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Author: David A. Welker Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504062388 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 585
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The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
Author: David A. Welker Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1504062388 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 585
Book Description
The Civil War battle in western Maryland that killed 22,000 men—and served no military purpose. For generations of Americans, the word Antietam—the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland—held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America’s single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation’s future. Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn’t know was why the battle broke out at all—until now. The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control “the Cornfield,” the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Because Federal and Confederate forces repeatedly traded control of the spot, the fight for the Cornfield is a story of human struggle against fearful odds, men seeking to do their duty, and a simple test of survival. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern readers or assembled in such a comprehensive, readable narrative. At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
Author: Rob Kiser Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation ISBN: 9781933337593 Category : Football Languages : en Pages : 0
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"In the insular world of college football, Hal Mumme is the Yoda of the air raid passing attack. . . . If Cam Newton or Johnny Manziel ever did something that made you jump off your couch, you have Mumme to thank."--ESPN The Magazine Iowa Wesleyan College was looking to snap a 100-year tradition of gridiron mediocrity when it hired Texas high school football coach Hal Mumme to breathe some life into its program in January of 1989. Mumme arrived at the tiny National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school with an innovative approach to the game that promptly delivered a winning football team with help from assistant coach Mike Leach, wide receiver Dana Holgorsen, and other unforgettable characters that woke up a quiet farming community to an offensive revolution in its infancy. In the process, the team's coaches and players overcame formidable opponents on and off the field en route to the NAIA playoffs. The success of Iowa Wesleyan's football team during Mumme's tenure in Mount Pleasant paved the way for his continual climb up the coaching ladder and the gradual acceptance of his offensive scheme to the college football schematic mainstream.
Author: Adam Cesare Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062854615 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 265
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Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare’s terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
Author: Greg Hawley Publisher: Paddlewheel Press ISBN: 9780965761253 Category : Missouri River Languages : en Pages : 224
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Steaming up the Missouri River en route to the frontier, the Arabia carried 130 passengers and 220 tons of precious cargo. On September 5, 1856, a submerged walnut tree pierced her hull, sinking the Arabia one-half mile below Parkville, Missouri. In time the river changed course, leaving the Arabia and her priceless freight deep beneath a Kansas farm field. In 1988, four men and their families dedicated themselves to achieve what others could not; to recover the treasure from the Great White Arabia.
Author: Dr. Bob Stowers Publisher: Page Publishing Inc ISBN: 1681390027 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 50
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Have you ever felt so lost in your life that it seems like you are unsure of finding the right path for you? Well, let Buddy guide you to redirect your life back to where it belongs. Using his five principles, first, action, instinct, trust, and home (FAITH), Buddy achieved his goal of finding his way home and successfully faced the challenges that he encountered. Lost in A Cornfield: Never Losing Faith is not an ordinary story about a lost dog. Narrated by Buddy himself, he shares his experiences on his rough, eight-day journey as he endures difficulties and reaches his goal. Buddy’s five principles offer valuable lessons that can be used in facing the unpredictable, and sometimes unfair, challenges of life. So go ahead, read on, be inspired by Buddy’s journey, and be confident in the path you choose.
Author: Adam Cesare Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0063096935 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 332
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It’s an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award–winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare. After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn’s first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again. But instead, Quinn finds that her past won’t leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It’s a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there’s nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth—not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room. So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that’s when people start to die. Clown in a Cornfield was 2020’s Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is perfectly set to attract old and new fans to the series.
Author: Mary Sterner Lawson Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738514628 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 198
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The vibrant South Georgia scene was pure Americana-a picturesque, old-fashioned grocery store next to a thriving jook joint in the heart of a South Albany African-American community. Originally more secluded, this nucleus of the neighborhood became a familiar sight to all Albany residents with the opening in the 1980s of a roadway that passed by the scene and across a new bridge over the nearby Flint River. The waters of the Flint proved to be much too near in 1994, when a catastrophic flood damaged beyond repair the grocery, jook, and hundreds of homes along the river. Deeply touched by that enormous community loss, Mary Sterner Lawson used her own 1987 photographs to paint a watercolor of the once-flourishing South Albany scene. She never imagined how overwhelming the public response would be when the painting was exhibited in the main lobby of a busy local hospital in 1996. A veritable flood of reminiscences came her way-tales of childhood memories, community gatherings, friendships, brotherhood, families, prostitution, moonshine, and murder. Inspired by the community members who encouraged and aided her efforts, Lawson began recording the rich recollections. June Bug's Grocery and the Cornfield Jook registers these voices of the community, the voices behind the painting.
Author: Alipio Baldi Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 1490839577 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 737
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Letters to the Cornfield is a book of thought-provoking ideas. Its purpose is to inspire people to think critically about the existential choices they make in their everyday lives. It is the author's contention that our materialistic culture is in dire need of a spiritual renewal and that such choices are not without moral consequence. This book should appeal to the serious reader with broad interests in a variety of important topics, including moral and social issues, religion and philosophy, economics and business, political and current affairs.
Author: Chris Sarappo Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1499051654 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 25
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School is finally out for the summer. Christopher is so excited! Now he can stay up late, have no homework and play all day. Like many kids, toys soon become boring. Christopher was no different. He wanted to do something exciting. Christopher has an idea that will be so much fun. He wants to go into the cornfield all by himself. There is one problem, Mom. His mom told him many times not to go into the cornfield, because he could get lost or hurt. Christopher did not want to think about the danger. He also wanted to see if there really was a scarecrow that walked around the cornfields if one dared to enter. Will Christopher listen to his mom or will he go anyway? Will he meet the scarecrow face to face? Remember, stay out of the cornfield!
Author: David A. Welker
Author: David A. Welker
Author: Rob Kiser
Author: Adam Cesare
Author: Joseph Trombello
Author: Greg Hawley
Author: Dr. Bob Stowers
Author: Adam Cesare
Author: Mary Sterner Lawson
Author: Alipio Baldi
Author: Chris Sarappo