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Little Visits with Great Americans

Intimate Portraits of Progressive Era Leaders in Industry, Reform, Science, Arts, and Public Service

by Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Samuel Gompers, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, Jacob Gould Schurman, James Whitcomb Riley, Edwin Markham, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, William Dean Howells, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederic Remington, Homer Davenport, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Marshall P. Wilder, John Philip Sousa, Helen Keller, John Burroughs, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Russell H. Conwell, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, Goldwin Smith, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as ... Read more

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Little Visits with Great Americans assembles a revealing cross-section of public speech, reminiscence, interview, reflection, and visual culture from the United States and Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. Its governing theme is civic eminence: industrial expansion, democratic leadership, artistic achievement, social reform, technological invention, and moral aspiration appear as
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Gold Beach

Inland from King, June 1944

by Christopher Dunphie, Garry Johnson ...

Series series Battleground Europe
A guide to the British D-Day landings on the King sector of Gold Beach at Normandy during World War II.The two authors, both formerly senior professional soldiers, have compiled an easy-to-follow itinerary to the British landings on 6 June 1944 on Gold Beach and the ensuing bitter fighting. Covered in detail are the actions which earned CSM Hollis of the Green Howards his VC and other inspiring ... Read more

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A guide to the British D-Day landings on the King sector of Gold Beach at Normandy during World War II.The two authors, both formerly senior professional soldiers, have compiled an easy-to-follow itinerary to the British landings on 6 June 1944 on Gold Beach and the ensuing bitter fighting. Covered in detail are the actions which earned CSM Hollis of the Green Howards his VC and other inspiring
... Read more
Caumsett

The Marshall Field III Gold Coast Estate

by The Caumsett Foundation ...

Series series Images of America
Marshall Field III was 28 years of age and one of the richest people in the world when he came upon the idea of replicating the environment in which he had spent his youth. Raised and educated in England, Field sought the life of an English gentleman here in the United States. In 1921, Field purchased almost 2,000 acres of waterfront property on Long Island's North Shore, which would become ... Read more

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Marshall Field III was 28 years of age and one of the richest people in the world when he came upon the idea of replicating the environment in which he had spent his youth. Raised and educated in England, Field sought the life of an English gentleman here in the United States. In 1921, Field purchased almost 2,000 acres of waterfront property on Long Island's North Shore, which would become
... Read more
Achievements of Cavalry

by Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood V.C. G.C.B., G.C.M.G. ...

Field Marshal Wood ranks as one of the most eminent soldiers of the Victorian era of the British Empire. He served with distinction in the mud and misery of the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, Wolseley's Ishanti War, the Zulu War and in Egypt and the Sudan. His actions on attacking a gang of robbers intent on murdering a local merchant earned him the Victoria Cross - his second recommendation for ... Read more

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Field Marshal Wood ranks as one of the most eminent soldiers of the Victorian era of the British Empire. He served with distinction in the mud and misery of the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, Wolseley's Ishanti War, the Zulu War and in Egypt and the Sudan. His actions on attacking a gang of robbers intent on murdering a local merchant earned him the Victoria Cross - his second recommendation for
... Read more
Little Visits with Great Americans: Anecdotes, Life Lessons and Interviews

by Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Samuel Gompers, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, Jacob Gould Schurman, James Whitcomb Riley, Edwin Markham, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, William Dean Howells, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederic Remington, Homer Davenport, Charles Dana Gibson, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Marshall P. Wilder, John Philip Sousa, Helen Keller, John Burroughs, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Russell H. Conwell, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, Goldwin Smith, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

In 'Little Visits with Great Americans: Anecdotes, Life Lessons and Interviews,' the compilation manifests a scholarly exploration into the lives, ideologies, and accomplishments of some of the late 19th and early 20th century's most influential American figures. The anthology spans a rich array of literary styles, from intimate interviews to reflective essays and lively anecdotes, embodying the ... Read more

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In 'Little Visits with Great Americans: Anecdotes, Life Lessons and Interviews,' the compilation manifests a scholarly exploration into the lives, ideologies, and accomplishments of some of the late 19th and early 20th century's most influential American figures. The anthology spans a rich array of literary styles, from intimate interviews to reflective essays and lively anecdotes, embodying the
... Read more
Decline And Fall Of Napoleon

by Field Marshal Viscount Garnet Wolseley ...

The Napoleon in power in later years may have lacked the absolute genius and resolution that his earlier campaigns displayed; however, he was more than a match for his enemies on more than one occasion. Field-Marshal Wolseley's short biography of Wellington begins in 1812, following the travails of Napoleon as he and the few survivors of the La Grande Armée trudged back from the Russian snows. As ... Read more

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The Napoleon in power in later years may have lacked the absolute genius and resolution that his earlier campaigns displayed; however, he was more than a match for his enemies on more than one occasion. Field-Marshal Wolseley's short biography of Wellington begins in 1812, following the travails of Napoleon as he and the few survivors of the La Grande Armée trudged back from the Russian snows. As
... Read more
Turning the Tide

The Australian Army in New Guinea 1942-43

by Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey ...

Turning the Tide, first published in 1944 as The Jap was Thrashed: An Official Story of the Australian Soldier – First Victor of the "Invincible Jap", is a World War II account of the Australian Army's battle and eventual defeat of Japanese forces in portions of New Guinea (Milne Bay, the Owen-Stanleys, Buna, Gona, and Sanananda) in 1942-43. The battles were important as they represented the first ... Read more

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Turning the Tide, first published in 1944 as The Jap was Thrashed: An Official Story of the Australian Soldier – First Victor of the "Invincible Jap", is a World War II account of the Australian Army's battle and eventual defeat of Japanese forces in portions of New Guinea (Milne Bay, the Owen-Stanleys, Buna, Gona, and Sanananda) in 1942-43. The battles were important as they represented the first
... Read more
Defeat Into Victory

Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945

by Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim ...

Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma.The first edition of Defeat Into Victory ... Read more

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Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma.The first edition of Defeat Into Victory
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Moltke: His Life and Character

Sketched in Journals, Letters, Memoirs, A Novel, and Autobiographical Notes

by Field Marshal Graf Helmuth von Moltke ...

Originally published in 1892, this is a memoir of German Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke (the Elder), chief of staff of the Prussian Army for 30 years, compiled from numerous personal journals, letters, and notes. It also draws on his father's memoirs and one of Moltke's tales, "The Two Friends."Richly illustrated throughout with drawings by Moltke, portraits and facsimile letters."THE ... Read more

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Originally published in 1892, this is a memoir of German Field Marshal Helmuth Graf von Moltke (the Elder), chief of staff of the Prussian Army for 30 years, compiled from numerous personal journals, letters, and notes. It also draws on his father's memoirs and one of Moltke's tales, "The Two Friends."Richly illustrated throughout with drawings by Moltke, portraits and facsimile letters."THE
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Defeat Into Victory

Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945

by Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

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23 hours 32 min

Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma.The first edition of Defeat Into Victory, ... Read more

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Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma.The first edition of Defeat Into Victory,
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The Story Of A Soldier's Life Vol. II

by Field Marshal Viscount Garnet Wolseley ...

Series series The Story Of A Soldier's Life
Few men in the Victorian Age achieved the stature of Field Marshal Garnet Wolesley, a dedicated soldier, man of foresight and vision, colonial administrator and up holder of the Pax Britannica from India to Africa.Viscount Wolseley started his military career in the little-known Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), before being plunged into the bloody senseless conflict of the Crimean War (1854-55). ... Read more

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Few men in the Victorian Age achieved the stature of Field Marshal Garnet Wolesley, a dedicated soldier, man of foresight and vision, colonial administrator and up holder of the Pax Britannica from India to Africa.Viscount Wolseley started his military career in the little-known Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), before being plunged into the bloody senseless conflict of the Crimean War (1854-55).
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Little Visits with Great Americans

The True Stories and Life Lessons by Famous and Most Influential People of the Time (Vol. 1&2)

by Jacob Gould Schurman, Theodore Roosevelt, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Helen Keller, William Dean Howells, Goldwin Smith, James Whitcomb Riley, John Burroughs, Andrew Carnegie, John Philip Sousa, Russell H. Conwell, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Frederic Remington, Edwin Markham, Chauncey M. Depew, John Wanamaker, Samuel Gompers, Charles Dana Gibson, Homer Davenport, Marshall P. Wilder, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica ...

In the richly diverse anthology 'Little Visits with Great Americans,' readers are invited to explore the multifaceted tapestry of thought and creativity that defined American literature and culture at the turn of the 20th century. The collection boasts an extraordinary array of styles and genres, from poignant poetry to incisive essays and stirring speeches. Among its most compelling themes are ... Read more

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In the richly diverse anthology 'Little Visits with Great Americans,' readers are invited to explore the multifaceted tapestry of thought and creativity that defined American literature and culture at the turn of the 20th century. The collection boasts an extraordinary array of styles and genres, from poignant poetry to incisive essays and stirring speeches. Among its most compelling themes are
... Read more

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