La Libert'e, Volume 2... - by Jules Simon (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 406Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Nabu PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Jules SimonLanguage: French Book Synopsis This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. 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. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ La Liberté, Volume 2; La Liberté; Jules Simon Jules Simon L. Hachette, 1859
Account Of The Terrific And Fatal Riot At The New-York Astor Place Opera House On The Night Of May 10Th, 1849; With The Quarrels Of Forrest And
Number of Pages: 58Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: AnonymousLanguage: English Book Synopsis Account Of The Terrific And Fatal Riot At The New-York Astor Place Opera House On The Night Of May 10Th, 1849; With The Quarrels Of Forrest And Macready Including All The Causes Which Led To That Awful Tragedy Wherein An Infuriated Mob Was Quelled By The Public Authorities And Military, With Its Mournful Termination In The Sudden Death Or Mutilation Of More Than Fifty Citizens, With Full And Authentic Particulars, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
De la Prononciation Francaise Depuis Le Commencement Du L'oe Si`ecle, d'Apr`es Les T'emoignages Des Grammairiens; Volume 1 - by Charles Thurot
Number of Pages: 678Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Wentworth PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Charles ThurotLanguage: French Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
In Pursuit of Knowledge - (Early American Places) by Kabria Baumgartner (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 320Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesSeries Title: Early American PlacesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: 19th CenturyAuthor: Kabria BaumgartnerLanguage: English About the Book ""In Pursuit of Knowledge" explores Black women and educational activism in Antebellum America"-- Book Synopsis Winner, 2020 Mary Kelley Book Prize, given by the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, given by the History of Education Society Uncovers the hidden role of girls and women in the desegregation of American education The story of school desegregation in the United States often begins in the mid-twentieth-century South. Drawing on archival sources and genealogical records, Kabria Baumgartner uncovers the story's origins in the nineteenth-century Northeast and identifies a previously overlooked group of activists: African American girls and women. In their quest for education, African American girls and women faced numerous obstacles--from threats and harassment to violence. For them, education was a daring undertaking that put them in harm's way. Yet bold and brave young women such as Sarah Harris, Sarah Parker Remond, Rosetta Morrison, Susan Paul, and Sarah Mapps Douglass persisted. In Pursuit of Knowledge argues that African American girls and women strategized, organized, wrote, and protested for equal school rights--not just for themselves, but for all. Their activism gave rise to a new vision of womanhood: the purposeful woman, who was learned, active, resilient, and forward-thinking. Moreover, these young women set in motion equal-school-rights victories at the local and state level, and laid the groundwork for further action to democratize schools in twentieth-century America. In this thought-provoking book, Baumgartner demonstrates that the confluence of race and gender has shaped the long history of school desegregation in the United States right up to the present. Review Quotes Our understanding of the antebellum legacy of the black struggle for education has taken a giant step forward with Baumgartner's important study of black women's schooling. This is high quality scholarship: a solid grounding in secondary source material and exhaustive primary research, delivered through clear argument and well-tempered writing.--Ronald E. Butchart, University of Georgia Distinguished Research Professor, EmeritusThrough painstaking research and meticulous narration, Kabria Baumgartner has uncovered black women's purposeful educational activism in antebellum America. This book is an invaluable contribution to African American and women's history as well as the histories of abolition and education.--Manisha Sinha, author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition
Clearing the Plains - 2nd Edition by James Daschuk (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 386Genre: HistorySub-Genre: Native AmericanFormat: PaperbackPublisher: University of Regina PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: James DaschukLanguage: English About the Book "This new edition of Clearing the Plains has a forward by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Fenn, and explanations of the book's influence by leading Canadian historians. Called "one of the most important books of the twenty-first century" by the Literary Review of Canada, it was named a "Book of the Year" by The Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire, the Writers' Trust, and won the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, among many others."-- Book Synopsis The award-winning book about how Canada's first prime minister starved Indigenous peoples in the pursuit of nationhood Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada.In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics--the politics of ethnocide--played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of Indigenous people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald's National Dream. It was a dream that came at great expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day. This new edition of Clearing the Plains has a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Fenn, an opening by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, and explanations of the book's influence by leading Canadian historians. Called "one of the most important books of the twenty-first century" by the Literary Review of Canada, it was named a "Book of the Year" by The Globe and Mail, Quill & Quire, the Writers' Trust, and won the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, among many others. Review Quotes "Clearing the Plains is a tour de force that dismantles and destroys the view that Canada has a special claim to humanity in its treatment of indigenous peoples. Daschuk shows how infectious disease and state-supported starvation combined to create a creeping, relentless catastrophe that persists to the present day. The prose is gripping, the analysis is incisive, and the narrative is so chilling that it leaves its reader stunned and disturbed. For days after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow. This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest."--Elizabeth A. Fenn, author "Pox Americana ""[A] great work of history...James Daschuk's Clearing the Plains is colossal. This is excavation of an authentically Canadian past from under layers of colonial myth, performed with a scalpel, and illuminated by searing prose."--The Globe and Mail"Clearly written, deeply researched, and properly contextualized history...Essential reading for everyone interested in the history of indigenous North America."--J.R. McNeill, author "Mosquito Empires ""Required reading for all Canadians."--Candace Savage, author "A Geography of Blood " About the Author James Daschuk is an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina and a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit.
An Account Of The Destruction Of The Jesuits In France - by Jean Le Rond D' Alembert (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 82Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: FranceAuthor: Jean Le Rond D' AlembertLanguage: English Book Synopsis An Account Of The Destruction Of The Jesuits In France, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Battle Of New Orleans; Including The Previous Engagements Between The Americans And The British, The Indians And The Spanish Which Led To The
Number of Pages: 136Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Zachary F SmithLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Battle Of New Orleans; Including The Previous Engagements Between The Americans And The British, The Indians And The Spanish Which Led To The Final Conflict On The 8Th Of January, 1815, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Our Adventures During the War of 1870 - by Emma Maria Perason & Louisa Elisabeth McLaughlin (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 304Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Leonaur LtdAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Emma Maria Perason & Louisa Elisabeth McLaughlinLanguage: English Book Synopsis The wartime adventures of two of the first Red Cross nursesEmma Pearson was born in Norfolk in 1828 and was the daughter of a Royal Navy Captain. Her partner Louisa McLaughlin was born 1836, the daughter of a Shropshire clergyman. Louisa trained as a nurse with Sister Dora who assisted the poor industrial workers of the English Midlands. Both Louisa and Emma began working for the National Health Society when it was created in 1869, assisting the poor of London under the management of Elizabeth Blackwell, Europe's first modern female doctor. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, both women went to France at the behest of the organisation which became known as the Red Cross. They arrived shortly after the Battle of Gravelotte and were soon caring for the wounded from the Battle of Sedan. The two women worked tirelessly in field hospitals earning the respect and admiration of both sides. In fact, both women were awarded medals by France and Prussia in recognition of their humanitarian services. This book was originally published in two volumes which have been united in this good value Leonaur edition.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Der Grosse Osterei Malbuch - by Angella Nicoleta (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 50Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Angella NicoletaAge Range: AdultBook theme: Spain & PortugalAuthor: Angella NicoletaLanguage: German About the Book Sie suchen das perfekte Ostereier-Malbuch für Kinder? Book Synopsis Sie suchen das perfekte Ostereier-Malbuch für Kinder?Unser Ostereier-Malbuch ist perfekt für die Kleinen in Ihrem Leben! Die schönen Bilder in diesem Färbebuch werden für stundenlange Entspannung und Kreativität sorgen. Dieses Buch schafft eine breite Palette von Malbüchern, die Ihrem Kind helfen, sich zu entspannen, zu entspannen und seine Kreativität auszudrücken, während es auf Details achtet.Holen Sie sich dieses perfekte Geschenk für die Kleinen in Ihrem Leben!Unser Ostereier-Malbuch enthält: Format 8,5 x 8,5, Designs in professioneller Qualität50 SeitenOstereier-Malbücher sind ein wunderbares Geschenk für Ihre Kleinen. Unsere Malbücher gehören häufig zu den am häufigsten verschenkten Artikeln.
Genealogy of the Hosmer Family - by James Bidwell Hosmer (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 20Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: James Bidwell HosmerLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The California Gold Rush - by Captivating History (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 54Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Captivating HistoryAge Range: AdultBook theme: 19th CenturyAuthor: Captivating HistoryLanguage: English Book Synopsis Did you know that the California Gold Rush was the largest mass migration event in the history of the United States of America?More than 300,000 people settled in the previously sparsely populated California. And they all came in the period between 1849 and 1855. But sadly, the people living in California quickly fell into violence, racism, and misogyny. Mexicans, Native Americans, other non-white settlers, and indigenous peoples were persecuted, hunted, and expelled from the territory. The California Gold Rush may have been one of the great events that shaped the US into what we know today, but it was also one of the saddest events, with 370 massacres committed upon the indigenous tribes of California.Yet, the California Gold Rush was a period of rapid changes, of industrialization and the modernization of the whole US. The influx of immigrants from all over the world demanded that new industries be quickly set up, as well as railroads, farms, and communication lines. People needed supplies from the East and the rest of the world, as well as to keep in touch with their distant families. The quick development of California, as well as the many new beginnings and successful businesses people managed to start, gave California its nickname of the Golden State. It was a place where dreams came true, where people had hope and quick prosperity. A new philosophical idea aptly named the "California Dream" started, and many people rushed to gain a fast fortune in a new land.In this book, you can read about how gold was discovered and who started it all. You can also learn the following: Who were the forty-niners and the first gold miners in California?What was life in the mining camps like?How was early mining performed, and how did it develop?How did gold excavation influence the environment and the indigenous peoples?What happened to the Native Americans of California?What was the role of women in the Gold Rush?How did California gain its statehood?How did the Gold Rush influence the world's economy?Who were the real prospectors of the California Gold Rush?And much more!Scroll up and click the "add to cart" button to learn more about the California Gold Rush!
The Supernatural in Early Modern Scotland - by Julian Goodare & Martha McGill (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 272Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Manchester University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: Great BritainAuthor: Julian Goodare & Martha McGillLanguage: English About the Book This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture - from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture - from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and fairies, to folkloric angels and Second Sight. Book Synopsis This book is about other worlds and the supernatural beings, from angels to fairies, that inhabited them. It is about divination, prophecy, visions and trances. And it is about the cultural, religious, political and social uses to which people in Scotland put these supernatural themes between 1500 and 1800. The supernatural consistently provided Scots with a way of understanding topics such as the natural environment, physical and emotional wellbeing, political events and visions of past and future. In exploring the early modern supernatural, the book has much to reveal about how men and women in this period thought about, debated and experienced the world around them. Comprising twelve chapters by an international range of scholars, The supernatural in early modern Scotland discusses both popular and elite understandings of the supernatural. From the Back Cover This book is about other worlds and the beings that inhabited them. It is about divination, prophecy, visions and trances. And it is about the cultural, religious, political and social uses to which people in Scotland put these supernatural themes between about 1500 and 1800. Consisting of twelve chapters by an international group of scholars with expertise in history, ethnology and literary studies, the collection explores a range of supernatural topics. Some chapters, like that on trances, open up areas that have received little scholarly attention; others, notably that on Second Sight in the Highlands, offer reinterpretations that challenge existing orthodoxy. The contributors draw on evidence ranging from poetry to sermons, from witchcraft trial records to scholarly treatises on astrology or ancient paganism. Both popular and elite understandings of the supernatural are discussed, and the editors contribute a full-length introductory chapter that surveys the field and unpacks difficult concepts like 'belief', 'superstition' and indeed the 'supernatural' itself. The supernatural provided Scots with a way of understanding topics such as the natural environment, physical and emotional wellbeing, political events and visions of the past and future. In exploring the early modern supernatural, this book has much to reveal about how men and women in this period considered, debated and experienced the world around them. About the Author Julian Goodare is Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh Martha McGill is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Warwick
An Account Of The Growth Of Deism In England - by William Stephens (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 26Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: William StephensLanguage: English Book Synopsis An Account Of The Growth Of Deism In England, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Eikon Basilike; The Pourtracture Of His Sacred Majestie, In His Solitudes And Sufferings - by King Charles I (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 146Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: Great Britain, GeneralAuthor: King Charles ILanguage: English Book Synopsis Eikon Basilike; The Pourtracture Of His Sacred Majestie, In His Solitudes And Sufferings, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Gilded Suffragists - (Washington Mews Books) by Johanna Neuman (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 240Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WomenSeries Title: Washington Mews BooksFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Johanna NeumanLanguage: English Book Synopsis New York City's elite women who turned a feminist cause into a fashionable revolution In the early twentieth century over two hundred of New York's most glamorous socialites joined the suffrage movement. Their names--Astor, Belmont, Rockefeller, Tiffany, Vanderbilt, Whitney and the like--carried enormous public value. These women were the media darlings of their day because of the extravagance of their costume balls and the opulence of the French couture clothes, and they leveraged their social celebrity for political power, turning women's right to vote into a fashionable cause. Although they were dismissed by critics as bored socialites "trying on suffrage as they might the latest couture designs from Paris," these gilded suffragists were at the epicenter of the great reforms known collectively as the Progressive Era. From championing education for women, to pursuing careers, and advocating for the end of marriage, these women were engaged with the swirl of change that swept through the streets of New York City. Johanna Neuman restores these women to their rightful place in the story of women's suffrage. Understanding the need for popular approval for any social change, these socialites used their wealth, power, social connections and style to excite mainstream interest and to diffuse resistance to the cause. In the end, as Neuman says, when change was in the air, these women helped push women's suffrage over the finish line. Review Quotes First impressions, 'that unconscious cue that forms a feeling or opinion.' Fashion, style, dress, all non-verbal signals to society about ones social status, occupation or heritage. Dr. Neuman brilliantly explores how the doyennes of Americas elite used their wardrobe and homes to lure a movement and promote an ideology. These political socialites made the Red Carpet their runway for the cause of womens suffrage and promote a fashionable trend under the label 'Votes for Women Campaign.'--Norine Fuller, Executive Director, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, FIDMImagine, if you will, you've managed an invitation to a society event in Gilded Age Manhattan. In her compelling study of personality and social power, Johanna Neuman introduces you to the women in the room, all fashionable, most wealthy beyond imagination, and yet all politically powerless. These are not the women we think of as leaders in the fight for women's right to vote, yet here they are in this fascinating study, dressed to the nines, disarming to the patriarchy, and determined. Both socialites and activists, they shaped an age when fashion and celebrity became weapons of radical change.--Marc Pachter, Director Emeritus, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian InstitutionIn this fast-paced and important book, Johanna Neuman reminds us of the enormous mobilizations--the rallies and speeches and campaignsthat women of all classes engaged in to build one of the most consequential social movements in American history. Elite women from New York City, Neuman emphasizes, played a central role in these mobilizations. They entered the political fray at considerable risk and used their resources, influence and cultural capital to move the nation towards equal voting rights.--Sven Beckert, author of Monied MetropolisSetting the record straight on the driving forces in the early-20th-century fight for women's suffrage . . . Neuman counters the popular opinion that these women were merely bored socialites trying on suffrage as they might the latest couture designs from Paris, and she makes a solid case . . . Neuman concisely explains how thesegildedwomen have been airbrushed out of history, resented by those who felt exploited, but thankfully, they succeeded, and women vote today because of them.-- "Kirkus Reviews"This flowing account of women, whose financial contributions, celebrity, style, and innovative strategies revitalized a cause and changed history, will be welcomed by all readers.-- "Library Journal"With its rollicking narratives of determined personalities and rancorous barbs, Gilded Suffragists makes the story of winning woman suffrage encompass the several determined and super-wealthy New York women whose leadership, social cachet and fashionable presence injected new liveliness and power into the movement at crucial junctures.--Nancy F. Cott, Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History, Harvard University About the Author Johanna Neuman is a writer, historian and scholar in residence at American University in Washington, D.C. An award-winning journalist and former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, she covered the White House, the State Department and Congress for the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Bath And Wells; A Sketch-Book - by D S Andrews (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 26Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: D S AndrewsLanguage: English Book Synopsis Bath And Wells; A Sketch-Book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Akwesasne - by Ernest R Rugenstein (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 342Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Fiction4allAge Range: AdultBook theme: 20th CenturyAuthor: Ernest R RugensteinLanguage: English About the Book The history of the division at Akwesasne. Annie Garrow, a full-blooded Mohawk, was walking down a road she had walked down many times. With her were twenty-four dyed ash splint baskets. She was heading to Hogansburg, a small village in New York. She was still on the reservation, she had relatives that lived all around this part of Akwesasne. Book Synopsis The history of the division at Akwesasne.Annie Garrow, a full-blooded Mohawk, was walking down a road she had walked down many times. With her were twenty-four dyed ash splint baskets. She was heading to Hogansburg, a small village in New York. She was still on the reservation, she had relatives that lived all around this part of Akwesasne, but she had crossed an invisible line. An act that would lead to the Supreme Court of the United States of America and change the perceptions of Mohawks had about government jurisdictions and their land. Decades later this jurisdictional paradigm would lead to death and destruction.
Shakespeare's Plays For Schools, Abridged And Annotated By C.m. Yonge. (standards Vi And Vii). [5 Pt. Henry Iv. Pts. 1 And 2 - (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 144Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Wentworth PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: William ShakespeareLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Canada (1535-Present Day) - by James Munro (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 128Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: Great Britain, GeneralAuthor: James MunroLanguage: English Book Synopsis Canada (1535-Present Day), has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Mechanism of Life - by Stephane Leduc (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 196Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Stephane LeducLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Battle Of The Big Hole; A History Of General Gibbon'S Engagement With Nez Perc'es Indians In The Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9Th, 1877.
Number of Pages: 58Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: G O ShieldsLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Battle Of The Big Hole; A History Of General Gibbon'S Engagement With Nez Percés Indians In The Big Hole Valley, Montana, August 9Th, 1877., has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Camp Fire Girls At The End Of The Trail - by Margaret Vandercook (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 116Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: Margaret VandercookLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Camp Fire Girls At The End Of The Trail, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Essay Collection and Short Tales from History - by Luca Cianca (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 114Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Historical LibraryAge Range: AdultAuthor: Luca CiancaLanguage: English Book Synopsis Past, Present and Future.What are these words, if not simple concepts, for marking the time we are living?Yet, the historian's job is precisely that of knowing how to process past events in the present-day framework giving them a new and more accurate interpretation.This is the only way for projecting a conscious future based on the fundamental and renewed legacy of the past.This book, written by a young but promising historian, will help you find a key to understanding some of the near and distant events in the time, giving you a new way of seeing History itself.
Haunted Harlan County - by Darla Saylor Jackson & Tony Felosi (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 198Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Lulu.comAge Range: AdultBook theme: State & LocalAuthor: Darla Saylor Jackson & Tony FelosiLanguage: English Book Synopsis This comprehensive book highlights monsters, UFOs, cryptids, ghosts, and many other true tales told by Harlan Countians. Take a journey into the mystery of the mountains. Tony Felosi and Darla Saylor Jackson are a dynamic writing team that has compiled the most extensive and thorough collection of books featuring gripping and terrifying tales that are sure to delight and entertain. The authors are seasoned paranormal investigators and researchers, having worked with national television and documentaries, contributing their knowledge of the history and mystery of Harlan County, Kentucky.
Las guerras del Opio - by Captivating History (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 118Genre: HistorySub-Genre: AsiaFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Captivating HistoryAge Range: AdultBook theme: ChinaAuthor: Captivating HistoryLanguage: Spanish Book Synopsis Si desea descubrir la fascinante historia de las guerras del Opio siga leyendo...La Gran Bretaña victoriana era el país más desarrollado tecnológica y económicamente del mundo en aquella época. Como tal, tenía el poder de proteger sus intereses. Con el descubrimiento de nuevas rutas comerciales en Oriente, y con la fundación de la Compañía de las Indias Orientales, Gran Bretaña se volvió adicta a los artículos lujosos y exóticos de China. La seda, la porcelana y el té tenían una gran demanda entre los ricos. Gran Bretaña era tan fuerte económicamente en aquella época que incluso las clases media y baja podían permitirse disfrutar de artículos de alta calidad importados de China, especialmente el té.Gran Bretaña importaba todo lo que su sociedad deseaba, pero era costoso. El principal problema era que China solo aceptaba pagos en plata, lo que creaba un enorme desequilibrio en el comercio. Para no perder dinero con los productos importados, Gran Bretaña tenía que vender algo a China. Sin embargo, a este imperio oriental le gustaba presumir de ser autosuficiente. Los chinos no necesitaban importar nada, ya que su industria estaba lo suficientemente desarrollada como para suministrar a todo el país lo que necesitaba. Gran Bretaña tenía que conseguir algo que los chinos necesitaran, y en su desesperación, se decidió que Gran Bretaña vendiera opio.Cuando los esfuerzos diplomáticos para introducir el opio en el mercado chino fracasaron, el Parlamento británico aprobó una alternativa: la guerra. Hubo dos guerras, una de 1839 a 1842 y otra de 1856 a 1860. Se conocen colectivamente como las guerras del Opio. Los británicos, a los que se unieron los franceses, fueron apoyados por los estadounidenses y los rusos, y se enfrentaron a la China imperial, gobernada por la dinastía Qing. Estos conflictos se han olvidado en gran medida en el mundo occidental, quizás por un sentimiento de vergüenza colectiva. Pero en China, las guerras del Opio siguen siendo símbolos de la humillación nacional a manos de las potencias occidentales.En Las guerras del Opio: Una guía fascinante sobre la primera y segunda guerra del Opio y su impacto en la historia del Reino Unido y China, descubrirá temas como: Preludio - Los bárbaros rojosSin toleranciaLos primeros conflictosBarcos de vapor y cañonesEl final de la primera guerra del OpioEl periodo de entreguerrasConflicto en el horizonteLa reanudación del conflictoEl avanceLa quema del palacio y la diplomacia¡Y mucho, mucho más!¡Adquiera este libro ahora para saber más sobre las guerras del Opio!
Three Soldiers - by John Dos Passos (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 226Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Must Have BooksAge Range: AdultBook theme: World War IAuthor: John Dos PassosLanguage: English Book Synopsis Part of the generation that produced Ernest Hemingway and Ford Madox Ford, John Dos Passos wrote one of the most grimly honest portraits of World War I. Three Soldiers portrays the lives of a trio of army privates: Fuselli, an Italian American store clerk from San Francisco; Chrisfield, a farm boy from Indiana; and Andrews, a musically gifted Harvard graduate from New York. Hailed as a masterpiece on its original publication in 1921, Three Soldiers is a gripping exploration of fear and ambition, conformity and rebellion, desertion and violence, and the brutal and dehumanizing effects of a regimented war machine on ordinary soldiers."It is unquestionably the best war story yet produced in America and I have every confidence that it will make a sensation" - H. L. Mencken
Wings of Time - by R S Haspiel (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 142Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Goldtouch Press, LLCAge Range: AdultAuthor: R S HaspielLanguage: English Book Synopsis Wings of Time is an adventure romance between a British WWII nurse and a Russian pilot. A whole new relationship forms between this retired Russian pilot and her granddaughter as they continue bonding one summer in Maine. A bored college student explores the attic to find an old trunk with letters written to her grandmother. As she continues her reading she realizes that her grandmother was in love with another woman during WWII. Through a series of relived memories, conversations and the help of modern technology, the woman once thought had died in the war is found to live across the Atlantic. The adventure begins when the granddaughter hopes to find her grandmothers lover thought lost during the war. It weaves a relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter and relates historically accurate events from the war as seen through the eyes of a British nurse dealing with the Japanese and a Russian pilot dealing with the Germans during WWII.
Canada West 1914 - by Unknown (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 104Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: UnknownLanguage: English Book Synopsis Canada West 1914, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Dick Gregory's Political Primer - by Dick Gregory & James R McGraw (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 304Genre: HistorySub-Genre: African AmericanFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Amistad PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Dick Gregory & James R McGrawLanguage: English About the Book "For most of his life, Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory worked to educate Americans about the issues--and the forces of power--shaping their lives. A brilliant and informed student of the American experiment, he viewed and understood politics with an acuity few possess. Nearly fifty years ago, on the eve of Richard M. Nixon's reelection, he wrote a classic guide to the American political system for ordinary folks. Today, when American democracy is threatened, his primer is more necessary than ever before. In Dick Gregory's Political Primer, Gregory presents a series of lessons accompanied by review questions to educate and empower every citizen. He provides amusing, concise, and clear information and commentary on the nature of political parties, the three branches of government and how they operate, how the campaign process works and the costs, and more. Gregory offers imaginative comp parisons such as the Hueys--Long, the populist Louisiana governor and Newton, the cofounder of the Black Panthers--and numerological parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He also includes a trenchant glossary that offers insights into some of the major players, terms, and institutions integral to our democracy and government. An essential guide to American history unlike any other, Dick Gregory's Political Primer joins the ranks of classics such as Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, and is essential reading for every American."--Provided by publisher. Book Synopsis A unique and timeless guide to American government and its electoral process--as relevant today as when it was first published in 1972--from the voice of black consciousness, cultural icon Dick Gregory, the incomparable satirist, human rights and environmental activist, health advocate, social justice champion, and author of the NAACP Image Award-winning Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies and the classic bestseller Nigger: An Autobiography.For most of his life, Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory worked to educate Americans about the issues--and the forces of power--shaping their lives. A brilliant and informed student of the American experiment, he viewed and understood politics with an acuity few possess. Nearly fifty years ago, on the eve of Richard M. Nixon's reelection, he wrote a classic guide to the American political system for ordinary folks. Today, when American democracy is threatened, his primer is more necessary than ever before. In Dick Gregory's Political Primer, Gregory presents a series of lessons accompanied by review questions to educate and empower every citizen. He provides amusing, concise, and clear information and commentary on the nature of political parties, the three branches of government and how they operate, how the campaign process works and the costs, and more. Gregory offers imaginative comparisons such as the Hueys--Long, the populist Louisiana governor and Newton, the cofounder of the Black Panthers--and numerological parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. He also includes a trenchant glossary that offers insights into some of the major players, terms, and institutions integral to our democracy and government. An essential guide to American history unlike any other, Dick Gregory's Political Primer joins the ranks of classics such as Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, and is essential reading for every American.
Antiquitates Blanckenburgens - by Johann Georg Leuckfeld (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 106Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Wentworth PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Johann Georg LeuckfeldLanguage: German Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
An Idea Whose Time Has Come - by Todd S Purdum (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 432Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Picador USAAge Range: AdultBook theme: 20th CenturyAuthor: Todd S PurdumLanguage: English About the Book "A top Washington journalist recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America, on the fiftieth anniversary of its passageIt was a turbulent time in America--a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor standing in the schoolhouse door--when John F. Kennedy sent Congress a bill to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations. Countless civil rights measures had died on Capitol Hill in the past. But this one was different because, as one influential senator put it, it was "an idea whose time has come."In a powerful narrative layered with revealing detail, Todd S. Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the larger-than-life characters who made its passage possible. From the Kennedy brothers to Lyndon Johnson, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen, Purdum shows how these all-too-human figures managed, in just over a year, to create a bill that prompted the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate yet was ultimately adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support. He evokes the high purpose and low dealings that marked the creation of this monumental law, drawing on extensive archival research and dozens of new interviews that bring to life this signal achievement in American history. Often hailed as the most important law of the past century, the Civil Rights Act stands as a lesson for our own troubled times about what is possible when patience, bipartisanship, and decency rule the day. "-- Book Synopsis A top Washington journalist recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that created modern America It was a turbulent time in America--a time of sit-ins, freedom rides, a March on Washington and a governor standing in the schoolhouse door--when John F. Kennedy sent Congress a bill to bar racial discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations. Countless civil rights measures had died on Capitol Hill in the past. But this one was different because, as one influential senator put it, it was an idea whose time has come. In a powerful narrative layered with revealing detail, Todd S. Purdum tells the story of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recreating the legislative maneuvering and the larger-than-life characters who made its passage possible. From the Kennedy brothers to Lyndon Johnson, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Hubert Humphrey and Everett Dirksen, Purdum shows how these all-too-human figures managed, in just over a year, to create a bill that prompted the longest filibuster in the history of the U.S. Senate yet was ultimately adopted with overwhelming bipartisan support. He evokes the high purpose and low dealings that marked the creation of this monumental law, drawing on extensive archival research and dozens of new interviews that bring to life this signal achievement in American history. Often hailed as the most important law of the past century, the Civil Rights Act stands as a lesson for our own troubled times about what is possible when patience, bipartisanship, and decency rule the day. Review Quotes "Excellent . . . An astute, well-paced, and highly readable play-by-play of the bill's journey to become a law." --The Atlantic "Worthy, timely, and intelligent." --The New Yorker "Authoritative...A first-rate narrative." --The Wall Street Journal "Compelling." --The New York Times "Today's reader will be startled, if not astonished, by how the bill made its way through Congress." --The Washington Post "An Idea Whose Time Has Come is brilliantly rendered and emotionally powerful - a riveting account of one of the most dramatic and significant moments in American history. The story Todd Purdum tells is absolutely mesmerizing." --Doris Kearns Goodwin "Todd Purdum's fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the birth of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a timely and hopeful reminder that sometimes the good guys do win, even in Washington." --Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Oath and The Nine "Todd Purdum's history of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is a masterful reconstruction of a seminal American event. He brilliantly captures the actors and drama that made this transformation in the country's social relations a reality. Everyone interested in contemporary America will want to read this book." --Robert Dallek, author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Camelot's Court: Inside the Kennedy White House "Todd Purdum brings alive Congress's great historic achievement: the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The heroes are J.F.K. and L.B.J., but also those Midwest Republicans who stayed true to Lincoln. Those are the quietly eloquent stories here, the profiles in decency and guts, where members of Congress honored values greater than current popularity. An Idea Whose Time Has Come shows once again that the real action in American politics takes place in the back room - and in that quieter place: the beating hearts of the decent and courageous." --Chris Matthews "In Todd Purdum's gripping account of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we can see, from nearly every angle, how the federal government began making good on the 'promissory note' of equal rights that Dr. King had invoked at the March on Washington. Purdum provides both an invaluable education in the political process and a keen understanding of how personalities (the famous and the unsung) and the best of both parties overcame every roadblock to 'make real the promises of democracy, ' as Dr. King had challenged." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "The story behind the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Bill of 1964 is one that all Americans should know. An Idea Whose Time Has Come, Todd Purdum's insightful and elegantly written narrative, brings this history to life with deft portraits of the people who made the law and those who fought against it. It is a must read for all who are interested in the transformative power of the law and government to make positive changes in the lives of citizens." --Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello "Todd Purdum's remarkable An Idea Whose Time Has Come brings back to life the historic fight waged on behalf of civil rights by JFK and LBJ. Purdum is a superb writer, never dull, and his grasp of the Sixties milieu is foolproof. This is a marvelous and much needed book of lasting importance." --Douglas Brinkley About the Author Todd S. Purdum is the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come, A Time of Our Choosing, and Something wonderful. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a senior writer at Politico, having previously worked at The New York Times for more than twenty years, where he served as White House correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and Los Angeles bureau chief. A graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dee Dee Myers, and their two children, Kate and Stephen.
O Ultimo Beijo - by Henrique Peres Escrich (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 336Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Nabu PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Henrique Peres EscrichLanguage: Portuguese Book Synopsis This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. 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. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ O Ultimo Beijo: Por Henrique Peres Escrich. TraducCAo Livre. (EdiCAo Illustrada); Volume 1 Of O Ultimo Beijo: Por Henrique Peres Escrich. TraducCAo Livre.; Henrique Peres Escrich Henrique Peres Escrich Joaquim Antunes LeitAo, 1870
The Egypt Of The Hebrews And Herodotos - by A H Sayce (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 214Genre: HistorySub-Genre: AncientFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: EgyptAuthor: A H SayceLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Egypt Of The Hebrews And Herodotos, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Editor'S Relations With The Young Contributor From Literature And Life - by William Dean Howells (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 24Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: William Dean HowellsLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Editor'S Relations With The Young Contributor From ""Literature And Life"", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Anonymous Sayings of the Desert Fathers - by John Wortley (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 659Genre: HistorySub-Genre: AncientFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: John WortleyLanguage: English About the Book The first full edition and English translation of the 'Anonymous' collection of The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Book Synopsis The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are a key source of evidence for the practice and theory respectively of eremitic monasticism, a significant phenomenon within the early history of Christianity. The publication of this book finally ensures the availability of all three major collections which constitute the work, edited and translated into English. Richer in Tales than the 'Alphabetic' collection to which this is an appendix (both to be dated c.AD 500), the 'Anonymous' collection presented in this volume furnishes almost as much material for the study of the late antique world from which the monk sought to escape as it does for the monastic endeavour itself. More material continued to be added well into the seventh century and so the spread and gradual evolution of monasticism are illustrated here over a period of about two and a half centuries. Review Quotes Beautifully produced with a concise introduction, select bibliography, and index, this volume inspires hope for comparable, even matching, text and translation editions of the other collections ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. G. R. Thursby, ChoiceWortley has served up not only a translation but, as he calls it, a 'select edition' of the Anonymous Collection of the Apophthegmata Patrum for Cambridge University Press. It is a collection long awaited by scholars, and Wortley is certainly to be commended for, at last, making available both edition and translation of this important but heretofore understudied body of Greek monastic literature. Reviews in Religion and Theology'Despite the 'Anonymous' of the title, many of the stories are attached to the names of great monastic saints, but the overall sense is of an almost folkloric world of nameless governors, farmers, ascetics, soldiers, husbands, and wives. There is plenty more research to be done on what this family of texts brings to light, both theological and historical, and this handsomely produced volume is a welcome invitation to further study.' Rowan Williams, Common Knowledge
Que Paso En Puerto Rico de 1493 a 1900? - by Joaquin Garcia (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 96Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: PalibrioAge Range: AdultAuthor: Joaquin GarciaLanguage: Spanish Book Synopsis ¿Qué pasó en Puerto Rico de 1493 a 1900? (Historia cronológica de Boriquén) es un breve libro de referencia dirigido a aquellos curiosos de la historia, con guía a referencias sobre los eventos que sucedieron entre los siglos 15 al 19. Es la primera de dos partes. El lector podrá encontrar el dato y seguir los eventos deforma cronológica de la más pequeña de las Antillas Mayores y que ha sido eje de conflictos por su posición estratégica. ¿Qué pasó en Puerto Rico de 1493 a 1900? no pretende ser un tratado de historia de Puerto Rico sino una guía fácil y rápida para comenzar a explorar esa historia. Ofrece además interesantes anécdotas históricas.
Women, Writing and Religion in England and Beyond, 650-1100 - (Studies in Early Medieval History) by Diane Watt (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 256Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeSeries Title: Studies in Early Medieval HistoryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAge Range: AdultBook theme: MedievalAuthor: Diane WattLanguage: English Book Synopsis Women's literary histories usually start in the later Middle Ages, but recent scholarship has shown that actually women were at the heart of the emergence of the English literary tradition. Women, Writing and Religion in England and Beyond, 650-1100 focuses on the period before the so-called 'Barking Renaissance' of women's writing in the 12th century. By examining the surviving evidence of women's authorship, as well as the evidence of women's engagement with literary culture more widely, Diane Watt argues that early women's writing was often lost, suppressed, or deliberately destroyed. In particular she considers the different forms of male 'overwriting', to which she ascribes the multiple connotations of 'destruction', 'preservation', 'control' and 'suppression'. She uses the term to describe the complex relationship between male authors and their female subjects to capture the ways in which texts can attempt to control and circumscribe female autonomy. Written by one of the leading experts in medieval women's writing, Women, Writing and Religion in England and Beyond, 650-1100 examines women's literary engagement in monasteries such as Ely, Whitby, Barking and Wilton Abbey, as well as letters and hagiographies from the 8th and 9th centuries. Diane Watt provides a much-needed look at women's writing in the early medieval period that is crucial to understanding women's literary history more broadly. Review Quotes A magnificent piece of detective work, which pulls together fragments of evidence to make a compelling case for the importance of religious women in early medieval English literary culture ... A book which deserves to be widely read.Women's History ReviewHer groundbreaking - and I don't use that word lightly - study suggests that yes, there were many women writers in the early Middle Ages ... This is real literary detective work in action, and it paves the way for more of the same.Times Higher EducationWatt's work is exciting because it asks us to look afresh at surviving material, but it also reminds us how much has been lost ... [An] ambitious and refreshing work that will still remain shapely after extensive nibbling, infused as it is with scholarly knowledge and a love for English literary 'foremothers.'The New York Review of Books About the Author Diane Watt is Professor of English at the University of Surrey, UK. Her previous books include The History of British Women's Writing, 700 to 1500 (2012, co-edited with Liz Herbert McAvoy), and Medieval Women's Writing: Works by and for Women in England, 1100-1500 (2007).
The Untold Story of Shields Green - by Louis A DeCaro Jr (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 248Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Louis A DeCaro JrLanguage: English About the Book "This title examines the life and death of Shields Green"-- Book Synopsis Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper's Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the federal armory in Harper's Ferry as the starting point of his intended liberation effort in the South, some closest to him thought it was unnecessary and dangerous. Frederick Douglass, a pioneering abolitionist, refused Brown's invitation to join him in Virginia, believing that the raid on the armory was a suicide mission. Yet in front of Douglass, "Emperor" Shields Green, a fugitive from South Carolina, accepted John Brown's invitation. When the raid failed, Emperor was captured with the rest of Brown's surviving men and hanged on December 16, 1859. "Emperor" Shields Green was a critical member of John Brown's Harper's Ferry raiders but has long been overlooked. Louis DeCaro, Jr., a veteran scholar of John Brown, presents the first effort to tell Emperor's story based upon extensive research, restoring him to his rightful place in this fateful raid at the origin of the American Civil War. Starting from his birth in Charleston, South Carolina, Green's life as an abolitionist freedom-fighter, whose passion for the liberation of his people outweighed self-preservation, is extensively detailed in this compact history. In The Untold Story of Shields Green, Emperor pushes back against racism and injustice and stands in his rightful place as an antislavery figure alongside Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Review Quotes DeCaro seeks to rescue the story of one Black raider, 'Emperor' Shields Green from history's shadows...DeCaro does an excellent job interrogating the sources, and attempting to find the real Green among the racist stereotypes and language found in both Southern and Northern newspapers. What emerges is a portrait of a man willing to die if it meant an end to slavery.-- "Library Journal"Louis DeCaro brings Shields Green to life. A long-overlooked figure, he has raised him to his rightful place of importance, unearthing the details of his life and illuminating them like no one has before. This book changes the way we look at John Brown, Frederick Douglass and slavery itself.--Kevin Wilmott, The University of KansasLouis DeCaro deftly centers Shields Green in a momentous historical episode. In deciding his fate in the raid on Harper's Ferry, Green said "I go wid de ole man," and DeCaro goes with Green, carefully weighing the speculations about his subject as he crafts a broader tapestry of those turbulent times. A splendid piece of Americana.--Herb Boyd, author of Black Detroit: A People's History of Self-DeterminationThe stories of the Black members of John Brown's Harpers Ferry company have too long been shrouded in obscurity and myth. Scholarship about them has finally, in the 21st century, revealed their truth. And among those engaged in that scholarship, Louis DeCaro stands out! His dedication to the true story of Shields Green is second to none. The Untold Story of Shields Green is a revelation for anyone interested in the complete and true history of the struggle to end slavery in America.--Danny Glover, actor About the Author Louis A. DeCaro, Jr., is Associate Professor of Church History at Alliance Theological Seminary, and is the author of "Fire from the Midst of You" A Religious Life of John Brown and Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia.
Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent During World War I - by Eric T Chester (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 416Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Monthly Review PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: 20th CenturyAuthor: Eric T ChesterLanguage: English About the Book World War I, given all the rousing "Over-There" songs and in-the-trenches films it inspired, was, at its outset, surprisingly unpopular with the American public. As opposition increased, Woodrow Wilson's presidential administration became intent on stifling antiwar dissent. Wilson effectively silenced the National Civil Liberties Bureau, forerunner of the American Civil Liberties Union. Presidential candidate Eugene Debs was jailed, and Deb's Socialist Party became a prime cartnear of surveillance operations, both covert and overt. Drastic as these measures were, more draconian measures were to come. In his absorbing new book, Eric Chester reveals that out of this turmoil came a heated public discussion on the theory of civil liberties - the basic freedoms that are, theoretically, untouchable by any of the three branches of the U.S. government. The famous "clear and present danger" argument of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the "balance of conflicting interest" theory of law professor Zechariah Chafee, for example, evolved to provide a rationale for courts to act as a limited restraint on autocratic actions of the government. But Chester goes further, to examine an alternative theory: civil liberties exist as absolute rights, rather than being dependent on the specific circumstances of each case. Over the years, the debate about the right to dissent has intensified and become more necessary. This fascinating book explains why, a century after the First World War - and in the era of Trump - we need to know about this. -- Book Synopsis World War I, given all the rousing "Over-There" songs and in-the-trenches films it inspired, was, at its outset, surprisingly unpopular with the American public. As opposition increased, Woodrow Wilson's presidential administration became intent on stifling antiwar dissent. Wilson effectively silenced the National Civil Liberties Bureau, forerunner of the American Civil Liberties Union. Presidential candidate Eugene Debs was jailed, and Deb's Socialist Party became a prime cartnear of surveillance operations, both covert and overt. Drastic as these measures were, more draconian measures were to come. In his absorbing new book, Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent During World War I, Eric Chester reveals that out of this turmoil came a heated public discussion on the theory of civil liberties - the basic freedoms that are, theoretically, untouchable by any of the three branches of the U.S. government. The famous "clear and present danger" argument of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, and the "balance of conflicting interest" theory of law professor Zechariah Chafee, for example, evolved to provide a rationale for courts to act as a limited restraint on autocratic actions of the government. But Chester goes further, to examine an alternative theory: civil liberties exist as absolute rights, rather than being dependent on the specific circumstances of each case. Over the years, the debate about the right to dissent has intensified and become more necessary. This fascinating book explains why, a century after the First World War - and in the era of Trump - we need to know about this. About the Author Eric Thomas Chester was assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts in Boston and, later, lecturer at San Francisco State University. In the 1960s, Chester was active in the civil rights movement and Students for a Democratic Society. He has worked as a cab driver, union organizer, and substitute teacher. He remains an activist in the trade union solidarity movement and the Socialist Party, and was the Socialist Party's vice-presidential candidate in 1996. He is the author of Socialists and the Ballot Box. His essays have appeared in the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Critique, Z, Insurgent Sociologist, Resist, Public Finance, Changes, and Against the Current.
Educated for Freedom - by Anna Mae Duane (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 240Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: 19th CenturyAuthor: Anna Mae DuaneLanguage: English About the Book "Educated for Freedom" explores the story of two fugitive schoolboys who grew up to change a nation"-- Book Synopsis The powerful story of two young men who changed the national debate about slavery In the 1820s, few Americans could imagine a viable future for black children. Even abolitionists saw just two options for African American youth: permanent subjection or exile. Educated for Freedom tells the story of James McCune Smith and Henry Highland Garnet, two black children who came of age and into freedom as their country struggled to grow from a slave nation into a free country. Smith and Garnet met as schoolboys at the Mulberry Street New York African Free School, an educational experiment created by founding fathers who believed in freedom's power to transform the country. Smith and Garnet's achievements were near-miraculous in a nation that refused to acknowledge black talent or potential. The sons of enslaved mothers, these schoolboy friends would go on to travel the world, meet Revolutionary War heroes, publish in medical journals, address Congress, and speak before cheering crowds of thousands. The lessons they took from their days at the New York African Free School #2 shed light on how antebellum Americans viewed black children as symbols of America's possible future. The story of their lives, their work, and their friendship testifies to the imagination and activism of the free black community that shaped the national journey toward freedom. Review Quotes Duane casts a revealing dual biography of James McCune Smith (1813-1865) and Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882) against the backdrop of early-19th-century debates over the future of black people in America... [She] eloquently describes the threats and obstacles black children faced in pursuit of their education...this erudite chronicle succeeds in lifting up two underappreciated figures of the antislavery movement.-- "Publishers Weekly"In this dual biography, Duane tells the stories of James McCune Smith and Henry Highland Garnet. These men led remarkable lives at a time when opportunities for African Americans...were severely circumscribed. A must-read for those interested in antebellum African American life and education.-- "Library Journal (starred)"Many historians focus on Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, and Mary Church Terrell as the leading African American civil rights advocates of the 19th century. Yet Duane reminds us of two critical black leaders who influenced the national civil rights debate and symbolized the era's frustrating potential: James McCune Smith (1813-1865) and Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882)...A compelling tale.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Relation of Virginia - by Henry Spelman (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 96Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: State & LocalAuthor: Henry SpelmanLanguage: English Book Synopsis A memoir of one of America's first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans. "Being in displeasure of my friends, and desirous to see other countries, after three months sail we come with prosperouswinds in sight of Virginia." So begins the fascinating tale of Henry Spelman, a 14 year-old boy sent to Virginia in 1609. One of Jamestown's early arrivals, Spelman soon became an integral player, and sometimes a pawn, in the power struggle between the Chesapeake Algonquians and the English settlers. Shortly after he arrived in the Chesapeake, Henry accompanied another English boy, Thomas Savage, to Powhatan's capital and after a few months went to live with the Patawomeck chief Iopassus on the Potomac. Spelman learned Chesapeake Algonquian languages and customs, acted as an interpreter, and knew a host of colonial America's most well-known figures, from Pocahontas to Powhatan to Captain John Smith. This remarkable manuscript tells Henry's story in his own words, and it is the only description of Chesapeake Algonquian culture written with an insider's knowledge. Spelman's account is lively and insightful, rich in cultural and historical detail. A valuable and unique primary document, this book illuminates the beginnings of English America and tells us much about how the Chesapeake Algonquians viewed the English invaders. It provides the first transcription from the original manuscript since 1872. Review Quotes InRelation of Virginia, Ms. Kupperman provides an impeccable scholarly transcription of the account Spelman gave while visiting England in 1611-12. He described the land and its natural resources, its husbandry, the Indians towns, their spiritual beliefs, marriage customs, laws and government with a freshness that reflected his deep familiarity with their culture. His vivid descriptions are among the earliest English accounts of American Indian life.-- "Wall Street Journal"Kupperman brilliantly restores Spelman's personal observations of the Virginia Indians and his report of their traditions and customs by transcribing the original manuscript and writing a detailed introduction to accompany the document that every scholar interested in Jamestown should have on their bookshelves.-- "Journal of British Studies"
The Battle Of The Falkland Islands, Before And After - by Spencer-Cooper (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 156Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: World War IAuthor: Spencer-CooperLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Battle Of The Falkland Islands, Before And After, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Egerton Ryerson And Education In Upper Canada - by J Harold Putman (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 166Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: J Harold PutmanLanguage: English Book Synopsis Egerton Ryerson And Education In Upper Canada, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Atlas of the Irish Revolution - by John Crowley & Donal 'O Drisceoil & Mike Murphy & John Borgonovo (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 984Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeFormat: HardcoverPublisher: New York University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: IrelandAuthor: John Crowley & Donal Ó Drisceoil & Mike Murphy & John BorgonovoLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Atlas of the Irish Revolution is a definitive resource that brings to life this pivotal moment in Irish history and nation-building. Published to coincide with the centenary of the Easter Rising, this comprehensive and visually compelling volume brings together all of the current research on the revolutionary period, with contributions from leading scholars from around the world and from many disciplines. A chronological and thematically organized treatment of the period serves as the core of the Atlas, enhanced by over 400 color illustrations, maps and photographs. This academic tour de force illuminates the effects of the Revolution on Irish culture and politics, both past and present, and animates the period for anyone with a connection to or interest in Irish history. Review Quotes An extraordinary, monumental publishing achievement. It is not an exaggeration to say that Atlas of the Irish Revolution is the bible of this most important time in Irish history.-- "Irish Central"Exhilarating.-- "Irish Arts Review"This book magnificently dissects the Irish revolution of 1913-23, layer by layer by layer . . . it should be read, consulted and savoured for many years to come by anyone with an interest in modern Irish history.-- "The Irish Times"With just under 1000 pages, weighing 5kg and featuring hundreds of maps, photographs, paintings and other illustrations this spectacular volume is the most comprehensive treatment of Irelands revolutionary years ever produced.-- "Irish Examiner"
Memories of the Dakota Sioux War, 1862 - by Oscar Garrett Wall & Asa W Daniels (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 200Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Leonaur LtdAge Range: AdultAuthor: Oscar Garrett Wall & Asa W DanielsLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Indian War fought during the American Civil WarThe Dakota Sioux War (also known as the Little Crow Uprising and Little Crow's War, named after the Sioux leader) raged briefly from August to December, 1862 along the Minnesota River. The native Americans had suffered the indignities and privations of broken treaties and promises which inevitably led to violence. It is recognised that Indian Agents were guilty of violations of the law including frauds. Farms and settlements were attacked, most notably at the Redwood Agency, Milford, Leavenworth and Sacred Heart. Fort Ridgely and the township of New Ulm were assaulted and military forces suffered a significant defeat at The Battle of Birch Coulee. Attacks on stagecoach stations, forts and settlements spread into Northern Minnesota before the Sioux were eventually defeated. Hundreds of settlers and soldiers had been killed. Reprisals were brutal including the mass execution of thirty-eight Sioux warriors. This book contains two accounts of those turbulent times. The second very short account has been included in this Leonaur edition since it was considered unlikely to be republished individually.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Adapting Greek Tragedy - by Vayos Liapis & Avra Sidiropoulou (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 446Genre: HistorySub-Genre: AncientFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: GeneralAuthor: Vayos Liapis & Avra SidiropoulouLanguage: English About the Book Shows how contemporary adaptations, on the stage and on the page, can breathe new life into Greek tragedy. Book Synopsis Adaptations of Greek tragedy are increasingly claiming our attention as a dynamic way of engaging with a dramatic genre that flourished in Greece some twenty-five centuries ago but remains as vital as ever. In this volume, fifteen leading scholars and practitioners of the theatre systematically discuss contemporary adaptations of Greek tragedy and explore the challenges and rewards involved therein. Adopting a variety of methodologies, viewpoints and approaches, the volume offers surveys of recent developments in the field, engages with challenging theoretical issues, and shows how adapting Greek tragedy can throw new light on a range of contemporary issues -- from our relation to the classical past and our shifting perceptions of ethnic and cultural identities to the place, function and market-value of Greek drama in today's cultural industries. The volume will be welcomed by students and scholars in Classics, Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies, as well as by theatre practitioners.
With Stevenson in Samoa - by H J 1854- Moors (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 338Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Franklin ClassicsAge Range: AdultAuthor: H J 1854- MoorsLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Journey from Prince of Wale's Fort, in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean. Undertaken by Order of the Hudson's Bay Company. for the Discovery of
Number of Pages: 538Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Nabu PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Samuel HearneLanguage: English Book Synopsis This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. 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.
Charity Movements in Eighteenth-Century Ireland - (Irish Historical Monographs) by Karen Sonnelitter (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 218Genre: HistorySub-Genre: EuropeSeries Title: Irish Historical MonographsFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Boydell PressAge Range: AdultBook theme: IrelandAuthor: Karen SonnelitterLanguage: English About the Book Relates charity movements to religious impulse, Enlightenment 'improvement' and the fears of the Protestant ruling elite that growing social problems, unless addressed, would weaken their rule. Book Synopsis The philanthropic impulse to engage in charitable work and to encourage economic "improvement" was sharpened in eighteenth-century Ireland as Irish Protestants became increasingly aware of the threat that social problems, such aspoverty, disease and criminality, posed to their rule. One response to this threat was the establishment of a number of voluntary societies which sought to address the different problems plaguing Ireland. This book examines a number of these voluntary societies, including those concerned with promoting education, supporting hospitals, and improving agriculture and manufacturing. It shows how these movements differed from earlier efforts in organisation, method and aims and demonstrates the connection between religiously motivated charities, Enlightenment-inspired scientific societies and the Irish government. It pays particular attention to the role of women, both as supporters of, and objects of, charity. It argues that, together, these movements aspired to purge Ireland of what they saw as destabilising factors that weakened the Anglo-Irish state. Improvers reflected Enlightenment-era optimism about the perfectibility of society and saw themselves as serving the interests and aspirations of the nation. Karen Sonnelitter is Assistant Professor of History at Siena College, Loudonville, New York. She completed her doctorate at Purdue University. Review Quotes [An] excellent, multi-layered study of philanthropic movements.--AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF IRISH STUDIESA useful and engaging attempt to develop an interpretation that embraces the improving and charitable impulses of the 18th century.--REVIEWS IN HISTORY
The Battle of Jutland - by Carlyon Wilfroy Bellairs (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 260Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Leonaur LtdAge Range: AdultBook theme: World War IAuthor: Carlyon Wilfroy BellairsLanguage: English Book Synopsis The clash of great navies in the North SeaThe Battle of Jutland was notable in the history of naval warfare for several reasons. It was not only the most significant naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy since the close of the Napoleonic Wars a century before, but was also the only great naval battle of the First World War. There have been many histories written about the battle and it remains perennially interesting to students of naval warfare in the modern age. Leonaur's Editors believe that this book by Bellairs is particularly erudite in its analysis of the event and is more than worth bringing back into print. On its original publication the book included many diagrams demonstrating the movements of vessels, these have been retained and enlarged. This new edition has also been significantly enhanced by the inclusion of many additional illustrations of the battle and the vessels of the protagonist fleets.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Canada In Flanders, (Volume Iii) - by Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 102Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultBook theme: World War IAuthor: Lord Max Aitken BeaverbrookLanguage: English Book Synopsis Canada In Flanders, (Volume Iii), has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
An Accursed Race - by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 24Genre: HistorySub-Genre: WorldFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellLanguage: English Book Synopsis An Accursed Race, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
An Account Of The Escape Of Six Federal Soldiers From Prison At Danville, Va. - by William Henry Newlin (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 152Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Alpha EditionAge Range: AdultAuthor: William Henry NewlinLanguage: English Book Synopsis An Account Of The Escape Of Six Federal Soldiers From Prison At Danville, Va., has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
A Great American Dick Punch - by Cameron West (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 302Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Page Publishing, Inc.Age Range: AdultBook theme: Wars & Conflicts (Other)Author: Cameron WestLanguage: English Book Synopsis In one remote detonated explosive instant of murder, an act of National Service and family duty befalls the youngest sister of a killed-in-action soldier in the war in Iraq.Down the rabbit hole of post-traumatic stress disorder, the Gold Star Sister finds herself in the dark revelations of wars-classified blown-up human carnage, Army gross negligence, and Army dereliction of duty.The United States Army declares to the dead soldier's family, "There's nothing to see!"The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) declares, "No record exists on Corporal Christopher West!"All the family received is an empty Army uniform in a wooden casket, without being informed or guided on Corporal Christopher West's congressionally mandated Army enlisted posthumous rights.The battle for justice and advocation commence with Godspeed.
Palace of Enigma - by Ghost Tours Asylum (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 70Genre: HistorySub-Genre: Australia & New ZealandFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Asylum Ghost ToursAge Range: AdultAuthor: Ghost Tours AsylumLanguage: English About the Book A brief look at the history and formation of Mayday Hills Asylum in Beechworth, Victoria Book Synopsis Palace of Enigma"The moment the outer gates admit you into the ground you prepare yourself to be surprised at nothing. You are entering an inverted world, a world of caprice, a world without law, and a world which, if left to itself, would soon be a worse pandemonium than Dante ever imagined."Ovens and Murray Advertiser. 6th June, 1903Herein lies a madness of buildings, a collective noun that can only ever apply to somewhere like Mayday Mills Asylum. Come, join us on our journey of the mind while we explore the many mysteries of this amazing facility and all that lies within.We're not strange, off, weird nor crazy... Our reality is just different to yours.
A History of Britain Before 1066 - by Charles Oman (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 196Genre: HistorySub-Genre: MilitaryFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Leonaur LtdAge Range: AdultBook theme: Wars & Conflicts (Other)Author: Charles OmanLanguage: English Book Synopsis The second volume of Oman's trilogyProfessor Charles Oman's exemplary credentials as an historian require no elaboration. His substantial volume of the history of Britain, embracing over 1,000 years of history and culminating in the Norman Invasion of 1066, is a masterful, authoritative work on the subject. Mindful of the specialised interests of readers and students of history, Leonaur has divided that work into three separate books, each one of which concentrates on a principal troubled period in detail: The Roman Invasion, The Anglo-Saxon Invasion and The Danish Wars. The second volume commences with an account of the invasion of 410 A.D. before describing the settlements of the conquerors and their first wars. In 577 A.D. another advance began bringing about the fall of Ceawlin at the Battle of Deorham and Aethelfrith's victories at Dawston and Chester. Oman then discusses the power balances between Mercia, Northumbria and Wessex prior to the domination of Mercia in the 8th century.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Crist'obal Col'on - by Captivating History (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 66Genre: HistorySub-Genre: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Format: HardcoverPublisher: Captivating HistoryAge Range: AdultAuthor: Captivating HistoryLanguage: Spanish About the Book Cristóbal Colón fue uno de los exploradores más valientes del mundo. Aceptó el riesgo en una época en la que la cegadora extensión del océano Atlántico asustaba a los europeos. Book Synopsis Si desea descubrir la fascinante vida de Cristóbal Colón siga leyendo...Cristóbal Colón fue uno de los exploradores más valientes del mundo. Aceptó el riesgo en una época en la que la cegadora extensión del océano Atlántico asustaba a los europeos.La cartografía de la época era incorrecta, como aprendió a través de la amarga experiencia. A Colón se le atribuye el descubrimiento de América, pero nunca lo realizó en vida. Su carrera como navegante estuvo salpicada de contratiempos que hicieron tambalear la ignorancia de la época. Aunque no era un científico, Colón inició nuevos campos de estudio y análisis.En 1492 desembarcó en San Salvador, en las islas Bahamas, y fue el primer europeo que exploró el mar Caribe. Fue el primer europeo que pisó Cuba, Haití y Trinidad, así como los países de América Central. Los viajes de Colón asombraron a toda Europa e iniciaron una virtual estampida de competidores en busca de las Indias Orientales navegando hacia el oeste.Su vida estuvo plagada de adversidades, como la traición y la difamación. Todavía lo está hoy. Sin embargo, su lealtad no puede ser cuestionada, y pocos han reconocido este hecho.La vida de Cristóbal Colón es un retrato fascinante de un hombre cuyo ego era mayor que su sentido común. Su imprudente desenfreno convierte en campeones olímpicos a los temerarios aficionados. Es la historia de un hombre dedicado a un objetivo que estaba dispuesto a perseguir o morir en el intento. Y, trágicamente, murió en el intento.En Cristóbal Colón: Una guía fascinante de la vida de un explorador italiano y sus viajes a las Américas, descubrirá temas como: Hacia el azul desconocidoNavegación por estima hacia adelanteLa exploración inicialSegundo viajeTercer viaje: El caos reinaEl último viaje¡Y mucho, mucho más!¡Adquiera este libro ahora para saber más sobre Cristóbal Colón!
A Texas Pioneer - by Santleben August (Paperback)
Number of Pages: 320Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Wentworth PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: Santleben AugustLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Works of Lactantius - by William Fletcher & Ca 240-Ca 320 Lactantius (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 484Genre: HistorySub-Genre: GeneralFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade PressAge Range: AdultAuthor: William Fletcher & Ca 240-Ca 320 LactantiusLanguage: English Book Synopsis This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Kentucky's Orphan Brigade - by L D Young & Ed Porter Thompson (Hardcover)
Number of Pages: 408Genre: HistorySub-Genre: United StatesFormat: HardcoverPublisher: Leonaur LtdAge Range: AdultAuthor: L D Young & Ed Porter ThompsonLanguage: English Book Synopsis The Kentuckian's of the Confederate ArmyThe Orphan Brigade was the nickname given to the First Kentucky Brigade―the largest brigade to be recruited in the state consisting of the 2nd,3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th Confederate Infantry regiments―during the American Civil War. Its original commander was the popular John C. Breckinridge who had been a U.S Vice-President. The brigade fought in many engagements during the war. Most notably at the Battle of Stones River where after a particularly costly assault, General Braxton Bragg lamented as he saw the battered survivors, 'Oh, my poor orphans'. This sobriquet was reputedly derived from the fact that whilst Kentucky itself remained within the Union, its soldiers served both causes and the state was represented by a star on the national flags of both protagonists. The 'orphan' appellation was not widely used during the war but, promoted by Thompson, the unit's historian, became popular among veterans afterwards. This special Leonaur edition contains a well-regarded first-hand account and a history of the unit edited from Thompson's more expansive volume.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
