John Ruston: 3 books
Anne Orthwood's Bastard
Sex and Law in Early Virginia
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2002
In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistrates...
Recycling and Incineration
Evaluating The Choices
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
Recycling and Incineration presents information on the technology, economics, environmental concerns, and legal intricacies behind recycling and incineration programs.
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...