Author: Amos Hill Coolidge
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484809528
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Excerpt from A Brief History of Leicester, Massachusetts The endeavor throughout has been to present in a brief continuous narrative the scattered facts and incidents thus collected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Emory Washburn
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331937923
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Excerpt from Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester, Massachusetts, During the First Century From Its Settlement The Colony, through its government, stood in two relations to the settlers upon the hitherto unoccupied lands; by one of which, a title to these lands was granted; and, by the other, the requisite powers were conferred and duties imposed upon them as bodies politic. Provision was thus made for the support of the gospel, the maintenance of highways, the management of their municipal affairs, and, at an early day, for the support of free schools. In process of time, grants of specific portions of territory were made in anticipation of settlements being formed thereon within prescribed periods; and, when formed, corporate powers were conferred upon them, generally by very brief Acts, which assumed that these powers and duties were understood and defined by the na ture of the organization to which vitality was thereby given. This will be illustrated by the Act incorporating the town whose history it is now proposed to write. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Amos Hill Coolidge
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Category : Leicester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 69
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Author: James Draper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781332227488
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Excerpt from History of Spencer, Massachusetts, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1860: Including a Brief Sketch of Leicester, to the Year 1753 It cannot be expected in the history of a town situated in the interior, like Spencer, that many facts or incidents would have happened, connected with its earliest settlement, and but few events in the succeeding stages of its existence, would excite much interest in the general reader; and much less could this be expected of any thing relative to the present state of the town or its inhabitants. It may, however, lay some claim to antiquity, by being once a component part of Leicester, but the annals of its earliest period can exhibit no details of bloody conflicts with the Indian, nor can it boast of having produced any great and illustrious characters, either in peace or war. No exciting or interesting details of this kind, will form any part of this history. These pages are the humble effort of a native citizen of Spencer, and have been especially prepared for the benefit and gratification of his fellow citizens of the town. The writer of these sheets makes no pretension to the character of an accomplished writer, and indeed, the execution of such a work does not require much talent, or literary acquirements. All that is necessary, and all that may be expected, is a faithful detail of names, dates, facts, incidents and events, such as have occurred with little variation, in most of the towns of New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: James Draper
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Category : Leicester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Author: Baker, G.A. & Co., Inc., Firm, Booksellers, New York
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Languages : en
Pages : 928
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Author: Henry Marshall Leicester
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674822306
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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A collection of important writings in the history of chemistry from 1400-1900, each with an introduction by the editors.
Author: Maud Knowlton Burnett
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331592283
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Excerpt from Handbook of Historical Data Concerning Leicester, Massachusetts: Illustrated Of Leicester, Massachusetts, was, for the great er part, compiled from essays written by pu pils of the graduating class of the Leicester Center Grammar School, nineteen hundred and eleven, in response to the offer of a prize for the best composition on the subject from the Col. Henshaw Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The matter has been arranged by a member of the chapter, assisted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Stephen J. Rojcewicz, Jr.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000480747
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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This book delineates how Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), a learned playwright and novelist, embeds himself within the classical tradition, integrating Greek and Roman motifs with a wide range of sources to produce heart-breaking masterpieces such as Our Town and comedy sensations such as Dolly Levi. Through this study of archival sources and close reading, readers will understand Wilder’s avant-garde staging and innovative time sequences not as a break with the past, but as a response to the classics. The author traces the genesis of unforgettable characters like Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker, Emily Webb in Our Town, and George Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth. Vergil’s expression, "Here are the tears of the world, and human matters touch the heart" haunts Wilder’s oeuvre. Understanding Vergil’s phrase as "tears for the beauty of the world," Wilder utilizes scenes depicting the beauty of the world and the sorrow when individuals recognize this too late. Wilder exhorts us to observe lovingly, alert to the wonder of the everyday. This work will appeal to actors and directors, professors and students in classics and in American literature, those fascinated by modern drama and performance studies, and non-specialists, theatre-goers, and readers in the general public.
Author: A. H. Coolidge
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ISBN: 9780832855245
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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