Author: Brent Tarter
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813937108
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The decision of the eventual Confederate states to secede from the Union set in motion perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history, and one that has typically been told on a grand scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, however, historian Brent Tarter shares the story of one Virginia family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went to war. George Berlin was elected to serve as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1861 as an opponent of secession, but he ultimately changed his vote. Later, when defending his decision in a speech in his hometown of Buckhannon, Upshur County, he had to flee for his safety as Union soldiers arrived. Berlin and his wife, Susan Holt Berlin, were separated for extended periods--both during the convention and, later, during the early years of the Civil War. The letters they exchanged tell a harrowing story of uncertainty and bring to life for the modern reader an extended family that encompassed both Confederate and Union sympathizers. This is in part a love story. It is also a story about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. Although unique in its vividly evoked details, the Berlins’ story is representative of the drama endured by millions of Americans. Composed during the nightmare of civil war, the Berlins’ remarkably articulate letters express the dreams of reunion and a secure future felt throughout the entire, severed nation. In this intimate, evocative, and often heartbreaking family story, we see up close the personal costs of our larger national history. A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War
Daydreams and Nightmares
Author: Brent Tarter
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813937108
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The decision of the eventual Confederate states to secede from the Union set in motion perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history, and one that has typically been told on a grand scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, however, historian Brent Tarter shares the story of one Virginia family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went to war. George Berlin was elected to serve as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1861 as an opponent of secession, but he ultimately changed his vote. Later, when defending his decision in a speech in his hometown of Buckhannon, Upshur County, he had to flee for his safety as Union soldiers arrived. Berlin and his wife, Susan Holt Berlin, were separated for extended periods--both during the convention and, later, during the early years of the Civil War. The letters they exchanged tell a harrowing story of uncertainty and bring to life for the modern reader an extended family that encompassed both Confederate and Union sympathizers. This is in part a love story. It is also a story about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. Although unique in its vividly evoked details, the Berlins’ story is representative of the drama endured by millions of Americans. Composed during the nightmare of civil war, the Berlins’ remarkably articulate letters express the dreams of reunion and a secure future felt throughout the entire, severed nation. In this intimate, evocative, and often heartbreaking family story, we see up close the personal costs of our larger national history. A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813937108
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The decision of the eventual Confederate states to secede from the Union set in motion perhaps the most dramatic chapter in American history, and one that has typically been told on a grand scale. In Daydreams and Nightmares, however, historian Brent Tarter shares the story of one Virginia family who found themselves in the middle of the secession debate and saw their world torn apart as the states chose sides and went to war. George Berlin was elected to serve as a delegate to the Virginia Convention of 1861 as an opponent of secession, but he ultimately changed his vote. Later, when defending his decision in a speech in his hometown of Buckhannon, Upshur County, he had to flee for his safety as Union soldiers arrived. Berlin and his wife, Susan Holt Berlin, were separated for extended periods--both during the convention and, later, during the early years of the Civil War. The letters they exchanged tell a harrowing story of uncertainty and bring to life for the modern reader an extended family that encompassed both Confederate and Union sympathizers. This is in part a love story. It is also a story about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. Although unique in its vividly evoked details, the Berlins’ story is representative of the drama endured by millions of Americans. Composed during the nightmare of civil war, the Berlins’ remarkably articulate letters express the dreams of reunion and a secure future felt throughout the entire, severed nation. In this intimate, evocative, and often heartbreaking family story, we see up close the personal costs of our larger national history. A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War
Daydreams & Nightmares
Author: Winsor McCay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780930193560
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780930193560
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nightmares and Daydreams
Author: Nelson Slade Bond
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Daydreams & Nightmares
Author: Troy St. Jacques
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452016119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
~ A drug addicted person who suffers with OCD and anxiety who has a very difficult choice to make. ~ A noise that was heard outside of the shower and someone who finds out what it is the hard way. ~ A follow up, years later, where Pit Of Betrayal left off and what has happened with young Derek. ~ A number of premonitions that, unfortunately, keep coming true. ~ A journey to a distant land to find the remedy that could possibly save their mothers life. These and two others tales that make up this collection of seven short stories that will haunt you, amaze you and quite possibly inspire you. Take a trip down a road of many colors. Are you daydreaming or is it really a nightmare?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452016119
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
~ A drug addicted person who suffers with OCD and anxiety who has a very difficult choice to make. ~ A noise that was heard outside of the shower and someone who finds out what it is the hard way. ~ A follow up, years later, where Pit Of Betrayal left off and what has happened with young Derek. ~ A number of premonitions that, unfortunately, keep coming true. ~ A journey to a distant land to find the remedy that could possibly save their mothers life. These and two others tales that make up this collection of seven short stories that will haunt you, amaze you and quite possibly inspire you. Take a trip down a road of many colors. Are you daydreaming or is it really a nightmare?
Daydreams and Nightmares
Author: WILLIAM R. BURCH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946201034
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This analysis examines the social consequences of man-environment interactions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781946201034
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This analysis examines the social consequences of man-environment interactions.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501192035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Collection of 23 short stories--from classic horror to vampire thrillers, imitations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Raymond Chandler, a teleplay, and a non-fiction bonus, a heartfelt little piece on Little League baseball.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501192035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 992
Book Description
Collection of 23 short stories--from classic horror to vampire thrillers, imitations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Raymond Chandler, a teleplay, and a non-fiction bonus, a heartfelt little piece on Little League baseball.
Mythopoeikon
Author: Patrick Woodroffe
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780905895222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This book is a visual voyage through the realms of the imagination, showing the works of Patrick Woodroffe.
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780905895222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
This book is a visual voyage through the realms of the imagination, showing the works of Patrick Woodroffe.
Girl of Nightmares
Author: Kendare Blake
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765328666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Ghost-hunter Cas Lowood returns to find out what happened to Anna Dressed in Blood.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765328666
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Ghost-hunter Cas Lowood returns to find out what happened to Anna Dressed in Blood.
Reluctant Confederates
Author: Daniel W. Crofts
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469617013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Daniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments. "Crofts's study focuses on Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, but it includes analyses of the North and Deep South as well. As a result, his volume presents the views of all parties to the sectional conflict and offers a vivid portrait of the interaction between them.--American Historical Review "Refocuses our attention on an important but surprisingly neglected group--the Unionists of the upper South during the secession crisis, who have been too readily ignored by other historians.--Journal of Southern History
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469617013
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 531
Book Description
Daniel Crofts examines Unionists in three pivotal southern states--Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee--and shows why the outbreak of the war enabled the Confederacy to gain the allegiance of these essential, if ambivalent, governments. "Crofts's study focuses on Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, but it includes analyses of the North and Deep South as well. As a result, his volume presents the views of all parties to the sectional conflict and offers a vivid portrait of the interaction between them.--American Historical Review "Refocuses our attention on an important but surprisingly neglected group--the Unionists of the upper South during the secession crisis, who have been too readily ignored by other historians.--Journal of Southern History
Night Mare
Author: Piers Anthony
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345454359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The danger to Xanth was so great that only a night mare could offer hope! The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Now the night Stallion dismissed her, exiling her to the day world with a message for King Trent: Beware the Horseman! She had no idea what that meant. But that was the way with prophetic warnings—nobody could understand them until it was too late. Then she met the Horseman. And she discovered that one who would right a night mare was a master of a bit and spur, and not a man to surrender her. For the night mare, it all began to be a horrible nightmare!
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0345454359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The danger to Xanth was so great that only a night mare could offer hope! The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north, ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul, the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Now the night Stallion dismissed her, exiling her to the day world with a message for King Trent: Beware the Horseman! She had no idea what that meant. But that was the way with prophetic warnings—nobody could understand them until it was too late. Then she met the Horseman. And she discovered that one who would right a night mare was a master of a bit and spur, and not a man to surrender her. For the night mare, it all began to be a horrible nightmare!