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New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women ong>andong> minorities in establishing ong>ong>theong>ong> canon ong>ofong> American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. ong>ong>Theong>ong> essays in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical ong>andong> historical interpretation ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> novel that reflects ong>ong>theong>ong> best ong>ofong> recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments ong>andong> prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing ong>ong>theong>ong> forms ong>ofong> popular melodrama ong>andong> heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. ong>ong>Theong>ong> individual essays examine ong>ong>theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> Stowe's novel on ong>ong>theong>ong> characterization ong>ofong> women in ong>ong>theong>ong> American novel ong>andong> on later women writers, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women in ong>ong>theong>ong> antislavery movement, ong>ong>theong>ong> literary exchanges between Stowe ong>andong> her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> tradition ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Gothic novel, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> characterizations ong>ofong> blacks in this novel ong>andong> in later works.

The Down Home Guide to the Blues

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Frank / Down Home Music, PUBLISHER: A Cappella Books (IL), Frank Scott ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> staff ong>ofong> Down Home Music A complete discography with reviews ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> blues ong>andong> gospel recordings released in ong>ong>theong>ong> U.S., Europe, ong>andong> Japan on LP, CD, ong>andong> cassette. Selected as a "Best Reference Book ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Year" by Library Journal.

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Farmers as Hunters: The Implications of Sedentism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kent, Susan / Audouze, Francoise / Broodbank, Cyprian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Farmers as hunters analyses from an essentially ethnographic perspective ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> hunters in small-scale farming societies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> twelve contributors examine ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> hunting ong>andong> mobility on behaviour, diet, economy ong>andong> material culture at both culture-specific ong>andong> cross-cultural levels. ong>ong>Theong>ong> influence ong>ofong> sedentism ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> increasing use ong>ofong> domesticates is also explored across a wide range ong>ofong> societies from ong>ong>theong>ong> American southwest ong>andong> Amazonian to Africa, New Guinea ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Phillipines. Differing perceptions ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> status ong>ofong> animals ong>andong> plants are reviewed ong>andong> cultural values are throughout given due weight in a field where discussion too ong>ofong>ten verges on ong>ong>theong>ong> economically deterministic.

Irish Politics Today

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Neil / Cradden, Terry, PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, This new edition has been revised ong>andong> updated to include coverage ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> general election, ong>ong>theong>ong> creation ong>ofong> a new coalition ong>ofong> Fianna Fail, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern. Reflecting on current developments in Irish politics, ong>ong>theong>ong> authors also examine oong>ong>theong>ong>r crucial issues such as ong>ong>theong>ong> implications ong>ofong> a written constitution, changes in ong>ong>theong>ong> party system, ong>ong>theong>ong> power ong>ofong> major special interest groups, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> civil service, ong>ong>theong>ong> position ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> media, ong>andong> membership in ong>ong>theong>ong> European Union.

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The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCusker, John J. / Morgan, Kenneth O. / Morgan, Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book throws new light on ong>ong>theong>ong> interlocking commercial relationships ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Atlantic trading world during ong>ong>theong>ong> centuries ending with ong>ong>theong>ong> American ong>andong> French Revolutions. Grouped under four ong>ong>theong>ong>mes--ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> merchants ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir connections; ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> trades; imperial economies; ong>andong> colonial working societies--ong>andong> written by an international team ong>ofong> economic historians, ong>ong>theong>ong>se essays increase our knowledge ong>andong> understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> transatlantic economy. Contributions include studies ong>ofong> individual businessmen, labor patterns, port cities, branches ong>ofong> trade, ong>andong> comparative studies ong>ofong> trading nations.

Coping with Crisis: Austerity, Adjustment, and Human

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Samong>ofong>f, Joel, PUBLISHER: UNESCO, Drawing on a series ong>ofong> transnational ong>andong> transdisciplinary UNESCO/ILO studies, this publication considers ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> public education expenditure cuts on resource development, particularly in ong>ong>theong>ong> developing world. It examines ong>ong>theong>ong> crucial issue ong>ofong> structural adjustment ong>andong> identifies ong>ong>theong>ong> social sectors most sheltered from public spending reductions.

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Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nelson, Cong>andong>ace J. / Dulio, David A. / Thurber, James A., PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, Political advertising plays a key ong>roleong> in modern electioneering ong>andong> has formed part ong>ofong> political campaigns since ong>ong>theong>ong> earliest federal elections were held in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States. As modes ong>ofong> mass communication have evolved, so have ong>ong>theong>ong> venues for campaign advertisingfrom newspapers to radio ong>andong> television, ong>andong> today, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>. Not only have ong>ong>theong>ong> outlets for political advertising expong>andong>ed over ong>ong>theong>ong> past twenty years, so have ong>ong>theong>ong> number ong>ofong> groups using it to convey information ong>andong> advance ong>ong>theong>ong>ir points ong>ofong> view. Because political advertising has become such a pervasive medium for cong>andong>idates, political parties, ong>andong> special interest groups, understong>andong>ing its ong>roleong> in election campaigns becomes all ong>ong>theong>ong> more important. Crowded Airwaves gaong>ong>theong>ong>rs some ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most significant new work in American political advertising ong>andong> communication. ong>ong>Theong>ong> contributors provide an objective ong>andong> balanced analysis ong>ofong> political advertising: its causes, its growth, ong>andong> its consequences on elections in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States. ong>ong>Theong>ong> chapters in this volume tackle three ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> most interesting ong>andong> most complicated issues in political advertising today: ong>ong>theong>ong> characterization ong>ofong> ads ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> need to measure ong>ong>theong>ong>ir ong>impactong>; ong>ong>theong>ong> agenda-setting ong>andong> priming effects ong>ofong> ads; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>andong> implications ong>ofong> issue advertising for ong>ong>theong>ong> electorate. ong>ong>Theong>ong> contributors focus in particular on ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>andong> consequences ong>ofong> negative advertising. Crowded Airwaves will appeal to readers who are interested in political campaigns ong>andong> communication. It will be ong>ofong> special importance to those concerned with ong>ong>theong>ong> tone ong>andong> content ong>ofong> electoral campaigns ong>andong> political discourse.

History and Myth in Romanian Consciousness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boia, Lucian / Boia, L., PUBLISHER: Central European University Press, Boia closely examines ong>ong>theong>ong> process ong>ofong> historical culture ong>andong> conscience in nineteenth ong>andong> twentieth century Romania, particularly concentrating on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> national ideology on history. Based upon his findings, ong>ong>theong>ong> author identifies several key mythical configurations ong>andong> analyses ong>ong>theong>ong> manner in which Romanians have reconstituted ong>ong>theong>ong>ir own highly ideologized history over ong>ong>theong>ong> last two centuries.

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Meals in a Social Context: Aspects of the Communal Meal in

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Aarhus University Press, Scholarly contribution provide insight into how social mores ong>andong> etiquette were transmitted to children, ong>ong>theong>ong> growing significance ong>ofong> family for Christians, ong>ong>theong>ong> culture clashes ong>ofong> Greek ong>andong> Roman, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> religious connotations around meals. ong>ong>Theong>ong> wide range ong>ofong> related interdisciplinary topics considered includes ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Eucharist as a ritual in its own right, funeral banquets, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> women at meals, ong>ong>theong>ong> architecture ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Greek ong>andong> Roman meal ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> provision ong>ofong> food for ong>ong>theong>ong> poor.

Facilitating Preschool Literacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Robin, PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, ong>ong>Theong>ong> contributors to this volume -- representing Australia, ong>ong>theong>ong> United Kingdom, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> United States, ong>andong> including both university educators ong>andong> preschool teachers -- present ways to provide for, support, ong>andong> guide children as ong>ong>theong>ong>y gain a greater understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> reading ong>andong> writing. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book considers ong>ong>theong>ong> notion ong>ofong> children constructing literacy, looks at literacy in ong>ong>theong>ong> context ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> home ong>andong> family, ong>andong> looks more directly at literacy learning in preschool settings. ong>ong>Theong>ong> chapters discuss ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> parents ong>andong> caregivers in supporting a child's literacy development, ong>ong>theong>ong>n explain how ong>ong>theong>ong> preschool educator can build on ong>andong> continue to link with ong>ong>theong>ong> home literacy provision.

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Coming of Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Mong>andong>y, PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library, This series explores ong>ong>theong>ong> origin, historical practice, ong>andong> significance ong>ofong> rites ong>ofong> passage that are still celebrated today. Each book presents ong>ong>theong>ong> differences ong>andong> similarities ong>ofong> how ong>ong>theong>ong> rite ong>ofong> passage is acknowledged within different religious ong>andong> cultural groups around ong>ong>theong>ong> world, including food, clothing, tools, rituals, ong>andong> celebrations.

A Sociology of Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wainwright, David, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A Sociology ong>ofong> Health ong>ofong>fers an authoritative ong>andong> up-to-date introduction to ong>ong>theong>ong> key issues, perspectives, ong>andong> debates within ong>ong>theong>ong> field ong>ofong> medical sociology. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book aids readers' understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> how sociological approaches are crucial to understong>andong>ing ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> that health ong>andong> illness have on ong>ong>theong>ong> behavior, attitudes, beliefs, ong>andong> practices, ong>ofong> an increasingly health-aware population.

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Women in the Workplace: Effects of Families

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borman, Kathryn M. / Quarm, Daisy / Gideonse, Sarah, PUBLISHER: Ablex Publishing Corporation, This volume constitutes a unique contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> cross-disciplinary field ong>ofong> family studies. It focuses on issues brought about by ong>ong>theong>ong> movement ong>ofong> large numbers ong>ofong> women with children into ong>ong>theong>ong> workplace; ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir employment on men's ong>andong> women's traditional responsibilities ong>andong> family ong>roleong>s; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> implications ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se changing ong>roleong>s for public policy, employers, ong>andong> social service agencies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> volume includes both historical ong>andong> contemporary policy frameworks as important ong>ong>theong>ong>mes. Moreover, ong>ong>theong>ong> issues ong>andong> circumstances ong>ofong> more than one type ong>ofong> family are considered, including single worker ong>andong> dual earner families.

Logistics in the National Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eccles, Henry E. / Logistics Research Project, ong>ong>Theong>ong> George W / Wriston, Henry M., PUBLISHER: Greenwood Press, ong>ong>Theong>ong> author develops ong>ong>theong>ong> concept that logistics constitute a bridge between ong>ong>theong>ong> national economy ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> combat forces. He explains ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> civilian as well as ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> prong>ofong>essional, ong>andong> discusses ong>ong>theong>ong> differences in ong>ong>theong>ong>ir modes ong>ofong> thought ong>andong> methods ong>ofong> operation.

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r indispensable resources for writers, students, ong>andong> serious readers. From ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>ofong> words ong>andong> phrases to ong>ong>theong>ong> meanings ong>ofong> literary terms, ong>ong>theong>ong> collection provides comprehensive information in a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers ong>andong> browsers alike. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se books will be reached for again ong>andong> again. This entertaining compendium traces ong>ong>theong>ong> origins ong>andong> development ong>ofong> more than words ong>andong> phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal ong>andong> plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, ong>andong> phrases from literature.

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>ong>theong>ong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from Englong>andong> to New York on ong>ong>theong>ong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>ong>theong>ong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice ong>andong> courage, ong>ofong> despair ong>andong> determination, ong>andong> ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy ong>andong> a dog on one terrifying night.

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Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings ong>ong>theong>ong> latest scientific advances right from ong>ong>theong>ong> laboratory to ong>ong>theong>ong> library. It makes information about science ong>andong> technology readily available to young people in basic terms ong>ong>theong>ong>y can understong>andong>. Highlights include: -- ong>ong>Theong>ong> history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, ong>andong> pioneers -- A description ong>ofong> a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts ong>andong> terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> future ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> science or technology, including both ong>ong>theong>ong> advantages ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> potential negative effect on human life ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> environment.

Foreschocks of Antichrist

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, William T., PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, General Editor. Twelve internationally known prophecy experts share ong>ong>theong>ong>ir visions ong>ofong> God's prophetic plan ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> vital ong>roleong> Christians will play in it. Discover ong>ong>theong>ong> significance ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>, ong>ong>theong>ong> inevitability ong>ofong> a one-world government, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> eventual rejection ong>ofong> a "Creator God" by those who embrace globalism.

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Rivers in the Rain Forest

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pirotta, Saviour, PUBLISHER: Raintree, Hong>andong>s-on activities ong>andong> meaningful text relate rain forest facts to a child's world. Large, colorful photos ong>ofong> people, animals, ong>andong> plants convey ong>ong>theong>ong> wonder ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>se unique environments. Exploration ong>ofong> conservation ong>andong> environmental protection issues help readers contemplate ong>ong>theong>ong> future ong>ofong> rain forests ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir own ong>roleong> in preservation efforts.

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Solomon, ong>Andong>rew, PUBLISHER: Scribner Book Company, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Noonday Demon" examines depression in personal, cultural, ong>andong> scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with ong>ong>theong>ong> illness ong>andong> interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors ong>andong> scientists, policy makers ong>andong> politicians, drug designers ong>andong> philosophers, ong>Andong>rew Solomon reveals ong>ong>theong>ong> subtle complexities ong>andong> sheer agony ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> disease. He confronts ong>ong>theong>ong> challenge ong>ofong> defining ong>ong>theong>ong> illness ong>andong> describes ong>ong>theong>ong> vast range ong>ofong> available medications, ong>ong>theong>ong> efficacy ong>ofong> alternative treatments, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ong>theong>ong> malady has on various demographic populations -- around ong>ong>theong>ong> world ong>andong> throughout history. He also explores ong>ong>theong>ong> thorny patch ong>ofong> moral ong>andong> ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. With uncommon humanity, cong>andong>or, wit, ong>andong> erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey ong>ofong> incom-parable range ong>andong> resonance into ong>ong>theong>ong> most pervasive ong>ofong> family secrets. His contribution to our understong>andong>ing not only ong>ofong> mental illness but also ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> human condition is truly stunning.

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Princess Diana

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Licata, Renora, PUBLISHER: Blackbirch Press, Slowly but surely, ong>ong>theong>ong> accomplishments ong>ofong> women are being recognized ong>andong> appreciated by ong>ong>theong>ong> world at large. In our schools ong>andong> in ong>ong>theong>ong> media, more emphasis is being placed on ong>ong>theong>ong> meaningful ong>roleong>s women play. ong>ong>Theong>ong> "Library ong>ofong> Famous Women" series features an international collection ong>ofong> courageous ong>andong> determined individuals who have overcome both personal adversity ong>andong> societal predjudice to achieve ong>ong>theong>ong>ir goals.

The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caesar, Ann Hallimore / Romani, Gabrielle / Burns, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Legenda, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Unification ong>ofong> Italy in heralded a period ong>ofong> unprecedented change. While successive Liberal governments pursued imperial ventures ong>andong> took Italy into World War One on ong>ong>theong>ong> Allied side, on ong>ong>theong>ong> domestic front technological advance, ong>ong>theong>ong> creation ong>ofong> a national transport network, ong>ong>theong>ong> expansion ong>ofong> state education, internal migration to cities ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rise ong>ofong> political associations all contributed to ong>ong>theong>ong> rapid expansion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> print industry ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> new ong>andong> highly diversified reading publics. Drawing on publishers' archives, letters, diaries, ong>andong> printed material, this book provide ong>ong>theong>ong> most up-to-date research into ong>ong>theong>ong> printed media - books, magazines ong>andong> journals - in Italy between ong>andong> . With essays on publishers ong>andong> reading communities, ong>ong>theong>ong> prong>ofong>essionalization ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> journalist ong>andong> writer, children's literature, book illustrations, ong>andong> printed media in colonial territories among oong>ong>theong>ong>rs, this book is intended for those with interests in cultural production ong>andong> consumption ong>andong> questions ong>ofong> nation-formation ong>andong> nationhood in ong>andong> outside Italy.

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Avalon Hill Board Game Betrayal at House on the Hill 2nd

ong>ong>Theong>ong> creak ong>ofong> footsteps on ong>ong>theong>ong> stairs, ong>ong>theong>ong> smell ong>ofong> something foul ong>andong> dead, ong>ong>theong>ong> feel ong>ofong> something crawling down your back ? this ong>andong> more can be found this award-winning ong>andong> highly acclaimed game ong>ofong> strategy ong>andong> horror.- Players: 3-6- Recommended age: 12 years ong>andong> up- Playing time: 60 min - English language edition

Channel Tunnel -- Le Tunnel Sous La Manche

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grayson, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Channel Tunnel project has immense significance for Britain, France, ong>andong> all ong>ofong> Europe. This book provides an invaluable bibliographic resource for anyone interested in ong>ong>theong>ong> background, building, ong>andong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this major engineering project. This guide includes sections on: ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Channel Tunnel, fixed link options in ong>ong>theong>ong> s, ong>ong>theong>ong> Eurotunnel scheme, competition with sea ong>andong> air transport, construction ong>andong> operation, ong>andong> regional ong>impactong>. Each section contains a brief introduction outlining ong>ong>theong>ong> main issues followed by a list ong>ofong> references from both British ong>andong> French sources. Detailed author, subject, place, ong>andong> organization indexes make ong>ong>theong>ong> bibliography simple to use.

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And Keep Moving on: The Virginia Campaign, May--June

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimsley, Mark / Bailey, Anne J. / Simpson, Brooks D., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, "ong>Andong> Keep Moving On" is ong>ong>theong>ong> first book to see ong>ong>theong>ong> Virginia campaign ong>ofong> spring as Ulysses S. Grant ong>andong> Robert E. Lee saw it: a single, massive operation stretching hundreds ong>ofong> miles. ong>ong>Theong>ong> story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign is also ong>ong>theong>ong> story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> demise ong>ofong> two great armies. ong>ong>Theong>ong> scale ong>ofong> casualties ong>andong> human suffering that ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign inflicted makes it unique in U.S. history. Mark Grimsley's study, however, is not just anoong>ong>theong>ong>r battle book. Grimsley places ong>ong>theong>ong> campaign in ong>ong>theong>ong> political context ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> presidential election; appraises ong>ong>theong>ong> motivation ong>ofong> soldiers; appreciates ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> North's sea power advantage; questions conventional interpretations; ong>andong> examines ong>ong>theong>ong> interconnections among ong>ong>theong>ong> major battles, subsidiary ong>ofong>fensives, ong>andong> raids.

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