Richard Temple: 8 books

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS VOLUME I 1782. The Close of Lord North's Administration — The Second Rockingham Cabinet — Mr. Thomas Grenville's Mission to Paris — The Shelburne Administration — Lord Temple Appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland — Irish Affairs. 1783....

John Laird Mair Lawrence (1811-1879) was an Irish-born prominent British pro-consul and served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869. Sir Richard Temple, his secretary, published this biography in 1889, covering Lawrence’s role during the First Sikh War, the Mutiny in the Punjab, and his policy of cautious reform.

JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE was born in 1811 and died in 1879, being sixty-eight years of age. Within that time he entered the Civil Service of the East India Company, governed the Punjab then the most difficult province in India, took a very prominent part in the War of the Mutinies, was by many called...

Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and...

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone...

If you only buy one book to improve your life this year, make it this one. Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday Willey, Anita Lesko, Stephen M. Shore, and many other Aspie mentors, offer their personal guidance on coping with the daily stressors that Aspies have identified as being the most significant,...

A little before the decease of George III., the heir apparent was in a state of health that made his chance of succession problematical – of long possession of the crown more doubtful still. He was attended by Sir William Knighton, who was in his chamber when intelligence arrived from Windsor of his...

Horsemeat in burgers was hard to swallow, but there are far more sinister culinary crimes afoot... Chicken eggs that haven't come from chickens, melamine in infant's milk in China, nut shells in spices – these are just some examples of the food fraud that has occurred in recent years. As...