Alexander Ross: 6 books

A vivid historical account of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company and the battle for furs and empire waged in the Oregon Country.

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How has the Ontario Agricultural College contributed to Canadian education? What role has the college played in the development of agriculture since it was founded in 1874? This history of Canada's oldest agricultural college revolves around these two questions. It shows that the college's...

Menschen setzen täglich unterschiedlichste Mittel ein, um andere zu beeindrucken und zu beeinflussen. Die Spannweite reicht vom Anlächeln des Gesprächspartners bis zur vorsätzlichen Manipulation. Das Ziel ist stets dasselbe: das Verhalten anderer Menschen zu steuern. Dafür werden zahlreiche Tricks...

US society is notoriously complacent when it comes to the rise of fascist tendencies. When Dylann Roof murdered nine black parishioners in a Charleston church, media emphasis remained superficial. Familiar narratives of insane lone wolves and Confederate flags masked the organizations that inspired...

In this collection, continental and diasporan African women interrogate the concept “sacred text” and analyze ways oral and written religious “texts” intersect with violence against African-descended women and girls. While the sanctioned idea of a sacred text is written literature, this project...