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William Shea offers a gripping narrative of the events surrounding Prairie Grove, Arkansas, one of the great unsung battles of the Civil War that effectively ended Confederate offensive operations west of the Mississippi River. Shea provides a colorful account of a grueling campaign that lasted five months and covered hundreds of miles of rugged Ozark terrain. In a fascinating analysis of the personal, geographical, and strategic elements that led to the fateful clash in northwest Arkansas, he describes a campaign notable for rapid marching, bold movements, hard fighting, and the most remarkab
Prairie Grove, Battle of, Ark., 1862. --- United States --- History --- Campaigns.
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A detailed, revisionist study of the life and career of the great Italian scientist offers a focused analysis of Galileo's relationship with the Catholic Church, discussing the theological furor caused by Galileo's Dialogue, the scientist's own role in the conflict, and the events of his trial by the Inquisition. (Biography).
Religion and science --- Astronomers --- Christianity and science --- Geology --- Geology and religion --- Science --- Science and religion --- History --- Religious aspects --- Galilei, Galileo, --- Galileo Galilei --- Galilée --- Travel --- 215.4 --- 215.4 Strijd tussen Kerk en wetenschap --- Strijd tussen Kerk en wetenschap --- Galilei, Galileo --- Religion and science - History - 16th century. --- Astronomers - Italy - Biography. --- Galilei, Galileo, - 1564-1642 - Travel - Italy - Rome.
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DRAKE, STILLMAN -- 501 --- Astronomy --- -Science --- -Scientists --- -Professions --- Natural science --- Science of science --- Sciences --- Physical sciences --- Space sciences --- History --- Biography --- Drake, Stillman --- Galilei, Galileo --- -Knowledge --- Science --- Scientists --- History. --- Biography. --- Galilei, Galileo, --- Drake, Stillman. --- Knowledge --- Science. --- -History --- -Natural science --- Professional employees --- Galileo Galilei --- Galilée --- Canada
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The struggle for control of the Mississippi River was the longest and most complex campaign of the Civil War. It was marked by an extraordinary diversity of military and naval operations, including fleet engagements, cavalry raids, amphibious landings, pitched battles, and the two longest sieges in American history. This fast paced, gripping narrative of the Civil War struggle for the Mississippi River is the first comprehensive single-volume account to appear in over a century.
Vicksburg (Miss.) --- United States --- History --- Siege, 1863 --- Campaigns
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