminine Principle: The book explores the association of maize with feminine deities and archetypes, such as the Corn Mother and Demeter, and its connection to themes of fertility, nourishment, and the cyclical renewal of life. The Shadow Self and the Collective Unconscious: The book delves into the darker aspects of maize symbolism, examining how the cornfield can represent the shadow self, the hidden aspects of our psyche that we often repress or deny. It also explores the connection between maize and the collective unconscious, the realm of archetypes and universal symbols that connect us to the shared human experience.
Publisher: OLYSSIPO
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This book delves into the rich symbolism of maize in film and literature, exploring its connections to archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the human psyche. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, mythology, and cultural history, the book examines how maize has been used to represent themes of fertility, growth, death, and rebirth, as well as the shadow self and the collective unconscious. The Cornfield as a Symbolic Landscape: The book examines how the cornfield functions as a symbolic space in film and literature, representing both the nurturing and menacing aspects of nature, as well as the hidden depths of the human psyche. Maize and the Feminine Principle: The book explores the association of maize with feminine deities and archetypes, such as the Corn Mother and Demeter, and its connection to themes of fertility, nourishment, and the cyclical renewal of life. The Shadow Self and the Collective Unconscious: The book delves into the darker aspects of maize symbolism, examining how the cornfield can represent the shadow self, the hidden aspects of our psyche that we often repress or deny. It also explores the connection between maize and the collective unconscious, the realm of archetypes and universal symbols that connect us to the shared human experience.
Treasure in a Cornfield
Author: Greg Hawley
Publisher: Paddlewheel Press
ISBN: 9780965761253
Category : Missouri River
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Steaming up the Missouri River en route to the frontier, the Arabia carried 130 passengers and 220 tons of precious cargo. On September 5, 1856, a submerged walnut tree pierced her hull, sinking the Arabia one-half mile below Parkville, Missouri. In time the river changed course, leaving the Arabia and her priceless freight deep beneath a Kansas farm field. In 1988, four men and their families dedicated themselves to achieve what others could not; to recover the treasure from the Great White Arabia.
Publisher: Paddlewheel Press
ISBN: 9780965761253
Category : Missouri River
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Steaming up the Missouri River en route to the frontier, the Arabia carried 130 passengers and 220 tons of precious cargo. On September 5, 1856, a submerged walnut tree pierced her hull, sinking the Arabia one-half mile below Parkville, Missouri. In time the river changed course, leaving the Arabia and her priceless freight deep beneath a Kansas farm field. In 1988, four men and their families dedicated themselves to achieve what others could not; to recover the treasure from the Great White Arabia.
Cornfield Hide-and-seek
Author: Christine Barker Widman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374315474
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When the whole family is so hot that they hide in the cool cornfield, Mamaw decides to play along with a hide-and-seek game of her own.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374315474
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When the whole family is so hot that they hide in the cool cornfield, Mamaw decides to play along with a hide-and-seek game of her own.
Parícutin
Author: James F. Luhr
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Written in flowing prose & supplemented with compelling photography, this is the story of a new active volcano in the middle of a Mexican cornfield & its effect on a local agrarian people.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Written in flowing prose & supplemented with compelling photography, this is the story of a new active volcano in the middle of a Mexican cornfield & its effect on a local agrarian people.
Giants in the Cornfield
Author: Wilbur D. Jones
Publisher: White Mane Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This human interest story captures the mental, emotional, and social environment within which these 1,181 men served and fought. Utilizing thousands of letters, official and family records, diaries, and memoirs, Jones weaves a special regimental personality, character, profile, and history by examining their family and love life, morale, discipline, religion, morals, health and medical care, internal politics, interpersonal relationships, camp life, bravery, guard duty, and prisoner of war experiences.
Publisher: White Mane Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This human interest story captures the mental, emotional, and social environment within which these 1,181 men served and fought. Utilizing thousands of letters, official and family records, diaries, and memoirs, Jones weaves a special regimental personality, character, profile, and history by examining their family and love life, morale, discipline, religion, morals, health and medical care, internal politics, interpersonal relationships, camp life, bravery, guard duty, and prisoner of war experiences.