Blue and Gray, 1983, Vol. 56 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Blue and Gray, 1983, Vol. 56 Life together in school community presents each of us daily with unique opportunities for learning and caring, sharing and participating. Life is made up of the activities of a given time or setting, and the people who par ticipate in them. Washington-lee is a microcosm, drawing its mem bers from a cosmopolitan society that allows much leeway for both individual freedom and group ex periments in getting along with others. We are exposed to peoples of different colors, races, and reli gions, with new ideas, goals, and ideals; we can sample new foods, languages, and customs, and combine them with our already varied heritages. The assorted lot of us living together in our school community requires learning to get along with and care for each other. The knowledge of coexist ence that we gain here will provide all of us, in the future, with a better understanding of our places in the world the world to explore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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The Tennessee Campaign of 1864


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Featuring the longlost diary of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood's illfated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the firstever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear, fourteen prominent historians and emerging scholars examine this operation, covering the battles of Allatoona, Spring Hill, and Franklin, as well as the decimation of Hood's army at Nashville. Essays focus on the high casualty rates among the Army of Tennessee's officer corps, the emotional and psychological impact of killing on the battlefield, and military figures such as generals Ulysses S. Grant and George H. Thomas, among others. The U.S. Colored Troops fought courageously in the Battle of Nashville, and the book explores their lasting impact on the African American community. The volume includes the transcript of Confederate major general Patrick R. Cleburne's revealing lost diary, which he kept until his death at Franklin, and provides a rare glimpse of civilian experiences in Franklin, Nashville, and the TransMississippi West. Two essays on Civil War battlefield preservation round out the collection. Canvassing both military and social history, this wellresearched volume offers new, illuminating perspectives while furthering longrunning debates on more familiar topics. These indepth essays provide an insider's view into one of the most brutal and notorious campaigns in Civil War history.




Paperbound Books in Print 1995


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All Music Guide to the Blues


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Reviews and rates the best recordings of 8,900 blues artists in all styles.







After Vicksburg


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This is the first published comprehensive survey of naval action on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the years 1863-1865. Following introductory reviews of the rivers and of the U.S. Navy's Mississippi Squadron, chronological Federal naval participation in various raids and larger campaigns is highlighted, as well as counterinsurgency, economical support and control, and logistical protection. The book includes details on units, locations and activities that have been previously underreported or ignored. Examples include the birth and function of the Mississippi Squadron's 11th District, the role of U.S. Army gunboats, and the war on the Upper Cumberland and Upper Tennessee Rivers. The last chapter details the coming of the peace in 1865 and the decommissioning of the U.S. river navy and the sale of its gunboats.




Cupid's Code


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"Cupid's code takes us on a journey of understanding the emotion that has influenced songs, wars, minds, and culture: Love. Guided by an author who has dated all the personality types, we are taken through the worlds of biology, psychology, and anthropology so that we are introduced to new ideas about how we can answer the many questions that plague us about our partners and ourselves." Cover.