Books with author Lee-Ann Stephenson

SUBJECTLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Presidents -- United States -- BiographyCONTENTSI. THE CHILD OF THE FORESTII. THE MYSTERIOUS YOUTHIII. A VILLAGE LEADERIV. REVELATIONSV. PROSPERITYVI. UNSATISFYING RECOGNITIONVII. THE SECOND STARTVIII. A RETURN TO POLITICSIX. THE LITERARY STATESMANX. THE DARK HORSEXI. SECESSIONXII. THE CRISISXIII. ECLIPSEXIV. THE STRANGE NEW MANXV. PRESIDENT AND PREMIERXVI. "ON TO RICHMOND!"XVII. DEFINING THE ISSUEXVIII. THE JACOBIN CLUBXIX. THE JACOBINS BECOME INQUISITORSXX. IS CONGRESS THE PRESIDENT'S MASTER?XXI. THE STRUGGLE TO CONTROL THE ARMYXXII. LINCOLN EMERGESXXIII. THE MYSTICAL STATESMANXXIV. GAMBLING IN GENERALSXXV. A WAR BEHIND THE SCENESXXVI. THE DICTATOR, THE MARPLOT AND THE LITTLE MENXXVII. THE TRIBUNE OF THE PEOPLEXXVIII. APPARENT ASCENDENCYXXIX. CATASTROPHEXXX. THE PRESIDENT VERSUS THE VINDICTIVESXXXI. A MENACING PAUSEXXXII. THE AUGUST CONSPIRACYXXXIII. THE RALLY TO THE PRESIDENTXXXIV. "FATHER ABRAHAM"XXXV. THE MASTER OF THE MOMENTXXXVI. PREPARING A DIFFERENT WARXXXVII. FATE INTERPOSESBIBLIOGRAPHY

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So just who is “Man’s Best Friend” anyway? Not cats, surely? They sharpen their claws on our furniture. They wail like banshees in the depths of night. They kill off our songbirds and expect us to be grateful when they bring half-dead mice into the family home. And worst of all, they leave their poop the length and breadth of my little patch of lawn. And what do we do in return? We print posters of them, looking cute as they sit in hand-woven baskets. We make them the subject of poetry collections and sing their praises in alarmingly popular musicals. Well, the time has come to redress the balance. And despite being renowned as one of the slowest moving mammals on the planet, Young Sloth reckons he might just be the beast to do it. He’s known a few dogs in his time, and he’s heard tell of quite a few more. And with the help of a thesaurus, his trusty rhyming dictionary and three close canine associates - Ulysses, Minty and Little Albert - he’s about to share their stories with you…Young Sloth’s Book of Consequential (Under) Dogs is one kennel’s attempt to reassert their pet power, as the four main characters decide to stage their own show, in best “let’s do it right here in the barn” tradition. As Ulysses reasons, "Every dog has got a tale to tell", and the venture is declared to be "of the canines, for the canines and by the canines”. Numerous other characters appear, including: a golden retriever who had to find his “fetch”; a French poodle, who joined the foreign legion to forget; a Russian wolfhound, who bemoans the mistreatment of space-dog Laika; a theatrical red setter, bemoaning how his years as an understudy can go so unrewarded; and a discontented stray, who insists that his rejection by Man means that Man must take some responsibility for his rebellious temperament. The tumult of stories also includes a meditation on the chasing of squirrels, advice on not barking at postmen, consideration of the packs various enemies – including cats and fleas - and a passing brush with fame, as newshounds and cameras arrive to report on this “impromptu cabaret”. However, as they relate the stories of their lives and times, the pack’s unity is threatened by friction and division, as different generations, breeds and temperaments rub up awkwardly against one another.Meanwhile, the puppyish basset hound, Little Albert, grows increasingly evasive and uncomfortable at his inability to contribute to the embattled proceedings. While he longs to find his own voice, the pace and pressure of events conspire to push him further from this goal. Can this particular kennel club hold it together for long enough to complete their project; can Albert find a way to bring harmony and hope, where there seems only to be discord and despair; and will the dreaded feline population continue to get the last laugh? Only time – and Young Sloth’s rusty old typewriter – will tell.Young Sloth's Book of Consequential (Under) Dogs combines prose with 32 original poems, and can be dipped into for the verse, or read cover to cover, as a continuous narrative. A perfect gift for animal lovers, poetry enthusiasts, underdogs of every breed, or the just-plain-curious. You might even let your cat have a surreptitious glance at it - after all, it pays to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org.