This book, Fielding's first collected work, is a revelation. Containing two long poems "Chief Iffucan" and "Tara", the volume is a bluesy wade through the muck and blood of the author's grim South.

Similar poetry you will not find being written. Fielding's voice is original. An impressive debut book from this young poet.

This is where brother literally did battle against brother. Kentucky is called a border state (although it is a Commonwealth and not technically a state). As such, they fielded armies for both sides and while their Yankee troops were ruthless and effective, such Rebel outfits as Morgan's Raiders redefined military strategy.

Hard to miss with this wealth of interesting history.

Dr. Harvey Black, grandson of one of the founders of Blacksburg, Virginia, served as surgeon of the 4th Virginia Regiment, as surgeon of the Stonewall Brigade, and as surgeon in charge of the Second Corps Field Hospital of the Army of Northern Virginia. Black's Civil War letters, which begin with Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862 and end with Jubal Early's Valley Campaign of 1864, discuss climactic battles like Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Literate and perceptive, Black had interesting things to say about figures like Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Jubal Early, and Thomas Rosser. The Second Corps Field Hospital was the site of the amputation of Jackson's arm at Chancellorsville, and Black was one of three surgeons who assisted Dr. Hunter McGuire in the operation. In addition to Harvey Black's letters, the book contains three letters of his wife Mollie, all that have survived. They poignantly reveal the trials Southern women faced during the war, fending for themselves and their families. The small town of Blacksburg in Appalachian Virginia also plays an important part in the story. An appendix transcribes and analyses the free and slave schedules for the 1860 Blacksburg census.

Black was a significant figure in the Civil War and postwar Virginia medicine and education. After the war, Black helped found what is today known as Virginia Tech.

This is a scholarly book, which means (I suppose) that it's history NOT written as a novel. But it's admirably written nonetheless, and even, sometimes, beautifully written. It treats the history of French thought at one of its most productive stages just before the Revolution. Americans will find it fascinating as a peek at the roots of our three branches of government. Mably comes into focus as a morose little 18th century hermit, but his ideas come into greater focus as still shaping the way we think our own Supreme Court ought to relate to Bill Clinton, and how Monsieur Clinton ought to relate to Congress. I'm no historian, but I doff my hat to any historian bold enough to say, as this author does, that previous writers of French history have sometimes been trapped in "the neuralgic zone." Hear, hear!

Clotilda show us that an appreciation for those things "that would have happened anyway" is the true magical aspect of life as much anything accompanied by flashes and bangs! Only through the eyes of a child..... or Jack Kent! Hopefully , someday it will be back in print.

I have seen this book at the publisher's and it is outstanding. The photographs are exceptional and the descriptions well composed and pertinent. You have, however, left out the name of the CO-AUTHOR, Mary Miley Theobald. I hope you will correct this as both professionals worked long and hard to assemble the edition.

The fragile peace between France and Britian was broken in 1803. During the Peace of Amies the British government ran down the fleet in number of ship and men while the French continued to build up their navy. In his last battle ViceAdmiral Sir Richard Bolitho had captured the French admiral Jobert's ship the Argonaute. Now Bolitho raises his flag at the foremast of this prize ship. He resumes command with only a few of his experienced crew. He is short of experienced seamen and has a reduced squadron. Bolitho is beset by depressing thoughts: problems at home with his wife who wants him to leave the sea and assume duty in London;doubts whether he will return from this combat; responsibility to lead his inexperienced crew to victory and safety. Hs main task is to catch the French if they break out of ports and destroy them in the Mediteranean. His prime enemy is Rear Admiral Jobert whose ship Bolitho now commands. He is a formidable wily enemy who is out for revenge. It will take all of Bolitho's skill and ingenuity to defeat him. Kent draws a vivid puicture of life in the British navy. The accounts of the battles are graphic and sirring. This reader had the sense of experiencing the events firsthand. The book is wellwritten;the characters finely drawn and human;the action swift. Highly recommenced for any reader of naval fiction....

Common Law Aboriginal Title is a highly specialised and impeccably researched book dealing with the origins and sources of land title. It would be especially useful for legal professionals preparing land rights claims on behalf of indigenous peoples, and anyone who better wants to understand the supporting role the law played in the dispossession of indigenous people during the age of Imperialism. This book's importance surpasses that of a mere historical curio, however. It has the potential to secure a more just future for fourth world peoples.

McNeil traces contemporary notions of land tenure and sovereignty back to their historical roots in feudal England. He intricately documents the way in which such notions were used, abused, twisted, perverted and ignored by colonialists in justifying the acquisition of 'savage,' 'unsettled' territory. He comprehensively deals with the international laws relating to conquest, cession and settlement, exposing the indisputable fact that many territory were miscategorised, almost invariably to the detriment of indigenous people. In so doing, he sets forth a radical challenge to the legal legitimacy of indigenous dispossession. He then proceeds to examine the limited recognition of indigenous title under various regimes during the 20th Century.

Common Law Aboriginal Title provides a battery of highly pertinent legal arguments for anyone wishing to challenge existing legal norms. The High Court of Australia borrowed extensively from this book in its ground-breaking Mabo judgment, in which it overturned 200 yeras of racist precedent. This scholarly book should play an important part in any future attempt to liberate indigenous people from the terrible historical hang-over of colonialism.

THIS BOOK TAUGHT ME MUCH ABOUT THE INTERNET. I USED TO NOT KNOW SQUAT ABOUT THE INTERNET. NOW I KNOW MORE THAN MY GEEKY BROTHER. THIS BOOK IS A VERY, VERY, VERY USEFUL BOOK. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE AND EVERYONE.

I use this book with students. They love it! It provides helpful strategies to enhance listening skills, note taking skills, comprehension, test taking preparation and time management. Students keep this book and refer to it often.