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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Subtitle: Historically Considered; and the Historical Status of the Negro, in Connecticut; Also, a Speech Delivered in the Senate of Connecticut, June 22, 1864General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1872Original Publisher: Joel MunsellSubjects: LawAfrican AmericansUnited StatesBiography ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1901Original Publisher: Walker, Evans ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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outdated yet informative
I read this book as a requirement for my Roman History class. Although I enjoyed it, most of the political references the author makes are analogies to the political climate of Britain and could be omitted without detracting from the otherwise well-written and well-researched book. The footnotes are leave something to be desired, and unless the reader has knowledge of Latin or Greek, the author's context is not enough to understand some passages.

Overall, it is an excellent but at times boring read. Given the time period (1892), it is fortunate that Fowler takes such a comprehensive approach to the study of Julius Caesar. The chapters on the Gallic Wars will either keep you turning the pages or prying open your eyes, depending on your interest in the subject.

The only other criticism is that it's a "safe" approach to examining the life and influence of Caesar, drawing very little from questionable or "nearly certain" sources, relying heavily on Caesar's own journals. This excludes much of what other people say about him, particulary what is written during his lifetime. Fowler's approach is more praising than critical, and it is biased at least slightly pro-Caesar. Reading this book will give you an excellent idea of what some people thought about Caesar, but you may have to read another book on Caesar in order to draw your own conclusion. ... Read more

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The best history yet written about the early US Navy
Mr. Fowler is a highly regarded historian and a skillful writer, and this is the best book about the early US Navy that I have yet found.It is a complex story but an important one, and it weaves together the many disparate aspects of the history in a way that gives you a complete picture of the era.Combined with his other book, Rebels Under Sail, about the American revolutionary navy, the picture one takes away is of a young nation struggling with basic questions of national sovereignty beyond the water's edge.A fascinating and strangely neglected aspect of our early national life. ... Read more

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amazing scholar achievement
great book on the nahua civilizations in "Central America". this is a must in understanding our Anahuac (Mexican & Central American)history. get this anyway you can. ... Read more

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A study of the political development of the many factions that surfaced in Independent Mexico from the achievement of Independence in 1821 to General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's last government in 1853-55. Paying particular attention to the writings of the main thinkers of the period and the ways in which they inspired or were betrayed by their respective factions, this volume concentrates on the evolution of the different factions (traditionalists, moderates, radicals, and santanistas), who sustained their beliefs at one point or another. It favors a chronological approach and puts significant emphasis on the way the hopes of the 1820s degenerated into the despair of the 1840s, and how these in turn affected the evolution of the different factions' political proposals. ... Read more

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This is a chronolgical account of SAS operations in conventional warfare from the early days in the western desert during World War II to the great "Scud Hunt" in Iraq during the Gulf War. It includes explanations of SAS operational procedures, weapons and equipment. Included is a full explanation of what the SAS planned to do had the Warsaw Pact ever invaded western Europe: guerilla-style operations in Poland, East Germany and other countries, assisted by buried arms caches (only now being emptied). ... Read more

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A good summary of the Vietnam War.
I have read alot about the Vietnam War.This picture book by Will Fowler is a good addition and there is a nice summary of the Vietnam War.There is so much material about the Vietnam War, and there are several fine picture books.This is a nice addition, but there is no substancial new writing in this book.The pictures are nice showing the true destructive nature of the war.

There are several typos in this book.It was apparent that the editing job was not quite good enough.Other than that, the writing was OK but the substance of the book was not significant enough to distinguish it from others. ... Read more