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Women at the Front

Hospital Workers in Civil War America

by Jane E. Schultz ...

Series series Civil War America
As many as 20,000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America’s bloodiest war. Black and white, and from various social classes, these women served as nurses, administrators, matrons, seamstresses, cooks, laundresses, and custodial workers. Jane E. Schultz provides the first full history of these female relief workers, showing how the domestic and military arenas merged in Civil ... Read more

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As many as 20,000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America’s bloodiest war. Black and white, and from various social classes, these women served as nurses, administrators, matrons, seamstresses, cooks, laundresses, and custodial workers. Jane E. Schultz provides the first full history of these female relief workers, showing how the domestic and military arenas merged in Civil
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A Collection of Letters (Unabridged)

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by Jane Austen ...

Narrated by Rachel Johnson, Jayne Schultz, Steven Dilworth, Christina Gonzales ...

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48 min

A Collection of Letters is an epistolary short story collection written by Jane Austen when she was fourteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known for were not published until she was in her thirties, she was an active writer from the age of twelve, frequently composing epistolary works such as A Collection of Letters. Austen eventually compiled 29 of her early writings in three ... Read more

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A Collection of Letters is an epistolary short story collection written by Jane Austen when she was fourteen years old. Although the novels Austen became known for were not published until she was in her thirties, she was an active writer from the age of twelve, frequently composing epistolary works such as A Collection of Letters. Austen eventually compiled 29 of her early writings in three
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This Birth Place of Souls

The Civil War Nursing Diary of Harriet Eaton

Edited by Jane E. Schultz ...

After the battle of Antietam in 1862, Harriet Eaton traveled to Virginia from her home in Portland, Maine, to care for soldiers in the Army of the Potomac. Portland's Free Street Baptist Church, with liberal ties to abolition, established the Maine Camp Hospital Association and made the widowed Eaton its relief agent in the field. One of many Christians who believed that patriotic activism could ... Read more

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After the battle of Antietam in 1862, Harriet Eaton traveled to Virginia from her home in Portland, Maine, to care for soldiers in the Army of the Potomac. Portland's Free Street Baptist Church, with liberal ties to abolition, established the Maine Camp Hospital Association and made the widowed Eaton its relief agent in the field. One of many Christians who believed that patriotic activism could
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The Dementia Living Plan

Until There is a Cure, We Must Manage the Care

by Karen Kennedy, BA, RN, CPHQ, Melanie Schicker, EdD, MHSA, RN, Gwen Schultz, MHA, Emily Jane Groneck ...

If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, this book is for you! Inspired by a healthcare professional and college professor suffering with the illness, you will hear the story of how she navigated the healthcare industry following her diagnosis. A Dementia Living Plan has been created to help you navigate the months and years ahead. Being diagnosed with dementia can be scary ... Read more

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If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, this book is for you! Inspired by a healthcare professional and college professor suffering with the illness, you will hear the story of how she navigated the healthcare industry following her diagnosis. A Dementia Living Plan has been created to help you navigate the months and years ahead. Being diagnosed with dementia can be scary
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Lens of War

Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War

by James Robertson Jr., Thavolia Glymph, Stephen Cushman, Judith A. Giesberg, James Marten, William Blair, Joseph Glatthaar, Stephen Berry, Stephen Berry0, Caroline E. Janney1, Joan Waugh2, Earl Hess3, Aaron Sheehan-Dean4, Megan Kate Nelson5, Susan Eva O'Donovan6, Emory Thomas7, Harold Holzer8, Brooks D. Simpson9, Ethan S. Rafuse0, Carol Reardon1, Daniel E. Sutherland2, Elizabeth R. Varon3, T. Michael Parrish4, Steven E. Woodworth5, Jane E. Schultz6, Kathryn J. Shively7 ...

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Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental ... Read more

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Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental
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Literary Cultures of the Civil War

by Samuel Graber, Coleman Hutchison, Jillian Spivey Caddell, Faith Barrett, James Berkey, Shirley Samuels, Kathleen Diffley, Christopher Hager, Jeremy Wells, John Ernest, Jane E. Schultz ...

Addressing texts produced by writers who lived through the Civil War and wrote about it before the end of Reconstruction, this collection explores the literary cultures of that unsettled moment when memory of the war had yet to be overwritten by later impulses of reunion, reconciliation, or Lost Cause revisionism. The Civil War reshaped existing literary cultures or enabled new ones. Ensembles of ... Read more

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Addressing texts produced by writers who lived through the Civil War and wrote about it before the end of Reconstruction, this collection explores the literary cultures of that unsettled moment when memory of the war had yet to be overwritten by later impulses of reunion, reconciliation, or Lost Cause revisionism. The Civil War reshaped existing literary cultures or enabled new ones. Ensembles of
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Flight Of A Feather

Collection of Poems

by Kyrie Mason, Helen Gallagher, Elizabeth Klein, Margaret Prouse, Parker Jamieson, Lynn Portillo, James Sievert, Martie Fulp-Eickstaedt, John Surowiecki, Michael O'Connor, Erin Kouvas, Brendan Yukins, Dick Altman, Isaac Rankin, Chris Duffy, Cynthia Le Monds, Janet Parlato, Lara Davis, William Smythe, Jennifer Hall, Sheena Bradley, Kevin Chrisney, Roberta Schultz, Jeanne Sevart, David Davis, Christopher Bruno, Ann Farley, Nancy Cardoza, Katie Sakanai, juley harvey, Gavin Bourke, Lydia Knox, roger craik, Helen Bowie, Beth Brody, Ellen Coffey, Aikya Param, Jane Fitzgerald, Laurel Benjamin, John O'Donovan, Josh Crummer, dig wayne, Hunt Scarritt, Andrea Ferrari Kristeller, Justin Byrne ...

Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from ... Read more

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Poets Choice is a poetry book publishing brand registered and having its head office in Mumbai, India. We are on the verge of setting up our offices in USA as well.We have been around since 2010.Our writers hail from over 48 countries across the world. To view the complete list visit our website.We welcome book reviews on our website – www.poetschoice.in . Books can also be ordered directly from
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Visions of Glory

The Civil War in Word and Image

by James Berkey, Julia Stern, Jillian Spivey Caddell, Elizabeth Duquette, Eric Gardner, Sarah Gardner, Aston Gonzalez, Samuel Graber, Nathan Grant, Christopher Hager, Christopher Hanlon, Jeffrey Insko, Cody Marrs, Barbara McCaskill, Timothy Sweet, Kristen Treen, Jane E. Schultz, Martin T. Buinicki ...

Series Book 15 - UnCivil Wars
Visions of Glory brings together twenty-two images and twenty-two brisk essays, each essay connecting an image to the events that unfolded during a particular year of the Civil War. The book focuses on a diverse set of images that include a depiction of former slaves whipping their erstwhile overseer distributed by an African American publisher, a census graph published in the New York Times, and ... Read more

$35.09 USD

Visions of Glory brings together twenty-two images and twenty-two brisk essays, each essay connecting an image to the events that unfolded during a particular year of the Civil War. The book focuses on a diverse set of images that include a depiction of former slaves whipping their erstwhile overseer distributed by an African American publisher, a census graph published in the New York Times, and
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A Slave No More

Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation

by David W. Blight ...

The newly discovered slave narratives of John Washington and Wallace Turnage—and their harrowing and empowering journey to emancipation.Slave narratives, among the most powerful records of our past, are extremely rare, with only fifty-five surviving post-Civil War. This book is a major new addition to this imperative part of American history—the firsthand accounts of two slaves, John Washington ... Read more

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The newly discovered slave narratives of John Washington and Wallace Turnage—and their harrowing and empowering journey to emancipation.Slave narratives, among the most powerful records of our past, are extremely rare, with only fifty-five surviving post-Civil War. This book is a major new addition to this imperative part of American history—the firsthand accounts of two slaves, John Washington
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For Cause and Comrades

Why Men Fought in the Civil War

by James M. McPherson ...

General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

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General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death,
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For Cause And Comrades : Why Men Fought In The Civil War

by James M. McPherson ...

General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death, ... Read more

$14.99 USD

General John A. Wickham, commander of the famous 101st Airborne Division in the 1970s and subsequently Army Chief of Staff, once visited Antietam battlefield. Gazing at Bloody Lane where, in 1862, several Union assaults were brutally repulsed before they finally broke through, he marveled, "You couldn't get American soldiers today to make an attack like that." Why did those men risk certain death,
... Read more
Reading the Man

A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through His Private Letters

by Elizabeth Brown Pryor ...

**“Pryor’s biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee – chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery.’” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.comAn “unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography” (Boston Globe) – Winner of The Lincoln Prize**Robert E. Lee is remembered by history as a tragic figure, stoic and brave but distant and enigmatic. Using dozens of previously unpublished ... Read more

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**“Pryor’s biography helps part with a lot of stupid out there about Lee – chiefly, that he was, somehow, ‘anti-slavery.’” – Ta-Nehisi Coates, theatlantic.comAn “unorthodox, critical, and engaging biography” (Boston Globe) – Winner of The Lincoln Prize**Robert E. Lee is remembered by history as a tragic figure, stoic and brave but distant and enigmatic. Using dozens of previously unpublished
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