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Author | : Mary Ellen Bellanca |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780813926131 |
Rooted in a thriving culture of amateur natural history, the keeping of nature journals and diaries flourished in late-eighteenth-and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As prescientific worldviews ceded to a more materialist outlook informed by an explosion of factual knowledge, lovers of nature both famous and obscure began to use daily composition as a quest for information about and a celebration of their surroundings. A central site of encounter, discovery, and expression, nature diaries took part in a vigorous cultural dialogue, performing, in an era called the "golden age" of nature writing, an engaging alchemy of language, science, and art. In Daybooks of Discovery: Nature Diaries in Britain, 1770-1870, Mary Ellen Bellanca offers the first critical study of this genre. In looking at the diaries of Gilbert White, Dorothy Wordsworth, Emily Shore, George Eliot, and Gerard Manley Hopkins, as well as those of lesser-known figures, she explores the writers' pursuit of empirical knowledge of nature for its own sake, rather than focusing on Romantic nature philosophy or on 'ecology' as a metaphor for spiritual connectedness. Each chapter situates an individual author's journals amid contemporary discourses of natural history, examining how journal writing enabled and mediated the diarist's practice as naturalist. A mélange of fact, narrative, and imaginative re-creation, the nature diary played a crucial role in literature and science in a period of burgeoning knowledge about the natural world. For students and scholars of environmental history, the history of science, ecocriticism, and Victorian studies, Daybooks of Discovery will prove an essential tool for understanding this distinct genre.
Author | : Greg Holder |
Publisher | : Standard Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002-07 |
Genre | : Board books |
ISBN | : 9780784713853 |
In this book your child learns to celebrate God's love all year long.
Author | : Vicki Liestman |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780876144442 |
Relates the story of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and gives the history of Columbus Day.
Author | : Alan E. Day |
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Total Pages | : 295 |
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ISBN | : 9780783752952 |
Author | : Dan Stout |
Publisher | : Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2020-04-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0756414911 |
The second book in the acclaimed Carter Archives noir fantasy series returns to the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner. The city of Titanshade pulses with nervous energy. The discovery of new riches beneath its snowfields has given residents hope for prosperity, but it also means the arrival of federal troops, along with assurances that they are only there to "stabilize the situation". Newcomers flood the streets, dreaming of finding their fortunes, while in the backrooms and beer halls of the city, a populist resistance gains support, its leaders' true motives hidden behind nativist slogans. And in an alley, a gruesome discovery: the mutilated body of a young woman, a recent immigrant so little-regarded that not even her lovers bothered to learn her name. But in death, she's found a champion. Detective Carter single-mindedly pursues the killer as he navigates political pressures and resists becoming a pawn in the struggles tipping the city toward anarchy. But when more innocent lives are lost and time runs short, he's forced to decide if justice is worth sparking all-out war in the streets during the biggest celebration of the year: Titan's Day.
Author | : Peter H. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2022-05-31 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 153621809X |
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.
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Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
ISBN | : 9781854351142 |
Describes the journeys of the world's explorers from the first men who traveled beyond the then-known world to the scientific explorations of today.
Author | : DK |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2021-12-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0744057523 |
Journey through the history of the world, one day at a time! If you ever wondered what happened on your birthday 100 years ago, or on Christmas in the year 800 or even Halloween several years ago, then this history book is perfect for you! Discover what happened on each day of the year with this fascinating visual adventure through time. On This Day is not your ordinary history reference book. Inside the pages, you will find the following exciting things: • Key historical events are arranged by their date in the year. • Mixes serious history with fun facts for kids and bizarre events. • War, peace, inventions, science, sport, people — all in an eclectic, visual mix. • Birthdays that are shared by famous historical figures and modern celebrities. • A fun, accessible way to enjoy history. • Every main story is presented through extraordinary images. Travel back in time and find out all the exciting things that happened around the year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Every day features events that showcase the world’s international diversity, from the Japanese invention of street markings for the blind, to the struggle for racial equality in South Africa. There's something incredible to learn on every page. Unlike other history books, On This Day looks at ancient history and fascinating facts, as well as modern events, so everyone will be entertained. Packed with historical photographs and quirky illustrations that visualize the events of the past on a day-to-day basis, this non-fiction fact book is a fun way for parents and educators to teach kids about historical events.
Author | : Alan Edwin Day |
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Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
ISBN | : 9780896641792 |
Author | : M. B. Synge |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 2017-11-21 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9780331596199 |
Excerpt from A Book of Discovery: The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole All these, says the poet in Ecclesiastes all these were honoured in their generation, and were the glory of their times their name liveth for evermore. 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.