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Estimator's Electrical Man-Hour Manual
This manual's latest edition continues to be the best source available for making accurate, reliable man-hour estimates for electrical installation. This new edition is revised and expanded to include installation of electrical instrumentation, which is used in monitoring various process systems.
480 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1979
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October 1, 2020
Peripheral but Prolific!
General George Weedon sits on his horse on the far right periphery of John Trumbull’s “The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton” painting. But, as the author says, “Of significance … is Weedon’s keen observation of all aspects of military life, operations, and support. His running commentary, as seen in [the prolific writing of] his letters, is one of the most perceptive of Revolutionary War times. … Weedon wrote among the most detailed descriptions of battles of the Revolution.”
Weedon, brother-in-law to the future General Hugh Mercer, first served as an officer in George Washington’s Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and later rejoined his fellow Virginian at the start of the Revolutionary War. Progressing to the rank of brigadier general, Weedon was then frustrated by Congress’ role in granting rank and determining the critical date of rank to set which equal-rank officer would be another’s superior. Weedon and many other generals took issue, feeling their pledge of duty and personal honor outweighed what their country (via Congress) was asking of them (hence the book’s title). As a result, many of these generals resigned or, as Weedon did, negotiated an unpaid leave of absence (LOA). After an LOA of a little over a year during which Weedon tended his tavern business, he returned to duty and found himself assigned to critical militia duties at which he showed great insight and initiative. It was at this point that he got a taste of his own personal honor issue from another direction when, after a reorganization, a number of his newly assigned officers refused to serve under him, asserting the he had left the service while they stayed on and endured hardships and so that he now didn’t deserve his new position of authority over them. Though this incident was a black mark against him, he provided the country with yeoman service, as the author skillfully depicts, and ended up with his reputation more or less intact and a great personal friend of General Nathaniel Greene.
Overall, as a fellow author, I highly recommend this book for a look at many aspects of the Revolutionary War from a colorful, highly placed but relatively unknown individual’s perspective.
General George Weedon sits on his horse on the far right periphery of John Trumbull’s “The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton” painting. But, as the author says, “Of significance … is Weedon’s keen observation of all aspects of military life, operations, and support. His running commentary, as seen in [the prolific writing of] his letters, is one of the most perceptive of Revolutionary War times. … Weedon wrote among the most detailed descriptions of battles of the Revolution.”
Weedon, brother-in-law to the future General Hugh Mercer, first served as an officer in George Washington’s Virginia Regiment during the French and Indian War and later rejoined his fellow Virginian at the start of the Revolutionary War. Progressing to the rank of brigadier general, Weedon was then frustrated by Congress’ role in granting rank and determining the critical date of rank to set which equal-rank officer would be another’s superior. Weedon and many other generals took issue, feeling their pledge of duty and personal honor outweighed what their country (via Congress) was asking of them (hence the book’s title). As a result, many of these generals resigned or, as Weedon did, negotiated an unpaid leave of absence (LOA). After an LOA of a little over a year during which Weedon tended his tavern business, he returned to duty and found himself assigned to critical militia duties at which he showed great insight and initiative. It was at this point that he got a taste of his own personal honor issue from another direction when, after a reorganization, a number of his newly assigned officers refused to serve under him, asserting the he had left the service while they stayed on and endured hardships and so that he now didn’t deserve his new position of authority over them. Though this incident was a black mark against him, he provided the country with yeoman service, as the author skillfully depicts, and ended up with his reputation more or less intact and a great personal friend of General Nathaniel Greene.
Overall, as a fellow author, I highly recommend this book for a look at many aspects of the Revolutionary War from a colorful, highly placed but relatively unknown individual’s perspective.
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