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The story of the British attempt to recapture the Carolinas, from the Battle for Sullivan's Island with "William Moultrie and his raw South Carolinians" to "the campaign's riveting climax at Guilford Courthouse."--Jacket. Includes such figures as Lord Cornwallis, Sir Henry Clinton, Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, Brigadier General Thomas Sumter, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, James Collins, David Henry, Thomas Young, and Major General Nathanael...
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Library of America volume 212
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The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, this collection brings together over 120 pieces by more than 60 men and women to create a firsthand narrative of the first year of the Civil War. Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in 1860 and ending in January 1862 with the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, the selections provide a sense of the immediacy, uncertainty,...
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Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Shipmates: Jonesy, a sailor in the U.S. Navy, misrepresents himself as an oil tycoon to a Kit Corbin. He later learns that she is the daughter of his commander. Despite this shaky start, Jonesy is later able to redeem himself in his naval duties.
Man in possession: After his family snubs him, ex-convict Raymond gets a job as a bill collector. His work involves staying in the home of Crystal Wetherby, a supposedly rich woman, and she asks him to pose...
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Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's Poet Laureate, Billy Collins. Inspired by Billy Collins's poem-a-day program with the Library of Congress, Poetry 180 is the perfect anthology for readers who appreciate engaging, thoughtful poems that are an immediate pleasure. A 180-degree turn implies a turning back-in this case, to poetry. A collection of 180 poems by the most exciting poets at work today,...
