Book 1 Smith, James C. ... Book 2 Walton, Hanes Jr. ... It also provides an appendix of federal data and an appendix of federal data and an appendix of notes to back up his information. ... The note section is over 100 pages. The notes are also detailed enough for a student to go find additional information on the subject matter. ...
Mary Boykin Chesnut - A Biography If it hadn't been for that one simple book that wasn't really a book at all, history may never have known Mary Boykin Chesnut. The book in reference is Mrs. ... One entry in her journal notes, "As General Lee walks in to the church our eyes met. ... Lee at Appomattox is written on an old recipe book. ... Although Isabella had made some attempts to get the journal published, it wasn't until 1904 that the notes were stumbled across by a journalist from New York that convinced Mrs. ...
She also uses the personal stories of several slaves and owners to aid in the integrity of the book. Douglass" book, called "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," is an autobiography and gives an account of what it was like to live as an American slave. Each book has similarities and differences in the way slavery is portrayed. ... He notes that he never got the chance to develop any real relationship with her and at one point in his story he describes his feelings by writing, "Never having enjoyed, to any considerable extent, her soothing presence, her tender and ...
Some strengths of watching a movie other than what we got from the book were: it gave a better view than a book, books make it hard to visualize it. ... It was not the same as how it was described in the book. ... Another weakness is that it is hard for some people to watch a movie and take notes on it at the same time. ... I think it was better than just doing it out of the book. ...
So you're the lady whose book started this great war. ... Stowe used passionate and sometimes exaggerated thoughts and stories in the book in an effort to prompt abolitionist action. ... Spinning round, clapping her hands, knocking her knees together, in a wild, fantastic sort of time and finally, turning a summerset or two, and giving a prolonged closing note, as odd and unearthly as that of a steam-whistle, she came suddenly down on the carpet (260). ... The strong female characters that were seen to hold moral superiority over their male counterparts prove this book to be profoundly fe...
In Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, he voices his opinions on slavery. ... He leaves notes for Harriet, which are violating and deceiving. ... However, after Harriet Jacobs writes her book, many women begin understanding the true meaning of determination and potential. ...
I will not attempt to chronicle all of the events mentioned in the book, but I will read exerpts from a few of them and where possible use clips for a video tape to assist your publication of Douglass. ... Chesnutt notes that "Douglass was not the ideal slave garnered by the meek and lowly spirit of Uncle Tom" and his insubordinate attitude toward Thomas Auld got him into Covey's hands. ... Some of these are new archival materials, but the editor here was able to locate most of them and make use of the material found in the end notes following each chapter. ...
