Meg - History 1

The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese ……続きを見る

The photographs gathered together in this book reflect changes to Thornbury over the last 130 years. A wide range of subjects has been chosen to illustrate the broad breadth of that change, in all i……続きを見る

Boxing was popular in the American West long before Las Vegas became its epicenter. However, not everyone in the region was a fan. Counterpunch examines how the sport’s meteoric rise in popularity i……続きを見る

Drawing on broad research, this study explores the different social and theatrical masking activities in England during the Middle Ages and the early 16th century. The authors present a coherent exp……続きを見る

For hundreds of years, Portuguese explorers have swept across the globe, many of them landing in California in the 1840s as whalers, ship jumpers, and Gold Rush immigrants. Gold was the lure, but la……続きを見る

What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality? The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tou……続きを見る

This book examines posttraumatic autobiographical projects, elucidating the complex relationship between the ‘science of trauma’ (and how that idea is understood across various scientific discipline……続きを見る

Meg Waite Clayton regénye a valódi bécsi Kindertransport terven alapul, amelynek keretében mintegy tízezer gyermeket próbáltak Nagy-Britanniába menekíteni. National bestseller Historical Novels Revi……続きを見る

Henry Hallward, editor of the Sydney Chronicle, is a thorn in the side of the colonial administration with his agitations for greater rights for convicts and his criticism of the governor. He’s been……続きを見る

“Un romanzo che ci ricorda come il male possa insinuarsi, inosservato e pervasivo, nella nostra vita quotidiana.” Publishers Weekly “llluminante e meticolosamente documentato.” Booklist “Meg Waite C……続きを見る

Bushrangers are Australian legends. Ned Kelly, Ben Hall, Captain Thunderbolt and their bushranging brothers are famous. They’re remembered as folk heroes and celebrated for their bravery and their r……続きを見る

The Parliamentary Battle Over Brexit provides answers to those who want to understand the bitter arguments that occurred over Brexit, what might have been handled better, and the role that parliamen……続きを見る

The stories of what happened after the shooting stopped and the process of burying bodies in the wake of Civil War carnage and chaos. The clash of armies in the American Civil War left hundreds of t……続きを見る

Become Part of the Store Family From its flagship store on Market Street in the heat of Philadelphia, Strawbridge & Clothier strove to meet the needs of its customers for over a century. Built on a ……続きを見る

Highlights human encounters with the forest and its trees at the time of the European Middle Ages, when their lofty boughs were weighted with meaning. Forests, with their interlacing networks of tre……続きを見る

There’s a sea lover in every Brit. The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people up to date with the latest changes to British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imaginat……続きを見る

Thornbury Through Time contains 180 old and current photographs of this beautiful Gloucestershire market town. Each of the 90 old photographs, some printed in sepia, appears alongside a contrasting ……続きを見る

Long before Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor, Milwaukee was the "Machine Shop to the World." Thanks to the city's large industrial base, factories quickly retooled and mobilized for wartim……続きを見る

Collected Studies CS 1068 The essays selected for this volume are chosen to reflect the important and intersecting ways in which over the last forty years Meg Twycross has shifted paradigms for peop……続きを見る

Popular media can spark the national consciousness in a way that captures people’s attention, interests them in history, and inspires them to visit battlefields, museums, and historic sites. This li……続きを見る

"Olimpo: deuses, heróis e monstros" é um livro que mergulha no fascinante mundo da mitologia grega, explorando as histórias de seus deuses, heróis e monstros mais icônicos. Desde as intrigas dos deu……続きを見る

This book examines literary representations of Sydney and its waterway in the context of Australian modernism and modernity in the interwar period. Then as now, Sydney Harbour is both an ecological ……続きを見る

In the late fifteenth century, the production of print editions of Claudius Ptolemy’s second-century Geography sparked one of the most significant intellectual developments of the eraーthe productio……続きを見る

Embodying the Soul explores the possibilities and limitations of human intervention in the body's health across the ninth-century Carolingian Empire. Early medieval medicine has long been cast as a ……続きを見る

A “well-written, superbly researched” biography of the man who answered the call of his mentor, Abraham Lincoln, and became the first Union officer to die (Civil War News). On May 24, 1861, Col. Elm……続きを見る

Forages through New England’s most famous foods for the truth behind the region’s culinary myths Meg Muckenhoupt begins with a simple question: When did Bostonians start making Boston Baked Beans? S……続きを見る

"Una suggestiva storia d’amore piena di eroismo e intrighi che ricorda il film Casablanca." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "Clayton racconta con maestria la storia del ruolo di una coraggiosa donna america……続きを見る

Studies in the Historical Jesus: Anarchy, Miracles, and Madness is a selection of key essays on the historical figure of Jesus published over the last fifteen years by Justin J. Meggitt. Each addres……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Index CONTENTS PREFACE I. ANCESTRY II. PARENTAGE AND EARLY YEARS III. EDUCATION IV. FARMING V. LAND AGENT IN CORK VI. FAMINE AN……続きを見る