Download or read book The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate written by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1911 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.

Download or read book Mommy s Little Girl written by Diane Fanning and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***Please note: This ebook does not contain the photos found in the print edition of this title.*** When news broke of three-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Florida in July 2008, there was a huge outpouring of sympathy across the nation. The search for Caylee made front-page headlines. But there was one huge question mark hanging over the case: the girl's mother. As the investigation continued and suspicions mounted, Casey became the prime suspect. In October, based on new evidence against Casey—her erratic behavior and lies, her car that showed signs of human decomposition—a grand jury indicted the young single mother. Then, two months later, police found Caylee's remains a quarter of a mile away from the Anthony home. Casey pled not guilty to charges of murder in the first degree, and she continues to protest her innocence. Did she or didn't she kill Caylee? Mommy's Little Girl is the story of one of the most shocking, confusing, and horrific crimes in modern American history.

Download or read book Her Tragic Fate written by Henryk Sienkiewicz and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Twisting Destiny written by PickledPlums and published by SuperNovel(HK)Co.,Limited. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After dying in a tragic accident, Rhianne found herself transmigrated in a novel world as a character. To her much disappointment, she became the character who has a tragic fate in the end just because she falls in love with the wrong person. To avoid her tragic fate in the novel, she decided not to do all the stupid things the original character did in the novel. Instead, Rhianne decided to fulfill the dreams she didn't accomplish in her past life. But the novel doesn't want to let her off easily. Instead, all the people she wanted to avoid were now approaching her one by one. Even if she decided to change her fate, how can Rhianne avoid her tragic ending?

Download or read book Writing the Award Winning Play written by Jan Dow and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book American Literary Realism and the Failed Promise of Contract written by Brook Thomas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in `1997.

Download or read book 100 True and Terrifying Ghost Stories written by Robert J Dornan and published by Robert J Dornan. This book was released on 2024-07-28 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the silent whispers of night, when shadows cloak the world and an unsettling stillness hangs in the air, a lost realm awaits where past and present intertwine. This is a realm where echoes of bygone eras linger, the unfulfilled and forgotten roam freely, and the unseen make their presence known in the most chilling ways. "100 True and Terrifying Ghost Stories" offers a haunting invitation into this spectral world. This book is a compendium of the uncanny and unexplained, presenting a diverse collection of spectral encounters from across the globe— from China to America, Peru to London. These are true events that defy logical explanation and challenge our understanding of reality. Within these pages, you will meet spirits that wander ancient castles and bloody battlefields, phantoms haunting suburban homes and bustling city streets, and apparitions manifesting in unexpected places. Encounters range from mildly unsettling to downright terrifying, featuring playful poltergeists and vengeful wraiths. Each narrative offers a glimpse into a world where the ordinary and extraordinary collide, and the living and the dead share a tenuous coexistence. So, turn the page, and let the journey begin. But be warned: once you enter the world of the supernatural, you may find it hard to leave. The spirits within these pages are waiting to tell their stories, and they have been waiting for someone like you to listen.

Download or read book Future Theatre Research written by Eli Rozik and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eli Rozik explores the principles that generated the theatre medium, and its possible roots in the preverbal imagistic mode of thinking. This mode characterises the remnants of preverbal thinking, such as unconscious thinking (dreaming), the embryonic speech of toddlers, and their imaginative play and drawings prior to mastering verbal thinking. The book is a recapitulation of major findings regarding the nature of the theatre, its medium, fictional creativity and origin, and includes new unpublished studies. It address the principles of imagistic, metaphoric, symbolic and fictional thinking, which characterise the theatre, as well as reception and acting. The work has been designed to fit the structure of a university course, and will appeal to people interested in broadening their knowledge and understanding of theatre art.

Download or read book Hitchcock Second Edition written by William Rothman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982, William Rothman's Hitchcock is a classic work of film criticism. Written in an engaging style that is philosophically sophisticated yet free of jargon, and using over nine hundred images from the films to illustrate and back up its critical claims, the book follows six different Hitchcock films as they unfold, moment by moment, from first shot to last. In addition to a thoughtful new preface and the original readings of The Lodger (1927), Murder! (1930), The 39 Steps (1935), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), and Psycho (1960), this expanded edition includes a groundbreaking new chapter—now the book's longest—on Marnie (1964), Hitchcock's most heartfelt yet most controversial film. Hitchcock never tired of quoting Oscar Wilde's line, "And all men kill the thing they love." Dark moods therefore prevail in the five original chapters, culminating in the reading of Psycho, but in demonstrating how Marnie overcomes, or transcends, the murderous aspect of Hitchcock's art, this new chapter balances the scales and gives an important new dimension to the book. With exemplary precision, Hitchcock, Second Edition shows how Hitchcock films express, cinematically, serious thoughts about such matters as the nature and relationships of love, murder, sexuality, marriage, and theater—and about their own medium. In so doing, it keeps faith with the idea that Hitchcock was a master, perhaps the master, of what he called the "art of pure cinema." However, insofar as it investigates philosophically the conditions of authorship in the medium of film, it is an auteurist study unlike any other. By attending to the films themselves and to the ways we experience them, rather than allowing some theory to dictate what to say about them, the book proves the fruitfulness of an approach that is open and responsive to the ways serious films are capable of teaching us how to think seriously about them.

Download or read book Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture written by Laura Lazzari and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture repositions motherhood studies through the lens of trauma theory by exploring new challenges surrounding conception, pregnancy, and postpartum experiences. Chapters investigate nine case studies of motherhood trauma and recovery in literature and culture from the last twenty years by exploring their emotional consequences through the lens of trauma, resilience, and “working through” theories. Contributions engage with a transnational corpus drawn from the five continents and span topics as rarely discussed as pregnancy denial, surrogacy, voluntary or involuntary childlessness, racism and motherhood, carceral mothering practices, surrogacy, IVF, artificial wombs, and mothering through war, genocide, and migration. Accompanied by an online creative supplement, this volume deals with silenced aspects of embodied motherhood while enhancing a better understanding of the cathartic effects of storytelling.

Download or read book ECHOES OF VALMIKI S EPIC A POETIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAMAYANA written by Rohit Garg and published by Rohit Garg . This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a soul-stirring odyssey through the timeless tale of the Ramayana as you delve into "Echoes of Valmiki's Epic: A Poetic Journey Through the Ramayana." This captivating poetic translation, a labor of love, weaves together the ancient verses of Valmiki with a lyrical touch, breathing new life into the age-old narrative. Traverse the enchanting realms of Ayodhya, Lanka, and the mystical forests where divinity and humanity collide. Through meticulously crafted verses, the essence of each character's emotions and the epic's profound teachings resonate, making this rendition a poetic tapestry that transcends time. This poetic odyssey invites readers to rediscover the beauty, wisdom, and eternal truths embedded in Valmiki's masterpiece. Immerse yourself in the resounding echoes of valor, love, and dharma, as the Ramayana unfolds its splendor in a poetic symphony that pays homage to the sacred verses of the original epic. "Echoes of Valmiki's Epic" promises not only a poetic celebration of the Ramayana but also a profound connection to the timeless spirit of the story.

Download or read book Last Train to Coaltown written by Robert N. Henry and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the shadowy recesses of time, in the constellation of Orion, a civilization of extraordinary richness emerged to take its place among the stars. And as this civilization became ever newer and more amazing, the biological creatures from its beginnings began to fade from memory. Resolved to record and document the process of biological evolution that had formed their own world, these creatures from beyond our imagination found a place similar to their own distant past. The place they found was earth ... our earth ... and for over 300 million years, they documented and recorded the horrific splendor of the "survival of the fittest" that went before us until... Twenty five hundred years ago, at the nexus of the Greek and Roman worlds, these "visitors", perhaps out of boredom, perhaps for reasons no one may ever fully understand, created a virtual reality world of extraordinary beauty. They called this world Elysium and they populated it with Amazons, Romans and tools to make amazing lands. To its creators it was just another clever amusement, now long forgotten, but to the inhabitants of Elysium their world was very real and they plotted and schemed in the time-honored tradition of our kind. Collectors on earth sent them people to populate their lands and to keep them informed of earths changing technology. Great recursion zones were erected to separate the lands of Vallis Luna ruled by a regal Amazon Queen from those of New Rome controlled by an all-powerful Emperor. Wars raged, amazing lands were built (including some from earth's fictional tales) until... In a hospital in Tarzana at the dawn of the 21st century, a new story begins to unfold. There a precocious 10-year old lies dying. And there, for the first time in his life, Gregory Tulliver, a playboy doctor, truly connects with a patient. That patient is the extraordinary Erica O'Shea. Little does he know that he is connected to the Boticelli Erica in ways he could never imagine. And little does he know that in a few days the cosmic tumblers are about to line him up and take him on a journey that will change his life forever. Awaiting him in a strange new land are the beautiful Diana Lucifera - High Priestess of the Temple of Artemis, Livia - Queen of the Valley of the Moon (where all men are slaves) and the builder-made Knot Monday, Consul to Braccus, King of the Thousand Lands of New Rome. And waiting to play a part in the life of young Erica O'Shea and Dr. Gregory Tulliver are collected immortals from earths past.... Emily Dickinson, Jackie Robinson, Lewis Carol, Stonewall Jackson, Frank Baum, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and a cast of thousands. And waiting to take someone to the land of eternal damnation (that all on Elysium fear) is ... the Last Train to Coaltown. Book I of the New and Amazing series awaits you.

Download or read book ETHNIC MOBILITY IN BALLADS written by Andrew C. Rouse and published by SPECHEL Egyesület. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnic Mobility in Ballads is the fourth volume in the new SPECHEL e-ditions series. It comprises studies about ballads that in different ways reflect the movement of ethnic groups, transcending and defying national borders in ways that range from the borrowing of ‘national’ heroes to popular interpretations (and distortions) of ethnicities not one’s own, to the transfer of humour from one ethnicity to another. The studies are the result of the 44th International Ballad Conference of the Kommission für Volksdichtung, held in 2014 in Pécs, a city in Southern Hungary (Cultural Capital of Europe, 2010) which was occupied by the Ottoman Turks after the defeat of the Hungarians at Mohács in 1526 and inhabited by them for over a century, so it is hardly surprising that several of the papers make up a distinct group about balladic Turks of one degree of reality or another, but a study about the Slovenian appropriation of a Hungarian ‘hero’ is also indicative of the spread of the papers.

Download or read book CURRENTS OF BEING VOLUME I The River of Life written by Shahin Samadi and published by Shahin Samadi. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1: River of Life: A Reflection on Roots and Resilience In the first volume, "River of Life," Shahin Samadi delves into the defining chapters of his early years. From his family dynamics and childhood adventures in Iran to his eventual move to the United States, this volume offers a heartfelt recounting of his formative experiences. It explores how rich heritage and profound cultural transitions have sculpted his identity and perspective. Through intimate stories and reflections, Shahin invites readers to explore the depths of his roots and the resilience they instilled in him. This book provides a captivating glimpse into Iran's history, sociopolitics, and geopolitics, making it appealing to anyone interested in learning about Iran and the revolution's global impact.