Tucker: 805 books
How the Irish Won the American Revolution
A New Look at the Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling country were from Ireland. By 1790, close to 500,000 Irish citizens had immigrated to America. They were was very active in the American Revolution, both...
Pickett's Charge
A New Look at Gettysburg’s Final Attack
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
A look at one of the most important events of the Civil War in an “almost minute-by-minute account of the most famous infantry charge in history (William C. Davis, Civil War author and distinguished scholar).
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War, producing over...
by Amy Franseschini, Daniel Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
With interest in home gardening at an all-time high and concerns about food production and safety making headlines, Farm Together Now explores the current state of grassroots farming in the U.S. Part oral history and part treatise on food politics, this fascinating project is an introduction to the...
by Bobby Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2014
This book is your ultimate resource for Monet Mazur. Here you will find the most up-to-date 31 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Monet Mazur's Early life, Career and Personal life...
by Howard Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Takes A Fresh Look At Leslie Nielsen. This book is your ultimate resource for Leslie Nielsen. Here you will find the most up-to-date 174 Success Facts, Information, and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Leslie Nielsen's...
by Mark Tucker, Travis Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
An historical survey of jazz. This ebook is a static version of an article from Grove Music Online, a continuously updated online resource, offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s music written by leading scholars. For more information, visit www.oxfordmusiconline.com.
by M. Jennifer Bloxam, Joshua Kalin Busman, Stephen A. Crist
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
This essay collection celebrates the richness of Christian musical tradition across its two thousand year history and across the globe. Opening with a consideration of the fourth-century lamp-lighting hymn Phos hilaron and closing with reflections on contemporary efforts of Ghanaian composers to create...
The Biographical Bible
Exploring the Biblical Narrative from Adam and Eve to John of Patmos
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
The Biographical Bible offers an engaging overview of Scripture through the lens of the fascinating figures who populate its pages. Through insightful reflections on the lives of over eighty individuals, this unique book captures the essence of these colorful characters, warts and all. They are people...
Martha Raye
Film and Television Clown
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
On stage from her childhood, Martha Raye (1916–1994) proudly embraced the role of the clown, her gift for slapstick comedy enhanced by a fine singing voice. She became a star with her first feature film, Rhythm on the Range (1936), as the zany, loudmouthed girl looking for love—or chasing it as...
by Mike Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
'My new Fire-Ice will solve all the problems of the planet!'
The world is on the brink of crisis. As fuel runs short, society begins to break down. One man seems to have the answer. But is it too good to be true?
The Doctor arrives at an old oil refinery near the South Pole, concerned...
Death at the Little Bighorn
A New Look at Custer, His Tactics, and the Tragic Decisions Made at The Last Stand
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
A fresh and fascinating examination of Custer’s Last Stand.
On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke. After dividing his famed 7th Cavalry, he ordered his senior officer, Major Marcus A. Reno, to strike the southern end...
Ronin
A Marine Scout-Sniper Platoon in Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2007
First-ever oral history of an entire Marine scout-sniper platoon.
by Spencer C. Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
A comprehensive overview of warfare in Vietnamese history from the early efforts to free themselves from Chinese control, through the Indo-China and Vietnam Wars, the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, up to the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979. Concentrating on the Vietnam War, the author explores the conflict...
by Thomas Tucker
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
The best means of realising the extent of the Roman Empire in or about the year 64 is to glance at the map. It will be found to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Euphrates, from the middle of England—approximately the river Trent—to the...