Guthrie - History 1

First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and trav……続きを見る

Commentaries on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands: From the Battle of Roliça, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815 is a comprehensive and detailed account of mi……続きを見る

Second Shetland Truck System Report is a significant historical document that delves into the economic and social conditions of the Shetland Islands during the 19th century, focusing particularly on……続きを見る

In "The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War," Thomas Guthrie Marquis presents a gripping narrative that explores the intricacies of the Pontiac War (1763-1766) through the eyes ……続きを見る

Diverging from the studies of southern African migrant labor that focus on particular workplaces and points of origin, Bound for Work looks at the multitude of forms and locales of migrant labor tha……続きを見る

In the Beginning (1957) represents a series of lectures given by the author at Cornell University, examining the views of the Ancient Greeks on the central foundation myths of their civilisation. Fr……続きを見る

"The Jesuit Missions: A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness" by Thomas Guthrie Marquis is a historical chronicle that vividly recounts the endeavors of Jesuit missionaries in the wilderness. Se……続きを見る

Japan’s oceans demand our attention. Violent, prolific, and changeful, they define life and death on the archipelago: pushing the shore under the rush of tsunami, charging typhoon circulation, feedi……続きを見る

The Greeks and their Gods (1950) examines the question of what the Greeks thought to be the proper relationship between human and divine. Religion was such an integral part of Ancient Greek life and……続きを見る

One of America’s most beloved folk singers, Arlo Guthrie was at the pinnacle of his fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his best-selling album Alice’s Restaurant and his iconic appearance at……続きを見る

APOLLONIUS OF TYANA was a Roman philosopher and philanthropist, a contemporary of Philo Judaeus, living A. D. 1-98. He studied with the Brahmans in India, and the Sages in Egypt; he was known as a P……続きを見る

Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension or effective abolition of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr. Tony Heathcotes idea of com……続きを見る

This vivid portrait of everyday life in the medieval Arab world draws on thirteenth century miniatures from collections as far afield as St Petersburg and Istanbul. The wide range of topi covers eve……続きを見る

The present age is one of very rapid progress in almost all branches of knowledge. Like a wave swelling as it advances shoreward, this progress has violently transformed whole regions of thought, wh……続きを見る

'Charles Guthrie has been one of Britain's foremost soldiers as well as a terrific personality throughout his remarkable life. It is great that he is now telling his own story.' - Sir Max Hastings F……続きを見る

Local leaders and residents of urban neighborhoods across the country have mourned the loss of community that once existed in clearly defined neighborhoods. This book tells the story of such a loss.……続きを見る

Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., is an award-winning musicologist, music historian, composer, and pianist whose prescient theoretical and critical interventions have bridged Black cultural studies and musico……続きを見る

In The American Historical Imaginary: Contested Narratives of the Past in Mass Culture Caroline Guthrie examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and ask……続きを見る

When Dr. Donald Guthrie arrived in Sayre in 1910, it was home to the third-largest railroad repair shop in the world. A small hospital, the first in the region, had opened 25 years earlier to care f……続きを見る

Port Aransas, known colloquially as Port A, is on Mustang Island, one of the Texas barrier islands. This community grew from the seed of El Mar Rancho, the homestead an Englishman established for hi……続きを見る

Baseball has joined America and Japan, even in times of strife, for over 150 years. After the “opening” of Japan by Commodore Perry, Sayuri Guthrie-Shimizu explains, baseball was introduced there by……続きを見る

New Land, New Lives captures the voices of Scandinavian men and women who crossed the Atlantic during the early decades of the 20th century and settled in the Pacific Northwest. Based on oral histor……続きを見る

Thomas Guthrie Marquis's "The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War" offers a meticulously researched account of one of the pivotal conflicts in North American history. Through a ……続きを見る

These three works, displaying marked differences in purpose, tone, and effect, are all classics of Canadian literary and cultural criticism. John George Bourinot was a man of letters, an Imperialist……続きを見る

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who wou……続きを見る

Alice Hoffman: Queen of Bogue Banks is the unbelievable historical account of a too-large-for-life woman who decides to forge her own way in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hoffma……続きを見る

THESE COLORS NEVER RAN . . . AND NEVER WILL. This is the engrossing story of the American flag and its designer and creator, one Miss Elizabeth Griscom, or Betsy Ross. It’s a story that is inspirati……続きを見る

In 2006 Congress established the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area to recognize the four-hundred-year “coexistence” of Spanish and Indian peoples in New Mexico and their place in the United……続きを見る

From the BBC Proms to Bernstein's Young People's Concerts, initiatives to promote classical music have been a pervasive feature of twentieth-century musical life. The goal of these initiatives was r……続きを見る

With an new foreword by James Warren Long renowned as one of the clearest and best introductions to ancient Greek philosophy for non-specialists, W.K.C Guthrie’s The Greek Philosophers offers us a b……続きを見る