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In The Battlefield and Beyond leading Civil War historians explore a tragic part of our nation's history though the lenses of race, gender, leadership, politics, and memory. The essays in this strong collection shed new light on the defining issues of the Civil War era. Orville Vernon Burton, Leonne...

An mhaidin áirithe seo léann Deirdre na fógraí bháis san Independent. Baintear stangah aisti nuair a fheiceann sí go bhfuil iarleannán dá cuid básaithe i gCorcaigh. Déannan sí cinneadh freastal ar a shocraid. Ríomhann an t-úrscéal seo scéal tragóiddeach Dheirdre agus Ronáin...

Never before in the history of the world had there been such cataclysmic destruction until World War II. The entire face of the earth changed, as millions died and entire cities were razed to rubble. World War II was the harbinger of the Holocaust and the herald of the Atomic Age. For Americans, it...

Giallo - short stories (15 pagine) - Sherlock Holmes short stories from 1891, 1896, 1903, 1904 and 1924 This collection of short stories, all related to the character of Sherlock Holmes and his universe, includes six pastiches written by J.M Barrie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself, plus an anonymous...

Victor M. Rose (1842-1893), the author, was an editor, lawyer, poet, and Texas historian born in Victoria Texas. When Texas seceded, Rose joined the Third Texas Cavalry which was incorporated into a brigade, later commanded by General Laurence Sullivan Ross. Ross indelibly stamped his identity on...

Written for the layman as well as the attorney, The Story of Law is the only complete outline history of the law ever published. “It is,” too, noted journalist William Allen White of the original edition, “the sort of book that any lawyer could take home and give to his children in their teens...

This Festschrift for Irving M. Zeitlin honors a scholar whose work has influenced and continues to influence sociology, particularly classical sociological theory, sociology of religion, and historical sociology. Irving M. Zeitlin's scholarship and mentoring has also influenced and inspired a new...

In Constitutionalism and the Separation of Powers, M. J. C. Vile traces the history of the doctrine from its rise during the English Civil War, through its development in the eighteenth century—through subsequent political thought and constitution-making in Britain, France, and the United States. M....

Laura Méndez de Cuenca—poet, teacher, editor, writer, and feminist—dared to bypass the cultural traditions of her time. In the early 1870s, when conservative religious thought permeated all aspects of Mexican life, she was one of very few women to gain admission to an extraordinary constellation...

Jean has created a down-to-earth, helpful guide for those who are grieving—"those who are intensely and appropriately grieving," she writes. Her wisdom obviously flows out of her extensive work with the bereaved as a hospice professional. Her conversational style, her practical advice,...

CONTENTS: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN 1. The Queen of Spades ALGERNON BLACKWOOD: 2. Confession 3. S. O. S. 4. The Wings of Horus ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 5. B. 24 ARTHUR O. FRIEL: 6. The Spider 7. The Vulture ARTHUR QUILLER-COUCH: 8. Statement of Gabriel Foot, Highwayman 9. The Affair of Bleakirk-on-Sands 10. The...

12 works of Luise Mühlbach German writer best known for her works of historical fiction (1814-1873) This ebook presents a collection of 12 works of Luise Mühlbach. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: A Conspiracy of the Carbonari...

  ** ** Le nouveau livre de M. VINCENT DEL REY, par l’auteur d’« Henri IV et les femmes. De l’amour à la mort ». Nominé au Prix Hugues Capet 2O1O. Automne 1671. Élisabeth-Charlotte de Bavière, 19 ans, princesse à l’éducation rustique, épouse Philippe d’Orléans,...

“I’m trying to meditate one day but urgent thoughts keep intruding. Don’t forget to take cupcakes to school! I have to prepare for my presentation for the wellness conference! Is that lunch with the other moms tomorrow or next week? My to-do list is stampeding through my mind, trampling any...