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Posted by Contextual Learning on 4/1/2013 12:20 AM
After ten years of faithful service, Kate Sterner will be leaving the staff of Luther Seminary by mid-May. Kate has been a stalwart partner with us in the Contextual Learning department, our mainstay in dealing with applications and evaluations and all of those forms completed on-line, taking the jumbled mess passed on to her by others and converting it into the more polished "Ministry in Context" that you see, and shepherding diaconal students through their seminary program.
We …
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Posted by Contextual Learning on 4/1/2013 12:15 AM
In response to a student question as to whether parsonage value was taxable if provided by the church, tax accountant Mark Friesen has provided this information:
Like other fringe benefits, free or discounted church-provided lodging is usually subject to income and other taxes. To determine the fair market value of the housing provided to an intern, the church may check local newspaper listings for comparable rental properties or ask a local realtor for an estimate of the property's rental …
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Posted by Steve McKinley on 4/1/2013 12:10 AM
As I write this I prepare to say good-bye to whatever vestige of mature, cultured, intellectual status I might have previously claimed, revealing myself to be a total slob. As if you didn't already know.
Three tides converged at about the time I retired from full-time parish ministry:
What can I tell you? I confess to being a "Dancing With The Stars" …
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Posted by Contextual Learning on 4/1/2013 12:01 AM
After Easter, cluster meetings begin! Here's the schedule:
Washington Cluster: April 9-10, at Rainbow Lodge, North Bend, Wash. (Julie Josund)Twin Cities First Year Concurrents: April 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Luther Seminary, Northwestern Hall Room 230. (Steve McKinley)
Northern Minnesota-North Dakota Cluster: April 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Hope Lutheran Church, South Campus, Fargo, N.D. (Steve McKinley)
Twin Cities West Cluster: April 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Trinity Congregation/Augsburg College, Minneapolis, …
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Posted by Kathryn Ostlie-Olson on 3/1/2013 12:24 AM
In Paul's letter to the Galatians, the Apostle is writing to a community for whom he has real affection. You're familiar enough with Paul to realize that this love doesn't preclude the occasional reprimand or extended harangue. Paul is not afraid to list what he calls the "works of the flesh."
It's a pretty gnarly list—actions and attitudes, appetites and deeds that are destructive to community and to people—drunkenness and deceit, anger and anxiety. The chaos …
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Posted by Kate Sterner on 3/1/2013 12:20 AM
Pastors work in a complex financial situation. Their salary is frequently public and is approved as part of the church budget process. In addition, they have a unique standing before the IRS, both as common law employees and as self-employed for Social Security purposes. The complexities that result are often not well understood by pastors or their tax advisors, and there are specialists in the tax preparation industry who work solely with clergy.
But student interns are not yet clergy! It is important …
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Posted by Contextual Learning on 3/1/2013 12:10 AM
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 10. If you are one of our perfectionist interns, you will set your alarm clock for 2 a.m. when you go to bed on Saturday night, then wake up and push the proper buttons to set the clock ahead one hour. If you are a normal productive intern, you will set the clock ahead before you go to bed on Saturday night. If you are one of those I-do-my-best-work-at-the-last-minute (meaning I-only-work-at-the-last-minute) types, you might still be working on Sunday's …
Posted by Steve McKinley on 3/1/2013 12:06 AM
One of my great friends and mentors when I was a young pastor was the Rev. Elward (yes, Elward) O. "Ozzie" Hollman, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Windsor, Conn. Ozzie respected the high church liturgical tradition of the Episcopal Church, but led the liturgy in a very down-to-earth way, which was Ozzie's style in all things. He had a great gift for keeping things simple and cutting through to the core.
Ozzie was famous at Grace for one of his Easter sermons. He stood up in …
Posted by Kathryn Ostlie-Olson on 2/1/2013 12:30 AM
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.Let the fires of your justice burn.Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,And the world is about to turn.
Even as the sidewalks are still frozen here in St. Paul, and the ground is way too stiff and snowpiled to even think about planting and harvest, we are in a season of flux. This should come as no surprise to people in our line of work. We know the rhythms of liturgical years as well as program years. Like the slow rotation of the earth, even now …
Posted by Contextual Learning on 2/1/2013 12:28 AM
The CL office is running out of file space—and you can help. Once you've submitted your mid-year and final evaluations online, all we need from you are the signed signature pages that accompany them. There's no need for you to print and submit the entire evaluation form; we can access that portion online ourselves. So please think of our files (and consider the trees) when you go to print your evaluations—and just go for the signature pages.
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Why Apple Stock Is a Sure Bet to $650
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Carl Icahn insists that Apple's (AAPL - Get Report) stock is a no-brainer.
Apple stock closed Friday at $532.87, up 1.5% for the week. But the shares are down 4.4% on the year to date compared with the Dow, which is off by only 1.6%. So I agree with Icahn. Apple's stock is dirt cheap. Not only are the shares still down 7.5% from their 52-week high, but even when you strip out Apple's cash, these shares would still command a price tag north of $500.
First, Apple is coming off a quarter where it sold 51 million iPhones, which was a company record. But last week, the popular talking point was how Tim Cook has Apple on BlackBerry's (BBRY - Get Report) fast-track toward obscurity. Products from Samsung (SSNLN) and Google (GOOG) have caught up to Apple. No one is going to dispute that. But given the strength of the iPhone 5S and rumored iPhone 6, which is due out later this summer, Apple's stock remains a sure bet to $650 and higher.
Secondly, the Street continues to discount the impact of Apple's deal with China Mobile (CHL), which was made official last December. Analysts still haven't figured out how to model for this potential growth. But it was right in front of them -- plain as day.
Last month, when China Mobile, the world's largest carrier with more than 770 million subscribers, announced its annual earnings, the company said it added roughly 1 million iPhones in February, including 1.34 million 4G users. China Mobile's chairman Xi Guohua (then) told The Wall Street Journal that "most of them are iPhone users." Analysts failed to make the link to Apple. By focusing only on the fact that China Mobile saw its first profit decline in a decade, they did a disservice to investors. Based on Xi's remarks, investors should anticipate a nice boost to Apple's iPhone sales -- even though Apple management disappointed the Street with its second-quarter guidance. Assuming that China Mobile sales remain at the current pace, this should spur iPhone device sales by an additional 14 million to 16 million. Apple stock should respond by trading (at least) 18% to 22% higher in the next 12 months. This will place fair-value at around $650 by the beginning to 2015. And this doesn't even include the highly anticipated iPhone 6, which is expected to be bigger and sport a larger screen. This new iPhone is certain to give iPhone lovers a reason to upgrade. Not to mention, it will end the complaints about Apple not giving its customers what they want. There are those that have switched to Samsung phones due to their larger screens. So Apple is certain to win back those customers. Imagine the impact of a larger iPhone being accessible to 770 million China Mobile customers. While not all of them will decide to switch to a larger iPhone, or for that matter, an iPhone, the opportunity for Apple is there nonetheless. And Apple will have to start guiding according to its next product launches, since they will now include China Mobile within the global sales. This is because, unlike the past, China Mobile will get new iPhones at the same time as the rest of the world. What's more, as China Mobile's 4G service increases throughout China, this will add incremental growth to Apple's sales. The Street still has not made this correlation. Carl Icahn has, which is why he maintains Apple is a no-brainer. It seems foolish, at this point, to disagree. At the time of publication, the author was long AAPL and held no position in any of the other stocks mentioned. Follow @Richard_WSPB This article represents the opinion of a contributor and not necessarily that of TheStreet or its editorial staff.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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March 24, 2015
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February 26, 2015
ROME – Reducing consumer food waste could save the global economy up to $300 billion annually by 2030 as one third of all food produced worldwide ends up being discarded, a research group said on Thursday. Globally, the food wasted by consumers is worth $400 billion a year, and this could jump to $600 billion […]
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February 24, 2015
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U.K. retailers have already begun taking pre-orders for Sony's PlayStation 4, revealed last night at an event in New York City.
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So the leading Senator Harry Reid stated the Obvious(NY TIMES) " suggesting that Barack Obama could become the first African-American president because he was "light-skinned" and because he did not speak with a "Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
Now the republicians are calling him a racist and comparing Reid's comment to comments made by (obvious republican racist) Trent Lott said this (NY TIMES) "Mr. Lott spoke approvingly of Mr. Thurmond's 1948 campaign. "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years, either," Mr. Lott said"
Well...the truth will set you free!!
The country needs to come out of the closet when it comes to race. This issue runs deep.
This whole "dark skinned/light skinned" thing is nothing new. Harry Reid spoke the truth. If Obama spoke in an inarticulate manner, (like George Bush Jr) he would not have been elected. If Obama was dark skinned... he would not have been elected. I totally believe that. Part of the appeal of our President for blacks and whites... is that he is Bi-Racial. He is black and white.
Remember Obama's speech at the Democratic convention a few years ago? He said... "Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach our kids to learn — they know that parents have to teach, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. They know those things." Enough said.
I have to say that most of this country speaks in some sort of idiotic dialect...but the issue is the "Negro Dialect" so that's what I'm gonna talk about.
Even though this country is "integrated" it's really not. A large number of black people and white people just do not care to mix. And since there may be more white folks than black folks in this country...it's easy for a White person in "middle america" to only get information about Black people from what they see on Television.
Therefore... that "Negro Dialect" that the Senator is referring to is probably what is seen on TV. We all know that that accent is not associated with success. In popular culture and the media... this "Negro Dialect" is a benchmark of the un-educated. It is seen on Television shows like Cops, used by gangster thugs... you hear this "Negro Dialect" when you watch any given cop show or hospital saga or Tyler Perry Movie or TV show... we see the hookers and hospital victims, the finger wagging plus sized finger wagging "sistah"... may I also mention usually you you see these portrayals of folks they are...dark skinned.
(If you look at the movie "Precious" you see the impact of these images on a young dark skinned girl. I'll talk more about this in a future blog).
The truth of the matter is that since slavery... black and white folks have been programmed to react in a negative matter towards dark skin. (Our country isn't alone in this... it happens in London, India, Asia lighter=better in some viewpoints)
When OJ was in the newspapers... they darkened his mug shot. Michael Moore saw the obvious in "Bowling for Colombine" during the whole "Scary Black Men" section. I remember when I worked in an office and wasn't smiling... people were really intimidated.
Yes, I'm laying this all down quickly and with tons of unedited emotion. I am happy that this came out because it is what everyone is thinking. Recognize this...within the black community skin color is an issue. Jack & Jill (an elite private club for upper class African Americans) used to have a "Brown Paper Bag" test as one of their rules for admittance. If you were darker than a brown paper bag you would not be admitted into the club...even if your family had a ton of money. The World Famous Cotton Club only admitted light skinned show girls you see it in film from Lena Horne to Halle Berry...light is considered more appealing in the African american community. It's important for black folks to address our internal racism as well.
This skin color represents wealth, education, prosperity...white. While, in many opinions, the dark skin color represents poverty, ignorance, lack...black. I am not saying that is true... but I am saying that it exists and we never ever ever want to admit it or talk about it. We just live it and it festers and blows up every few years. I am also not saying that light skinned black people are perfect, more beautiful or better than dark skinned black people. Light skinned blacks have challenges as well... trying to be accepted as a "real" black person... connecting with the community being "black enough".
As someone who was called an "Oreo" when I was in urban black communities (Stupid term black outside white in the middle) and worse at my old High School in Northern VA... Robert E Lee (who's school flag is the Confederate flag) because I speak in a standard american accent... I say this... I am who I am. I was so happy to see Barack Obama become our President because he represented the best in all of us.. black and white. To see Michelle Obama a (dark skinned woman) as our First Lady...supporting him and raising two beautiful little girls. This represents the hope for our future. Yes you can be a dark skinned educated person who speaks like a Harvard grad because they grew up with a focus on education and went to Harvard!
And I just have to say... I'm so happy to have a President who represents this country with honor.
Here's some quotes from George Bush Jr to remind us of how it used to be...
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century." â¨...Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/15/95
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change." â¨...Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 5/22/98
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history."
...Governor George W. Bush, Jr.
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things."
...Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 11/30/96
Oh and just for fun lovely Mrs. Palin:
"Here in Alaska, we don't have hardly any black people, I never talk to them, so I was
surprised that a black girl beat me in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant"
"Todd and I talked about Hurricane Katrina as God's way of
cleansing New Orleans of the blacks who have sinned, the Bible predicted
it" (2005)
"I don't know a lot about Iran, I just heard that they are bad people"(2006)
"He can say he is a christian but as far as I'm concerned, Obama is a muslim, look at
his middle name" (2007) (from snoopes.com)
So let the discussion begin!!! I don't have an answer but part of the way of finding an answer is saying that there is a problem.
As one of the commentators said on an ABC talking heads show" Just because the conversation is about race..doesn't make the conversation racist."
I think that part of the problem is that for thousands of years, the other was seen as a possible danger/threat. If you look different and sound different, the you aren't of my tribe and don't have my best interests at heart. It's easy it be off hand and dismissive of someone who makes a racist remark, but looking at why people feel the way the do and how to fix it takes a little work. And we do need to fix it. Being provincial long ago was a benefit, today it is a detriment to modern society.
I disagree that this man made a "racist remark" he spoke the truth...
I think alot of white liberals are afraid to recognize this truth. In that way... hate to say... the Republicians are speaking some truth.
To say that Obama would not have been elected if he spoke like Snoop Dogg is the truth!! I don't want to have a President representing my country who doesn't choose to speak the english language in a way that brings pride to the country.
We all know what we think of when we think of a dark skinned Negro speaking in a Negro accent! Step & Fetchit, Amos and Andy, the characters that Tyler Perry writes... I wouldn't have voted for anyone like that either. Does that make me a racist?
Now... Martin Luther King was dark skinned with a negro accent that I am so proud of. I would have voted for him to be my president in 1960 if I was alive... oh wait... I wouldn't have been able to vote for President in 1960.
I think we need to get beyond the surface nonsense and discuss the fact that this dialect thing is connected to education.
The Accent/ intelligence equation....is not just connected to the "Negro Accent"
I am a dark skinned Negro, African American, Colored, Black Person. I don't have an "Negro" accent. When people talk to me on the phone... they think I am a white woman in her 20's from California or Nebraska.
When they see me... they are confused.
That's their issue... not mine. Okay... I feel another blog coming on...
Just think about how different accents a
There is so much work that needs to be done in our country to eliminate racism but it is imperative we take it on. Like a disease, it will not go away without acknowldegement, diagnosis and treatment. Reid's statement should be used to speak frankly. It's time. It's past time.
Yes, I am white. My husband is black (dark brown) and children and grandchild are in various shades of brown. While I agree that Obama's being light was an additional factor, I find it is also ironic because when my husband and I got married 33 years ago the primary argument against it was having "mongrel" children...something a certain judge in Louisianna was still trying to prevent recently. Light skinned blacks may be more accepted, yet the way that happens is not?...unless it is only accepted if the lightness was achieved by the master raping his slaves? I could go on and on but I'll stop now.
I hate the way the Republicans have jumped on this, but I would like to ask (and I'm asking myself this as well): Would it have played differently had it come out that McCain said this? I would like to think that I would have understood the remark as one meant through a political lens whether it came from a Republican or a Democrat. But I suspect that many of us would have taken umbrage, and in that matter, Republicans might well be onto something when they claim a double standard.
Love it!! You have brought a total different nuance on the subject from a perspecitve I don't have.
I wasn't saying lightness was only accepted by the "master raping his slaves"...
But from my perspective...
The issue of being lighter skinned in the African American community is an internal racial bias that is never brought up.
Many Dark skinned people in the past (and today) did not want to marry anyone who was dark because they did not want their children to be dark skinned.
There were more opportunities for you if you were lighter skinned. That was the philosophy. Assimilation. As much as possible. This is why the black power movement was so spectacular.
In my own family... my dark skinned West Indian Aunties did not want my Dark skinned Father marrying my Mom because she was 1 too dark... #2 A Southern Negro.
But my Daddy loves my Mom and it's interesting my one Auntie who opposed the marriage never married (she's in her 80's) the other married a light skinned man who cheated on her and they divorced back in the 60's and she never married again (she's in her 90's)... While my Parents are healthy strong and married for 51 years.
In the entertainment industry... The Cotton Club only allowed it's show girls to be light skinned... from Lena Horne to Halle Berry the standard of beauty for African American women has been to have lighter skin and straight hair. Closer to white.
This issue is so confusing... on one end the black community looked down on interracial parings.. yet the highest standard of beauty in the community was how light is she... does she have good hair? Everyone was so upset when a light skinned child was born with kinky hair. Can you imagine?
These are the effects of colonization my friend.
Many Dark skinned black men preferred to marry light skinned women because they were considered more beautiful... closer to white.
Some folks in the "Black Community" believe that now since interracial relationships are more accepted... Black men are overlooking light skinned women and happy to be with any woman as long as she is white.
These are all issues that are floating around under the surface that none of us ever talk about except in the "same race & gender" conversations we all may have.
I'm not sure if your husband would even be aware of this particular history... many black folks don't want to talk about this at all.
The fact that you and your husband are together is a miracle. Your love is an example that love is the answer.
I'm sure if you have been together so long.. you know about all I speak and more.. and the fact that you are still together speaks volumes....
Consider that Bush mispronounced things (nuclear) and made gaffs all the time but was given a pass. I don't think Obama would have the same equality. In Bush it's a non-issue, for Obama it's crucial. Palin barely has a coherent thought, but she's acceptable. If Obama was this way they'd say he was on drugs. Sexism? Racism? I dunno.
I am saying he spoke the truth.
Who said what when is not really relevant... what is relevant is that it was said and everyone knows people in this country have thought about this.
Equating skin color and accent to competence and intelligence is done all the time and that's what I'm discussing in this blog.
let's dig deeper and hear about what you think about the real conversation.. not the superficial stuff...


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Embarrassment … it is part of being a parent to a toddler! I mean, let's face it – they just don't know any better when they are this young.
I can think of a number of instances in the past couple years when the kids have blurted out the word penis in public. They've picked their noses, and as I ran with a wipe to snag it off their fingers, they shoved it right into their mouths — in a room full of people. And my face turned beet red.
But it is par for the course right?
Over the past couple days a knock-knock joke involving a penis, apple, and banana caused me a great deal of embarrassment. So, I asked my readers what has been the most embarrassing thing their toddlers have done in public.
And boy did I get some hysterical answers that kind of made the inappropriate knock-knock joke seem like a cake walk.
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"A graceful and engaging blend of McPherson's scholarship and stylish writing.... McPherson's admirers know he amply demonstrated his talent for this style of writing on an epic scale in his Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Battle Cry of Freedom,' which covered the entire war.... 'Crossroads of Freedom' is a small but valuable gem that similarly teaches and entertains."--Michael J. Larkin, Boston Globe
"Haunting.... In some of the letters of surviving soldiers, there is a sense that the horror would forever escape the capabilities of their language and remain lodged only in their nightmares."--David Remnick, The New Yorker
"In McPherson's hands, the Battle of Antietam gains an urgent immediacy...his brief narrative is driven by an awareness of the element of contingency, the 'what if' of history. By showing how Antietam changed the course of the Civil War, 'Crossroads of Freedom' suggests how the outcome may have shaped world history."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"McPherson is the preeminent historian of the Civil War.... His mastery extends from military affairs to politics to diplomacy, and he never loses sight of the human beings, both great and small, caught up in the war's vortex.... McPherson is a master of the miniature as well as the panorama, as he made plain in his two previous books about the loyalties and issues that inspired men on both sides of the Civil War. Indeed, by contrast with the earnest, step-by-step and shot-by-shot accounts of Gettysburg now being inflicted upon those of us who simply cannot read enough about the Civil War, 'Crossroads of Freedom' is a model of economy."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post
"A wonderful new book.... In this slim volume, he skillfully weaves military, diplomatic, and political history into a seamless, highly readable narrative. This effort is intended for the general reader, not the academic expert, but the scholar's attention to precision and detail is evident on every page. Books that deal with seminal events in American history while remaining faithful to historical scholarship and readable by laymen do not come along very oftern. But when they do, they should be read. History doesn't get any better than this."--Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor
"Today, the Antietam battleground is a place of death, sadness and too many monuments. Unlike Gettysburg, there was no brilliant presidential address afterward to give Antietam a wider meaning. Fortunately, readers can turn to 'Crossroads of Freedom' to gain historical perspective about the larger aims of the war."--Herbert Mitgant, Chicago Tribune
"Crossroads of Freedom is what we have come to expect of James McPherson--a compelling account that displays his command of that Civil War era's military and political history. It vividly illuminates a critical turning point in the transformation of the war for the Union into a crusade for emancipation."--Eric Foner, author of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
"Historian James McPherson is a national treasure, and Crossroads of Freedom is his latest gem. Vivid, elegantly written, and superbly rendered, this slender volume brings the momentous events surrounding the fateful battle of Antietam to life as never before. I loved this splendid book!"--Jay Winik, author of April 1865: The Month That Saved America
"The battle of Antietam wielded enormous influence over the course of the Civil War. Although not a decisive tactical victory, it boosted the Union cause in profoundly important ways. James M. McPherson's engaging and perceptive narrative places Antietam within the broader context of the war, assessing major commanders, evaluating strategic decisions and movements, and explaining the battle's background as well as its seismic political and diplomatic consequences. Anyone interested in learning about Antietam should begin by reading this book."--Gary W. Gallagher author of The Confederate War
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Introduction: Death in September | 3 | |
1 | The Pendulum of War: 1861-1862 | 11 |
2 | Taking Off the Kid Gloves: June-July 1862 | 41 |
3 | "The Federals Got a Very Complete Smashing": August-September 1862 | 73 |
4 | Showdown at Sharpsburg | 97 |
5 | The Beginning of the End | 133 |
Notes | 157 | |
Bibliographical Essay | 185 | |
Acknowledgments | 191 | |
Index | 193 |
More than 6,000 men were killed or mortally wounded at Antietam, making September 17, 1862, by far the bloodiest single day in American history. It was also the most important turning point in the Civil War. During the previous three months, Confederate arms had won victory after victory. Many in the North had become profoundly discouraged. Antiwar Democrats looked forward to capturing control of the House of Representatives in the fall elections of 1862 and to forcing the Lincoln administration to open peace negotiations with the Confederacy.
General Robert E. Lee decided to force the issue by invading Maryland. Another Confederate victory, this time on Union soil, would boost the prospects of the antiwar faction in the North. It might win Maryland for the Confederacy. It would also achieve foreign diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy as an independent nation. The British and French governments were awaiting the expected success of Lee's invasion to offer mediation to end the war between a defeated United States and a victorious Confederate States of America. Two months earlier, President Lincoln had shelved his proposed Emancipation Proclamation in expectation of a Northern military victory that now seemed like it would never come.
But Antietam turned out to be that victory. After the battle, Lee's crippled army was forced to retreat across the Potomac to Virginia without accomplishing his goals. Maryland remained in the Union. Northern morale shot upward. The Lincoln administration retained control of the House. Britain and France backed away from intervention and from recognition of the Confederacy. Five days after the battle, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, giving the United States a new birth of freedom. Looking back nearly three years later, when Union victory in the war was assured, Northern general Winfield Scott Hancock said that "the battle of Antietam was the heaviest disappointment the rebels had met with. They then felt certain of success and felt that they should carry the war so far into the Northern states that the recognition of the Confederacy would have been a necessity." And 20 years after the war, Confederate general James Longstreet wrote: "At Sharpsburg was sprung the keystone of the arch upon which the Confederate cause rested."
The Battle of Antietam has been the subject of many books. No single one of them, however, places it in the deep context of events in 1862 and weaves together the military, political, diplomatic, and emancipation stories as I have tried to do in Crossroads of Freedom, which also relates these developments to home-front morale in both the North and South in a way that no other study has done. I have thus tried to show how Antietam was truly one of the key pivotal moments in American history. (James McPherson)
Posted November 24, 2002
One would think a book entitled "Antietam" would be all about the famous battle of Antietam, but upon reading this well overpriced piece of literature I found its purpose was anything but what the title suggested. You have to piece through many chapters of the book -- which are nothing but hundreds of strung together quotes -- just to get to a point where the novel even remotely addresses the battle. When one finally reaches the battle, it is poorly explained, and McPherson offers no additional insight what-so-ever. Just a few basic facts, confusing maps, and unrelated explinations that almost leaves the reader knowing less about the battle then when s/he started reading it. I don't suggest the book for anyone, as there are much better stories of Antietam available.
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Posted September 25, 2002
This book is part of an excellent series called Pivotal Moments in American History, and it shows why the Battle of Antietam was one of those moments. Not just another book about military tactics, it tells a gripping story but puts the fighting in the overall context of the war. I couldn't put this down and I learned more from it than from many longer tomes.
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Posted August 26, 2002
As usual, McPherson turns in a very well written and impeccably researched piece of History. The problem is that this short snapshot of the battle of Antietam provides no new insights into the battle than is already widely known and well documented. In fact his description of the actual battle is short and almost besides the point. I would have loved to learn more about A.P. Hill's forced march from Harper's Ferry and his valiant assault on Burnside's left flank or more about what was going on at Lee's command position when his army was in danger of annihilation. Why didn't McClellan advance with his reserve forces, where was he during the battle and what was happening with the cavalry forces from both sides? That is not to say McPherson's descriptions of the political and sociological precursors and effects of the battle aren't of value. It is just that a history of the battle would have been better served by detailing more of the finer points of the tactics and strategies employed. All-in-all, a very good book for the novice reader of Civil War history, but not of great value to those of us who have been over this ground once or twice already.
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Overall it was good. However, only a small portion (~15%) dealt with the actual battle/campaign, and that portion was the boring part. But the overview of the war up to Sept 1862 was pretty interesting.
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I would like to echo Mike C's review. There is nothing new here, only a rehash of quotes from letters and newspaper accounts of the time. At only 156 pages of text total, a short and expensive rehash at that, the actual battle text consumes but 34 pages accompanied by confusing military maps. Too bad that there is nothing new to learn from this book.
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I've been considering adding on an accessory for my Raven Concealment holster that attaches to my mag carrier and can hold a Surefire light securely. They also offer a separate carrier for the light that doesn't attach to the mag carrier. This might give more options, such as not needing to carry the mag holder to have the light on my belt and also be able to conceal my spare mag when grabbing the light. However, would it be better to just stick it in my pocket and save a few bucks from something I don't necessarily need?
Or option #3, get a TLR-1 and mount it on my G23 and carry it together in a holster made to accommodate a light? There are only 2 things keeping me from going directly to this. First is the reports of problems with Glocks chambered for .40 that have lights attached. Basically there have been problems reported. Second is if I needed a light but did not want to be sweeping the area with my firearm. So I see the separate light as more versatile except that I will then be firing the gun one handed by bracing my wrist on top of my off hand holding the light if I needed both together.
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Still not sure why Nid is so low. Super easy laning, out-mids pretty much everyone, decent map control...as far as her being an inferior carry, I don't see why. She'll do insane damage with something like brutalizer+last whisper+whatever, and IE if it goes that long. As far as her being easily focused, I think she has much better survivability than other carries as its too easy to pop cleanse and pounce away. I also don't know why people say her panther abilities don't scale well as the game goes, as her attack damage is used for all of them. You shouldn't be in panther form much anyway in team fights unless you're running. I just don't see why people think she's easily killed or doesn't carry as well as any other.
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Set against the backdrop of a snowmobile race, Northern Light follows three working families as their lives change profoundly.
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I'm Nick Bentgen, and that's Lisa Kjerulff next to me in that picture just below, and we're making NORTHERN LIGHT, a feature film that's almost finished!
I'm so excited to see this film near completion after so much hard work from a phenomenally talented group of artists and friends. We've got brilliant editing by Yoonha Park, incredible design by Carl Williamson and Ian Crowther, lush sound design by Mark Phillips, truly astute production supervision from Sierra Pettengill, and a bold orchestral score from Saunder Jurriaans and Danny Bensi. We love this film! Take a look and see why this project is so special to us.
Is a film about three families that reside in the north woods of Michigan, where winters are unforgiving, jobs are hard to come by, and the line between living life and merely surviving is razor-thin.
This is a cinematic, observational documentary that explores the American working class experience through character-based storytelling. Set against the backdrop of a town's annual snowmobile race, Northern Light interweaves three captivating stories of recession-era America. As racers and their families pin their hopes to a 500 mile-long test of endurance, small triumphs and giant sacrifices are made along the way.
Two and a half years ago, we began filming with three families who were about to compete in the Sault Ste. Marie I-500, an annual snowmobile race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
This race was unlike anything we'd ever seen--a rich and dramatic community gathering and a cinematic spectacle unto itself. Snowmobiles hurtle at breakneck speeds around a mile-long oval track of pure ice for 500 miles. A crowd of thousands stands on giant hills of snow, transfixed from morning into the freezing night. We quickly discovered that beyond the loud, explosive action of this race was a community marked by genuine devotion and hard work--breakfasts before dawn, prayers before dinner, and naps after the night shift.
We continued to film after the race, capturing intimate portraits of these families as they were making it through the day. As we kept filming, the effects of the financial crisis took hold of the country, and the lives of Walt, Marie, Emily & Isaac and their families began to change profoundly.
We decided to craft an observational film that tracks the intertwining lives of these three families--no interviews, no explanations, just the drama of life unfolding in the present tense.
Emily, Walt, Marie and their families invited us to document their lives with a level of trust and honesty that still amazes us every time we watch through our footage. Their generosity allowed us to create an emotional film that immerses the viewer in the changing lives of working class Americans.
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We spent a total of 11 months over the last two years living in a cabin in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We captured 326 hours (and 26 minutes) of original footage. AND NOW we've finally crafted an absorbing, feature-length cut of our film, that's under 2 hrs!
In 2011, Northern Light was selected to both theIFP FEATURE DOCUMENTARY LAB and the FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER EMERGING VISIONS CONFERENCE, giving the film great momentum for an exciting run in 2012.
We plan to have our festival premiere as soon as possible, but we're short our final funding. We're raising $20,000 to help bridge this gap.
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- Date:15 Apr 2014
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Emirates Stadium
- Attendance:59,977
- Podolski (43)
Giroud (54) Podolski (77) - Jarvis (39)
Live Commentary
- 93:26 +3.26
Antonio Nocerino takes a shot.
The match has reached full-time.
- 92:00 +2.00
Clearance by Per Mertesacker.
- 91:28 +1.28
Foul by Laurent Koscielny on Carlton Cole, free kick awarded.
- 91:12 +1.12
Shot by Aaron Ramsey. Adrian safely holds on.
- 90:28 +0.28
Ricardo Vaz Te concedes a free kick for a foul on Aaron Ramsey.
- 88:12
Ricardo Vaz Te sends in a cross.
- 87:49
Winston Reid manages to make a clearance.
- 87:15
Carl Jenkinson comes on in place of Santi Cazorla.
- 86:42
Foul by Lukas Podolski on Ricardo Vaz Te, free kick awarded.
- 85:44
Free kick taken by Adrian.
- 85:35
Guy Demel fouled by Lukas Podolski, the ref awards a free kick.
- 84:31
Carlton Cole fouled by Laurent Koscielny, the ref awards a free kick.
- 83:53
Carlton Cole comes on in place of Andy Carroll.
- 82:19
Winston Reid manages to make a clearance.
- 81:31
Thomas Vermaelen manages to make a clearance.
- 78:21
The offside flag is raised against Ricardo Vaz Te.
- 77:40
(West Ham) makes a substitution, with Joe Cole coming on for Stewart Downing.
- 77:36
Ricardo Vaz Te joins the action as a substitute, replacing Matthew Jarvis.
- 77:06
Lukas Podolski grabs a goal with a left foot finish. Arsenal 3-1 West Ham.Assist by Aaron Ramsey.
- 77:02
The ball is sent over by Olivier Giroud.
- 74:00
Bacary Sagna manages to make a clearance.
- 73:22
James Tomkins restarts play with the free kick.
- 72:47
Free kick awarded for a foul by Kim Kallstrom on Antonio Nocerino.
- 72:13
Free kick crossed by Mark Noble.
- 71:55
Tomas Rosicky leaves the field to be replaced by Aaron Ramsey.
- 71:13
Foul by Thomas Vermaelen on Stewart Downing, free kick awarded.
- 70:43
A cross is delivered by Stewart Downing.
- 69:31
Pablo Armero produces a cross.
- 68:49
Thomas Vermaelen makes a clearance.
- 68:18
A cross is delivered by Bacary Sagna.
- 67:00
Per Mertesacker takes the free kick.
- 66:53
Foul by Mohamed Diame on Per Mertesacker, free kick awarded.
- 65:59
Header at goal by Andy Carroll to the left of the net.
- 65:16
Olivier Giroud gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Antonio Nocerino.
- 64:39
Free kick taken by Pablo Armero.
- 64:35
Pablo Armero fouled by Bacary Sagna, the ref awards a free kick.
- 63:27
Santi Cazorla takes a shot and missed to the left of the goal.
- 63:08
Clearance made by Mikel Arteta.
- 62:20
Unfair challenge on Antonio Nocerino by Kim Kallstrom results in a free kick.
- 61:06
Lukas Podolski fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick. Adrian parries the effort to safety.
- 59:50
Booking for Mohamed Diame for dissent.
- 59:42
Free kick awarded for a foul by Pablo Armero on Olivier Giroud.
- 59:08
Wojciech Szczesny takes the free kick.
- 58:52
Guy Demel challenges Lukas Podolski unfairly and gives away a free kick.
- 56:57
Unfair challenge on Olivier Giroud by Winston Reid results in a free kick.
- 56:34
Wojciech Szczesny restarts play with the free kick.
- 55:51
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Per Mertesacker by Mohamed Diame.
- 55:46
A cross is delivered by Matthew Jarvis.
- 54:31
Olivier Giroud scores a right footed goal. Arsenal 2-1 West Ham.Thomas Vermaelen provided the assist for the goal.
- 54:22
James Tomkins manages to make a clearance.
- 53:20
Clearance by James Tomkins.
- 53:18
The ball is delivered by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 50:58
Winston Reid takes the free kick.
- 50:20
Santi Cazorla concedes a free kick for a foul on Winston Reid.
- 48:39
Mohamed Diame takes a shot and went wide left of the net.
- 46:51
Shot by Stewart Downing went wide right of the post.
The referee gets the second half underway.
- 46:38 +1.38
Olivier Giroud has an effort at goal. Mark Noble gets a block in.
The ref blows to signal half-time.
- 46:24 +1.24
The ball is crossed by Kim Kallstrom.
- 46:05
Adrian takes the free kick.
- 45:36 +0.36
Clearance by Antonio Nocerino.
- 45:35
The referee blows for offside.
- 43:29
Lukas Podolski scores with their left foot. Arsenal 1-1 West Ham.The assist for the goal came from Santi Cazorla.
- 43:04
James Tomkins manages to make a clearance.
- 42:30
Header by Tomas Rosicky misses to the right of the target.
- 42:02
Shot by Kim Kallstrom. Adrian parries the ball away.
- 41:35
Winston Reid makes a clearance.
- 40:19
The ball is swung over by Tomas Rosicky.
- 39:08
Matthew Jarvis heads the ball into the goal. Arsenal 0-1 West Ham.
- 39:04
Shot by Antonio Nocerino. Wojciech Szczesny parries the ball but the danger is not over.
- 38:51
Clearance made by Per Mertesacker.
- 37:49
Stewart Downing crosses the ball.
- 37:21
James Tomkins manages to make a clearance.
- 36:07
The referee shows Antonio Nocerino a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 35:49
Free kick awarded for a foul by Antonio Nocerino on Olivier Giroud.
- 35:23
Mikel Arteta makes a clearance.
- 31:56
Pablo Armero manages to make a clearance.
- 29:44
Free kick taken by Kim Kallstrom.
- 29:42
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kim Kallstrom by Andy Carroll.
- 28:59
Olivier Giroud has an effort at goal. Adrian parries the ball but the danger is not over.
- 26:49
Adrian takes the free kick.
- 26:16
Mikel Arteta gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mohamed Diame.
- 22:34
Short corner taken by Antonio Nocerino.
- 22:19
James Tomkins restarts play with the free kick.
- 21:49
Foul by Mikel Arteta on Andy Carroll, free kick awarded.
- 20:46
Mohamed Diame concedes a free kick for a foul on Per Mertesacker.
- 18:55
Clearance made by Winston Reid.
- 18:30
Shot by Mohamed Diame went over the net.
- 18:22
Corner taken by Stewart Downing from the right by-line.
- 17:53
The ball is delivered by Matthew Jarvis.
- 16:24
Mikel Arteta takes the free kick.
- 16:08
Mohamed Diame challenges Mikel Arteta unfairly and gives away a free kick.
- 15:09
Header at goal by Andy Carroll to the left of the net.
- 14:04
Unfair challenge on Pablo Armero by Tomas Rosicky results in a free kick.
- 13:35
Lukas Podolski crosses the ball.
- 11:41
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Per Mertesacker by Mohamed Diame.
- 11:34
Adrian restarts play with the free kick.
- 10:20
Mark Noble concedes a free kick for a foul on Santi Cazorla.
- 9:43
Laurent Koscielny manages to make a clearance.
- 9:38
Mark Noble restarts play with the free kick.
- 9:01
Free kick awarded for a foul by Laurent Koscielny on Andy Carroll.
- 6:27
Antonio Nocerino takes a shot. Blocked by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 6:24
The ball is crossed by Mohamed Diame.
- 4:13
Mohamed Diame takes a shot. Per Mertesacker gets a block in.
- 1:23
Shot by Tomas Rosicky. Adrian catches the ball.
- 0:29
Clearance by Bacary Sagna.
The referee gets the game underway.
Match Preview
Wenger targets strong finish Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his side to build on their FA Cup semi-final penalty shoot-out triumph by winning all of their remaining five Barclays Premier League matches to secure a top-four finish. The Gunners will host West Ham on Tuesday night looking to move themselves back above Everton following what was a nerve-shredding encounter with Wigan at Wembley, where they were just seven minutes from what would have been a catastrophic defeat for Wenger's beleaguered squad. Wenger, though, insists all thoughts of the return trip to the national stadium on May 17 must now be put aside to secure another shot at elite European football again next season. "When you are in a semi-final and you win, it releases a little bit of pressure on the team on that front, but we want to bounce back in the Premier League," said Wenger, who has several players carrying minor fitness problems ahead of Tuesday night. "Therefore we want to finish strong, we have a battle with Everton and of course it's now down to consistency in our final games. "It (five victories) is the target. Do you need it? Nobody knows, but the target is of course to win every game." Wenger added: "We just want to not imagine the consequences of not doing it, what you want is just to focus on doing it. "That is where we have the focus, the quality of the spirit, we have the desire and we are slowly getting our players back, so the squad is not (so) depleted any more. "I believe that they (Everton) have difficult games and we have difficult games, but we want to focus now on what we know we can do. "We have a more complete squad and we want to win our games, no matter what Everton do. We want to finish in a strong way. "We can finish the season well - we can finish in the top four, we can win the FA Cup - so it's down to how united we will be until the end of the season, and focused together." Wenger accepts Arsenal will have to stop the supply line to England World Cup hopeful Andy Carroll on Tuesday. "Once the ball is up there, you do not find many people who can compete with him and win the challenge, so what is important is that we stop the balls going to him," said Wenger. "Of that quality, in the air, there are not many (better), I don't think so." Wenger added: "West Ham are in a comfortable position, that means they can play without fear. So we know that in these kind of games it's very important that we have a good focus and a good tempo in our game." Sam Allardyce has warned West Ham they are not yet safe from relegation. Six wins from their last 10 games has seen the Hammers climb away from trouble and they are currently seven points above the drop zone. But weekend wins for the likes of Fulham, Cardiff and Crystal Palace have got the Upton Park boss looking over his shoulder again. "The results some of the teams below us pulled off, some surprisingly, means we are not mathematically safe," he said. "If they then get back-to-back wins you have to look down and say we're not quite there. We've got five very tough games to go, we've got to try to pick up as many points as we can." Wenger admits many of his players are suffering with knocks and fatigue following their Wembley exertions, and Allardyce will be looking to take advantage at the Emirates Stadium. "We all suffer with spells of injuries and when players can't recover in time and we all know that weakens our team, we had a similar spell in December and it makes your life very difficult as a manager," he said. "Certainly with Arsenal's game-load and some of those injuries, yes they will be weaker than they possibly could be. "But they've kept a Champions League place for all these years with a squad of 25 players and nearly all are internationals, and they are playing at the Emirates, so whatever difficulties they have it's still a hugely tough fixture for us. "Whatever team Arsenal put out we will have to play at our very best if we are to get a result, particularly on their own patch."
West Ham
- Wojciech Szczesny
- Bacary Sagna
- Per Mertesacker
- Laurent Koscielny
- Thomas Vermaelen
- Mikel Arteta
- Kim Kallstrom
- Tomas Rosicky
- Santi Cazorla
- Lukas Podolski
- Olivier Giroud
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Aaron Ramsey
- Lukasz Fabianski
- Yaya Sanogo
- Carl Jenkinson
- Chuba Akpom
- Hector Bellerin
- Adrian
- Guy Demel
- James Tomkins
- Winston Reid
- Pablo Armero
- Mark Noble
- Antonio Nocerino
- Mohamed Diame
- Stewart Downing
- Andy Carroll
- Matthew Jarvis
- George McCartney
- Ricardo Vaz Te
- Matthew Taylor
- Jussi Jaaskelainen
- Carlton Cole
- Joe Cole
- Roger Johnson
Match Report
Form Guide
- Arsenal
- West Ham LLLWWL
Last Meetings
- West Ham
- 1 - 3
- Arsenal
- 26/12/2013
- Arsenal
- 5 - 1
- West Ham
- 23/01/2013
- West Ham
- 1 - 3
- Arsenal
- 06/10/2012
- West Ham
- 0 - 3
- Arsenal
- 15/01/2011
- Arsenal
- 1 - 0
- West Ham
- 30/10/2010
- Arsenal
- 2 - 0
- West Ham
- 20/03/2010
Top Scorers
- O Giroud 12
- A Ramsey 8
- T Walcott 5
- L Podolski 4
- SG Cazorla 4
- M Ozil 4
- J Wilshere 3
- T Rosicky 2
- P Mertesacker 2
- M Flamini 2
- N Bendtner 2
- A Oxlade-Chamberlain 2
- B Sagna 1
- L Koscielny 1
- S Gnabry 1
West Ham
- K Nolan 7
- C Cole 6
- M Diame 4
- J Cole 3
- R Vaz Te 2
- A Carroll 2
- G Demel 1
- J Collins 1
- M Jarvis 1
- M Noble 1
- W Reid 1
- Total goals 96
- Goals per game 56
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 9 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
West Ham
- Total goals 77
- Goals per game 37
- 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 9 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 5 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins


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Last night I dropped mine on the kitchen floor, it hit right on the tip and bounced up about 4 inches, landed on its side and its fine. 0.
256+1=......... 257! Dropped one for the first time earlier this year.
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -- Benjamin Franklin Keg1: Saison Keg2: Altbier Bottled: RIS On Deck: IPA, Dunkel, Doppelbock
258. Broke my first one a couple weeks ago. Only noticed it when my og kept going down every time I looked at it. Pretty soon I had water. Took it out of the test tube and it was cracked on the bottom.
259. dropped it during my last brew. the next day my refractometer showed up in the mail. lol
260 Broke the tip, didn't find it until after the while brew was over.
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261 My 2 yr old son grabbed it off the counter, pulled it out of the case, and then you know.
268 I have killed 7 in 3 years of brewing... Whether through clumsiness, drunkenness or just sheer stupidity, I can kill a hydrometer.... (please note title under name) This is why I just bought a refractometer...
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This book carries a foreword by Sean Connery. Scotland gave golf to the world. With more golf courses per head than any other country, it is still a golfer's paradise. They range from remote honesty box clubs to superb Open Championship courses and the busy clubs of the towns. Scotland's strength is the vast range of enjoyable and historic courses throughout the land which welcome visitors, be they players of professional standard or recreational golfers who play… (più)
Editore: Birlinn (01 Luglio 2011)
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Lingua: Inglese
A wee list of books by yon scots writers...