Author: Marie E. Morrison
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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A History of the Old Brick Church, Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Va
Author: Marie E. Morrison
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 50
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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
Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1620
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1620
Book Description
The American Monthly Magazine
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Colonial Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Category : Church buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Guide to America; a Treasury of Information about Its States, Cities, Parks, and Historical Points of Interest
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Virginia: A Guide to the Old Dominion
Author: Federal Writers' Project
Publisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
Publisher: US History Publishers
ISBN: 1603540458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
The Story of a Church
Author: Patrick H. Drewry
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Category : Methodists
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Category : Methodists
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
"The Cockade City of the Union."
Author: Carter Richard Bishop
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Category : Petersburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Category : Petersburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers
Author:
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813914916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This new, revised and expanded edition includes 212 new markers, many of which reflect the Native-American, African-American, and social history. A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together the texts of more than 1,600 official state historical markers that have been placed along Virginia's highways since 1926, including even those markers that have been removed. A grid map and three separate indexes assist the reader in locating each marker. One index is alpabetical by title, one by subject matter, and one by county and independent city. Travelers along Virginia's highways will find this guide both useful and informative. The great legacy of Virginia's past is revealed on these markers, making this book both a handy reference and a stimulus to greater study of the history of the commonwealth.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813914916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This new, revised and expanded edition includes 212 new markers, many of which reflect the Native-American, African-American, and social history. A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together the texts of more than 1,600 official state historical markers that have been placed along Virginia's highways since 1926, including even those markers that have been removed. A grid map and three separate indexes assist the reader in locating each marker. One index is alpabetical by title, one by subject matter, and one by county and independent city. Travelers along Virginia's highways will find this guide both useful and informative. The great legacy of Virginia's past is revealed on these markers, making this book both a handy reference and a stimulus to greater study of the history of the commonwealth.