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The Summer Wind : Thomas Capano and the Murder of Anne Marie Fahey

Published in Hardcover by Regan Books (1999-08-25)

Author: George Anastasia

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Excellent true-crime drama.

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Review Date: 2002-12-05

This book ranks right up there with HELTER SKELTER in my favorite true-crime books. I live in Philadelphia, just a stone's throw from Delaware, the locale of the story, and I heard plenty about the Anne Marie Fahey case at the time it happened.

TSW is the story of gubernatorial secretary Anne Marie Fahey and Tom Capano, a high-powered attorney with political aspirations and connections. This is a story of appearances. To all observations, Anne Marie was vivacious and fun-loving; what wasn't readily apparent was the fact that she was a troubled young woman with eating and emotional disorders that stemmed from a dysfunctional upbringing. Tom was Delaware royalty, the scion of a wealthy Italian-American family who had the brains to take the Capanos to new levels both politically and socially. To all who knew him, he was the biggest mover and shaker in the state. What wasn't readily apparent was the fact that he was a manipulative, obsessive lothario who preyed upon helpless, insecure women.

You will be glued to this book as you read how Capano literally tried to get away with murder and the anguish the Fahey family experienced as all attempts to locate their sister were in vain. The culmination came with the incriminating discovery of the cooler and the decree of the death penalty, which Capano appeals to this very day.

The cooler wouldn't sink.

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Review Date: 2001-10-17

I started this book in Las Vegas in August ... and I couldn't stop myself from reading. It took me three days (with all the distractions the Venetian has to offer). Anastasia's style was wonderfully blunt. I knew the outcome going in, yet I couldn't wait to turn the next page and read how this author laid it out for me. An incredible story that could've been handled like so many of those "O.J." books ... but it wasn't. Incredibly well done. Bravo, Mr. Anastasia. You have a way with words ...

Gripping

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Review Date: 2006-02-21

The Summer Wind is investigative reporting at its finest.
George Anastasia goes behind the scenes of Delaware's Trial of the Century, uncovering the good, bad and plain out ugly of the Capano family and its golden boy Tom Capano's seriously twisted psyche.
Capano, clever, intelligent, successful attorney and partner, and also a serial adulterer and apparently a man with little or no conscience, begins a relationship with Anne Marie Fahey, secretary to Delaware's governor. When she wants to end the relationship after several years, he is not willing to let her go and kills her, disposing her body in an ice cooler in the Atlantic, in order to keep control.
What makes this tale of the sad Fahey-Capano case superior to other versions is Anastasia's unbiased reporting. Rather than making Fahey look like an unwitting party, he admits her faults and knowledge that she was conducting an illicit affair with a married man. He tirelessly relives Fahey and Capano's relationship, with their email correspondences and Fahey's diary entries. In this way, Fahey comes across as a real person, faults and all. He spends equal time dissecting the Capano family and, in particular, Tom's long history of lies, deceit and schemes.
Even knowing the outcome of the trial, this book still had me eagerly turning each page - - feeling sympathy and sorrow for the Fahey family, for Tom Capano's long suffering wife and daughters and absolutely repulsion for Tom Capano himself.
A classic case of someone having everything only to throw it all away.
Definitely recommended over the other Capano books out there.

I really hated this author's cheap attitudes......

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-04-15

This is the worst of the books written on this subject. The author has a cynical, stereotypical attitude towards women and it's so annoying and so ignorant that it ruined the book. It's like "if she was with a rich, powerful guy then she was a gold-digger and well what can you expect would happen" sort of attitude. The author is the sort of man who automatically would judge a woman in the most cynical way if they happen to be involved with a powerful guy like Tom Capano. Despite the fact Anne Marie's diary actually was {at first} loaded with true affection and statements of love about Tom Capano. The author ignored a lot in order to promote his narrow-minded and ungenerous attitude. The book comes off as having been written by a fairly uneducated person, and I don't care how educated the author might actually be...because the book stinks. What he ought to know is, women can actually love in the sort of relationship Anne had with Tom. That is, before she realized how messed up he was she thought she loved him. The author would rather make chauvinistic statements than see that fact. Everyone said, Tom could be very charming and seem to take great care and interest in a woman....and so of course Anne Marie would love him for that {and I got that good, more honest info from Ann Rule's book}. Also, if Tom Capano had decided to spend money on Anne Marie, that was between the two of them...Tom wanted to do so and Anne Marie was grateful for it {during the days before disillusionment she ended up experiencing}....but the author wants you to think that's all Anne Marie cared about was money. I recommend Ann Rule's book instead. She doesn't see things in total black and white like chauvinist author George Anastasia does.

Very good but not the best...

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-11

I read this book after reading Ann Rule's "And Never Let Her Go". I was actually very glad that I had read her book first, because had I not I would not have understood anything about the background of the people involved, which this book did not go into. It was gripping and definately readable but it just sort of covered the story from the time Capano murdered Anne Marie through the trial. If a person just wants an overall view of the case, this would be the book. But if you want more details and more information into the lives and background of these people, I would recommend Rule's book.

Fatal Embrace: The Inside Story Of The Thomas Capano/Anne Marie Fahey Murder Case (St. Martin's True Crime Library.)

Published in Mass Market Paperback by St. Martin's True Crime (1999-11-15)

Authors: Cris Barrish and Peter Meyer

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A Man Who Had It All and Threw it All Away!

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Review Date: 2008-02-18

Tom Capano was a successful attorney, husband to nurse Kay, and father of four daughters in one of Delaware's prominent families. He even had two mistresses on the side as well. He was one busy fellow but one of his mistresses, Anne Marie Fahey (appointments secretary to Delaware Governor Carper at the time) went missing. We would learn later that she killed but never how except that a gun was involved and her remains dumped in a cooler off the coast of the Jersey Shore in Stone Harbor with the unwilling help of his brother. Tom would spend the rest of the time spinning a web of lies out of control. He would blame his first mistress, Debby McIntyre, as the woman behind Anne's death. Ironically, Anne Marie had no use for the older attorney who was controlling, manipulative, and obsessed with losing her or part of his ego. Anne Marie had come from a tragic childhood where her mother died young and her father became an alcoholic. She and her siblings managed to maintain a close relationship. One night after dinner at the Panorama Restaurant in Philadelphia, Anne Marie was never heard from again. The worst happened because Tom couldn't let go. The authors here do an excellent job in bringing the story alive with different perspectives but without being complex. The story is well-known and was also written by other authors. But the purpose of the story is that a man who had everything lost it all because he was so selfish over a loss of a good woman who he shouldn't have had in the first place. Finally, the people he loved turned on him including his brothers and his longtime mistress, Debby, who he would try to destroy as well. It's a story that is Shakespearan in size and tragic as well to be told over and over again.

An interesting account of a famous society murder.

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Review Date: 2002-11-12

I lived in Delaware through the Capano murder investigation and trial -- in fact, it marked my first years as a Delaware attorney. This was literally the talk of the town for many years as the investigation and trial dragged on; and as this is a small town, word gets around fast. Yet, I learned a few things from the book that I hadn't previously been aware of.

It's hard to tell where Barrish's writing ends and Meyer's begins. Barrish is a reporter for the Wilmington News-Journal and covered the story from start to finish. I suspect he filled in some of the more obscure details about Delaware and its strange quirks. Yet, the book is peppered with first-person accounts by Barrish regarding covering the story which are out of place among the balance of the narrative. And some of the descriptive sentences in the book are practically Dickensian in their length.

Finally, the trial is almost given short shrift as opposed to the investigation. More attention to the legal nuances of the trial -- and there were many -- would have been helpful.

Boring boring boring

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-07

From the style in which this book is written, you would think that it was authored by a computer and not two respected journalists. Instead of weaving a compelling narrative the authors spit out facts one after the other. This case was full of suspense and intrigue, two things which are entirely lacking in this work and which are vital in any true crime story (even when the reader is familiar with the facts of the case) in order to pique the reader's interest, keep them guessing, and most importantly to keep them turning the pages. A far superior account of this case is the excellent "And Never Let Her Go" by Ann Rule.

Absolutely amazing!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-13

I thought this book was abosolutely amazing! I could not put this book down! Cris Barrish came to my class at the University of Delaware and spoke to us and that is why I had to go out and buy a copy! I was amazed at the ability to write with such great detail! I loved it and recommend it to anyone!

Excellent reporting. Engrossing read.

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Review Date: 2001-04-19

Of the 3 books currently available concerning the Capano-Fahey case, this looked to be the best. It did not disappoint. The book was written by a reporter who covered the case from beginning to end, Cris Barrish. His grasp of the details of the case and descriptions of the way the case impacted the community make the book truly enthralling. The writing style is excellent, never too wordy. My only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the author(s) were a little too vehement in their dislike for Capano and were not as objective as they could have been. However, that doesn't mean I don't highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in finding out what happened to Anne Marie Fahey. The reviewer who said the book was boring is plain wrong. It's as much a "couldn't put it down" book as I've read in the true crime genre.

The Doctor Digs a Grave

Published in Hardcover by Thomas Dunne Books (1998-05)

Author: Robin Hathaway

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I enjoyed it

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Review Date: 2001-01-15

OK book. My interest was the discussion of Indians (uh, Native Americans) in of all places, New Jersey. I appreciated a plot that linked this group of people with the PA Main Line. I figured out the ending too early, which was a drag, but I'd like to read more from Ms. Hathaway.

Doctor digs a grave

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Review Date: 2000-04-25

I am a big fan of Agatha Christie. I have read almost all her books. Finished reading her work makes me both satisfied and dissatified at the same time. I am glad to find someone with similar style of writing here. I really enjoy the main character's sense of humor and the author's way describing her characters. I have a very clear picture of what they are like. however, comparing to agatha christie, there is still some way to go.

Nice quick read

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-04-17

I found this a perfect book for a busy weekend. Never one to be without a book, I was intrigued by the title and decided to give it a try. I enjoyed my find. The doctor and Mrs. Doyle have a very believable relationship and I like the way Dr. Fenimore studies his subjects and reports to the reader. The calmness of his personality is infectious. Nice quick read.

Totally engrossing read!

Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-11

Bravo Robin Hathaway! I could not put this book down and took it with me everywhere until I finished it. The characters in Hathaway's first novel are likeable and engaging. At first I was a bit apprehensive about a doctor and his young sidekick, but Hathaway pulls it off beautifully without falling into that formula one might expect with a mentor/student type relationship.

The plot moved at a very enjoyable pace with just enough character development to keep the read hooked.

I can't wait for the next Hathaway novel.

Middle-school writing

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-27

Count me among the handful who thought this book was perfectly dreadful. It's written in the prose of an eighth grader. I finished it, but only because I was on a plane and had no other books with me. My advice is to pass on this one.

Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide

Published in Hardcover by Intl Marine Pub (1994-11-28)

Author: William H. Shellenberger

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Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide

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Review Date: 2008-08-29

This 3rd edition (2001) of Cruising the Chesapeake: A Gunkholer's Guide is a good guide to out of the way places, but a bit dated related to shore facilities. This, however, is not an issue if you are looking for remote anchorages so worth having aboard. An updated 4th edition would definitely be a worthwhile endeavor and an excellent resource.

Excellent overall description of the Chesapeak

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Review Date: 2007-12-16

I bought this book because I wanted a complete description of the Chesapeak area to help us in a planned visit of the area. It has met or exceeded my expectations with excellent maps and complete descriptions of the navigable areas. It provides detailed navigation advice along with an overall description of what to see, facilities, history, etc...

Indispensible

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Review Date: 2007-01-04

Not to be trite, but this book is an absolute must for anyone who seriously cruises Chesapeake Bay including its approaches. Superb detail and illustrations compliment a clear, carefully worded text. I have and use two other cruising guides for additional information but always start and end with this book.

Cruisers

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Review Date: 2006-03-16

We have a power boat but found this book to be very informative & helpful. We are planning our trip, have not been to the Chesapeake in about 25 years, and have found this book the best yet in our preparations. We like to anchor out and this book is informative not specifically focusing jumping from marina to marina like many guides do.

The very best guide for the gunkholer

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Review Date: 2006-09-24

I have two copies of the 2001 edition: one aboard my sailboat in Annapolis and the second in my office. Most of my use of the book has been in the middle Chesapeake. In crawling up and down the Magothy, Severn, South, West, Rhode, Chester, Wye, and Tred Avon Rivers this book has provided helpful insight into what I would find. This book and the Maptech chart book are all you need to find your way to and through the backwaters of the Chesapeake.

Penelope: The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman--A Narrative Poem (Contemporary Poetry Series)

Published in Paperback by University Press of Florida (1999-01-17)

Author: PENELOPE SCAMBLY SCHOTT

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An honor to Penelope's Courage

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Review Date: 2007-06-25

I, too, am a descendent of Penelope Stout, and I am a poet.

The poetry in this collection is written with mastery. The collection and the book itself are a work of art that honors a woman's memory, legacy, strengths and struggles. The character development allows the reader and decedents to relate to Penelope as a complex human being, not a flawless hero, which allows us to connect more intimately with Penelope. Schott respects the historical facts and remains well within the boundaries of acceptable creative license to re-create what we do not and cannot know.

I've heard Penelope's legend passed on for years. The nature of ancestral storytelling embraces that we do not and cannot know all the facts, thoughts and motivations. Schott's book honors the nature of such storytelling; it should be read as such.

The book's form and voice have characteristics of an epic poem. The fully developed voice and verse, added to character development, plot, scene, summary and the poetic form give the book layers of complex meaning. It isn't just a story, as most of us who've heard it told over and over know. The story is written with creative skill and attention to historical reference.

I, too, am honored to have her in my lineage, and I encourage the rest of her far-reaching clan to read this masterful work for its unique perspective, the strength of its poetry and its interesting narrative.

I will be honored to pass this book down to my children some day, along with other works written on the subject.

THE STORY OF THE HALF-SCALPED WOMAN:

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Review Date: 2000-02-15

THE STORY WAS GREAT . ITS AMAZING SHE LIVED THRU ALL OF THAT . THE INDIAN THAT SAVED HER I UNDERSTAND USE TO COME VISIT HER . I'VE READ PLENTLY OF STORIES ON THIS WOMAN BUT , THIS ONE I THINK STANDS OUT THE MOST . I AM A DESCENDANT OF HER'S . SO IT HAS COME IN MOST HELPFULL WHILE I'M TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON THIS PART OF MY FAMILY. THANK YOU JENA WILSON

Insult to a courageous lady

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2006-05-22

I purchased and read the story of Penelope Stout by Penelope Scambly Schott, and I'm sorry I did. I am a descendant of Penelope Stout, and I believe this poem is an insult to the memory of one courageous woman. I see no need to defame the memory of this beautiful woman by suggesting that she had homosexual leanings and lost her faith. Penelope apparently did not lose her faith in God as she reared children who were people of faith. Marriage and children should be indication enough that she was not a Lesbian. I see no reason for what I consider slander of the woman called the First Lady of Monmouth NJ. My advice to anyone descended from Penelope Stout is to not waste your money. I for one will not keep this book in my home library nor will I recommend it to anyone.

Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-02

An excellent rendering in poetic form of a remarkable true story of survival. Penelope arrived on the shores of America in the 1640's to face an immediate, devastating loss of her husband due to a brutual attack by Indians. Left half-scalped and severely injured on the beach of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Penelope somehow survives the attack, and after seven days is rescued by Indians and nursed back to health. I personally owe deep gratitude to Machk, the Lenape Indian who used his Native remedies and skills to heal Penelope, and to Penelope herself, for the inner-strength she obviously displayed to get through such a trying time in her life. If she had not survived, I would not be here. Penelope Stout is my 9th great grandmother. I am proud to have her as my ancestor, a discovery I only recently made. The strong bond that developed between Machk and Penelope reaches down through many generations, and as a result, touches many of us who are descendants of this notable woman and her second husband, Richard Stout. The author, Penelope Scambly Schott has presented a poetic story of historical events, including the moving relationship of this one immigrant woman and one Native American man.

"Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman"

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-30

"Penelope, The Story of the Half-Scalped Woman" invokes 3 Penelopes. Penelope Schott, its author. Penelope of "The Odyssey", Ulysses' long abandoned and faithful wife, and the Penelope of this true story, an early American settler. Like The Odyssey's Penelope, her tale is told in poetry. Newlywed Penelope arrives from Holland, on the shores of New Jersey in 1640. Her husband is too ill to go further so they are left by their companions. Almost immediately they are set upon by Lenape Indians who kill her husband and leave Penelope half scalped and half dead. She is found by other Indians of the same tribe, where she has found shelter in a hollow tree. Healed and cared for by them, Penelope makes her life among them until she is "rescued" by white settlers with whom she can no longer fit in. Researched carefully from documents and family history, Penelope Stout's tale is one of bravery, both alone and in numbers. Written beautifully, it's a tale thrice told: about Ulysses' Penelope, Penelope Stout, and the story's author Penelope Schott, women whose awareness of life is the same despite the centuries.

The Delaware Indians: A History

Published in Hardcover by Rutgers University Press (1972-12)

Authors: Weslager and C. A. Weslager

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Lenape Through Time

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Review Date: 2008-02-13

This is an excellent history of the Lenape people and the trials they endured at the hands of European and American colonists over the centuries. It offers a detailed view of these relationships and uses primary source documents to tell the story - a very important factor in any true understanding of a culture. I do find, however,with the exception of the Hudson River Valley, that the Lenape northeast of the New York City area were not much of a focal point; unfortunately, this is the major focus of my research so I was a bit disappointed. However, the global view is well written and well documented and contributes to my knowledge of the tribe as a whole.

An excellent, well-researched study of Delaware Indians

Helpful Votes: 20 out of 21 total.
Review Date: 1998-11-16

Weslager combines a flair for description with a scholarly tone to produce what is to date the most fair, accurate study of the Delaware Indians, or Lenni Lenape. Using historical, archealogical, anthropological, and ethnohistorical evidence, Weslager provides an almost complete history of this often neglected Indian tribe. This work is a must read for anyone interested in the early history of the mid-Atlantic region.

An excellent resource

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-18

As a writer of Lenape fiction, I used a number of books for reference material. As a Lenape man who was raised off the reservation, I needed to find information that was not passed on to me as a child.

I highly recommend this book for those who want an idea of our past and our future as a Lenape Nation

The First Book was the Best

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2005-02-26

The Delaware Indians was the first book I read on the Lenape. ("Delawares" was the name given by European colonists to the Lenape people.) After reading many other books on the Lenape, Weslager's work remains the best book on the subject I've read.

As striking as the exemplary research demonstrated in the book is its accessible style. Cleary Weslager took great pains to make the story of the relatively unknown Lenape people available to as wide an audience as possible. The book is a complete history of the Lenape, and its source material is oral traditions carried down by the Lenape, colonial records and writings, and 20th century records and personal narratives as well.

Weslager also describes Lenape customs, ceremonies and beliefs. His description of the Lenape Big House Ceremony is fascinating. Weslager's accounts of the successive betrayals, deceptions and crimes of the European colonists and their American descendants track the disastrous trail of the Lenape from their original homeland to present day Oklahoma. Readers can easily sense that Weslager's sympathies for the Lenape people border on advocacy. Unsurprisingly, Weslager ends the book by describing the Lenape's attempt to receive compensation owed to them by the USA government for over 100 years.

I highly recommend this book and others by Weslager as well.

PERFECT

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2002-04-08

I thought this book was perfect! I had a HUGE paper to write on the Lenni-Lenape/Delaware tribe and I couldn't find much information on them. I found this book, I bought it, I read it, I loved it, I wrote my paper using some information from it, and I got an A+ on my paper. I learned so much from this beautifully written book!

National Geographic Guide to 100 Easy Hikes: Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware (National Geographic 100 Easy Hikes)

Published in Paperback by National Geographic (2000-03-01)

Author: Barbara A. Noe

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100 Easy Hikes

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Review Date: 2007-01-10

I love this book! Many other hiking books for the D.C. area list hikes that are much further out, but this book lists easy to get to, fun hikes that don't require an entire day for the hike and travel time. I have purchased this book for friends in the area as well, and we are looking at future hikes together.

wide selection, lacks specifity

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-19

Just tried to use this book for hike in North Point State Park and found it difficult to follow. Luckily, we had another guide with a map. This guide often does not have maps and the directions lack points on the compass, i.e. north, south, east, west.

Don't leave home without it.

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-05

Having been on many trails in the region (and now many more thanks to this guide), I highly recommend100 Easy Hikes. It's as good as it gets for hitting all the hot spots in the Washington DC area- from nearby jaunts on the trails of Rock Creek Park to the lesser known gems in the Shenandoah. Additionally, the author's insider tips and her clear directions to the trailheads make this guide exceptional.

I was particularly impressed the "best of" recommendations. They were right on target. Neither bluebells nor waterfall classics escaped her attention. The maps, as you'd expect from the National Geographic Society, are clear and easy to follow. Anyone looking for a basic resource on the area should have this guide.

A must for every Washington Hiker

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-22

I have been looking for a book just like this for some time now. Having hiked a fair amount in and around Washington I was running short on ideas for new hikes. I had tried the Appalchian Trial Guides and some other books that are out there but felt that while they were great on trail details they didn't provide much of the practical information that you want when heading out to a new destination. Especially enjoyed the author's editorial comments and trail descriptions which combined to make the book a pleasure to read. The author must be a dog lover as well which earns her points in my book. She marks each trail to let dog owners know if their pooches are welcome.

No bad, but there's better

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-05

There's several books with basically the same theme and roughly the same hikes - e.g. those by Alan Fisher and those by the Appalachian Trail Club. This one does have more hikes described than any other single volume I've seen, but it doesn't have enough maps or sufficiently good trail descriptions to make it a hiking "bible". Only recommended for those folks who've already exhaused the other available guides and are looking for more.

A Century of dishonor: A sketch of the United States government's dealings with some of the Indian tribes

Published in Unknown Binding by Roberts brothers (1890)

Author: Helen Hunt Jackson

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Century of Dishonor: Good Message; Poor Delivery

Helpful Votes: 18 out of 68 total.
Review Date: 1999-09-13

To tell the truth, Century of Dishonor put me to sleep. I was forced to read it for a AP US History class. If you can stay awake to read it, it details everything you need to know about how the U.S. government has swindled and cheated Native Americans in this country. It was written in the late 1800's and we just don't talk like that anymore as a country. Like my teacher said: "The reason this book was so powerful was because it listed every incident with many tribes to bring home this point: There needs to be a change how they handled the Native Americans." No one in the class read the book cover to cover, including myself. I would never recommend reading this book, except for research (there's a 150 page or so Appendix along w/ the actual book)or if you're REALLY into that stuff. Even in the latter case, theres lots of better choices.

Brave Pioneer for Native American Rights

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Review Date: 2002-03-31

Bearing in mind that this book was written at the time when Native Americans were still "Savages" and totally responsible for all atrocities perpetrated in the west,in the eyes of the White Europeans, Helen Hunt Jackson made a brave stand in trying to educate these same people to the needs and requirements of the Native Americans.

With each chapter given to a different Native American nation she tries, and in my opinion succedes,to make people understand the hopelessness the Native Americans found themselves in, and the only recourse they had was to fight to preserve their way of life, all too sadly with devestating consequences.

Through each chapter the same theme occurs, the whites cheat,steal, murder, and abuse the Native American and very few Whites tried to correct these wrong doings, and the biggest offender the US Government, and even today the US Government do not appear to be too interested in the Native Americans.

The book is "heavy going", and one can be forgiven in thinking, as they read through it, that I've been here before, because the facts are presented in the same way for every nation, but that notwithstanding, I feel this is a book that should be in anyones library who professes to have an interest in Native Americans.

Yes Helen Hunt Jackson was a brave pioneer to voice her opinions in favour of the redman all those years ago, had more people listend, perhaps the Native American culture in all its glory would still be with us today.

4 1/2 stars, but a classic of permanent value

Helpful Votes: 25 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-19

This (unfortunately) timeless work is a scathing indictment of US Indian policy from independence until the 1880s. It includes a general treatment of bad-faith attitudes and policies, and a series of more detailed case studies of exceptionally egregious violations of legal treaties & human rights. It is timeless because of ongoing popular and official ignorance or lack of concern for American Indian rights, economic problems and indigenous culture---witness, for just one chilling example, the continuing imprisonment of Oglala/Anishinaabe activist Leonard Peltier, for murders he did not commit.

Jackson was a pioneer activist for Indian rights, and commitment shines through on nearly every page. While it is true that her writing style may seem dated to some contemporary undergraduates, her subject's intrinsic interest holds the attention of any reader with more than a marginal interest in the topic. It is still useful for research purposes, though it is perhaps most valuable for history and/or anthropology courses on changing attitudes & policy toward Indians.

In teaching about American Indian history, a main reservation about assigning it is the need to present what Indians themselves have said and/or written about their encounters with Euro-Americans. For a fine variety of views on these issues, see P. Nabokov ed, "Native American Testimony," and (among many other sources) memorable works by two premier Indigenous scholar-activists: Ward Churchill, "From A Native Son," and Vine Deloria Jr., "Custer Died For Your Sins."

A Classic

Helpful Votes: 8 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-14

Like books written by Dickens and Hemmingway, this book is a classic. Written over a century ago, it describes actions and policies of the US and its people towards native Americans that are horrific, cruel and downright unamerican.

Yet he who is ignorant of history is condemned to repeat it. In this case, even though the history was well documented in this book, we continued to repeat it through continued mistreatment.

Helen Jackson's book is evidence that Americans knew what they were doing, knew that what they were doing was cruel and wrong and that they did it anyway.

The Delaware Wing T: The Running Game (The Art & Science of Coaching Series)

Published in Paperback by Coaches Choice Books (1998-11)

Authors: Harold R. Raymond and Ted Kempski

List price: $16.95

New price: $13.73
Used price: $10.48

Average review score:

Awesome

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-05

This book is really cool. Football fans might want to jump into a field and start running a football team after reading chapter one. And by footbal fans a mean FOOTBALL FANS... not that west coast/pass wacky/no RB fans.

Not Bad

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-07

This book has helped in someways of the offensive line blocking. I believe nowdays some of the plays that were developed years ago are not ran the same way as today. I still believe the Wing T can be successful on many levels.

Disappointed!!!

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-29

I was a little disappointed in the quality of this book. The fact that the "running game" and the "passing game" book are faily identical in the beginning chapters was truly disappointing. I felt like a spent twice as much money on the books as I truly needed to. If your truly looking for information about the "wing-t" I suggest that you buy the Dennis Creehan books. I found them to be more informative and each book to be different so you're not spending money on the same information.

Running with Wing T

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-14

This is an outstanding book, even if you never plan to use the Wing-T formation. For those who want to incorporate the Wing-T Offense, this book is a definate must for fully utilizing the system. Most coaches use the Wing-T for its deceptive look and passing game, but the running game is equally important if not moreso.

The diagrams are very detailed with explanations and assignments for individual positions, hole assignments, techniques and the various looks that make the Wing-T successful.

One of the best features of this book is the extensive review of the playcalling system. It's straightforward and easy to remember...the system virtually eliminates confusion and miscommunication between the sideline and huddle, and makes it easy to fully train a player for a new position in a matter of minutes. The sheer flexibility that the system offers makes this book worth reading, even if you never plan to run a wing-t formation.

Definately on par with the other Art & Science of Coaching books, one of the best I've read.

The Adventure of Christian Fast

Published in Hardcover by Eyrie Pr (1989-09)

Author: Don Oakley

List price: $12.95

Average review score:

An account of a youth captured by the Indians in the 1700s.

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-03-03

As a direct descendant of Christian Fast, I was very interested in this book. The facts, as I know them, are accurate. The author, an amateur historian, does an excellent job of recreating those times. Unfortunately, the writing is not a good as the research but it is still a fascinating account of an interesting period of history.

An exciting account of a young man's capture by the Indians

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-03-01

As a direct descendant of Christian Fast I could check many of the facts in the book. Except for some questions about ages of individuals they were accurate. The author is an amateur historian and his facts and fictionalized conversations have an authentic feel.

The writing is poor, but this is still a good read.

Another bothersome impediment to the reader is the cover (or dust jacket on the hard cover version). It features a drawing that makes one think the book is for teenagers. The book, although accessible to young adults, is not written specifically for them and I'm afraid has lost some adult readership as a result.

All in all, though, this is a book worth reading.

An exciting account of a young man's capture by the Indians

Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 1998-03-01

As a direct descendant of Christian Fast I could check many of the facts in the book. Except for some questions about ages of individuals they were accurate. The author is an amateur historian and his facts and fictionalized conversations have an authentic feel.

The writing is poor, but this is still a good read.

Another bothersome impediment to the reader is the cover (or dust jacket on the hard cover version). It features a drawing that makes one think the book is for teenagers. The book, although accessible to young adults, is not written specifically for them and I'm afraid has lost some adult readership as a result.

All in all, though, this is a book worth reading.

Delaware Books