Edward S Cooper: 3 books
John McDonald and the Whiskey Ring
From Thug to Grant's Inner Circle
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
The most flamboyant, consistently dishonest racketeer was Supervisor of Internal Revenue John McDonald, whose organization defrauded the federal government of millions of dollars. When President Grant was asked why he appointed McDonald supervisor of internal revenue he responded, “I was aware that...
The Brave Men of Company A
The Forty-First Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
On August 26, 1861, one hundred volunteers met at Camp Wood and formed Company A. These men, for the most part, were well educated and left to us a series of letters to families and friends, diaries, letters to their local newspapers, official reports, and talks they gave after the war at reunions....
Jewish Men Pray
Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day.
"An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...