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A History of Memorial Day

Author : Richard P. Harmond
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Memorial Day written by Richard P. Harmond and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Memorial Day is a study of how Memorial Day was viewed by many Americans as a vehicle of both national and international unity. However, this study also examines the surprising amount of controversy elicited by the celebration of Memorial Day, finding that a substantial number of Americans value Memorial Day more as a holiday from work and an occasion for recreation and relaxation than as a time to honor the country's fallen heroes.

Race and Reunion

Author : David W. BLIGHT
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674022092
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Race and Reunion written by David W. BLIGHT and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No historical event has left as deep an imprint on America's collective memory as the Civil War. In the war's aftermath, Americans had to embrace and cast off a traumatic past. David Blight explores the perilous path of remembering and forgetting, and reveals its tragic costs to race relations and America's national reunion.

The Guts to Try

Author : James H. Kyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780345446954
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book The Guts to Try written by James H. Kyle and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the highest-ranking officers on the ground in Iran reveals the untold story of the Iran hostage rescue mission that took place in 1980. In this riveting account, Col. Kyle takes readers from the initial brainstorming sessions and training camps to desert rehearsals to the desert refueling site where he decided to abort. (May)

A Day for Rememberin'

Author : Leah Henderson
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683355601
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book A Day for Rememberin' written by Leah Henderson and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving tribute to the little-known history behind the first Memorial Day, illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper Today is a special day. Eli knows it’s important if he’s allowed to miss one second of school, his “hard-earned right.” Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War. With poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, A Day for Rememberin’ shines light on the little-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on the line for their country. The book is illustrated by award-winning illustrator Floyd Cooper and includes archival photos in the back matter, as well as an author’s note, bibliography, timeline, and index.

Burying the Dead but Not the Past

Author : Caroline E. Janney
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807882702
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book Burying the Dead but Not the Past written by Caroline E. Janney and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immediately after the Civil War, white women across the South organized to retrieve the remains of Confederate soldiers. In Virginia alone, these Ladies' Memorial Associations (LMAs) relocated and reinterred the remains of more than 72,000 soldiers. Challenging the notion that southern white women were peripheral to the Lost Cause movement until the 1890s, Caroline Janney restores these women as the earliest creators and purveyors of Confederate tradition. Long before national groups such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the United Daughters of the Confederacy were established, Janney shows, local LMAs were earning sympathy for defeated Confederates. Her exploration introduces new ways in which gender played a vital role in shaping the politics, culture, and society of the late nineteenth-century South.

Memorial Day

Author : Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher : Holidays in Rhythm and Rhyme
ISBN 13 : 1684103894
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Memorial Day written by Emma Carlson Berne and published by Holidays in Rhythm and Rhyme. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A song describes how people observe Memorial Day and the meaning of the holiday as a time to remember the members of the Armed Forces who fought for freedom as well as to celebrate the beginning of summer.

Celebrate Memorial Day

Author : Melissa Ann Ferguson
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1977116949
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Celebrate Memorial Day written by Melissa Ann Ferguson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memorial Day is an important U.S. holiday that celebrates fallen soldiers. Readers will learn about the history of Memorial Day and how we can honor and celebrate those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.

The Gettysburg Address

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141956631
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Gettysburg Address written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Memorial Day

Author : Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781616411527
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Memorial Day written by Karen Latchana Kenney and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the history behind why Memorial Day is celebrated and examines how the holiday has changed over time.

Memorial Day Surprise

Author : Theresa Martin Golding
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590780480
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Memorial Day Surprise written by Theresa Martin Golding and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Marco attends a Memorial Day parade, he is surprised to see a familiar face among the veterans.

Presidents Day

Author : Connor Dayton
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 144886142X
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Presidents Day written by Connor Dayton and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces Presidents' Day and the two presidents it chiefly honors, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and describes monuments to the presidents.

Five Days at Memorial

Author : Sheri Fink
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307718972
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Five Days at Memorial written by Sheri Fink and published by Crown. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter “An amazing tale, as inexorable as a Greek tragedy and as gripping as a whodunit.”—Dallas Morning News After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs. Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting by Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink, unspools the mystery, bringing us inside a hospital fighting for its life and into the most charged questions in health care: which patients should be prioritized, and can health care professionals ever be excused for hastening death? Transforming our understanding of human nature in crisis, Five Days at Memorial exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals how ill-prepared we are for large-scale disasters—and how we can do better. ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Entertainment Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star WINNER: National Book Critics Circle Award, J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Ridenhour Book Prize, American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award, National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Award

Rolling Thunder

Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338151185
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Rolling Thunder written by Kate Messner and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning author and an acclaimed artist honor the sacrifices of American veterans and their families in this poetic tribute. Lines of bikes are miles long, shining, half a million strong. Rumbling, grumbling, engines roar. Peace signs. High fives. Spirits soar. Every Memorial Day in Washington, D.C., more than a million veterans and their supporters gather for the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, a demonstration that pays tribute to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. This lyrical story honors the bravery and sacrifice of those American heroes—the ones who have returned home, and the ones who haven’t. Praise for Rolling Thunder “A tribute to the phenomenon that is the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom . . . Ruth’s background in comics illustration is evident in his skillful use of palette to reflect mood . . . A lyrical ode to our nation’s fallen heroes and those who keep their memories alive, suitable for one-on-one and small group sharing. A good choice for most collections.” —School Library Journal “Sincere, affecting pages . . . pay tribute to the sacrifices of veterans and their families . . . An emotional wringer.” —The Wall Street Journal “Respectful, eloquent, and moving.” —Booklist

Decoration Day in the Mountains

Author : Alan Jabbour
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807833975
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Decoration Day in the Mountains written by Alan Jabbour and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decoration Day is a late spring or summer tradition that involves cleaning a community cemetery, decorating it with flowers, holding a religious service in the cemetery, and having dinner on the grounds. These commemorations seem to predate the post-Civil

Memorial Day

Author : Aaron Carr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781510510104
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Memorial Day written by Aaron Carr and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Remembrance Day and the Poppy

Author : Helen Cox Cannons
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1484627075
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Remembrance Day and the Poppy written by Helen Cox Cannons and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the importance of Remembrance Day"--

Memorial Day (Decoration Day)

Author : Robert Haven Schauffler
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331360196
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Memorial Day (Decoration Day) written by Robert Haven Schauffler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memorial Day (Decoration Day): Its Celebration, Spirit, and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse, With a Non-Sectional Anthology of the Civil War IN harmony with the generous non-sectional spirit Characterizing Our Memorial Day celebration, no dis crimination has been shown in this collection between the literature of South and North. For our secular All Souls' Day knows neither North nor South, Blue nor Gray. The sole discrimination shown has been in selecting from all sources the most beautiful poetry and the most eloquent prose in this first attempt to reveal, from vari ous viewpoints, the true spirit and significance of the festival and Of the events leading thereto. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.