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"William Strickland and the Creation of an American Architecture is a significant contribution to the professional career of William Strickland and the history of architecture in the United States. Very little has been written about Strickland, one of the most important proponents of the...

Representative collection of 16 masterly orations, correspondence, including "House Divided" speech at the Republican State Convention, the First Inaugural Address, the Gettysburg Address, the Letter to Mrs. Bixby, expressing regret over the wartime deaths of her 5 sons, and the Second Inaugural Address.Author: Abraham...

It can be complicated enough to begin a new relationship with anyone, let alone when it's with the Creator of the Heavens and Earth. In this workbook, we are going to unpack the weight of unnecessary baggage not meant for us to carry and...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many classics that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Samuel Taylor ColeridgeISBN-10: 1518722245ISBN-13: 9781518722240Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This is not a "disaster at sea" story nor a survival tale. It is the record of nine and a half wonderful years spent cruising in the Pacific. We started in San Francisco with family aboard but after Cabo San Lucas it was just...

The words "it's unbearable," changed my life forever. One of the strongest men I have ever known, my dad, spoke them. Suddenly, everything in our life was changing. His struggle with stage-four lung cancer was so sad and difficult. Yet, at times, it was...

THE BOOK IS MY STORY BUT I WAS MOTIVATED TO WRITE AFTER MY MOTHER SURVIVED A BLOOD CLOT AND AN AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASE AT 96. I HAVE RELIED ON NON-WESTERN MEDICINE THROUGHOUT MY ORDEAL. I RECOMMEND THAT WE IMBRACE ALTERNATIVES IN MEDICINE, HOME CARE...

Author: Susana HernandezISBN-10: 1483632318ISBN-13: 9781483632315Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2013Pages: 68Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

While his contributions to medicine are not widely known, he helped secure lasting fame for Sir Frederick Grant Banting and Dr. Charles Best as well as international prominence for the University of Toronto. Mary V. Moloney traces her grandfather's interactions with historic figures and...

What began as a simple quest to find her great-grandmother's birth certificate led author Elena A. Gomez to discover information beyond her dreams. In Kingdoms Within, she shares the story of growing up as a twin in Chicago, her experiences visiting relatives in northern...

Author: Joseph C. DefrancoISBN-10: 1479778419ISBN-13: 9781479778416Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/20/2013Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 12/09/2013

The word "teacher" conjures up so many conflicting images, because it is a word so rich in meaning, that revealing you're a teacher, without the chance to expound a bit on what that signifies, is like being thirty-nine years and eleven months old but...

A genealogical study of the Vancel and Lyerly families including their services in the Revolutionary War and their connection with the Doty family. Traces families from arrival in the colonies to 1993.Author: Maryann Doty RizzoISBN-10: 1466495456ISBN-13: 9781466495456Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/20/2011Pages: 298Format:...

THERE ARE COPS AND THEN THERE ARE REAL COPS, THE ONES WHO WORK THE STREETS EVERY DAY. THEY ARE THE WARRIORS OF TODAY, RISKING THEIR LIVES AND TAKING THE CHANCES. COME ALONG WITH D.E. GRAY AS HE RIDES HIS POLICE MOTORCYCLE THROUGH THE MEAN...

Some may read this book and find it straightforward and easy to comprehend, others may read this book with much incredulity and disbelief. This book, "My Little Garden of Eden" was written to enlighten my brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, you're my family...

Author: Bruce BeesleyISBN-10: 1449053610ISBN-13: 9781449053611Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2010Pages: 232Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d

Author: Hiske Forsyth StrongISBN-10: 1438944691ISBN-13: 9781438944692Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/27/2009Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.32d

Unbeaten Tracks In Japan is a travelogue written by Isabella L. Bird, a British explorer and writer. The book chronicles her journey through Japan in the late 19th century, during a time when the country was just beginning to open up to the outside...

""But God is the story of the journey God led Carla Ludwig on after she found out her daughter was going to be a single mom. Despite her objections, God pursued Carla with His heart for single moms and His desire to share His...

Blackfoot boy Apauk longs to be a buffalo caller, the member of the tribe responsible for luring buffalo to a death trap concealed beyond the edge of a cliff. Apauk endures many tests, some of them heartbreaking, before he learns the 'medicine' or secret...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Stories by Marge Barnard and Barney Barnard. Healdsburg, California historical autobiography.Author: Marge BarnardISBN-10: 1312674903ISBN-13: 9781312674905Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/13/2014Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d

Title: Memoirs of the life of Anthony Benezet.Author: Roberts VauxPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Selections From Carducci: Prose And Poetry (1913) is a collection of works by the Italian poet Giosue Carducci. The book includes a variety of Carducci's writings including poetry, essays, and speeches. The poetry in the book covers a range of themes including love, nature,...

The Commentaries on the Laws of England is a comprehensive legal treatise written by William Blackstone. This particular edition is the second volume of the complete set and contains the third and fourth books of the series. The book covers a wide range of...

This volume presents eighty-nine letters exchanged between John Stuart Mill and Auguste Comte between 1841 and 1847. They address important issues of the mid-nineteenth century in philosophy, science, economics, and politics. Cumulatively, these letters provide a humanistic view of Western Europe and its social...

In 1844 Charles Dickens (1812-70) and his family moved to Italy for a year, eventually settling in Genoa. This book, Dickens' second travel memoir, describes his experience of travelling through France and exploring Italy. Based on letters to friends, particularly John Forster, it was...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Moving account of the long and arduous search by journalist and WWII historian, Aad Wagenaar, to find the identity of the iconic image of a girl looking out from a train bound for Auschwitz.Author: Aad WagenaarISBN-10: 0993389821ISBN-13: 9780993389825Publisher: Lamorna PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/24/2016Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight:...

When Life Cried Out is a courageous woman's amazing adventure as she surrendered to the Spiritual to discover what life and self-love are all about. As you journey with the author through fearful agoraphobia experiences, profound metaphysical escapades, and mystical revelations, the adventure turns...

What made them do it? What were they thinking? As our nation developed, the bush prospered and the cities grew, these were some of the terrible crimes that took away our innocence, crimes destined never to be solved that live on in our history......

This book is about ordinary people living in the UK today; most of whom still hide their childhoods from nearly everyone they know. With more and more survivor's biographies becoming little more than moving works of literature, this book was written to break through...

A fascinating account of a Spanish conquistador who attempted to rule in South America with respect for justice and law for indigenous peoples but was returned to Spain in chains Unlike many Spanish conquistadores who brought to the Americas a wave of disease, destruction,...

The six pioneers profiled here were promising graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished in Ohio from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their all-consuming love of flying. The pilots are Arthur L. Welsh, a...

Oral history and memoirs preserve much more than a single event. They record information about a time and a particular way of life. Buying a loaf of bread for a dime and a 25-pound bag of flour for a dollar, walking 9 1/2 miles...

Once considered the most famous African-American resort community in the country, Idlewild was referred to as the Black Eden of Michigan in the 1920s and '30s, and as the Summer Apollo of Michigan in the 1950s and '60s.Showcasing classy revues and interactive performances of...

The Prophecy of Equal Rights being from God. With the need of People's Power in an Equalitarian Age because of dangers all face from the inequality of only 2% in control of 90% of the world's economy and resources. They pit nation against nation...

Jack Yerman's incredible journey to the 1960 Olympics and his gold medal victory is a story of personal triumph intertwined with significant events of the Twentieth Century. This is the inspiring story of a boy who overcomes adversity to become a world class athlete,...

A World Elsewhere is Steven Berkoff's bold attempt to describe his multifarious theatrical works.Berkoff outlines the methods that he uses, first of all as an actor, secondly as a playwright and thirdly as theatre director, as well as those subtle connections in between, when...

Noerine Kaleeba has made a great difference to the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS and to their families, both in her native Uganda and around the world. In 1987, after her husband was diagnosed with AIDS, she co-founded TASO, Africa's pioneering...

This is the first comprehensive account of the life and work of the distinguished scholar and public figure Gilbert Murray (1866-1957). Sixteen contributors survey his childhood, his work in the theatre and in international relations, his Greek scholarship and contributions on religion and philosophy,...

A blue blood and a bohemian, author Ann Head was an essential voice of mid-century fiction, known for challenging societal norms and amplifying women's struggles in an era that often silenced them. Now, for the first time, her mysterious personal life is unveiled through...

Author: Guillermo Marquez-SterlingISBN-13: 9798992412802Publisher: Santos BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2025Pages: 366Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d

Author: Robert BeckstedtISBN-13: 9798894196862Publisher: Ewings Publishing LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2025Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

Author: Rachel DesRochersISBN-10: 1954688296ISBN-13: 9781954688292Publisher: Vitality Cincinnati, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 03/07/2025Pages: 146Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

The picture on the front cover of this book depicts the US Steel plant in Clairton, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. This plant is one of the few major steel mills left standing and still in production in America. Fittingly, this mill, a virtual...

A broken neck with spinal cord injury from a diving accident at the age of 23 resulted in me instantly becoming a quadriplegic. In the early days following the accident I felt cheated out of both life and death. As a single mother of...