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Marlborough’S Siege Warfare, Mitchell Mcnaylor
The Evolution Of Western And Eastern Medicines: A Merging Of Opposites, Elizabeth Pratt Berry
The Evolution Of Western And Eastern Medicines: A Merging Of Opposites, Elizabeth Pratt Berry
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Cleopatra: Seductress Or Capable Leader?, Azra Baksic
Cleopatra: Seductress Or Capable Leader?, Azra Baksic
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Influencing Factors On The Rise And Fall Of The Ku Klux Klan, Kari D. Millet
Influencing Factors On The Rise And Fall Of The Ku Klux Klan, Kari D. Millet
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General Joseph Wheeler And The Mounted Rifles: Cavalry Proves Its Worth In The Chattanooga Area, Josh Correll
General Joseph Wheeler And The Mounted Rifles: Cavalry Proves Its Worth In The Chattanooga Area, Josh Correll
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There is a commonly held opinion among some historians that cavalry, men fighting from horseback, were obsolete by the time of the American Civil War. The problem with this perception is the definition of obsolescence. While it is true that cavalry as a charging, frontline force was mostly ineffective, this was not the kind of cavalry used in that conflict on a large scale. Instead, a new kind of cavalry, the Mounted Rifles, was put into practice by some of the commanders, most notably one of the Confederacy's youngest cavalry generals, Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler's cavalry instead worked within an army, …
Ӕmilia Lanyer's Place In The Literary Canon, Mary Beth Barton
Ӕmilia Lanyer's Place In The Literary Canon, Mary Beth Barton
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Aemilia Lanyer's poetry has been hidden in obscurity since its first appearance in 1611. Despite the efforts of Renaissance--and, more aggressively, feminist--scholars to bring her Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum to the attention of the literate public, the mention of Lanyer's name still elicits frowns and scratched heads from non-specialist readers. Attempting to canonize such a little-known author almost screams literary affirmative action to conservative readers, especially when the validity of Lanyer scholarship has not been determined. Before such action, affirmative or otherwise, can be taken, we must first define modern criteria for the literary canon, and then examine Lanyer's poetry …