Author: Arthur Sinclair
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-04-22
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9781484176986
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Published in 1896, these are Arthur Sinclair's memoirs of his time spent serving the Confederate States on the infamous C.S.S. Alabama during the War Between the States.
Author: Sinclair Arthur
Publisher:
Published: 1901
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780259682066
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Arthur Sinclair
Publisher: London : Gay & Bird
Published: 1896
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Confederate proclamation of nationhood was backed by an energetic and reasonably well equipped land defense. Not so for its coastal and sea defenses; much of its hope of tipping the balance in its contention with the Union rested on international support, trade, and naval defense. In search of a naval arm to counter Northern superiority on the seas, the South turned to foreign sources for a seaborne arm. Confederate agents in England cagily used scarce gold, promises of cotton, and British sympathy to obtain the devastating naval weapons of speedy and deadly raiders. Foremost among these was the Alabama, a screw steamer with full sail power, launched in May 1862. In only twenty-two months of action, this ship engaged nearly 300 vessels and destroyed 55 Northern merchant ships worth millions of dollars."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Arthur Sinclair
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780265243428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from Two Years on the Alabama Captain raphael semmes's account of the service of the Alabama, as the public probably observed, was most carefully confined within the limits of legal and profos sional statement. It was no part of his purpose to enter into the details of life on board, or to make any unne cessary confidences respecting himself or the officers and crew who shared his labors and successes. It is hardly necessary, therefore, to offer any apology for the matter contained in this volume. It will not be doubted that a cruise so unique and remarkable had its share of daily and hourly interests, and of manifestations of that human na ture which is of the first consequence in all narrative. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Arthur Sinclair (lieut, Confederate States navy.)
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Genevieve Hudson
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Published: 2020-05-19
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1631496301
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A “soul-stirring debut,” Boys of Alabama tells the “bewitching” (Michelle Hart, O, The Oprah Magazine) tale of sixteen-year-old Max’s first year in America. “Daring, unusual . . . and startlingly fresh” (Don Noble, Alabama Public Radio), Boys of Alabama announced Genevieve Hudson’s place in the canon of the southern gothic alongside Donna Tartt and Harper Lee. Newly arrived in Alabama, Max falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. Although his German parents don’t know what to make of a South pining for the past, shy Max thrives after being taken in by the football team. But when he meets fishnet-wearing Pan in physics class, they embark on a quixotic, consuming relationship. Writing in “prose that is always imaginative and sensual” (Sarah Neilson, Believer), Hudson offers a complex portrait of masculinity, religion, immigration, and the adolescent pressures that require total conformity.
Author: Mike Hubbard
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 2012-06-01
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1603061177
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Storming the State House provides a revealing, behind-the-scenes look into the campaign that elected Alabama’s first Republican legislature in modern history and liberated the state from 136 years of Democrat Party rule. Written by Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, it is a battlefield account by the architect of the Republican takeover, whose vision and partisan vigor directly led to the GOP tsunami that hit Alabama in November 2010.
Author: Steven Travers
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Published: 2007-08-20
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 158979544X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the sweltering heat of September of 1970 on Legion Field, the USC Trojans and the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide played a game that defined the emancipation of the South from its sordid history of racial segregation. When USC's black running backSam "The Bam" Cunningham ran roughshod all over the all-white Crimson Tide, more than a football game was won. Based on interviews with many of the game's participants and thoroughly researched this book presents sports as a metaphor for one of the mostprofound social changes in history.
Author: Watt Key
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published: 2010-07-20
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781429933353
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The story of of the orphan boy Moon, begun in Watt Key's award-winning Alabama Moon, continues with Dirt Road Home After his recapture, gutsy 14-year-old Hal Mitchell is sentenced to live at Hellenweiler, an institution that is more like a jail than the boys' home it's supposed to be. Hal could walk out in just a few months if he keeps out of trouble. But in a place like Hellenweiler, the more he tries to avoid the gangs and their violence, the stronger Hal's fellow inmates try to make him fail. This title has Common Core connections. "Key does a fabulous job of keeping his readers involved in the story and vested in the characters. Even reluctant readers will most likely find this one hard to put down." -- VOYA