The passage of 130 years has failed to temper the fascination and respect for Confederate General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson. This major new biography reveals not only Jackson the brilliant military strategist, but also Jackson the man of humble beginnings. 17 photos. 14 maps.
Small is Beautiful is the perfect antidote to the economics of globalization. As relevant today as when it was first published, this is a landmark set of essays on humanistic economics. This 25th anniversary edition brings Schumacher's ideas into focus for the end-of-the-century by adding commentaries by contemporary thinkers who have been ...
Delivering the software that your customer really wants. "Mastering the Requirements Process and the Volere specification template are real breakthroughs. They introduce the beginnings of science to a domain which had, up till now, been ruled by craft." - Tom DeMarco It is widely recognized that incorrect requirements account for up to 60% of ...
Walter Taylor was 'first to last the closest' of all staff officers to General Robert E. Lee, and his intimate relationship with his commander gives Taylor's writings signal importance in any study of Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Taylor devoted a considerable portion of his postwar years to settling controversies relative to Lee's ...
In Stonewall Jackson's own words, this book gathers in full the legendary Confederate general's long-lost personal notes on how to live one's life. Photos.
Introduction to Fire Prevention 7/e offers a range of information on fire prevention history, education, organization, practices, and research. The model curriculum of the Fire Emergency Service Higher Education (FESHE) group served as a basis for this important text.by James C. Robertson, principal of the Atlantic Systems Guild, provides ...
More Civil War battles were fought on Virginian soil than on that of any other Confederate state. No state suffered more from invasion and occupation than the Old Dominion, and none witnessed as much of the war. Virginia's story of the Civil War stands unique among the Confederate States. "Virginia at War, 1861" looks at Virginia on the eve of ...
This is the story of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank - soldiers who recorded their experiences and emotions in a great outpouring of letter-writing at the time of the American Civil War. Robertson draws upon hundreds of rare and obscure sources to produce a moving chronicle of the horrors of civil war.
Virginia emerged from the year 1861 in much the same state of uncertainty and confusion as the rest of the Confederacy. While the North was known to be rebuilding its army, no one could be sure if the northern people and government were willing to continue the war. Virginians' expectations for the coming year did not prepare them for what was ...
Based on new material and years of research, this masterly biography about the Confederate general who fought at the right hand of Lee throughout the Civil War is by a scholar and authority in the field. Maps, photographs.
Away from the battlefronts, the three million soldiers of the Union and Confederate Armies waged a separate struggle against the tedium of camp life, the devastation of wounds and diseases, and the despair of prolonged and disease, and the despair of prolonged captivity. Sprawling tent cities grew up around the two capitals and in other regions ...
The real-life saga of four generations of a small-town American family, from the "handmade world" of the 18th century to the merchandized, roaring 1920s. In 1967, the authors bought an old house in Hampton, Connecticut. There they discovered the papers of the Taintor family, typical Americans who had lived in the house since the 1790s and had kept ...
Many historians have touched on Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's relationship with African Americans in light of his Christian convictions. "Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend" explores an aspect of his life that is both intriguing and enlightening: his conversion to Christianity and how it affected his relationship with Southern Blacks. ...
A Confederate general who ranks with Lee, Jeb Stuart, and Stonewall Jackson but whose achievements have been unfairly neglected until now, finally receives his due in this invaluable biography by a noted historian of the Civil War. Drawing extensively on newly unearthed documents, this work provides a gripping battle-by-battle assessment of Hill's ...
Scottish author Robertson takes a tantalizing trip into the spiritual by way of a haunting paranormal mystery. Rescued from certain death by the devil himself, an atheist preacher recovers his faith only to lose his place in his community.
The fascinating third book in the "Virginia at War" series focuses on the Virginia experience at mid-conflict. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of the conflict's impact on children, religion, and newly freed slaves. Also included are essays that probe the South's view of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War careers of the Hatfields ...
An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice -- a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland. It is Spring 1997 and Hugh Hardie needs a ghost for his Tours of Old Edinburgh. Andrew Carlin is the perfect candidate. So, with cape, stick and a plastic rat, Carlin is paid to pretend to be the ...
Manassas, Hampton Roads, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Brandy Station, Spotsylvania, New Market, Cedar Creek, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Appomattox Courthouse are names that remain synonymous with valour, sacrifice and finally, defeat during the Civil War. These sites comprise but a handful of the more than 200 military engagements that took ...
This is a collection of ghost stories based on a mixture of local history and folklore. The stories are from past and present. Some, such as The Hauntings of Glamis Castle and The Tale of Major Weir are well known, while others are less familiar, such as The Deil of Littledean.
'Until now, no concerted effort has ever been made to catalog all of the major Civil War attractions in the Old Dominion. This book seeks to meet that need by providing data on and directions to every site of significance.
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