anniversary radiolarian illustrated disobedience

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Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign (Civil War America)

5 reviews
Peter Cozzens

The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

Shenandoah 1862: Masterful microhistorical account of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign
Shenandoah 1862 is the latest in the series on Civil War America published by North Carolina Press. This outstanding series of book on the Civil War is edited by the eminent historian Gary Gallagher. This volume is by independent Civil War Scholar Peter Cozzens. Cozzens has penned major books on the conflict which have been well received by the Civil War community of scholars and buffs. This ...

The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 4)

20 reviews
Bernard Cornwell

HarperCollins, 2001

Bloody Ground
Bernard Cornwell can really tell a story. He keeps my interest from start to finish.

Art Forms From The Ocean: The Radiolarian Atlas Of 1862

2 reviews
Ernst Haeckel

Prestel Publishing, 2005

Amazing and Little Known Organisms Illustrated
Radiolarians are a total blank to the majority of people, yet these remarkable builders of glass houses (microscopic to be sure) abound in the world's oceans. Ernst Haeckel, the Nineteenth Century German biologist and supporter of Darwin, wrote the most comprehensive monograph on the group in his Radiolarian Atlas of 1862, which is still in use today. The illustrations have never been surpassed ...

Walden: 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic

9 reviews
Henry David Thoreau, Scot Miller

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Revisiting Walden
On a family vacation many years ago, I visited Walden Pond and walked all around it. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Thoreau's Walden, the Walden Woods Project published, in 2004, this illustrated edition of the work with stunning color photographs by Scott Miller of Walden Pond and its environs. The Walden Woods Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ...

Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions)

94 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Dover Publications, 1995

The Hobo Philosopher
My first copy of this book was indubitably from some other publisher. So I'm not commenting on this particular volume but the content of the work itself. I have always loved this book but it wasn't until recent years that I realized what a controversial book this was. Thoreau published this book at his own expense and he sold very few copies. Later on he stored most of his unsold copies in an ...

Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition

8 reviews
Henry D. Thoreau

Yale University Press, 2004

To Live at Walden; A Visit with Thoreau
150 years ago, a philosopher went to live in the woods off a small Massachusetts pond, and write about his experiences and meditations. Today, his thoughts, opinions, and experiences inform and educate us, enlightening us to a world of possibilities. Henry David Thoreau wrote Walden, and now all of us have a chance to spend time there in this richly illustrated edition. Jeffrey Cramer, Thoreau ...

Battle Flag (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 3)

15 reviews
Bernard Cornwell

HarperCollins, 2001

Add one to the winner column
I have been reading Bernard Cornwell's books one after the other for the last two years . The Starbuck series is one of his best . I have read all of the Sharp series , all the Saxon tales , The Grail Quest series , and am trying to read some of his stand alone novels now . He is a very good writer with a wonderful grasp of the details of history . I have read elsewhere about Jackson's "scarecrow ...

Walden and Civil Disobedience (150th Anniversary) (Signet Classics)

12 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Signet Classics, 2004

He heard a different drummer- The sun is but a morning star
Thoreau is more than simply a writer who produced a great American classic. He exemplified the idea which perhaps as much as any other has come to be at the heart of the American creed. "If a man does not keep pace to his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Throreau when he went into the woods of ...

The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A Play

21 reviews
Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee

Hill and Wang, 2001

An Enjoyable Night with Genius
Henry David Thoreau may be experiencing a sort of revival as of late. His treatise on civil disobidience is a hallmark of progressive action today. Upset that his government declared an unjust war, Thoreau refuses to pay taxes to show his digust, which lands him one lauded night in jail. Thus is the basis for this extremely inventive, timely play "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail". Not just a ...

Walden (Concord Library)
Henry David Thoreau

Beacon Press, 2004

On the 150th anniversary of its publication, a new edition of the nature classic First published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau's groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind and a love of nature. With Bill McKibben providing a newly revised Introduction and helpful annotations that place Thoreau firmly in his role as cultural and spiritual seer, this beautiful edition of ...

Friends for a Princess (Step into Reading)

2 reviews
RH Disney, Melissa Lagonegro

RH/Disney, 2004

The Seven Dwarfs Love Sweet Snow White!
If your child is ready to begin reading and is a fan of Disney Princesses -- and aren't we all -- then this book is for you. Snow White loves each and every one of her friends and each one has his own special charm. How could you pick a favorite from this adorable cast of Disney characters? The usual endearing illustrations that we have come to expect from Disney make Friends For a Princess a ...

Henry David Thoreau : Collected Essays and Poems (Library of America)

3 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Library of America, 2001

A treasure.
Henry David Thoreau, born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817, was one of the co-founders and most influential representatives of the philosophical school known as "Transcendentalism." (Others include fellow Concord residents Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bronson Alcott, reformist teacher and father of Louisa May Alcott.) Thoreau's life centered around his home town; yet, as his writings ...

Shiloh: A Novel

29 reviews
Shelby Foote

Vintage, 1991

Excellent historical novel
Shelby Foote's closely fact-based novel Shiloh offers what I have long searched for--unromanticized historical fiction. Beginning the day of the battle and ending the day after, Shiloh brings the reader into the thick of the action. Shiloh is divided into eight chapters. Each chapter is narrated by a different character--and one chapter by the individual members of a twelve-man ...

American Presidents: Martin Van Buren

10 reviews
Ted Widmer, Arthur M. Schlesinger

Times Books, 2005

Nice brief biography of President Martin Van Buren
This is one of the books in "The American Presidents" series, focusing on Martin Van Buren. The overall series editor, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., speaks of what is at stake with the presidency, in his series introduction (Page xv): "But a system based on the tripartite separation of powers [executive, legislative, and judiciary] has an inherent tendency toward inertia and stalemate. One of the ...

Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862

14 reviews

Savas Beatie, 2007

Shiloh Battle History Personalized
I would highly recommend this book. Being a novice at Civil War history this one opened my eyes on this little reported or storied second large battle of the War of the Rebellion. One can find many parallels on events of present day. Such as what happened to the major players (generals) after the battle. Had leaders listened to the likes of the newspaper reporters of the day (substitute NY Times ...

The New York Stories of Edith Wharton (New York Review Books Classics)

5 reviews
Edith Wharton

NYRB Classics, 2007

Some fine vintage Wharton
Periodically, it seems, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) pops up into our attention span, most recently due to the fine biography by Hermione Lee, the release of several Wharton volumes in the Library of America series, and movie versions of her novels, such as "The Age of Innocence" (with Daniel Day-Lewis) and the "House of Mirth." This compilation in the New York Review Books Classics series contains ...

The Best Short Stories of O. Henry (Modern Library)

10 reviews
O. Henry

Modern Library, 1994

The best short story writer in American history
O. Henry wrote delightful short stories, always with surprising and often humorous endings. He is a great American literary treasure.

Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The: A Novel (P.S.)

3 reviews
Ron Hansen

Harper Perennial, 2007

What A Great Read!
Look, I don't know how much of the "novel" THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD is true; I don't know how much of the dialogue and interaction and actions of the characters actually took place, or were embellished by a very gifted Ron Hansen. But does it matter? The account of the final days of infamous outlaw Jesse James (and the subsequent final days of his killer) ...

Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg

6 reviews
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Stan Clark Military Books, 1994

Invaluable reference, and well-told to boot
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain did history a great favor by recording the events that happened on Little Round Top during the second day of the battle of Gettysburg. Thanks to him we have an eyewitness account of the 20th Maine's valiant defense of the left flank of the Union army. Rich with rhetoric, this account is packed with emotion and feeling. The narrative is very short, only 29 pages, but ...

Klimt

5 reviews
Alfred Weidinger

Prestel USA, 2007

Gorgeous!!
I just received a copy of this book that I ordered for my mother for Christmas, and I am very tempted to keep it for myself! It is gorgeous and the reproductions of the paintings are amazing. I have always been a big fan of Klimt's work and this book does not disappoint. There are some brand new paintings included and the most fascinating parts of the book are when actual historic photos of the ...

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