The Day is Ours!
The Day is Ours!

Author: William M. Dwyer

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780813526089

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The Day is Ours is a dramatic account of two battles that turned the tide of the American Revolution. In this distinguished, highly readable, and richly detailed narrative history, William M. Dwyer reveals as vivid a picture as we are likely to see of a critical period in the American Revolution. He lets the participants--from American, British, and Hessian soldiers to myriad fearful and ambivalent citizens--tell the story in their own words. "Telling the story from the perspective, and often the words, of men in the ranks, Dwyer has written a dramatic account of this turning point in the American Revolution." --James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom " Dwyer] has cast his net wide, taking advantage of newly found or long-obscure accounts published during the celebration of the Revolution's bicentennial. We learn exactly how it was in that momentous time, from letters, diaries and recollections of officers and men on both sides and civilians caught in the middle." --New York Times Book Review "Dwyer has put together a wonderful, lively account that reflects a reporter's respect for quotes from eyewitnesses . . . He presents the facts and lets history speak for itself. The result is enthralling." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "The courage of the common soldier who stayed and fought when the sunshine patriots had all gone home is a story that deserves to be told--and Mr. Dwyer has told it well." --The Wall Street Journal

A Day That's Ours
A Day That's Ours

Author: Blake Nuto

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1838740759

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For the parent and child, A Day That's Ours slows down to explore the small wonders of our surroundings, and the emotions of sending a child to school. "An absolute joy. A Day That’s Ours is all about a special day between a father and child in the last week of summer break. While the two don’t do anything that out of the ordinary, it’s all the quality time together that makes it full of magic." —Little Cub Literacy "Many of the kids books that we read featuring family relationships have a mother figure with their child so it’s nice to see more father representation. All this to say, this book is lovely & was the perfect book to calm us down before all the hustle bustle coming our way!" —Oh The Books We Love In this heart-warming, poetic story, a father and child share the last few moments of quiet before the school year begins. They take the time to notice each detail as they spend their special day together – from making a special pancake breakfast to noticing each spider’s web and falling feather. A moving story for parents to share with their little ones as they take their first steps into school or nursery.

The night is ours
The night is ours

Author: Maria Spotlight

Publisher: Fantasypride

Published: 2020-02-07

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 396799693X

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The era of vampires and werewolves was over, the time of humans had begun. My sister is dead. After the dazzling dynasties of werewolves and vampires were brought down, there was only one thing left for the survivors; flight. Many years later Tim and the remaining pack members venture back to their former homeland again, because Tim's search for his sister was in vain. But Emily's prophecy to him finally comes true. Larissa finds her way back to hers as a vampire. Freed from her mortal shell, Larissa sets out in a new world where there is no protection by the witches anymore. And there is more. Again and again, she is confronted with her past, until an old enemy shows his face again. The story about the vampires, werewolves and witches goes into the next round with old-known and new characters and lures with another exciting story, up to the grand finale, which will take your breath away.

This Roar Of Ours
This Roar Of Ours

Author: Jim Bowman

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-08-26

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1465343172

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There is an obvious movement taking place in America today. Its roar is unmistakable. This work is a humble attempt to identify and discuss some of the particulars influencing our Country today. Although some concerns travel back over fifteen years, they still remain pertinent and effecting. My approach to our Nation’s ailments may seem out of sync or infuriating at first, yet, isn’t this reaction indicative of just how far we’ve strayed from our experiment of freedom and individual liberty? My point is that much of what currently ails America can be simply cured through both ample doses of individual responsibility and Constitutional allegiance. Hopefully, you will agree.

Monterrey Is Ours!
Monterrey Is Ours!

Author: Napoleon Tecumseh Dana

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0813194105

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"Here we are on the banks of the Nueces in the grand camp of the army of occupation." So wrote Lt. Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana when in 1845, not many months before the outbreak of the Mexican War, he joined the white-tented encampment of General Zachary Taylor in Texas. And so he continued writing during the uncertain life of camp and campaign for the better part of the next two years. In these letters to his wife, published here for the first time, Dana provides a detailed, firsthand view of the United States' war with Mexico—fighting off the Mexicans from within Fort Brown during the initial attack; hearing the distant thunder of artillery as Taylor's army marched to the rescue of the beleaguered Seventh Infantry; occupying Matamoros; taking Monterrey, street by street with the defenders firing from the housetops. After Monterrey, Dana was at the siege of Veracruz and on the march to Cerro Gordo. Badly wounded in the attack on Telegraph Hill at Cerro Gordo, he was left on the field for dead, but was rescued by a burial party a day and a half later. Following the Mexican War, Dana went on to become a major general during the Civil War and later to have an illustrious career as a railroad executive. Nearly one hundred of his letters about the Mexican War survived and are now in the archives at West Point. From them Robert Ferrell has edited this vivid, eyewitness narrative.

The Bars Are Ours
The Bars Are Ours

Author: Lucas Hilderbrand

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2023-10-20

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1478027282

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Gay bars have operated as the most visible institutions of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States for the better part of a century, from before gay liberation until after their assumed obsolescence. In The Bars Are Ours Lucas Hilderbrand offers a panoramic history of gay bars, showing how they served as the medium for queer communities, politics, and cultures. Hilderbrand cruises from leather in Chicago and drag in Kansas City to activism against gentrification in Boston and racial discrimination in Atlanta; from New York City’s bathhouses, sex clubs, and discos and Houston’s legendary bar Mary’s to the alternative scenes that reimagined queer nightlife in San Francisco and Latinx venues in Los Angeles. The Bars Are Ours explores these local sites (with additional stops in Denver, Detroit, Seattle, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Orlando as well as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Texas) to demonstrate the intoxicating---even world-making---roles that bars have played in queer public life across the country.

Jones v. Kids-R-Ours
Jones v. Kids-R-Ours

Author: Hollace P. Brooks

Publisher: Aspen Publishing

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1601566816

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After suffering a seizure at work, the plaintiff, Jean Jones, was suspended without pay from the Kids-R-Ours day care where she worked. Jones suffers from epilepsy, which is a qualified disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This, however, did not stop the defendant from suspending, demoting, and then firing the plaintiff. Kids-R-Ours claims that their action was justifiable since Jones was a threat to the children. This is a well-balanced file where the verdict could easily be won by either party. There are three witnesses for both plaintiff and defendant.