Download or read book The Captain of All These Men of Death written by Alejandro Morales and published by Bilingual Review Press (AZ). This book was released on 2008 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Robert Contreras attempts to enlist in World War II, his medical exam reveals he has tuberculosis and he is committed to a frightful sanatorium. Amid his relapses and recoveries he meets a series of women who have an effect on his life: a mysterious French doctor, another patient, a sinister acquaintance from a Los Angeles barrio. Meanwhile, the hospital newsletter describes how tuberculosis patients have been treated throughout history, often alienated and administered bizarre treatments. The author equates these to modern medical experimentation and the superstitious pagan practices of witchcraft and satanism of the California barrios. Based on a true story of the author's uncle.
Download or read book Captain of All These Men of Death written by Greta Jones and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis mortality in the United States and in Britain was declining in the late nineteenth century but rising in Ireland. Why Ireland's pattern of tuberculosis mortality was different is the subject of this book.
Download or read book The Death of Captain Cook written by Glyndwr Williams and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a style that is more detective story than conventional biography, Williams explores the multiple narratives of Cook's death. In short, Williams examines the story of Cook's progress from obscurity to fame and, eventually, to infamy--a story that, until now, has never been fully told.
Download or read book Captain of Death written by Thomas M. Daniel and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1999 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuberculosis was once the feared "White Plague." Today, with sanatoria closed and a battery of drugs available to fight it, TB may seem to be on the way out. The grim facts tell a different story. Captain of Death: The Story of Tuberculosis recounts the early evidence of the disease, the stories of some noteable people who suffered from it, the work of those who cared for afflicted patients, and the struggle of researchers to understand it and develop effective treatments for it. The book brings to the reader a clear understanding of the past, present, and future of the disease John Bunyon called "Captain among these Men of Death" in 1660.
Download or read book The Death of Captain Cook and Other Writings written by David Samwell and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No aspect of the voyages of Captain Cook have been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. Introductory essays contextualize Samwell's contribution within this period of Pacific maritime history.
Download or read book Death of a Hero written by John Parker and published by Metro Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Robert Nairac was a brilliantly successful undercover operative in the British Army, with a string of intelligence coups in the war against the IRA. But, until this book, the nature of his operations and the story of his betrayal and murder have remained shrouded in mystery. John Parker - author of a bestselling official history of the Special Boat Section - has obtained unprecedented co-operation from very senior Army sources, and from Nairac's friends and family, to reveal the truth behind the secret war in Northern Ireland - and the ferocious rivalry between MI5 and MI6 that contributed to Nairac's death. This book is a tribute to the heroism of Nairac and all those in Northern Ireland who gave their lives in the battle against terrorism.
Download or read book The Captain of All These Men of Death written by Gregory S. Morales and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Captain s Death Bed Other Essays written by Virginia Woolf and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These twenty-five short essays demonstrate the beauty of style, the wit, and the sensibility for which Woolf is admired. "This book contains...the same delicious things to read as always....Virginia Woolf was a great artist, one of the glories of our time, and she never published a line that was not worth reading" (Katherine Anne Porter). Adeline Virginia Woolf (25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer, and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century. During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a central figure in the influential Bloomsbury Group of intellectuals. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."
Download or read book The Brick People written by Alejandro Morales and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brick People is an historical novel that traces the growth of California from the nineteenth to the twentieth century by following the development of the Simons Brick Factory. The bricks that laid the foundation of modern California were manufactured by the people that ventured from Central Mexico to stoke the furnaces of industry. With an attention to historical reality blended with myth and legend, Morales recounts the epic struggle of a people who forge their destiny, along with CaliforniaÍs. In this fictional story rooted in factual history, two families are pitted against each other: the powerful Simons and the proud Revueltas clan. The Brick People provides an authentic portrayal of the history of California and those who built it.
Download or read book Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour written by Marti Rulli and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking true crime story of a beloved Hollywood star gone too soon—told by the captain of the boat on which Natalie Wood spent her last night. Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour is the long‐awaited, detailed account of events that led to the mysterious death of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood off the coast of Catalina Island on November 28, 1981. It is a story told by a haunted witness to that fateful evening: Dennis Davern, the young captain of Splendour, the yacht belonging to Wood and husband Robert Wagner. Davern initially backed up Wagner’s version of that evening’s events through a signed statement prepared by attorneys. But Davern’s guilt over failing Natalie tormented him. Davern reached out to his old friend Marti Rulli, and little by little, at his own emotional pace, he revealed the details of his years in Wood’s employ, of the fateful weekend that Natalie died, and of the events following her death that prevented him from telling the whole story—until now.
Download or read book Freedom and Death written by Nikos Kazantzakes and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Captain Tom s Life Lessons written by Captain Tom Moore and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start your year with the uplifting and heartwarming life lessons from a truly inspirational man, Captain Sir Tom Moore 'Full of the infectious energy that inspired the nation' Daily Mirror 'A dose of wisdom from a British hero . . . A paean to the power of positive thinking' Daily Telegraph ________ 'One small soul like me won't make much difference' Captain Tom If Captain Tom's big heart and generosity of spirit helped see us through difficult days, this was his parting gift. In Life Lessons, Captain Tom has shared all that he learned from living a full and vibrant life. With cherished anecdotes and his signature humour, these heartening life stories will teach you how to: · Be comfortable with who you are · Keep smiling through the tough times · Walk in someone else's shoes · Keep an open mind · Find your purpose Full of the wit, warmth and wisdom that made him so special, his reflections and guiding principles form a long life, well lived; Life Lessons will be a source of reassurance, hope, and encouragement for generations to come. And a reminder, whenever times are hard, that tomorrow will be a good day. ________ Praise for Captain Sir Tom Moore: 'A wonderful life story with lessons for us all . . . beautifully written' Daily Telegraph 'Engaging . . . His upbeat nature shines through and reminds us how much worse this year would have been without him' Evening Standard 'A great book' Good Morning Britain 'A beautiful book. We have so much to learn from Captain Sir Tom' Chris Evans
Download or read book Messenger of Death written by David Buttery and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Captain Louis Nolan delivered the order that started one of the most famous blunders in all military history -- the charge of the Light Brigade. Nolan's conduct and the charge itself have been the subject of intense, sometimes bitter debate ever since ... Yet there has been no recent biography of Nolan. He remains an ambiguous, controversial figure to this day. In this ... study, David Buttery reassesses Nolan the man and looks at his entire career. There was much more to Louis Nolan than his fatal role in the charge ... It offers the reader an inside view of the most notorious episode of that war, the charge at Balaklava on 25 October 1854"--Jacket.
Download or read book William Smith Captain written by Donald L. Hafner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1786, Abigail Adams wrote this about her brother, William Smith: "Let all remembrance of his connection with this family cease, by a total silence upon the subject. ... My friends will do me a kindness by strictly adhering to this request." William Smith and his older sister Abigail were born into a minister's family in a Massachusetts town south of Boston. When the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, Abigail was married to John Adams, whose statesmanship during the American Revolution would eventually win him election as the second President of the United States. In April 1775, William Smith and his family occupied one of the largest farms in Lincoln, Massachusetts, west of Boston. Even though he had no military experience and had moved to Lincoln only a year or so earlier, William was elected Captain of the town's minute men. On April 19th, Captain William Smith and his soldiers joined the day-long battle with British troops that began at the North Bridge in Concord. As the Patriot army stood overlooking the North Bridge, wracked with indecision, William Smith's offer to have his minute men attack the British galvanized the resolve of those around him, and the Patriot army marched toward the Bridge. William Smith then joined the Siege of Boston as a Captain in the new Continental Army. Yet within two months, he would be absent from the battlefield as his soldiers fought at Bunker Hill. Within thirty months, he would be a British prisoner of war, having been captured during an ill-fated venture as a privateer. Within a dozen years, William would be dead, far from family and fame. The manner in which William Smith became Captain of a minute man company at the age of 28 and a participant in the most important day in American history, only to die in poverty, disgrace, and estrangement from his wife and family at the age of 40, is a tangled tale. The tale is told here in an engaging style, tracing the lives of William Smith, his wife and six children, his slave Cato, and their relationships with William's famous sister, Abigail Adams. While telling William's tale, this book also explores the life of American soldier's in camp during the Siege of Boston, the rewards and hazards of privateering during the Revolutionary War, the treatment of American prisoners of war by the British, and the social and economic challenges faced by New England families during and after the War.
Download or read book The Death of Captain America written by Ed Brubaker and published by Marvel Enterprises. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Civil War ends, the Winter Soldier finally chooses a side--his own--but the Red Skull and his minions are up to something behind the scenes.
Download or read book The Death of Captain Stacey written by Stan Lee and published by Panini. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Peter Parker lost the first great love of his life, her father fell toone of Spider-Man's greatest adversaries. This is the story of Captain GeorgeStacy and the dying wish he made to Spider-Man.
Download or read book Captain America written by and published by Marvel. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Rogers is dead! Long live Captain America! He was a hero to millions, an inspiration to America's armed services and the representative of his nation's greatest ideals. He lived for his country - and now, he has given his last final measure for the nation he loved. In the aftermath of the superhuman Civil War, Captain America was shot down in cold blood. In the aftermath of his death, Cap's longtime partner the Falcon makes revenge his first order of business. Sharon Carter finds herself spiraling out of control, a captive of the Red Skull's minions. And Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. the Winter Soldier, must reconcile his own sordid past with the calling to become...the new Captain America! COLLECTING: Captain America (2005) 22-42, Winter Soldier : Winter Kills
