The Hessian by Howard Fast (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Hessian by Howard Fast Telling the story of the capture, trial, and execution of a Hessian drummer boy by Americans during the Revolution. This novel provides an opportunity to explore the difficult moral positions of war, along with the complications of the Quaker family who hid and sheltered the boy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Fast is always a wonderful storyteller, and the story is a good one. ... Entertaining and memorable". -- Library Journal Author Biography Howard Fast Table of Contents Written by two authors with a wide range of experience in international affairs, this introductory text addresses both the commonalities and diversity of administrative practice around the world, including a succinct but thorough overview of PA in the United States. It combines solid conceptual foundations with strong coverage of nuts-and-bolts "how to" topics, such as personnel management, procurement, and budgeting, and covers both developed countries and developing and transitional economies.The books chapters are organized into four major sections: government functions and organization; management of government activity; interaction between government and citizens; and prospects of administrative reform. Plentiful illustrations and examples throughout the book, and "What to Expect" sections and discussion questions in each chapter, make this an ideal text for any PA course that takes a global perspective. Kirkus US Review "Is war merciless? Or are men merciless?" wonders compassionate Dr. Feversham and there are many homiletic variations on the theme ("War without charity is a ghastly thing" - "all war is murder") of this small story set during the Revolution in a small Connecticut town. A band of Hessians marches through it, hanging a native en route, and in reprisal an ambush is organized killing all but one, a "bellyful of slaughter." The survivor is the Hessian, a boy of 15 or 16, sheltered for a time by a Quaker family ("Yet thee live by sufferance even as I do") until his trial and execution, ordered by the closed-minded Squire Hunt, becomes inevitable. Mr. Fast espouses contemplative courage and edifying moments of decision from which you can draw a kind of old-fashioned universality and even extend it - to the recent Calley business. But essentially the book is the well-constructed, simple, and readable story he has been known to write through the years. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN1563246015 Author Howard Fast Language English ISBN-10 1563246015 ISBN-13 9781563246012 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1996 Publication Date 1996-06-30 Series North Castle Books Country of Publication United States Birth 1914 Death 2003 Short Title HESSIAN Residence Greenwich, CT, US Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 176 DOI 10.1604/9781563246012 UK Release Date 1996-06-30 AU Release Date 1996-06-30 NZ Release Date 1996-06-30 US Release Date 1996-06-30 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc DEWEY 813.52 Audience General Imprint Routledge Place of Publication New York Audience Age 18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134476326;

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