Author: Karl Owen ThompsonPublisher:
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Languages : en
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The Career, Military and Literary in Drama of General John Burgoyne, 1723-1792
Author: Karl Owen ThompsonThe Dramatic Works of General John Burgoyne
Author: Hans GrafThe Dramatic Works of General John Burgoyne
Author: Hans GrafPublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290774154
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
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The Dramatic and Poetical Works of the Late Lieut. Gen. J. Burgoyne: Sketch of the life of Lieutenant-General Burgoyne. The maid of oaks. The lord of the manor
Author: John BurgoyneThe Dramatic and Poetical Works of the Late Lieut. Gen. J. Burgoyne
Author: John Burgoyne (Lieutenant General)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
This two-volume series from General John Burgoyne highlights his pursuits outside of his military career. An avid poet and playwright, these works may give a better biography of Burgoyne the man than any study of his military life.
Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne
Author: Francis Josiah HudlestonPublisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Garden City Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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John Burgoyne to William Heath Regarding the Convention Army, 3 January 1778
Author: John BurgoyneORDERLY BK OF LIEUT GEN JOHN B
Author: John 1722-1792 BurgoynePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781373262356
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
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By John Burgoyne, Esq; &c. &c. Lieut. General of His Majesty's Forces in America ... and Commanding an Army and Fleet in an Expedition from Canada, &c. &c. &c
Author: Great Britain. ArmyPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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A History of the American People
Author: Paul JohnsonPublisher: Harper
ISBN: 9780060168360
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
"The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable new American history. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." Johnson's history is a reinterpretation of American history from the first settlements to the Clinton administration. It covers every aspect of U.S. history--politics; business and economics; art, literature and science; society and customs; complex traditions and religious beliefs. The story is told in terms of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Wherever possible, letters, diaries, and recorded conversations are used to ensure a sense of actuality. "The book has new and often trenchant things to say about every aspect and period of America's past," says Johnson, "and I do not seek, as some historians do, to conceal my opinions." Johnson's history presents John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Cotton Mather, Franklin, Tom Paine, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison from a fresh perspective. It emphasizes the role of religion in American history and how early America was linked to England's history and culture and includes incisive portraits of Andrew Jackson, Chief Justice Marshall, Clay, Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis. Johnson shows how Grover Cleveland and Teddy Roosevelt ushered in the age of big business and industry and how Woodrow Wilson revolutionized the government's role. He offers new views of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover and of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and his role as commander in chief during World War II. An examination of the unforeseen greatness of Harry Truman and reassessments of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush follow. "Compulsively readable," said Foreign Affairs of Johnson's unique narrative skills and sharp profiles of people. This is an in-depth portrait of a great people, from their fragile origins through their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the `organic sin' of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power and its sole superpower. Johnson discusses such contemporary topics as the politics of racism, education, Vietnam, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the rising influence of women. He sees Americans as a problem-solving people and the story of America as "essentially one of difficulties being overcome by intelligence and skill, by faith and strength of purpose, by courage and persistence...Looking back on its past, and forward to its future, the auguries are that it will not disappoint humanity." This challenging narrative and interpretation of American history by the author of many distinguished historical works is sometimes controversial and always provocative. Johnson's views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.