A Yankee At Arms

Author : Augustus D. Ayling
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1572330341

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A Yankee at Arms by Augustus D. Ayling Pdf

When New Englander Augustus Ayling responded to President Lincoln's first call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War, he began a diary that he would keep until the end of the conflict. That recently discovered manuscript now provides us with an unusual panorama of the Civil War as seen by one man who fought in three different theaters. A company-grade officer in the Union Army for most of the war, Ayling was a highly literate, keen-eyed observer who described major events of the war in elaborate detail. Early in his service, he witnessed firsthand the battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac, the peninsular campaign of McClellan, the battle of Fredericksburg, and the retreat of Burnside. Following the transfer of his regiment to Kentucky, he participated in the Vicksburg campaign, which culminated in one of the Union's most important victories. Upon returning to Kentucky, he enjoyed a brief wartime romance before a bout of malaria sent him home on sick leave. Eventually, he rejoined his regiment outside of Knoxville, where it helped to repel Longstreet's troops. After the war, Ayling was recalled to a regiment occupying Richmond and was made a judge advocate. From this vantage point he witnessed the beginnings of Reconstruction and of reconciliation between members of Northern and Southern white elites. Throughout his diary, Ayling eloquently described the difficult conditions under which soldiers served, revealing both the pleasures and problems of an officer's life. As lively and dramatic in its reportage of key events as it is meticulous in detail, Ayling's diary provides valuable perspectives on both the battlefield and the homefront. The Editor: Charles F. Herberger is professor emeritus at Nasson College, Springvale, Maine. His books include The Riddle of the Sphinx and The Thread of Ariadne.

Author : Jack Rohan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Gunsmiths
ISBN : UOM:39015026262355

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Yankee Arms Maker by Jack Rohan Pdf

Author : John E. Allen,Raymond M. Russo
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781587213465

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Arm the Fastest Yankee by John E. Allen,Raymond M. Russo Pdf

Raffy Rodriguez, a Yankee pitcher, is the son of a former freedom fighter in the Dominican Republic. After narrowly escaping death at the hands of his father's enemies, Raffy is sent to the U.S. where he demonstrates his extraordinary baseball skills. A shoulder injury brings Raffy to a young orthopedist, Dr. Dolores St. Vincent at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Her research has produced an untested cure for severe muscle and tendon injuries. Her discovery and skillful surgery result in a super powerful arm for Raffy. When Raffy returns to baseball, it is apparent to major league scouts that he possesses the most remarkable fastball in the history of the game. The media dubs him 'Arm' and he is signed by the New York Yankees. Dolores and Raffy discover their love for each other. She is beginning to realize that the revolutionary treatment which reconstructed Raffy's arm may be of short duration, and his arm could fail again. Raffy is locked in a heated World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite Dolores' warnings, he has agreed to pitch more frequently to make up for the loss of two Yankee starting pitchers. A series of unexpected events not only puts Raffy's arm in jeopardy, but also his life.

Author : William Henry Thomes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385360655

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The Bushrangers. A Yankee's Adventures During His Second Visit to Australia by William Henry Thomes Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Author : Robert Hale Strong,Ashley Halsey
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486497136

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A Yankee Private's Civil War by Robert Hale Strong,Ashley Halsey Pdf

Upon joining the Union army at the age of 19, Robert Hale Strong experienced the intensity of battle and horrors of war, which he vividly recaptures in this moving memoir. Strong recounts true tales of punishment, revenge, devotion, and quiet heroism as well as the survival methods of the average soldier.

Author : Alice Curtis
Publisher : Applewood Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781557095268

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Yankee Girl at Gettysburg by Alice Curtis Pdf

Follow the experiences of Kathleen, a spiritied 11-year-old in the days surrounding the eventful Civil War Battle at Gettysburg.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : United States
ISBN : PURD:32754062856772

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The Rebellion record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Asa Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1833
Category : Nullification (States' rights)
ISBN : NYPL:33433112002641

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A Yankee Among the Nullifiers by Asa Greene Pdf

Author : John W. Mc Donald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101059777795

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A Soldier of Fortune by John W. Mc Donald Pdf

Author : Andy Martino
Publisher : Doubleday
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780385550000

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The Yankee Way by Andy Martino Pdf

With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories about Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez, the complex front office, team ownership, and insights into the World Series wins and day-to-day running of the team that fans never get to see. When Brian Cashman arrived in the Bronx as an intern in 1986, he discovered a team in chaos, run on impulse and emotion and lacking the sheen that had defined the Yankees in earlier eras. Decades later, Cashman had risen through the ranks of the front office, earned the trust of the Steinbrenner family, and become the longest-serving GM in the Yankees’ storied history, helping to transform the Yankees to glory with a string of World Series championships and an unmatched streak of winning seasons. With unprecedented inside access and featuring exclusive interviews with Cashman, owner Hal Steinbrenner, top front-office executives, current Yankee stars and coaches, award-winning baseball journalist Andy Martino gives fans a view from the GM’s seat that we would never normally see. From Cashman’s battles with inscrutable team captain Derek Jeter, to tensions between Jeter and A-Rod, to Cashman’s struggles with beloved manager Joe Torre. This book explores the management of egos on the field and in the front office, as well as the evolution of the manager position over generations and into the analytics era. Packed with drama and intrigue, this is the definitive inside account of the most intriguing and storied franchise in Major League Baseball.

Author : Andrew Ward
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440649295

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River Run Red by Andrew Ward Pdf

On April 12, 1864, on the Tennessee banks of the Mississippi River, a force of more than 3,000 Confederate cavalrymen under General Nathan Bedford Forrest stormed Fort Pillow, overwhelming a garrison of some 350 Southern white Unionists and over 300 former slaves turned artillerymen. By the next day, hundreds of Federals were dead, over 60 black soldiers had been captured and re-enslaved, and over 100 white soldiers had been marched off to their doom at Andersonville. Confederates called this bloody battle and its aftermath a hard-won victory. Northerners deemed it premeditated slaughter. To this day, Fort Pillow remains one of the most controversial battles in American history. River Run Red vividly depicts the incompetence and corruption of Union occupation in Tennessee, the horrors of guerrilla warfare, the legacy of slavery, and the pent-up bigotry and rage that found its release at Fort Pillow. Andrew Ward brings to life the garrison’s black soldiers and their ambivalent white comrades, and the former slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest and his ferocious cavalry, in a fast-paced narrative that hurtles toward that fateful April day and beyond. Destined to become as controversial as the battle itself, River Run Red establishes Fort Pillow’s true significance in the annals of American history.

Author : Ann Lory
Publisher : Champagne Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781927454046

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A Yankee's Embrace by Ann Lory Pdf

Hannah Dawson never expected to be attacked by Yankee deserter’s where she lives in the Tennessee Smokey Mountains…but she never imagined she’d be forced to marry the Yankee officer that saves her either. When Lieutenant Lane Peterson, of the Union Army rescues a Tennessee belle and is injured in the process he is surprised when Hannah takes him in and nurses him back to health. Unable to keep his hands from exploring her tempting body, Lane finds himself in a compromising position and before he knows it he is standing as a reluctant groom for a shot-gun wedding. As soon as his wounds heal, Lane plans to head north, find the first Union Army camp he comes to and get his marriage to the Southerner annulled. But mother-nature and fate have plans of their own. Snowed in for the winter, Lane and Hannah find a passion that will not be denied North and South of the Mason Dixon Line.

Author : Geoffrey Stewart
Publisher : Lyons Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1493078585

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Arming the World by Geoffrey Stewart Pdf

Arming the World is chiefly the story of military muskets and rifles made between 1800 and 1885. Beginning in the 1830s and 1840s, American inventions such as Samuel Colt's revolver, rifles made with interchangeable parts, and the mass production of muskets using machine tools were revolutionizing the manufacture of guns and making the United States the premier supplier of military arms around the world. How it came to pass that Americans, of all people, came to dominate the international arms trade is an unexpected story of Yankee ingenuity, emerging technologies, and early experiments in industrial policy.

Author : Walter LeConte,Mark Gallagher
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1582616833

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The Yankee Encyclopedia by Walter LeConte,Mark Gallagher Pdf

Author : Robert Hale Strong
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486316161

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A Yankee Private's Civil War by Robert Hale Strong Pdf

Moving memoir by a writer who served as a teenaged Union recruit. True tales of punishment, revenge, devotion, and quiet heroism as well as survival methods of the average soldier.