Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 1Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 12.
General Pulaski Memorial Day
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 1Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Committee Serial No. 12.
General Pulaski Memorial Day
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pulaski Day
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The Peasant Prince
Author: Alex StorozynskiPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429966076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. Fleeing his homeland after a death sentence was placed on his head (when he dared court a woman above his station), he came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin Franklin's doorstep in Philadelphia with little more than a revolutionary spirit and a genius for engineering. Entering the fray as a volunteer in the war effort, he quickly proved his capabilities and became the most talented engineer of the Continental Army. Kosciuszko went on to construct the fortifications for Philadelphia, devise battle plans that were integral to the American victory at the pivotal Battle of Saratoga, and designed the plans for Fortress West Point—the same plans that were stolen by Benedict Arnold. Then, seeking new challenges, Kosciuszko asked for a transfer to the Southern Army, where he oversaw a ring of African-American spies. A lifelong champion of the common man and woman, he was ahead of his time in advocating tolerance and standing up for the rights of slaves, Native Americans, women, serfs, and Jews. Following the end of the war, Kosciuszko returned to Poland and was a leading figure in that nation's Constitutional movement. He became Commander in Chief of the Polish Army and valiantly led a defense against a Russian invasion, and in 1794 he led what was dubbed the Kosciuszko Uprising—a revolt of Polish-Lithuanian forces against the Russian occupiers. Captured during the revolt, he was ultimately pardoned by Russia's Paul I and lived the remainder of his life as an international celebrity and a vocal proponent for human rights. Thomas Jefferson, with whom Kosciuszko had an ongoing correspondence on the immorality of slaveholding, called him "as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known." A lifelong bachelor with a knack for getting involved in doomed relationships, Kosciuszko navigated the tricky worlds of royal intrigue and romance while staying true to his ultimate passion—the pursuit of freedom for all. This definitive and exhaustively researched biography fills a long-standing gap in historical literature with its account of a dashing and inspiring revolutionary figure.
General Pulaski's Memorial Day
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
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Category : Special days
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1266
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
The Statutes at Large of the United States from ...
Author: United StatesUnited States Statutes at Large
Author: United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1478
Book Description
Volumes for 1950-19 contained treaties and international agreements issued by the Secretary of State as United States treaties and other international agreements.
The Statutes at Large, the United States from ...
Author: United StatesCatalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 3264
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Congress. HousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1738
Book Description