Time has been very good to Thomas Weber's Northern Railroads in the Civil War; 1861-1865. First published by Columbia University Press in 1952; it has been out of print since the 1970s; but never out of demand. It has emerged as the premier account of the impact of the railroads on the American Civil War and vice versa. Not only did the railroads materially help the north to victory through movement of troops and materiel; but the war materially changed the way railroads were built; run; financed; and organized in the crucial years following the war.We are still waiting (9/1/98) for the reviews to come from the author's files.Thomas Weber's study of northern railroads during the Civil War remains the obvious treatment of an important topic. His analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North's excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory."―Gary W. Gallagher(shortened)"Thomas Weber's... analysis rests on solid research and leaves no doubt that the North's excellent use of railroads contributed significantly to Union victory."―Gary W. Gallagher
#392347 in Books William R Bascom 1991-03-11 1991-03-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 10.00 x 1.31 x 7.00l; 2.29 #File Name: 0253206383608 pagesIfa Divination Communication Between Gods and Men in West Africa
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy AngelicaExcelent1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. -----GREAT BOOK--------By Jesus VThis book is really great; it goes very deep into what Ifa divination is; and thus we can learn who divination was from 300 to 400 years or more; it also has a lots of prays specially from the Mejis; and its meaning; it doesn't contains all 256 Oduns but it does contains like 198 african patakies with its meaning that I believe it would be a great used for those who like to have a general knowledge; and of course for those babalawos who would like to use it on the Ebbo. it has pictures and a wide history of Ifa and how it differs in Africa from one region to another for example in Ife Ifa is called Ifa meanwhile in Dahomey is called FA and there are a couple of discrepancies between one region to another but at the End is Ifa. THIS BOOK IS REALLY WORTH IT FOR ITS PRICE AND FOR THE KNOWLEDGE; IN CONCLUSION IS A BOOK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. SPECIALLY BABALAWOSEste libro es realmente genial; es muy profunda en lo que es la adivinación de Ifa; y por lo tanto podemos aprender como ha sido la adivinación de 300 a 400 años o más; tiene bastantes rezos especialmente de los Mejis; y su significado; no contiene informacion de los 256 Oduns pero sà contiene como 198 patakies africanos con su significado; que creo que serÃa una gran utilidad para aquellos que gustan de tener un conocimiento general; y por supuesto para los babalawos que quieran utilizarlo en el ebbo. Tiene imágenes y una amplia historia de Ifá y cómo se diferencia en Ãfrica de una región a otra; por ejemplo en Ife; Ifá se le llama por su parte Ifa;y en Dahomey se llama FA y hay un par de discrepancias entre una región a otra; otro podria ser el orden de Importancia de los Mejis varia tambien; y estos son unas pocas cosas que contiene; pero al final es Ifá. Este libro realmente vale la pena por su precio y por el conocimiento; EN CONCLUSION ES UN LIBRO que todos deberÃan tener.ESPECIALMENTE BABALAWOS.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy David GarcÃaGreat book of great utility and excellent content.
