Summary Of Dee Brown S Wondrous Times On The Frontier

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Publisher : Everest Media LLC
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Category : Social Science
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Summary of Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The war in the Pacific cost the army 57,137 lives. The Eighth Air Force suffered 26,000 airmen deaths in Europe, and the merchant marine lost 4,780 people when their ships sank or they were blown overboard. #2 The United States suffered a lot of civilian casualties during World War II, but compared to the countries that suffered the greatest slaughter, Russia, China, Germany, Poland, and Japan, it might seem like the United States got off easy. #3 The deaths of the Japanese military and civilians during World War II were tragic, but the Allied bombings of Japanese cities and the use of American B-29 Superfortresses to firebomb them was the deadliest night of the war, claiming more lives than Dresden, Hiroshima, or Nagasaki. #4 The final death toll for all countries lies between about 50 million and 100 million deaths. However many died, they were more than statistics on a sheet of paper.

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : august house
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0874836751

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Wondrous Times on the Frontier by Dee Brown Pdf

Uses many sources to portray the diversity of the American frontier of the 1800s.

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453274224

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Wondrous Times on the Frontier by Dee Brown Pdf

A lively history of the nineteenth-century American West from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author: “Glorious . . . Do not miss a page.” —Rocky Mountain News Frontier life, Dee Brown writes, “was hard, unpleasant most of the time,” and “ lacking in almost all amenities or creature comforts.” And yet, tall tales were the genre of the day, and humor, both light and dark, was abundant. In this historical account, Brown examines the aspects of the frontier spirit that would come to assume so central a position in American mythology. Split into sections—“Gambling, Violence, and Merriment,” “Lawyers, Newsmen, and Other Professionals,” and “Misunderstood Minorities—it is mindful in its correction of certain stereotypes of Western life, and is a mesmerizing account of an untamed nation and its wild, resilient settlers. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Dee Alexander Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:837521231

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Wondrous Times on the Frontier by Dee Alexander Brown Pdf

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410342195

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A Study Guide for Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for Dee Brown's "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Nonfiction Classics for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Nonfiction Classics for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015057110242

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The New York Times Book Review by Anonim Pdf

Presents extended reviews of noteworthy books, short reviews, essays and articles on topics and trends in publishing, literature, culture and the arts. Includes lists of best sellers (hardcover and paperback).

Author : Anne Bruner Eales
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1555661661

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Army Wives on the American Frontier by Anne Bruner Eales Pdf

"No one interested in the history of the American West or in women's history should miss this well-written, carefully researched, comprehensive treatment of a subject that previous scholars have largely ignored. Based on the writings of more than fifty women who accompanied their husbands to remote duty posts in the far west.

Author : Jerusha Hull McCormack
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300072969

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Wilde the Irishman by Jerusha Hull McCormack Pdf

"In this vigorous study, seventeen leading Irish artists, critics, and cultural commentators explore the neglected theme of Wilde's Irishness."--Jacket.

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453274231

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The Year of the Century, 1876 by Dee Brown Pdf

DIVDee Brown’s sparkling account of a momentous year in American history/divDIV In 1876, America was eager to celebrate its centenary, but questioned what might lie ahead. The American Republic had grown to four times its original population, and was in the midst of enormous changes. Industrialization was booming, and new energy sources were being used for fuel and power. People were suddenly less bound to agriculture, and there were revolutions in transportation and communication. It was a time of Indian wars, the first stirrings of the labor movement, and the burgeoning struggle form women’s and other civil rights. Historian Dee Brown takes the measure of America in a rare moment of reflection on the nation’s past, present, and future. /divDIV /divDIVThe Year of the Century was one of Brown’s favorites among his works. In page-turning prose, he tells of a tumultuous era and of a young nation taking stock./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection./div

Author : Adrian Zink
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439668504

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Wicked Kansas by Adrian Zink Pdf

Kansans like to think of their state as a land of industrious, law-abiding and friendly people, and for the most part they are correct. But its history has many tales of murders, cons, extrajudicial killings and other crimes. Its restive frontier attracted menacing characters, such as a cowboy who murdered a man for snoring, the serial-killing Bender family and the train-robbing James-Younger Gang. Although the area was eventually settled, the scandals did not cease. Learn about how a quack doctor nearly won the governorship, a decommissioned nuclear missile silo housed the largest LSD manufacturing operation in American history and more. Author Adrian Zink explores the salacious side of Kansas history in these wild and degenerate stories.

Author : Stephen H. Goode
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : American periodicals
ISBN : UVA:X004035683

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The American Humanities Index by Stephen H. Goode Pdf

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453274293

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The Girl from Fort Wicked by Dee Brown Pdf

A post–Civil War adventure of love, money, and determination from the bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Captain Westcott receives the news that a wagon train has been raided. Two officers have been wounded and four civilians killed—among the dead is the woman who was traveling to the western frontier to become his wife. Authorities believe that the prize was six thousand dollars, and that the local Arapaho Indians are responsible—a curious assumption given that the greenbacks in this area are the preserve of soldiers, not the tribes. But it soon becomes apparent that there’s more to this raid than money. Having no time to lose, Westcott promptly sets out to hunt the band of raiders, on a mission that will contain more surprises than he could ever have expected. Alive with suspense, The Girl from Fort Wicked is a riveting portrayal of America’s rugged frontier landscape, its language, and its unusual characters from celebrated author Dee Brown, whose groundbreaking classic Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee changed the way many Americans perceived frontier history. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781471109331

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The American West by Dee Brown Pdf

As the railroads opened up the American West to settlers in the last half of the 19th Century, the Plains Indians made their final stand and cattle ranches spread from Texas to Montana. Eminent Western author Dee Brown here illuminates the struggle between these three groups as they fought for a place in this new landscape. The result is both a spirited national saga and an authoritative historical account of the drive for order in an uncharted wilderness, illustrated throughout with maps, photographs and ephemera from the period.

Author : Dee Brown
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0805068929

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Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow by Dee Brown Pdf

From the author of the best-selling Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown's classic account of the building of the transcontinental railroad. In February 1854 the first railroad from the East reached the Mississippi; by the end of the nineteenth century five major transcontinental railroads linked the East Coast with the Pacific Ocean and thousands of miles of tracks criss-crossed in the West, a vast and virginal land just a few years before. The story of this extraordinary undertaking is one of breathtaking technological ingenuity, otherwordly idealism, and all-too-wordly greed. The heroes and villains were Irish and Chineselaborers, intrepid engineers, avaricious bankers, stock manipulators, and corrupt politicians. Before it was over more than 155 million acres (one tenth of the country) were given away to the railroad magnates, Indian tribes were decimated, the buffalo were driven from the Great Plains, millions of immigrants were lured from Europe, and a colossal continental nation was built. Woven into this dramatic narrative are the origins of present-day governmental corruption, the first ties between powerful corporations and politicians who "enjoyed the frequent showers of money that fell upon them from railroad stock manipulators, and gave away America." How the people of that time responded to a sense of disillusionment remarkably similar to our own adds a contemporary dimension to this story.

Author : Boyer's Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1202 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 003094984X

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The American Nation by Boyer's Staff Pdf