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Baroness of Hobcaw

Author : Mary E. Miller
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 161117211X
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Baroness of Hobcaw written by Mary E. Miller and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belle W. Baruch (1899–1964) could outride, outshoot, outhunt, and outsail most of the young men of her elite social circle—abilities that distanced her from other debutantes of 1917. Unapologetic for her athleticism and interests in traditionally masculine pursuits, Baruch towered above male and female counterparts in height and daring. While she is known today for the wildlife conservation and biological research center on the South Carolina coast that bears her family name, Belle's story is a rich narrative about one nonconformist's ties to the land. In Baroness of Hobcaw, Mary E. Miller provides a provocative portrait of this unorthodox woman who gave a gift of monumental importance to the scientific community. Belle's father, Bernard M. Baruch, the so-called Wolf of Wall Street, held sway over the financial and diplomatic world of the early twentieth century and served as an adviser to seven U.S. presidents. In 1905 he bought Hobcaw Barony, a sprawling seaside retreat where he entertained the likes of Churchill and FDR. Belle's daily life at Hobcaw reflects the world of wealthy northerners, including the Vanderbilts and Luces, who bought tracts of southern acreage. Miller details Belle's exploits—fox hunting at Hobcaw, show jumping at Deauville, flying her own plane, traveling with Edith Bolling Wilson, and patrolling the South Carolina beach for spies during World War II. Belle's story also reveals her efforts to win her mother's approval and her father's attention, as well as her unraveling relationships with friends, family, employees, and lovers—both male and female. Miller describes Belle's final success in saving Hobcaw from development as the overarching triumph of a tempestuous life.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3

Author : Blanche Wiesen Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143109626
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3 written by Blanche Wiesen Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2016 One of NPR's 10 Best Books of 2016 "Heartachingly relevant...the Eleanor Roosevelt who inhabits these meticulously crafted pages transcends both first-lady history and the marriage around which Roosevelt scholarship has traditionally pivoted." -- The Wall Street Journal The final volume in the definitive biography of America's greatest first lady. “Monumental and inspirational…Cook skillfully narrates the epic history of the war years… [a] grand biography.” -- The New York Times Book Review Historians, politicians, critics, and readers everywhere have praised Blanche Wiesen Cook’s biography of Eleanor Roosevelt as the essential portrait of a woman who towers over the twentieth century. The third and final volume takes us through World War II, FDR’s death, the founding of the UN, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s death in 1962. It follows the arc of war and the evolution of a marriage, as the first lady realized the cost of maintaining her principles even as the country and her husband were not prepared to adopt them. Eleanor Roosevelt continued to struggle for her core issues—economic security, New Deal reforms, racial equality, and rescue—when they were sidelined by FDR while he marshaled the country through war. The chasm between Eleanor and Franklin grew, and the strains on their relationship were as political as they were personal. She also had to negotiate the fractures in the close circle of influential women around her at Val-Kill, but through it she gained confidence in her own vision, even when forced to amend her agenda when her beliefs clashed with government policies on such issues as neutrality, refugees, and eventually the threat of communism. These years—the war years—made Eleanor Roosevelt the woman she became: leader, visionary, guiding light. FDR’s death in 1945 changed her world, but she was far from finished, returning to the spotlight as a crucial player in the founding of the United Nations. This is a sympathetic but unblinking portrait of a marriage and of a woman whose passion and commitment has inspired generations of Americans to seek a decent future for all people. Modest and self-deprecating, a moral force in a turbulent world, Eleanor Roosevelt was unique.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Author : Blanche Wiesen Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0670023957
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Eleanor Roosevelt written by Blanche Wiesen Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1992 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a compelling evaluation of one of the most inspiring women in American political history, Eleanor Roosevelt niece of one president and wife to another.

1944

Author : Jay Winik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439114080
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book 1944 written by Jay Winik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chronicles the events of 1944 to reveal how nearly the Allies lost World War II, citing the pivotal contributions of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin,"--Novelist.

His Final Battle

Author : Joseph Lelyveld
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0385350791
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book His Final Battle written by Joseph Lelyveld and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2016 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an intimate and insightful account of Roosevelts final months of life, when, despite a dire medical prognosis, he was determined to be re-elected, deal with Stalin, and bring the war to a successful conclusion.

Bernard M. Baruch

Author : James L. Grant
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471170754
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Bernard M. Baruch written by James L. Grant and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-02-05 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Bernard Baruch considered to be renowned as the definitive story about the notorious financial wizard and presidential advisor. Baruch's political policies are discussed briefly, and James Grant includes a detailed account of Baruch's trading and investment gains and losses.

The Second Most Powerful Man in the World

Author : Phillips Payson O'Brien
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 039958482X
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Second Most Powerful Man in the World written by Phillips Payson O'Brien and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief “O'Brien's biography at last gives Leahy his due.”—John Lewis Gaddis • “Fascinating… greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power.”—Madeleine Albright • “Beautifully written and thoroughly researched.”—Douglas Brinkley • “Transforms our understanding of America's wartime decision-making.”—Hew Strachan Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the legendary George Marshall. No man, including Harry Hopkins, was closer to Roosevelt, nor had earned his blind faith, like Leahy. Through the course of the war, constantly at the president's side and advising him on daily decisions, Leahy became the second most powerful man in the world. In a time of titanic personalities, Leahy regularly downplayed his influence, preferring the substance of power to the style. A stern-faced, salty sailor, his U.S. Navy career had begun as a cadet aboard a sailing ship. Four decades later, Admiral Leahy was a trusted friend and advisor to the president and his ambassador to Vichy France until the attack on Pearl Harbor. Needing one person who could help him grapple with the enormous strategic consequences of the war both at home and abroad, Roosevelt made Leahy the first presidential chief of staff--though Leahy's role embodied far more power than the position of today. Leahy's profound power was recognized by figures like Stalin and Churchill, yet historians have largely overlooked his role. In this important biography, historian Phillips Payson O'Brien illuminates the admiral's influence on the most crucial and transformative decisions of WWII and the early Cold War. From the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and France, to the allocation of resources to fight Japan, O'Brien contends that America's war largely unfolded according to Leahy's vision. Among the author's surprising revelations is that while FDR's health failed, Leahy became almost a de facto president, making decisions while FDR was too ill to work, and that much of his influence carried over to Truman's White House.

Wild Orchids of South Carolina

Author : James Alexander Fowler
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570035661
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Wild Orchids of South Carolina written by James Alexander Fowler and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: pubescens) and of locating the rare monkey-face orchid (Platanthera integrilabia).

Sharks in the Shallows

Author : W. Clay Creswell
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1643361813
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Sharks in the Shallows written by W. Clay Creswell and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of over one hundred shark-related incidents on the coast of the Carolinas from a shark-bite investigator Powerful and mysterious, sharks inspire both fascination and fear. Worldwide, oceans are home to some five-hundred species, and of those, fifty-six are known to reside in or pass through the waters off the coast of both North and South Carolina. At any given time, waders, swimmers, and surfers enjoying these waters are frequently within just one-hundred feet of a shark. While it's unnerving to know that sharks often swim just below the surface in the shallows, W. Clay Creswell, a shark-bite investigator for the Shark Research Institute's Global Shark Attack File, explains that attacks on humans are extremely rare. In 2019 the International Shark Attack File confirmed sixty-four unprovoked attacks on humans, including three in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. While acknowledging that they pose real dangers to humans, Creswell believes the fear of sharks is greatly exaggerated. During his sixteen-year association with the Shark Research Institute, he has investigated more than one hundred shark-related incidents and has maintained a database of all shark–human encounters along the Carolina coastlines back to 1817. Creswell uses this data to expose the truth and history of this often-sensationalized topic. Beyond the statistics related to attacks in the Carolina waters, Sharks in the Shallows offers a history of shark–human interactions and an introduction to the world of shark attacks. Creswell details the conditions that increase a person's chances of an encounter, profiles the three species most often involved in attacks, and reveals the months and time of day with the highest probability of an encounter. With a better understanding of sharks' responses to their environment, and what motivates them to attack humans, he hopes people will develop a greater appreciation of the invaluable role sharks play in our marine environment.

Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina

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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570036804
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina written by and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From mudminnows and sunfishes to lampreys and sturgeons, the guide describes more than one hundred fifty species of freshwater and coastal estuarine fishes that spend all or major portions of their lives in the fresh waters of South Carolina. For each species the authors provide diagnostic characteristics including size, markings, similar species, and sexual dimorphism as well as information on biology, habitat, and distribution. Color photographs and detailed distribution maps accompany each description. --from publisher description.

American Book Publishing Record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Book Publishing Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aliens in the Backyard

Author : John Leland
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611172136
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Aliens in the Backyard written by John Leland and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aliens live among us. Thousands of species of nonnative flora and fauna have taken up residence within U.S. borders. Our lawns sprout African grasses, our roadsides flower with European weeds, and our homes harbor Asian, European, and African pests. Misguided enthusiasts deliberately introduced carp, kudzu, and starlings. And the American cowboy spread such alien life forms as cows, horses, tumbleweed, and anthrax, supplanting and supplementing the often unexpected ways "Native" Americans influenced the environment. Aliens in the Backyard recounts the origins and impacts of these and other nonindigenous species on our environment and pays overdue tribute to the resolve of nature to survive in the face of challenge and change. In considering the new home that imported species have made for themselves on the continent, John Leland departs from those environmentalists who universally decry the invasion of outsiders. Instead Leland finds that uncovering stories of alien arrivals and assimilation is a more intriguing—and ultimately more beneficial—endeavor. Mixing natural history with engaging anecdotes, Leland cuts through problematic myths coloring our grasp of the natural world and suggests that how these alien species have reshaped our landscape is now as much a part of our shared heritage as tales of our presidents and politics. Simultaneously he poses questions about which of our accepted icons are truly American (not apple pie or Kentucky bluegrass; not Idaho potatoes or Boston ivy). Leland's ode to survival reveals how plant and animal immigrants have made the country as much an environmental melting pot as its famed melding of human cultures, and he invites us to reconsider what it means to be American.

The Day the Johnboat Went Up the Mountain

Author : Carl Naylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Day the Johnboat Went Up the Mountain written by Carl Naylor and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through a mix of personal anecdotes and archaeological data, Naylor's memoir ... documents his experiences in the service of the Maritime Research Division of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, a research arm of the University of South Carolina"--Jacket.

Plantation Between the Waters

Author : Lee Brockington
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540204011
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Plantation Between the Waters written by Lee Brockington and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historic Houses of South Carolina

Author : Harriette Kershaw Leiding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Historic Houses of South Carolina written by Harriette Kershaw Leiding and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Old Man and the Boy

Author : Robert Ruark
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805026696
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Old Man and the Boy written by Robert Ruark and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993-08-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Robert Ruark tells of the friendship between a young boy and his grandfather as they hunt and fish in North Carolina

The Guggenheims

Author : Debi Unger
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061744794
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Guggenheims written by Debi Unger and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A richly developed portrait of the rise and decline of one of America’s best known social klans...a great tale.” — BusinessWeek “This fascinating family saga told with the brisk spirit of its subjects, evokes the strength necessary to create a dynasty.” — Nicholas Fox Weber, Los Angeles Times Book Review “The stories [the Ungers] compile are a rich and fascinating tapestry.” — John C. Ensslin, Rocky Mountain News “I am enthralled. A page-turner. . . . What a palatable way to learn American history!” — Leonard Dinnerstein, author of Natives and Strangers “The best-informed account of the clan. . . . An engaging history of the famous family.” — Booklist “Indelible and intriguing . . . meticulously researched and very well written. An American saga.” — Norman F. Cantor, author of The Sacred Chain: The History of the Jews “Fascinating...an engaging story recounted by the Ungers in fast-paced, well-documented style.” — Robin Updike, Seattle Times “Excellent...pitch-perfect...their narrative moves more swiftly than any 550-page group biogrpahy has any right to.” — Francis Morrone, New York Sun