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Fear Was Not in Him: The Civil War Letters of General Francis C. Barlow, U.S.a
ISBN: 9780823223244 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in such battles as Fair Oaks, Gettysburg (part of this battlefield is now named for him), and Spotsylvania. Barlow's war correspondence not only provide a rich description of his experiences in these actions but also offer insight into a civilian learning the realities of war as well as the burdens of command.Barlow was well connected with many eminent figures of his time, having spent part of his youth at Brook Farm, graduated in the Harvard College class of 1855, and had such...
Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in such battles as Fair Oaks, Gett...
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161,10 zł |
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Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
ISBN: 9780823218127 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Christian Samito writes in his introduction: In reading Guiney's words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to fight a war and of the privations they suffered in service to their country.These are the collected Civil War letters of Patrick Robert Guiney, an Irish immigrant from Country Tipperary who relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. When the Civil War broke out, Guiney volunteered to defend the Union and, quickly rose from First Lieutenant to Colonel, to command the ninth Massachusetts regiment. A fervent supporter of Lincoln and passionately opposed...
Christian Samito writes in his introduction: In reading Guiney's words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to...
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384,57 zł |
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Becoming American under Fire
ISBN: 9780801477553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibited their loyalty to the United States and their capacity to act as citizens; they strengthened their American identity in the process. Members of both groups also helped to redefine the legal meaning and political practices of American citizenship. For African American soldiers,... In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influence... |
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114,28 zł |
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Fear Was Not in Him: The Civil War Letters of General Francis C. Barlow, U.S.a
ISBN: 9780823223237 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in such battles as Fair Oaks, Gettysburg (part of this battlefield is now named for him), and Spotsylvania. Barlow's war correspondence not only provide a rich description of his experiences in these actions but also offer insight into a civilian learning the realities of war as well as the burdens of command.Barlow was well connected with many eminent figures of his time, having spent part of his youth at Brook Farm, graduated in the Harvard College class of 1855, and had such...
Francis C. Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles in such battles as Fair Oaks, Gett...
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410,56 zł |
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Becoming American Under Fire: Irish Americans, African Americans, and the Politics of Citizenship During the Civil War Era
ISBN: 9780801448461 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influenced the modern vision of national citizenship that developed during the Civil War era. By bearing arms for the Union, African Americans and Irish Americans exhibited their loyalty to the United States and their capacity to act as citizens; they strengthened their American identity in the process. Members of both groups also helped to redefine the legal meaning and political practices of American citizenship. For African American soldiers,... In Becoming American under Fire, Christian G. Samito provides a rich account of how African American and Irish American soldiers influence... |
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233,87 zł |
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Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
ISBN: 9780823218134 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Christian Samito writes in his introduction: In reading Guiney's words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to fight a war and of the privations they suffered in service to their country.These are the collected Civil War letters of Patrick Robert Guiney, an Irish immigrant from Country Tipperary who relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. When the Civil War broke out, Guiney volunteered to defend the Union and, quickly rose from First Lieutenant to Colonel, to command the ninth Massachusetts regiment. A fervent supporter of Lincoln and passionately opposed...
Christian Samito writes in his introduction: In reading Guiney's words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to...
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145,47 zł |
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Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
ISBN: 9780809334247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Long before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln recognized the challenge American slavery posed to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. A constitutional amendment would be the ideal solution to ending slavery, yet the idea of such an amendment conflicted with several of Lincoln s long-held positions. In this study, Christian G. Samito examines how Lincoln s opposition to amending the United States Constitution shaped his political views before he became president, and how constitutional arguments overcame Lincoln s objections, turning him into a supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment by...
Long before the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln recognized the challenge American slavery posed to the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. A constit...
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114,61 zł |
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Crime and Law Enforcement in the Colony of New York, 1691-1776
ISBN: 9780801477645 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The winner of the first New York State Historical Association Manuscript Award, this book is a fascinating attempt to show how criminal behavior fits into the society in which it occurs. Through a computer-assisted analysis of some 5,300 eighteenth-century court cases, Douglas Greenberg explores larger problems of social change and development in what was considered the most fractious of all Britain's North American colonies: New York. Greenberg describes the court system in New York and considers such issues at the demography of criminal prosecution and judgment, the character and... The winner of the first New York State Historical Association Manuscript Award, this book is a fascinating attempt to show how criminal behavior fi... |
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161,10 zł |
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The History of the 9th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, June, 1861-June, 1864
ISBN: 9780823220564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 557 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethnic regiments. This book is a history of the regiment, told by Daniel Macnamara, who served as its commissary sergeant and rose to become regimental quartermaster.
When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethni...
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181,89 zł |
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The History of the 9th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, June, 1861-June, 1864
ISBN: 9780823220557 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 557 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethnic regiments. This book is a history of the regiment, told by Daniel Macnamara, who served as its commissary sergeant and rose to become regimental quartermaster.
When the Civil War erupted, more than 1,000 Irish Americans formed the North Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, the first of the state's ethni...
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452,14 zł |
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