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 The Battle of Brandy Station: The History of the Biggest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War by Charles River Editors English | May 7, 2015 | ISBN: 1512077305 | 55 pages | EPUB | 1.46 Mb *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "One result of incalculable importance certainly did follow this battle, - it made the Federal cavalry. Up to that time confessedly inferior to the Southern horsemen, they gained on this day that confidence in themselves and in their commanders which enabled them to contest so fiercely the subsequent battle-fields of June, July, and October." - Major Henry B. McClellan, JEB Stuart's adjutant general In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia occupied Culpeper, Virginia, and after their victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville against armies twice their size, the Confederate troops felt invincible and anxious to carry the war north into Pennsylvania. One of the proudest was iconic cavalry leader JEB Stuart, who had filled in admirably for the mortally wounded Stonewall Jackson the previous month at Chancellorsville. Back in command of the cavalry, Stuart bivouacked his men near the Rappahannock River, screening the Confederate army against surprise Union attacks. Buoyed by his recent successes, Stuart held a field review on June 5, but when Lee couldn't attend that one, he held another one in Lee's presence on June 8. During that one, the Confederates paraded nearly 9,000 mounted troops and four batteries of horse artillery for review, which included mock battles near Brandy Station. Some of the cavalrymen and newspaper reporters at the scene complained that all Stuart was doing was "feeding his ego and exhausting the horses," and he was referred to as a "headline-hunting show-off." Meanwhile, Union Army of the Potomac commander Joseph Hooker interpreted Stuart's presence around Culpeper as a precursor to a raid on his army's supply lines. In response, he ordered his cavalry commander, Maj. General Alfred Pleasonton, to take a combined force of 8,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry on a raid to "disperse and destroy" the 9,500 Confederates. Crossing the Rappahannock River in two columns on June 9, 1863 at Beverly's Ford and Kelly's Ford, the first infantry unit caught Stuart completely off guard, and the second surprised him yet again. In addition to being the largest cavalry battle of the war, the chaos and confusion that ensued across the battlefield also made Brandy Station unique in that most of the fighting was done while mounted and using sabers. One account of the battle noted, "Of the bodies that littered the field that day, the vast majority were found to have perished by the sword." After 10 hours of charges and countercharges that swept back and forth across Fleetwood Hill involving drawn sabers and revolvers, Pleasonton decided to withdraw his exhausted men across the Rappahannock River. Stuart immediately claimed a Confederate victory because his men had managed to hold the field and inflicted more casualties on the enemy while forcing Pleasonton to withdraw before locating Lee's infantry, but Stuart was trying to save face, and nobody else, including Lee, shared his view of the battle. The fact was that the Southern cavalry under Stuart had not detected the movement of two large columns of Union cavalry and had fallen prey to not one but two surprise attacks. Two days later, the Richmond Enquirer reported, "If Gen. Stuart is to be the eyes and ears of the army we advise him to see more, and be seen less. Gen. Stuart has suffered no little in public estimation by the late enterprises of the enemy." Lee was now painfully aware of the increased competency of the Union cavalry, as well as the decline of the seemingly once-invincible Southern mounted armed forces under Stuart. Moreover, Stuart was now smarting from the negative publicity and the hit his reputation had taken at Brandy Station, and it would go on to have an impact on the ensuing battle of Gettysburg.  Dr Jean-Paul Debenat, "The Asian Wild Man: Yeti, Yeren & Almasty" English | ISBN: 0888397194 | 2015 | 176 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB Debenat takes us on a whirlwind tour of Asia and its extension in the European Caucasus in the footsteps of prominent Wild Man explorers. A presentation of the possible existence of wild men in Asia. The author outlines the expeditions of explorers and researchers, Peter Byrne, Marie-Jeanne Koffmann, Reinhold Messner, Vera Frossard and Zhou Guoxing, and complements historical findings with the search for mythological traces of vanished races. Originally published in French. The possible existence of large humanlike/apelike creature, a Wild Man, in remote regions across the world continues, to fascinate scientists, artists, explorers, & the general public.This wild man exists in myths, religious ritual and folkloric traditions in many diverse cultures, but is there any basis for believing he really does lurk in the mountains throughout Asia? Following in the footsteps of many who have studied and searched for the yeti, almasty and yeren Dr. Debenat documents their experiences and their attempts to answer the question of whether these creatures really ever did exist and, if so, do they still haunt the vast reaches of the Asian wilds? Dr. Debenat presents historical and modern findings, along with the mythology through which native cultures have explained their wild man experiences, and provides readers with a deeper understanding of this most fascinating anthropological mystery.  James Moore, Wayne Slater, "The Architect: Karl Rove and the End of the Democratic Party" English | 2006 | ASIN: B000JMKR70 | EPUB | pages: 352 | 0.5 mb President George W. Bush dubbed Karl Rove "The Architect" for his skill in creating an unprecedented campaign and fund-raising machine. But Rove's ambitions have always been far more sweeping-to build a right-wing dynasty that can dominate American politics for decades. Rove's master plan imagines a political system so controlled by Republicans that it is resisted only by symbolic opposition.  Jimmy L. Bryan Jr., "The American Elsewhere: Adventure and Manliness in the Age of Expansion" English | ISBN: 0700624783 | 2017 | 384 pages | EPUB | 5 MB As important cultural icons of the early nineteenth-century United States, adventurers energized the mythologies of the West and contributed to the justifications of territorial conquest. They told stories of exhilarating perils, boundless landscapes, and erotic encounters that elevated their chauvinism, avarice, and violence into forms of nobility. As self-proclaimed avatars of American exceptionalism, Jimmy L. Bryan Jr. suggests in The American Elsewhere  Jane Roberts, "The Afterdeath Journal of an American Philosopher; The View of William James" English | 2001 | pages: 243 | ISBN: 0971119821 | PDF | 1,3 mb In this book, Jane Roberts tunes into the attitudes and thoughts of the turn-of-the-century philosopher and psychologist William James - from his afterdeath perspective. This is James' fascinating account of what an individual experiences after physical death - how the dead remain aware of earthly events, communicate with one another, become aware of past lives, and stop identifying with the physical body. In addition, this book contains a tremendously uplifting exposition of the joyous and loving atmospheric presence which permeates all existence.  Teaching Haiti: Strategies for Creating New Narratives by Cécile Accilien, Valérie K. Orlando 2021 | ISBN: 1683402103 | English | 270 pages | PDF | 7 MB This volume is the first to focus on teaching about Haiti's complex history and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Making broad connections between Haiti and the rest of the Caribbean, contributors provide pedagogical guidance on how to approach the country from different lenses in course curricula. They offer practical suggestions, theories on a wide variety of texts, examples of syllabi, and classroom experiences.  Teaching Chess in the 21st Century by Todd Bardwick English | October 30, 2017 | ISBN: 0976196204 | 210 pages | PDF | 17 Mb Teaching Chess in the 21st Century is a designed to incorporate chess into a math curriculum for elementary school students. It includes:*math lessons learned through chess incorporating National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards*exemplars and rubrics for testing student's knowledge and understanding for each lesson*teacher tips to help students as they learn to play chess and how to handle situations that frequently occur*tried and true tested analogies that children will relate to so that they can learn chess in an effective and fun way  Taste and the Ancient Senses (The Senses in Antiquity) by Kelli C. Rudolph English | 2018 | ISBN: 1844658694 | 296 Pages | True ePUB | 3.49 MB  Anthony D. Covington, "Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0854041702, 1849734348 | PDF | pages: 516 | 6.9 mb Written by the leading expert in the field, this unique book contains the distilled essence of leather science from both a practical and a theoretical point of view. It encompasses the chemistries and mechanisms of tanning, together with the latest thinking on the fundamental principles of collagen stabilization.  THE SALTPETER WAR : 1879-1884 by Ruben Ygua English | 2020 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0848K1S58 | 75 pages | EPUB | 0.22 Mb ince Chile became an independent Republic, it has claimed titles to the Atacama Desert area, which today corresponds to the Antofagasta region. Since 1822 the constitutional texts included, as the northern limit of the country, the Atacama Desert. |
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