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Author | : Mavis Gallant |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2003-11-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781590170601 |
Download Varieties of Exile Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Mavis Gallant is the modern master of what Henry James called the international story, the fine-grained evocation of the quandaries of people who must make their way in the world without any place to call their own. The irreducible complexity of the very idea of home is especially at issue in the stories Gallant has written about Montreal, where she was born, although she has lived in Paris for more than half a century. Varieties of Exile, Russell Banks's extensive new selection from Gallant's work, demonstrates anew the remarkable reach of this writer's singular art. Among its contents are three previously uncollected stories, as well as the celebrated semi-autobiographical sequence about Linnet Muir—stories that are wise, funny, and full of insight into the perils and promise of growing up and breaking loose.
Author | : James J. Kimble |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 229 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0803254164 |
Download Prairie Forge Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the program’s momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942—a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five million tons of scrap metal, literally salvaging the war effort itself. James J. Kimble chronicles Doorly’s conception of a fierce competition pitting county against county, business against business, and, in schools across the state, class against class—inspiring Nebraskans to gather 67,000 tons of scrap metal in only three weeks. This astounding feat provided the template for a national drive. A tale of plowshares turned into arms, Prairie Forge gives the first full account of how home became home front for so many civilians.
Author | : Alexander Kent |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 1998-04-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1590132475 |
Download In Gallant Company Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As the American Revolution rages on the mainland, the British Navy prepares for action at sea. Against a growing fleet of American and French privateers, the navy must maintain its blockade of Washington's vital military supplies. Caught up in the turmoil, junior officer Richard Bolitho finds himself having to make momentous decisions in the heat of battle—decisions that could affect the lives of many men and, perhaps, even the fate of nations.
Author | : Edmund S. Morgan |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2010-05-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393074269 |
Download American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal From the best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin comes this remarkable work that will help redefine our notion of American heroism. Americans have long been obsessed with their heroes, but the men and women dramatically portrayed here are not celebrated for the typical banal reasons contained in Founding Fathers hagiography. Effortlessly challenging those who persist in revering the American history status quo and its tropes and falsehoods, Morgan, now ninety-three, continues to believe that the past is just not the way it seems.
Author | : Colum McCann |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250047765 |
Download The Book of Men Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Eighty pieces of short fiction and nonfiction on manhood by some of the world's best writers. To help launch the literary nonprofit Narrative 4, Esquire asked eighty of the world's greatest writers to chip in with a story, all with the title, "How to Be a Man." The result is The Book of Men, an unflinching investigation into the essence of manhood.
Author | : Louis A. Conter |
Publisher | : Wheatmark, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2021-01-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1627878602 |
Download The Lou Conter Story Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Lou Conter Story: From USS Arizona Survivor to Unsung American Hero tells the incredible story of one of the last remaining survivors of the USS Arizona. More than just a recollection of the events that transpired in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, this book also records the author's memorable experiences before and after the Day of Infamy. Conter was on the USS Arizona deck when a Japanese armor-piercing bomb hit one million pounds of gunpowder stored in the ship's hull. He helped rescue crewmen following the explosion and dove into the wreckage to recover bodies in the days after. In 1942, Conter went to flight school where he earned his wings and became a VP-11 Black Cat pilot. He helped rescue over two hundred Australian Coastwatchers stranded in northern New Guinea and was shot down twice -- once swimming with his crew while sharks circled. Conter also helped rescue over two hundred Australian shore watchers up the Sepik River in New Guinea. After World War II, he became an intelligence officer, flew combat in Korea, created the Navy's first SERE program (survival, evasion, resistance, and escape), and served as a military advisor to presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson. Lou Conter shares his Pearl Harbor experiences with high school students throughout Northern California, and he returns to the USS Arizona every December to take part in National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day activities to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. In 2019, Conter was one of only three remaining crew members out of the 335 who had survived the attack on the USS Arizona. He was the only survivor able to attend the memorial event.
Author | : Alfred Samuels |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1991-09-01 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780962241512 |
Download The U. S. S. Ralph Talbot and Her Gallant Men Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Walter R. Borneman |
Publisher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2019-05-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0316438871 |
Download Brothers Down Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A deeply personal and never-before-told account of one of America's darkest days, from the bestselling author of The Admirals and MacArthur at War. The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history. America's battleship fleet was crippled, thousands of lives were lost, and the United States was propelled into a world war. Few realize that aboard the iconic, ill-fated USS Arizona were an incredible seventy-nine blood relatives. Tragically, in an era when family members serving together was an accepted, even encouraged, practice, sixty-three of the Arizona's 1,177 dead turned out to be brothers. In Brothers Down, acclaimed historian Walter R. Borneman returns to that critical week of December, masterfully guiding us on an unforgettable journey of sacrifice and heroism, all told through the lives of these brothers and their fateful experience on the Arizona. Weaving in the heartbreaking stories of the parents, wives, and sweethearts who wrote to and worried about these men, Borneman draws from a treasure trove of unpublished source material to bring to vivid life the minor decisions that became a matter of life or death when the bombs began to fall. More than just an account of familial bonds and national heartbreak, what emerges promises to define a turning point in American military history.
Author | : Jeffrey A. Miles |
Publisher | : Handsome Prince Publishing |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2014-02-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0991053672 |
Download The Princes and The Treasure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In the magical kingdom of Evergreen, beautiful Princess Elena is suddenly whisked away by an old woman. Undefeated champion Gallant and shy bookworm Earnest go on a quest to find “the greatest treasure in the land” so one of them can save and marry the princess. Along the way, Earnest and Gallant realize “the greatest treasure in the land” is not what they expected. This is a 28-page, full-color, illustrated children's adventure picture book with a same-sex marriage.
Author | : Thomas Grady 1920- Gallant |
Publisher | : Hassell Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781019356647 |
Download On Valor's Side Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this inspiring book, author Thomas Grady Gallant explores the concept of valor and what it truly means to be a hero. Using examples from history, literature, and pop culture, Gallant offers a unique perspective on the importance of courage and selflessness. 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.