Born into a Quaker family, Nathanael Greene had nothing in his background that pointed to a military career. His total military training before mid-1775, when he abandoned pacifism, consisted of serving as a private in the Rhode Island militia for a few hours each week. Yet, no doubt because of his leadership ability, the Rhode Island Assembly in May 1775 appointed Greene commander of the Rhode Island Army of Observation at the siege of Boston. In June, at age thirty-two, Greene became the yo...

1903 was a seminal but overlooked year in the development of the United States. Through an analytical narrative of 31 historic events, this book examines how these 12 months would prefigure and shape significant transformation in the U.S.A. for over a century to come.In the late nineteenth century, America emerged as an increasingly urbanized and industrialized society connected to an informal global empire. Americans struggled with the fears and divisive issues that were manifesta...

From June 1775 to February 1781, during the American War of Independence, ten patriot generals died as a result of combat wounds. Their service and deaths spanned most of the warÆs duration and geographical expanse. The generals were a diverse group, with six born in America and four in Europe, three coming from professional military backgrounds, and the rest citizen-soldiers, mostly with limited military experience. As the colonists won their independence, the fallen generals became martyrs ...

Hiki kitabu Siri ya Kifo ni sehemu ya kazi kubwa ambayo awali iliandikwa kwa ajili ya Kanisa linalo zungumza Kiswahili. Inachungua kwa kina dhana ya kifo, kuwa siyo mwisho wa yote. Na kama vile jambo la kushangaza kwa jinsi inavyo eleweka na wengi, kwamba kifo ni tukio ambalo kiutabibu linasababishwa na ubongo kukoma utendaji wake, lakini ndani humu tutakuonyesha kifo kuwa ni roho hai.Tutaifanyia uchochezi itikadi ya toharani kuwa siyo ya Kikristo. Pia tutakuonyesha kifo cha mtu ha...

Performed by Nancy Pearl, Jeff Schwager and a multi-cast that includes book contributors Luis Alberto Urrea, Siri Hustvedt, Laurie Frankel, Vendela Vida, and Richard Ford. The Writer’s Library audiobook also features real conversations with Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, and Laila Lalami.With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, t****wenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, a...