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100 year history of Thomas More University

Osborn's letters detail the role of the 1st NY Light Artillery in the battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Chattanooga. After enlisting at Watertown, NY, Osborn, who later rose to command of the 11th Corps artillery, recruited men for Battery D from Jefferson, St. Lawrence, and Lewis Counties, NY. His observations on command decisions and generalship are insightful as are his appraisals of McClellan, Hooker, Sherman, and Grant. The editors' chapter introductions provide context and historical perspective. Fully annotated and indexed.

Initially, the remote Cranberry Lake region attracted hunters and fishermen like Reuben Wood, world-champion fly caster. It also enticed artist Frederic Remington, writer Irving Bacheller, and Arts and Crafts movement philosopher Elbert Hubbard. Between 1886 and 1896, when railroads began to approach the lake, both industry and tourism were facilitated. Extractive industries like mining and lumbering coexisted with a lively trade catering to leisure travelers and recreationists. Several generations later, much of the natural beauty and wilderness characteristic of the Cranberry Lake region has been restored and is again the basis of its appeal. The communities that thrived along the railways--and the people who lived and worked in those communities--have a role in the area's social and industrial history that should not be forgotten.

Based on extensive research, this highly praised history recounts the 1932 march on Washington by 15,000 World War I veterans and the protest's role in the transformation of American society. "Recommended." — Library Journal.

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