History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War

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Lyrical prose & gritty realism - a masterpiece
Black Flower
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The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
Howard Bahr
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Howard Bahr compresses this moving Civil War novel into 48 hours--two short days filled with grim deaths and the prelude, at least, to a love story. First issued by a small Baltimore press in 1997,The Black Flower was nominated for four major awards, including one from the Academy of Arts and Letters, but failed to garner the attention paid to Cold Mountain. Civil War buffs will rejoice in Bahr's vivid retelling of the November 1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. More to the point, The Black Flower transcends its historical fiction niche and deserves a wider audience. Confederate rifleman Bushrod Carter, the novel's protagonist, is wounded during the battle and taken to a nearby house. In this makeshift hospital, he and two childhood friends huddle together, "shivering with cold and exhaustion, ignoring the ghostly shapes still shuffling through the coiling smoke around them, calling the names of men who would never answer." Bahr has poured 20 years of research into his novel, but this haunting portrayal of suffering and death is the product not merely of historical diligence but also an impressive literary imagination. --Eugenia Trinkle

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The Black Flower is the gripping story of a young Confederate rifleman from Mississippi named Bushrod Carter, who serves in General John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee during the Civil War battle that takes place in Franklin, Tennessee, in November 1864. Written with reverent attention to historical accuracy, the book vividly documents the fear, suffering, and intense friendships that are all present on the eve of the battle and during its aftermath. When Bushrod is wounded in the Confederate charge, he is taken to a makeshift hospital where he comes under the care of Anna, who has already lost two potential romances to battle. Bushrod and Anna's poignant attempt to forge a bond of common humanity in the midst of the pathos and horror of battle serves as a powerful reminder that the war that divided America will not vanish quietly into the page of history.

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Lyrical prose & gritty realism - a masterpiece.......2007-07-30

Though not without its flaws, "The Black Flower" is probably the best Civil War novel I have read to date. Set during the Battle of Franklin, it tells the story of Bushrod Carter, a Mississippi lad fighting with the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Wounded during the fighting, he is carried to a makeshift field hospital where he catches the eye of Anna, a young woman visiting her relatives who own the house. Be forewarned, this isn't a happy story, but the melancholy tone didn't seem depressing; perhaps the best way to describe the tone is "pensive" or "sweetly sad".

Howard Bahr spins his tale with poignancy and insight, and he wields the English language like a master swordsman. He conveys the ironies of war beautifully, and has an uncanny knack for getting inside the mind of the common Southern soldiers and civilians and revealing what makes them tick. Bahr gets the little details of soldier life right, and as a Civil War reenactor myself, I thought the book really rang true.

There are some problems. The language is foul at times, which is the only reason I decided not to keep the book in my library. There are a couple of sexual situations portrayed, too, and though I found them to be tastefully done, some may find them objectionable. Some may also dislike the supernatural element in the story (a mysterious horseman who is more or less the Angel of Death appears throughout), but I thought it was an interesting approach. Bahr also includes a few too many weird characters, a quirk that he shares with Charles Frazier (unfortunately, he takes it to an extreme in "The Year of Jubilo").

All things considered, "The Black Flower" is superb historical fiction, and (with the cautions mentioned above) I highly recommend it as a moving portrayal of the tragedy that was the Civil War.

Black Flower.......2007-07-12

I wish there were something higher to give this book than simply five stars. Bahr is, in my opinion, the best writer of Civil War fiction that I have ever read. He captures memory, the pain of memory, the destructiveness and the salvation of memory better than any author currently writing in English. Anyone with an interest in the Civil War or the South generally will probably do what I did with this book, meaning that I was so caught up in it that I read it in two sittings, and have reread portions of it a BUNCH of times (look at the first few pages of Chapter 7 if you want the best take on human memory currently out there). But it's not just the Civil War. It's about humans having faced hellish situations and somehow made it through, though even they don't know how. It's about surviving, and dealing with your own demons over years and years. Bahr is just terrific. I call any reader's attention to The Year of Jubilo and to the latest one, The Judas Field, as well. Terrific! Just terrific.

Beautifully written.......2007-05-18

A very poignant and compassionate look at the civil war. Extremely well written with detail to historical accuracy. Well worth your time to read if you are interested in the civil war period.

Another View.......2007-05-13

This is an excellent feature story on the ravages on the human soul during the civil war. Worthwhile reading to say the least.

doctorgraz.......2007-05-13

Not bad, but not the greatest novel I've read. Maybe I could exchange it for another book.............right.

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Faeries up the wazoo!
Excellent read...

War Of The Flowers,The
Tad Williams
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Release Date: 2004-05-04

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A fascinating stand-alone novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Otherland series

Theo Vilmos' life is about to take a real turn for the worse.

He is drawn from his home in Northern California into the parallel world of Faerie, for, unknown to him, he is a pivotal figure in a war between certain of Faerie's powerful lords and the rest of the strange creatures who live in this exotic realm.

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A little long.......2007-07-10

This was a fascinating fantasy novel and a different take on the fairy world. My one complaint is that it is a little drawn out. I think it could have easily been 200 pages less.

Liked this book.......2007-07-02

Well, I just got finished reading this book this week and I really enjoyed it. It was well written, epic, and kept me going from page to page. This is the first book from Tad Williams that I have read and I plan on exploring some of his other works now. Great book.

Very disapointed.......2007-06-02

What is with writing characters that are so annoying and obnoxious? I had very hard time finsihing this book. It was by no means the worst book I've read and Tad is a clever writer but I found myself disliking the lead and his little fairy companion and it made it hard for me to give a damn.
Admittedly it got better near the end but the first half of the book was so damn hard to read..why can't writers make a character likeable, I understand the whole anti-hero thing but I just do not find it appealing!

Faeries up the wazoo!.......2007-05-31

I have only read one other body of work by Tad Williams, the 'Otherland' series which I really enjoyed. This "stand alone" fantasy looked like the perfect time investment for me since I am not a huge fan of seemingly endless storylines.

Unfortuneately, 'War of the Flowers' did not impress me. My biggest problem was the juxtiposition of the Faerie World with a modern Urban setting. Though there were many entertaining "oddball" characters' running around ((extracted from assorted legends and folklore (mostly Celtic/Irish)), the author never fully develops any of them.

The character of Theo comes across as a 30yr old schmoe. The "evil" adversaries pop in and out of the story ever so slightly, just enough to spur Theo to keep running and hiding.

The reader paces through the story when in the Faerie World like Luke Skywalker in the Alien Bar scene from Star Wars.

It just came across as a silly contrivance rather than magical or mysterious. I don't know where some readers found the storyline "dark" or where the chilling moments came from. There is virtually no sense of menace anywhere. It just seemed like one big soup of every cliche found in the Fantasy genre. I get more of a sense of "menace" walking through Disneyland wondering what sort of human REALLY lives behind the mask and walks around in a costume pretending to enjoy it. Now THAT's scary!

Really though, it's not a bad story per se. It's very user friendly for newbees in Fantasy, or I suppose the Tad Williams' fanbase. I found it very "PC"...a veritable Peon to Diversity. And if you are keen on the question of wether sprites have bathrooms in Faerie Land (?)...then Applecore is your babe (I found her obnoxious as all get out).

And what's with the 4 letter expletive begining with "S"_ _ t? Does an "e" following it make it less a curse word? I've got nothing against curse words mind you (I'm the Devil's own)...but the word appears ALOT in this 800+ page tome (I'll venture to say over 300 times with and without the "e"). It does nothing to advance any of the characters' or story.

This strange mesh of Modern/Faerie is much better handled by the likes of Neil Gaimon's 'Neverwhere' or Robert Holdstock's 'Mythago Wood'...to name but a few.
I have'nt given up on Tad Williams by any stretch, I will read his 'Memory, Sorrow and Thorn' opus in the future.

Excellent read..........2007-05-24

This is a great read, Williams establishes yet again that he belongs very near the top of the list of best active SciFi/Fantasy authors.

One caveat regarding Flowers- contrary to an earlier reviewer, I think this book is more suited to older readers. It's a slow to develop story full of imagery and character deveopment especailly early on. Young readers are apt to have difficulty with the lack of 'action' and slow pacing.

I'll skip the synopsis since there are a number of good ones already.

Plot: Plot wise I think that Williams has taken a fairly common Fantasy theme (Joe Normal getting pulled into the authors fantasy realm) and given it some twists that I've not observed in this type of story before. The modernization of the classical Faerie realm, the 'copying' of mundane technology, the use of an anti-hero (Mr. Everyman). He also did a wonderful job of keeping the protagonist from becoming an uber-hero as the plot progressed... which must be very tempting. The plot itself may be a bit of social commentary, which I normally hate... but the story is good enough that even if Williams is a closet Socialist I'm willing to forgive him.

Characters: Nothing earth shattering here, the protagonist is a struggling 'dude' approaching middle age with no real direction in his life. He's got a couple of sidekicks that provide comic relief, emotional focus, the usual. There are some bad guys who conform pretty well to the bad guy image, more from a modern anti-development point of view as opposed to a traditional fantasy evil bad guy perspective (but there's one of those too. There was overall a good mix of characters representing more of 'real life' as opposed to the traditional epic fantasy polarized (good/evil) mix.

Setting: Cool setting, Tad did his homework to pull in a lot of historical Faerie data and mixed it up with a whole ton of imagination to create a "modern" faerie realm. It reminded me a lot of the setting for a pnp game "Shadowrun", but I've not seen anything quite like it in a novel.

It's nice to read a complete Tad Williams story in such a compact package... and not have to wait patiently for the next book to continue the story.

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: the Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty

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A look at life in 1968 from the eyes of a 16 year old
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The Vietnam War through the eyes of the sister of a soldier
One of the best Dear America diary's I've read!

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: the Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty
Ellen Emerson White
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An agonzing dilemma plagues these brother-sister diarists.He is a Marine stationed in Vietnam. She is at home in America, far away from her brother's war zone, fighting for peace. As the marine writes in his journal about his experiences as a soldier, fighting an enemy he can't see, his sister seeks peace. In these gripping installments of DEAR AMERICA and MY NAME IS AMERICA, Ellen Emerson White captures the unique time period when america was at war both in a far-off place, and at home where adults and children alike marched in the streets for peace and freedom. Poignant and complex, these two characters will give readers a glimpse into perhaps the most tumultuous time in modern American history.

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A look at life in 1968 from the eyes of a 16 year old.......2006-06-22

This is quite an interesting book written in journal form about a sixteen-year-old girl living in Boston during the Vietnam War. She writes about her brother, who is a soldier, the peace marches, hippies, helping out at a local veteran's hospital, the woman's movement, and many more historical events that took place in 1968, including the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

~~~Kat

A Good Read.......2006-05-25

This was a book I was supposed to read in school for a long-term assignment. I thought it was going to be another boring week trying to read it, but I found that it was very entertaining. I got into the character's thoughts and I could feel what she was going through. I was so impressed with it that I read her brother's journal(Patrick Seamus Flaherty). I had a great time reading it. I suggest young readers to read it also because you can learn a lot about how life was then.

Just ok.......2006-05-03

I started reading this book and after awhile i put it down for awhile...because there were some boring spots. but once i finished it i was glad i read it.

The Vietnam War through the eyes of the sister of a soldier.......2006-02-21

The Vietnam War comes down tough on fifteen year old Molly Mackenzie Flaherty. All the pain and death the war is causing is too much for her to handle-especially since her own brother, Patrick, has gone to fight himself. She misses him more every day-especially when she is informed that he is injured. Molly's world is falling apart-no one is happy, nothing is good.
She decides to get a job at a near by army hospital-where her eyes are opened to the facts of life, and what war is really all about.
Everything is tangled up in her emotions. What can she do? Will she ever find happiness?
A good book about what it's like to be the sister of a soldier.

One of the best Dear America diary's I've read!.......2005-05-24

Fifteen-year old Molly Mackenzie Flaherty is lost in the 60's and the Vietnam War. In the book there are so many feelings around her. She faced with racial prejudice, women's discrimination, pro and anti-war feelings, and the absence of her father who's a firefighter. On top of all that she's just trying to figure out how to grow up. Molly is unsure about what to believe-is the war good, or bad? What I like about her, is she weighs everything carefully, examines it, thinks about it, and never just "goes with the flow."
Molly's a unique character. I had the feeling while I was reading the book that she was a real person, not just another Dear America heroine who did great things, but wasn't a real girl. She never saved someone's life, made it into the papers, or changed the course of a war, like some girls in the Dear America books. But you have a feeling that she did do something.
The main thing that is dominant in the book is her love and worry for her brother, Patrick, fighting over in Vietnam. She's not sure she agrees with the war, but she doesn't want to "betray" Patrick by wearing peace symbols, or being in protests with the "beautiful people", as the hippies called themselves.
You can tell towards the middle of the book that she becomes more confused. She faces the weary hatred in the VA hospital that she volunteers at, against her parent's wishes. The guys there remind her of her brother, and that's one of the reasons she does it. One of my favorite parts in the book is when a depressed attitude is going around in the VA hospital. "Okay, people," I said loudly. "New rules, starting now. I don't want to see any talking. I don't want to see any smiles. I don't want to see any fun. All I want to see is healing, got it? Lots and lots of healing." Molly ends up creating a whole new mood, she starts making pillow sheet footballs and throwing them around to the guys in the ward.
In the end when Patrick gets injured, Molly has to deal with all of those feelings, too. But she's just grateful that he's alive. You can tell that she's beginning to understand things a little. I was glad when she finally decides the boy she liked is a jerk. Molly knows she doesn't like the war, but still admires her brother and she never has racial prejudice.
It's a great book, and I definitely recommend it. It really helps with the feel of the turmoil in the 60's. Then why did I give it only four stars? Because I don't agree with some of Molly's religious or "Feminine Mystique" views. Other than that, I really enjoyed it, especially Molly's spunk and good humor.

CCEL Classics CD: works by Saint Augustine, John Calvin, John Donne, Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, Martin Luther, Saint Teresa of Avila, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas a Kempis, John Wesley, and more!

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CCEL Classics CD: works by Saint Augustine, John Calvin, John Donne, Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, Martin Luther, Saint Teresa of Avila, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas a Kempis, John Wesley, and more!
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The most important spiritual writings of Christian history are available on this Classics CD by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) at Calvin College. It contains 118 Christian classics, including three versions of the Bible, several commentaries, Bible dictionaries, readings, spiritual guides, sermons, poems and journals -- all in a convenient, searchable form. Books are available in HTML and PDF formats. The easy-to-use CCEL Desktop software powering the CD enables users to browse and print books and install additional books from the Web. The top-of-class search engine can search for words or phrases in books, in authors works or in the whole library. In addition, it can search for dictionary definitions of words and commentary or references to scripture passages. The interface is a Web browser. The CD is compatible with Windows 2000+, Macintosh 10.3+, and most Linux versions.

The Flower of Chivalry: Bertrand du Guesclin and the Hundred Years War

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The Flower of Chivalry: Bertrand du Guesclin and the Hundred Years War
Richard Vernier
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The rise of Bertrand du Guesclin ranks as one of the most spectacular adventures in a fourteenth century rich in heroic tales. A poor Breton squire, ungainly and unlettered, he came of age at the onset of the Hundred Years War. He spent two decades engaged in irregular warfare in his native province before he became a knight, and was recognised by Charles V as the captain France needed. Du Guesclin fought on campaign from Normandy to Andalusia, tasted victory, was taken captive - and was finally victorious again, over such famed adversaries as Sir John Chandos and the Black Prince. He won a dukedom in Spain, but it was as Constable of France that he spearheaded the reconquest of French provinces lost after the defeat at Poitiers.His body was laid to rest among kings in the royal basilica of Saint-Denis, enshrined as the Tenth Worthy, hero of the last Old French epic, but Du Guesclin's spirit lives on in literature and folk memory, as flower of chivalry, soldier's soldier, patriot, and liberator of his country. RICHARD VERNIER is Professor Emeritus, Romance Languages and Literatures, Wayne State University.

With Paintbrush and Shovel: Preserving Virginia's Wildflowers

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With Paintbrush and Shovel
Breath taking wildflower paintings
With Paint Brush and Shovel Preserving Virginia's Wildflower

With Paintbrush and Shovel: Preserving Virginia's Wildflowers
Nancy Kober , and Nancy Skober
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With Paintbrush and Shovel showcases the botanical watercolors of Bessie Niemeyer Marshall, a Virginia artist who received scant recognition during her lifetime. Reproduced for the first time in this volume, Marshall's beautiful paintings are the primary surviving record of a unique WPA project that put women to work creating a wildflower sanctuary in Petersburg, Virginia, during the 1930s.

Nancy Kober affectingly recounts the story of this fascinating project and the women involved: the horticulturist Donald Claiborne Holden, who directed the sanctuary's creation; the women of the Petersburg Garden Club and of Petersburg's African American community, who worked hard, in spite of segregated tasks and facilities, to establish a botanical preserve in the city's Lee Park; and the artist Bessie Marshall, whose difficult personal circumstances kept her in obscurity during her lifetime despite her obvious talent and repeated expressions of interest from curators and benefactors. Marshall eventually produced 238 watercolors for the Lee Park collection, 222 of which appear in full color in this book.

With exquisite detail and a subtle palette, the paintings depict a host of native flowers, shrubs, and trees, including some rare or imperiled species. Here, arranged by habitat, are dogwood and cat-tail, pokeweed and passion-flower, angelica and witch-hazel, redbud and rattlesnake-master. Although many of these species still grow in the vicinity of the former sanctuary, the collection is a reminder of the precarious state of many wildflower habitats and the need for continuing efforts to preserve our botanical and historical heritage.

As a gift, a reference, or simply an inspiring read, With Paintbrush and Shovel is a fittingly beautiful representation of a unique meeting of the forces of nature, history, and art.

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With Paintbrush and Shovel.......2001-05-02

With Paintbrush and Shovel is certainly a unique book. The beautiful paintings of wild flowers - 238 in all- really look more like high quality photography, they are so exquisitely detailed. The story that goes with the paintings tells an unknown story about work done by WPA women during the depression. One of the projects fostered by Roosevelt, the WPA gave work to unskilled African-American women and it was these women that cleaned up this willderness and brought the wild-flowers to Bessie Marshall to be reproduced in watercolor. The book is well-worth owning.

Breath taking wildflower paintings.......2001-04-19

The wildflower paintings in this book are absolutely unbelievably beautifully detailed. When you see them you will not believe the artist could so accurately paint the tiny delicate features of each flower and could so accurately recreate the wonderful colors. If you like, forget about the wonderful story documenting the WPA project in the 1930s to create a wildflower park and document the flowers with paintings. But, if you are an artist or a wildflower lover or both you must check this out just for the wonderful paintings.

Additionally, the printers spared no expense. They used high quality paper and achieved exquisite reproduction of the paintings. I'm sure they were fearful they would be totally out classed if they did not.

With Paint Brush and Shovel Preserving Virginia's Wildflower.......2000-11-30

This book provides a rare glimpes into the WPA projects especially designed by women. The book also illustrates the history of the park and chronicles the work of a diverse group of women who established a botanical preserve in a City Park during the 30's. The project, of national significance, was part of the WPA that provided work for African Americans and White Women during the depression. How intersting to read that the park provided an income for these deprived women, who created a wildflower/bird preserve for a small city. The beautiful botanical illustrations by B. Marshall are exquisite and the story to follow only enhances the charm of this well documented history.

Warship Pictorial, No. 1: USS Indianapolis CA-35

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Warship Pictorial, No. 1: USS Indianapolis CA-35

Manufacturer: Classic Warships Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0965482901

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Excellent and Comprehensive Introductory and Reference Book
Basic Primer of Limited Use
Well organized presentation with detailed information

The New Rose Expert
D.G. Hessayon
Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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American Rose Society Encyclopedia of Roses

ASIN: 0903505479

Book Description

Reach for the world's most popular book on roses, newly revised and expanded, with over 3 million copies sold in earlier editions. You'll find 150 new varieties and ideas for care printed for the first time in any book. Yet the basics still remain: a guided tour through the seasons, an encycopedic description of 388 popular roses; advice on purchase selections, planting locations, and pest and disease control; growing instructions; and an array of useful information.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent and Comprehensive Introductory and Reference Book.......2003-02-28

As a landscape professional and part-time rose nurseryman I find this book the most generally useful and comprehensive (if not as effectively organized) of all the books I have purchased and/ or read regarding the subject. It packs the most information into the smallest footprint (meaning I carry it with me regularly) and gives a broad and sound overview of all things rose related including: types of roses, the general habits and qualities of each (good and bad), selecting, planting, maintenance, feeding, spraying, and other care among them. It's a great general reference and I recommend it to many of my clients that inquire and express an interest in learning about roses. For those interested in expanding their knowledge further in this area there are a number of references cited and available for further exploration.

As to it being British based I didn't find this at all to be an issue; use common sense to make adjustments for the difference between climes. In fact Britain is in the same USDA zones as most of the Western US, zones 8 & 9, which is whereI am based.

I can't say the specific rose listings were in themselves terribly helpful since selection and availability will vary from locale to locale and year to year, but the pictures are always nice to look at just the same. (It's more helpful for my business to learn what's available through existing channels and find which of these best fits the criteria desired; most good growers/ sellers will include sound performers in the core areas.)

Happy Gardening!

Basic Primer of Limited Use.......2000-03-25

I found this book to be a decent basic primer on the differnet types of roses, such as hybrid tea, floribunda,etc. After that, however, the book was of limited use. Most of the information is based on the assumption that the reader lives in England. The climate maps, planting schedules,etc only guide the gardener growing roses in England, and because I live in California the book did not help me make decisions about what types to buy and when to plant, prune, etc. So, if you live outside of England, search for a book that will provide better information on growing roses in your geographic area.

Well organized presentation with detailed information.......1998-10-27

The New Rose Expert divides roses by hybrid tea, floribunda, patio, miniature, ground cover, climber & rambler and shrub with small labels at the bottom of each category for quick location and each rose is presented with beautiful photo, general description, and the specifics: blooms, foiliage, health, and awards for efficient comparisons. In depth coverage of planting, care and propagation with pointers for the novus are included. I especially liked the guides to selection of roses depending on the fragrance, color and proposed use (ground cover, climber, etc). An excellent primer!

A Hell of a Bomb: How the Bombs of Barnes Wallis Helped Win the Second World War

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A Hell of a Bomb: How the Bombs of Barnes Wallis Helped Win the Second World War
Stephen Flower
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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