A Shower Of Stars

Author : John J. Pullen
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811700757
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Shower of Stars written by John J. Pullen and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the stormy history of the Medal of Honour through the solving of a 'mystery' that surrounded the 28th Maine and the selection of medals it received in 1865.

Author : Nancy Herkness
Publisher : Berkley
ISBN 13 : 9780425197110
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shower of Stars written by Nancy Herkness and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journalist Charlie Berlund nabs herself an interview with handsome meteorite hunter Jack Lanett. It's supposed to be strictly business, but once they meet, a starry-eyed Charlie has more in mind than just a hot story. Original.

Author : John J. Pullen
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811766357
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Shower of Stars written by John J. Pullen and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1941 the Medal of Honor has been more often awarded to dead than to living men. Of all the medals issues by the United States Government, this singular medal has had a particularly solemn glory attached to its meaning. But a look at its history reveals that, from its inception, it was steeped in controversy, with threats to its integrity swirling in from all sides. Author John. J. Pullen, during the course of research on the 20th Maine, came across an obscure note indicating that the 27th Maine, a group of nine-month volunteers from York Country, had been issued 864 Medals of Honor—one for every member of the regiment—while the 20th main, having distinguished itself at Little Round Top, garnered only four such medals. Was this discovery the beginning of an untold story of extraordinary bravery, or was it an outrageous blunder? Civil War literature yielded nothing about this wholesale “shower of stars” that had rained down upon the little-known regiment. And, as Pullen tracked down its descendants, he found very little information on the whereabouts of those medals. Thus, a mystery was born. After sifting through piles of War Department documents, as well as letters and diaries found in Maine’s “unofficial archives,” Pullen begins to pieces together a puzzle that had already ensnared many, from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to such notable figures as Theodore Roosevelt. The hero of this story, however, is Colonel Mark F. Wentworth, the commander of the 27th Maine and later of the 32nd Maine, who thwarted the forces that threatened ignominy on the Medal of Honor, and revealed the true character of valor. “The author has written a fascinating, leisurely book, often disarming in its personal approach to unraveling his mystery” – E. B. Long, Chicago Tribune

Author : Peter Lamborn Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Shower of Stars" Dream & Book written by Peter Lamborn Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tradition of intentional and initiatic dreaming connects the sufism of Ibn Arabi and the Owaysi Order, medieval Kabbala, Taoist scriptures, Afro-Brazilian spirit-cults, Siberian shamanism, and early Christian "angel alphabets." This book deals with specific methods for inducing prophetic or "veridical" dreams, because this book has a purpose: the experimental achievement of non-ordinary consciousness through autonomous openings ("Initiations") to the world of the imagination

Author : Melody Mews
Publisher : Little Simon
ISBN 13 : 1534463607
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star Showers written by Melody Mews and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Itty helps fix the mixed-up wishes of Lollyland in this fourth Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book. A star shower is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the animals and creatures of Lollyland! As Itty Bitty Princess Kitty learns, a star shower means that everyone has the chance to wish upon a star and release it back into the sky. Then their wish is granted! But things go very wrong when a huge gust of wind causes all the wishes to get mixed up! Will Itty be able to help fix the problem? And will Lollyland’s wishes ever come true? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Author : Mike D. Reynolds
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811742210
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falling Stars written by Mike D. Reynolds and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010-06-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Month-by-month information on meteor showers and how to make the most of watching them. Advice on starting and building a meteorite collection plus the scientific explanation of what meteors are and where they come from. Includes new information about recent space exploration and studies of meteors.

Author : Sally Crum
Publisher : Irie Books
ISBN 13 : 9781515417163
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night the Stars Fell written by Sally Crum and published by Irie Books. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After midnight on November 12, 1833, a clear black sky offered a backdrop for one of the most spectacular sights ever recorded. That night millions of stars seemed to fall from the sky. Was it the end of the world? Fifteen color and b/w illustrations plus historical images are included with a poetic text.

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547250371
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time for a Bath written by and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduce readers to silly and quirky ways some animals take a bath.

Author : Lawrence R. Samuel
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292774761
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brought to You By written by Lawrence R. Samuel and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-03-06 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A lively history” of how TV advertising became a defining force in American culture between 1946 and 1964(Technology and Culture). The two decades following World War II brought television into homes and, of course, television commercials. Those commercials, in turn, created an image of the postwar American Dream that lingers to this day. This book recounts how advertising became a part of everyday lives and national culture during this midcentury period, not only reflecting consumers’ desires but shaping them, and broadcasting a vivid portrait of comfort, abundance, ease, and happy family life and, of course, keeping up with the Joneses. As the author asserts, it’s nearly impossible to understand our culture without contemplating these visual celebrations of conformity and consumption, and this insightful, entertaining volume of social history helps us do just that.

Author : John J. Pullen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Shower of Stars written by John J. Pullen and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: