Inyo County Free Library - New Acquisitions

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The Union soldier in battle enduring the ordeal of combat

By Hess, Earl J.

Publishing Date: c1997

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.741 HES

"Drawing extensively upon the letters, diaries, and memoirs of Northern soldiers, Hess reveals their deepest fears and shocks, and also their sources of inner strength. By identifying recurrent themes found in these accounts, Hess constructs a multilayered view of the many ways in which these men coped with the challenges of battle."--Jacket.

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Pat and Dick: the Nixons, an intimate portrait of a marriage

By Swift, Will

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.924 SWI

A study of the partnership between the thirty-seventh President and his wife argues that the couple endured political and intimate disappointments during their fifty-three-year marriage but ultimately shared genuine affection.

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Pay any price: greed, power, and endless war

By Risen, James

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 900

Call Number: 973.931 RIS

"War corrupts. Endless war corrupts absolutely. Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses -- and until this book, it has worked very hard to cover them up. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. FDR authorized the internment of thousands of Japanese Americans. Presidents Bush and Obama now must face their own reckoning. Power corrupts, but it is endless war that corrupts absolutely"--

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That Furious Struggle: Chancellorsville and the High Tide of the Confederacy, May 1-4, 1863

By Mackowski, Christopher

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 900

Call Number: 975.5365 MAC

Authors Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White have worked for years to compile this remarkable story of one of the war''s greatest battles. escribes the series of controversial events that define this crucial battle, including General Robert E. Lee''s radical decision to divide his small army--a violation of basic military rules--sending Stonewall Jackson on his famous march around the Union army flank. Jackson''s death--accidentally shot by one of his own soldiers--is one of the many fascinating stories included in this definitive account of the battle of Chancellorsville.""That Furious Fir.

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Sierra stories: tales of dreamers, schemers, bigots, and rogues

By Noy, Gary

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: 900

Call Number: 979.44 NOY

"[Gary] Noy curates his collection to great effect, offering readers a smattering of succinct and highly readable accounts of the mad strivers, the ostracized immigrants, the robber barons, the famous entertainers and other noteworthy individuals who lived in the skinny mountain range running down eastern California....Sierra Stories: Tales of Dreamers, Schemers, Bigots and Rogues delivers exactly what the title promises."-- Matthew Renda, Tahoe Quarterly magazine, Summer 2014

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