Author: Robert A. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780976721642
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Black Military Academy on the James River
Author: Robert A. WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780976721642
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The Black Military Academy on the James River
Author: Robert A. Walker, Jr.Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1977277055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Walker covers a tremendous amount of historical and personal territory in this tribute to this unique aspect of Virginia history. Although the narrative jumps around, Walker's passion is obvious, and the autobiographical sections of the book never trump close attention to historical detail. Although self-published, this is a book that would behoove Virginians to read closely and claim proudly as their own. ~ Valley Haggard, Style Weekly
The Black Military Academy on the James River
Author: Robert A WalkerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781977276681
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Walker covers a tremendous amount of historical and personal territory in this tribute to this unique aspect of Virginia history. Although the narrative jumps around, Walker's passion is obvious, and the autobiographical sections of the book never trump close attention to historical detail. Although self-published, this is a book that would behoove Virginians to read closely and claim proudly as their own. Valley Haggard, Style Weekly
Cradle of America
Author: Peter WallensteinPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700619941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
As the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, the birthplace of a presidential dynasty, and the gateway to western growth in the nation’s early years, Virginia can rightfully be called the “cradle of America.” Peter Wallenstein traces major themes across four centuries in a brisk narrative that recalls the people and events that have shaped the Old Dominion. The second edition is updated with new material throughout, including a new chapter on Virginia and world affairs from the Korean War through 9/11 and beyond, and, an expanded bibliography. Historical accounts of Virginia have often emphasized harmony and tradition, but Wallenstein focuses on the impact of conflict and change. From the beginning, Virginians have debated and challenged each other’s visions of Virginia, and Wallenstein shows how these differences have influenced its sometimes turbulent development. Casting an eye on blacks as well as whites, and on people from both east and west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he traces such key themes as political power, racial identity, and education. Bringing to bear his long experience teaching Virginia history, Wallenstein takes readers back, even before Jamestown, to the Elizabethan settlers at Roanoke Island and the inhabitants they encountered, as well as to Virginia’s leaders of the American Revolution. He chronicles the state’s dramatic journey through the Civil War era, a time that revealed how the nation’s evolution sometimes took shape in opposition to the vision of many leading Virginians. He also examines the impact of the civil rights movement and considers controversies that accompany Virginia into its fifth century. The text is copiously illustrated to depict not only such iconic figures as Pocahontas, George Washington, and Robert E. Lee, but also such other prominent native Virginians as Carter G. Woodson, Patsy Cline, and L. Douglas Wilder. Sidebars throughout the book offer further insight, while maps and appendixes of reference data make the volume a complete resource on Virginia’s history.
Military High Schools in America
Author: William B TrousdalePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315424630
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
Once considered a bastion of learning, leadership, and disciplined lifestyle, today’s private military academies are often regarded as expensive holding facilities for unwanted, incorrigible boys who have nowhere else to go. Their depiction in popular media has reinforced the impression that they are boot camps disguised as educational institutions. The reality is far more complex and far more encouraging. Using a decade of participant observation research, including serving as an instructor at some of these schools, anthropologist William Trousdale explores the contemporary experience of military school life. From the admissions office to daily life in barracks, classrooms, playing fields, and social events, he describes how these schools endeavor to realize their mission of creating educated, mature young men from largely at-risk youth and the challenges—both met and unmet—in doing so. This volume will be of interest to those studying secondary and alternative education, at-risk youth, and the role of the military in society.
Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U.S. Military Academy
Author: United States Military AcademyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from March 16, 1802, to January 1, 1850
Author: George Washington CullumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Author: George Washington CullumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from Its Establishment ... 1802, to the Army Re-organization of 1866, 67. By ... G. W. Cullum
Author: United States Military Academy (WEST POINT)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
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