Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State, by T. D. Allman

Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State, by T. D. Allman

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Longlisted for the National Book Award and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year

Over the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, "god's waiting room," and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it's home to nineteen million. The site of vicious racial violence, including massacres, slavery, and the roll-back of Reconstruction, Florida is now one of our most diverse states, a dynamic multicultural place with an essential role in 21st-century America.

In Finding Florida, journalist T. D. Allman reclaims the remarkable history of Florida from the state's mythologizers, apologists, and boosters. Allman traces the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida, its transformation from a swamp to "paradise." Palm Beach, Key West, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando boomed, fortunes were won and lost, land was stolen and flipped, and millions arrived. The product of a decade of research and writing, Finding Florida is a highly original, stylish, and masterful work, the first modern comprehensive history of this fascinating place.

Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State, by T. D. Allman

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3516391 in Books
• Published on: 2015-09-08
• Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
• Original language: English
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Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State, by T. D. Allman

From Booklist *Starred Review* Allman’s engaging, eye-opening, and heavily researched history of Florida spans half a milllennium, from the myth of Ponce de León’s Fountain of Youth to the 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and it is a fulsome cavalcade of would-be conquistadors, epically corrupt and racist politicans, and oligarch-wannabes. Allman argues that these individuals’ ideas about Florida were wildly wrong. Ponce was looking for gold in a state devoid of metals; even Presidents Jefferson, Monroe, and Madison schemed to control Florida only to learn that the place had no resources. Florida only consumes resources. “People were constantly ruining Florida; Florida ruined them right back,” he writes. The Seminole Wars, the Civil War, various massacres, Reconstruction, a second Reconstruction, Disney World, the Marielitos, voter suppression—it’s all here, and even Carl Hiaasen couldn’t make it up. This is history for the intelligent generalist, and Allman writes with style, passion, and real outrage at Florida’s odious political history. Readers will be struck by his conclusion that much of America—as Florida has long done—is abandoning verifiable facts for beliefs that are often utter nonsense. But, hey, it was sunny and 80 degrees in Florida today. --Thomas Gaughan

From Bookforum Finding Florida is an immense and important work, an overdue survey and indictment of the Sunshine State — and the way Americans increasingly live now. —Maud Newton

Review “A take-no-prisoners account . . . extremely timely and relevant.”—New York Times Book Review“Gripping.”—Salon.com“A magisterial rip at the state’s invaders, conquerors and rulers.”—Orlando Magazine“A rich and lively history of Florida, minus the Disney gloss . . . [Allman] shatters five centuries of mythmaking to tell the real story. . . . A splendid rendering of the messy human story of our fourth-most populous state.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Allman’s engaging, eye-opening, and heavily researched history of Florida spans half a millennium, from the myth of Ponce de León’s Fountain of Youth to the 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and it is a fulsome cavalcade of would-be conquistadors, epically corrupt and racist politicians, and oligarch wannabes."—Booklist"An immense and important work."—Bookforum"I loved Allman's extraordinary book. . . . Almost every county in Florida bears the name of a butcher, a slavedriver, a madman, a scoundrel or a thief, in a state where for half a millennium the governing mandate seems to be Defeat the Truth, Triumph over Reality. T.D. Allman's counter-narrative to all the pretty lies is a scouring hurricane of research, investigation, and soul-cleansing wrath, and I doubt there has ever been a better, or more important, book written about the Sunshine State, the birthplace of imperial hubris, American-style."—Bob Shacochis, author of The Immaculate Invasion and The Woman Who Lost Her Soul"Equal parts social analysis, historical review, and jeremiad, Finding Florida is a passionate, often scathing, and remarkably comprehensive encounter with a confounding, contradictory, and ever-elusive place. If your idea of hell is being chained to a galley oar between a politician and a Chamber of Commerce exec, then you are likely to love this book."—Les Standiford, author of Last Train to Paradise“Manuscripts repeatedly find their way into print that ignore the reality of Florida’s past and, in so doing, skew our understanding of what Florida has been, what it is now, what it’s likely to become, and what that means for everyone. T. D. Allman’s book turns all that on its head. It directly challenges the existing historiography with highly intelligent insight and crafting of narrative in a way that permits the reader to immerse himself in a world far from the expected one. Finding Florida is provocative to the point of daring. Thomas Jefferson claimed a little revolution was needed about every twenty years. Florida and its historiography is long overdue for one.”—Canter Brown, Jr., Professor of History, Fort Valley State University“An extraordinary tome . . . Finding Florida offers a history lesson that is long overdue."—Birmingham Times“For the general reader, Finding Florida is a catalyst for hearty discussions and more reading.”—Authentic Florida“Finding Florida is fascinating, comprehensive, and accessible to the non-specialist reader. While Allman covers an enormous amount of material—taking Florida from uninhabited swampland to the sidewalk culture of South Beach—he does so in such engaging ways that the reader is never overwhelmed. Indeed, each chapter is in itself a satisfying and illuminating narrative, stock full of vivid characters. Somehow he has managed to pull together a compelling read without sacrificing historical substance, a feat to which many professional historians aspire. His wry voice conveys a point of view that gently pushes readers to understand Florida as an American synecdoche.”—Glenda Gilmore, Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History, Yale University“Allman provides connections between events, trends, individuals, cultures, geography and geology that all worked to shape Florida’s past and our future. But the real reason to pick up this book is that it’s a ripping good read; with its fast pace, wry humor, polished prose, and compelling story, I just could not put it down.”—Thomas Van Lent, senior scientist at the Everglades Foundation“[From] a raconteur of rare qualities . . . [one] of the fiercest and most prescient nonfiction books written about the Sunshine State in the past 40 years.”—Palm Beach Arts Paper“Finding Florida is a must-read for any Florida resident who is interested in the state’s history.”—EU Jacksonville Magazine

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57 of 64 people found the following review helpful. Finding Florida: Fact, subjective journalism or diatribe? By John Williamson I'll sum up my feelings on this book in three words for those who scan reviews looking for some assessment: depressing, demoralizing and disheartening.It's quite clear that native Floridian and author T.D. Allman did extensive research in his new book Finding Florida, but for this reader, a former Florida resident for many years, it's apparent that there should have been some fact checking done before publication. Mr. Allman is well-educated author and an accomplished journalist, with years of experience under his belt, and should be quite experienced with the checking of facts.The book starts off well, and his Prologue kicks the theme off well, with somewhat snarky mentions of Florida's unique geography, the search for gold by Spanish explorers, sinkholes, alligators and palmetto bugs (referred to as "Floridaese for giant flying cockroaches"), which made this former resident smile, as many of us had poked jibes at these for many years. Then there was this passage:"Florida is the Play-Doh State. Take the goo; mold it to your dream. Then watch the dream ooze back into goo. People are constantly ruining Florida; Florida is constantly ruining them back."Will admit that I laughed at this and a few more descriptions... until I reached page viii, where part of a sentence jumped out at me: "Florida lacks alluvial soil..." This statement jolted me, remembering back to junior high in Florida when I received a verbal smack down from a teacher for missing the word in a quiz. Florida has no alluvial soil? It's mentioned in Hollee Temple's 2006 book, The Florida Quiz Book: How Much Do You Know About Florida?, in reference to Florida's alluvial sinkholes on page 116, and again on page 125, regarding the classifications of the state's rivers. Alluvial is the first one mentioned. I won't get into the alluvial soil that exists in Paynes Prairie, just south of Gainesville, which is well remembered from my own college days there.This may seem picky, but it's an example, and it had me putting a multitude of Post-It notes throughout the +500 pages of this book, then going onto the Internet to see if others had stumbled into errors in this book. I was not alone; there were a number of them, with the most prominent being published by the Tampa Bay Times on April 3, 2013, entitled "Finding flaws in 'Finding Florida' by T.D. Allman," in which the staff writers noted that they 'kept finding forehead-slapping errors' among other things. A copy of the author's response to the paper was also published, as there are always two or more sides to every story.For this reader, it became an exercise in trying to avoid the minefields of the errors while trying to enjoy the book, but by the end my copy was bristling with Post-It notes from a few pads. What had started off as an enjoyable anticipated read had declined into a wearisome exercise of reading an author's often highly-subjective comments about the history of the so-called Sunshine State. There were parts where this reader could laugh, as some seemed to be spot on. Other parts seemed to be pure drivel, but there's no point in dwelling on them here. I won't pick apart the errors, as others have done that more eruditely.The back cover calls this "the first modern history of this important place," though that might be considered to be quite subjective. Author Allman does cover the history of Florida from the time of Juan Ponce de León to Trayvon Martin, and some of what we read can be illuminating. But there has always been a myth enveloping the state, ever since the elusive search for gold and the Fountain of Youth, so its story has been written and re-written many times over. Why should this version be any different?If you want straightforward journalism about the state, Florida native Carl Hiaasen's 1999 classic Kick Ass might be a better source, which highlights some of his best columns from the Miami Herald. That's just a subjective opinion.As an authoritative and definitive history, it wasn't that for this reader. As an interesting and decently written work, it's probably a good 3-star read, about the same as his earlier Rogue State: America at War with the World. If you read it as historical fiction, you might find it to be better. Finding Florida was a book that I hoped to enjoy. Instead, I found it to be depressing, demoralizing and disheartening, as noted in the beginning. The reader will have to determine if it's fact, subjective journalism or diatribe.4/24/2013

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful. A bleak look at Florida By wogan There are many facts in this book that are interesting, such as Florida is the only state with no metals and then when you think you know it all, T.D. Allman proceeds to dispel absolutely every historical fact that you have been taught about the state and its history. It is a fact that much of what is written in history textbooks is a glorification of conquering the land and the native peoples and definitely the saying that history is written by the winners is a fact. The problem with this history is that it is written in a seemingly angry, sarcastic manner and in in a way that is completely critical of everything about the state and the federal government. The only person that comes out without criticism is Claude Pepper, who definitely had his faults too.Absolutely everything that Allman writes concerns that fact that history has been fabricated by everyone, except him.The atmosphere in Florida is to blame the victim, whites can shoot, maim kill other races with no punishment even today. Almost every chapter brings up and compares what is happening to the admittedly little known and horrid massacre at Fort Negro. It is as if this is the only place in the world that carnages and injustice has prevailed. He constantly reminds readers that anyone who has brought fortunes to Florida has been wiped out, with the exception of Walt Disney who lied and finagled his way into skirting tax and environmental laws which every rich person in Florida gets to do. Even the poor do not complain as their access to beaches is constantly blocked so that bridges can rise to let the rich yachts sail by.Allman seems to take pleasure in describing the blood and gore, massacres and killings. He tells how the confederate army`s fighting was not a trail of glory but of blood, pus and vomit. Contrary to most histories he sets out to prove that Dr. Mudd was actually involved in the conspiracy against Lincoln, because he set Booth's leg and lied about it.There is no real mention of WWII in the state and the influx of servicemen and airbases, but yet this is supposed to be a complete history. He does spend a short amount of time on the space race and Cape Canaveral which he dismisses as an expensive amusement park, pretending that it is close to Orlando and of course the space race gave us no useful scientific knowledge in his view. He does go into the deceitful practices of the government and NASA which caused the Challenger explosion. And of course two of the hijackers on 9/11 were able to learn how to fly but not land, because the Florida government exists to make money, not protect the public. The diatribe continues with Katrina (hurricanes don't abandon people, our government just guns them down when they are trying to reach safety) and also invading Iraq because of mass weapons of destruction.One wonders is there anything good in Florida. He certainly doesn't think so. It is, from what you read in this book a culture and state that does not teach anything in their educational system, the politicians and the government all lie; there is injustice for everyone unless you are rich or living in the protected enclaves of the well to do. The climate is horrible, it is a lie that it is a sunshine state, it has frost and cold and more rain than almost any other place. You either live in a trailer or a McMansion. The state does not support programs to help its people and the Miami area is an example of; if a non-human species was there, a biologist would call it a Florida infestation.This is an extreme and angry book that has as its purpose - to tell everyone that Florida rips everybody off. The pages seethe with anger against one and all and anyone connected with Florida.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Tabloid history at it's worst By R. C Sheehy I had to struggle to read through this entire book hoping against hope that at some point it would turn into something decent. Instead it is nothing but tabloid stories where nothing good nor even decent came from Florida. The state was run by no one but racist demagogues who accomplished nothing of substance. They are all liars and thieves and anyone who ever set foot in Florida did so because they were either a fool or a con-artist. It is odd that nothing of any value came from Florida. No mention of the accomplishments by natives and no mention of anything good.This book is just rubbish and I suggest you not waste any time reading it.

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The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean

The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century (Classic Reprint), by Wilfred H. Schoff

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Excerpt from The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First CenturyThe Philadelphia Museums came into existence some fifteen years ago with the avowed purpose of aiding the manufacturer in taking a larger share in the world's commerce.They have lost no opportunity in presenting to the inquirer the trade conditions of all parts of the world.More than four years ago the Museums undertook the work of making a graphic history of commerce from the earliest dawn of trade and barter down to the present time. The author of this translation was entrusted with the study and preparation of the exhibit, which in its early stages of development was shown at the Jamestown exposition. It was in the preparation of this exhibit that attention was directed to the Periplus, and its interest in the early history of commerce appreciated. The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea is the first record of organized trading with the nations of the East, in vessels built and commanded by subjects of the Western world. The notes add great interest, giving as they do an exhaustive survey of the international trade between the great empires of Rome, Parthia, India and China, together with a collection of facts touching the early trade of a number of other countries of much interest.The whole trade of the world is every day coming more and more under exact laws of demand and supply. When the history of commerce from its earliest dawn to its present tremendous international proportions shall be carefully written, the Periplus will furnish a most interesting part of such early history, and the Commercial Museum will not have to apologize for rescuing this work from obscurity and presenting it to the general public.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Periplus of the Erythræan Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century (Classic Reprint), by Wilfred H. Schoff

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1701002 in Books
• Published on: 2015-09-27
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 9.02" h x .69" w x 5.98" l, .98 pounds
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Good, but Out-dated By Eric M. Kazmierski This work written by Schoff in 1912 is one of the first published pieces on the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. The Periplus, by an unknown Greco-Roman merchant living in Egypt in the first century A.D., has fascinated scholars interested in Roman trade with Arabia and India. Although the following commentary of the translation is a bit out-dated, the book remains one of the few works concerning the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea still available to purchase. Lionel Casson's Periplus Maris Erythraei, published in 1989, is much more accurate and contains the original Greek writing but it is however very hard to come by. Overall, a good book for someone just begining to learn about Roman trade with India and Arabia. I would also reccomend The Commerce Between the Roman Empire and India by E.H. Warmington.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Periplus Of The Erythraean Sea A review By N.K.N.Rao 1. There are problems with the print and quality of paper used. Some pages have very light print barely visible. I bought the book for its invaluable information on sea trade flourishing on the Indian subcontinent at the turn of the 1st century.2. There is an invaluable map in the older editions . Though it is listed in the index it is missing from the copy I received. I would be grateful if it can be mailed.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Ship Captain's viewpoint By Kindle Customer This is very interesting and shows not only what was being traded, but to what peoples used the products. It gives a depth of information of where the products came from.You get the idea it was being written for their family of traders and that the information was proprietary just to them. We know the ancient traders protected the sea route information.For a Historian this is an invaluable work, and for example the sailcloth they used came from Egypt. They were the only ones able to produce strong enough linen.

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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II,

The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II, by Charles River Editors

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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battle written by participants on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “We underestimated the enemy's strength, as well as his size and climate.” – Heinz Guderian World War II was fought on a scale unlike anything before or since in human history, and the unfathomable casualty counts are attributable in large measure to the carnage inflicted between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during Hitler’s invasion of Russia and Stalin’s desperate defense. The invasion came in 1941 following a nonaggression pact signed between the two in 1939, which allowed Hitler to focus his attention on the west without having to worry about an attack from the eastern front. While Germany was focusing on the west, the Soviet Union sent large contingents of troops to the border region between the two countries, and Stalin’s plan to take territory in Poland and the Baltic States angered Hitler. By 1940, Hitler viewed Stalin as a major threat and had made the decision to invade Russia: “In the course of this contest, Russia must be disposed of...Spring 1941. The quicker we smash Russia the better.” While a legend exists today that Hitler's strategic fecklessness destroyed Germany's chances, despite the wise objections of the Wehrmacht general staff (OKW), the actual situation in 1941 resembled the precise reverse of this familiar historical trope. The historian Robert Forczyk argues convincingly that the Fuhrer retained his full strategic acumen in 1941, until he ill-advisedly adopted the suggestions of the OKW and diverted forces in a winter campaign to seize the Soviet capital, leading to the Battle of Moscow. The Third Reich's dictator initially viewed Moscow as a relatively trivial objective, only to be seized once the Red Army suffered defeat in detail. In fact, he planned a pause during the bitter Russian winter, conserving German strength for a fresh offensive in spring of 1942. Wisely, According to Chief of Operations Colonel Heusinger, Hitler manifested “an instinctive aversion to treading the same path as Napoleon [...] Moscow gives him a sinister feeling.” Despite the obstructionism of the OKW General Staff - centered around Fedor von Bock, Franz Halder and Brauschitsch, who obsessed over taking Moscow and reacted to the Fuhrer's focus on the south with open rage and contempt – the southern offensive went ahead, securing another stunning victory over the Soviets and seizing the economically vital Donets Basin. In the meantime, Stalin immolated hundreds of thousands of his own soldiers in futile attacks against Army Group Center, holding the German front facing Moscow. Halder ultimately drafted the plan for Operation Typhoon, the October 1941 thrust towards Moscow, and Hitler showed considerable reluctance to agree to the attack, believing it best if the Germans suspended operations until spring. Halder and his OKW clique persisted, however, badgering the Fuhrer until Hitler imprudently yielded to their demands. The head of the Third Reich apparently succumbed to Halder's and Bock's importuning mostly due to unrestrained ebullience over the southern success. He felt that at this stage, “nothing could go wrong.” In doing so, he forgot the keenly insightful precept of the 17th century samurai general Oda Nobunaga, who declared, “After a victory, tighten your helmet straps.” Far from maintaining his focus, however, Hitler relaxed and let his guard down. His surrender to Halder's impractical plan signaled the beginning of an ominous reversal of Wehrmacht fortunes whose seeds sprouted at the Battle of Moscow. The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II chronicles the operations that saw the Soviets push back the Nazis from their capital. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Battle of Moscow like never before.

The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II, by Charles River Editors

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good synopsis By JOHN FERRARO I didn't look closely enough so consequently was not aware how brief this book is. It is basically a quick overview and as such is a good, short resource. In my view Anthony Beevor's still somewhat recent book on this chaotic and complex battle remains the best. This short work probably reaches its peak while describing the great encirclementss around Bryansk and Vyasma. The author has a true talent for describing the absolute horror of it all while at the same time not sinking to using overly graphic depictions of this epic struggle. Give it a try if you are seeking a one night fast read.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Concise yet detailed By Stan L. Maddox A solid 4 stars. A good balance of detail and pace. The author provides just the right amount of context while keeping the subject in focus. I enjoyed it.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five Stars By Cliff H. Good description in brief form of Battle of Moscow

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Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Vol II: Artillery in Siege, Fortress, and Navy, 1792-1815,

Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Vol II: Artillery in Siege, Fortress, and Navy, 1792-1815, by Kevin F. Kiley

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Napoleonic artillery can usually be divided into two types: field, or light artillery which was employed by the armies on campaign and in the field and siege, or heavy artillery, which was employed in siege operations and against opponents holding the fortresses against them. While field artillery consisted of calibers up to and including 12-pounders light enough to keep up with an army on the march and in combat, siege artillery was of the heavier calibers and intended as ‘battering pieces’ which could destroy fortifications through bombardment. Similar garrison artillery was mounted on different gun carriages and employed to counter the siege operations and siege artillery of the opposing forces. Serving alongside the artillery men the engineer arm displayed its expertise in the various operations needed to take or defend a fortress. Naval artillery would, along with the skill and seamanship of the naval officers and ratings who worked the ships, determine who would be victorious at sea. Naval guns were generally of two types, guns and carronades and ranged in caliber from relatively small 9-pounders to 32-pounders for guns and even larger calibers for the short-ranged and deadly carronades. This volume chronicles the story of the guns and men during the twenty-three years of almost continuous warfare from 1792-1815 from the battlefields of continental Europe to the almost primitive terrain of North America and of the seas, lakes and rivers that connected them.

Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Vol II: Artillery in Siege, Fortress, and Navy, 1792-1815, by Kevin F. Kiley

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• Published on: 2015-09-19
• Original language: English
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Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars Vol II: Artillery in Siege, Fortress, and Navy, 1792-1815, by Kevin F. Kiley

About the Author Kevin F. Kiley is a retired US Marine Corps artillery officer. He is a graduate of West Point and has a master's degree in Military History from Norwich University. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, Daisy, and his son, Michael.

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23 of 30 people found the following review helpful. an impressive first salvo By D. Brown Kevin Kiley's first book is a handsome volume that examines Napoleonic artillery, its theories and practices during the time when artillery began to become an equal partner in the business of battle. Its 290 pages are liberally filled with fascinating period engravings, clear maps and sixteen pages of black and white plates. Although it leans towards the French experience it also contains an abundance of material on Austrian, British, Prussian and Russian usage & mentions many more countries including the Americans at New Orleans in 1815.Napoleon himself began as a gunner. You would expect a plethora of works focusing on the artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, but Mr Kiley's book, "Artllery of the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815" is the first of its kind written in English.I think it will be a landmark volume and an important part of anyone's Napoleonic library.The book contains a panoramic view of the artillery of the period & the men who used it to such deadly effect & a detailed analysis of the science & art of gunnery of the era.It encompasses a breadth of knowledge that pays heed to developments of the seventeenth century as well as a depth that explains how primers were made, for example. It ends with eponymous chapters on some of the great artillerists of the Age such as Smola, Senarmont, Eble, Ramsay & Drouot.The book is peppered with primary source quotes that support the authors' views. Indeed, the work is well-supported with a cornucopia of diverse sources.I must emphasize that the book is extremely readable. It marries a passion for the subject with a the cool technical eye of a former gunner who certainly knows the business. It will bear several readings and serve as a source of information indefinitely.It does deal with some controversial issues. The author acknowledges such, clearly makes his case and, I daresay, the reader will make up their own mind. I found it credible.I would recommend this book. I believe the recent rash of Osprey books on various national artilleries may prove to be a useful supplement but nowhere else will you get one volume that covers so much, so clearly, so well.

21 of 29 people found the following review helpful. Needs an editor By Rod Glenn' This is a book that I really wanted to like. The author knows his subject backwards and forwards, and the contemporary drawings that are included are extremely rare. Unfortunately, too often I found myself reading material in one chapter that had previously appeared in another chapter (sometimes peviously on the same page). Although his narrative passages were excellent (albeit borrowing heavily from Elting et al), when repeated ad nauseum, they lost some of their potency. Hopefully this very able author will soon be able to match his impressive knowledge with the writing skills that it requires.

24 of 34 people found the following review helpful. A wild chevauchee of blather... By a reader Having seen a good deal of discussion of this book in various Napoleonica forums, I was cautious in my anticipation, but was still not prepared for how goofy it is. Given comments about repetition and editing, I was expecting that occasionally the same information would show up in two different sections. But, no, that is not the problem. The problem is that the book is written almost as if it were a verbatim off-the-cuff lecture, and the same things are said 3-4-5 times in the various chapters, the sections, right down to paragraphs, where sentences within three lines of each other can say exactly the same things with different words.The repetition draws attention to another weakness, the thinness of the material. Most of the book describes the development of artillery through eighteenth century. The story of Gribeauval's contribution to French artillery is oft told, but not because his reforms, modeled after those of the Austrian Lichtenstein, are particularly notable. But rather because his long running conflict with Valliere is a case book example of bureaucratic infighting and court patronage under Louis XIV. The author ignores this conflict, while touting Gribeauval's ideas, a generation old by the outbreak of the Revolutionary Wars, as superior to every other nation's development, although they all borrowed from one another and pretty much followed the same paths.His argument is undercut, however, because he does not understand the technical aspects of his subject. So while he can identify distinctions in details, he cannot explain why they are better, except by assertion. The continental coalition powers elevated their guns with a screw driven wedge; the French with a screw driven platform. This is better, we are told, because, well, it is more "advanced" and more "precise". While there is no mechanical reason for it to be more precise, it's unclear what advantage that would offer since a recoiling gun needs to be repositioned anyway. But then the excellent illustrations (courtesy Steven H. Smith, I understand) clearly show the French heavy howitzer was elevated with a wedge, while a Hannoverian gun with a ratcheted chain driven platform goes entirely unnoted.The French used a prolonge - a piece of rope that tied an unhitched gun to the limber. This, we are assured, gave the French an advantage moving over rough ground. Why a gun careening behind the limber, catching every rock or sapling the limber avoided, or crashing into a braking team, would be an advantage seemed entirely counter-intuitive to me. So I was much relieved when another author pointed out that the short trail of the French guns tended to make them unbalanced and caused the muzzle to catch on the ground when hitched, unless the onerous process of prying the gun from one mount point to another was undertaken. The prolonge wasn't a feature, it was a bug.The horizontal boring of gun tubes is superior to vertical boring. Why? Boring a solid tube is superior to finishing a hollow core. Why? Guns were lightened by advances in metallurgy. Which were? The block trail is superior to the bracket trail, if "for no other reason" than its tighter turning radius. Uh, that's clearly a function of the hitch design, and what exactly is the turning radius of a horse team? Lichtenstein's team included Rouvroy who was born in Luxembourg, left Saxon service for Austria in 1753, and was general by 1763. That's nice. What exactly did Rouvroy do???With so much hand-waving, there is less opportunity for the small errors that are difficult to avoid in these kinds of books, but the RHA was not completely re-equipped with 9pdr's for Waterloo. The Russian did not have two kinds of 6pdrs, and the Prussian did not lose the rest of the artillery at Friedland, as they weren't at Friedland. More alarmingly, the author does not seem to understand the Russian 1805 system did not fundamentally change the existing Russian equipment. But my favorite has to be the claim that a cannonball bounces erratically like a deliberately counterweighted lacrosse ball! Lacrosse balls are not deliberately malformed, and cannonballs are solid iron...When the book finally gets to discussing the actual use of artillery in the Wars, we get the same sweeping but vague assertions. Counter-battery fire is bad, getting lots of guns together is good (doh!). Claims that Senarmont introduced a new school of artillery tactics cannot be judged, as the old school is never very clearly explained. Oh, long passages from Tousard with gems like, "Fire on an extent which covers the amplitude with the divergency of your shots." Clearly all sides started using a lot more guns as the Wars proceeded, but what practical factors determined availability and effectiveness are still a mystery. The book is speckled with quotes words and phrases, but it's often unclear if they are being used for emphasis or cited from another work. When they are footnoted, the range of sources seems limited and often based on the opinions of modern authors.Anyone immersed in the era is not going to find anything to write home about. And those who aren't have a lot better choices than a survey of artillery generalities. I cannot recommend it, it desperately needed an editor, but it's not mendacious, so two stars...

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Americans have long heard the story of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charging up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. But often forgotten in the great swamp of history is that Roosevelt’s success was ensured by a dedicated corps of black soldiers—the so-called Buffalo Soldiers—who fought by Roosevelt’s side during his legendary campaign. Roosevelt admitted that the black troops actually spearheaded the charge, beating him to the top of Kettle Hill ahead of San Juan Hill, but later changed his story, claiming their perfor­mance was due to the superior white officers under whom the black troops served.   The Roughest Riders takes a closer look at common historical legend and balances the record. It is the inspiring story of the first African American soldiers to serve during the post-slavery era, first in the West and later in Cuba, when full equality, legally at least, was still a distant dream. They fought heroically and courageously, making Roosevelt’s campaign a great success that added to the future president’s legend as a great man of words and action. But most of all, they demonstrated their own military prowess, often in the face of incredible discrimination from their fellow soldiers and commanders, and rightfully deserve their own place in American history.

The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, by Jerome Tuccille

• Amazon Sales Rank: #319118 in Books
• Published on: 2015-09-01
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The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, by Jerome Tuccille

Review “There are many hidden or, in the case of African American soldiers, intentionally overlooked stories in American history. In The Roughest Riders, Jerome Tuccille offers a welcome corrective with this deeply detailed work.” —Scott Martelle, author of The Admiral and the Ambassador and The Madman and the Assassin "Jerome Tuccille's military history gives a more interesting, untold story." —The Roanoke Times“A page-turning adventure. Tuccille captures this timeless picture of struggling soldiers in the tropics. The Roughest Riders examines the ‘moral dilemma’of black soldiers in an imperialist war and clears the smoke of decades of misplaced credit and lays the laurels of bravery and honor at the feet of those nearly forgotten Buffalo Soldiers.” —Frederik Penn, National Park Ranger“Tuccille’s excellent descriptions give readers a graphic feel for the vicissitudes of jungle warfare and the grim racial and social realities that these men endured.” —Publishers Weekly“The book reflects extensive and detailed research and is written in convincing and readable prose.” —True West Magazine“Using firsthand accounts from soldiers and commanders as well as historical documents and insight, Tuccille’s lively writing puts the reader right in the heart of the Cuban battlefields.” —Houston Press“It is a page turner, a clear view of a pivotal piece of America's past.” —Maryland Capital Gazette“a book that far exceeds the current expectations of the reader.” —The Lone Star Book Review“Even readers who have never been interested in military history will find intrigue in Roughest Riders.” —The Guardian

About the Author Jerome Tuccille is the author of more than thirty books, including Hemingway and Gellhorn, Gallo Be Thy Name, and Trump, and has taught at the New School for Social Research in New York City.

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. American commanders and war correspondents had never seen men fight so bravely. By Paul Tognetti “Ahead and to the left of Roosevelt, Pershing told his men to charge. He positioned himself at the head of the black Tenth as he observed the entire field of combat. They were all engaged now, as Pershing reported on the action afterward: ‘Each officer or soldier next in rank took charge of the line or group immediately in his front or rear and halting to fire at each good opportunity, taking reasonable advantage of cover, the entire command moved forward as coolly as the though the buzzing of bullets was the humming of bees. White regiments, black regiments, regulars, and Rough Riders…unmindful of race or color, unmindful of whether commanded by ex-Confederate or not, and mindful of only their common duty as Americans.” -- pp 152--153It was an extraordinary amalgamation of fighting men that descended upon the island nation of Cuba in the summer of 1898. Following the sinking of the USS Maine in February American public opinion demanded retaliation against the Spanish occupiers and President William McKinley was all too happy to oblige. When McKinley ordered a naval blockade of the island nation Spain responded by declaring war on the United States. The stage was now set for what would eventually be known as the Spanish-American War. And because of the tropical climate McKinley and Commander of the U.S. Army Nelson A. Miles believed that black soldiers were better equipped to handle the heat and humidity. Thus the Buffalo Soldiers were destined to play a major role in the war. They fought valiantly alongside army regulars, volunteer units and of course Teddy Roosevelt and his legendary Rough Riders. Author Jerome Tuccille revisits several key battles of the Spanish-American War in his eye-opening new book “The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War”. You will discover that the hard fought American victory was due in large part to the courage, cunning and tenacity of these African-African soldiers whose enormous contribution has been grossly understated in the history books. This is an oversight that Tuccille hopes to correct with “The Roughest Riders”.As legend goes it was Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders that led the charge up San Juan Hill and spurred the Americans on to victory. This was the storyline being propagated by many of Teddy’s friends in what we would now refer to as the mainstream press. Clearly Roosevelt was an ambitious fellow who hoped to ride his military exploits to high political office one day. Not so fast. As the author points out this account of events was disputed by a number of the reporters and commanders who had witnessed first-hand what had actually taken place. According to reporter Herschel V. Cashin “If it had not been for the Negro cavalry, the Rough Riders would have been exterminated.” You will discover who actually reached the crest of San Juan Hill first and read the glowing accounts of the performance of the Buffalo Soldiers who were operating under the most difficult of circumstances. At the conclusion of the war it was the Buffalo Soldiers who were left behind to maintain order in Cuba. Many of these brave men would succumb to tropical diseases such as malaria, typhoid and yellow fever.In the latter chapters of “The Roughest Riders” Tuccille goes on to chronicle the exploits of the Buffalo Soldiers in the years following Cuba. The men were assigned to such far-flung places as Puerto Rico, the Philippines, along the Mexican-U.S. border and in Europe during the First World War. These were extraordinary warriors who overcame numerous obstacles. Although I am not a huge fan of books about military history I am pleased to report that Jerome Tuccille managed to command my attention pretty much from cover-to-cover. The Spanish-American War was a part of American history that I knew precious little about. I found “The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War” to be a compelling and very well written book. For those seeking additional information the author has included an extensive bibliography at the end of the book. Now there were an awful lot of players involved in the effort to eject the Spanish from Cuba. It did get a tad overwhelming at times so I really appreciated the “Cast of Main Characters” that the author provided at the beginning of the book. I found myself referring to it frequently. Meanwhile, there are also a number of important period photographs that will greatly enhance your understanding of the events being described here. I think you will agree that “The Roughest Riders” is an important addition to the history of this period. Recommended.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Interesting Topic, Disappointing Book By Theodore F. Schaaf Book describes the story of the regiments of black regiments in the U.S. army with and emphasis on the Spanish-American War and the subsequent fighting in the Philippines. Interesting topic; but, a disappointing book. Found the book lacked depth and critical analysis.The first part of the book was particularly weak. Was initially leaning towards two stars, However, the section on the fighting in Cuba was better and feel comfortable with three stars.The book included only three maps. None of them very useful.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Doesn't get to deep into any one person. I ... By John Williams Doesn't get to deep into any one person. I came away wondering where would we be as a society if black folks had been given a fair shot at the American Dream many fought to defend.

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A heroic symbol of the American imagination. A Short And Accurate Narrative Of Boone's Life And Adventures Compiled From The Draper Manuscripts And From Earlier Printed Biographies.

“Reuben Gold Thwaites, who succeeded Draper as Wisconsin’s State Historical Society secretary, certainly contributed (besides a well-written Daniel Boone’s biography based upon his predecessor’s work) his strong hand in harnessing some of Draper’s most critical Kentuckiana.” -Ted Franklin Belue, Hunters of Kentucky: A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792

“Thwaites was one of the founding generation of modern history. He transformed the society into a research center that complemented one of the nation’s most distinguished history programs at the University of Wisconsin, and he supervised the publication of collections of historical documents, which set the scholarly standard for modern historical editing….Thwaites was the first to suggest that placing Boone in realistic perspective required abandoning romantic interpretations.” -John Mack Faragher, Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer

Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas.

CONTENTS Preface I. Ancestry and Training II. The Nimrod of the Yadkin III. Life on the Border IV. Red Man against White Man V. Kentucky Reached at Last VI. Alone in the Wilderness VII. Predecessors and Contemporaries VIII. The Hero of Clinch Valley IX. The Settlement of Kentucky X. Two Years of Darkness XI. The Siege of Boonesborough XII. Soldier and Statesman XIII. Kentucky's Path of Thorns XIV. In the Kanawha Valley XV. A Serene Old Age

Daniel Boone, by Reuben Gold Thwaites

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Daniel Boone, by Reuben Gold Thwaites

About the Author Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853–1913) was an American historical writer. His books include "Father Marquette," "The Colonies, 1492-1750," "Down Historic Waterways," "Afloat on the Ohio," School History of the United States (1912), Wisconsin (1909), France in America (1905), Brief History of Rocky Mountain Exploration (1904), George Rogers Clark (1903) etc.; Editor of "The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents," "Chronicles of Border Warfare," "Wisconsin Historical Collections," etc.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Great Read! By Naiche This is the first book I ever read as a kid on Daniel Boone many moons ago. I probably have half a dozen books on his life and adventures now, but this is still one of m favorites. I think the reason I like it above the others is John Backless style of writing, it flows and he has a great knack of putting the story together without it becoming stilted. There are many great books out there about Daniel Boone but no matter which one you have this is a must to get in my opinion. The ones out there written in resent years have a few more updated facts, which of course is interesting to know, but this is still a great read!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A narrative history of Daniel Boone By Bomojaz John Bakeless's biography of Daniel Boone was published in 1939. Except for a brief study by Reuben Gold Thwaites published in 1902, it was the first biography of Boone that was historically significant; many at the time called it definitive. Later biographies of Boone have been published (most importantly John Faragher's LIFE AND LEGEND OF AN AMERICAN PIONEER in 1992), but Bakeless's book is still relevant if no longer definitive.Daniel Boone, the icon of the American pioneer, was born in Pennsylvania (a museum marks the spot of the original cabin in which he was born in Birdsboro) in 1734. Driven by land speculation and problems with the Quaker church, the Boone family moved to the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. Here Daniel attended "the College of the Wilderness," learning all there is to know about hunting and shooting and surviving in the wilds (he had very little formal education and could write barely anything more than his name).After a hunting trip to Florida, Boone in 1769 went on what turned out to be a two-year exploring/hunting excursion to Kentucky via the Cumberland Gap. A few years later, remembering the Gap, he began laying the Wilderness Road through it and settled what became known as Fortress Boonesboro. Conflicts with the Indians were frequent and in 1778 he was captured by the Shawnees, with whom he was a prisoner for three months. He escaped, however, and was back in Boonesboro in time to help defend it from the British and Indians.Land troubles and ever the wanderlust compelled Boone to move from Kentucky with his family to Missouri, near La Charette. Here he farmed and dealt with the Indians and probably thought it too was becoming too tame and "crowded," but before he could move further west, he died in 1820.Bakeless is an old-fashioned narrative historian who paints a large, colorful portrait of his subject and the world he inhabited. He is interested in the STORY of Boone's life and relates events in a narrative context. He doesn't neglect facts (indeed, many later Boone biographers have found little reason to alter his chronology or factual details), but stays away from political, psychological, and sociological analyses. He debunks legends where he can. Bakeless takes his subject seriously and relates his life in an interesting way. Still a joy to read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. one of the best! By Murray Pura This is one of the great biographies. It remains interesting and entertaining - and scholarly! - from first to last. It is one of those excellent reads that takes you back 200 years so that you can feel the autumn leaves under your feet as you slip silently through the great forests. If only the majority of biographies could be as well-written, well-researched and well-paced as this one. One of the best biographies of anyone that I have had the pleasure of reading. Highly recommended, even in the light of recent biographies of Boone.

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