Tag: history
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“Give ‘Way to the Right” Book Release Remembers the Soldiers Who Fought in World War I
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Jillian Murphy 706-864-1556 ungpress@ung.edu Give ’Way to the Right recounts the true story of Chris Emmett’s service in World War I Give ’Way to the Right releases November 11, 2018, the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice, from the University of North Georgia Press Dahlonega, GA—November 11, 2018—The University of…
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Maori Literary History
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At the University of North Georgia Press, we are interested in enlightening our readers on the literary history of different nations. The Maori tribe of New Zealand’s literary beginning and growth is unique in that, since the beginning, the development has been slow. It was not until the seventies, that…
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About Turn Back Before Baghdad
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A quarter of a century ago, Saddam Hussein was given the ultimatum to peacefully withdraw troops by January 15, 1991, from Kuwait before the United States and our allies took lethal action. Hussein failed to comply and Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm, in attempt to swiftly bring an…
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Coming Soon: “Traveler’s Rest and the Tugaloo Crossroads” by Robert Eldridge Bouwman
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In 1964, Traveler’s Rest, an old inn on the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell, officially became a National Historic Landmark. The inn deserved the title, as it is strongly steeped in history; in fact, it will celebrate its 200th birthday this year! The land surrounding it, previously known as Tugaloo,…
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Family Man, Bite Me, and Outfoxed
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Written by Matthew Pardue As promised, today we have three comics by Dylan Meconis, a freelance artist and writer who’s worked on a lot of publications according to her FAQs page, but is best known (by me, anyway, which is what counts) for her webcomics. I’ll review them in the…