I, Pencil

I, Pencil
Author: Leonard Edward Read
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Capitalism
ISBN: 9781630697006

"FEE's mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society."-from verso.

Genealogy Gems of the Wheat Family

Genealogy Gems of the Wheat Family
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1984
Genre:
ISBN:

Basil Wheat was born ca. 1758 in Maryland, and died in Columbia Co., Georgia. His will states he died in 1809. He was married to Mary Ridgeway. She made her will Oct. 25, 1831. She died in Lincoln Co., Georgia. He had six known children: 1. Eli, whose will was probated 1810 in Columbia Co., Ga.; 2. Harvey (b. 1786), married 1811 Nancy Dorsey; 3. Rebecca, who married 1806 in Columbia Co., Edward O'Neal; 4. Westley, who married Francis Walton in 1809; 5. Moses (b. 1781), who married Artemesia Jemison in 1808; and 6. Ila Nunn (1789-1840) born in Columbia Co., Ga., and whose line is mainly followed in this book. Descendants live in Arkansas and elsewhere.

A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World
Author: E. H. Gombrich
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0300213972

E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies, and the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time, and his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the Little History brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations—most of them in full color—are not simple embellishments, though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text, enrich the author's intention, and deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format, flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings, emblems, motifs, and symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps, a revised preface, and a new index. Blending high-grade design, fine paper, and classic binding, this is both a sumptuous gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history.

150 Years Later

150 Years Later
Author: Melvin J. Collier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Africa, West
ISBN: 9781463725686

150 Years Later is a unique story of DISCOVERY, TRIUMPH, and CELEBRATION. No other book unravels a historical mystery that led to an unprecedented family reunion. This book takes readers on a mouth-dropping quest that mended ties that were broken during slavery. In 1859 near Abbeville, South Carolina, 12-year-old Bill Reed was forever separated from his family. His father was sold away, and his mother, grandmother, and other family members were all taken away from the state soon afterwards. Waving goodbye to them, young Bill would never lay eyes on them ever again. He left South Carolina in 1866, shortly after he was emancipated, and moved to northern Mississippi after he was told that Mississippi was the "land of milk and honey with fat pigs running around with apples in their mouths." He died near Senatobia in 1937, at the age of 91, never learning that his family had been within 75 miles away from him, also in northern Mississippi. 150 Years Later is a riveting story of discovery that chronicles Collier's relentless journey of unearthing his great-grandfather Bill's mysterious history, finding his family's whereabouts and their living descendants, and breaking down barriers to mend the broken ties in an emotional reunion in 2009 - 150 years later. The involuntary break-up of families during slavery due to selling and other means was very common. However, the discovery of those lost branches and the reuniting of the descendants after 150 years is uncommon. This is what makes 150 Years Later very captivating and uplifting.