Caldwell Books

Judge Thompson's famous 1839 historical novel (perhaps the first ever in America) of the famous Allen, Warner, Baker, Cochran (et al.) adventures, from the Grants to old "Fort Ti."

It is also slushed to the brim with spine-tingling romance:
"'I know not,' he answered, somewhat pensively, 'that circumstances will ever permit me that pleasure in person, but if you know of any way, fair ladies,' - he continued, glancing quite meaningly at somebody, as the girls in their jokes would afterwards have it - 'any way of receiving the visits I may pay you in dreams, I doubt not that you will often be favored with the repetition you have so kindly invited. Adieu, ladies, adieu.'" -Mr. Selden (pg. 143)

Advisable to familiarize oneself with the history prior to reading, to guarantee enjoyment. And it is very enjoyable.

This is another of the Happy Day Bible Story series from Standard Publishers. It is written for the four to eight year old. The narrative includes instructions for interactive involvement within the story line.
There are eight favorite Old Testament Bible stories including Noah, David, and Jonah. These stories are arranged sequentially from Genesis chapter one through the book of Jonah.
The book is illustrated by Jodi McCallum. The artwork is beautifully done with adorable characters. The backgrounds enhance the story line and stir the child's imagination.
The text is written in short easy to understand sentences with words appropriate for the age level.
I highly recommend this book for church school resource libraries, for parents, and Christian day schools

A tragic read of life in the south. The trials and tribulations of day to day life.

This story has great meaning to me. I was a seventeen year seaman serving aboard the Heavy Cruiser Tuscaloosa. We were part of the cruiser covering force for convoy pq17. There have been unanswered questions in the minds of all that served in that ill fated convoy. The author has explained how the First Sea Lord doomed 23 ships by what Winston Churchill called,"The worst order of World War 2." It is a perfect illustration of what happens when civilian authority affects military judgements in wartime. Admiral Pound was not considered a good choice for his post by the Royal Navies senior Admirals. Churchill wanted him because he would listen to the Prime Minister's advice. The author makes us feel the terrors of the Murmansk run and shows us that both heroes and cowards were involved. We brought back the pitiful survivors in the fall,who were appalled by the fact that their Naval escort had deserted them.Not knowing why we had been ordered to withdraw, we could not even defend our actions. Highly recommended to all lovers of great drama at sea.

This book can be considered a good source of informatin for custom painting. But I also found that it had a lot of un needed information. I'm basing my reasons on "why would a beginner want to do a difficult custom paint job?"

Overall, the book could use more techniques on masking for flames. I believe people would want to know more than just painting flames.

I enjoy Mr. Caldwell's writing some of his poetry is very grab you by throat and makes you take notice it.

I had the very good fortune to read this book when it was in Galleys, and it is wonderful. It's one of the earliest books written in the USA, and was written by a woman. Set in Fall River, Massachussetts in the 18th century, it tells the tale of a young girl who is seduced, impregnated, and then abandoned and defamed by an scoundrel of a minister. What was truely striking (apart from the quality of the writing), was how little things had changed in the intervening period. As I was reading the galleys, a very similar case was being tried in the same area. Well worth reading, not only for its style, but also for its content, and for its depiction of life in New England in that time.

Almost a year has passed after Alex Rogers father passed away. School is about to begin and he and his friends are all going to try out for football. His attitude changes after he finds out if he does or doesnt make the team. He thinks that he doesnt need God to help him. In a way he forgets about God. Turns his back on him. On his first birthday without his dad, he has a football game. After his mom gives his fathers lucky coin from football a few days before to his sister, she gives him the coin a few moments before the game. After the game and the fun ends, his mother gives him a tape. He unwraps and in there is a tape of his Dad before he goes through the real signs of cancer.

I thought it was a book that showed that you shouldn't forget about those who have passed. And that you can always go to God about them.

This is a classic work of early South Indian history first published in 1881 under the title: "A Political & General History of the District of Tinnevelly, Madras, up to AD 1801". It was republished in 1982, 1989 & 2004 under this short title by Asian Educational Services at New Delhi.

The author, Robert Caldwell 1814-91, was a Christian missionary in South India for more than fifty years, and in 1877 was consecrated Bishop in Tirunelveli. He first came to international recognition as an orientalist when his ground-breaking book about the Dravidian family of South Indian languages was published in 1856 (see below under References). In it he showed that they were a very ancient group of languages which had developed separately from Sandskrit and the Indo-Aryan languages of the north.

Caldwell then set out to investigate the early origins of this separate South Indian civilisation, even studying palm leaf manuscripts and Sangam literature in his search. He made several excavations, finding the foundations of ancient buildings and sepulchral urns. At Korkai,which the non-Brahmin movement regarded as the cradle of `South Indian civilisation', he found coins with the fish emblem of the Pandya kings.
The product of all this work was the book under review, published by the Government of Madras in 1881. Dr Robert Frykenberg, an authority on Caldwell's works, wrote that this "book, drawn from archaeological, epigraphic and literary sources, is perhaps his most comprehensive single work". It is said that the combined impact of this book together with his earlier work on Dravidian languages, both controversially stressing the separate history and development of South Indian civilisation, helped to lay the foundations there for the strongly anti-Brahman cultural and political movements which followed in the 20th century.

References:

Y. Vincent Kumaradoss: "Robert Caldwell: A Scholar-Missionary in Colonial South India". ISPCK 2007, pp.155-160.

Robert Eric Frykenberg: "Robert Caldwell, missionary and orientalist". OUP (Oxford DNB) 2004-07.

Robert Caldwell: "Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian or South Indian Family of Languages", Harrison, 59 Pall Mall, London, 1856; second edition 1875 (still in print)

Erskine Caldwell takes us on a journey in search of a childhood friend whom he never forgot. Erskine and Bisco were good friends as children but were torn apart due to the segregationist mores of their times. Bisco was a so-called Negro and Erskine a so-called White. The two were destined to inhabit a land and culture which promoted inequality and friendship for both young people.

In Search of Bisco is a chronicle of Caldwell's search not only for his friend (now that he is an adult) but also an examination of the root sources of hatred and racism that separated the two. He takes us to South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana and their varied communities and asks about his friend. He gets a wealth of information about attitudes both black and white concerning Bisco.

Caldwell's south as he knew it doesn't exist today but the attitudes that it nurtured still persist. Bisco is more than a mistreated Black man but for Caldwell has become a metaphor for the oppression of Blacks throughout the south. In every state, whites share their contempt for the Biscos of this world. When encountering Blacks Caldwell finds rebellious Biscos, conservative Biscos and proud Biscos who refuse to bow to the conventions of their day. The reader is given a superb portrait of the struggle of African-Americans in the south prior to the civil rights movement and the attitudes of their white counterparts.

Bisco is a commentary on race but most of all it is a look at a friendship that could have blossomed but was stunted early in these men's lives. Bisco and Erskine show us the possibilities of what could have been in the south in terms of enduring friendships. Erskine presents us with the harsh realities. This is an excellent book worth your reading and reflection over a time and a friendship that is no more.