Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877), called Bedford Forrest in his lifetime, was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered as a self-educated, brutal, and innovative cavalry leader during the war and as a leading Southern advocate in the postwar years. He was a pledged delegate from Tennessee to the New York Democratic national convention of 4 July 1868. He served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, but later distanced himself fr...

Nathan Bedford Forrest remains one of the most electrifying and controversial figures in American military history. In Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Allan Wyeth—a physician, Civil War veteran, and former Confederate soldier—offers an intimate and deeply researched portrait of a man revered for his daring and feared for his ruthlessness. Wyeth's vivid prose captures Forrest's unparalleled mastery of cavalry tactics, his meteoric rise from private to general without f...

Published in 1809 when distillation of spirits was legal, The Practical Distiller provides recipes and distillation methods for homemade whiskey, gin, and brandy as well as history of the various ways that alcohol has been made since the 1600s. This tome includes entire sections devoted to yeast, choosing the best rye and malt, hogsheads, methods for setting stills, clarifying whiskey and recipes for making honey wine, elderberry wine and American wine. With an effluence of recipe...

On the evening of the 24th of March, 1834, Mr. Nuttall and myself arrived at St. Louis, in the steamboat Boston, from Pittsburg. On landing, we had the satisfaction to learn that Captain Wyeth was already there, and on the afternoon of the next day we called upon him, and consulted him in reference to the outfit which it would be necessary to purchase for the journey. He accompanied us to a store in the town, and selected a number of articles for us, among which were several pairs of leath...

Published in 1809 when distillation of spirits was legal, The Practical Distiller provides recipes and distillation methods for homemade whiskey, gin, and brandy as well as history of the various ways that alcohol has been made since the 1600s. This tome includes entire sections devoted to yeast, choosing the best rye and malt, hogsheads, methods for setting stills, clarifying whiskey and recipes for making honey wine, elderberry wine and American wine. With an effluence of recipe...

The evidence is irrefutable: global warming is real. While the debate continues about just how much damage spiking temperatures will wreak, we know the threat to our homes, health, and even way of life is dire. So why isn’t America doing anything? Where is the national campaign to stop this catastrophe?It may lie between the covers of this book. Ignition brings together some of the world’s finest thinkers and advocates to jump start the ultimate green revolution. Including...

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Ultimate Adventure Collection: Complete Novels, History of the Pirates, Military Biographies and more (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: Robinson Crusoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Captain Singleton Memoirs of a Cavalier Colonel Jack Moll Flanders Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress The Consolidator: Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon Historical Works: A Ge...

A filmmaker draws on the fields of neuroscience and evolutionary biology to focus on cinema's visual nature.Cinematic analysis has often supported the notion that cinema can be understood by drawing parallels with language. Peter Wyeth contends that this analytical framework often fails to consider the fundamental fact of cinema's visual nature.In The Matter of Vision, Wyeth seeks to redress this oversight by grounding his analysis in neuroscience an...

Daniel Defoe, ein bekannter britischer Schriftsteller des 18. Jahrhunderts, ist berühmt für seine fesselnden Abenteuerromane und Seegeschichten. In 'Die beliebtesten Abenteuerromane & Seegeschichten von Daniel Defoe (Illustriert)' werden die Leser in die aufregende Welt von Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders und Kapitän Singleton eingeführt. Defoes literarischer Stil ist realistisch und detailreich, wodurch seine Geschichten lebendig und fesselnd werden. Seine Werke spiegeln auch die politisch...

This carefully crafted ebook: "DANIEL DEFOE Ultimate Collection: 50+ Adventure Classics, Pirate Tales & Historical Novels - Including Biographies, Historical Works, Travel Sketches, Poems & Essays (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novels: Robinson Crusoe The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Captain Singleton Memoirs of a Cavalier A Journal of the Plague Year Colonel Jack Moll Flanders Roxana The Consolidator A True Relation ...

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Young Alaskans Series The Young Alaskans The Young Alaskans in the Rockies The Young Alaskans on the Trail Young Alaskans in the Far North The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Other Novels The Girl at the Halfway House The Mississippi Bubble The Law of the Land Heart's Desire The Way of a Man 54-40 or Fight The Purchase Price The Lady and the Pirate The Man Next Door Th...

Daniel Defoe's Gesammelte Abenteuerromane, Seegeschichten & Historische Romane (Illustrierte Ausgaben) ist eine beeindruckende Sammlung seiner bekanntesten Werke, darunter Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders und Captain Singleton. Defoes literarischer Stil zeichnet sich durch seine lebendige Erzählweise und seinen realistischen Umgang mit Themen wie Kolonialismus, Abenteuer und menschlicher Natur aus. Diese Werke sind Meilensteine des englischen Romans des 18. Jahrhunderts und haben einen stark...