Original and deeply human, this tense and surprising story, filled with indecisive bureaucrats, uninformed leaders, hotheaded politicians, and dedicated soldiers, is a clear and intimate portrait of the prolonged drama that unfolded at Fort Sumter and incited the first shot of the Civil War on April 12, 1861. The six-month-long agony that began with Lincoln's election in November sputtered from one crisis to the next, and finally exploded as the soldiers at Sumter neared starvation. With little help from Washington, D.C., Major Robert Anderson, a soldier whose experience had taught him...
Original and deeply human, this tense and surprising story, filled with indecisive bureaucrats, uninformed leaders, hotheaded politicians, and dedicat...
It may startle some people to remember that, little more than a century ago, the horse was not only humanity's primary means of swift transportation, it was also a major participant in warfare. For more than four thousand years, men mounted horses and galloped at one another in large numbers, wielding clubs, axes, lances, swords, bows and arrows, pistols, rifles, and more. They charged into swarms of arrows, hales of bullets, volcanoes of cannon fire, and legions of other men on horseback, chopping, stabbing, hurling spears, and firing guns. And...
Men, Horses, and All Kinds of Weapons
It may startle some people to remember that, little more than a century ago, the horse was not only hu...
Why do prayers not get answered? Or at least they seem to go unanswered. Have you ever prayed repeatedly for things in your life and nothing changed? Have you felt like your prayers were being ignored? You pray with all your being, in tears for emotional healing, physical healing or help in a situation and yet no assistance from the Creator seems to come. You ask yourself, "Doesn't He care? If God is so good why is this happening to me?" It's time to say, "Enough is enough " You need to know why your prayers are not getting answered. In this book, Gene explains the various reasons why your...
Why do prayers not get answered? Or at least they seem to go unanswered. Have you ever prayed repeatedly for things in your life and nothing changed? ...
Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds ""The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I."" Booklist ""A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before."" The Grand Rapids Press On The Shattered Dream ""A storyteller of history, Gene Smith is one of the very best in his field."" The Washington Post On When the Cheering Stopped ""A brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history . . . Smith is a prodigious researcher, an artful writer."" The New York Times...
Critical Praise for Gene Smith On Until the Last Trumpet Sounds ""The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary For...
From New York, to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jay Boe leaves his business in the hands of the company VP and hits the open road in his 1957 Ford pickup truck in search of some kind of real meaning in his life. He has a billion dollar business, but he's just not happy. Something is missing. He bought an old estate on the lake in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, in hopes of finding some peace and quiet. He never dreamed he would travel 40 years back in time and meet the girl he had always dreamed of.
From New York, to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jay Boe leaves his business in the hands of the company VP and hits the open road in his 1957 Ford pickup ...
The best appointments are referrals because they are easy to close. So the key is, having enough referrals. In my book The Home Improvement Contractor, I will show you how to create an immediate cash flow even if you are broke. If you have been in business long enough to have a few clients, then you have a gold mine right under your nose and I will show you how to increase your cash flow and triple your business, if not more. The business strategies I will share with you, if implemented properly, will astonish you. If you follow the steps I have laid out in this book, you will see that cash...
The best appointments are referrals because they are easy to close. So the key is, having enough referrals. In my book The Home Improvement Contractor...
