Best Little Stories From American History

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Best Little Stories
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from Virginia written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Best Little Stories. This book was released on 2003 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Best Little Stories from Virginia" is a collection of more than 100 stories from the four centuries since Jamestown was founded in 1607. Written as a journalistic history, it focuses on the history of Virginia through the eyes of the people who lived it.

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402261810
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from the American Revolution written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A marvelous introduction to the American Revolution..told with wit, compassion, and insight. Brian Kelly not only understands the history, he appreciates the people who made it." - Thomas Fleming, author of The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers The Revolution You Never Knew ... Beyond the deadly skirmishes, determined generals, and carefully penned words of a powerful declaration lie countless forgotten stories that tell the tale of our nation'~ birth. Read intimate accounts of the fight for independence as colonial families recall their tense encounters with brutal British soldiers, women participate in military initiatives and become powerful social advocates, and leaders reveal the intricacies of their motivations and personal lives. Join the ranks of America's first Patriots as they unite to declare their independence: **** Old Man Wyman of Woburn, nothing more than a mysterious and deadly figure atop a white horse, mounted a solitary pursuit against the British as they retreated from Concord back to Boston, effectively striking fear deep into the hearts of the redcoats as he diminished their numbers one-by-one. **** Inventor David Bushnell, desperate to aid the outnumbered American naval forces, both befuddled and alarmed British forces when he devised a working prototype for the world's first underwater torpedo and-most impressively - a submersible boat dubbed the "Turtle," America's first submarine. **** South Carolina sisters-in-law Grace and Rachel Martin, carrying rifles and dressed in their husbands' clothing, intercepted important dispatches bound for a nearby British fort when they ambushed the courier and two armed escorts by brandishing their weapons and speaking with deep voices.

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402254857
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from World War II written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold stories of bravery, triumph, and redemption in the depths of the darkest world war. Behind the great powers, global military conflict, and infamous battles are more than 100 incredible stories that bring to life the Second World War. During the six years of war were countless little-known moments of profound triumph and tragedy, bravery and cowardice, and good and evil. These amazing and unbelievable stories of brotherhood, redemption, escape, and civilian courage shed new light on the war that gripped the entire world. Experience the action through the eyes of people like: Lieutenant Jacob Beser, who was aboard both the Enola Gay and Bock's Car and felt the force of the shockwave that nearly destroyed the planes after dropping the H-bombs that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a death march of POWs in Germany and was saved by the same man who had rescued him from what would have been a fatal car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier. The brave civilians who answered the British Admiralty's call to help rescue an army from Dunkirk during the height of a dangerous battle and sailed small fishing boats into relentless German fire, ultimately saving 335,000 men from This is the perfect book for any history buff looking for the untold stories of military and civilian daring during World War 2.

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402247109
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from the Civil War written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This fascinating book will make the Civil War come alive with thoughts and feelings of real people." The Midwest Book Review The Civil WAR You Never Knew... Behind the bloody battles, strategic marches, and decorated generals lie more than 100 intensely personal, true stories you haven't heard before. In Best Little Stories from the Civil War, soldiers describe their first experiences in battle, women observe the advances and retreats of armies, spies recount their methods, and leaders reveal the reasoning behind many of their public actions. Fascinating characters come to life, including: Former U.S. Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia, who warned the Confederate cabinet not to fall for Lincoln's trap by firing on reinforcements, thereby allowing Lincoln to claim the South had fired the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter. Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut, who disbanded the 13th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, scattered its men, gave its guns to other units, and ordered its officers home, accusing all of cowardly performance in battle. Thomas N. Conrad, a Confederate spy operating in Washington, who warned Richmond of both the looming Federal Peninsula campaign in the spring of 1863 and the attack at Fredericksburg later that year. Private Franklin Thomson of Michigan, born as Sarah Emma Edmonds, who fought in uniform for the Union during the war and later was the only female member of the postwar Union Grand Army of the Republic.

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Cumberland House
ISBN 13 : 9781581826791
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from American History written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Cumberland House. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Best Little Stories from the American Revolution", by C. Brian Kelly, is a journalistic history of the birth of the United States in the form of more than 100 vignettes reflecting the period and describing how the colonies courageously prevailed against vastly superior forces.

Author : C. Brian Kelly
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781581826340
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill written by C. Brian Kelly and published by Cumberland House Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill's life was certainly eventful, and this book presents many of the most fascinating incidents from it, including his teenage prediction that he would one day become defender of England in a horrible future war, his capture and escape from the Boers, his secret heart attack, and many more.

Author : John Updike
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395843673
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best American Short Stories of the Century written by John Updike and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including one new story and an Index by author of every story that has ever appeared in the series, this new volume offers a "spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" ("Entertainment Weekly").

Author : Brian Lamb
Publisher : Broadway Books
ISBN 13 : 9780812930290
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Booknotes written by Brian Lamb and published by Broadway Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features over 150 interviews with contemporary authors from C-SPAN's weekly book review television program "Booknotes." The authors discuss their preparation methods for writing, their idiosyncrasies, and provide personal insights into their work.

Author : Paul Negri
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486114678
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great American Short Stories written by Paul Negri and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 19 gems in the American short-story tradition, including "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Bartleby" by Herman Melville, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, plus stories by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Hawthorne, Twain, others.

Author : Francis Kingsley Ball
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781018436364
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Short Stories From American History written by Francis Kingsley Ball and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.