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A history of the professional football team that began in Houston and was moved to Memphis in 1997. ... Read more

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Beautifully bound and illustrated volume on the Civil War featuring The Struggle for Tennessee, Tupelo to Stones River. ... Read more

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The Union fights to control Central Tennessee in 1862
"The Struggle for Tennessee: Tupelo to Stones River" is the second of the volumes in the Time-Life Civil War series dealing with the Western Theater of the war after the Battle of Shiloh.Obviously this part of the war has never received the attention of the Eastern Theater where Lee's Army of Northern Virginia dueled the Army of the Potomac, so there is something intrinsically interesting about finding out more about what was happening out West.James Street, Jr. presents his subject as a war of maneuvers in and around Tennessee.After the capture of Corinth, Mississippi in May 1862, a portion of Major General Don Carlos Buell's Union army was dispatched towards Chattanooga, the critical railroad center that was the gateway to Georgia.However, Confederate armies under Generals Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg moved from Eastern Tennessee into Kentucky to threatened Louisville and Cincinnati.After a drawn battle at Perryville, Kentucky on October 8, Major General William Rosencrans succeeded Buell and that December left Nashville to fight Bragg's reorganized Army of Tennessee near Murfreesboro, on the banks of Stone River.

Street divides these events into five chapters: (1) Heyday for Raiders focuses on the guerrilla tactics of both sides, including James J. Andrews stealing the Western & Atlantic Railroad locomotive named the "General," and the raids of John Hunt Morgan.(2) Stumbling Towards Perryville covers the Confederates campaign to retake Kentucky, or at least stop the Federals from moving deeper into Tennessee, climaxing with the Battle of Perryville where both sides claimed victory.(3) Clash at Doctor's Creek has Rosencrans' bringing a new spirit to the Army of the Cumberland preparing them for the key battle in the campaign.(4) The Fight for "Hell's Half Acre" tells the details of the first half of Battle of Stones River outside Murfreesboro on December 31, where the Confederates turned the Union flank in on itself like a jackknife.(5) Across Stones River and Back completes the battle as the successful attack of the Confederates on the left Union flank succeeded in driving the Federals behind the river, where massed artillery fire staggered the Rebels and set the stage for a successful Union counterattack.With this victory, the Union forces could plan their move on Chattanooga.

"The Struggle for Tennessee" is illustrated with the historic photographs, etchings and color sketches that have always been one of the richest parts of the Time-Life series.I appreciate the detail that Street is able to give to the Battle of Stones River, because by devoting two chapters to it he is able to elevate its significance in the Civil War in a way I have never appreciated before.The story of the Western Theater picks up in two volumes, one devoted to Grant's Vicksburg Campaign in "War on the Mississippi" and the other picking right up on this volume with "The Fight for Chattanooga." ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Crippled Laura Wingfield momentarily accepts reality and breaks free from the imaginary world of her glass animals when her mother arranges for her to have a gentleman caller. ... Read more

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Fast service and book was just as described.Thank you so much...I really appreciate it!

A play from a failed writer
The book, or at least my copy of it, begins by talking about Tennessee Williams' life as a failed writer before he started writing this play. I probably should have put it down then and there; the play unfolds to be exactly that, the work of a man who never should have been a writer. Williams really needed to learn how to show, not tell. It seems to be one of the most obvious and avoidable pitfalls, but this author fell for it so badly it ruins the play. For example, the play begins with a character, the narrator, talking about the play's meaning and giving the audience background. This is something that should obviously be done through the story, and not through direct explanation, and this theme returns in just about every scene. I'd stay away from this book if I were you.

One of my favorite plays to teach!
I love The Glass Menagerie, and love teaching it, as well. The characters are so unrealistic, but so clearly defined. Read it - and the rest of Tennessee Williams, as well!

The Glass Menagerie
The script was in excellent condition and it was received quickly. And the price was fantastic as well. Terrific!Thank you!

The Lives We Shatter
Most people have great difficulty grasping the themes, much less deciphering the symbolism and foreshadowing, embedded within great literature from "A Separate Peace" and "Catcher in the Rye" to "The Glass Menagerie."Each of these examples is an exemplary piece of art, but if for no other reason than the prolific nature of Tennessee Williams' calling compared to that of the other two authors, "Menagerie" deserves a special place on the mantle of top-notch reads -- not only literary but true brilliance with ink on mere pages of paper.
Some assign responsibility for the family's well-being on Tom's shoulders when all he longs for is a life of his own and at last arranges to flee his hellish world, aptly, via the fire escape -- whether it ends up going as he expects or not -- thereby "devastating" the others.Nonsense!Williams' ultimate points were two.The first was that Thoreau was right (in Williams' own depressed worldview) when he wrote in "Walden":
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet
desperation. What is called resignation
is confirmed desperation."
The second, which was quite a paradox to Tom's generally perceived as selfish desertion of the family, was that we all make our own lives.Tom simply chose to make his.
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Three timeless works by Tennessee Williams, the foremost American playwright of his time.

Sweet Bird of Youth
The Rose Tattoo
The Night of the Iguana ... Read more

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Stunningly Insightful
I hope to read this one many times.Each time will generate a new insight; a new revelation.The multi-layers of the human condition are all here in their raw glory.Williams could see well beyond the horizon from the atmospheric veranda at the Costa Verde.

Fantastic!

Classic
It's amazing how well the works of Mr. Williams have held up after all these years. Then again, when you write classics that's what they're supposed to do.

While all these plays are great, NIGHT OF THE IGUANA is by far his best.My favorite line:"Oh,God, can we please stop now."I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea.

But the most remarkable thing about Mr. William's plays are that, while they almost always deal with the south, decay, decadence, incredible insight into the human condition, and graphic and moving looks into the human heart, they are all completely different.How much this man must have lived to have produced this varied and complex a body of work.

If you're a fan of Southern literature, and especially Tennessee Williams, please check out some other "finds:"OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS by Capote, BARK OF THE DOGWOOD by McCrae, and AVA'S MAN by Bragg. ... Read more

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Highlights the attractions of Nashville, Tennessee, and the surrounding area, with an emphasis on Opryland and the other landmarks associated with the country music industry. ... Read more

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The best work of Tennessee Williams is both lyrical and brutal. His uncanny insight into individual failing and human frailty allowed him to create characters at once sympathetic and deeply disturbing. In his dramatic worlds, life rarely had happy endings; surviving to fight the next battle was victory enough. His own life mirrored the struggles he depicted in his work. Writing became his outlet and his refuge from bullying schoolmates, an alcoholic father, an overprotective mother, and his emotionally fragile sister, Rose. He wouldn t openly acknowledge his homosexuality, which deeply informed his work, until well into his adult years. As tormented as he was gifted, neither fame nor success would ever completely chase away his personal demons.I think writing is continually a pursuit of a very elusive quarry, and you never quite catch it,he once said.Others would disagree. His willingness to expose, and even celebrate, the darkest corners of the soul infuses Williams s plays with an emotional depth and clarity that continue to keep them relevant and relatable to readers and theatergoers. ... Read more

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Surveys the history, geography, people, cities, and other aspects of the state known for its natural beauty. ... Read more

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Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the state of Tennessee. Includes Internet links to Web sites. ... Read more

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Explores the sports, tourism, industry, environment, history, and culture that make Tennessee unique. ... Read more

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Surveys the geography, history, people, and customs of the state of Tennessee. ... Read more

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This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records andresources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on theTennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory ofextant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given:formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, publishedrecords (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS),manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could beused by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories toschool board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works. ... Read more