Under the Guns: New York: 1775-1776
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First Edition. 397, endpaper illus., fold-out map, sources, notes, index. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First Edition. 397, endpaper illus., fold-out map, sources, notes, index. More
Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers, 1994. Presumed Book Club Edition (no price on DJ). Hardcover. ix, [3], 205, [9] pages. Endpaper maps. Includes Preface and Index. Chapters include The Beginning of an Odyssey; The Jump-off; Breaching the Siegfried Line; Operation Wacht am Rhein: Hitler's Final Gamble; The Battle of the Bulge; The Ardennes Salient Crumbles; German Army Routed: Regroups Again in Deutschland; Operation Grenade: The Roer Basin Breakthrough; The Rhineland: The End in Sight; The Wehrmacht on the Run; Across the Rhine: The Last Obstacle to Victory; Liberation: The Elbe River: The Final Shot is Fired; The End of Hostilities; Fifty Years Later. He was a World War II Army veteran and a survivor of the "Battle of the Bulge," Campaign and was awarded three battle stars, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Mr. Blunt was a mine and booby trap technician with the 84th "Railsplitter" Infantry Division. Mr. Blunt was the youngest G I in the country to be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge. Mr. Blunt was an investigative reporter with the Worcester Evening Gazette. He was considered by Massachusetts State Police and other agencies to be the dean of police reporters in Massachusetts. Mr. Blunt was the author of four books, "The Blunts: A History," tracing his family to 12 generations in New England; "Inside the Battle of the Bulge, A Private Comes of Age," "Foot Soldier: A Combat Infantryman's War in Europe," and "Police Beat," relating his law enforcement -related career. During his career covering law enforcement, Mr. Blunt received 35 awards for his work and in 1984, was named "Man of the Year" by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles Police Association. More
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2008. Revised and Expanded Edition, First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xii, [2], 322 pages. Includes Introduction: The Bill of Rights; Part 1--The Myth and Reality of Rights; Part 2--Modern Rights in Controversy; Part 3--Rights Remembered, Revised, and Extended, The Right to Privacy; Second Wind for the State Bill of Rights. Also includes Notes, Bibliographic Essays, List of Contributors, Table of Cases, and Index. This book examines the significance of the Bill of Rights in modern society. Informed by a historical perspective, it focuses on contemporary issues and explores the current understanding of the Bill of Rights. Written for a general audience, the new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to address the impact of the Rehnquist years. James Ely is a renowned legal historian and property rights expert whose career accomplishments were recognized with both the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and the Owner Counsel of American Crystal Eagle Award in 2006. He is the author of several books that have received widespread critical acclaim from legal scholars and historians. He also served as an editor of both the second edition of the Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, and the second edition of the Oxford Guide to Supreme Court Decisions. Professor Ely received the Tennessee History Book Award in 2002 for A History of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Between 1987 and 1999, he served as an associate editor of the American Journal of Legal History. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, 420 pages. Notes. Index. Front DJ flap creased and small tear, some creasing to top DJ edge. Signed by the author. Paul F. Boller Jr. was the first Lyndon B. Johnson Chair in American History at Texas Christian University. His first academic position was at Southern Methodist University, where he taught from 1948 to 1966. In 1966, he accepted a position at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He accepted the Lyndon B. Johnson Chair at Texas Christian University in 1976. It was at TCU that he came up with a new idea for a book about American presidents. Presidential Anecdotes was unique, presenting short biographical sketches of the presidents followed by stories that illustrated their lives, careers, and personalities. It became a best seller and was followed by other presidentially themed works: Presidential Campaigns, Presidential Wives, Presidential Inaugurations, and Presidential Diversions. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, 420 pages. Notes. Index. DJ has some wear, tears, chips and soiling. Paul F. Boller Jr. was the first Lyndon B. Johnson Chair in American History at Texas Christian University. His first academic position was at Southern Methodist University, where he taught from 1948 to 1966. In 1966, he accepted a position at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He accepted the Lyndon B. Johnson Chair at Texas Christian University in 1976. It was at TCU that he came up with a new idea for a book about American presidents. Presidential Anecdotes was unique, presenting short biographical sketches of the presidents followed by stories that illustrated their lives, careers, and personalities. It became a best seller and was followed by other presidentially themed works: Presidential Campaigns, Presidential Wives, Presidential Inaugurations, and Presidential Diversions. More
New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Paul F. Boller Jr. was the first Lyndon B. Johnson Chair in American History at Texas Christian University. His first academic position was at Southern Methodist University, where he taught from 1948 to 1966. In 1966, he accepted a position at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. He accepted the Lyndon B. Johnson Chair at Texas Christian University in 1976. It was at TCU that he came up with a new idea for a book about American presidents. Presidential Anecdotes was unique, presenting short biographical sketches of the presidents followed by stories that illustrated their lives, careers, and personalities. It became a best seller and was followed by other presidentially themed works: Presidential Campaigns, Presidential Wives, Presidential Inaugurations, and Presidential Diversions. More
Springfield, VA: Gun Owners Foundation, c1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [4], vi, 152, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Signed with sentiment by the author on the title page. Reads. J. Boulet, 6/17/89 Luke 11:21, Cover has some wear, soiling and edge tear. Preface by Larry Pratt, Executive Director, Gun Owners of America. Lawrence D. Pratt (born November 13, 1942) is the executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America, a United States-based firearms lobbying group, and a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. The author was a political consultant and writer who had worked with a number of candidates and issues. He served as Director of Legislative Affairs for the Moral Majority and the Liberty Federation. James J. Boulet, Jr. graduated from Cornell University in 1980. While at Cornell he was very active in Political Activities. He campaigned extensively in New York State to elect Ronald Reagan. James moved to Washington, DC are to further his political interests. His career included work with the Heritage Foundation, the position of Legislative Director of the Liberty Federation and he was on the staff of Gun Owners of America. He was executive Director of English First when he became ill. More
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 2009. Presumed First Edition. Trade paperback. 456, [4] pages. Cover has some wear, soiling and corner creases. Inscribed to Gary Thomas and dated by the author who was the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). Includes Preface, Key U.S. Figures in Iraq Reconstruction, Acronyms, Map of Iraq, Part 1: Planning for Postwar Iraq, Part II: The Coalition Provisional Authority Leads Reconstruction; Part III: The U.S. Embassy Takes Charge; Part IV: Overcoming Roadblocks to Reconstruction; Part V: Lessons Learned; Annexes: The Genesis and Methodology of Hard Lessons; Oversight of Reconstruction Programs and Expenditures. Also includes Acknowledgments and Notes. Stuart W. Bowen Jr. (born March 24, 1958), is an American lawyer who served as the SIGIR from October 2004 to October 2013. He previously served as the Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority. His mission included ensuring oversight of the $63 billion appropriated for relief and reconstruction. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 284, [6] pages. Endpaper maps. Occasional Footnotes. Essay on sources. Previous owner's embossed stamp on half-title page. Recounts the author's return, fifteen years after he had served in combat as a Marine lieutenant, to the battlefields of Vietnam and his discovery of an unusual kinship with the people who had formerly been "the enemy." William Dodson Broyles Jr.[(born October 8, 1944) is an American screenwriter, who has worked on the television series China Beach, and the films Apollo 13, Cast Away, Entrapment, Planet of the Apes, Unfaithful, The Polar Express, and Jarhead. He also assisted in the screenplay of Saving Private Ryan. In 1968, Broyles's career was put on hold when he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Between 1969 and 1971, he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant and served in Vietnam, first as an infantry platoon commander, and later as an aide-de-camp to the Assistant Division Commander, 1st Marine Division. His assigned duties included social issues with an emphasis on the refugees in the Quang Nam Province. Broyles received the Bronze Star and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star. Broyles's experiences in Vietnam inspired two of his most critically acclaimed projects. In 1984, he was one of the first veterans to return to Vietnam, and his book Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace, recounts his visit and his impressions of the aftermath of war on himself and his fellow Marines. In 1988, Broyles co-created the award-winning television series, China Beach, a weekly drama about the doctors and nurses stationed at Danang. More
Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. 256, bibliography, index, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1988. First Printing. 572, illus., chapter notes, index, slight soiling to fore-edge. More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. viii, 855 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Ben Bradlee Jr. (born August 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into sexual abuse by priests in the Boston archdiocese, and is the author of a comprehensive biography of Ted Williams. Bradlee spent most of his career at The Boston Globe, where he was successively investigative reporter, national correspondent, and editor. In 1993, he was promoted to Assistant Managing Editor responsible for investigations and projects. He left the Globe in 2004 to work on a biography of Ted Williams, which ultimately took ten years of in-depth research to finish. The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams was released in 2013. It received favorable reviews, highlighting the author's research into Williams' concealed Mexican–American identity and troubled family relationships (which culminated in the disputed cryonic preservation of Williams' head and torso). The book, which was a New York Times bestseller. More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. First Edition [Stated], Second Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. viii, 855 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed by author on title page. Signed by author sticker on front of DJ. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Ben Bradlee Jr. (born August 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at The Boston Globe for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into sexual abuse by priests in the Boston archdiocese, and is the author of a comprehensive biography of Ted Williams. Bradlee spent most of his career at The Boston Globe, where he was successively investigative reporter, national correspondent, and editor. In 1993, he was promoted to Assistant Managing Editor responsible for investigations and projects. He left the Globe in 2004 to work on a biography of Ted Williams, which ultimately took ten years of in-depth research to finish. The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams was released in 2013. It received favorable reviews, highlighting the author's research into Williams' concealed Mexican–American identity and troubled family relationships (which culminated in the disputed cryonic preservation of Williams' head and torso). The book, which was a New York Times bestseller. More
Baltimore, MD: Church Advocate Press, 1925. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 160 p. Includes index. Frontis illustration. More
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, 1986. 347, illus., maps, tables, appendices, bibliography, notes, index. More
Lexington, VA: Virginia Military Institute/The McClure Press, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 6 inches by 9 inches. v, iii. 89, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. The Society of the Cincinnati is a hereditary society with branches in the United States and France, founded in 1783, to preserve the ideals and fellowship of officers of the Continental Army who served in the Revolutionary War. Now in its third century, the Society promotes the public interest in the Revolution through its library and museum collections, publications, and other activities. It is the oldest hereditary society in the United States. The Society does not allow women to join, though there is a partnership society called Daughters of the Cincinnati which permits all female descendants of Continental officers. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 538, [4] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Source Notes. Bibliographical Notes. Index. Library binding. Ex-library with usual library markings. Courtney G. Brooks was a Research Associate in the History Department of the University of Houston from 1969 to 1974. In that capacity he coauthored the NASA sponsored history of the development of the Apollo spacecraft, now in final revision. Born in Savannah, Georgia (1939), he received his B.A. degree from Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama (1964), and his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in history from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. James M. Grimwood has been NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Historian since 1962. He was born in Lincoln, Alabama (1922), taking his A.B. degree from Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama (1948), and his M.A. in History from the University of Alabama. He taught history in secondary schools (1950-1952), and at San Antonio College in Texas (1958-1960). Grimwood was an Air Force Historian in South Carolina and Texas (1953-1960). Prior to joining MSC, he was historian with the Army Missile Command, Huntsville, Alabama, preparing histories of Army missile systems. He is a joint author of This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, and author of Project Mercury: A Chronology. Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. co-authored the history of the Mercury and Apollo space programs and was an authority on the work of Albert Einstein, beginning with his research and publications on aether drift, and was a major contributor in field of history of science and technology. More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xx, [2], 320, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Abbreviations Used in Notes. Illustrations. Map. Footnotes. Note on Primary Sources. Index. Inscribed and dated by the author on the Series title page. Minor edge soiling. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Canter Brown Jr. is a historian, professor and author. He was born in Fort Meade, Florida and earned his degrees at Florida State University. He has taught at Florida A&M University and has worked at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. Brown has written on Florida and southern United States history, including Florida's Peace River Frontier (Orlando, 1991, earning him the Florida Historical Society's Rembert W. Patrick Award, and Ossian Bingley Hart: Florida's Loyalist Reconstruction Governor (Baton Rouge, 1997), winner of the Certificate of Commendation of the American Association of State and Local History. More
Place_Pub: Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univerisity, 1968. Limited Edition. 173, illus., footnotes, tables, biographical notes, slipcase somewhat worn, soiled, and sticker residue. More
New York: Weathervane Books. Presumed First Edition this publisher. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. xxi, [1], 89, [1] pages. Frontis. Foreword by Richard Janson, University of Vermont. Illustrations. Bibliography. A note about Locomotive Wheel Arrangements and Symbols and the Locomotive Builders. Damage to bottom of DJ and spine. Minor page soiling. Raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, Bryant attended Washington & Lee University and spent the last year of World War II in the US Navy. Starting out as a journalist with the Lynchburg News, he went on to the Bethlehem Globe Times, and the Savannah Evening Press before moving to New York where he spent over 25 years at W. W. Norton Publishers. Author of "The Georgian Locomotive" and other publications on trains, he was also co-editor with Henry Hope Reed of the "Classical America" series and served on the Board of Directors of the organization. More
Chicago: Triumph Books, 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover with DVD in pocket inside front cover. vii, [1], 150 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Foreword by Nolan Ryan. Among the additional contributors were: Ralph Kiner, Ernie Harwell, Jim Kaat, Jerome Holtzman, Buzzie Bavasi, Joe Garagiola, Format is approximately 11 inches by 11 inches. Philip Francis Pepe [peppy] (March 21, 1935 – December 13, 2015) was an American baseball writer and radio voice who spent more than five decades covering sports in New York City. Pepe was a longtime Yankees beat writer who chronicled franchise greats from Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle to Reggie Jackson and Derek Jeter, and also authored dozens of books on some of the most significant figures in sports. Pepe wrote for the News the lead game story for every World Series from 1969 to 1981, even in years when the Yankees did not make the Series. After leaving the News in 1989, Pepe did morning sports for WCBS radio for more than 15 years, which included his popular "Pep Talk" segment. More
New York: Privately printed, 1979. Hardcover. 24 cm, 271, illus., DJ somewhat worn and soiled: edge wear/chips. More
New York: Doubleday Books, 1982. Limited pre-publication edition. Hardcover. 262 p. Illustrations (some in color). Bound in full morocco. Gilt edged. Maps. Occasional footnotes. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First edition. First Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. x, 421, [1] p. More