The Confederate Battle Flag

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674029866
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis The Confederate Battle Flag by : John M. COSKI

Download or read book The Confederate Battle Flag written by John M. COSKI and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the Confederate flag has become as much a news item as a Civil War relic. Intense public debates have erupted over Confederate flags flying atop state capitols, being incorporated into state flags, waving from dormitory windows, or adorning the T-shirts and jeans of public school children. To some, this piece of cloth is a symbol of white supremacy and enduring racial injustice; to others, it represents a rich Southern heritage and an essential link to a glorious past. Polarizing Americans, these flag wars reveal the profound--and still unhealed--schisms that have plagued the country since the Civil War. The Confederate Battle Flag is the first comprehensive history of this contested symbol. Transcending conventional partisanship, John Coski reveals the flag's origins as one of many banners unfurled on the battlefields of the Civil War. He shows how it emerged as the preeminent representation of the Confederacy and was transformed into a cultural icon from Reconstruction on, becoming an aggressively racist symbol only after World War II and during the Civil Rights movement. We gain unique insight into the fine line between the flag's use as a historical emblem and as an invocation of the Confederate nation and all it stood for. Pursuing the flag's conflicting meanings, Coski suggests how this provocative artifact, which has been viewed with pride, fear, anger, nostalgia, and disgust, might ultimately provide Americans with the common ground of a shared and complex history.

Ghosts of the Confederacy

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019977210X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Book Synopsis Ghosts of the Confederacy by : Gaines M. Foster

Download or read book Ghosts of the Confederacy written by Gaines M. Foster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1987-04-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Lee and Grant met at Appomatox Court House in 1865 to sign the document ending the long and bloody Civil War, the South at last had to face defeat as the dream of a Confederate nation melted into the Lost Cause. Through an examination of memoirs, personal papers, and postwar Confederate rituals such as memorial day observances, monument unveilings, and veterans' reunions, Ghosts of the Confederacy probes into how white southerners adjusted to and interpreted their defeat and explores the cultural implications of a central event in American history. Foster argues that, contrary to southern folklore, southerners actually accepted their loss, rapidly embraced both reunion and a New South, and helped to foster sectional reconciliation and an emerging social order. He traces southerners' fascination with the Lost Cause--showing that it was rooted as much in social tensions resulting from rapid change as it was in the legacy of defeat--and demonstrates that the public celebration of the war helped to make the South a deferential and conservative society. Although the ghosts of the Confederacy still haunted the New South, Foster concludes that they did little to shape behavior in it--white southerners, in celebrating the war, ultimately trivialized its memory, reduced its cultural power, and failed to derive any special wisdom from defeat.

Under the Stars and Bars

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781507598214
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis Under the Stars and Bars by : Walter A. Clark

Download or read book Under the Stars and Bars written by Walter A. Clark and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]discussion to the imagination of the reader. In this connection I recall another incident in the culinary line, which may be as well recorded here as elsewhere. About twenty years after the war I met Dr. Hitt in Augusta and taking something from my pocket, I handed it to him and asked if he could give me any information as to its character. He examined it very carefully by sight, touch and smell, and then said very confidently: "Oh, yes, I know what that is. It is a stone[...]".

Under the Stars and Bars

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Book Synopsis Under the Stars and Bars by : Benjamin Washington Jones

Download or read book Under the Stars and Bars written by Benjamin Washington Jones and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Under the Stars and Bars

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Book Synopsis Under the Stars and Bars by : Walter Augustus Clark

Download or read book Under the Stars and Bars written by Walter Augustus Clark and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Under the Stars and Bars. Or, a Wearing of the Gray; a Thrilling Story of Tennessee

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385341132
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Book Synopsis Under the Stars and Bars. Or, a Wearing of the Gray; a Thrilling Story of Tennessee by : Mon Myrtle

Download or read book Under the Stars and Bars. Or, a Wearing of the Gray; a Thrilling Story of Tennessee written by Mon Myrtle and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-14 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Under the Stars and Bars

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Under the Stars and Bars by : Walter Augustus Clark

Download or read book Under the Stars and Bars written by Walter Augustus Clark and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stars, Bars and Stripes

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ISBN 13 : 9781731466341
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (663 download)

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Book Synopsis Stars, Bars and Stripes by : Jamey Searcy

Download or read book Stars, Bars and Stripes written by Jamey Searcy and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jamey was raised to believe those who wore a badge were the good guys. Later, as a law enforcement explorer, she was told those who have stars, bars, and stripes on their uniform are the best of the best. In this true story, Jamey tells of her life growing up, where she had to navigate not only the hardships of adolescents, but also try to differentiate friend from foe. This candid but tumultuous tale described how an honor roll student fell into the clutches of a molester. Learn how respected members of society groom good kids and why those kids stay quiet.

The Little Regiment

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Book Synopsis The Little Regiment by : Stephen Crane

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Written in Stone

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 1478004347
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Written in Stone by : Sanford Levinson

Download or read book Written in Stone written by Sanford Levinson and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterword From the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the memorialization of Confederate “heroes” have stormed to the forefront of popular American political and cultural discourse. In Written in Stone Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses to controversial monuments and commemorations while examining how those with political power configure public spaces in ways that shape public memory and politics. Paying particular attention to the American South, though drawing examples as well from elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world, Levinson shows how the social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments mark the seemingly endless confrontation over the symbolism attached to public space. This twentieth anniversary edition of Written in Stone includes a new preface and an extensive afterword that takes account of recent events in cities, schools and universities, and public spaces throughout the United States and elsewhere. Twenty years on, Levinson's work is more timely and relevant than ever.

Raising the Bar

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 078797630X
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)

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Book Synopsis Raising the Bar by : Gary Erickson

Download or read book Raising the Bar written by Gary Erickson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April of 2000, Gary Erickson turned down a $120 million offer to buy his thriving company. Today, instead of taking it easy for the rest of his life and enjoying a luxurious retirement, he's working harder than ever. Why would any sane person pass up the financial opportunity of a lifetime? Raising the Bar tells the amazing story of Clif Bar's Gary Erickson and shows that some things are more important than money. Gary Erickson and coauthor Lois Lorentzen tell the unusual and inspiring story about following your passion, the freedom to create, sustaining a business over the long haul, and living responsibly in your community and on the earth. Raising the Bar chronicles Clif Bar's ascent from a homemade energy bar to a $100 million phenomenon with an estimated 35 million consumers, and a company hailed by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. four years in a row. The book is filled with compelling personal stories from Erickson's life-trekking in the Himalayan mountains, riding his bicycle over roadless European mountain passes, climbing in the Sierra Nevada range--as inspiration for his philosophy of business. Throughout the book, Erickson--a competitive cyclist, jazz musician, world traveler, mountain climber, wilderness guide, and entrepreneur--convinces us that sustaining one's employees, community, and environment is good business. If you are a manager, executive, business owner, or board member, Raising the Bar is your personal guide to corporate integrity. If you are a sports enthusiast, environmentalist, adventure lover, intrigued by a unique corporate culture, or just interested in a good story, Raising the Bar is for you.

Milk Bar Life

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Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0770435106
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Milk Bar Life by : Christina Tosi

Download or read book Milk Bar Life written by Christina Tosi and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go off the clock with Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar as she bakes one-bowl treats, grills with skills, and embraces simple, nostalgic—and often savory—recipes made from supermarket ingredients. For anyone addicted to crack pie®, compost cookies®, and cake truffles, here are their savory counterparts—such as Kimcheezits with Blue Cheese Dip, Burnt Honey–Butter Kale with Sesame Seeds, and Choose Your Own Adventure Chorizo Burgers—along with enough make-at-home sweets to satisfy a cookie-a-day habit. Join Christina and friends as they cook their way through “weaknights,” sleepovers, and late-night snack attacks to make mind-blowingly delicious meals with whatever is in the pantry.

Map to the Stars

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143130579
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Book Synopsis Map to the Stars by : Adrian Matejka

Download or read book Map to the Stars written by Adrian Matejka and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resonant new collection of poetry from Adrian Matejka, author of The Big Smoke, a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award Map to the Stars, the fourth poetry collection from National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adrian Matejka, navigates the tensions between race, geography, and poverty in America during the Reagan Era. In the time of space shuttles and the Strategic Defense Initiative, outer space is the only place equality seems possible, even as the stars serve to both guide and obscure the earthly complexities of masculinity and migration. In Matejka's poems, hope is the link between the convoluted realities of being poor and the inspiring possibilities of transcendence and escape—whether it comes from Star Trek, the dream of being one of the first black astronauts, or Sun Ra's cosmic jazz.

Sitting in Bars with Cake

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Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1613127731
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Book Synopsis Sitting in Bars with Cake by : Audrey Shulman

Download or read book Sitting in Bars with Cake written by Audrey Shulman and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “sweet indulgence for your mind, heart, and tastebuds”—now a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi, Odessa A’zion, and Bette Midler (Molly Tarlov, MTV’s Awkward). Meeting Mr. Right is never easy. And in a big city like Los Angeles, it’s even harder. So, after years of fruitless efforts at finding a soul mate, Audrey Shulman decided to take a different route to a man’s heart—through his sweet tooth. Whipping up a variety of sinfully delicious cakes, Audrey invaded the savage singles scene fully armed with butter, sugar, and frosting. Sitting in Bars with Cake recounts Audrey’s year spent baking, bar-hopping, and offering slices of cake to men in the hope of finding a boyfriend (or, at the very least, a date). With 35 inventive recipes, this charming book pairs each cake with a short essay and tongue-in-cheek lesson about picking up boys in bars. “This delectable mix of encouragement, anecdote and cream-filling is more than enough reason to start baking and flirting.” —Winnie Holzman, creator of My So-Called Life “This is a delightfully humble and enthralling tale about cake and bars and boys, but it’s really about life, and what it takes to get up every day and be the person you have always wanted to be.” —Tracy Moore, Jezebel

Under the Banner of Heaven

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Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 1400078997
Total Pages : 434 pages
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Book Synopsis Under the Banner of Heaven by : Jon Krakauer

Download or read book Under the Banner of Heaven written by Jon Krakauer and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.

Here Lies America

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ISBN 13 : 9781544503660
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis Here Lies America by : Jason Cochran

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The Dunderheads Behind Bars

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Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763645435
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Book Synopsis The Dunderheads Behind Bars by : Paul Fleischman

Download or read book The Dunderheads Behind Bars written by Paul Fleischman and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dunderheads--a gang of misfits with unique and unusual talents--come to the aid of one of their own when Spider is falsely arrested for stealing jewelry.