Conquering the Valley
Author | : Robert K. Krick |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2002-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780807127872 |
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Author | : Robert K. Krick |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 612 |
Release | : 2002-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780807127872 |
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Author | : Robert Krick |
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Release | : 1924-12-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780688153861 |
Author | : Robert K. Krick |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 2002-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780807853559 |
At Cedar Mountain on August 9,1862, Stonewall Jackson exercised independent command of a campaign for the last time. Robert Krick untangles the myriad original accounts by participants on both sides of the battle to offer an illuminating portrait of the C
Author | : Robert K. Krick |
Publisher | : LSU Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780807127476 |
No military unit in all the annals of American history exceeds in reputation Robert E. Lee's illustrious Army of Northern Virginia. In ten chapters based on exhaustive research, esteemed Civil War scholar Robert K. Krick gives eloquent examination to aspects of the army ranging from biographical sketches and the best and worst books on the subject, to Confederate troop strengths and locating soldier records. He begins with two key events: Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson's mortal wounding at Chancellorsville; and Jackson's most famous quarrel with a subordinate, which resulted in the unsuccessful court martial of General Richard B. Garnett. Krick continues with chapters on James Longstreet's failure at Knoxville and the prickly relationship between Jubal A. Early and the undisciplined Valley Cavalry. His piece on Robert E. Rodes is the first complete portrait of Lee's best division commander, whose wife methodically burned all of his letters sent home, forever preventing a full-scale biography. Krick, however, has uncovered a wide array of unpublished material on Rodes to sketch him in fresh perspective. Another essay considers the life and career of Colonel R. Welby Carter - a rogue
Author | : John Gregory Selby |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Virginia |
ISBN | : 0842050558 |
"This book offers a unique mosaic of the Civil War through the eyes of individuals who lived and served in various parts of the Commonwealth. Between them, thses women and men experienced every facet of the war, from secession to combat, hardship to ultimate defeat. Throughout thir collective ordeal we see the human reaction to war and a sense of hope in the "cause' until it was lost."--Brian Steel Wills, Professor, The University of Virginia's College at Wise.
Author | : Howard Scott Warshaw |
Publisher | : Eduquest Corporation |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780963511102 |
The best book on collegiate success for two simple reasons: It gives good, clear, sensible advice, & it is a joy to read! Students read it because it's fun. Then they USE it, because it works. Fully illustrated with amusing depictions of the author's vivid images, this book does something few books do: it Generates Enthusiasm. Students enjoy reading it, then set right out applying the methods. What else could a how-to book do? To order: EduQuest. P.O. Box 610787, San Jose, CA 95161-0787. Telephone: 408-441-7355.
Author | : Ramesh Srinivasan |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2020-09-01 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0262539608 |
How to repair the disconnect between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us: toward a more democratic internet. In this provocative book, Ramesh Srinivasan describes the internet as both an enabler of frictionless efficiency and a dirty tangle of politics, economics, and other inefficient, inharmonious human activities. We may love the immediacy of Google search results, the convenience of buying from Amazon, and the elegance and power of our Apple devices, but it's a one-way, top-down process. We're not asked for our input, or our opinions—only for our data. The internet is brought to us by wealthy technologists in Silicon Valley and China. It's time, Srinivasan argues, that we think in terms beyond the Valley. Srinivasan focuses on the disconnection he sees between designers and users, producers and consumers, and tech elites and the rest of us. The recent Cambridge Analytica and Russian misinformation scandals exemplify the imbalance of a digital world that puts profits before inclusivity and democracy. In search of a more democratic internet, Srinivasan takes us to the mountains of Oaxaca, East and West Africa, China, Scandinavia, North America, and elsewhere, visiting the “design labs” of rural, low-income, and indigenous people around the world. He talks to a range of high-profile public figures—including Elizabeth Warren, David Axelrod, Eric Holder, Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Lessig, and the founders of Reddit, as well as community organizers, labor leaders, and human rights activists.. To make a better internet, Srinivasan says, we need a new ethic of diversity, openness, and inclusivity, empowering those now excluded from decisions about how technologies are designed, who profits from them, and who are surveilled and exploited by them.
Author | : Robert E. Howard |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2005-11-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This volume completes the set of Howard's Conan stories with some of his finest work, including "Beyond the Black River" and "Red Nails" alongside rare early drafts and synopses.
Author | : Derek Cheung |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2014-09-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1442231548 |
Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad. This book shows the interconnection of each advance to the next on the long journey to our modern-day technologies. Exploring the combination of genius, infighting, and luck that powered the creation of today's electronic age, Conquering the Electron debunks the hero worship so often plaguing the stories of great advances. Want to know how AT&T’s Bell Labs developed semiconductor technology—and how its leading scientists almost came to blows in the process? Want to understand how radio and television work—and why RCA drove their inventors to financial ruin and early graves? Conquering the Electron offers these stories and more, presenting each revolutionary technological advance right alongside blow-by-blow personal battles that all too often took place.
Author | : Kai A. Olsen |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 655 |
Release | : 2012-12-05 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0810887215 |
Information Technology (IT) is conquering the world. It affects our jobs, our lives as private citizens, and society. Its impact is greater than other technologies, such as railways, personal cars, and the telephone. However, while most can understand the potential and constraints of these technologies, IT is often experienced as a “black box,” producing its effects without giving a clue as to how they are achieved. The aim of How Information Technology Is Conquering the World is to open this box and to offer a basic knowledge of the technology and how it works. We will then understand why IT can put toll both operators, metro train engineers, and stockbrokers out of a job, but at the same time have limited impact on bus drivers, nurses, and teachers. How Information Technology Is Conquering the World focuses on the interface between the technologies and the real world in order to explore not only where these technologies have their advantages but also where their limitations become apparent. The difficulty of introducing a new technology is emphasized with the practical goal of enabling readers to use technology to full advantage. This book is useful for those involved in, affected by, or interested in the technology; for students taking an introductory course in computing; and for managers and others who are interested in seeing how this rapidly evolving technology will affect their lives, jobs, and businesses now and in the future.