When Frank J. Merli died in December 2000; he left many manuscripts related to Great Britain and the American Civil War. At the request of Merli’s widow; David M. Fahey has edited this volume for publication. It offers a spirited critique of the way historians have presented the international dimension of the American Civil War. The book offers a fresh account of the escape of the CSS Alabama from British territorial waters in 1862; the decision of its captain; Raphael Semmes; to fight a Union gunboat off the coast of France in 1864; and the curious story of a British-built Chinese flotilla that could have become a small Confederate fleet had negotiations with the Chinese not broken down. The book will appeal to naval and diplomatic historians and to all Civil War buffs.
#2589015 in Books Daniel Greene 2011-04-15 2011-04-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .75 x 6.00l; .92 #File Name: 0253223342278 pagesThe Jewish Origins of Cultural Pluralism The Menorah Association and American Diversity
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Pioneering Analysis that Could Yet be Developed FurtherBy Howard L. CortThe author expertly reviews the pioneering work of Horace Kallen; "The Menorah Journal"; and other individuals in the field of appreciating and articulating the substance and value of the diverse cultural; national; and "Peoples" heritages of North America.My only criticisms are actually "wishes"-- that he had defined his scope more broadly to include (1) "and Later Development" of Cultural Pluralism (occuring in the second half of the 20th Century); and (2)the relationship of this phenomenon to the history of Zionism and within the State of Israel. But that trulyis needed and hopefully will later be brought forth by the author and/or others.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. worthy discussionBy EdwardThe rolof Horace Kallen and numerous other Menorah intellectuals in formulating the foundational discourse and philosophy of cultural pluralism multiculturalism should never be forgotten. See also Elinor Joan Grumet's earlier study _The Menorah Idea and the Apprenticeship of Lionel Trilling_ as well as Stephen Fredman's crucial work titled_A Menorah for Athena: Charles Reznikoff and the Jewish Dilemmas of Objectivist Poetry_
