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Anglo-Norman Studies is nothing if not wide-ranging. One opens each
new volume expecting to find the unexpected - new light on old
arguments, new material, new angles. MEDIUM AEVUM This year's
volume continues to demonstrate the vitality of scholarship in this
area, across a variety of disciplines. Topics include the forging
of the Battle Abbey Chronicle; warring schoolmasters in
eleventh-century Rouen; theimpact of the Conquest on England; the
circulation of manuscripts between England and Normandy; and Earl
Harold and the Foundation of Waltham Holy Cross. Contributors:
Julie Barrau, Christopher Clark, Laura Cleaver, Stefan de Jong,
Simon Keynes, Tom Licence, Brigitte Meijns, Thomas O'Donnell,
Alheydis Plassman, Elisabeth Ridel, Chris Whittick, Ann Williams
What do teachers learn from talking to one another about their
practice? This set of stories focuses on this important question
and presents a case for how the ordinary talk among teachers is a
potent medium for teacher training and professional development.
Drawing from the work from eight groups of teachers in the United
States and Israel who have met in conversation for the past four to
five years, the contributors present descriptions of the
complexities, obstacles, contradictions, and possibilities that can
accompany teacher conversation. Their research findings culminate
in a practical model that helps guide educators in developing and
supporting their own teacher conversation groups. They show how the
development and support model they put forth: is teacher-centred,
inexpensive and sustainable; provides frameworks to guide teacher
conversations and authentic examples of professional development in
action; offers opportunities for faculty and doctoral students to
do low-cost, publishable research on learning to teach; and is easy
to orchestrate. Contributors include Lynne Cavazos, Alison
Cook-Sather, Susan Florio-Ruane, Lily Orland, Taffy E. Raphael,
Frances Rust, Stephen A. Swidler, and Michal Zellermayer.
Asian history is replete with stories of combat, heroism,
self-sacrifice, valor, strategy, and compassion. Samurai,
Scoundrels, and Saints includes more than three dozen such stories,
ranging from the famous woman warrior, Tomoe Gozen, to how the
renowned samurai, Miyamoto Musashi was almost killed in the bath
tub and from the monk who defied the Mongols, to the supernatural
creatures that reputedly taught the famous warrior Yoshitsune how
to fight. It includes tales of daring rescues, narrow escapes,
treachery, and Zen enlightenment. The final tale tells the story of
"The Last Samurai" who remained in the jungle of Guam from the time
of the Japanese surrender in 1945 until he was finally convinced
the war was over and he could surrender in 1972. Samurai,
Scoundrels and Saints is heavily illustrated and has a beautiful
full-color cover. It is sure to appeal to martial artists,
arm-chair enthusiasts, those interested in Asian history, and
people just looking for a "good read."
Absalom's War describes the experiences of the author's
great-grand-uncle, a young Ohio farmer who joined the Union army in
1862, was wounded at Gettysburg and was killed at Kennesaw
Mountain, GA in 1864. It's format is a unique imagined
reconstruction of the experiences of an actual person about whom
little is know, but much information is available on his family,
his home state and counties, and his unit. The book takes advantage
of numerous primary and secondary sources to give a vibrant and
lively description of what it was like to grow up in Ohio in the
18302-1840s, join the army, fight in such major campaigns and
battles as Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga, go home
on furlough during the turbulent run up in Ohio to the 1864
presidential election, and to rejoin the army for Sherman's
campaign to seize Atlanta and march to the sea. Well illustrated
with period art, maps, and photos taken by the author's wife, it is
a unique and fascinating look at the conflict that gripped America
150 years ago, and the sacrifices of the average men who went to
war so that government of the people, by the people, for the
people, shall not perish from the earth.
The McFarlands of the Old West follows Peter McFarland and his
wife, Ann Collins, from their flight from the Irish potato famine
to the United States, through Peter's service in the Army
(1855-1883), as Ann raised their family of eight children, seven of
whom survived to adulthood. It describes the life and times on the
frontier, from the Yakima wars in the Pacific Northwest through the
Civil War and the Indian wars of the Great Plains. Six of Peter and
Ann's children were boys: their experiences ranged from Indian
scout and witness to the Battle of Wounded Knee to wagon masters
and mule packers for the army, from participation in the
Spanish-American War in Cuba and the Philippines to serving as one
of the first civilian park rangers at Yellowstone National Park,
from a horse-thief and jail-breaker to a tough-fisted policeman in
Cheyenne, Wyoming (complete with four gunshot wounds to attest to
his bravery). Together the McFarlands display the full range of the
Old West. Their experiences are set firmly in context through the
extensive use of primary and secondary source material. The book
contains numerous documents, ranging from discharge papers to land
grants, many previously unpublished photos, and an extensive
bibliography. All those interested in the Old West or the role of
the Army in the expansion of the US will find much new material and
much to enjoy. Genealogists will find many hints on how to track
down their ancestors.
Co-author: Lorraine Reynolds Woodruff Clarke Description: Biography
of a polio patient, story of her struggles and recovery, and
anthology of her poetry.
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