"I found it filled with many interesting things . . . ." ---Arthur Miller
"For those of us who have admiration and affection for the university and the city of Ann Arbor, it is fascinating reading." ---Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States
"Marwil clearly documents the great impact of the University of Michigan in shaping the town's history, but succeeds in portraying Ann Arbor's own character and identity. . . . a delightful book." ---Robert M. Warner, Dean Emeritus, School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan, and former Archivist...
"I found it filled with many interesting things . . . ." ---Arthur Miller
"For those of us who have admiration and affection for the unive...
In January 1930 "Her Privates We" appeared in London, advertised as "a record of experience on the Somme and Ancre fronts in 1916" from the pen of "Private 10922, a well known man of letters, already distinguished in another kind of literature." Reviewers praised the novel as the most accurate and moving portrayal yet rendered of the common soldier, and the work quickly became a bestseller. Shortly thereafter the author was revealed as Frederic Manning, a reclusive and little-known author of narrative poetry, philosophical dialogues, and works on Epicurus. An early contributor to "Criterion,"...
In January 1930 "Her Privates We" appeared in London, advertised as "a record of experience on the Somme and Ancre fronts in 1916" from the pen of "Pr...
This book examines the social and cultural consequences of a war normally looked at for its role in the story of Italian unification - the convergence of French, Austrian, and Piedmont-Sardinian armies in northern Italy in 1859, referred to in Italy as the "Second War for Independence."
This book examines the social and cultural consequences of a war normally looked at for its role in the story of Italian unification - the convergence...