Author: George Washington
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Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Recollections and private memoirs of Washington by his adopted son George Washington with a memoir of the author by his daughter; and illustrative and explanatory notes by Benson J. Loosing
Author: George Washington
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Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
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Languages : en
Pages : 870
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Languages : en
Pages : 870
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The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 780
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The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 782
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The Publishers' Circular
Author: Sampson Low
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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American National Pastimes - A History
Author: Mark Dyreson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317572688
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
When the colonies that became the USA were still dominions of the British Empire they began to imagine their sporting pastimes as finer recreations than even those enjoyed in the motherland. From the war of independence and the creation of the republic to the twenty-first century, sporting pastimes have served as essential ingredients in forging nationhood in American history. This collection gathers the work of an all-star team of historians of American sport in order to explore the origins and meanings of the idea of national pastimes—of a nation symbolized by its sports. These wide-ranging essays analyze the claims of particular sports to national pastime status, from horse racing, hunting, and prize fighting in early American history to baseball, basketball, and football more than two centuries later. These essays also investigate the legal, political, economic, and culture patterns and the gender, ethnic, racial, and class dynamics of national pastimes, connecting sport to broader historical themes. American National Pastimes chronicles how and why the USA has used sport to define and debate the contours of nation. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317572688
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
When the colonies that became the USA were still dominions of the British Empire they began to imagine their sporting pastimes as finer recreations than even those enjoyed in the motherland. From the war of independence and the creation of the republic to the twenty-first century, sporting pastimes have served as essential ingredients in forging nationhood in American history. This collection gathers the work of an all-star team of historians of American sport in order to explore the origins and meanings of the idea of national pastimes—of a nation symbolized by its sports. These wide-ranging essays analyze the claims of particular sports to national pastime status, from horse racing, hunting, and prize fighting in early American history to baseball, basketball, and football more than two centuries later. These essays also investigate the legal, political, economic, and culture patterns and the gender, ethnic, racial, and class dynamics of national pastimes, connecting sport to broader historical themes. American National Pastimes chronicles how and why the USA has used sport to define and debate the contours of nation. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.
American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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'I am Determined to Live or Die on Board My Ship.’
Author: Jim Tildesley
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178901767X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178901767X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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The Caxton Head Catalogue
Author: James Tregaskis (Firm)
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Languages : en
Pages : 1106
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Pages : 1106
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Unlikely General
Author: Mary Stockwell
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300235100
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
A “compelling” biography of the Revolutionary War hero, disgraced Congressman, and hard-drinking womanizer who came to the rescue of a brand-new America (Library Journal). In the spring of 1792, President George Washington chose “Mad” Anthony Wayne to defend America from a potentially devastating threat. Native forces had decimated the standing army and Washington needed a champion to open the country stretching from the Ohio River westward to the headwaters of the Mississippi for settlement. A spendthrift, womanizer, and heavy drinker who had just been ejected from Congress for voter fraud, Wayne was an unlikely savior. Yet this disreputable man raised a new army and, in 1794, scored a decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, successfully preserving his country and President Washington’s legacy. Drawing from Wayne’s insightful and eloquently written letters, historian Mary Stockwell sheds light on this fascinating and underappreciated figure. Her compelling work pays long-overdue tribute to a man—ravaged physically and emotionally by his years of military service—who fought to defend the nascent American experiment at a critical moment in history. “Those interested in American military history, US–Native American relations, and the early republic will benefit from reading Unlikely General.” —Pennsylvania History “[A] fine biography of Wayne.” —The Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300235100
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
A “compelling” biography of the Revolutionary War hero, disgraced Congressman, and hard-drinking womanizer who came to the rescue of a brand-new America (Library Journal). In the spring of 1792, President George Washington chose “Mad” Anthony Wayne to defend America from a potentially devastating threat. Native forces had decimated the standing army and Washington needed a champion to open the country stretching from the Ohio River westward to the headwaters of the Mississippi for settlement. A spendthrift, womanizer, and heavy drinker who had just been ejected from Congress for voter fraud, Wayne was an unlikely savior. Yet this disreputable man raised a new army and, in 1794, scored a decisive victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, successfully preserving his country and President Washington’s legacy. Drawing from Wayne’s insightful and eloquently written letters, historian Mary Stockwell sheds light on this fascinating and underappreciated figure. Her compelling work pays long-overdue tribute to a man—ravaged physically and emotionally by his years of military service—who fought to defend the nascent American experiment at a critical moment in history. “Those interested in American military history, US–Native American relations, and the early republic will benefit from reading Unlikely General.” —Pennsylvania History “[A] fine biography of Wayne.” —The Wall Street Journal