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Author: Nicholas Steward
Publisher: Collectors Press
Published: 1997-12
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781888054071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBesides his trademark I Want You poster, Flagg gained fame as America's premier poster artist. Discover the wartime legend who made art history in this colorful mini art book.
Author: Harris Dickson
Publisher:
Published: 2015-07-01
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781330526163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Unpopular History of the United States: By Uncle Sam Himself as Recorded in Uncle Sam's Own Words This is not a piece of literature, but merely the straightforward heart-to-heart talk of one American with other Americans. In the ultimate we all love the truth, and dare to face it. This is the truth as believed, and now acted upon by the best minds in our country. It was prepared in Washington City when our capital was one of the most picturesque and busy in the world. Khaki lads line the streets; officers come and go upon their silent errands. Distinguished commissions from our allies hold daily conference with American officials, welding our joint resources, and warning us against their errors. Thousands of private citizens - able, self-sacrificing, patriotic men - have flocked to Washington, placing their talents at the nation's disposal. They are not glory seekers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Harris Dickson
Publisher:
Published: 1917
Total Pages: 186
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Capozzola
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-04-12
Total Pages: 591
ISBN-13: 0199830967
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on a rich array of sources that capture the voices of both political leaders and ordinary Americans, Uncle Sam Wants You offers a vivid and provocative new interpretation of American political history, revealing how the tensions of mass mobilization during World War I led to a significant increase in power for the federal government. Christopher Capozzola shows how, when the war began, Americans at first mobilized society by stressing duty, obligation, and responsibility over rights and freedoms. But the heated temper of war quickly unleashed coercion on an unprecedented scale, making wartime America the scene of some of the nation's most serious political violence, including notorious episodes of outright mob violence. To solve this problem, Americans turned over increasing amounts of power to the federal government. In the end, whether they were some of the four million men drafted under the Selective Service Act or the tens of millions of home-front volunteers, Americans of the World War I era created a new American state, and new ways of being American citizens.
Author: Burton W. Folsom
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2014-04-15
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0062292714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn enlightening overview of America’s misadventures in economic investment from the Revolutionary era to the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government subsidies have failed the American people time and again. Draining the Treasury of cash, this doomed attempt to “pick winners” only serves to impede economic growth—and hurt the very companies receiving aid. But why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? In Uncle Sam Can’t Count, Burt and Anita Folsom argue that federal officials don’t have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition, federal control always leads to politicization. And what works for politicians often doesn’t work in the marketplace. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs, from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers, World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit, Uncle Sam Can’t Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.
Author: Oscar Ameringer
Publisher: Charles Kerr
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA rip-roaring radical romp through American history, from the man known as the Mark Twain Of American Socialism. Ameringer, socialist organizer, editor, pamphleteer and public speaker, was remarkable forerunner of what would today be called a stand-up comedian. In this, his most famous work (originally published in 1909, selling half a million copies by 1914!), the official history of the text-books is hilariously laid bare; the authors satirical barbs aimed at the exploiters ideology bristle on every page. An outstanding classic of American labor historiography and humor. With an introduction from Paul Buhle.
Author: Todd M. Kerstetter
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0252030389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile many studies of religion in the West have focused on the region's diversity, freedom, and individualism, Todd M. Kerstetter brings together the three most glaring exceptions to those rules to explore the boundaries of tolerance as enforced by society and the U.S. government.God's Country, Uncle Sam's Landanalyzes Mormon history from the Utah Expedition and Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 through subsequent decades of federal legislative and judicial actions aimed at ending polygamy and limiting church power. It also focuses on the Lakota Ghost Dancers and the Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota (1890), and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas (1993). In sharp contrast to the mythic image of the West as the "Land of the Free," these three tragic episodes reveal the West as a cultural battleground--in the words of one reporter, "a collision of guns, God, and government." Kerstetter asks important questions about what happens when groups with a deep trust in their differing inner truths meet, and he exposes the religious motivations behind government policies that worked to alter Mormonism and extinguish Native American beliefs.
Author: Justin Gray
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781401213367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art and cover by Daniel Acu�a Collecting the 8-issue miniseries spinning out of INFINITE CRISIS, with art by the sensational Daniel Acu�a! Meet the all-new Phantom Lady, Doll Man, Human Bomb and the Ray - members of the government task force known as SHADE, the country's first line of defense against super-powered threats and terrorists. Advance-solicited; on sale July 11 - 208 pg, FC, $14.99 US
Author: Jon Heitland
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1987-12-15
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780312000523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe behind-the-scenes story of a television classic, presenting a full illustrated account of the show's history, the program's remarkable surge in popularity, and the factors that led to the show's cancellation. Includes a complete episode guide. 80 black-and-white photographs.
Author: J. E. Conner
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-12-02
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781528488914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Uncle Sam Abroad American, to put it bluntly, knows little or nothing about Uncle Sam's foreign service. He is also of the opinion that the time is at hand when the aforesaid average American must know more about it, owing to the growth in importance of our foreign relations, both politically and commercially. Now if the good Professor could only work miracles he would take the dry details which he has in mind upon this subject, and make them as interesting as fiction. Instead, how ever, he chose a method to which he was more accustomed, the university extension plan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
