Author: Viscount Cranborne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Historical Sketches and Reviews
Author: Viscount Cranborne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Historical Sketches and Reviews
Author: James Emilius William Cranborne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Historic Sketches of the South
Author: Emma Langdon Roche
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slave-trade
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slave-trade
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
American Sketches
Author: Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439183457
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
One of America's most versatile writers, author of bestselling biographies such as Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin, has assembled a gallery of portraits of (mostly) Americans that celebreate genius, talent, and versatility, and traces his own education as a writer and biographer. In this collection of essays, the brilliant, acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson reflects on lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and other interesting characters he has chronicled both as biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intelligence, but that is not the secret to their success. They had qualities that were even more rare, such as imagination and true curiousity. Isaacson also reflects on how he became a writer, the lessons he learned from various people he met, and the challenges for journalism in the digital age. He also offers loving tributes to his hometown of New Orleans, which offers many of the ingredients for a creative culture, and to the Louisiana novelist Walker Percy, who was an early mentor. In an anecdotal and personal way, Isaacson describes the joys of writing and the way that tales about the lives of fascinating people can enlighten our own lives.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439183457
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
One of America's most versatile writers, author of bestselling biographies such as Steve Jobs and Benjamin Franklin, has assembled a gallery of portraits of (mostly) Americans that celebreate genius, talent, and versatility, and traces his own education as a writer and biographer. In this collection of essays, the brilliant, acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson reflects on lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, and other interesting characters he has chronicled both as biographer and journalist. The people he writes about have an awesome intelligence, but that is not the secret to their success. They had qualities that were even more rare, such as imagination and true curiousity. Isaacson also reflects on how he became a writer, the lessons he learned from various people he met, and the challenges for journalism in the digital age. He also offers loving tributes to his hometown of New Orleans, which offers many of the ingredients for a creative culture, and to the Louisiana novelist Walker Percy, who was an early mentor. In an anecdotal and personal way, Isaacson describes the joys of writing and the way that tales about the lives of fascinating people can enlighten our own lives.
Historical Sketches of Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Author: William Thomas Price
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Begins with about 100 pages on the county's geography and history; the bulk of the volume consists of genealogical material on the pioneer settlers and descendants.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Begins with about 100 pages on the county's geography and history; the bulk of the volume consists of genealogical material on the pioneer settlers and descendants.
Quincy, Illinois
Author: Carl Landrum
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738501277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Quincy, Illinois, is located on the Mississippi River about 20 miles north of Hannibal, Missouri, and 100 miles west of Springfield, the state capital. Both Quincy and the county in which it lies, Adams, were named for President John Quincy Adams. In 1822, a man named John Wood built a cabin at the foot of what would later become Delaware Street, near the Mississippi River. As more people came, the village grew eastward from that spot. Many German and Irish immigrants came to Quincy, along with pioneers moving from Kentucky and Virginia. These settlers were lured to the area by reports of the lush land called the "Jewel of the West," which was later called "The Gem City." Industrialists came from New York and other Eastern states and built many of the stately homes on Maine Street and the adjacent streets. Early industry in Quincy included pork packing, tobacco processing, paper making, stove making, carriage making, the ice industry, and lumberyards.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738501277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Quincy, Illinois, is located on the Mississippi River about 20 miles north of Hannibal, Missouri, and 100 miles west of Springfield, the state capital. Both Quincy and the county in which it lies, Adams, were named for President John Quincy Adams. In 1822, a man named John Wood built a cabin at the foot of what would later become Delaware Street, near the Mississippi River. As more people came, the village grew eastward from that spot. Many German and Irish immigrants came to Quincy, along with pioneers moving from Kentucky and Virginia. These settlers were lured to the area by reports of the lush land called the "Jewel of the West," which was later called "The Gem City." Industrialists came from New York and other Eastern states and built many of the stately homes on Maine Street and the adjacent streets. Early industry in Quincy included pork packing, tobacco processing, paper making, stove making, carriage making, the ice industry, and lumberyards.
Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad
Author: Eber M. Pettit
Publisher:
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Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antislavery movements
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Sketches From Church History
Author: Rebecca Frawley
Publisher: Banner of Truth
ISBN: 9780851519524
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A complete unit study on church history; great for families who homeschool, Christian schools, or someone who just wants to understand tht "big picture." Accompanies Banner's Sketches From Church History; includes syllabus, review sheets, tests, puzzles, timelines, maps.
Publisher: Banner of Truth
ISBN: 9780851519524
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A complete unit study on church history; great for families who homeschool, Christian schools, or someone who just wants to understand tht "big picture." Accompanies Banner's Sketches From Church History; includes syllabus, review sheets, tests, puzzles, timelines, maps.
Tales of Madison
Author: Harbert Alexander, Sr.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736152508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Once a bustling port on the Forked Deer River and a dynamic railroad town, Jackson, Tennessee, has a rich history. Most people are familiar with David Crockett, Casey Jones and Carl Perkins, but in Tales of Madison, author and Madison County historian Harbert Alexander shares the lesser-known stories that comprise the fabric of Madison County's past. Tales of Madison offers new insights into the defining events in Madison County, tracing the history of Jackson from its origins as a Native American hunting ground over eleven thousand years ago to its promising future today.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781736152508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Once a bustling port on the Forked Deer River and a dynamic railroad town, Jackson, Tennessee, has a rich history. Most people are familiar with David Crockett, Casey Jones and Carl Perkins, but in Tales of Madison, author and Madison County historian Harbert Alexander shares the lesser-known stories that comprise the fabric of Madison County's past. Tales of Madison offers new insights into the defining events in Madison County, tracing the history of Jackson from its origins as a Native American hunting ground over eleven thousand years ago to its promising future today.
Swamp Water and Wiregrass
Author: George A. Rogers
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865540996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865540996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description