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Book The Burnetts and Their Connections

Download or read book The Burnetts and Their Connections written by June Baldwin Bork and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Burnett (1511-1686) was of supporter of the Royalist cause of King Charles I of England, and received a land grand in Essex County, Virginia in 1638. Later, when Oliver Cromwell took over the English government, John Burnett and his family immigrated from Scotland to old Rappahannock County, Virginia, where he died. His sons also took over the land in Essex County. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere. Includes family history and genealogical data in Scotland and England to 1066 A.D.

Book Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas

Download or read book Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas written by Goodspeed Publishing Co and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of its distinguished citizens, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties mentioned, and numerous biographical sketches of the citizens of such county.

Book The Douglas Register

Download or read book The Douglas Register written by William Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reverend William Douglas served both St. James Northam Parish (Dover Church) in Goochland County and in Manakin Town which was part of King William Parish. King William Parish was in Goochland County during this time period but is now in Powhatan County because of county boundary changes.

Book One Man s Family

    Book Details:
  • Author : Olive Lewis Kolb
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1968
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1174 pages

Download or read book One Man s Family written by Olive Lewis Kolb and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Policies to Address Poverty in America

Download or read book Policies to Address Poverty in America written by Melissa Kearney and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.

Book Albion s Seed

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Hackett Fischer
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1991-03-14
  • ISBN : 019974369X
  • Pages : 981 pages

Download or read book Albion s Seed written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1991-03-14 with total page 981 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

Book A Family Called Fort

Download or read book A Family Called Fort written by Homer T. Fort and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elias Fort was born before 1646 and died in 1677/1678.

Book The March of the Sages

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bonnie Sage Ball
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1967
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 586 pages

Download or read book The March of the Sages written by Bonnie Sage Ball and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of James Sage. He was born ca. 1749 near London, England. He immigrated to America ca. 1773. He married Lovis (Lovice) Ott (Utt) 15 Dec 1780 in Montgomeroy County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Sylvester Ott. They were the parents of fourteen children. He died 17 Mar 1820. She died 28 Aug 1854. Descendants lived in Virginia, Missouri and elsewhere.

Book Anti Piketty

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jean-Philippe Delsol
  • Publisher : Cato Institute
  • Release : 2017-03-01
  • ISBN : 1944424261
  • Pages : 300 pages

Download or read book Anti Piketty written by Jean-Philippe Delsol and published by Cato Institute. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Piketty's book Capital in the Twenty-First Century has enjoyed great success and provides a new theory about wealth and inequality. However, there have been major criticisms of his work. Anti-Piketty: Capital for the 21st Century collects key criticisms from 20 specialists—economists, historians, and tax experts—who provide rigorous arguments against Piketty's work while examining the notions of inequality, growth, wealth, and capital.

Book Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County  Virginia

Download or read book Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia written by John Bennett Boddie and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1973 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive study of the early history and inhabitants of Isle of Wight County. It begins with a graphic description of the early settlers--including accounts of Quakers and Cavaliers--and is followed by detailed histories of the various Isle of Wight families. Nearly 200 pages of this voluminous work are devoted to abstracts of deeds, land records, and quit rents. Besides a place and subject index, the work further includes a 38-page name index of several thousand entries.

Book Experimental and Quasi experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference

Download or read book Experimental and Quasi experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference written by William R. Shadish and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2002 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sections include: experiments and generalised causal inference; statistical conclusion validity and internal validity; construct validity and external validity; quasi-experimental designs that either lack a control group or lack pretest observations on the outcome; quasi-experimental designs that use both control groups and pretests; quasi-experiments: interrupted time-series designs; regresssion discontinuity designs; randomised experiments: rationale, designs, and conditions conducive to doing them; practical problems 1: ethics, participation recruitment and random assignment; practical problems 2: treatment implementation and attrition; generalised causal inference: a grounded theory; generalised causal inference: methods for single studies; generalised causal inference: methods for multiple studies; a critical assessment of our assumptions.

Book The Old Free State

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  • Author : Landon Covington Bell
  • Publisher : Richmond, Va. : W. Byrd Press
  • Release : 1927
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 642 pages

Download or read book The Old Free State written by Landon Covington Bell and published by Richmond, Va. : W. Byrd Press. This book was released on 1927 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Daily Bulletin of the Manufacturers Record

Download or read book Daily Bulletin of the Manufacturers Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Who s who in the Midwest

Download or read book Who s who in the Midwest written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer s Monthly Journal

Download or read book Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer s Monthly Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Family Policy Matters

Download or read book Family Policy Matters written by Karen Bogenschneider and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on hundreds of studies in the last 20 years, the new edition of Family Policy Matters brings a fresh perspective to family policy, underscoring why it is needed, and outlining how policymaking should be approached. Author Karen Bogenschneider proposes a theoretical framework for conceptualizing policy issues in a way that holds the potential for overcoming controversy and identifying common ground. This new edition includes updates on the most current research, including: *new issues that have changed the political landscape for families (e.g. strengthening marriage initiative, same-sex marriage); *an updated section on state statutes or Governor's orders that require family impact analysis; *a new chapter on the history of family policy in this century; *a new appendix on how to conduct a family impact analysis; and *two new case studies on writing family policy newsletters for state policymakers and teaching family impact analysis to the general public. *Instructor's Manual with sample syllabi for both undergraduate and graduate courses, suggested readings, assignments, and class activities, discussion questions, daily lesson plans, instructor insights, special presentations to enrich one's class, and PowerPoint slides. The targeted audience includes researchers interested in seeing their research and ideas acted upon in the policy world; family professionals who work to connect research and policymaking; and instructors interested in making family policy come alive for undergraduate and graduate students. This book is an ideal textbook for family policy courses.

Book World Development Report 2017

Download or read book World Development Report 2017 written by World Bank Group and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses these fundamental questions, which are at the heart of development. Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum. Rather, they take place in complex political and social settings, in which individuals and groups with unequal power interact within changing rules as they pursue conflicting interests. The process of these interactions is what this Report calls governance, and the space in which these interactions take place, the policy arena. The capacity of actors to commit and their willingness to cooperate and coordinate to achieve socially desirable goals are what matter for effectiveness. However, who bargains, who is excluded, and what barriers block entry to the policy arena determine the selection and implementation of policies and, consequently, their impact on development outcomes. Exclusion, capture, and clientelism are manifestations of power asymmetries that lead to failures to achieve security, growth, and equity. The distribution of power in society is partly determined by history. Yet, there is room for positive change. This Report reveals that governance can mitigate, even overcome, power asymmetries to bring about more effective policy interventions that achieve sustainable improvements in security, growth, and equity. This happens by shifting the incentives of those with power, reshaping their preferences in favor of good outcomes, and taking into account the interests of previously excluded participants. These changes can come about through bargains among elites and greater citizen engagement, as well as by international actors supporting rules that strengthen coalitions for reform.