The Sumter Anniversary, 1863


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The Sumter Anniversary, 1863


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A Diary from Dixie


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In her diary, Mary Boykin Chesnut, the wife of a Confederate general and aid to president Jefferson Davis, James Chestnut, Jr., presents an eyewitness account of the Civil War.




Searching for George Gordon Meade


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A historian's investigation of the life and times of Gen. George Gordon Meade to discover why the hero of Gettysburg has failed to achieve the status accorded to other generals of the conflict.




The Sumter Anniversary, 1863; Opinions Of Loyalists Concerning The Great Questions Of The Times; Expressed In The Speeches And Letters From Prominent Citizens Of All Sections And Parties, On Occasion Of The Inauguration Of The Loyal National League, In Mas


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The book, The Sumter Anniversary, 1863; Opinions Of Loyalists Concerning The Great Questions Of The Times; Expressed In The Speeches And Letters From Prominent Citizens Of All Sections And Parties, On Occasion Of The Inauguration Of The Loyal National League, In Mass Meeting On Union Square, New York, On The 11Th Of April, 1863, The Anniversary Of The Attack On Fort Sumter. Published By Order Of The Council And Executive Committee Of The Loyal National League, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.




Design for the Crowd


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Situated on Broadway between Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets, Union Square occupies a central place in both the geography and the history of New York City. Though this compact space was originally designed in 1830 to beautify a residential neighborhood and boost property values, by the early days of the Civil War, New Yorkers had transformed Union Square into a gathering place for political debate and protest. As public use of the square changed, so, too, did its design. When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux redesigned the park in the late nineteenth century, they sought to enhance its potential as a space for the orderly expression of public sentiment. A few decades later, anarchists and Communist activists, including Emma Goldman, turned Union Square into a regular gathering place where they would advocate for radical change. In response, a series of city administrations and business groups sought to quash this unruly form of dissidence by remaking the square into a new kind of patriotic space. As Joanna Merwood-Salisbury shows us in Design for the Crowd, the history of Union Square illustrates ongoing debates over the proper organization of urban spaceā€”and competing images of the public that uses it. In this sweeping history of an iconic urban square, Merwood-Salisbury gives us a review of American political activism, philosophies of urban design, and the many ways in which a seemingly stable landmark can change through public engagement and design. Published with the support of Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.




Jack the Cat that Went to War


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"Jack was indeed a most unusual cat. His story will lead young readers back to a time when America was at war with itself. It was a time when all people were not treated as equal, and the question of whether the United States would stand as one nation had not been decided ... Beautiful color illustrations bring the story of life with historical accuracy, and children of all ages will delight in learning history through the eyes of Jack."--book jacket flyleaf.