No single battalion was more feared during the Civil War than the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry. As one contemporary said; "They had...all the glamour of Robin Hood...all the courage and bravery of the ancient crusaders." Better known as Mosby's Rangers; they were an elite guerilla unit that operated with stunning success in northern Virginia and Maryland from 1863 to the last days of the war.
#1912850 in Books VIKING PRESS INC 2005-10-06 2005-10-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.38 x 1.48 x 6.24l; #File Name: 0670034347414 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Alchemy is dead. Long live the Chemistry.By Percy DovetonsilsAs someone with two Degrees in Chemistry; I found Joe's book a fascinating account of the personalities of two of Chemistry's famous discoverers and much more; much; much more. These are the things not taught at University; the political aspects of discovery; the framework of English qualitative analysis versus the French quantitative method and the reasons behind each. Here we see the Heretic who was not an Atheist as well as the Aristocrat who was a commoner. Here we voyage metaphorically with Columbus on a Sea of Experimentation leaving Alchemy in the past and landing in the New World of Chemistry. Here we see the particular experiments in all their detail; by each man; which lead up not only to the discovery of Oxygen but the foundation of all modern Chemistry and beyond. I recommend this book not only to formally educated Chemists such as myself; but to the layman as well; as the wealth of the book is not in complex chemical reactions and equations but in the interconnection in the lives of the two men at the heart of this true story. I recommend this book to the student of history and of science; from high school to Graduate school. Yes; the world of the later 1700's truly was on fire; politically; theologically; and scientifically. Revolution abounded from America to Paris.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A very gripping read...By J. D. HeiseI knew the writer some years ago and knew he had the ability to hold the reader with a tale well-told; and this book about two polar opposite men (Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier) and how they isolated oxygen is absolutely fascinating. It is also a very sad book; considering that both men also destroyed their lives through their work and paid the consequences for it-Priestly with exile from the land of his birth and Lavoisier with his life. No flowery prose here-just straightforward research and reporting-well done!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating both scientifically and in regards to the personal lives of these two great pioneers.By CustomerA very well written account of the lives of Joseph Priestly and Antoine Lavoisier; and the discovery of oxygen; which led to the development of modern chemistry. Fascinating both scientifically and in regards to the personal lives of these two great pioneers.
