Author: Irwin ShawPublisher:
ISBN: 9780450049620
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rich Man's War, Poor Man's Fight
Author: Jeanette KeithPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807875899
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
During World War I, thousands of rural southern men, black and white, refused to serve in the military. Some failed to register for the draft, while others deserted after being inducted. In the countryside, armed bands of deserters defied local authorities; capturing them required the dispatch of federal troops into three southern states. Jeanette Keith traces southern draft resistance to several sources, including whites' long-term political opposition to militarism, southern blacks' reluctance to serve a nation that refused to respect their rights, the peace witness of southern churches, and, above all, anger at class bias in federal conscription policies. Keith shows how draft dodgers' success in avoiding service resulted from the failure of southern states to create effective mechanisms for identifying and classifying individuals. Lacking local-level data on draft evaders, the federal government used agencies of surveillance both to find reluctant conscripts and to squelch antiwar dissent in rural areas. Drawing upon rarely used local draft board reports, Selective Service archives, Bureau of Investigation reports, and southern political leaders' constituent files, Keith offers new insights into rural southern politics and society as well as the growing power of the nation-state in early twentieth-century America.
Rich Man - Poor Man
Author: T. C. JuppPublisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
ISBN: 9780435270223
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : da
Pages : 36
Book Description
Saul er fremmedarbejder i London. Da han sender penge hjem til sine gamle, fattige forældre, tror de, at deres tilværelse vil blive bedre, men de får store vanskeligheder med at få pengene udbetalt
Beggarman, Thief
Author: Irwin ShawPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480408131
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A family confronts its dark past in this saga of murder, revenge, and redemption by the New York Times–bestselling author of Rich Man, Poor Man. In Irwin Shaw’s celebrated novel Rich Man, Poor Man, the Jordache clan was divided and scattered by the forces of American culture and capitalism after World War II. In this potent sequel, the family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family. Driven by his sorrow and a need for justice, Wesley uncovers surprising truths about his estranged family’s complicated past. Focused, forceful, and deeply moving, Beggarman, Thief is a stunning novel by a true American literary master. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
The Rich Man and the Poor Man
Author: Gustav NieritzPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539197768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This 19th-century retelling of Jesus' parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is spun out well. This is a newly reset version (and not a scanned reprint) of the 1875 edition.
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer
Author: Robert T. KiyosakiPublisher:
ISBN: 9781612680972
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
It's Robert Kiyosaki's position that "It is our educational system that causes the gap between the rich and everyone else." He laid the foundation for many of his messages in the international best-seller Rich Dad Poor Dad -- the #1 Personal Finance book of all time -- and in Why the Rich Are Getting Richer, he makes his case... In this book, the reader will learn why the gap between the rich and everyone else grows wider. In this book, the reader will get an explanation of why savers are losers. In this book, the reader will find out why debt and taxes make the rich richer. In this book, the reader will learn why traditional education actually causes many highly educated people, such as Robert's poor dad, to live poorly. In this book, the reader will find out why going to school, working hard, saving money, buying a house, getting out of debt, and investing for the long term in the stock market is the worst financial advice for most people. In this book, the reader will learn the answers Robert found on his life-long search, after repeatedly asking the question, "When will we learn about money?" In this book, the reader will find out why real financial education may never be taught in schools. In this book, the reader will find out "What financially education is... really."
A Rich Man Without God Is Just A Poor Man With Money
Author: Grunduls Co Leather PressPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781073481736
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Writing down your dreams and goals is the first step to reaching them! This beautiful lined journal is perfect to keep your notes and secrets safe. Cover: Paperback Size: 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94cm) - US Letter Cover Finish: Matte Pages: 100 Pattern: College Ruled (Lined)
Rich Man's War
Author: Elliott KayPublisher: Skyscape
ISBN: 9781477830840
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tanner Malone is starting to enjoy his navy post in the honor guard. After surviving violent conflicts with space pirates in the void, he hopes to stay out of the stars for a while. But when the government of Archangel, a prosperous Union state including four terraformed worlds, makes a dangerous decision to defy the Big Three's corporate dominance, war threatens the galaxy. The interstellar fighting escalates, and duty calls a reluctant Tanner to the front lines, where it becomes more and more difficult to tell the difference between politician, pirate, and protector. When secret intel reveals a vast network of bloody covert operations, along with a rigged economic system that enslaves its members, Tanner finds himself at the perilous intersection between the government, the Big Three, and pirates who will stop at nothing to remain free.
Rich Forests, Poor People
Author: Nancy Lee PelusoPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520073777
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Lots of Javanese peasants live alongside state-controlled forest lands. Because their legal access and customary rights to the forest have been limited, they have been pushed toward illegal use of forest resources. This book untangles the peasant and state politics which developed in Java.
Andrew Carnegie Speaks to the 1%
Author: Andrew CarnegiePublisher: Gray Rabbit Publishing
ISBN: 9781515400387
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Before the 99% occupied Wall Street... Before the concept of social justice had impinged on the social conscience... Before the social safety net had even been conceived... By the turn of the 20th Century, the era of the robber barons, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) had already accumulated a staggeringly large fortune; he was one of the wealthiest people on the globe. He guaranteed his position as one of the wealthiest men ever when he sold his steel business to create the United States Steel Corporation. Following that sale, he spent his last 18 years, he gave away nearly 90% of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities. His charitable efforts actually started far earlier. At the age of 33, he wrote a memo to himself, noting ..".The amassing of wealth is one of the worse species of idolatry. No idol more debasing than the worship of money." In 1881, he gave a library to his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1889, he spelled out his belief that the rich should use their wealth to help enrich society, in an article called "The Gospel of Wealth" this book. Carnegie writes that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner, arguing that surplus wealth produces the greatest net benefit to society when it is administered carefully by the wealthy. He also argues against extravagance, irresponsible spending, or self-indulgence, instead promoting the administration of capital during one's lifetime toward the cause of reducing the stratification between the rich and poor. Though written more than a century ago, Carnegie's words still ring true today, urging a better, more equitable world through greater social consciousness.
