Caraboo

Caraboo PDF Author: Jennifer Raison
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781566561792
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Caraboo

Caraboo PDF Author: Jennifer Raison
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781566561792
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo PDF Author: Michael Austin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo PDF Author: John Wells
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330336307
Category : Bristol (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo

The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo PDF Author: Catherine Johnson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448197589
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016, this is a very curious tale indeed . . . Out of the blue arrives an exotic young woman from a foreign land. Fearless and strong, 'Princess' Caraboo rises above the suspicions of the wealthy family who take her in. But who is the real Caraboo? In a world where it seems everyone is playing a role, could she be an ordinary girl with a tragic past? Is she a confidence trickster? Or is she the princess everyone wants her to be? This the tale of the ultimate historical hustle, steeped in delectable romance. Whoever Caraboo turns out to be, she will steal your heart . . .

The Princess Caraboo

The Princess Caraboo PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impostors and imposture
Languages : en
Pages : 4

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Princesses Behaving Badly

Princesses Behaving Badly PDF Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594746656
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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These 30 true stories of take-charge princesses from around the world and throughout history offer a different kind of bedtime story . . . Pop history meets a funny, feminist point-of-view in these illustrated tales of “royal terrors who make modern gossip queens seem as demure as Snow White” (New York Post). You think you know her story. You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But real princesses didn’t always get happy endings—and had very little in common with Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, or Ariel. Featuring illustrations by Wicked cover artist, Douglas Smith, Princesses Behaving Badly tells the true stories of famous (Marie Antoinette; Lucrezia Borgia)—and some not-so-famous—princesses throughout history and around the world, including: • Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe, a Nazi spy. • Empress Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who slept wearing a mask of raw veal. • Princess Olga of Kiev, who slaughtered her way to sainthood. • Princess Lakshmibai, who waged war on the battlefield with her toddler strapped to her back. Some were villains, some were heroes, some were just plain crazy. But none of these princesses felt constrained to our notions of “lady-like” behavior.

Ages 11

Ages 11 PDF Author:
Publisher: R.I.C. Publications
ISBN: 1741261384
Category : Editing
Languages : en
Pages : 109

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Great Pretenders

Great Pretenders PDF Author: Jan Bondeson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393326444
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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Most countries have their own national mysteries that have never been solved, enigmatic figures who have disappeared, pretenders who have surfaced to claim their rights, and many of these are now in the realms of folklore and legend. However, in this study, six case studies are reopened and re-examined using modern historical and medical science, including DNA technology. Among those investigated by Bondeson are the fate of the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the identity of the German Kaspar Hauser, the faked death of Tsar Alexander I, and the alleged secret marriage of George III. A light-hearted read for the curious.

Figures of Speech

Figures of Speech PDF Author: Tim Cassedy
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609386124
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Tim Cassedy’s fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one’s identity. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian) and globalization, language served as a way to categorize people within a world that appeared more diverse than ever. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in this new world order. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time—from the woman known as “Princess Caraboo” to wordsmith Noah Webster—Cassedy shows how each put language at the center of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era’s linguistic ideas. The result is a highly entertaining and equally informative look at how perceptions about who spoke what language—and how they spoke it—determined the shape of communities in the British American colonies and beyond. This engagingly written story is sure to appeal to historians of literature, culture, and communication; to linguists and book historians; and to general readers interested in how ideas about English developed in the early United States and throughout the English-speaking world.

Adventures with... Princesses

Adventures with... Princesses PDF Author: Suzan Boshouwers
Publisher: Weigl Publishers
ISBN: 1489662219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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AV2 Fiction Readalong by Weigl brings you timeless tales of mystery, suspense, adventure, and the lessons learned while growing up. These celebrated children’s stories are sure to entertain and educate while captivating even the most reluctant readers. Log on to www.av2books.com, and enter the unique book code found on page 2 of this book to unlock an extra dimension to these beloved tales. Hear the story come to life as you read along in your own book.