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George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior
Sourcebooks, Inc. 2008; US$ 11.95The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior" that governed Washington's etiquette were by turns practical, inspirational and curious. more...
Washington on Courage
Skyhorse Publishing 2012; US$ 9.95George Washington was the senior officer of the colonial forces during the first stages of the French and Indian War, the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, the man who presided over the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution, and the first president of what became the United States... more...
A Game of Groans
St. Martin's Press 2012; US$ 9.99A PARODY OF THE BELOVED FANTASY DOORSTOP? ER, SAGA In the land of the Eight (or was it Six?) Kingdoms?where the seasons last as long as a series of bestselling Tolkien-esque novels?trouble is brewing. The mud is growing muddier, the onions are rotting, the Wall to the North (or is it the South?) is melting, and Lord Barker of Summerseve... more...
A Game of Groans
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 10.67'There was a bloodied knife on Allbran's bed. Lady Gateway Barker knew what she had to do; what all the royals in Summerseve did when somebody tried to kill a member of their family: gather up a bunch of people and horses, and go from one place to another.' This is the hilarious parody of the George R. R. Martin bestseller A Game of Thrones.... more...
A History of the Negro Troops in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865
Fordham University Press 2012; US$ 19.99A History of the Negro Troops in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (originally published in 1887) by pioneer African American historian George Washington Williams remains a classic text in African American literature and Civil War history. In this powerful narrative, Williams, who served in the U.S. Colored Troops, tells the battle experiences of... more...
A Soldier's Story of His Regiment (61st Georgia) and Incidentally of the Lawton-
University of Alabama Press 2011; US$ 22.50“George W. Nichols’s aptly titled Soldier’s Story is one of the classic narratives of frontline infantry service in the Army of Northern Virginia. Nichols’s 61st Georgia fought in the renowned brigade commanded in turn by General Alexander r. Lawton, General John B. Gordon, and General Clement A. Evans. Nichols framed his... more...
George Washington's Rules of Civility (and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation)
Digireads.com Publishing 2012; US$ 7.49George Washington's Rules of Civility is a short list of 110 principles or maxims by which, supposedly, proper decent people must abide. While some of these maxims may seem dated others are still quite apt for today. A quick read, George Washington's Rules of Civility is an insightful look at the manners and customs... more...
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall
Digireads.com Publishing 2004; US$ 3.49A series of frank and unabashed discussions between George Washington Plunkitt, a key politician of Tammany Hall, and William L. Riordan, a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter, reveals Plunkitt's successful political strategies. more...
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