A master logistician. Meigs saw to the supply of every Union army from his appointment as quartermaster general in May 1861 through to the end of the war.
#1839007 in Books The Guilford Press 1996-12-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.00 x 6.31 x 9.32l; #File Name: 1572301694238 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy BMVlove it0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A PHILOSOPHICAL APPRAISAL OF KING'S PHILOSOPHYBy Steven H ProppGreg Moses is a professor of Philosophy at Marist college in New York.In the Preface to this 1997 book; Moses writes; "In the following pages I seek to fathom the deep reservoir of philosophical possibility that King was exploring and indicate why I think American culture resists the systematic development of nonviolence as a logical approach to human relations. Psychologically; we are challenged to examine whole constellations of assumptions and attitudes that pass for normalcy."Here are some quotations from the book:"In this book I argue; however; that King's principles of nonviolence were distilled from long experience with struggle and remain valid resources for human liberation in multiple contexts. Furthermore; King's nonviolence is addressed to each and every ear that is concerned with justice as a desirable excellence. In other words; there are crucial challenges remaining for white America; too." (Pg. xi)"To state my guiding thesis; I think that King establishes grounds for a new age of social and political philosophy; superseding both tired schools of thought that sought to legitimize cold war antagonisms; namely; Marxist-Leninism and what I dub 'cowboy capitalism.'" (Pg. 2)"For King; fellowship; or empathy with one's opponent; must remain a living goal. For tactical reasons; this maxim is especially important in domestic conflicts." (Pg. 164)"This book has attempted to outline a neglected dimension of King's logic of nonviolence by showing how the maxims of such logic are borne by a heritage of African American struggle." (Pg. 202)"In those last years of his life; King argued to both sides of the gulf that they must not surrender the strength of love. To Black Power and liberal America alike; King argued they could not bracket their hearts from fellow citizens; nor could they cease to exercise the toughest rigors of their own minds." (Pg. 224)
