wired - History 69

A young girl stepped out of the gate of the Central Cemetery of Vienna. For almost eight weeks she had been going there to lay a few flowers on her father’s grave. That dearly beloved parent had bee……続きを見る

Fukui was in an unwonted state of excitement. For days the people had talked of but one event. Even the small boys, perilously astraddle the bamboo poles, the scullery wenches of the kitchen, the ve……続きを見る

The City of Sendai, on the north-eastern coast of Japan, raises its head queenly-wise towards the sun, as though conscious of its own matchless beauty and that which envelops it on all sides. Here, ……続きを見る

As the existence of the following tract was, until quite recently, unknown, a few words of introduction, exhibiting its character and the circumstances under which it was written, may not be inappro……続きを見る

Agnes Merton was one day sitting in rather a melancholy mood on the swing in her garden, without swinging, and apparently lost in thought. It was a very odd place for meditation, but little girls do……続きを見る

Unter den Nutztieren des Menschen sind weitaus die wichtigsten seine Haustiere, an die zunächst jeder denkt, wenn von solchen die Rede ist. Ohne diese Nutztiere wäre es ihm vollkommen unmöglich gewe……続きを見る

This book presents knowledge from Indigenous women who enact decolonization and wellbeing through physical activity. In sport, physical activity, and health disciplines, there is a significant need ……続きを見る

The book is an anthology of creative and critical responses to the many partitions of India within and across borders. By widening and reframing the question of partition in the subcontinent from on……続きを見る

This volume complements the selection of Wilferd Madelung’s articles previously published by Variorum (Religious Schools and Sects in Medieval Islam), the earlier volume dealing principally with dog……続きを見る

This volume offers a new translation of Plutarch’s three treatises on animalsーOn the Cleverness of Animals, Whether Beasts Are Rational, and *On Eating Meatー*accompanied by introductions and expla……続きを見る

So we all like to believe. But after all, it is highly doubtful whether there is more content, as the moralists of the eighteenth century imagined, in a cottage than in a palace; and the palace has ……続きを見る

Examining the First World War through the lens of the American South How did World War I affect the American South? Did southerners experience the war in a particular way? How did regional considera……続きを見る

“The Story of Ireland” is a 1887 work by Emily Lawless that offers the reader a fantastic overview of Irish history. The Hon. Emily Lawless (1845–1913) was an Irish historian, gardener, poet, entomo……続きを見る

Now in its second edition, America in the Progressive Era, 1890–1917 provides a readable, analytical narrative of the emergence, influence, and decline of the spirit of progressive reform that anima……続きを見る

Imperial Germany’s “Iron Regiment” of the First World War offers a rare English-language account of a premier German infantry unit. Renowned as the Iron Regiment for its fighting record in the legen……続きを見る

Merriam Press Vietnam War Series. A coming of age story of a farm boy who grew up in the heartland of Kentucky, who enlisted in the Marines in 1969 and experienced Marine boot camp at Parris Island ……続きを見る

Merriam Press Military Memoir Series. Fred Fenwick joined the USMC at eighteen. Thirty years later he retired at the highest enlisted rank of Sergeant Major. He reported to Parris Island, SC, in 196……続きを見る

In this rare book explains the secret history of the people of Ireland and how they were once the rulers. This book follows the suppression of the Irish nation and its culture by the western rulers ……続きを見る

Stone and brick tombs were repositories for the physical remains of many of Connecticut’s wealthiest and influential families. The desire was to be interred within burial vaults rather than have the……続きを見る

During those centuries, the attempt to ascertain the truths of physical science outside of theology was very seldom ventured. Questions that the priest could not answer he declared were forbidden of……続きを見る

In "The Government of London," William McCullagh Torrens delivers a comprehensive examination of the political and administrative structures that underpin one of the world's most significant urban c……続きを見る

In "Letters from New Zealand, 1857-1911," Henry William Harper offers an intimate glimpse into the social, cultural, and environmental landscape of New Zealand during a transformative era. Through a……続きを見る

In "The Last of the Tasmanians," James Bonwick presents a poignant chronicle of the vanishing Tasmanian Aboriginal culture during the mid-19th century. Written in a compelling narrative style, the b……続きを見る

In 'Navvies and Their Needs,' Lewis Moule Evans intricately chronicles the lives and experiences of the navvies'Äîlaborers who undertook the monumental task of constructing the railway systems that ……続きを見る

Hermann Heinrich Beigel's "The Examination and Confession of Certain Witches at Chelmsford in the County of Essex" is a compelling exploration of the witch trials that shaped early modern England. R……続きを見る

The Rev. William E. Wiatt was known as one of the most laborious chaplains in the Confederate Army and was one of the very few Civil War army chaplains who stayed with the same regiment throughout t……続きを見る

This book presents a biographical sketch of the winners and losers in the 2004 Federal General Election that contested Alberta Ridings. 続きを見る

The book chronicles several families and their descendants, all connected with Revolutionary War soldier Garrett Z. Watts. The history underscores their adventures and family bonds as they seek to b……続きを見る

Merriam Press Military Biography Series. Donald Fenwick enlisted in the US Marine Corps at 18. His destiny was to serve his country as a Marine and to make the Marine Corps a career. He reported to ……続きを見る

Eritrea Political Layout, A History. Eritrea and Ethiopia dispute, Economic planning. The Book on Eritrea has the entire information; During the 3rd and 4th century AD, Eritrea was part of the kingd……続きを見る