Blood In The Hills

Author : Bruce Stewart
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813134277
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood in the Hills written by Bruce Stewart and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many antebellum Americans, Appalachia was a frightening wilderness of lawlessness, peril, robbers, and hidden dangers. The extensive media coverage of horse stealing and scalping raids profiled the regionÕs residents as intrinsically violent. After the Civil War, this characterization continued to permeate perceptions of the area and news of the conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoys, as well as the bloodshed associated with the coal labor strikes, cemented AppalachiaÕs violent reputation. Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia provides an in-depth historical analysis of hostility in the region from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor Bruce E. Stewart discusses aspects of the Appalachian violence culture, examining skirmishes with the native population, conflicts resulting from the regionÕs rapid modernization, and violence as a function of social control. The contributors also address geographical isolation and ethnicity, kinship, gender, class, and race with the purpose of shedding light on an often-stereotyped regional past. Blood in the Hills does not attempt to apologize for the region but uses detailed research and analysis to explain it, delving into the social and political factors that have defined Appalachia throughout its violent history.

Author : Charles W. Sasser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493019767
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood in the Hills written by Charles W. Sasser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A soldier’s eye view of Vietnam’s fiercest close-quarters battle upon its 50th anniversary Khe Sanh’s Hill Fights of 1967—as experienced by co-author Bobby Maras and told in this hour-by-hour, day-by-day account—were carnage on the ground, much of it hand-to-hand fighting in the dark. Thanks to the brave Marines of the 9th and 3rd, Khe Sanh survived the first concentrated attack by the North Vietnamese to invade the South. After the Hill Fights, American forces pulled back and held out against constant enemy shelling and frequent attacks until the siege was broken. Combining Maras’ personal experiences with the war’s bigger picture, Blood in the Hills honors the heroic actions of our soldiers and shows how Khe Sanh was microcosm of the entire Vietnam War.

Author : Amadou Deme
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 035903070X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book BLOODY HILLS written by Amadou Deme and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His childhood days were as smooth as butter. The only twist and turn came, when his father, a prominent figure lost his life and power due to certain misconceptions. The bloody massacres acted as the U turn of his lifeÉ. Loosing his near and dear ones, turned him into a figure as hard as rock. Even though he and his three siblings survived the hammer stroke, but the stroke felt even harder when he was separated away from them for his entire life. The rock could realize the other side of his mindset, only when he met his soulmate. Meeting her, he could realize the emotions, which were still alive somewhere deep inside him. Struggling between the emotional and responsible situations, he would find a way out to achieve what he had desired since childhood. He would make ways to meet his siblings as well but the actual turn would come at the end when there would be an optional situation. He would have to choose from within, but that too the choices were lop-sided...

Author : Matt Chisholm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780583119603
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood on the Hills written by Matt Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Weight
Publisher : Ulverscroft
ISBN 13 : 9781847820556
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hills of Blood written by Frank Weight and published by Ulverscroft. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the prisoners of the Civil War the offer seemed almost too good to be true, volunteer to fight the Indians and receive freedom in return. Captain Terrance saw the chance to escape the living hell of prison and ordered his men to volunteer.

Author : David Belton
Publisher : Clipper Audio
ISBN 13 : 9781471273605
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Hills Ask for Your Blood written by David Belton and published by Clipper Audio. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Don Yaeger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416578218
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tarnished Heisman written by Don Yaeger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In order that there will be no misunderstanding regarding the eligibility of a candidate, the recipient of the award must be a bona fide student of an accredited university. The recipient must be in compliance with the bylaws defining an NCAA student." -- From the ballot for the Heisman Trophy December 10, 2005: Amid a roaring ovation and media crush, with his family standing proudly by his side, Reginald Alfred Bush is named the year's Heisman Trophy winner. With his honest demeanor, effervescent smile and, of course, stunning talent displayed on the fields of the University of Southern California, Reggie Bush is, on that celebratory night, the portrait of a great American sportsman, and the pinnacle of everything the NCAA espouses in its athletes. What America didn't know about the acclaimed college star was that, in direct violation of NCAA policies, Bush and his family had allegedly taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gifts long before he ever laid his hands on the Heisman. The rumors first surfaced one week before the 2006 NFL draft: allegations of improper benefits that transformed Bush's final year at USC into a financial windfall. The resulting scandal from such charges could mark one of the darkest chapters in college football history. Now, drawn together for the first time in Tarnished Heisman, the facts are laid bare. Don Yaeger, a former Sports Illustrated investigative reporter who documented the Duke University lacrosse case in the shattering New York Times bestseller It's Not About the Truth, reveals the heated controversy behind Bush's high-flying rise before turning pro for the New Orleans Saints, going back to his first taste of fame, when Bush landed in the pages of Sports Illustrated and all eyes were watching to see what was next for the USC sophomore. What few eyes saw, however, were the ties between Bush and two San Diego men, cofounders of a fledgling sports agency, who claim to have paid Bush and his family in cash and gifts to ensure his endorsement -- benefits including a vintage car, lavish trips, and an upscale home where Bush's family lived rent-free. Don Yaeger exposes the NCAA-prohibited activity in which Bush allegedly engaged, and also shows how USC and its coaching staff appeared to have turned a blind eye to the increasingly luxurious lifestyle of their star athlete and his family. With the explosive information revealed in Tarnished Heisman, Bush stands to be ruled ineligible -- a decision that could cost his alma mater the 2004 national championship title, force the forfeit of every game Bush played in after losing his eligibility, and potentially strip Reggie Bush of the shining prize of his college career: the Heisman Trophy.

Author : Mortimer Levering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Shropshire Sheep Record written by Mortimer Levering and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucy Morgan
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469610329
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gift from the Hills written by Lucy Morgan and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Lucy went to the North Carolina mountains in 1920 as an apprentice teacher, but she soon discovered that the kind of teaching that she wanted to do was not in the fields in which she was trained. What interested her most was already there among the mountain people--the ancient arts of hand-weaving and vegetable dyeing. Her campaign to revive interest in these native crafts has resulted in the internationally respected Penland School of Handicrafts. Originally published in 1971. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Xiangmin Li
Publisher : American Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1631816101
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE ADVENTURE OF SOY IN THE TRISTAR HILLS written by Xiangmin Li and published by American Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day in the 21st century, Soy, a grade-four pupil, happened to visit Tristar Hills in the Imaginary World in another space-time by the magic power of his jade pendant that his grandfather obtained at the Moon Gulf at the site of Tristar Hills many years ago. By then, Tristar Hills led by Longreat and the Worm Tribe headed by Madam Kell in Chamber Isle had been in war for a long time. In order to destroy Tristar Hills for domination of the Imaginary World, Madam Kell was engaged in producing the Wom Bom. When Madam Kell’s forces attacked Wumeng City, the capital of Tristar Hills, in three directions, Soy proposed some stratagem he learned from history book that worked well. When Tristar Hills had no more energy and collapsed, Soy cleverly used his intelligence to help the Tristar Hills. When Longreat found new energy to rebuild Tristar Hills, his army fought their way into the Worm Tribe. At the last moment, Madam Kell resorted to the Wom Bom. However, Soy, who purposely stole into the laboratory, pissed into the Wom Bom and the software worked in disorder. When Madam Kell blew off the Bom, it exploded only to kill all the worms and blew Madam Kell into outer space. Under the help of Soy, Tristar Hills won the war and peace came into being. Then Soy turned back to the human world.