Books with author John Skinner

Excerpt from Little Incidents of the Battle of Lexington, MoThese innocent little words rather chafed me, so I concluded' that I would go north as far as Earlville and work at my trade till the war excitement subsided a little. So I started on my way, and while sitting in a seat musing over the ill luck that had sent me away from home the front door of the car opened and in came a fine-looking young man dressed in blue from head to foot. As he came up the aisle he looked on one side, then the other, till he came opposite where I was sitting, and then he bowed very politely and asked permission to share my seat. I granted it by moving over, and he sat down and. Commenced talking about different things, and finally the conversation led to the prospect of war. He handed me his card and said he was representing a company of infantry then drilling in Earlville.The name of the company was the Earlville Guards, and it was composed of men of his acquaintance. He knew-them to be good, reliable men, and was confident that they would make sol diers that could be trusted. The company was almost complete and was now awaiting an anser from Colonel James A. Mulli gan'in regard to acceptance in his brigade, located at that timeat Polk street barracks, Chicago. While we were talking we ran into Mendota, where we changed cars, and it was not long till we were in Earlville.I bade my new friend good-day and went in search of a hotel I soon found one, and found it full of boarders and travelers. It appeared to me that the whole country was represented in that crowd, and the talk was war! War! War! That kind of talk caused me to leave home so I left the hotel as soon as I got my dinner and went in search of work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. 2001 New York Yankees explores the way the team brought New Yorkers--and Americans--together after the September 11 disaster and showed the world how resilient our country is. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.

Most of the time sports are seen as the height of competition, but often they also bring people together in times of cultural, social, and political upheaval. 2001 New York Yankees explores the way the team brought New Yorkers--and Americans--together after the September 11 disaster and showed the world how resilient our country is. Includes ties to 21st Century themes, as well as infographics, timelines, glossary, and index.