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Author : Winfield Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1827
Category : United States
ISBN : NYPL:33433082379979
Author : Winfield Scott
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1333366450
Excerpt from Letter to the Secretary of War: Or Review of the Controversy on a Question of Rank Between Generals Scott and Gaines I added, that a copy of but one of his on the same subject, (that bearing date Jan. 1825) had been sent to me. My application under this head, was wholly unnoticed by you in your answer above recited. The same request was repeated on the lst instant; but it seems, on this point, I am not to be honoured even with a reply. [a reply, with the paper, received Feb. 24th instant, is acknowledged in a sub sequent part of this letter. 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.
Author : Timothy D. Johnson
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700621064
One of the most important public figures in antebellum America, Winfield Scott is known today more for his swagger than his sword. "Old Fuss-and-Feathers" was a brilliant military commander whose tactics and strategy were innovative adaptations from European military theory; yet he was often underappreciated by his contemporaries and until recently overlooked by historians. While John Eisenhower's recent Agent of Destiny provides a solid summary of Scott's remarkable life, Timothy D. Johnson's much deeper critical exploration of this flawed genius should become the standard work. Thoroughly grounded in an essential understanding of nineteenth-century military professionalism, it draws extensively on unpublished sources in order to reveal neglected aspects of Scott's life, present a more complete view of his career, and accurately balance criticism and praise. Johnson dramatically relates the key features of Scott's career: how he led troops to victory in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, fought against the Seminoles and Creeks, and was instrumental in professionalizing the U.S. Army, which he commanded for two decades. He also tells how Scott tried to introduce French methods into army tactical manuals, and how he applied his study of the Napoleonic Wars during the Mexico City Campaign but found European strategy of little use against Indians. Johnson further suggests that Scott's creation of an officer corps that boasted Grant, Lee, McClellan and other veterans of the Mexican War raises important questions about his influence on Civil War generalship. More than a military history, this book tells how Scott's aristocratic pretensions placed him at odds with emerging notions of equality in Jacksonian America and made him an unappealing politician in his bid for the presidency. Johnson not only recounts the facets of Scott's personality that alienated nearly everyone who knew him but also reveals the unsavory methods he used to promote his career and the scandalous ways he attempted to relieve his lifelong financial troubles. Although his legendary vanity has tarnished his place among American military leaders, Scott is shown to have possessed great talent and courage. Johnson's biography offers the most balanced portrait available of Scott by never losing sight of the whole man.
Author : Joseph Sabin,Wilberforce Eames,Robert William Glenroie Vail
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : America
ISBN : NLS:V000012634
Author : Joseph Sabin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : America
ISBN : NYPL:33433081687935
Author : New York state, libr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590718314
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11368171
Author : Elizabeth Urban Alexander
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807130247
The legal crusade of Myra Clark Gaines (1804?--1885) has all the trappings of classic melodrama -- a lost heir, a missing will, an illicit relationship, a questionable marriage, a bigamous husband, and a murder. For a half century the daughter of New Orleans millionaire Daniel Clark struggled to justify her claim to his enormous fortune in a case that captivated the nineteenth-century public. Elizabeth Urban Alexander taps voluminous court records and letters to unravel the twists and turns of Gaines's litigation and reveal the truth behind the mysterious saga of this notorious woman. Myra, the daughter of real estate heir Clark and Zulime Carrière, a beautiful young Frenchwoman, was raised by friends of Clark and kept ignorant of her real parentage until 1832, when she discovered her true lineage in letters among her foster father's papers. She thereupon returned to Louisiana with tales of a lost will and a secret marriage between Clark and Carrière and claimed to be Clark's missing heir. Was Myra the legitimate daughter of the prominent merchant or the "fruit of an adulterous union?" The courts would decide. The Great Gaines Case wound its tortuous path through the United States legal system from 1834 until 1891. It was considered by the U.S. Supreme Court seventeen times and pursued even after Gaines's death by lawyers trying to recoup fees. By courageously bringing her case to the courtroom and doggedly keeping it there, Alexander asserts, Gaines helped instigate a new type of family law that provided special protection of women, children, and marriages. Though Gaines never recovered more than a tiny fraction of the rumored millions, this riveting chronicle of her struggle for legitimacy and legacy as told by Elizabeth Urban Alexander is a gold mine for anyone interested in legal history, women's studies, or a good yarn superbly spun.
Author : New York State Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1112 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Libraries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047073866
Author : New York State Library (Albany).
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000081159
Author : New York State Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002428460J
Author : New York State Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Library catalogs
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080248438
Author : New York State Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112111168446
Author : Robert CLARKE (AND CO.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026185782
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : America
ISBN : NYPL:33433081687638
