Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of the War Classic Reprint written by Herman Melville and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War The events and incidents of the conflict - making up a whole, in varied am plitude, corresponding with the geographical area covered by the war-from these but a few themes have been taken, such as for any cause chanced to im print themselves upon the mind. 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.
Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of the War written by Herman Melville and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of the War written by Herman Melville and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Melville (1819-1891) stopped writing fiction after the publication of The Confidence Man: His Masquerade ] in 1857; as he entered his forties, he turned to poetry as his literary avocation. His first published book of poems was Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866), a meditation on the Civil War in short lyric and narrative verses, and a work as ambitious and rich as any that issued from his pen. Melville was well acquainted with the war. He made many trips south to visit his cousin Henry Gansevoort, a Union officer--on one such trip, he was active in an unsuccessful pursuit of Confederate raider John Mosby. He had met Abraham Lincoln in Washington, and called upon General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia in 1864. And his position within his family, whose members were involved in almost every aspect of the war, was close enough to allow him a rare vantage point on this country's greatest conflict. But, Battle-Pieces is anything but epic. Rather than celebratory, the tone of Melville's poem is grievous and disconsolate. "Unmindful, without purposing to be, of consistency" (as Melville puts it in his preface), the poems do not attempt to paint a broad picture of the whole of the war, but rather represent disjoint aspects, each faithful to Melville's impulsive, modern, yet realist view of the tragedy.This facsimile edition of Battle-Pieces includes 72 poems on almost every major campaign, battle, and event; Melville's own detailed historical notes and his supplementary essay on Reconstruction; and a new introduction by Lee Rust Brown, who teaches English at the University of Utah and is the author of The Emerson Museum. An American classic is thus available once again. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Battle pieces And Aspects Of The War written by Herman Melville and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1995-08-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Melville (1819-1891) stopped writing fiction after the publication of The Confidence Man: His Masquerade ] in 1857; as he entered his forties, he turned to poetry as his literary avocation. His first published book of poems was Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866), a meditation on the Civil War in short lyric and narrative verses, and a work as ambitious and rich as any that issued from his pen. Melville was well acquainted with the war. He made many trips south to visit his cousin Henry Gansevoort, a Union officer--on one such trip, he was active in an unsuccessful pursuit of Confederate raider John Mosby. He had met Abraham Lincoln in Washington, and called upon General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia in 1864. And his position within his family, whose members were involved in almost every aspect of the war, was close enough to allow him a rare vantage point on this country's greatest conflict. But, Battle-Pieces is anything but epic. Rather than celebratory, the tone of Melville's poem is grievous and disconsolate. "Unmindful, without purposing to be, of consistency" (as Melville puts it in his preface), the poems do not attempt to paint a broad picture of the whole of the war, but rather represent disjoint aspects, each faithful to Melville's impulsive, modern, yet realist view of the tragedy.This facsimile edition of Battle-Pieces includes 72 poems on almost every major campaign, battle, and event; Melville's own detailed historical notes and his supplementary essay on Reconstruction; and a new introduction by Lee Rust Brown, who teaches English at the University of Utah and is the author of The Emerson Museum. An American classic is thus available once again.
Download or read book Battle pieces and Aspects of the War written by Herman Melville and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reprint of an 1866 volume of poems by the author of Moby Dick and Billy Budd includes four essays showing why Melville's verse with its unconventional linking of literary form and political-military history remains misunderstood and neglected. Princeton University historian James M. McPherson's preface thoughtfully discusses the import of Melville's book as a Civil War document. The introduction sketches Melville's pre-war concern with slavery in Moby Dick (1851) and Benito Cereno (1856). The seventy-two deeply moving, austerely beautiful lyrical poems about the Civil War include works on the hanging of John Brown, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the battles at Donelson, Shiloh, and Gettysburg. Harvard University critic Helen Vendler's essay argues that Melville's innovative manner of transforming this epic matter of history into a new kind of lyric poem makes for arresting and wholly original poetry. For Boston University poet Rosanna Warren, the irregularity of Melville's verse forces readers to participate in the process of arriving at a dark knowledge of war. According to Richard Cox, the organization of Melville's poems conveys that the passions of the war will not cease and yet they seem to continue Abraham Lincoln's task of binding the nation's wounds. Paul Dowling reveals how the poet reshaped the war, distorting history to moderate wartime passions and to imitate Shakespeare's philosophical (but unpopular) dramas. Students and scholars of American literature and history, as well as Civil War enthusiasts, will welcome this outstanding new publication of a long-neglected volume of political poetry by one of America's classic novelists.
Download or read book Battle Pieces And Aspects Of War written by Herman Melville and published by . This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This antiquarian volume contains a complete manual of the art of angling for roach, with comments on methodology, equipment, tactics, and other information useful to the roach fisherman. Written in simple, plain language and including much in the way of practical instructions and useful tips and hints, this text will prove invaluable to the roach fisherman, and makes for a great addition to collections of angling literature. The chapters of this book include: The Roach, Descriptive, Statistical, Roach Waters, The Roach Fisherman, Baits and Ground-Baits, Major Tactics and Major Considerations, Methods and Styles, Odds and Ends In Lighter Vein, and Hempseed Fishing for Roach. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.
Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of the War written by Herman Melville and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War : Annotated by Herman Melville Herman Melville was one of the most influential writers of the American Renaissance. Melville's distinct style contributed to the creation of classics in a variety of genres. This is the third edition of "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War." This book includes an author biography as well as a table of contents that is linked to each chapter (Kindle edition). We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high-quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of the War written by Herman Melville and published by Namaskar Books. This book was released on with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle Pieces and Aspects of War written by Herman Melville and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1866 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Melville, Herman. Battle-Pieces And Aspects Of War. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Melville, Herman. Battle-Pieces And Aspects Of War, . New York: Harper, 1866. Subject: Reconstruction (U.S, history, 1865-1877)
Download or read book In the Day of Battle written by Carrie Ellen Holman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the Day of Battle: Poems of the Great War We who are readers and not writers may well leave theories alone and ponder thankfully the verse which the war period has produced and is still producing. And for such pondering the present volume gives us much material, put before us in convenient and attrae tive form. Many of its pieces will certainly live in the popular memory long after the war, and some few will be enshrined in the treasuries of national literature, side by side with the immortal songs of old. 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.
Download or read book War Pieces Classic Reprint written by Edwin Adams Doyle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from War Pieces Like a lion on the earth, Came the terror of the North, As he led his legions forth To the War of the Nations. Teuton strength and Saxon pride Were assembled far and wide: Fierce raged the fight from side to side, In the battle of the nations. Firm the strong defenders stood, Drove them back through field and Sealed the victory with their blood, In the War of the Nations. They have vexed us on the sea: We will strike for liberty Strike until the earth is free Hear the call of the nations. 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.
Download or read book Popular War Poems Classic Reprint written by John Pottinger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Popular War Poems But Belgians at Liege caused his armies to halt, They scarcely would give their consent; They argued the question in battle array Unto an extended extent. The kaiser's field pieces were hardly enough Reducing the fortress at Liege; For Belgians protecting their rights thereby were Preparing to stand them a seige. The Germans brought forward some very large guns, To batter their way right on through; These stops, said the Kaiser, are not of my plans, And therefore they scarcely will do. The Belgians put up a most gallant defense, At last they were forced to give in; For greater in numbers and greater in guns, Enabled the Germans to win. Into France to Paris the Kaiser said he, There's nothing can hinder us now; But France was prepared their defense plainly said You cannot go by here nohow. The Germans protested, large calibre guns Took part in the terrible fray; But Germany's armies were forced to retreat, The Frenchmen thus winning the day. Then Britain and Russia stepped into the fight, The Kaiser objecting thereto; Because they were thereby upsetting his plans What he had been dreaming to do. But all his fine plannings are coming to naught, Annoying to him it will be; For him to control all the nations of earth They'll surely with him disagree. They will dare to do right, they'll join in the fight, No matter what Kaiser may say; He will get his just dues all battles he'll lose, He never can whip U. S. A. The Allies united will win in the war The Kaiser will have to vamoose; So all his fine dreaming to conquer the world Has certainly been of no use. 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.
Download or read book Herman Melville The Poetry Battle pieces and aspects of the war Clarel a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land John Marr and other sailors Timoleon and other late poetry Billy Budd Melville perspectives Writers on Melville written by A. Robert Lee and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Some Neglected Aspects of War Classic Reprint written by A. T. Mahan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Some Neglected Aspects of War The cause of Universal Peace, upon which so much of the world's attention has been fixed this summer by the Hague Conference, can progress surely to success only upon the same conditions by which any other movement for good reaches its goal. It will not be advanced, but retarded, by neglecting diligently and calmly to consider facts, to look them straight in the face; to see things as they are, and not merely as one would wish to see them now, or as it is possible that our descendants may be privileged to see in a future happier age. Among many perversions of thought and resultant exaggerations of statement, by the unconditional advocates of Arbitration, there is one which underlies all others. 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.
Download or read book The Roar of Battle written by Ernest Rhys and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Roar of Battle: Scenes and Episodes of War, With a Special Chapter on the Siege of Liege, 1914 The sieges and battle pieces in this volume are intended, then, to show something of the reality of war, beside helping to'illustrate its effect in history. They represent almost as many different forms of narrative as they do modes of warfare; and serve in their own way the purpose of a series of literary instances, ranging back from our own' chroniclers to Herodotus, and including writers like Tolstoi, Carlyle, Macaulay, Southey, Thierry, Froissart, and William of Malmsbury. Their pages knit up closely recent events 'with those of ancient wars, and form the red testament whose last episode we still await. 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.
Download or read book The Elements of War Classic Reprint written by Isaac Maltby and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-24 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Elements of War I. The Drill, or instruction for the soldier, in three Divisions. On this Part it was thought necessary to be minute, it being the ground work of the whole, and in which our militia are extremely deficient.' 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.
Download or read book In the Line of Battle written by Walter Wood and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the Line of Battle: Soldiers Stories of the War In dealing with these records I have tried to be a faithful interpreter or reproducer of a tale that has been told to me. I have invited a man to tell his story as it came into his mind, and to look upon me simply as a means of putting it into concrete and coherent form, and as a medium between himself and the reader. The greatest difficulty that had to be overcome was a narrator's reluctance to speak Of his own achieve ments, though he never failed to wax enthusiastic when telling Of the doings Of his comrades. Nothing has left a deeper impression on my mind than the generous praise which a gunner, say, has bestowed upon the infantry, and the blessings that the infantry have invoked upon the gunners. Never in any of Great Britain's wars has there been such an exhibition of universal esprit de corps as we have witnessed in this stupendous conflict between civilisation and freedom and cultured barbarism and tyranny. 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.
