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Another entry in the Alabama Roots Biography series, designed to provide reading pleasure as well as allow young people to learn about the people that shaped Alabama. This is the story of Scottsboro native Tom Martin, born in 1881, who bought Alabama Power Company in 1912 and worked until he brought electricity to Alabama. ... Read more

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This first history of cattle raising in a southern state documents the development of the industry in Alabama from colonial times to the present within the broader contexts of southern and American agricultural history. Cattle raising today is the most widely practiced form of agriculture in Alabama and ranks second only to the poultry industry in terms of revenue. Brooks Blevins not only relates the development and relative importance of the industry to agricultural practices but also presents it as an integral component of southern history, inextricably linked to issues of sectional politics, progressivism, race and class struggles, and rural depopulation. Blevins's study increases our understanding of the history of southern agriculture by providing a valuable model of a story repeated throughout the South. ... Read more

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Wonderful
Cattle in the Cotton Fields is a wonderful account of thecattle history in Alabama.I was very impressed by the writing ofMr. Blevins.I highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested in the subject matter. ... Read more

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A hike for every interestand ability!Alabama has so many great hikes to offer, including those in national and state parks and forests and in national wildlife refuges. In this book, the emphasis is on the most scenic destinations and unique places that help make Alabama so beautiful, like the rock formations of the Wall of Jericho, or the dunes of Bon Secour. Many hikes described here are off-the-beaten-path treks to lesser-known sites such as Needles Eye and Blue Spring; they show visitors the state’s wide range of beauty and biodiversity. Others take place at various spots along the Pinhoti Trail, the master path through Alabama’s mountains. ... Read more

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Wonderful older book!
Very informative about birds and their habitats and migratory habits etc. Beautiful pictures by Richard Parks. ... Read more

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Don't waste your time with this
This book tries to do too many things, and does none of them well.
It is not suitable for identification, since it only includes one very small picture of each species. The Purple Finch is only barely recognizable and certainly of no help in separating male Purple and House Finches. In fact, none of these photographs would be very useful for identification purposes except for the most obvious species.
There is also a list of birding sites - 189 in all. But the descriptions and directions are very brief. Each individual species has one or more of these sites listed in a "where to find" section. This maybe a good introduction into where to look for the species, but you would be much better off with an actual bird finding guide for the individual states.

Beginners would likely be frusterated with the photos. They are too small, poor, and few in number to be much good. And there is nothing here at all to recommend this to more advanced birders. You probably already have most of the info here in other books and resources. ... Read more

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Five Stars Plus !Thanks Guys and Gals !
from

Rory Allen- Cape Town, South Africa

A Citation for truly great service, efficiency and good, old-fashioned customer
dealing -Amazon and Betterworld Books moved swiftly and promptly , promising to
ensure I would get this book by mid June from the States.

Nope ! - I received it just twelve days later - and two weeks ahead of the
deadline,Nice work, guys and gals at both companies.

Highly Commended !!!.

Regarding the book,CSS "Alabama" - Builder, Captain and Plans , author
C. G. Somerskell - Professor Emeritus of History.Published by the University of Alabama. A fine job so well wriiten and presented !


As a Film-maker specialising in researching and writing screenplays of true
historic events, wars and characters in history, and noting with astonishment
that no feature-film over a century had ever been produced on the incredible story of the first CSS "Alabama" of the American Civil War, and mindful that forebears of
my Wexford Ireland roots of the Allen clan had emigrated from Ireland to serve the Confederate cause, I determined some years ago to reaearch and create the script
to make the feature-film CSS "Alabama" after realizing that every year at @mardi
Gras' time the colourful Tweede Nuwe Jaarminstrel troops which dance annually through the streets of Cape Town singing "Daar Kom de Alabama" and the praises of the notorious American 'Rebel' ship , which on her first arrival in the Bay under Tabe Mountain found , engaged with and prized the Union ship "Sea Bride" less than a canon-shot aay from Robben Island(then a leper colony) - where later Mr Mandela would be confined for 27years.

The book itself is an absolute masterpiece, and includes the Liverpool shipyard GA drawings I urgently need in the development and planning of this film.

Professor Somerskell gives a wealth of detail about the principle characters
in the "Alabama" story , and I would like to suggest that if he and any of his associates are able, that they contact me so that we may discuss possibilities for involvement in the international co-production we have planned, with the likely inclusion of France, Ireland, Germany, the UK, and of course, the State of Alabama, the United States and South Africa.

CSS "Alabama" was a fine ship, with fine crew. And her story has to be told,
with its many lessons. Particularly in the context of the utter sadness of the
of the American Civil War .

CSS "Alabama" does not glorify war, but shows the chivalry of one of its greatest of Naval personalities , and the closeness to civil war in England caused by the
building of 'L209' in Birkenhead.

Thank You Professor Somerskell !


PS- I have located an authentic fully certificated historic 'tall-ship' caable
of being converted and rigged to become the CSS "Alabama". This ship, is one of
three sometimes chartered by leading American film studios to star in their
productions.I am negotiating to recreate the "Alabama" in the making of
"CSS "Alabama". I own international rights and am currently engaging with a
leading American Studio in terms of its production


Rory Allen ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Written with heart
I recently heard about this book which was published in 1948.Being from Alabama, this book took me back home again although it was several eras before mine.The book was written with a lot of heart, humor, honor and humanity.The feelings the author had for her parents, particularly for her father were very poignant.It was very funny in places and I had to keep interrupting my husband to share segments with him.The book ended much too soon but I will read it again and again. ... Read more