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"Army Life in a Black Regiment has some claim to be the best written narrative to come from the Union [side] during the Civil War," wrote historian Henry Steele Commander. "Higginson's picture of the battle which was the origin of 'praise the Lord and pass the ammunition' and his reading of the Emancipation Proclamation to the black regiment are unsurpassed for eloquence." A Union colonel wrote…
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Gemeinsame Themen: Presidents, United States
Das Leben des Olaudah Equiano, oder Gustavus Vassa, der Afrikaner
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, details its writer's life in slavery, his time spent serving on galleys, the eventual attainment of his own freedom and later success in business. Including a look at how slavery stood in West Africa, the book received favorable reviews and was one of the first slave narratives to be read widely.
Gemeinsame Themen: Personal narratives, United States, Biography & Memoir, History
Wettlauf mit dem Teufel
"Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge finds himself caught in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, and secrets that lead back to World War I in the nineteenth installment of the acclaimed bestselling series. On the eve of the bloody Battle of the Somme, a group of English officers having a last drink before returning to the Front make a promise to each other: if they survive the battle ahead--and…
Gemeinsame Themen: Presidents, Biography & Memoir, History
Das Leben Washingtons
The first of these works contains both factual and mythical material about George Washington; the second is an early reader combining moral lessons with reading and spelling.
Gemeinsame Themen: Presidents, United States, Biography & Memoir, History