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A Vast Army of Women : Maine's Uncounted Forces in the American Civil War.
$24.95
What a wonderful job Lyn Sudlow did! This is such an important book, which highlights not only the unsung Civil War heroines of Maine, but represents the "vast" contributions of all of those women who will never be identified, from every State. The book clearly folows their struggle to rise to the unimaginable duty required of them during the War, and how the strengths they exhibited (rewarded, but often not), set the stage for the Suffrage Movement which was to follow. They proved themselves on many levels, and there would be no turning back! I cherished reading about each one of these women, most biographies being accompanied by a photo. The book was thoroughly researched, intelligently written, and well-edited. You don't need to be a historian to love this book! I enjoyed learning about everything from the shapes of the donuts sent to the troops, to the strength, courage and fortitude it took to manage a major medical operation on no budget and scarse supplies. (And, of course, an occasional "cat fight." I wonder how well I would have interacted with Dorothea Dix, whose responsibilities were unfathomable.) Again, this is a great historical contribution. I'm so grateful to Ms. Sudlow for publishing her extensive research, and look forward to her next work!

Hacking Democracy
$26.95
Many of the revelations brought forth in Hacking Democracy probably would have seemed crazy if I hadn't been living in Florida when it all happened. During the 2002 election the computer voting machines forced me to write in a third party candidate that was supposed to be a choice. If I got one letter wrong in his name, the vote would not have counted. In 2004 I personally witnessed machines that would not accept a Presidential vote for John Kerry, each time the vote registered for Bush. In addition were the endless stories of problems in heavily democratic districts, most of which never made it onto the news. The media appeared to be ovewhelmed by the stories and had to pick the ones that seemed most credible.

Ultimately I was able to confirm much about how the Florida elections were manipulated. Bev Harris was a public figure showing what so many others were discovering on their own. In the end I wrote a novel called Purple State full of stories about what I witnessed. It was made more credible by the work that Bev has done with her organization Black Box Voting. Her efforts and this movie are invaluable to the integrity of our democracy.

Open Secrets: The Literature of Uncounted Experience (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)
$24.95
Span of human civilization is much like playing musical chair and so whoever gets to sit at one time may not have accurate account of those predecessors in the same seat handy but the feeling of all seated person in aggregate sum of time is similar. I agree with author except no destruction of evidence, removal, censorship, oppression, distortions, cover-up or lies can diminish a sense of decency which each individual seeks to guard to step away from and delay the prophesy of eventual dooms day.

ELECTION 2000: Uncounted Votes & Election Reform
$19.95
This three-part report, ELECTION 2000: Uncounted Votes & Election Reform, covers a number of vital issues raised concerning the U.S. presidential election process. PART 1 is a statistical analysis originally issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on the factors that affected uncounted votes in the 2000 presidential election, including the limitations of certain types of voting equipment in rendering a complete and accurate vote count following the 2000 presidential election. PART 2 is a case study originally prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) by the Special Investigations Division of the Committee on Government Reform, which details election reform in the Detroit and the new voting technology that significantly reduced uncounted ballots in Election 2000. PART 3 contains summaries of election procedures by state as well as the types of voting machines and other voting methods used by each state. It also describes state recount and contest procedures including deadlines for initiating such proceedings. Part 3 of this report was prepared by various members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Minority Staff of the Committee on Government Reform.