[PDF] The Colors Of Courage eBook

Author : Margaret S Creighton
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0786722061

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Gettysburg has been written about and studied in great detail over the last 140 years, but there are still many participants whose experiences have been overlooked. In augmenting this incomplete history, Margaret Creighton presents a new look at the decisive battle through the eyes of Gettysburg's women, immigrant soldiers, and African Americans. An academic with a superb flair for storytelling, Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to get to the hearts of her subjects. Mag Palm, a free black woman living with her family outside of town on Cemetery Ridge, was understandably threatened by the arrival of Lee's Confederate Army; slavers had tried to capture her three years before. Carl Schurz, a political exile who had fled Germany after the failed 1848 revolution, brought a deeply held fervor for abolitionism to the Union Army. Sadie Bushman, a nine-year-old cabinetmaker's daughter, was commandeered by a Union doctor to assist at a field hospital. In telling the stories of these and a dozen other participants, Margaret Creighton has written a stunningly fluid work of original history -- a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most essential battle.

Author : Robert Neubecker
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,2 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781582461823

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Tired of being in a land where everything is blue, Blue and his cow, Polly, travel in search of other hues and eventually find a way to share their own color with the world around them.

Author : George W. Bush
Publisher : Crown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0804189765

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President Bush’s own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush of members of the United States military who have served our nation with honor since 9/11—and whom he has come to know personally. Our men and women in uniform have faced down enemies, liberated millions, and in doing so showed the true compassion of our nation. Often, they return home with injuries—both visible and invisible—that intensify the challenges of transitioning into civilian life. In addition to these burdens, research shows a civilian-military divide. Seventy-one percent of Americans say they have little understanding of the issues facing veterans, and veterans agree: eighty-four percent say that the public has "little awareness" of the issues facing them and their families. Each painting in this meticulously produced hardcover volume is accompanied by the inspiring story of the veteran depicted, written by the President. Readers can see the faces of those who answered the nation’s call and learn from their bravery on the battlefield, their journeys to recovery, and the continued leadership and contributions they are making as civilians. It is President Bush’s desire that these stories of courage and resilience will honor our men and women in uniform, highlight their family and caregivers who bear the burden of their sacrifice, and help Americans understand how we can support our veterans and empower them to succeed. President Bush will donate his net author proceeds from PORTRAITS OF COURAGE to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a non-profit organization whose Military Service Initiative works to ensure that post-9/11 veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life with a focus on gaining meaningful employment and overcoming the invisible wounds of war.

Author : Tanya Lee Stone
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,61 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0763668206

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They became America’s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tanya Lee Stone reveals the history of the Triple Nickles during World War II. World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, the injustice of discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Enlisted black men are segregated from white soldiers and regularly relegated to service duties. At Fort Benning, Georgia, First Sergeant Walter Morris’s men serve as guards at The Parachute School, while the white soldiers prepare to be paratroopers. Morris knows that for his men to be treated like soldiers, they have to train and act like them, but would the military elite and politicians recognize the potential of these men as well as their passion for serving their country? Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in a little-known attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of Morris, “proved that the color of a man had nothing to do with his ability.” From Courage Has No Color What did it take to be a paratrooper in World War II? Specialized training, extreme physical fitness, courage, and — until the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the Triple Nickles) was formed — white skin. It is 1943. Americans are overseas fighting World War II to help keep the world safe from Adolf Hitler’s tyranny, safe from injustice, safe from discrimination. Yet right here at home, people with white skin have rights that people with black skin do not. What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight for your nation even when your nation isn’t ready to fight for you. Front matter includes a foreword by Ashley Bryan. Back matter includes an author’s note, an appendix, a time line, source notes, and a bibliography.

Author : Margaret S. Creighton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9781322352671

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The Colors of Courage is a stunningly fluid work of original history-one that redefines the Civil War's most remarkable battle.

Author : Patricia Davids
Publisher : Steeple Hill
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 39,62 MB
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426804679

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Only faith sustained Lindsey Mandel after theloss of her beloved twin brother. Now a freakaccident would test the U.S. Army corporal'smettle once again. Desperate to save herbrother's injured horse, Lindsey placed hertrust in handsome veterinarian Brian Cutter. When Brian saw Lindsey pinned beneath thesteed, his only thought was to save her. Withhis own faith shaken by the death of his wife,he was amazed by this plucky female soldierwho gave her all personally and professionally.Inspired by Lindsey's commitment to kin andcountry, Brian soon found a love that made him feel truly blessed.

Author : Patricia Davids
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0373651597

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U.S. Army sergeant Lindsey Mandel is desperate to save her twin brother's injured horse and puts her trust in handsome veterinarian Brian Cutter.

Author : Lucia Raatma
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 18,47 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736805070

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Explains the virtue of courage, or the strength to take risks and complete hard jobs, and describes ways to show courage within the family, at school, with friends, and in the community.

Author : Elizabeth A. Garcia-Janis MD
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2020-05-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1982247169

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The Courage to Encourage hopes to remind us that we all have the ability to soar beyond our losses, tragedies and disasters. More so, we have within us the divine spark to give the world our light, compassion and love from what we have experienced in our lives. As we lift others up to give them unwavering hope, our spirits are emboldened to continue facing life with utmost courage.