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The presidential election of 1920 was one of the most dramatic ever. For the only time in the nation’s history, six once-and-future presidents hoped to end up in the White House: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Theodore Roosevelt. It was an election that saw unprecedented levels of publicity — the Republicans outspent the Democrats by 4 to 1 — and it was the first to garner extensive newspaper and newsreel coverage. It was also the first election in which women could vote. Meanwhile, the 1920 census showed that America had become an urban nation — automobiles, mass production, chain stores, and easy credit were transforming the economy and America was limbering up for the most spectacular decade of its history, the roaring ’20s. Award-winning historian David Pietrusza’s riveting new work presents a dazzling panorama of presidential personalities, ambitions, plots, and counterplots — a picture of modern America at the crossroads.
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Entertaining and Insightful.......2007-09-03
Pietrusza's volume brings the vivid history of the 1920 election to life. Both entertaining and insightful, it provides exceptionally well crafted "mini" biographies of the Six Presidents and how their careers intersected that year. The narrative is rich and compelling as it peeks into the backrooms and describes the national mood. Pietrusza's handling of the personalities, issues, trends and techniques that went on to define American politics in the first half of the 20th century is to be recommended to anyone with an interest in presidential biography or U.S. political history.
Lively Account.......2007-08-31
I really enjoyed this engaging account of the 1920 election. Mr. Pietrusza's portraits of the main players in this drama were especially colorful, while successfully avoiding caricature. This reader was prompted to reflect on the fact that human nature really doesn't change, even though times and circumstances certainly do.
The narrative moves at a brisk pace, even while interspersed with the personal profiles. Pietrusza tells a fine story, and his turns of phrase display both a fine wit and a keen power of perception.
I highly recommend this book to any non-specialist as an unbiased, yet entertaining and highly readable work of popular history.
Insightful and fascinating.......2007-08-29
Gets to the heart of what history is about - the interplay of persons, the motives that drive them, and the consequences (intended and otherwise) of their choices.
The writing style is engaging; sounding more like story-telling than like a textbook. But don't let that fool you into thinking this is history-lite; it is obviously well researched (and well cited) and sets forth facts, not judgements.
In preparation of the 2008 elections, read this book. It will remind you that the quality of the person is as least as important as the the politics of the party.
Not for the serious reader of history.......2007-08-27
A fascinating subject ... laid out in simplistic terms, skipping over huge sections of important history, utilizing unexplained leaps of logic and so jerkily written that the reader has to keep flipping back to find the one brief reference already made to a person on Page 9 who is suddenly in the thick of the action on Page 31.
And I stopped reading after I hit the raving, homophobic chapter on FDR.
Two stars are for an interesting premise. Zero stars for execution.
Gripping and -- remarkably -- unbiased popular history.......2007-07-22
Though Pietrusza, the author of a number of works of juvenile history and a well-respected biography of the notorious gambler and World Series fixer Arnold Rothstein, never really does explain why the year 1920 "witnessed the birth of modern America," his clear and captivating narrative succeeds in convincing the reader that this was one heck of an event-filled twelve-month period. The six presidents referenced in the title - Woodrow Wilson (the sick, declining, and bitter incumbent), Warren Harding (the unlikely Republican nominee and election winner), Calvin Coolidge (Harding's running mate and eventual successor upon the former's death), Herbert Hoover (the ill-fated but then-revered "Great Engineer" and "Great Humanitarian"), Theodore Roosevelt (the former President and likely 1920 Republican nominee had he not died in 1919), and Franklin Roosevelt (the energetic and ambitious vice-presidential candidate of what turned out to be a doomed Democratic ticket) - did indeed all play significant roles in public affairs that year, though T.R.'s was more indirect, more in the nature of a long shadow cast over the 1920 Presidential campaign. (William Howard Taft gets mentioned numerous times, but he was more of a judicial sideline watcher by this point.) Critical opinions of these men wander all over the map and tend to be strongly colored by ideological biases, but it is to Pietrusza's credit that he doesn't play favorites, though one can detect a slight tilt towards Coolidge (not surprising, given that the author had some role in the Coolidge Memorial Foundation) and a certain amount of disdain for Wilson's arrogance and bullheadedness. Such touchy subjects as women's suffrage, the Sacco and Vanzetti case, Socialism, civil rights, and the Ku Klux Klan are presented in the same straightforward manner. Pietrusza goes against the grain by arguing that the supposedly "bossed" Republican convention was more prone to be swayed by delegates' enthusiasm than the Democratic conclave, though his argument rests rather strongly on the Republican delegates' overwhelming endorsement of Coolidge for vice-president over several better-fancied candidates. It is refreshing to read a popular historical tome that does not pay much attention to drawing conclusions that are politically correct, but instead presents a multi-faceted - and somewhat tragic, given the ultimate fates of Wilson, Harding, and Hoover - view of a stormy epoch in 20th century American history. Very highly recommended.
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A Year of Absence follows the lives of six women whose husbands, all members of the U.S. Armys First Armored Division based in Germany, deploy to Iraq in April 2003. A young lieutenants wife comes dangerously close to alcoholism. Marriages are pushed to the breaking point by the constant strain of fifteen months apart. Each morning the women anxiously scan the headlines, wondering if they still have a husband, if their children still have a father. Some form friendships that become their lifeline. Others somehow find courage despite their isolation. Through tearful goodbyes, long-awaited communication from the front, and joyful yet troubled reunions, A Year of Absence captures what life is like for many families of deployed soldiers: the ever-present fear of death, the pressures of single-parenthood, and the strength and comfort that come with the support of close friends. Book excerpt Jena was strolling home from walking the dog when she noticed an official U.S. Army car carrying two soldiers in Class A uniforms heading toward her street. She felt her pulse quicken and, without meaning to, she started doing the math. If the soldiers stopped at her building, there was a one-in-twenty-four chance that Adam was dead. If they stopped at her stairwell, it was one-in-eight. Dont come down here, she prayed silently. Please let it be somebody else.
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Been there.............2007-09-18
This book describes it exactly as it is! I was at that post in Germany during that deployment and my boyfriend (back then, now he is my husband) was the Rear Detachment Officer. ( named in the book:-)) I read the book as soon as it came out and I could not stop crying. Make sure you have a box of tissues on hand. I am really glad this book was written, that way non military/civilians might be able to understand what it means to be an Army Wife.
Wonderful book!.......2007-04-25
This was such a wonderful and insightful book. The writing was superb and the women's stories were heartfelt and very true to life during a deployment.
This is definitely a must read for anyone with a loved one not only in the Army, but any branch of the military.
Excellent book that portrays true emotions.......2006-11-18
I loved all the similarities and differences of the characters. I could identify with each of them in some way. It was a nice accurate description of the emotions and feelings that go along with a long deployment. This book is truly brilliant and a must read for all wives, as well as husbands and others to help understand what the war is like from back home. I love this book.
The story that has not been told - Until Now!.......2006-10-29
When I went off to the Vietnam War back in 1967, not many of us were career soldiers--most of us were draftees, or just doing our enlistments. We all wanted to get the hell out of the service as fast as we could. We were mostly single men. The vast majority of us did not deploy as a unit but went as individual replacements. For those of us who had spouses and children they would find a world with no support systems in place. These families would become isolated in various parts of the country. I honestly never gave any deep thoughts to what it was like back in the states for those families left behind, or for those who were married with children.
Author Jessica Redmond paints a vivid picture of what was never talked about or seen by most of us old veterans (or the public) in her riveting account of those left behind by their spouses deployed to Iraq. Her book "A Year Of Absence - Six women's stories of courage, hope, and love" was an eye and heart opener for me. She gives us an insider view of what life is like for those family members who have to survive and carry on without their spouses for a year.
Her book is a well written chronicle of the intimate lives of six women left behind on a US Army base in Baumholder, Germany. Her women soon discover how little the government can really do to help them and they soon realize that they have to take care of each other. They face all the normal family issues plus the added stresses of having their loved ones thousands of miles away in a combat zone. Jessica captures the feelings and the emotions and the reality of the life they faced. It is a hard honest look at what their lives were like for one year. You cannot help but be captivated by their stories. I think, as the title implies, these women's stories were about love and courage and so much more.
This book should be required reading for all spouses of military personnel. Military life is not easy in an all volunteer Army (or any of the services) and those marriages that do manage to survive until retirement certainly have something special going for them. This book is a look at how these women handled things and how they felt. It spares us little--all of their emotions are opened up to view; the fears, the depression and even the joy of reunions. It is not an easy life and this book exposes that truth for all to see.
The book itself is very well written and structured so that readers can follow along on this year long journey as if you are a member of the family. One of the best written accounts on the social impact of modern war; a must read book! Given the MWSA HIGHEST RATING - FIVE STARS!
2005 Gold Medal Award for Non-Fiction!
Has mass-market appeal.......2006-05-05
Redmond's book is written with mass-market appeal. With an ensemble cast of six women, it reads almost like a novel. If you are looking for a scholarly narrative approach to the subject, however, be advised to search elsewhere.
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PFC Franklin Miller arrived in Vietnam in March 1966, and saw his first combat in a Reconnaissance Platoon. So began an odyssey that would make him into one of the most feared and respected men in the Special Forces elite, who made their own rules in the chaos of war.
In the exclusive world of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observation Group, Miller ran missions deep into enemy territory to gather intelligence, snatch prisoners, and to kill. Leading small bands of battle-hardened Montagnard and Meo tribesmen, he was fierce and fearless -- fighting army policy to stay in combat for six tours. On a top-secret mission in 1970, Miller and a handful of men, all critically injured, held off the NVA in an incredible Alamo-like stand -- for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. When his time in Southeast Asia ended, he had also received the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal, and six Purple Hearts. This is his incredible story.
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Don't start this book if you have to wake up early........2007-04-19
I'm not opposed to all wars but I was very much against our involvement in Vietnam. I thought then and still think that we should have been helping the other side. I bought this book wanting to hear what combat was like there from a special forces soldier. Fortunately, the book didn't get into the politics but simply told about his life and job, which was to collect intelligence and kill the enemy. His bravery and what he went through is mind boggeling and the descripions of battles are riviting. I stayed up way past my bedtime reading it.
VERY difficult to put down once you start reading it!.......2006-04-20
WOW, this is one of the most gripping and moving accounts of personal combat and experiences in Vietnam that I have ever read. I had great difficulty putting this gem down, as it is directly related in first-person and the author does a magnificent job of making you feel as if you're right there alongside the subject of the book (Franklin Miller).
Nothing is held back, and if you've ever served in the military, you'll fall right into step with the narration. Everything is presented in all its gory detail, so if you're a little squeamish, you might want to skim across a few sections. The ending is particularly heart-wrenching, especially the afterword by the author's widow.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the up-close and personal views of combat in Vietnam.
A True American Hero.......2005-08-12
As Command Chaplain For US Special Operations Command I had the profound honor of presiding at This hero's funeral. During the months before he died, I spent some days at his home in St Petersburg to offer some spiritual care.
Even to the very end he was a man of strength and courage. He had an abiding faith in Christ that comforted him and allowed him to spend his final days encouraging and supporting his children. As we prayed he would ask me to pray for his children first becuase they were his greatest concern.
He gave me a copy of his book which I read immediately. It is an amazing story that captures the true heart of a warrior. It is a "must read."
Chaplain Lee M. Thompson
Colonel, USAF (Ret)
An inspiration to us all..........2005-05-10
I have been in the Navy for 16 years now and have seen my share of adventure, especially during my flying tour while Bosnia was still raging. It was during that tour that I rescued a paperback copy of this book from our book drawer in our barracks. It was all torn, with the pages falling out. As I carefully read it, I was blown away with Miller's inspirational, charismatic example to any service member. I could not put it down.
This book was the best Vietnam story I have ever read and it must be the defining book on the Special Forces. The only book to come close to this one (with regard to Vietnam) was Rogue Warrior by Dick Marcinko--who I met many years ago during Aircrew School.
Since my paperback copy was so ripped up, I tried to buy the hard copy of it. At the time, it was out of print so it took me years to obtain one on eBay. I highly recommend this book to service members or anyone seriously interested in reading about a true American hero!
Miller should be as well known as Audie Murphy in the 50's.......2005-04-16
I can tell you for a fact that the stories he tells are accurate because I was around him for a lot of them. I think I met him his first day in SF at the SFOB in Nha Trang,and we were both running missions out of Kontum the entire time I was there. If I wasn't around when he did some of the things he talks about,I heard about them from him or others when I got back to the camp. Of course,he was there after I was medi-evaced in Nov of 1969,so I wasn't there when he earned the MOH.
In fact,I had gotten out of the army and did the same thing 99% of the veterans did,I tried to put it entirely out of my mind. I didn't speak about it and I didn't think about it. It came as a surprise to me to walk into Walden Books one day and spot him on the cover of his book getting his MOH! "Hey! I know that guy!" I immediately bought the book and took it home to read.
This was the first I even knew he had survived,and it was the reason I got back in touch with him after almost 30 years. We shared Thanskgiving Dinner together at the unit mess at Camp Mackall the November before he fell sick and died.
If you have ever wondered about the mindset of the people who run special operations,here are the answers. If you have only read VN books written by draftees who write about the heavy drama,drug abuse,and political crap,you are going to be surprised. Not everybody in VN were draftee war protestors,and not everbody there was doing their damndest to avoid combat. Some people were actually going out of their way to carry a rifle in a combat unit. Not only that,but most people would be surprised at the high number of recon and Hatchet Force troops that extended their tours for six months after surviving the intital tour. It even came as a surprise to ME when I extended my tour. I still can't tell you why,other than I felt like I was a part of something important doing a job that needed to be done.
If you want to buy and read this book,PLEASE consider going to the web site below to buy it. This is the hardcover version of the book,and all of the money from the sales of it go to his children. He left behind two teenage children and a infant when he died. I thank you in advance if you do.
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Examining interactions between Native Americans and whites in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania, Jane Merritt traces the emergence of race as the defining difference between these neighbors on the frontier.
Before 1755, Indian and white communities in Pennsylvania shared a certain amount of interdependence. They traded skills and resources and found a common enemy in the colonial authorities, including the powerful Six Nations, who attempted to control them and the land they inhabited. Using innovative research in German Moravian records, among other sources, Merritt explores the cultural practices, social needs, gender dynamics, economic exigencies, and political forces that brought Native Americans and Euramericans together in the first half of the eighteenth century.
But as Merritt demonstrates, the tolerance and even cooperation that once marked relations between Indians and whites collapsed during the Seven Years' War. By the 1760s, as the white population increased, a stronger, nationalist identity emerged among both white and Indian populations, each calling for new territorial and political boundaries to separate their communities. Differences between Indians and whites--whether political, economic, social, religious, or ethnic--became increasingly characterized in racial terms, and the resulting animosity left an enduring legacy in Pennsylvania's colonial history.
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A good reference on pre-independence America 1700-1763.......2007-04-09
Jane Merritt gives an inside expose, on the clash of cultures in the Mid-Atlantic frontier(Delaware,Pennsylvania,Virginia etc.). The early relationship between a young Colonel George Washington of England and the Delawares is highlighted. The initial interaction between Washington and the Delawares, was poor. This lead to early military defeats to the French. The dynamics of the 7 years war, which changed the harmony of this region dramatically, is examined.
The odd antagonistic relationship between the Delawares and the Iroquois 6 Nations is analyzed to the fullest. It appears the Iroquois sold Delaware land inappropriately (walking purchase Treaty). You will gain insight into famous chiefs such as Delaware chief Shingas and chief Teedyuscung.
The shrewd business dealings of the European settlers is analyzed. You are made aware how simple semantics could misconstrue entire Treaties and agreements. Overall this book does a good job in clarifying, certain key points, in a very complex period, in American history.
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When James B. Gillett joined the newly created Texas Rangers in 1875, its duties were as varied and its members as unorthodox as its methods were irregular.
First published in 1921, Gillett's now classic account of his six years of service depicts with freshness and authenticity how the Rangers maintained law and order on the frontier—and occasionally dispensed summary justice. From the Mason County War to the Horrell-Higgins feud, the capture of Sam Bass, and the pursuit of Victorio's rebellious Apaches, Gillett saw the kind of action that established the Rangers' enduring reputation for effectiveness.
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Essential reading in Texas history.......2006-06-17
Another customer review used the word 'laconic,' and it is apt. The author could have said more than he did, but he was writing for readers of an earlier time, who must have known more about the frontier than most of us do today.
Life of a Texas Ranger.......2006-06-02
James B. Gillett became a Texas Ranger in the Frontier Battalion in 1875 at the age of 19 after growing up on ranches near Austin and Lampasas. This book, written long after he had left the Rangers for ranch life mainly near Alpine, Texas, is a reminiscent account of his experiences while serving with the Rangers (1875-1881). He says in the Preface that he will write only about what he personally experienced and not try to write a history of the Texas Rangers, a task he feels unqualified to do; he is mostly faithful to that endeavor, though some events (the "Salt Lake War" near El Paso, for example) were not actually witnessed first-hand by Gillett. Some other major episodes related include the killing of Sam Bass (some of the details regarding Bass appear to be embellishments), the escorting of John Wesley Hardin to prison, capturing the murderous Baca brothers, and conducting numerous raids against the Apaches. Gillett writes in a straightforward, matter-of-fact style, and his memory for events and people encountered decades earlier is impressive. He doesn't embellish too much in his recounting, and he has the knack of telling a story interestingly and with authority. One comes away from the book with a very good idea of what made the Rangers tick and some of the difficulties they were up against. It would be hard to ask for anything more.
Top-notch Western History .......2005-01-05
First-hand accounts are always the best and this, although written by a non-writer, is very entertaining and quite readable. Well worth the price.
Super.......2003-03-01
Gillett has lived a wonderful life. I have read many Texas Rangers books and this one is very good. You have to understand the absolute bravery of the Texas Ranger and the lack of any fear. Never in the book does any weakness raise it's head and at the same time never does Gillett take on the attitude of, "I shot a bear". I have fowarded the book to my son in Chicago. I don't think he shares my admiration for the Ranger force, but someday he will.
Six Years With the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881.......2000-08-22
This book is a compelling and entertaining first-hand account of one of Texas' most revered lawmen of the old West. James B. Gillett's experiences in the far-western reaches of the Texas frontier make for exciting reading as he takes on the likes of the Apache chieftan Victorio, one of the last and arguably the greatest of the Apache war chiefs. Gillett recounts the day-to-day experiences of those who rode with the Rangers from 1875-1881. From the Mason County War to encounters with the likes of outlaw Sam Bass, this book captures the excitement and the aura of the real Texas near the end of the nineteenth century. For the reader who yearns for the smell of wet saddle leather and gunsmoke, Gillette delivers on a most memorable note.
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- My Great-grandfather's book
- Robert Vaughn is my great-grandfather
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Then & Now: Thirty-six Years in the Rockies
Robert Vaughn
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My Great-grandfather's book.......2001-12-20
This book was originally written by my Great-grandfather, Robert Vaughn, who came to this country from Wales. He wrote the book for his daughter, Arvonia Elizabeth Vaughn Sprague. The original book is extremely interesting, as it gives a very graphic view of what life was like in Montana during the latter part of the 1800s. I am intentionally spelling Vaughn this way because it was altered when he was getting a title for some land that he purchased. In Robert Vaughn's original book, the spelling of his name is the same throughout the book. I have not read Walter's reprint of Robert Vaughn's book, but the incorrect spelling of Vaughn's name and the fact that none of the descendents of Robert Vaughn were ever consulted about this book raises concerns about the accuracy of this book. My rating reflects the quality of the original book.
Robert Vaughn is my great-grandfather.......2001-12-16
This book was originally written by my great-grandfather Robert Vaughn who came to this country from Wales. He wrote the book for his daughter, Arvonia Elizabeth Vaughn Sprague. The original book is extremely interesting, as it gives a very graphic view of what life was like in Montana during the latter part of the 1800s. I am intentionally spelling Vaughn this way because it was altered when he was getting a title for some land that he purchased. In Robert Vaughn's original book, the spelling of his name is the same throughout the book. I have not read Walter's reprint of Robert Vaughn's book, but the incorrect spelling of Vaughn's name and the fact that none of the descendents of Robert Vaughn were ever consulted about this book raises concerns about the accuracy of this book. My rating reflects the quality of the original book.
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On July 4, 1826, the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday with parades and speeches across the country. But what ultimately sanctified the national jubilee in the minds of the celebrants was an extraordinary coincidence: the nearly simultaneous deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, the last pillars of the original republic, already venerated as legends in their own time. It was a watershed in the nation's history, a bright moment when the successors to the Revolutionary dream examined their own lives as they took inspiration from and found nostalgia in the accomplishments of the founders.
In this fascinating book, the distinguished historian Andrew Burstein explores what it was to be an American in 1826. Drawing on private diaries and letters, daily newspapers, and long-buried publications, he shows us the personal lives behind the pageantry and reveals an acutely self-conscious nation–anxiously optimistic about its future, eager to romanticize the Revolutionary past.
We follow the Marquis de Lafayette, the only surviving general of the War of Independence, on his triumphant 1825 tour of all twenty-four states. We visit an Ohio boomtown on the edge of the "new West," a region influenced by the Erie Canal and the commercialism that canal culture brought with it. We see through the eyes of ordinary citizens–the wife of a Massachusetts minister, the author of a popular novel of the day, the family of a prominent statesman–and learn about their gritty understanding of life and death, the nuances of contemporary sexual politics, and the sometimes treacherous drama of public debate. And we meet headline-makers such as the ornery President John Quincy Adams, the controversial Secretary of State Henry Clay, and the notoriously hot-tempered General Andrew Jackson, struggling to act in a statesmanlike way as he waits to be swept into the White House.
In this evocative portrait of the United States in its jubilee year, Burstein shows how 1826 marked an unforgettable time in the republic's history, when a generation embraced the legacy of its predecessors and sought to enlarge its role in America's story.
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Survey of 1820's American View of Revolution........2003-05-19
This is an interesting (mostly) survey of America's reaction to the passing of the Revolutionary generation around the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The author focuses on 10 or so personalities great and small to paint a picture of how America reflected the glory and promise of the Revolution through nostalgia, politics, arts and letters.
We see LaFayette on his triumphant return tour to America as the last living connection to the military high command that won our freedom. This description I found fascinating as the old general visited the sons and daughters of his contemporaries (and a few remaining in their own right such as Adams and Jefferson).
Wiley Henry Clay, destiny's child Andrew Jackson and the unfortunate John Quincy Adams all make their appearance as they dominated the stage during the mid-1820's. America's canal boom is described, particularly as it crisscrossed Ohio, a state transformed as water highways joined New England, the Great Lakes economy and the lower Mississippi within its borders.
The quintessentially American drama of Jefferson and Adams expiring on the same day, the exact date of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration, and their famous correspondence is explored. Here the author is able to capture some of the magic and "smile of providence" that from time to time has seemed to settle on America. The effect of simultaneous death that these two brothers of independence (who were to leave that state of grace as fierce political enemies only to make up and join forces for to the benefit of posterity through their rediscovered admiration late in life) was great on our still young nation. The author recounts well the glow that settled on the nation upon discovering that Adams and Jefferson had been called back to their creator together on the anniversary of their great historical moment.
We also learn of the wife of a Massachusetts minister and the ambitious attorney general -- both authors of the time -- as they contemplate the glory of the revolution through popular writings.
This book is a survey -- disjointed and with a lot of background information not necessarily focused on the Year of Jubilee. Its strong points are the fascinating vignettes like Lafayette's tour, the Jefferson-Adams passing and President J.Q. Adams's troubled administration. Weaker, in my opinion, were digression and dissections of the romantic writing of the two authors. Our author dissected their work in a literary analysis that struck me as overdone and not in keeping with the flow of the rest of the book.
Perhaps this book would have been more accurately described as a snapshot of America as it approached its Jubilee rather than as the story of how America celebrated the event. As a survey it has many interesting chapters and the focus on a time immediately following the "Era of Good Feelings" gives some depth to a period often glossed over in other histories. Not bad, overall.
The first 50 years of Independence.......2001-07-11
Since we have just celebrated the 225th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it seems only appropriate to read an account of how our nation celebrated it's 50th anniversary of the same. This is a well-written book that takes us through that exciting year, and along the way gives us a lot of history about John Quincy Adams and the contested election of 1824. We get mini biographies of many famous people, such as Adams, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and the like, but also people who may have been fairly well-known at that time, but now are not even remotely familiar to us. It was these "unknowns" that impressed me the most, and whom I found fascinating. It's always good to read a historical work that tells me something that I did not know before, and this work delivers that aspect very well. It rounds off my recent reading of the life of John Adams, and tells me how his son fared as President and beyond. This is a book well worth the time to read, and I recommend it.
Lost in the primary materials.......2001-07-05
Burstein has an interesting thesis, which he articulates clearly in his Introduction, but which he fails--for me at least--to develope in the succeeding chapters. I fail to see how his long, almost tedious account of Secretary Wirt's absence from his family contributes anything to "uncover the soul of the successor generation." Or how his account of Eliza Foster, or Mrs. Bascom, or Henry Clay's duel with John Randolph contributes much other than what may be intrisically interesting in each. Burstein has used so many obscure primary materials that he gets almost lost in them. And even to a non-historian he doesn't seem to have mastered history outside his materials. On the first page he writes that ". . .America's population had tripled to 12 million . . ." from Independence to the mid-1820's. Maybe it's his arithmetic: 2.5 million to at least 13 million is more like quintuple. And he writes in a note that William Wirt served longer as a cabinet officer than anyone before Harold Ickes. What about Albert Gallatin who served from very early in Jefferson's administration well into Madison's second term? Either Burstein's editor at Knopf was very indulgent, or there must have been many a heated argument.
Provides the words and experiences of ordinary citizens.......2001-03-16
In 1826 Americans remembered and celebrated fifty years of independence with parades and speeches. America's Jubilee uses private diaries, letters, newspapers and publications to reveal the personal lives behind the pageantry and celebrations, and the survivors of the War of Independence. Chapters provide the words and experiences of ordinary citizens.
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- Sixty-six Years in Custer's Shadow
- Sixty-six Years in Custer's Shadow
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Sixty Six Years in Custer's Shadow
Henry Weibert
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Sixty-six Years in Custer's Shadow.......2000-08-05
Henry Weibert is the first writer to use logic and physical evidence when writing about the battle athe Little Big Horn. Weibert lived in the area around the battlefield for sixty-six years and spent a great deal of his free time studying the fight. He points out that Custer never attempted to cross the middle ford to charge the village as every lazy historian claims. There has never been one shred of evidence that indicated Custer ever got within half a mile of the ford. Weibert used his knowledge of the battlefield and the archeological finds of others as well as his own to show Custer's true route to his final destiny. Any reader who wants to read the true history of this battle should read this book!
Sixty-six Years in Custer's Shadow.......2000-08-05
Henry Weibert is the first writer to use logic and physical evidence when writing about the battle athe Little Big Horn. Weibert lived in the area around the battlefield for sixty-six years and spent a great deal of his free time studying the fight. He points out that Custer never attempted to cross the middle ford to charge the village as every lazy historian claims. There has never been one shred of evidence that indicated Custer ever got within half a mile of the ford. Weibert used his knowledge of the battlefield and the archeological finds of others as well as his own to show Custer's true route to his final destiny. Any reader who wants to read the true history of this battle should read this book!
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Rebuild is a collection of photo essays and articles by students who participated in a journalism workshop in Kosovo. With guidance by Associated Press Special Correspondent Mort Rosenblum and Gary Knight, a renowned photojournalist from VII Photo Agency and author of
Evidence: The Case Against Milosevic (de.MO), students documented various issues facing a country coping with the repercussions of war. From photo essays on orphans enjoying themselves at a summer camp and religious cooperation between Albanian Muslims and Orthodox Serbs, to reportage on fashion designers and Gypsy minorities,
Rebuild explores facets of Kosovo that have gone unexamined six years after the war.
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