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Voices of Rondo: Oral Histories of Saint Paul's Historic Black Community (A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)
by Kate CavettIn Voices of Rondo, real-life stories illuminate the northern urban Black experience during the first half of the twentieth century, through the memories and reflections of residents of Saint Paul&’s historic Rondo community. We glimpse the challenges of racism and poverty and share the victories of a community that educated its children to become strong, to find personal pride, and to become the next generation of leaders in Saint Paul and beyond.
Voices of Southeast Asia: Essential Readings from Antiquity to the Present
by George DuttonSpanning more than a millennium, this anthology gathers literary sources from across the entire region of Southeast Asia. Its 24 selections derive from a variety of genres and reflect the diverse range of cultural influences the region has experienced. The literary excerpts illustrate the impact of religious and ideological currents from early Buddhism to Islam and Roman Catholicism. The selections reveal how cultural influences from South Asia, China, the Arabic world, and Europe arrived in Southeast Asia and left their marks in the realms of literature, society, and culture. The readings include religious works, folklore, epic poems, short stories, and the modern novel. They range from the Cambodian medieval version of the Ramayana to the 16th century Javanese tales to modern Thai short stories and include selections from Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, and Burma.
Voices Of The Soviet Space Program
by Slava GerovitchIn this remarkable oral history, Slava Gerovitch presents interviews with the men and women who witnessed Soviet space efforts firsthand. Rather than comprising a "master narrative," these fascinating and varied accounts bring to light the often divergent perspectives, experiences, and institutional cultures that defined the Soviet space program.
Voices of the African American Experience
by Lionel C. BascomVoices of the African American Experience provides access to fresh voices from history and the present in more than 130 documents.
Voices of the Army of the Potomac: Personal Reminiscences of Union Veterans
by Vincent L. BurnsFinalist, 2021 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards As historian David W. Bright noted in Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory, "No other historical experience in America has given rise to such a massive collection of personal narrative 'literature' written by ordinary people." This "massive collection" of memoirs, recollections and regimental histories make up the history of the Civil War seen through the eyes of the participants. This work is an overview of what Civil War soldiers and veterans wrote about their experiences. It focusses on what veterans remembered, what they were prepared to record, and what they wrote down in the years after the end of the war. In an age of increased literacy many of these men had been educated, whether at West Point, Harvard or other establishments, but even those who had received only a few years of education chose to record their memories. The writings of these veterans convey their views on the cataclysmic events they had witnessed but also their memories of everyday events during the war. While many of them undertook detailed research of battles and campaigns before writing their accounts, it is clear that a number were less concerned with whether their words aligned with the historical record than whether they recorded what they believed to be true. This book explores these themes and also the connection between veterans writing their personal war history and the issue of veterans’ pensions. Understanding what these veterans chose to record and why is important to achieving a deeper understanding of the experience of these men who were caught up in this central moment in American life.
Voices of the Codebreakers: Personal Accounts of the Secret Heroes of World War II
by Michael PatersonAlongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars - the wars of communication, in which success depended on a flow of concealed and closely guarded information.Smuggled written messages, secretly transmitted wireless signals, or months of eavesdropping on radio traffic meant operatives could discover in advance what the enemy intended to do. This information was passed on to those who commanded the armies, the fleets and the bomber formations, as well as to the other secret agents throughout the world who were desperately trying to infiltrate enemy lines. Vital information that turned the tide of battle in North African desert and on the Pacific Ocean proved to have been obtained by the time-consuming and unglamorous work of cryptanalysts who deciphered the enemy's coded messages, and coded those for the Allies.From the stuffy huts of Bletchley Park to the battles in the Mediterranean, the French and Dutch Resistance movements and the unkempt radio operatives in Burma, the rarely-seen, outstanding stories collected here reveal the true extent of the 'secret war'.The ongoing need for secrecy for decades after the war meant that the outstanding achievements of wartime cryptanalysts could not be properly recognised.With vivid first-hand accounts and illuminating historical research, VOICES OF THE CODEBREAKERS reveals and finally celebrates the extraordinary accomplishments of these ordinary men and women.
Voices of the Holocaust
by Literature Thought SeriesContains short stories, poems, biographical accounts, and essays about the Holocaust intended to help readers answer the question: Could a holocaust happen here?
Voices of the Massachusetts General Hospital 1950-2000: Wit, Wisdom, and Untold Tales
by Massachusetts General Hospital Willard M. Daggett Stephen P. Dretler Lloyd Axelrod Georgia W. PeirceVoices of the Massachusetts General Hospital 1950-2000 contains revealing quotations, intimate and previously untold stories of many of the physicians, nurses and other clinicians who dedicated themselves to the pursuit of excellence on behalf of their patients and families, their colleagues and the world beyond the hospital. What started as an email solicitation for stories and anecdotes turned into a moving and instructive portrait of the daily life of a storied institution in the last half of the 20th century.
The Voices of the New Testament: Invitation to a Biblical Roundtable
by Derek TidballIs there a single message of the New Testament? Theologians seek to bring coherence to the diverse teachings and approaches found in the New Testament, but this is no simple task. While the New Testament writers are clearly all concerned with the story and significance of Jesus, the New Testament itself is a collection of twenty-seven books written by at least nine different authors who address individuals or groups in several different locations over a number of years. This variety offers a challenge, yet also adds richness to our understanding of the Christian faith and its fundamental beliefs. Envisioning a roundtable conversation among the New Testament writers, Derek Tidball reveals how much these authors have in common while permitting them to emphasize their distinct contributions in articulating the message of good news. The result of eavesdropping on their imagined discussion is a fascinating introduction to the diversity and unity of the New Testament.
Voices of the Old Sea
by Norman LewisAfter World War II, Norman Lewis returned to Spain and settled in the remote fishing village of Farol, on what is now Costa Brava. Voices of the Old Sea describes his three successive summers in that almost medieval community where life revolved around the seasonal sardine catches, Alcade's bar, and satisfying feuds with neighboring villages. It's lucky Lewis was there when he was. Soon after, Spain was discovered by its neighbors in a more prosperous northern Europe, and the tourist tide that ensued flowed inexorably over the old ways of the town and its inhabitants.
Voices of the Old Sea (Isis Large Print Ser.)
by Norman LewisA memoir of a remote Spanish fishing village just after WWII, a community on the brink of change, by &“the finest travel writer of the last century&” (The New Yorker). Seeking solace in the everyday after his World War II army service, travel writer Norman Lewis returns to his beloved Spain, to the fishing village of Farol, in the hopes of recapturing a lost sense of home. It is a place he knows better than his native England, and he finds the Spanish countryside &“still as nostalgically backward-looking as ever, still magnificent, still invested with all its ancient virtues and ancient defects.&” He spends three seasons as a fisherman, basking in the simplicity of village customs. Lovingly written and richly evocative, Voices of the Old Sea is an absorbing look at a centuries-old lifestyle in its final days, as the tide of modernization threatens to change it forever.
Voices of the Pacific, Expanded Edition
by Adam MakosFrom the bestselling author of A Higher Call and Spearhead comes an unflinching firsthand chronicle of the heroic US Marines who fought on Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and in other pivotal battles during the Pacific War, a classic book now expanded with new stories from the flyboys overhead and the home front at war. Following fifteen Marines from Pearl Harbor, through their battles with the Japanese, to their return home after V-J Day, Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines. With vivid, unforgettable detail, these Marines reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the camaraderie they found, the friends they lost, and the aftermath of the war's impact on their lives. With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R.V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum—whose exploits were featured in the classic HBO miniseries The Pacific—and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division.
Voices of the Second World War: A Child's Perspective
by Sheila A. RenshawVoices of the Second World War: A Childs Perspective is a collection of firsthand accounts from people who experienced the Second World War from all over Europe: stretching from Russia to the Channel Islands, and Norway to Malta.While some children appear to have been hardly aware of the war, for those who lived through bombing, occupation, deprivation, starvation and fear, the memories remain with them even today.The accounts have been relayed according to their perspective at the time and the contributors were happy to share their experiences and memories, keen in the knowledge that they were being documented as personal chroniclers of one of the twentieth century's most catastrophic events.
Voices of Time: A Life in Stories
by Eduardo GaleanoA striking mosaic of memories, observations, and legends that together reveal the author's own story and a grand, compassionate vision of life itselfIn this kaleidoscope of reflections, renowned South American author Eduardo Galeano ranges widely, from childhood to love, music, plants, fear, indignity, and indignation. In the signal style of his bestselling and much-admired Memory of Fire trilogy—brief fragments that build steadily into an organic whole—Galeano offers a rich, wry history of his life and times that is both calmly philosophical and fiercely political.Beginning with blue algae, the earliest of life forms, these 333 vignettes alight on the Galeano family's immigration to Uruguay in the early twentieth century, the fate of love letters intercepted by a military dictatorship, abuses by the rich and powerful, the latest military outrages, and the author's own encounters with all manner of living matter, including generals, bums, dissidents, soccer stars, ducks, and trees. Out of these meditations emerges neither anger nor bitterness, but a celebration of a blessed life in a harsh world.Poetic and passionate, scathing and lyrical, delivered with Galeano's inimitable mix of gentle comedy and fierce moral judgment, Voices of Time is a deeply personal statement from a great and beloved writer.
The Voices of War: Australians Tell Their Stories From World War I to the Present
by Michael CaulfieldDrawn from engagements ranging from World War I through to operations in East Timor and Iraq, these stories are taken from the Australians at War Film Archive, a collection of the memories of more than 2000 Australians who have served, both on the front line and at home. Some are unbelievably, unbearably tragic, even after sixty or seventy years; others are the golden memories of happy, albeit unusual, times. And, more often than not, they are stories that have never been shared with others, even family members. There are stories from winners of the Victoria Cross; from the POW camps of Asia and Europe; from the patrols of Vietnam, through to those who served as peacekeepers in Rwanda and Somalia. There are stories from nurses, from those who have volunteered to serve with aid agencies and stories of ordinary Australians caught up by circumstances and by duty, in wartime. These are their words.
Voices of Winchester World War II Veterans (American Chronicles)
by Adrian J. O'ConnorStories of the Greatest Generation come alive in the hands of longtime local journalist Adrian O'Connor What made the D-Day attack on Omaha Beach so remarkable was that it was carried out largely out by National Guardsman - men of the 29th Infantry Division who had never before seen combat. One of the companies that was part of this historic day hailed from the environs of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester's martial gallantry was hardly restricted to the beaches of Normandy, though. A future city councilor came ashore at Anzio, Italy. A future school principal fought in what may have been the Pacific's toughest battle, Iwo Jima. Local men held the line at the climactic Battle of the Bulge, flew over Europe and the oil fields of Ploesti and even escaped a German prisoner-of-war camp.
Voicing the Eagle: A True Story of Courage and Valor
by Amanda MattiA young Iraqi shares the true story of his wartime experiences after he was recruited by the US Army as an interpreter. Fahdi was a twenty-one-year-old, upper-middle class, English-speaking student at Baghdad University when he was recruited right off the street to serve as an interpreter for a US Army unit just days after the fall of Saddam Hussein&’s regime. Over the next two years, Fahdi would go on to translate for US drill sergeants training new Iraqi Army recruits in Ramadi; serve alongside US Marines during the first Battle of Fallujah; and eventually land a position as a linguist with Iraq&’s newly formed national intelligence agency in Baghdad. Along the way, he suffered combat injuries, faced the challenges of integrating with American soldiers in US camps, was hunted by local insurgency groups for assisting the &“infidels&”—and eventually fell in love with an American service member. As told to that service member—now his wife and the author of her own memoir, A Foreign Affair—this is a unique firsthand perspective on one of the United States&’ most controversial foreign conflicts.
A Volcano Beneath the Snow
by Albert MarrinJohn Brown is a man of many legacies, from hero, freedom fighter, and martyr, to liar, fanatic, and "the father of American terrorism." Some have said that it was his seizure of the arsenal at Harper's Ferry that rendered the Civil War inevitable.Deeply religious, Brown believed that God had chosen him to right the wrong of slavery. He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause. And yet he was a religious fanatic and a staunch believer in "righteous violence," an unapologetic committer of domestic terrorism. Marrin brings 19th-century issues into the modern arena with ease and grace in a book that is sure to spark discussion.
The Volcano Lover
by Susan SontagSet in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of "In America" touches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.
Volodymyr Zelensky in His Own Words
by Lisa Rogak Daisy GibbonsAn intimate look at the awe-inspiring president of Ukraine—Volodymyr Zelensky, the new hero of the West—through an expansive book of his quotations covering his stance on a wide variety of issues, from acting and climate change to war and peace.Since Russia invaded Ukraine, people all over the world have reacted with horror and revulsion. At the same time, they have been heartened by the inspirational words and courageous actions of Volodymyr Zelensky, the 44-year-old President of Ukraine, who frequently reassures his beleaguered people while standing up to an autocratic madman who possesses the power to launch a nuclear holocaust. Zelensky is the hero we didn&’t know we needed—or maybe we did. Right now, the world wants to know more about Ukraine&’s heroic and inspiring president, and the best way to do that will be with Volodymyr Zelensky in His Own Words, an expansive book of quotations that covers Zelensky&’s words and opinions on a wide spectrum of issues—from war and peace to climate change and LGTBQ rights. Readers will be able to open up the book to any page and see where Zelensky stands. Given his previous life as a comedian and Ukraine&’s most famous actor, there are plenty of quotes that provide a more nuanced picture of this man who has enthralled and inspired people around the world.
Voltaire
by Ian DavidsonThe definitive biography of Voltaire's life--from his scandalous love affairs and political maneuverings to his inspired philosophy We think of Voltaire as the archetypal figure of the enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his human rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this, Voltaire's life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.
Voltaire: A Life
by Ian DavidsonThe definitive biography of Voltaire's life -- from his scandalous love affairs and political maneuverings to his inspired philosophy. We think of Voltaire as the archetypal figure of the enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. This dazzling new biography celebrates his extraordinary life. Davidson tells the whole, rich story of Voltaire's life (1694-1778): his early imprisonment in the Bastille; exile in England and his mastery of English; an obsession with money, of which he made a huge amount; a scandalous love life; a long exile on the borders of Switzerland; his human-rights campaigns and his triumphant return to Paris to die there as celebrity extraordinaire. Throughout all of this, Voltaire's life was always informed by two things: a belief in the essential value of toleration in the face of fanaticism; and in the right of every man to think and say what he liked. It is rare to have such a vivid portrait of a great man.
Voltaire in Love
by Nancy Mitford Adam GopnikThe inimitable Nancy Mitford's account of Voltaire's fifteen-year relationship with the Marquise du Châtelet--the renowned mathematician who introduced Isaac Newton's revolutionary new physics to France--is a spirited romp in the company of two extraordinary individuals as well as an erudite and gossipy guide to French high society during the Enlightenment. Mitford's story is as delicious as it is complicated. The marquise was in love with another mathematician, Maupertuis, while she had an unexpected rival for Voltaire's affections in the future Frederick the Great of Prussia (and later in the philosophe's own niece). There was, at least, no jealous husband to contend with: the Marquis du Châtelet, Mitford assures us, behaved perfectly. The beau monde of Paris was, however, distraught at the idea of the lovers' brilliant conversation going to waste on the windswept hills of Champagne, site of the Château de Cirey, where experimental laboratories, a darkroom, and a library of more than twenty-one thousand volumes enabled them to pursue their amours philosophiques. From time to time the threat of impending arrest would send Voltaire scurrying across the border into Holland, but his irrepressible charm--and the interventions of powerful friends--always made it possible for him resume his studies with the cherished marquise.
La Voluntad 1. El valor del cambio (1966 - 1969)
by Martín Caparrós Eduardo AnguitaEntre la vida y la muerte, un retrato profundo del día a día de los jóvenes revolucionarios de los 70 y un momento excepcional de la historia argentina. «La Voluntad es un intento de reconstrucción histórica de la militancia política en la Argentina en los años sesenta y setenta. Y, también, la tentativa de ofrecer un panorama general de la cultura y la vida en esos años. La Voluntad es la historia de una cantidad de personas, muy distintas entre sí, que decidieron arriesgar todo lo que tenían para construir una sociedad que consideraban más justa. Elegimos las historias que la componen para que ofrecieran un cuadro de las corrientes y los espacios sociales de la época. La elección siempre se puede discutir; por otro lado, no todos los que contactamos quisieron dar su testimonio. Pero creemos que la veintena de relatos que se cruzan en su trama muestran cómo eran la vida cotidiana, los intereses, odios, convicciones, objetivos, miedos y satisfacciones de los que eligieron ese camino.»Los autores Una historia de la militancia revolucionaria en la Argentina 1966-1969 La mañana del 28 de junio de 1966 la radio anuncia el golpe de Estado de Onganía. Casi tres años después estalla el Cordobazo. Entre estos acontecimientos transcurre este primer volumen de La Voluntad, una obra monumental que, en sus cinco tomos, abarca los años cruciales de una generación de militantes revolucionarios. Testigos y protagonistas de una época decisiva del país y el mundo, sus voces -que reflejan el quehacer de organizaciones políticas y clivajes ideológicos diversos- se complementan con una exhaustiva investigación periodística y una minuciosa reconstrucción histórica. A un cuarto de siglo de su publicación, la delicada escritura de la intimidad de esas vidas públicas hace que este proyecto conserve toda su potencia literaria. Y que siga agitando el debate siempre vital al que invitan los proyectos de liberación. La crítica ha dicho... «Es una obra indispensable. Buena parte de la narrativa de ficción sobre los setentas tiene en La Voluntad una cantera muy importante.»Guillermo Saccomanno «Hay que entender el entusiasmo de esos años, leyendo al pie de la letra los testimonios.»Beatriz Sarlo, Punto de Vista «La edición definitiva de La Voluntad, de Eduardo Anguita y Martín Caparrós, pone en perspectiva lo que significó su publicación hace quince años, cuando por primera vez apareció una historia de la militancia revolucionaria en la Argentina sin eufemismos, una apuesta a combatir la desmemoria desde la escritura.»Mora Cordeu, Télam «Más allá del enorme valor que tuvo en su momento, y que por supuesto mantiene, La Voluntad permite comparar el impacto de una misma historia desde dos contextos. Nadie que haya leído este libro en su primera edición y lo relea hoy lo verá con los mismos ojos. Es otro el mirador de la historia.»Revista Ñ «(La Voluntad) tiene el indudable mérito de haber puesto en primer plano el pasado militante de los detenidos/desaparecidos, que hasta el momento se habían visto aprisionados en su papel de "víctimas".»María Virginia Castro
La Voluntad 2. El cielo por asalto (1969 - 1973)
by Martín Caparrós Eduardo AnguitaEntre la vida y la muerte, un retrato profundo del día a día de los jóvenes revolucionarios de los 70 y un momento excepcional de la historia argentina. «La Voluntad es un intento de reconstrucción histórica de la militancia política en la Argentina en los años sesenta y setenta. Y, también, la tentativa de ofrecer un panorama general de la cultura y la vida en esos años. La Voluntad es la historia de una cantidad de personas, muy distintas entre sí, que decidieron arriesgar todo lo que tenían para construir una sociedad que consideraban más justa. Elegimos las historias que la componen para que ofrecieran un cuadro de las corrientes y los espacios sociales de la época. La elección siempre se puede discutir; por otro lado, no todos los que contactamos quisieron dar su testimonio. Pero creemos que la veintena de relatos que se cruzan en su trama muestran cómo eran la vida cotidiana, los intereses, odios, convicciones, objetivos, miedos y satisfacciones de los que eligieron ese camino.»Los autores Una historia de la militancia revolucionaria en la Argentina 1969-1973 Radicales, peronistas, marxistas, comunistas... Los jóvenes militantes que protagonizan esta obra provienen de distintas clases sociales, pero comparten una época absolutamente singular. De la misión espacial que llega a la Luna a la locura desatada por Los Beatles, de la centralidad de la televisión a las expresiones vanguardistas del arte del Instituto Di Tella, del Che Guevara a los curas tercermundistas, el feminismo, el psicoanálisis... De la lucha política a veces sangrienta y casi siempre multitudinaria en calles y plazas al debate ideológico que reconfigura las formas tradicionales de concebir no solo la sociedad, sino también las relaciones de pareja, la sexualidad y la individualidad. Martín Caparrós y Eduardo Anguita consiguen la hazaña de dar cuenta de toda esa riqueza de experiencias históricas a partir de un conjunto de vidas singulares y verterlas al lenguaje de una novela que no se puede dejar de leer. La crítica ha dicho... «Es una obra indispensable. Buena parte de la narrativa de ficción sobre los setentas tiene en La Voluntad una cantera muy importante.»Guillermo Saccomanno «Hay que entender el entusiasmo de esos años, leyendo al pie de la letra los testimonios.»Beatriz Sarlo, Punto de Vista «La edición definitiva de La Voluntad, de Eduardo Anguita y Martín Caparrós, pone en perspectiva lo que significó su publicación hace quince años, cuando por primera vez apareció una historia de la militancia revolucionaria en la Argentina sin eufemismos, una apuesta a combatir la desmemoria desde la escritura.»Mora Cordeu, Télam «Más allá del enorme valor que tuvo en su momento, y que por supuesto mantiene, La Voluntad permite comparar el impacto de una misma historia desde dos contextos. Nadie que haya leído este libro en su primera edición y lo relea hoy lo verá con los mismos ojos. Es otro el mirador de la historia.»Revista Ñ «(La Voluntad) tiene el indudable mérito de haber puesto en primer plano el pasado militante de los detenidos/desaparecidos, que hasta el momento se habían visto aprisionados en su papel de "víctimas".»María Virginia Castro