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Author | : Edwin Thomas |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2006-12-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312325169 |
A third installment of the series that began with Chains of Albion and The Blighted Cliffs finds lieutenant Martin Jerrold journeying to 1806 America in order to stop a dangerous conspiracy, a mission that is complicated by the machinations of a beautiful woman.
Author | : Patrick O'Brian |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780393037098 |
"The finest writer of sea-stories in the English language."--J. de Courcy Ireland
Author | : Jonathan Spence |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2012-04-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0241959144 |
In 1728 a stranger handed a letter to Governor Yue calling on him to lead a rebellion against the Manchu rulers of China. Feigning agreement, he learnt the details of the plot and immediately informed the Emperor, Yongzheng. The ringleaders were captured with ease, forced to recant and, to the confusion and outrage of the public, spared. Drawing on an enormous wealth of documentary evidence - over a hundred and fifty secret documents between the Emperor and his agents are stored in Chinese archives - Jonathan Spence has recreated this revolt of the scholars in fascinating and chilling detail. It is a story of unwordly dreams of a better world and the facts of bureaucratic power, of the mind of an Emperor and of the uses of his mercy.
Author | : Christopher Phillips |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195187237 |
Most Americans imagine the Civil War in terms of clear and defined boundaries of freedom and slavery: a straightforward division between the slave states of Kentucky and Missouri and the free states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kansas. However, residents of these western border states, Abraham Lincoln's home region, had far more ambiguous identities-and contested political loyalties-than we commonly assume. In The Rivers Ran Backward, Christopher Phillips sheds light on the fluid political cultures of the "Middle Border" states during the Civil War era. Far from forming a fixed and static boundary between the North and South, the border states experienced fierce internal conflicts over their political and social loyalties. White supremacy and widespread support for the existence of slavery pervaded the "free" states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, which had much closer economic and cultural ties to the South, while those in Kentucky and Missouri held little identification with the South except over slavery. Debates raged at every level, from the individual to the state, in parlors, churches, schools, and public meeting places, among families, neighbors, and friends. Ultimately, the pervasive violence of the Civil War and the cultural politics that raged in its aftermath proved to be the strongest determining factor in shaping these states' regional identities, leaving an indelible imprint on the way in which Americans think of themselves and others in the nation. The Rivers Ran Backward reveals the complex history of the western border states as they struggled with questions of nationalism, racial politics, secession, neutrality, loyalty, and even place-as the Civil War tore the nation, and themselves, apart. In this major work, Phillips shows that the Civil War was more than a conflict pitting the North against the South, but one within the West that permanently reshaped American regions.
Author | : Helen Prejean |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2019-08-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1400067308 |
“River of Fire is Sister Helen’s story leading up to her acclaimed book Dead Man Walking—it is thought-provoking, informative, and inspiring. Read it and it will set your heart ablaze!”—Mark Shriver, author of Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis The nation’s foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive. Sister Helen Prejean’s work as an activist nun, campaigning to educate Americans about the inhumanity of the death penalty, is known to millions worldwide. Less widely known is the evolution of her spiritual journey from praying for God to solve the world’s problems to engaging full-tilt in working to transform societal injustices. Sister Helen grew up in a well-off Baton Rouge family that still employed black servants. She joined the Sisters of St. Joseph at the age of eighteen and was in her forties when she had an awakening that her life’s work was to immerse herself in the struggle of poor people forced to live on the margins of society. Sister Helen writes about the relationships with friends, fellow nuns, and mentors who have shaped her over the years. In this honest and fiercely open account, she writes about her close friendship with a priest, intent on marrying her, that challenged her vocation in the “new territory of the heart.” The final page of River of Fire ends with the opening page of Dead Man Walking, when she was first invited to correspond with a man on Louisiana’s death row. River of Fire is a book for anyone interested in journeys of faith and spirituality, doubt and belief, and “catching on fire” to purpose and passion. It is a book, written in accessible, luminous prose, about how to live a spiritual life that is wide awake to the sufferings and creative opportunities of our world. “Prejean chronicles the compelling, sometimes-difficult journey to the heart of her soul and faith with wit, honesty, and intelligence. A refreshingly intimate memoir of a life in faith.”—Kirkus Reviews
Author | : Thomas Bayly Howell |
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Total Pages | : 720 |
Release | : 1816 |
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Author | : Thomas Bayly Howell |
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Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 1820 |
Genre | : Trials |
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Author | : Beulah Marie Dix |
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Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Families |
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Author | : Mary A. M. Marks |
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Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 1883 |
Genre | : United States |
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Author | : John Jay Chapman |
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Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Drama |
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