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Marrow of tragedy : [electronic resource] : The health crisis of the American Civil War. by Humphreys, Margaret.;
The Civil War was the greatest health disaster the United States has ever experienced, killing more than a million Americans and leaving many others invalided or grieving. Poorly prepared to care for wounded and sick soldiers as the war began, Union and Confederate governments scrambled to provide doctoring and nursing, supplies, and shelter for those felled by warfare or disease. During the war soldiers suffered from measles, dysentery, and pneumonia and needed both preventive and curative food and medicine. Family members -- especially women -- and governments mounted organized support efforts, while army doctors learned to standardize medical thought and practice. Resources in the north helped return soldiers to battle, while Confederate soldiers suffered hunger and other privations and healed more slowly, when they healed at all. In telling the stories of soldiers, families, physicians, nurses, and administrators, historian Margaret Humphreys concludes that medical science was not as limited at the beginning of the war as has been portrayed. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war -- and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Medicine, Military ; Public health; Nonfiction.; History.; Medical.; Science.;
© 2013.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=1356164 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The Borden tragedy : a memoir of the infamous double murder at Fall River, Mass., 1892 / by Geary, Rick.;
Retells the story of Lizzie Borden who was accused of being an axe murderer.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927; Borden, Abby Durfee Gray, 1828-1892; Borden, Andrew Jackson, 1822-1892; Murder; Trials (Murder); Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927; Borden, Abby Durfee Gray, 1828-1892; Borden, Andrew Jackson, 1822-1892;
© c1997., NBM,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of Macbeth / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616,author.; Mowat, Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century; Regicides;
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The tragedy of King Lear / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.; Mowat, Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul.; Folger Shakespeare Library.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-313).
Subjects: Lear, King of England (Legendary character); Inheritance and succession; Fathers and daughters; Kings and rulers; Aging parents; Britons;
© 2009., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mayday! Tragedy at sea : the sinking of the S/S Carl D. Bradley & S/S Cedarville / by Hopp, James L.;
Subjects: Carl D. Bradley (Ship); Cedarville (Steamship); Shipwrecks; Shipwrecks;
© 2008., Hopp],
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Lusitania : an epic tragedy / by Preston, Diana,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 502-510) and index.
Subjects: Lusitania (Steamship); World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; Shipwrecks; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© 2002., Walker & Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The tragedy of Julius Caesar / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.; Mowat, Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul.; Folger Shakespeare Library.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-247).Presents the annotated text of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans, including Caesar's trusted friend Brutus, to assassinate him on the Ides of March; includes supplemental materials.Editor's preface -- Shakespeare's Julius Caesar -- Reading Shakespeare's language: Julius Caesar -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- Julius Caesar: text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- Julius Caesar: a modern perspective by Coppélia Kahn -- Further reading -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
Subjects: Historical drama.; Caesar, Julius; Brutus, Marcus Junius, 85 B.C.?-42 B.C.; Conspiracies; Assassins;
© 2011., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
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The tragedy of Richard III / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.; Mowat, Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul.; Folger Shakespeare Library.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-366).Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and his theater, explanatory notes, and assesses the play in light of today's interests.Editor's preface -- Shakespeare's Richard III -- Reading Shakespeare's language : Richard III -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- The tragedy of Richard III : text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- Richard III : a modern perspective / by Phyllis Rackin -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
Subjects: Historical drama.; Tragedies.; Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485;
© 2009, c1996., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
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A people's tragedy : the Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 / by Figes, Orlando.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 862-894) and index.Illustrations -- Preface -- Glossary -- Notes on dates -- Maps -- Part one. Russian under the old regime: Dynasty ; Unstable pillars ; Icons and cockroaches ; Red Ink -- Part two. Crisis of authority (1891-1917): First blood ; Last hopes ; War on three fronts -- Part three. Russia in revolution (February 1917-March 1918): Glorious February ; Freest country in the world ; Agony of the provisional government ; Lenin's revolution -- Part four. Civil war and the making of the Soviet system (1918-24): Last dreams of the old world -- Revolution goes to war -- New regime triumphant -- Defeat in victory -- Deaths and departures -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. Within the broad stokes of war and revolution are miniature histories of individuals, in which Figes follows the main players' fortunes as they saw their hopes die and their world crash into ruins. Unlike previous accounts that trace the origins of the revolution to overreaching political forces and ideals, Figes argues that the failure of democracy in 1917 was deeply rooted in Russian culture and social history and that what had started as a people's revolution contained the seeds of its degeneration into violence and dictatorship. A People's Tragedy is a masterful and original synthesis by a mature scholar, presented in a compelling and accessibly human narrative.
© 1998., Penguin Books,
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Triumph and tragedy in Mudville : a lifelong passion for baseball / by Gould, Stephen Jay.;
Subjects: Baseball; Baseball--Miscellanea.;
© c2003., W.W. Norton,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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