Living the Great Illusion

Living the Great Illusion
Author: Martin Ceadel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2009
Genre: International relations
ISBN: 9780191721762

This biography of one of the 20th century's leading internationalists, Sir Norman Angell, author of 'The Great Illusion', Labour MP, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, reveals that his life has hitherto been much misrepresented and misunderstood.

Annual Report, 1985

Annual Report, 1985
Author: United States. Presidential Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1986
Genre: Small business
ISBN:

The Captives of Abb's Valley

The Captives of Abb's Valley
Author: James Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781782820406

A tragedy of Virginian colonial frontier In the summer of 1786 a large war party of Shawnee Indians entered Abb's Valley, Virginia, and descended on the household of militia officer Captain John Moore which included members of his immediate family together with hired labourers. The family occupied a substantial log building and were well armed, so Moore believed that his family was well placed to fight off a small Indian attack. The nearest homestead was six miles away and Moore, relying on his own abilities, thought it unnecessary to follow the example of neighbours by taking refuge in the nearest fort. The attack achieved complete surprise and Moore was killed before he could reach the safety of the house. What followed was an appalling, but typical, Indian massacre of the colonial period frontier in the 18th century. Various family members, young and old, were slaughtered on the spot, the property was set alight and a substantial herd of livestock was taken. Surviving members of the Moore family were taken as captives to the Indian townships, several of them being murdered on the journey. Once the survivors reached the Indian village there followed another period of torture which for Mrs. Moore and a teenage daughter proved fatal. Two young women survived their ordeals to eventually be ransomed. The story of this notable frontier tragedy was written by James Moore, a son of Mary Moore, who was one of the two ransomed captives. This a vital account of the struggles endured by the early settlers of the American wilderness and will be of essential interest to anyone interested in the early history of the state of Virginia. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

The Main Line

The Main Line
Author: William Alan Morrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

The Main Line is the suburban region northwest of Philadelphia synonomous with quiet wealth & exclusivity. This book records the efforts to establish the region as the paradigm of aristocratic country life in America & documents the evolution of the American country dwelling from Victorian gargoyle to domestic ideal.

History of the County of Brant

History of the County of Brant
Author: F. Douglas Reville
Publisher: [Brantford, Ont.? : s.n.], 1920 (Brantford, Ont. : Hurley Printing Company)
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1920
Genre: Brant (Ont. : County)
ISBN:

John Granbery, Virginia

John Granbery, Virginia
Author: Julian Hastings Granbery
Publisher:
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1964
Genre: Virginia
ISBN:

A history of the Granbery and allied families.

Vista Tales-

Vista Tales-
Author: Gerald R. Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780978122010