Young Sam

Author : Len Jenkin
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822208032

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My Uncle Sam by Len Jenkin Pdf

Uncle Sam was a novelties salesman who died one night, alone and broke, in a Pittsburgh hotel. But he was also a larger-than-life figure, a mythic hero, to his nephew who now seeks to discover his uncle's true story. His quest is a quixotic and picaresque one, involving a seductive nightclub singer who promises to marry Sam if he can locate his ne'er-do-well brother (who absconded with the proceeds from a robbery), and developing into a series of sometimes funny, sometimes hair-raising episodes as the nephew "becomes" his uncle in his youth and journeys to a remote lighthouse, a rather sinister university laboratory, an opium den, the clinic of a Mexican quack, and a very odd miniature golf course all intriguingly distorted, as though viewed through a funhouse mirror. In the end it is really the landscape of the mind that is explored and illuminated, as the trail leads back to Old Sam and the disquieting knowledge that dreams and reality are, in the final essence, often one and the same, with the "truth" still remaining tantalizingly out of reach.

Author : Robert Firth
Publisher : eBookIt.com
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781456635152

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SAM'S BULLET by Robert Firth Pdf

WWI, LOSSES, WASTE, STUPIDITY, POLITICS, WAR, MADNESS. On July 28, 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This set the Triple Alliance (Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy) against Serbia's allies in the Triple Entente (Russia, France, and Britain).Eventually, the momentum became unstoppable, sparking one of the dumbest and bloodiest conflicts in history. Incidentally, WWI also set the stage for WWII 22 years later as well as making possible 70 years of brutal communism. This book is about this terrible conflict and also we tell the story of a very special British boy murdered in this deadly, avoidable and utterly senseless war- a war not of his making and indeed not of his or anyone's understanding. We discuss Sam Mason, a 19 year old, murdered a day before his 20th birthday at the battle of Somme. Sam was a mathematical Genius, a child prodigy, gifted far beyond his contemporaries. The British Government never should have allowed his enlistment. Sam was a national treasure. His potential for bettering the lives of all was enormous but tragically, we will never know.

Author : Ed Oliver
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781452062020

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Sam in Full by Ed Oliver Pdf

"SAM IN FULL" is a humorous, heart warming story of a White Tailed Deer Family told through the eyes of an Ol' Man that loved them. The deer assume almost humanistic characteristics as the story unfolds. The book is much more than a hunting adventure. It will bring a tear to your eye, a smile to your face and you will never forget the characters. The book is a must read for anyone who loves to laugh, loves the world of the White Tailed Deer and has a deep philosophy of life.

Author : Chien-pin Li
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781544399263

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Rising East Asia by Chien-pin Li Pdf

Rising East Asia by Chien-pin Li helps readers understand the dynamic changes to China, Japan, and Korea since the end of World War II. Although the three countries have experienced stellar economic growth, there have also been shifts in political dynamics, social order, and security landscapes. To help people understand the past and present of the region, and develop well-informed opinions about its future, Li offers a book for East Asian Politics courses that reflects interdisciplinary collaboration—one that brings the scholarly debate in comparative politics and international relations to bear on the rich information and knowledge accumulated from East Asian studies. Each section is organized around the pursuit of three policy goals: economic prosperity, political governance, and national security. Whatever their position may be, the future of the region is likely to have major impacts on the rest of the world.

Author : Joe Holley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780292745698

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Slingin' Sam by Joe Holley Pdf

Dan Jenkins calls him “the greatest quarterback who ever lived, college or pro.” Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, who played for TCU and the Washington Redskins, single-handedly revolutionized the game of football. While the pros still wore leather helmets and played the game more like rugby, Baugh’s ability to throw the ball with rifle-like accuracy made the forward pass a strategic weapon, not a desperation heave. Like Babe Ruth, who changed the very perception of how baseball is played, Slingin’ Sam transformed the notion of offense in football and how much yardage can be gained through the air. As the first modern quarterback, Baugh led the Redskins to five title games and two NFL championships, while leading the league in passing six times—a record that endures to this day—and in punting four times. In 1943, the triple-threat Baugh also scored a triple crown when he led the league in passing, punting, and interceptions. Slingin’ Sam is the first major biography of this legendary quarterback, one of the first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joe Holley traces the whole arc of Baugh’s life (1914–2008), from his small-town Texas roots to his college ball success as an All-American at TCU, his brief flirtation with professional baseball, and his stellar career with the Washington Redskins (1937–1952), as well as his later career coaching the New York Titans and Houston Oilers and ranching in West Texas. Through Holley’s vivid descriptions of close-fought games, Baugh comes alive both as the consummate all-around athlete who could play every minute of every game, on both offense and defense, and as an all-around good guy.

Author : John Williams
Publisher : New Word City
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781640191488

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Sam Houston by John Williams Pdf

Sam Houston was one of the most extraordinary figures in American history. During his life, he held an astonishing range of positions: governor of two states (Tennessee and Texas), congressman (Tennessee), senator (Texas), and president of the Republic of Texas during its independence. He was an ardent expansionist who helped make Manifest Destiny a reality, and more than any other individual, he was responsible for Texas's entry into the United States. But Houston was a complex man whose life was marked by disappointments and failures. He had a lifelong drinking problem, which probably caused the dissolution of his first marriage, a scandal that caused him to resign as governor of Tennessee. Following that disgrace, Houston fled into Indian Territory and oblivion. After years of wandering in the wilderness, he came to Texas and political rebirth. Houston's military fame, forged in the War of 1812, brought him to the attention of the commanding general, Andrew Jackson, who made Houston his protégé and nurtured Houston's military career. In Texas, Houston's fellow settlers, determined to break free from Mexico, chose him to command the Texas Army. After a series of tactical retreats, Houston won a decisive victory at San Jacinto, crushing the army of Mexican general Santa Anna and guaranteeing Texas's independence. But even Houston's own officers quarreled over his victory and how much credit Houston deserved for it. As governor of Texas in 1861, Houston, fiercely pro-Union, refused to swear allegiance to the Confederacy when Texas joined the new Southern nation, and he was forced from office. He died in 1863, a bloody war raging as he predicted it would following succession. This is a vivid, exciting biography of one of the giants of nineteenth-century America.

Author : Stephen Lee
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789814484657

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Sam Leong by Stephen Lee Pdf

Author : John Hoyt Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994-03-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780671880712

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Sam Houston by John Hoyt Williams Pdf

Against the tumultuous backdrop of early Texas history, Williams sketches a vivid portrait of a truly American legend. Map.

Author : Roger East,Richard J. Thomas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781317639404

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Profiles of People in Power by Roger East,Richard J. Thomas Pdf

Biographical profiles of the current head of state and head of government, and other recent incumbents of these positions who remain significant and active political leaders.

Author : Kyonghee Han,Gary Downey
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781627050777

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Engineers for Korea by Kyonghee Han,Gary Downey Pdf

“The engineer is bearer of the nation’s industrialization,” says the tower pictured on the front cover. President Park Chung-hee (1917-1979) was seeking to scale up a unified national identity through industrialization, with engineers as iconic leaders. But Park encountered huge obstacles in what he called the “second economy” of mental nationalism. Technical workers had long been subordinate to classically-trained scholar officials. Even as the country became an industrial powerhouse, the makers of engineers never found approaches to techno-national formation—engineering education and training—that Koreans would wholly embrace. This book follows the fraught attempts of engineers to identify with Korea as a whole. It is for engineers, both Korean and non-Korean, who seek to become better critical analysts of their own expertise, identities, and commitments. It is for non-engineers who encounter or are affected by Korean engineers and engineering, and want to understand and engage them. It is for researchers who serve as critical participants in the making of engineers and puzzle over the contents and effects of techno-national formation.

Author : Charles Wilkins Webber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:HX4T1E

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"Sam". by Charles Wilkins Webber Pdf

Author : Ohio Poland-China Record Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 968 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Poland-China swine
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094267980

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Ohio Poland-China Record by Ohio Poland-China Record Company Pdf

Author : Harold J. Meyer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0929398122

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Hanging Sam by Harold J. Meyer Pdf

Hanging Sam chronicles the life of Lt. General Samuel T. “Hanging Sam” Williams, who, after being relieved of his duties as Assistant Division Commander of the 90th Infantry Division and demoted from the rank of brigadier general following the 1944 Normany invasion, persevered to recover not only his lost star but two additional ones as well, an accomplishment unmatched in modern U. S. Army history. Following enlistment in the Texas Militia in 1916 to fight Pancho Villa along the U.S.-Mexican border, Williams served in both World Wars, the Korean War (where he commanded the 25th Infantry Dividion), and Vietnam (where from 1955 to 1960 he was Chief of the U. S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group). Wounded twice in battle, Williams was decorated with every medal for valor the Army awards, except the Medal of Honor.

Author : Dustin Thao
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781250762047

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You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao Pdf

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned out—move out of her small town with her boyfriend Sam, attend college in the city; spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. And everything changes. Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his belongings, and tries everything to forget him. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces memories to return. Desperate to hear him one more time, Julie calls Sam's cell phone just to listen to his voice mail recording. And Sam picks up the phone. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam's voice makes Julie fall for him all over again and with each call, it becomes harder to let him go. What would you do if you had a second chance at goodbye? A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection A Cosmo.com Best YA Book Of 2021 A Buzzfeed Best Book Of November A Goodreads Most Anticipated Book

Author : Shandelle Marie Henson
Publisher : TEACH Services, Inc.
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1572582219

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Sam Campbell by Shandelle Marie Henson Pdf

Sam Campbell, the Philosopher of the Forest, was a legend of the North Country. Once met, he was never forgotten, for he was a fountain of inspiration and buoyant enthusiasm. As one of the early pioneers in the environmental movement, his efforts were aimed at educating and entertaining people in hopes of raising their consciousness. Sam respected the merging breed of politically active conservationists, and acknowledged a great need for them. However, he found that his own personality was much better suited to low-key, friendly efforts to help people appreciate nature and thus lift their thoughts to more lofty values.