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This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: Fort Niagara,...

There is an instinct in the human race which delights in the flying of flags—a sentiment which appears to be inborn, causing men to become enthusiastic about a significant emblem raised in the air, whether as the insignia of descent, or as a symbol of race, or of nationality; something which, being...

Summary of Nature Echo Series Book 1 and Book 2 I belong to the Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, and other organized groups whose goals are to seek to preserve the wilderness and wild animals. I naturally thought about preservation of life and survival when I wrote the poems in Nature Echo Book...

Regardless of whether the subject is a residence, a personal auto, or an individual's liability exposures, good underwriting is particularly critical in personal lines. An underwriter cannot grant discounts or apply surcharges based on the nature of the risk the way a commercial underwriter can. The...

Get a behind-the-scenes look into The Woodlands, an innovative new town that was built from the ground up near Houston, Texas. This is the story of the people who were instrumental in developing it and the experiences and challenges they had in creating a better, "new" hometown.

L’ouvrage fournit toutes les clés pour analyser les recueils de Paul Verlaine. • La présentation des recueils est suivie de l’étude des problématiques essentielles, parmi lesquelles : – Verlaine, héritier du romantisme et du Parnasse – Verlaine, poète chrétien ? – Les principaux...

Existentialist Thought in African American Literature Before 1940 is the first collection of its kind to break new ground in arguing that long before its classification by Jean-Paul Sartre, African American literature embodied existentialist thought. To make its case, this daring book dissects eight...

Chronicles in compelling detail the historic showdown between the U.S. Air Force and the Navy over the role of carrier aviation in the national security framework of the United States. The National Security Act of 1947, intended to unify the separate armed services under a single Defense...

What are the benefits of owning a dog on health and well-being? Why does a ‘problem dog’ behave as it does and how can owners deal with unwanted behaviour? How do dogs communicate with humans and each other? The Psychology of Dog Ownership explores the nature of our unique relationship...

Legion of Strangers is the story of famine Irish soldiers who enlisted in the Army. Subjected by extreme prejudice at the hands of Nativist officers and forced to fight he Catholic Mexican army, many desert and go over to the Mexicans. They form a unit of Artillery and fire on their former tent mates....

This book discusses the role of the U.S. Navy within the country's national security structure during the first decade of the Cold War from the perspective of the service's senior uniformed officer, the Chief of Naval Operations, and his staff. It examines a variety of important issues of the period,...

Whispers I hear the whispers of my ancestors; what are they saying? This continuous beat of memories not known, hammering to be let out of my head. The far away rumble of noise, disquieting in its persistent clang, as if a battle is being staged for my benefit, a battle of words and ideas. Hear me! Hear me! it says, I have much to say. Listen! Listen! there is much to learn of your past.