Background
Oakes, John Bertram was born on April 23, 1913 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Washington Ochs Oakes and Bertie (Gans) Ochs.
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The Alamo resounds in memory and myth...Goliad whispers from the shadows. Along with the familiar stories of Jim Bowie, David Crockett, and William B. Travis-the heroes of the Alamo-it is time, in the 175th anniversary year of the Revolution, to understand the more complex stories of James W. Fannin and his Mexican counterpart, José de Urrea. In The Edge of Freedom, these and other historical figures show that the search for peace at Goliad was as dramatic as the fight for glory at the Alamo.
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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Civil War in Wales, Vol. 1 of 2: And the Marches, 1642-1649 Some years ago, while engaged in an investigation into the history of my native parish, I was anxious to learn whether the Castle, which forms its principal attraction, had been garrisoned during the Civil War. I found that there was no book which could give me the information I wanted, but I discovered that vast materials existed in the boundless waste of the King's Pamphlets at the British Museum, in the State Papers at the Record Office, and in private collections; and that so far as Wales was concerned it was an untrodden field. After some hesitation I resolved to attempt to contribute something towards a history of the Principality during that period. The leisure hours of some years have been devoted to the subject, and the result is now offered to the public, in the belief that it will fill a gap in the History of Wales and the Marches, and that it will not be without some interest to my countrymen. Of the labour which this Work has involved I will not speak. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Oakes, John Bertram was born on April 23, 1913 in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Washington Ochs Oakes and Bertie (Gans) Ochs.
AB magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1934. AB, AM (Rhodes scholar), Queen's College, Oxford, 1936. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hartford, 1960.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Chatham College, 1969. Doctor of Letters (honorary), City University of New York, 1976.
Reporter Trenton (New Jersey) State Gazette, Trenton Times, 1936-1937. Political reporter Washington Post, 1938-1941. Editor Review of the Week, Sunday New York Times, 1946-1949.
Member editorial board New York Times, 1949-1976, columnist on environmental conservation, 1951-1961, editor of editorial page, 1961-1976, originator Operation-Educated page, 1970, contributing columnist, 1977-1990.
(Excerpt from Memoirs of the Civil War in Wales, Vol. 1 of...)
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Author: The Edge of Freedom, 1961. Contributor: Essays Today, 1955, Foundations of Freedom, 1958, Tomorrow's American, 1977, On the Vineyard, 1980, The March to War, 1991, Cast a Cold Eye, 1991.
Member advisory board National Parks Department Interior, 1955-1962. President's Commission White House Fellows, 1964-1968. Founding trustee Natural Resources Defense Council, 1970-1998.
Member New York State Commission on Future of Adirondacks, 1989-1990. Past trustee National Parks Conservation Association, Fisk University, Chatham College, New York Foundation, Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Nature Conservancy, Temple Emanu-El, others. With Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Member American Philosophical Society, Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa, Century Association (New York City), Cosmos Club (Washington, District of Columbia).
Married Margery C. Hartman, October 24, 1945. Children: Andra N., Alison H., Cynthia J., John G. H.