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Confederate combat commander : the remarkable life of Brigadier General Alfred Jefferson Vaughan Jr / lawrence K. Peterson.

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by Peterson, Lawrence K.
Call Number 355.0092 23
Publication Date 2013
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Missing links : the African and American worlds of R.L. Garner, primate collector / Jeremy Rich.

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by Rich, Jeremy (Jeremy McMaster)
Call Number 599.88096721 23
Publication Date 2012
Summary "Jeremy Rich uses the eccentric life of R.L. Garner (1848-1920) to examine the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution. Garner was a self-taught zoologist and atheist from southwest Virginia. Starting in 1892, he lived on and off in the French colony of Gabon, studying primates and trying to engage U.S. academics with his theories. Most prominently, Garner claimed that he could teach apes to speak human languages and that he could speak the languages of primates. Garner brought some of the first live primates to America, launching a traveling demonstration in which he claimed to communicate with a chimpanzee named Susie. He was often mocked by the increasingly professionalized scientific community, who were wary of his colorful escapades, such as his ill-fated plan to make a New York City socialite the queen of southern Gabon, and his efforts to convince Thomas Edison to finance him in Africa. Yet Garner did influence evolutionary debates, and as with many of his era, race dominated his thinking. Garner's arguments--for example, that chimpanzees were more loving than Africans, or that colonialism constituted a threat to the separation of the races--offer a fascinating perspective on the thinking and attitudes of his times. Missing Links explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism."--Project Muse.
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Robespierre : a revolutionary life / Peter McPhee.

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by McPhee, Peter, 1948-
Call Number 944.04092 23
Publication Date 2012
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Imperial general : the remarkable career of Petellius Cerialis / Philip Matyszak.

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by Matyszak, Philip.
Call Number 937.07092 22
Publication Date 2011
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Call me Tom : the life of Thomas F. Eagleton / James N. Giglio.

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by Giglio, James N., 1939-
Call Number 328.73092 23
Publication Date 2011
Summary Detailed biography of the St. Louis senator as a moderate liberal in a conservative state, from a promising attorney to contributions in environmental and social legislation. Known for his successful bipartisanship, he was the Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 1972 until personal problems were revealed.
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Revered commander, maligned general : the life of Clarence Ransom Edwards, 1859-1931 / Michael E. Shay.

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by Shay, Michael E., 1945-
Call Number 355.0092 23
Publication Date 2011
Summary Annotation Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards is a vital figure in American military history, yet his contribution to the U.S. efforts in World War I has often been ignored or presented in unflattering terms. Most accounts focus on the disagreements he had with General John J. Pershing, who dismissed Edwards from the command of the 26th (Yankee) Division just weeks before thewar's end. The notoriety of the Pershing incident has caused some to view Edwards as simply a political general with a controversial career. But Clarence Edwards, though often a divisive figure, was a greater man than that. A revered and admired officer whose men called him Daddy, Edwards attained an impressive forty-year career, one matched by few wartime leaders . Michael E. Shay presents a complete portrait of this notable American and his many merits inRevered Commander, Maligned General. This long-overdue first full-length biography of General Clarence Edwards opens with his earlyyears in Cleveland, Ohio and his turbulenttimes at West Point. The book details the crucial roles Edwards filled in staff and field commands for the Army before the outbreak of World War I in 1917: Adjutant-General with General Henry Ware Lawton in the Philippine-American War, first chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and commander of U.S. forces in the Panama Canal Zone. Revered Commander, Maligned Generalfollows Edwards as he forms the famous Yankee Division and leads his men into France. The conflict between Edwards and Pershing is placed in context, illuminating the disputes that led to Edwards being relieved of command. This well-researched biography quotes a wealth of primary sources in recounting the life ofan important American, a man of loyalty and service who is largely misunderstood. Photographs of Edwards, his troops, and his kinmany from Edwards own collectioncomplement the narrative. In addition, several maps aid readers in following General Edwards as his career moves from the U.S. to Central America to Europe and back stateside. Shays portrayalof General Edwards finally provides a balancedaccount of this unique U.S. military leader.
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A gentleman of pleasure : one life of John Glassco : poet, memoirist, translator, and pornographer / Brian Busby.

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by Busby, Brian John.
Call Number C811.54 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary The first biography of Canada's most enigmatic literary figure, a self-described "great practitioner of deceit."
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The arch-conjuror of England : John Dee / Glyn Parry.

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by Parry, G. J. R.
Call Number 130.92 23
Publication Date 2011
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Georges and Pauline Vanier : portrait of a couple / Mary Frances Coady.

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by Coady, Mary Frances.
Call Number 971.06420922 23
Publication Date 2011
Summary The dramatic personal and professional story of Canada's most influential married couple.
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General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL / Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

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by Mead, Richard (Military historian)
Call Number 940.544941092 22
Publication Date 2010
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Twelve Greeks and Romans who changed the world / Carl J. Richard.

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by Richard, Carl J.
Call Number 920.038 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary As Richard vibrantly describes the contributions of the individuals, he details the historical context in which each lived, showing how these men influenced their world and ours.
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Remembering the darkness : women in Soviet prisons / edited and translated by Veronica Shapovalov.

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by Shapovalov, Veronica.
Call Number 365.45082092247 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary This engrossing collection of prison memoirs by Russian women is the first to portray the direct experiences of the wide range of women who were incarcerated in Soviet prisons and camps. Comprising the stories of women from all classes and backgrounds, this book covers the entire span of the Gulag's existence from the 1920s to the 1980s, including the little-known periods of political repression of the 1960s and 1980s.
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John Quincy Adams / Lynn Hudson Parsons.

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by Parsons, Lynn H.
Call Number 973.55092 22
Publication Date 1998
Summary As son of the second president of the United States, father to the minister to the Court of St. James, and grandfather to author Henry Adams, John Quincy Adams was part of an American dynasty. In his own career as secretary of state, President, senator, and congressman, Adams was an actor in some of the most dramatic events of the nineteenth century. In this biography, Lynn Hudson Parsons chronicles the life of one of America's most absorbing figures. From the day in 1778 when as a boy he accompanied his father on a diplomatic mission to France, to his last years as an eloquent opponent of his country's foreign and domestic policies, Adams was rarely detached from public affairs. And yet, this biography reveals Adams as a man never truly at home anywhere - in Washington he was stubborn and reclusive, in Europe he was a phlegmatic ideologue, a bulldog among spaniels. His story parallels America's own.
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Abraham Lincoln / Lord Charnwood ; introduction by Peter W. Schramm.

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by Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson, Baron, 1864-1945.
Call Number 973.7092 22
Publication Date 1996 1916
Summary No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln's life has inspired such widespread acclaim as Lord Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln : a biography. Many contemporary historians consider this thorough and superbly crafted work the quintessential biography of one of America's greatest presidents. Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, the biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and profound historical insight. Charnwood's study of Lincoln's statemanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln, and the author's observations are so comprehensive and well supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions. This is essential reading for anyone interested in Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American political history.
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