Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 0374380244
ISBN-13 : 9780374380243
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Seeing the Elephant by : Pat Hughes

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by Pat Hughes and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Izzie wishes he could join the Union Army with his brothers, Ario and Cal. He wonders what it would be like to "see the elephant"—soldier talk for going into battle for the first time. But it seems the closest Izzie will ever get to battle is visiting wounded soldiers at a Washington, D.C., hospital, where his aunt works as an Army nurse. When Izzie meets a wounded Rebel soldier who will soon be sent to prison, he realizes that the war may not be as simple as he once believed, and "seeing the elephant" takes on a whole new meaning. Based on family history, Pat Hughes's beautifully crafted story is complemented by Ken Stark's exceptional watercolor paintings. Seeing the Elephant is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0252071263
ISBN-13 : 9780252071263
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Seeing the Elephant by : Joseph Allan Frank

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by Joseph Allan Frank and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, the two-day engagement near Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862 left more than 23,000 casualties. Fighting alongside seasoned veterans were more than 160 newly recruited regiments and other soldiers who had yet to encounter serious action. In the phrase of the time, these men came to Shiloh to “see the elephant.” Drawing on the letters, diaries, and other reminiscences of these raw recruits on both sides of the conflict, “Seeing the Elephant” gives a vivid and valuable primary account of the terrible struggle. From the wide range of voices included in this volume emerges a nuanced picture of the psychology and motivations of the novice soldiers and the ways in which their attitudes toward the war were affected by their experiences at Shiloh.

They Saw the Elephant

They Saw the Elephant
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780806189956
ISBN-13 : 0806189959
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Book Synopsis They Saw the Elephant by : JoAnn Levy

Download or read book They Saw the Elephant written by JoAnn Levy and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The phrase ’seeing the elephant’ symbolized for ’49 gold rushers the exotic, the mythical, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, unequaled anywhere else but in the journey to the promised land of fortune: California. Most western myths . . . generally depict an exclusively male gold rush. Levy’s book debunks that myth. Here a variety of women travel, work, and write their way across the pages of western migrant history."-Choice "One of the best and most comprehensive accounts of gold rush life to date"ˆ–San Francisco Chronicle

Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant
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Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0896725049
ISBN-13 : 9780896725041
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Seeing the Elephant by : Joyce Badgley Hunsaker

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by Joyce Badgley Hunsaker and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A workbook to provide exercises to teach students about the life of those who traveled on the Oregon Trail.

Have You Seen Elephant?

Have You Seen Elephant?
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Publisher : Gecko Press (Tm)
Total Pages : 33
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ISBN-10 : 9781776570089
ISBN-13 : 1776570081
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Have You Seen Elephant? by : David Barrow

Download or read book Have You Seen Elephant? written by David Barrow and published by Gecko Press (Tm). This book was released on 2015 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant wants to play hide and seek. See if you can help the others find him--he's very good at hiding This tale of absurdity is perfect for sharing with children who will love finding Elephant (and being faster at it than the boy in the book ). Watch out for the dog and the tortoise, too . . .

Seeing the Elephant

Seeing the Elephant
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Publisher : Monday Creek Publishing
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : 0692168486
ISBN-13 : 9780692168486
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Seeing the Elephant by : T. Harvey

Download or read book Seeing the Elephant written by T. Harvey and published by Monday Creek Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeing the Elephant: One Man's Return to the Horrors of the Civil War is a true story originally told in 180 letters written by Lieutenant Thomas S. Armstrong of the 122nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry about his experiences in the Civil War. T.W. Harvey has used those letters and other primary research to tell of those experiences from the decision to fight for his country and what it stood for, to being discharged after the Battle of Shiloh due to illness; to the decision to re-enlist knowing that he will see the horrors of battle once again and the possibility of death; to being captured at the Second Battle of Winchester; to endure the horrible conditions of prison life; to escaping from Libby Prison only to be recaptured; to being paroled and marching in the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln. Harvey recounts these events as they happened to an ordinary infantry soldier, one of 2.5 million men who served their country, both North and South, during the Civil War. He tells of the thoughts and feelings of Lt. Armstrong; his worries, fears, and concerns; emotions that every man in uniform felt against the background of the conflict that tore the North and South apart.

The Elephant Vanishes

The Elephant Vanishes
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780307762733
ISBN-13 : 0307762734
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Elephant Vanishes by : Haruki Murakami

Download or read book The Elephant Vanishes written by Haruki Murakami and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-08-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display. In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures. Includes the story "Barn Burning," which is the basis for the major motion picture Burning.