Download or read book The Blue Mountain Legion written by Craig A. Kleinsmith and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the history of the Hamburg Unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1755 to 1989, to include service in the Civil War (as Company G, 96th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and Company D, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry), World War I (as Company A, 107th Machine Gun Battalion, 28th Division), World War II (as 121st Quartermaster (Car) Company), and the Korean War (as Battery D, 337th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion).
Download or read book Kirk s Civil War Raids Along the Blue Ridge written by Michael C. Hardy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Southern Appalachian Mountains, no character was more loved or despised than George W. Kirk. This inured Union officer led a group of deserters on numerous raids between Tennessee and North Carolina in 1863, terrorizing Confederate soldiers and civilians alike. At Camp Vance in Morganton, Kirk's mounted raiders showcased guerrilla warfare penetrating deep within Confederate territory. As Home Guards struggled to keep Western North Carolina communities safe, Kirk's men brought fear and violence throughout the region for their ability to strike and create havoc without warning. Civil War historian Michael C. Hardy examines the infamous history of George W. Kirk and the Civil War along the Blue Ridge.
Download or read book Treachery in the Blue Mountains written by Edward Lagnado and published by Fast-Print Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Squadron Leader Leonard is an enthusiastic Arabic student eager to win the hearts and minds of the Arabs in the wake of the disastrous Anglo French foray on the Suez Canal during the 1956 confrontations with Egypt. The mountains of Lebanon and the indomit
Download or read book Pizzazz written by Bob Pauley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pizzazz! is a graphic nonfiction self-help bio by Bob Pauley. Its a color-filled, adventure-packed motivational book that outlines tips for success from flipping houses to writing hit songs. Bob describes his journey from country bumpkin to becoming a prestigious member of the Albert Einstein Fellowship and computer scientist for the National Science Foundation. From the deepest coalmines of Appalachia to the wild blue yonder as a jet fighter pilot, Bob has led a rich and exciting life, and hes ready to share his expertise and the pizzazz that comes with it. His career began in the Hatfield-McCoy backwoods as a coalmining engineer, the inspiration for the rocket boys of October Sky with his red Corvette convertible. As an Aviation Cadet in the USAF, Bob learned aerobatics, formation, instrument, and twin-engine jet fighter skills. As an engineer, he became a rocket and jet engine research programmer with giant IBM computers at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Then he went on to oceanfront resort management in Palm Beach and Nashville, where he met business moguls, movie stars, and entertainers. He became a published songwriter! Bob Pauley once wrote a song for a wrongfully convicted death row inmate that saved the mans life. By 2001, he added a computer science degree to his rsum, won many awards, and soon became a member of the Albert Einstein Fellowship. He moved to Washington, DC, to work for the National Science Foundation promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) education. Following NSF, Bob obtained his affiliate brokers license to flip houses while making music in Nashville. Bob races cars, cruises the oceans, and barnstorms the skies. He has crashed and burned a red Corvette in Tallahassee and a Cherokee 6 just north of Kingston, Jamaica. He spelunks, mountain climbs, and scuba dives, living life on the edge. His friends over the years include Colonel Harland Sanders, singer Elvis Presley, Congressman Allen West, ukulele soloist Tiny Tim, and soul artist James Brown. Bob has compiled his memories and skillsets into one book to share. It is called Pizzazz! Pizzazz! offers its readers something specialthe opportunity to join our Millionaires Investment Group. This is an unprecedented opportunity to flip houses in partnership with knowledgeable teams of investors. In blocks of one thousand dollars per share, beginning flips are possible with shared ownerships of several (five to ten perhaps) like-minded investors. This enables would-be investors to begin investing immediately by sharing their ownership in residential properties with others. With the innovation of group sharing, Bob Pauley promises cash-strapped investors the chance to invest more quickly. And he shares the opportunity to write professional poetry, music, books, and screenplays in their spare time and to share other exciting and daring adventures guaranteed to bring pizzazz into their lives. This explosive tell-all is a must-read for the adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit.
Download or read book Beyond the Last Blue Mountain written by R. M. Lala and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 1993 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the life and achievements of J.R.D. Tata, b. 1904, industrialist
Download or read book B 17 Gunner written by Craig A. Kleinsmith and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For three years, Staff Sergeant Charles M. Eyer served as a B-17 ball turret gunner over Europe during World War II. Based in part on a secret journal he kept as a prisoner of war, this book records Eyer's firsthand account of his harrowing 59 combat missions (B-17 crewmen could not expect to survive 10), his escape from a burning B-17 deep inside Germany, the horrors of confinement in a Nazi POW camp, and his survival of an 80-day forced march during the brutal winter of 1944-45.
Download or read book The Court Martial of Robert E Lee written by Douglas Savage and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the first day of July 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia accidentally crossed swords with George Gordon Meade’s federal Army of the Potomac. They clashed at a tiny Pennsylvania crossroads called Gettysburg. Three days later, at least 22,000 Confederate men and boys were dead, wounded or captured, and the Yankees held the field when the river of bloodshed finally stopped. Gettysburg was General Lee’s worst defeat on an open field of battle. In The Court Martial of Robert E. Lee, a discouraged Confederate Congress summons General Lee to Richmond in December 1863, to face a board of inquiry on the Battle of Gettysburg. Through this speculative board of inquiry, the reader is drawn into the true history of the Army of Northern Virginia and the real political personalities and true political intrigue of Richmond in 1863. Will General Lee be relieved of command? Perhaps sent into retirement borne of catastrophic failure, leaving behind forever his beloved Army of Northern Virginia? The reader feels his pain and the anguish of a defeated general who wrote four months after Gettysburg that, “My heart and thoughts will always be with this army.”
Download or read book A Separate Civil War written by Jonathan Dean Sarris and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most Americans think of the Civil War as a series of dramatic clashes between massive armies led by romantic-seeming leaders. But in the Appalachian communities of North Georgia, things were very different. Focusing on Fannin and Lumpkin counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains along Georgia’s northern border, A Separate Civil War: Communities in Conflict in the Mountain South argues for a more localized, idiosyncratic understanding of this momentous period in our nation’s history. The book reveals that, for many participants, this war was fought less for abstract ideological causes than for reasons tied to home, family, friends, and community. Making use of a large trove of letters, diaries, interviews, government documents, and sociological data, Jonathan Dean Sarris brings to life a previously obscured version of our nation’s most divisive and destructive war. From the outset, the prospect of secession and war divided Georgia’s mountain communities along the lines of race and religion, and war itself only heightened these tensions. As the Confederate government began to draft men into the army and seize supplies from farmers, many mountaineers became more disaffected still. They banded together in armed squads, fighting off Confederate soldiers, state militia, and their own pro-Confederate neighbors. A local civil war ensued, with each side seeing the other as a threat to law, order, and community itself. In this very personal conflict, both factions came to dehumanize their enemies and use methods that shocked even seasoned soldiers with their savagery. But when the war was over in 1865, each faction sought to sanitize the past and integrate its stories into the national myths later popularized about the Civil War. By arguing that the reason for choosing sides had more to do with local concerns than with competing ideologies or social or political visions, Sarris adds a much-needed complication to the question of why men fought in the Civil War.
Download or read book A Pictorial History of the Confederacy written by John Chandler Griffin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascination with the Confederacy and its heroes seems to grow ever stronger. Arranged chronologically and geographically, this book features descriptions of more than forty battles of the War Between the States, along with battle maps that show where the antagonists were located. The first section discusses and provides images from 1860 to Fort Sumter. The author then discusses battles that occurred in 1861 in northern Virginia and in the South and West, providing several photographs. The sections for the years 1862 to 1865 are arranged similarly and each also includes background about the Southern battle flags from various groups such as the Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry) and the Confederate Navy. The book features a wide selection of rarely seen photographs of such Confederate heroes as Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson, Jubal Early, Nathan Bedford Forest, A.P. Hill and Jeb Stuart, along with details of their military careers and personal lives that are little known to the average reader.
Download or read book Goa and the Blue Mountains Or Six Months of Sick Leave written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip written by Jason Frye and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hit the Road with Moon Travel Guides! Drive America's most scenic highway, from the green valleys of Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains, with Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip. Inside you'll find: Maps and Driving Tools: 29 easy-to-use maps keep you oriented on and off the highway, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, and detailed directions for the entire route Eat, Sleep, Stop and Explore: With lists of the best hikes, views, restaurants, and more, you can listen to live bluegrass, find the best barbecue around, or sip a glass of local moonshine. Drive past fields brimming with fireflies, spot wildlife like elk and bear, or hike a leg of the storied Appalachian Trail. Visit small mountain towns, get to know vibrant Asheville, or extend your route to explore the museums in Washington D.C. Flexible Itineraries: Drive the entire two-week route or follow strategic itineraries for spending time in Washington DC, Waynesboro, Roanoke, Asheville, Cherokee, Knoxville, and more Local Insight: North Carolinian and mountaineer Jason Frye shares his love of the Great Smoky Mountains Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas, how to avoid traffic, tips for driving in different road and weather conditions, and suggestions for LGBTQ travelers, seniors, and road trippers with kids With Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip's practical tips, detailed itineraries, and local expertise, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road. Want to explore more of America on wheels? Try Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip. Doing more than driving through? Check out Moon Great Smoky Mountains National Park or Moon Carolinas & Georgia.
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