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| Author | : Henry St. John |
| Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
| Total Pages | : 484 |
| Release | : 2018-01-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780483040861 |
Excerpt from Letters on the Study and Use of History Have confidered formerly, With 1 good deal of attention, the fubjeet on which you configmand 'me to commttnicate my thoughts to yout andi praftxfed in thofe days, as much as hohne1s and plea fure allowed me time to do, the rules that feemed to me neceiiary to be obferved in the Rudy of hiftory. They were Very dif ferent from thoie which etc on the fame (objea have recommended, and which arc: commonl) prafm'ed. But I confefs to your lordfhip, that tms nezther gave me then, nor has given me fince any dxfirufi of them I do not aren't lmgularit). On the Com trary, I thmk that a duo deference i: to be pad to received opimonc and that a due A 2 com;4 letteri. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
| Author | : Johanna Drucker |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 387 |
| Release | : 2022-07-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0226815811 |
"Though there are many books about the history of the alphabet, virtually none address how that history came to be. In Inventing the Alphabet, Johanna Drucker guides readers from antiquity to the present to show how humans have shaped and reshaped their own understanding of this transformative writing tool. From ancient beliefs in the alphabet as a divine gift to growing awareness of its empirical origins through the study of scripts and inscriptions, Drucker describes the frameworks-classical, textual, biblical, graphical, antiquarian, archaeological, paleographic, and political-within which the alphabet's history has been and continues to be constructed. Drucker's book begins in ancient Greece, with the earliest writings on the alphabet's origins. She then explores biblical sources on the topic and medieval preoccupations with the magical properties of individual letters. She later delves into the development of modern archaeological and paleographic tools, and she concludes with the role of alphabetic characters in the digital era. Throughout, she argues that, as a shared form of knowledge technology integrated into every aspect of our lives, the alphabet performs complex cultural, ideological, and technical functions, and her carefully curated selection of images demonstrates how closely the letters we use today still resemble their original appearance millennia ago"--
| Author | : Agnes Rush Burr |
| Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2018-01-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
The Work and the Man (Classic Reprint) by Agnes Rush Burr offers a thought-provoking examination of the relationship between labor and character. This thought-provoking book argues that the work a person does can shape their character, and conversely, the character can influence their work. Through insightful commentary and vivid illustrations, Burr creates a compelling discourse on the importance of work in personal development. The Work and the Man is a timeless book that will inspire and challenge you to reflect on your own work and its impact on your character. Delve into the intriguing relationship between work and character with The Work and the Man by Agnes Rush Burr. Discover the profound insights within this classic reprint today!
| Author | : Donald R. Kelley |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2024-10-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1040246796 |
This second volume of essays by Professor Kelley takes the study of history as its starting point, then extends explorations into adjacent fields of legal, political, and social thought to confront some of the larger questions of the modern human sciences. The first group of papers examine the historiography of the Protestant Reformation and then of the Romantic and Victorian periods; the last section focuses on the legal tradition and its interpretation in relation to social and cultural, as well as historical thought, in the period from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Throughout, the author’s interest is to analyse how people at different times have viewed their past - and reconstructed and utilised it in the service of their present concerns.
| Author | : Oliver J. Thatcher |
| Publisher | : Good Press |
| Total Pages | : 512 |
| Release | : 2019-11-22 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
A Source Book for Mediæval History is a scholarly piece by Oliver J. Thatcher. It covers all major historical events and leaders from the Germania of Tacitus in the 1st century to the decrees of the Hanseatic League in the 13th century.
| Author | : Pliny (the Younger.) |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 423 |
| Release | : 2009-02-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0199538948 |
"In the introduction to his new translation, P.G. Walsh examines the background to these often intimate and enthralling letters."--Jacket.
| Author | : Jackie C. Horne |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2016-04-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1317121694 |
How did the 'flat' characters of eighteenth-century children's literature become 'round' by the mid-nineteenth? While previous critics have pointed to literary Romanticism for an explanation, Jackie C. Horne argues that this shift can be better understood by looking to the discipline of history. Eighteenth-century humanism believed the purpose of history was to teach private and public virtue by creating idealized readers to emulate. Eighteenth-century children's literature, with its impossibly perfect protagonists (and its equally imperfect villains) echoes history's exemplar goals. Exemplar history, however, came under increasing pressure during the period, and the resulting changes in historiographical practice - an increased need for reader engagement and the widening of history's purview to include the morals, manners, and material lives of everyday people - find their mirror in changes in fiction for children. Horne situates hitherto neglected Robinsonades, historical novels, and fictionalized histories within the cultural, social, and political contexts of the period to trace the ways in which idealized characters gradually gave way to protagonists who fostered readers' sympathetic engagement. Horne's study will be of interest to specialists in children's literature, the history of education, and book history.
| Author | : Hugh James Rose |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 528 |
| Release | : 1853 |
| Genre | : Biography |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Edward Winslow |
| Publisher | : Applewood Books |
| Total Pages | : 101 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1557094438 |
One of America's earliest books and one of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from American colonies. This book helped persuade others to come join those who already came to Plymouth.
| Author | : Howard Zinn |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 764 |
| Release | : 2003-02-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780060528423 |
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
