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Big Wolf - The Adventurous Life of Lieutenant Frederick G. SchwatkaLieutenant Frederick G. Schwatka lived a short, but adventurous life filled with notable exploits largely forgotten today. He is best remembered, to the extent remembered at all, as leading an historic Arctic sledge journey while searching for the written records of the ill-fated expedition...
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From Goethe to Gundolf: Essays on German Literature and CultureFrom Goethe to Gundolf: Essays on German Literature and Culture is a collection of Roger Paulin's groundbreaking essays, spanning the last forty years. The work represents his major research interests of Romanticism and the reception of Shakespeare in Germany, but also explores a broader...
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1800: L'Ultime Année d'Un Siècle de SangText in FrenchA century of blood is coming to an end. Begun with the War of the Spanish Succession under the reign of an elderly Louis XIV, it ended with the American War of Independence and that of the first years of the Revolution....
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Johnson County, Kentucky: A History of the County and Genealogy of its People up to the year 1927By: Mitchell Hall, Pub. 1928, reprinted 2021, 556 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-044-2.Located within the Big Sandy Valley, Johnson County was formed in 1844 from: Floyd, Lawrence and Mason Counties. This book is similar to other history books of the era with such topics...
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Lynchburg and Its NeighborsBy: Rosa F. Yancey, Pub. 1935, reprinted 2021, 522 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-007-7.The city of Lynchburg sits within Campbell County and was created in 1786 but not incorporated until 1805. This book is not too different from other county history books of...
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Early History and Genealogy Digest of Bedford County, TennesseeBy: Helen & Tim Marsh, Pub. 2004, 436 pages, Index, Soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-702-5. Bedford County was formed in 1807 out of Rutherford County. And in turn, the lower half of Bedford County was cut off to form Lincoln county in 1809. Once in...
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History of Clark County, Kentucky. (Volume #1): Land of Our FathersBy: A. Goff Bedford, Pub. 1958, reprinted 2019, 582 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-893-5.Original known as Bourbon County, Virginia, Clark County was created in 1785 from Fayette County, KY. It was much larger area than present-day Bourbon County, as its original territory included...
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History of Walker County, Georgia.By: James A. Sartain, Pub. 1932, Reprinted 2019, 570 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-887-0. Walker County was created in 1833 from Murray County which in turn was created from Cherokee County in 1832 and Cherokee was created in 1832 from Indian lands in the northwestern...
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History of Barbour County, AlabamaBy: Mattie T. Thompson, Pub. 1939, Reprinted 2018, 570 pages, ISBN #0-89308-423-9.Barbour County was formed in 1832 from parts of Pike and Henry Counties and from Creek Indian lands. Biographies: Alston, Alexander, Adams, Andrews, Baker, Ballowe, Barnett (2), Brown (2), Bennett (2), Bray, Brassell,...
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Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, & Society in the American CountrysideIntegrating the history of science, environmental history, and science studies, Notes from the Ground examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in early America.Notes from the GroundAuthor: Benjamin R. CohenPublisher: Yale University PressPublished: 09/06/2011Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.70w...
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When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives MatterSince World War II, Protestant sermons have been an influential tool for defining American citizenship in the wake of national crises. In the aftermath of national tragedies, Americans often turn to churches for solace. Because even secular citizens attend these services, they are also...
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American Women in a World at War: Contemporary Accounts from World War IIThis title brings together twenty-five writings by women who share their rich and varied World War II experiences, from serving in the military to working on the home front to preparing for the postwar world. By providing evidence of their active and resourceful roles...
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Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia, from 1800 to 1924. in Two Volumes. Volume I, 1800-1922While nearly 75 years old at this point, this work is nonetheless a colossal undertaking and still the starting point for Tazewell genealogy and history. Harman's opus is less a history than it is a vast extraction of county court records. Volume I contains...
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Festivals and the French RevolutionFestivals and the French Revolution--the subject conjures up visions of goddesses of Liberty, strange celebrations of Reason, and the oddly pretentious cult of the Supreme Being. Every history of the period includes some mention of festivals, although most historians have been content either to...
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The Belzec Death Camp: History, Biographies, RemembrancePublisher: Ibidem PressPublished: 09/27/2022Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.10dISBN: 9783838216966
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Illegal Enterprise: The Work of Historian Mark HallerRepresenting over four decades of work, this monograph by historian Mark H. Haller includes his work on organized crime in Chicago. This book incorporates Haller's critique of the Mafia model of organized crime and his elaboration of the illegal enterprise model of gangsters and...
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Diabolische VigilanzWährend Gott als inspector cordium unmittelbar in die Seelen blickt, erscheint das Beobachtungsverhältnis zwischen Mensch und Teufel als immanent-mittelbares, laterales und potenziell reziprokes. Der nie nachlassende diabolische "Verführungsaktivismus" (Luhmann) erzeugt Aufmerksamkeitskonstellationen, deren Funktionen nicht auf disziplinierende Angsterzeugung reduziert werden können. Im Erzählen von Teufeln...
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Exil, Flucht, MigrationBand 1‒36 im Set erhältlich! Das 1983 begründete interdisziplinäre Jahrbuch Exilforschung widmet sich der Erforschung der Bedingungen, Erscheinungsformen und kulturellen Reflexionen des Exils. Der Begriff, der historisch die Verbannung einzelner meinte, wird programmatisch für die Untersuchung der für das 20. und 21. Jahrhundert charakteristischen...
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Kartograph Der Dispositive: Zur Ethik Und Ästhetik Des Lebendigen Im Werk Italo CalvinosIn den 1960er Jahren intensivierte der Schriftsteller Italo Calvino seine ästhetischen Bemühungen, "die Landkarte des labyrinthischen Gefängnisses zu umrei en, in dem sich der Mensch des 20. Jahrhunderts bewegt." Es ging ihm darum, mithilfe seiner Poetik biopolitische Dispositive der Welt zu entwirren. Dabei stellt...
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Das Temeswarer BanatAls Region weist das Banat zahlreiche Eigenheiten auf, die auf seine spezifische geografische Lage, der multi- und interkulturellen Prägung seiner Struktur und der kulturellen Vielfalt seiner Menschen zurückzuführen sind. Der Band lädt ein, sich mit den Eigenheiten der lokalen und regionalen Verwaltung im Banat...
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