Although many Americans consider the establishment of the colonies as the birth of this country; in fact early America existed long before the arrival of the Europeans. From coast to coast; Native Americans had created enduring cultures; and the subsequent European invasion remade much of the land and society. In New Worlds for All; Colin G. Calloway explores the unique and vibrant new cultures that Indians and Europeans forged together in early America. The journey toward this hybrid society kept Europeans' and Indians' lives tightly entwined: living; working; worshiping; traveling; and trading together―as well as fearing; avoiding; despising; and killing one another. In some areas; settlers lived in Indian towns; eating Indian food. In the Mohawk Valley of New York; Europeans tattooed their faces; Indians drank tea. A unique American identity emerged.The second edition of New Worlds for All incorporates fifteen years of additional scholarship on Indian-European relations; such as the role of gender; Indian slavery; relationships with African Americans; and new understandings of frontier society.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The final judgement as to whether it is the ultimate machine the marines wanted or an enormous boondoggle is still out and may rBy G. DornThis is a fascinating and disturbing look into the current weapon procurement process in the United States. This book appears to be an even handed and well researched account of the incredible 30 year process that led to the introduction of the v-22 Osprey as an active duty service machine. The final judgement as to whether it is the ultimate machine the marines wanted or an enormous boondoggle is still out and may remain impossible to decide with the strong biases so prevalent on both sides but the details and information provide in this book will certainly leave you wondering if there is not a better way of doing business than what we now have.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great account of the development of the V-22 OspreyBy R. KabanlitA fantastic read; mainly because Richard Whittle is such a good storyteller. The book is a comprehensive account of the development of the V-22 Osprey from different perspectives; from a Historical; Technical and Political point of view. The most important highlights for me from the book are:- How it had been the dream of early aviators to have a machine that can take off and land vertically and yet still have the speed of a fixed wing aircraft; hence the book title of "The Dream Machine" as that dream has been fulfilled by the Osprey;- The fact that the Osprey's design was constrained because its dimensions were limited to enable it to operate on Landing Platform Docks; hence its Propellers ended up being shorter than ideal and its weight and complexity had to be increased because of the need to incorporate a wing-folding mechanism;- The long and "bloody" battle it had to go thru in terms of funding under the Senior George Bush's administration who wanted it cut from the budget;- How the whole program was nearly shelved after accidents and the scandal about the falsification of its maintenance records;- Since the Osprey was such a new aircraft; much of its flight characteristics weren't really explored properly yet; leading to speculations about its vulnerability to the issue of a flight condition called the "Vortex Ring State (VRS)" and its ability to maneuver at slow speeds. Additional comprehensive tests ultimately proved these concerns to be false; and that in fact what was true was the reverse of what was speculated. The Osprey is much less vulnerable to VRS and much more manueverable and less susceptible to enemy fire than Helicopters.Nowadays the Osprey has proven itself in service and is seen as truly a technological wonder; the only vertical take off and landing fixed wing aircraft in service in the world today. But its wasn't always like this; it had a very troubled development; but look at it now. This should serve a lesson to everyone of how some aircraft tend to have a troubled "teething stage"; but ultimately turns out well in the end.Overall a pretty good book; I really enjoyed reading it.12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Will resonate for aviation enthusiasts and engineersBy M. HodiesThis book is a good read for anybody who spent some time working on this program in any capacity or for anyone that truly enjoys how aviation comes together (or perhaps how it cannot come together). As someone who worked on this program for several years; it was a great trip down memory lane. I was surprised to see how well insulated I was from the politics; and ego battles going on in senior management with respect to the design of the V-22. The old adage of too many cooks spoiling the soup is incredibly applicable to development of the Osprey. I should not be amazed (but I was anyhow) at the the number of design decisions where the VP/Director with 35 years of experience trumps a great engineer with 25 years of experience just because the VP/director has a big ego and wants to put his stamp on the program. There are a number of other power brokers from both the contractor and customer sides who also make unilateral decisions in the areas of requirements definition and budgeting. I sure hope weapon systems are developed a bit better nowadays....for the sake of my tax dollars.Whittle's characterizations of the engineers and the facts seem to be fairly accurate. He did a good amount of research by interviewing a lot of the key folks who made an impact on the program. The book starts out a bit slow but once the XV-15 comes along; it starts to become very fascinating and revealing.
