Author: Henry Tufts
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544104256
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Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Back in print in full for the first time in 210 years, The Narrative of Henry Tufts was first published in 1807. Being the firsthand account of what Thomas Wentworth Higginson calls "an uncommonly misspent life," the Narrative is the by turns hilarious, distressing, moral, immoral, informative, misleading, and all-around unforgettable autobiography of Henry Tufts, thief, preacher, fortune teller, charlatan, family man, ladies' man, Indian doctor, prisoner, jailbreaker, soldier, deserter, and ethnological observer. Rich in outrageous anecdotes and fascinating historical detail, this book is sure to enthrall readers to this day.
The Narrative of Henry Tufts
Author: Henry Tufts
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544104256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Back in print in full for the first time in 210 years, The Narrative of Henry Tufts was first published in 1807. Being the firsthand account of what Thomas Wentworth Higginson calls "an uncommonly misspent life," the Narrative is the by turns hilarious, distressing, moral, immoral, informative, misleading, and all-around unforgettable autobiography of Henry Tufts, thief, preacher, fortune teller, charlatan, family man, ladies' man, Indian doctor, prisoner, jailbreaker, soldier, deserter, and ethnological observer. Rich in outrageous anecdotes and fascinating historical detail, this book is sure to enthrall readers to this day.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781544104256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Back in print in full for the first time in 210 years, The Narrative of Henry Tufts was first published in 1807. Being the firsthand account of what Thomas Wentworth Higginson calls "an uncommonly misspent life," the Narrative is the by turns hilarious, distressing, moral, immoral, informative, misleading, and all-around unforgettable autobiography of Henry Tufts, thief, preacher, fortune teller, charlatan, family man, ladies' man, Indian doctor, prisoner, jailbreaker, soldier, deserter, and ethnological observer. Rich in outrageous anecdotes and fascinating historical detail, this book is sure to enthrall readers to this day.
Samuel Adams and the Vagabond Henry Tufts
Author: Nathaniel Parry
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476694710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
One a revolutionary leader and the other a vagabond who deserted from the Continental Army, Samuel Adams and Henry Tufts appear opposites, yet they were two sides of the same coin. While one devoted his life to overthrowing British colonial rule and the other to rambling, womanizing and stealing horses, Adams and Tufts represented the self-interested capacity for survival as well as the lofty ideals that made the American Revolution possible. When they crossed paths in 1794, with Adams serving as governor of Massachusetts and Tufts a hapless prisoner facing the gallows, it was the serendipitous climax of three decades of revolutionary activity and crime. Recalling the sometimes complementary roles of virtue and vice in the early republic, the story of these two men reflects themes of the American Revolution, including class differences among colonists, the importance of education in fostering republicanism, and the founders' emphasis on improving criminal justice. It is also a story of redemption--both for these two imperfect individuals and for the revolution that they participated in.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476694710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
One a revolutionary leader and the other a vagabond who deserted from the Continental Army, Samuel Adams and Henry Tufts appear opposites, yet they were two sides of the same coin. While one devoted his life to overthrowing British colonial rule and the other to rambling, womanizing and stealing horses, Adams and Tufts represented the self-interested capacity for survival as well as the lofty ideals that made the American Revolution possible. When they crossed paths in 1794, with Adams serving as governor of Massachusetts and Tufts a hapless prisoner facing the gallows, it was the serendipitous climax of three decades of revolutionary activity and crime. Recalling the sometimes complementary roles of virtue and vice in the early republic, the story of these two men reflects themes of the American Revolution, including class differences among colonists, the importance of education in fostering republicanism, and the founders' emphasis on improving criminal justice. It is also a story of redemption--both for these two imperfect individuals and for the revolution that they participated in.
Autobiography of a Criminal, Henry Tufts
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Southern Tufts
Author: Ashley Callahan
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820345164
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Southern Tufts is the first book to highlight the garments produced by northwestern Georgia’s tufted textile industry. Though best known now for its production of carpet, in the early twentieth century the region was revered for its handtufted candlewick bedspreads, products that grew out of the Southern Appalachian Craft Revival and appealed to the vogue for Colonial Revival–style household goods. Soon after the bedspreads became popular, enterprising women began creating hand-tufted garments, including candlewick kimonos in the 1920s and candlewick dresses in the early 1930s. By the late 1930s, large companies offered machine-produced chenille beach capes, jackets, and robes. In the 1940s and 1950s, chenille robes became an American fashion staple. At the end of the century, interest in chenille fashion revived, fueled by nostalgia and an interest in recycling vintage materials. Chenille bedspreads, bathrobes, and accessories hung for sale both in roadside souvenir shops, especially along the Dixie Highway, and in department stores all over the nation. Callahan tells the story of chenille fashion and its connections to stylistic trends, automobile tourism, industrial developments, and U.S. history. The well-researched and heavily illustrated text presents a broad history of tufted textiles, as well as sections highlighting individual craftspeople and manufacturers involved with the production of chenille fashion.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820345164
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Southern Tufts is the first book to highlight the garments produced by northwestern Georgia’s tufted textile industry. Though best known now for its production of carpet, in the early twentieth century the region was revered for its handtufted candlewick bedspreads, products that grew out of the Southern Appalachian Craft Revival and appealed to the vogue for Colonial Revival–style household goods. Soon after the bedspreads became popular, enterprising women began creating hand-tufted garments, including candlewick kimonos in the 1920s and candlewick dresses in the early 1930s. By the late 1930s, large companies offered machine-produced chenille beach capes, jackets, and robes. In the 1940s and 1950s, chenille robes became an American fashion staple. At the end of the century, interest in chenille fashion revived, fueled by nostalgia and an interest in recycling vintage materials. Chenille bedspreads, bathrobes, and accessories hung for sale both in roadside souvenir shops, especially along the Dixie Highway, and in department stores all over the nation. Callahan tells the story of chenille fashion and its connections to stylistic trends, automobile tourism, industrial developments, and U.S. history. The well-researched and heavily illustrated text presents a broad history of tufted textiles, as well as sections highlighting individual craftspeople and manufacturers involved with the production of chenille fashion.
Rogues, Rascals, and Other Villainous Mainers
Author: Trudy Irene Scee
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608932877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor. The rogues and scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State.
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608932877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor. The rogues and scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives or notorious individuals whose mischief, misdeeds, or mayhem were perpetrated in the Pine Tree State.
The Vulgar Tongue
Author: Jonathon Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199398143
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
"The Vulgar Tongue tells the full story of English language slang, from its origins in early British beggar books to its spread in American and Australian culture in the eighteenth century"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199398143
Category : LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
"The Vulgar Tongue tells the full story of English language slang, from its origins in early British beggar books to its spread in American and Australian culture in the eighteenth century"--
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Account to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 828
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“A” Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased
Author: Samuel Austin Allibone
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Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Pages : 832
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A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University
Author: Julius J. Marke
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1886363919
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Marke, Julius J., Editor. A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University With Selected Annotations. New York: The Law Center of New York University, 1953. xxxi, 1372 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-19939. ISBN 1-886363-91-9. Cloth. $195. * Reprint of the massive, well-annotated catalogue compiled by the librarian of the School of Law at New York University. Classifies approximately 15,000 works excluding foreign law, by Sources of the Law, History of Law and its Institutions, Public and Private Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, Political and Economic Theory, Trials, Biography, Law and Literature, Periodicals and Serials and Reference Material. With a thorough subject and author index. This reference volume will be of continuous value to the legal scholar and bibliographer, due not only to the works included but to the authoritative annotations, often citing more than one source. Besterman, A World Bibliography of Bibliographies 3461.
Publisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1886363919
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1418
Book Description
Marke, Julius J., Editor. A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University With Selected Annotations. New York: The Law Center of New York University, 1953. xxxi, 1372 pp. Reprinted 1999 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-19939. ISBN 1-886363-91-9. Cloth. $195. * Reprint of the massive, well-annotated catalogue compiled by the librarian of the School of Law at New York University. Classifies approximately 15,000 works excluding foreign law, by Sources of the Law, History of Law and its Institutions, Public and Private Law, Comparative Law, Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, Political and Economic Theory, Trials, Biography, Law and Literature, Periodicals and Serials and Reference Material. With a thorough subject and author index. This reference volume will be of continuous value to the legal scholar and bibliographer, due not only to the works included but to the authoritative annotations, often citing more than one source. Besterman, A World Bibliography of Bibliographies 3461.
A catalogue of the books belonging to the Library company of Philadelphia
Author: Library company of Philadelphia
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Pages : 458
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