We Were There But Where

Author : Arlene Blessing
Publisher : Author House
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781477223666

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We Were There but Where? by Arlene Blessing Pdf

Seasoned traveler Arlene Blessing has roughed it in a tent in Montana, squeezed an old bus through a narrow tunnel in the Black Hills, shopped in Londons Piccadilly Square, and spotted a humpback whale in Alaska. In her amusing and educational travelogue, Blessing combines interesting historical facts with entertaining personal anecdotes that chronicle her many trips within the United States and around the world with family, friends, and acquaintances. Blessing begins with stories about her travels to Yellowstone, Montana, South Dakota, and beyond as she and her family set out to satiate their curiosity about the world outside the comforts of their own home. As she continues with details about her travels outside the border, Blessing provides a glimpse into her often humorous experiences as she toured Hell in George Town, Grand Cayman; crossed the Taieri Gorge in New Zealand aboard a narrow gauge train; and bravely cruised the Mexican Riviera after a tsunami in Japan. We Were There But Where? shares the experiences and history surrounding a veteran traveler as she embarked on remarkable adventures in the United States and beyond.

Author : Steven Moore
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780820372792

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The Longer We Were There by Steven Moore Pdf

The war in Afghanistan creates an urgency for telling stories—between soldiers, as they hand off missions to each other, and between soldiers and civilians, trying to explain what is going on—while also denying a lot of the context that is important for the telling of that story. The landscape is so mountainous and isolating that one incident or anecdote might not fit into a bigger picture beyond itself. A patrol may have no effect on the one that comes next. The war has ground itself into such a stasis that it is hard to see movement or plot. Yet we’re there. We have to say something. We have to be accountable, even though the circumstances complicate the ability to talk about it while simultaneously creating a constant yearning to do so. The Longer We Were There follows a part-time soldier’s experience over seven years in the Iowa Army National Guard. He enlists at seventeen into the infantry, then bounces between college classes, army training, disaster relief, civilian jobs, a deployment in Afghanistan—first on the Afghan-Pakistani border, then into a remote valley in the Hindu Kush Mountains—and finally comes home. His stories are about having one foot on each side of the civilian-military divide, the difficulty of describing one side to those on the other, and how, as a consequence of this difficulty, that divide gets replicated within the self.

Author : Allen Childs
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628735680

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We Were There by Allen Childs Pdf

There are few days in American history so immortalized in public memory as November 22, 1963, the date of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Adding to the wealth of information about this tragic day is We Were There, a truly unique collection of firsthand accounts from the doctors and staff on scene at the hospital where JFK was immediately taken after he was shot.With the help of his former fellow staff members at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dr. Allen Childs recreates the horrific day, from the president’s arrival in Dallas to the public announcement of his death. Childs presents a multifaceted and sentimental reflection on the day and its aftermath. In addition to detailing the sequence of events that transpired around JFK’s death, We Were There offers memories of the First Lady, insights on conspiracy theories revolving around the president’s assassination, and recollections of the death of Lee Harvey Oswald, who succumbed two days later in the same hospital where his own victim was pronounced dead. A compelling, emotional read, We Were There pays tribute to a critical event in American modern history—and to a man whose death was mourned like no other.

Author : Renee' Picardi
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466904965

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We Were There by Renee' Picardi Pdf

Travel with Renee' and Pete as they explore the United States in their forty-foot motor coach. Renee' writes e-mails to her family and friends, reporting all the wonders they have seen with full-color pictures depicting some of their favorite sites. Contending with weather and road hazards is part of their travels, and wrong turns only added to their fun and adventures. Their travels are not limited to their motor coach and included a cruise to Alaska on the Norwegian Star and to the Eastern Caribbean aboard the largest cruise ship in the world, the Allure of the Sea. From the majestic mountains of Zion National Park and the exhilarating Skywalk of Grand Canyon West to the beauty of fiery sunsets over both oceans, this is the life everyone dreams of.

Author : Phillip Hoose
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781466811799

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We Were There, Too! by Phillip Hoose Pdf

"This may be the most exhilarating and revelatory history of our country. It is must reading for today's youth-as well as their elders." --Studs Terkel From the boys who sailed with Columbus to today's young activists, this unique book brings to life the contributions of young people throughout American history. Based on primary sources and including 160 authentic images, this handsome oversized volume highlights the fascinating stories of more than 70 young people from diverse cultures. Young readers will be hooked into history as they meet individuals their own age who were caught up in our country's most dramatic moments-Olaudah Equiano, kidnapped from his village in western Africa and forced into slavery, Anyokah, who helped her father create a written Cherokee language, Johnny Clem, the nine-year-old drummer boy who became a Civil War hero, and Jessica Govea, a teenager who risked joining Cesar Chavez's fight for a better life for farmworkers. Throughout, Philip Hoose's own lively, knowledgeable voice provides a rich historical context-making this not only a great reference-but a great read. The first U.S. history book of this scope to focus on the role young people have played in the making of our country, its compelling stories combine to tell our larger national story, one that prompts Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, to comment, "This is an extraordinary book-wonderfully readable, inspiring to young and old alike, and unique." We Were There, Too! is a 2001 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.

Author : Clayton Knight
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338109255

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We Were There at the Normandy Invasion by Clayton Knight Pdf

"We Were There at the Normandy Invasion" by Clayton Knight. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Yuuki Obata
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781421560205

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We Were There, Vol. 7 by Yuuki Obata Pdf

I know what Yano was like before he started going out with my sister... And what he was like after she died. How he held the tears back and looked as if he wanted to die... I understand him a whole lot better than you. -- VIZ Media

Author : Jeffrey M. Freeman
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453537411

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We Were Warriors Once by Jeffrey M. Freeman Pdf

We Were Warriors Once is a military-political suspense novel. It chronicles the careers of four officers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Military promotions are based on an up-or-out systemyou either progress within specified time frames or you get left behind. Many officers who retire from their military careers at the Pentagon go through the revolving door and return in short order either as defense contract employees or civil servants. Not infrequently, they return to the same office where they worked before retiring. The same holds true for many political appointees. Men who once worked in Washington go off for a period to high-level assignments with defense contractors and return to influential positions in government. These revolving doors can sometimes have unintended negative consequences. President, and former five-star general, Dwight D. Eisenhowers warning against the power of the military-industrial complex is well known. However, that complex is actually tri-foldmilitary, industrial, and political. We Were Warriors Once incorporates revised editions of two previously published novels, Duty and Character and Wrong Enemy, Wrong War, with entirely new material that plumbs deeper into the defense contractors influence on national defense policies. The officers who wear the uniforms of the United States armed forces are by in large extraordinarily dedicated men and women. But in the profession of war, sometimes even the best are tempted at times to stray from the straight and narrow.

Author : Roy H. Elrod
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574417005

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We Were Going to Win, Or Die There by Roy H. Elrod Pdf

In 1940, native West Texan Roy H. Elrod joined the Marine Corps. A few years later his unit, the 8th Marine Regiment, went into the fight at Guadalcanal, where he commanded a platoon of 37 mm gunners. They endured Japanese attacks, malarial tropical weather, and starvation rations. His combat leadership earned him a Silver Star and a battlefield promotion. On D-Day at Tarawa his platoon waded their 37 mm cannons ashore, each weighing nearly 1,000 pounds, through half a mile of bullet-laced surf to get to an island where the killing never stopped. His was the only platoon to get its guns ashore and into action that first day. At Saipan, Elrod commanded a platoon of 75 mm halftracks, but he was riddled with shrapnel from an enemy artillery shell that took him out of the war. Fred H. Allison interviewed Elrod, drew upon wartime letters home, and provided annotations to the narrative of this young Marine infantry officer, a job that had an extremely low survival potential.

Author : Yuuki Obata
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781421558059

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We Were There, Vol. 2 by Yuuki Obata Pdf

You know, that guy... He doesn't seem to need anybody else. I don't know how to put it, but... No matter how much we talk or what we do... It doesn't reach him. -- VIZ Media

Author : Yuuki Obata
Publisher : VIZ Media LLC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781421562100

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We Were There, Vol. 11 by Yuuki Obata Pdf

There's a fine line between strength and weakness. Everyone needs something to hold on to... ...just to live life. -- VIZ Media

Author : Yuki Obata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : OCLC:1151775793

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We Were There by Yuki Obata Pdf

"Nanami Takahashi falls for Motoharu Yano, the most popular, carefree boy in class. For Nanami, it's first love, but Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend who died the year before. Nanami starts high school with high hopes of making lots of friends. She develops a crush on the enigmatic Yano, but he may have too many secrets for her to handle."--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Ian Patel
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781839760532

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We're Here Because You Were There by Ian Patel Pdf

What are the origins of the hostile environment for immigrants in Britain? Chosen as a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2021 and shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 In the wedded stories of migration and the end of empire, Ian Sanjay Patel uncovers a forgotten history of post-war Britain. After the Second World War, what did it mean to be a citizen of the British empire and the post-war Commonwealth of Nations? Post-war migrants coming to Britain were soon renamed immigrants in laws that prevented their entry despite their British nationality. The experiences of migrants and the archival testimony of officials and politicians at home and abroad, retold here, define Britain’s role in the global age of decolonization.

Author : Shirley C. Guthrie Jr.
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611642797

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Christian Doctrine, Revised Edition by Shirley C. Guthrie Jr. Pdf

Christian Doctrine has introduced thousands of laity, students, and theologians to the tenets of the Christian faith. This edition reflects changes in the church and society since the publication of the first edition and takes into account new works in Reformed theology, gender references in the Bible, racism, pluralism, ecological developments, and liberation theologies.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861
ISBN : PRNC:32101075682839

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Report: Bull Run. Ball's Bluff by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War Pdf