Download or read book The Savage Breed written by Frank Leslie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yakima Henry may be the toughest man in Arizona Territory—but as a half-white, half-Indian, he has to be. So when a pack of thieving curs leaves him in rough country minus one prized horse and two well-worn boots, he aims to get back what's his. The hell Henry raises in the process lands him in jail—but opportunity is about to spring him out. The wealthy Cleve O'Shannon, and his lovely wife, Anna have a proposition for Henry. Cleve's brother is trapped on a desolate mesa—along with a mother-lode of silver taken from their mine. He's surrounded by desperadoes and savage men. The O'Shannon's need a hard man to lead them through hell to save their family—and their fortune. For his freedom, Henry agrees. But freedom won't matter if he's not alive to enjoy it...
Download or read book 12 Years A Slave written by Solomon Northup and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 12 Years a Slave is the memoir of Solomon Northup, a New York State-born free African-American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before his release. Director Steve McQueen, who adapted this memoir into his critically acclaimed film of the same name, compared Northrup's memoir at par with Anne Frank's diary in terms of national hero status and in giving the first-hand account of brutality of slavery.
Download or read book Breaking the Chains written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-27 with total page 4006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Breaking the Chains,' readers are presented with a meticulously curated anthology that spans a critical period in history, charting the course of African American experiences from enslavement to emancipation. This collection encompasses a wide range of literary styles, from autobiographies and narratives to speeches, providing an immersive exploration into the resilience, struggle, and ultimate triumph over slavery. The diversity of the works within, including seminal texts that have shaped the course of American literature and thought, offers an unparalleled insight into the lived experiences of those who fought not just for their freedom but also for their right to narrate their own stories. The contributing authors and editors, including but not limited to Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth, each bring their unique perspectives and historical contexts to the anthology. Their collective backgrounds, spanning different geographies, experiences, and times, form a rich tapestry that illustrates the multifaceted struggle against slavery. These voices, some of which represent key figures in the abolitionist movement, contribute to a deeper understanding of both the historical and cultural dimensions of slavery and emancipation, reflecting the broader literary movements of their times. 'BREAKING THE CHAINS' is not just an anthology; it is an invitation to explore the complex narratives that have shaped American history. For scholars, students, and general readers alike, this collection offers a unique opportunity to engage with the voices that have not only contributed to our understanding of the past but continue to influence discussions on race, liberty, and identity. This anthology promises an educational journey, highlighting the importance of these works in fostering a continued dialogue on freedom, perseverance, and the human condition.
Download or read book Greasers and Gringos written by Steven Bender and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lawyer criticizes media portrayals of latino/as because it leads to unfair judgements in the court system.This is an important look at stereotyping in American culture.
Download or read book Elegant Extracts in Prose written by and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Elegant Extracts in Prose and in Poetry Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons written by Vicesimus Knox and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 1070 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elegant Extracts Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose written by and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Elegant Extracts Or Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose written by Vicesimus Knox and published by . This book was released on 1808 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of prose passages primarily from Greek, Roman, and English authors.
Download or read book I Was Born a Slave written by Yuval Taylor and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant &“slave narratives.&” They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious confusion, the struggle of learning to read and write; and the triumphs and difficulties of life as free men and women. Many of the narratives—such as those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs—have achieved reputations as masterpieces; but some of the lesser-known narratives are equally brilliant. This unprecedented anthology presents them unabridged, providing each one with helpful introductions and annotations, to form the most comprehensive volume ever assembled on the lives and writings of the slaves. Volume Two (1849&–1866) includes the narratives of Henry Bibb, James W. C. Pennington, Solomon Northup, John Brown, John Thompson, William and Ellen Craft, Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent), Jacob D. Green, James Mars, and William Parker.
Download or read book Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup written by Solomon Northup and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: welve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before he was able to secretly get information to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana.The work was published eight years before the Civil War by Derby & Miller of Auburn, New York, soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel about slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), to which it lent factual support. Northup's book, dedicated to Stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it a bestseller in its own right
Download or read book Puttin on Ole Massa written by Bibb Henry and published by Advanced Reasoning Forum. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Puttin' on Ole Massa the noted historian Gilbert Osofsky has edited the autobiographies of Henry Bibb, William Wells Brown, and Solomon Northup that tell of their time as slaves before the Civil War. His superb introduction is a great help for understanding how these narratives were written. Together they help us see how the slavery culture in America continues to affect us all today.
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religions written by John G. R. Forlong and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The so-called Atheist is often a widely read, pious, and thoughtful man, who has cast aside as absurd the so-called "Religions," and even the theory of the Theist, as untenable. He sees no solution in terms of human consciousness for any questions as to god-worship; and he finds even a statement of the problem of god-hood quite beyond utterance, or thought. It seems to him a setting out to find what you know not, through a process that you cannot grasp... -from "Atheism" This 1906 classic of comparative literature, hard to find in print today, was the first English-language project to approach the world's religions from an anthropological perspective. The work of thirty years for Scottish author JAMES G. R. FORLONG (1824-1904), it was originally published under the now-antiquated title A Cyclopedia of Religions and produced at the author's own expense, so strongly did he feel about the need for it despite the reluctance of the publishing houses of the day to produce it. A road engineer by trade, Forlong traveled the world, learning seven languages and becoming an avid amateur student of native culture-his labor of love was gathering, in this three-volume set, a comprehensive, academic knowledge of the totality of human religious belief. Volume I: A-D includes entries on such gods, peoples, places, practices, symbols, and concepts as: Adamites, ambrosia, and Aphrodite baptism, Bast, and bean China, Christmas, and conscience Dagon, dead, and Dhamma-pada and much more.
Download or read book Essays Scriptural Moral and Logical written by William Ludlam and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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