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From the reviews:
..".This text provides an excellent introduction to each of the
discussed topics as well as providing an up-to-date review of the
current bodies of work while highlighting areas that still require
research for those who are working within the field." (Alaa S.
Abd-El-Aziz, POLYMER NEWS, Vol.30, No.4)
From the reviews:
..".This text provides an excellent introduction to each of the
discussed topics as well as providing an up-to-date review of the
current bodies of work while highlighting areas that still require
research for those who are working within the field." (Alaa S.
Abd-El-Aziz, POLYMER NEWS, Vol.30, No.4)
The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry first deployed to Baltimore,
where the soldiers' exemplary demeanor charmed a mainly
secessionist population. Their subsequent service along the
Mississippi River was a perfect storm epidemic disease, logistical
failures, guerrilla warfare, profiteering, martinet West Pointers
and scheming field officers, along with the doldrums of camp life
punctuated by bloody battles. The Michiganders responded with
alcoholism, insubordination and depredations. Yet they saved the
Union right at Baton Rouge and executed suicidal charges at Port
Hudson. This first modern history of the controversial regiment
concludes with a statistical analysis, a roster and a brief summary
of its service following conversion to heavy artillery.
The hard-fighting 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was recruited
from sparsely settled southwest Michigan shortly after the Civil
War broke out. Mainly young farmers and tradesmen, the regiment
rapidly evolved into one of the Army of the Cumberland's elite
combat units, tenaciously fighting its way through some of the
war's bloodiest engagements. This book - featuring a complete unit
roster - tells the story of the regiment through the words of the
veterans, tracing their development from a rabble of idealists into
a fine-tuned fighting machine that executed successful bayonet
charges against superior numbers. The narrative continues into the
postwar period, discussing the ex-soldiers' careers through
Reconstruction and the Gilded Age. Photographs, maps, illustrations
and a statistical analysis round out this tale of courage and
travail.
A unique and fascinating collection of letters from a soldier,
planter, and journalist The Union states of what is now the Midwest
have received far less attention from historians than those of the
East, and much of Michigan's Civil War story remains untold. The
eloquent letters of James W. King shed light on a Civil War
regiment that played important roles in the battles of Stones
River, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge. King enlisted in the 11th
Michigan in 1861 as a private and rose to the rank of quartermaster
sergeant. His correspondence continues into the era of
Reconstruction, when he tried his hand at raising cotton in
Tennessee and Alabama and found himself caught up in the social and
political upheavals of the postwar South. King went off to war as
an obscure nineteen-year-old farm boy, but he was anything but
average. His letters to Sarah Jane Babcock, his future wife,
vividly illustrate the plight and perspective of the rank-and-file
Union infantryman while revealing the innermost thoughts of an
articulate, romantic, and educated young man. King's wartime
correspondence explores a myriad of issues faced by the common
Federal soldier: the angst, uncertainty, and hope associated with
long-distance courtship; the scourge of widespread and often fatal
diseases; the rapid evolution of views on race and slavery; the
doldrums of camp life punctuated with the horrors of combat and its
aftermath; the gnawing anxiety while waiting for mail from home;
the incessant gambling, drunkenness, and profanity of his comrades;
and the omnipresent risk of death or crippling disability as the
cost of performing his duty: to preserve the Union. Through
meticulous research and careful editing, Eric R. Faust presents a
story that does not cease with King's muster out, or even with
Lee's surrender at Appomattox. King's postwar correspondence
illuminates the struggles of a soldier disabled by wounds, trying
to find his place in a civilian world forever changed by war. Like
thousands of other Northern soldiers, King traveled south to raise
cotton. The letters he penned on the plantation defy the timeworn
stereotype of carpetbaggers as ruthless opportunists who deprived
the South of its capital and dignity after the war. A kind twist of
fate boosted King to prominence in his home state as editor of
Michigan's foremost Republican newspaper and set him on a path to
national notoriety. Through King's remarkable rise to the national
stage, the reader gains insight into the heated political climate
of the Reconstruction era and the Gilded Age, and more generally
into the deeply complex legacy of the American Civil War.
Widely regarded as the standard text on development geography, this
volume examines the nature and causes of global inequality and
critically analyzes contemporary approaches to economic development
across the third world. Students gain a deeper understanding of the
interacting dynamics of culture, gender, race, and class;
biophysical factors, such as climate, population, and natural
resources; and economic and political processes all of which have
led to the present-day disparities between the first and third
worlds. Numerous examples, sidebars, and figures illustrate how
people in the global South are experiencing and contesting the
forces of globalization. New to this edition are the following: *
an update to reflect a decade of economic, political, and social
changes * an extensive revision, which more fully integrates
postcolonial and feminist perspectives * a wider focus that
includes examples from around the world * and a chapter on the
promises and pitfalls of sustainable evelopment.
Oil spills have a serious impact on the environment, killing
countless wildlife, destroying important habitats, and polluting
our water. Readers follow a group of volunteers as they learn about
what oil spills do to our environment, what measures can be taken
to clean up after oil spills, and ways to prevent future spills
from happening.
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