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Book Three Quarters of a Century at Martha Washington College

Download or read book Three Quarters of a Century at Martha Washington College written by Claude Davis Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mission of Sorrows

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  • Author : John L. Kessell
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 1970
  • ISBN : 0816501920
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Mission of Sorrows written by John L. Kessell and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mission of Guevavi on the Santa Cruz River in what is now southern Arizona served as a focal point of Jesuit missionary endeavor among the Pima Indians on New Spain's far northwestern frontier. For three-quarters of a century, from the first visit by the renowned Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1691 until the Jesuit Expulsion in 1767, the difficult process of replacing one culture with another—the heart of the Spanish mission system—went on at Guevavi. Yet all but the initial years presided over by Father Kino have been forgotten. Drawing upon archival materials in Mexico, Spain, and the United States—including accounts by the missionaries themselves and the surviving pages of the Guevavi record books—Kessell brings to life those forgotten years and forgotten men who struggled to transform a native ranchería into an ordered mission community. Of the eleven Black Robes who resided at Guevavi between 1701 and 1767, only a few are well known to history. Others—such as Joseph Garrucho, who presided more years at Guevavi than any other Padre; Alexandro Rapicani, son of a favorite of Sweden's Queen Christina; Custodio Zimeno, Guevavi's last Jesuit—have the details of their roles filled in here for the first time. In this in-depth study of a single missionary center, Kessell describes in detail the daily round of the Padres in their activities as missionaries, educators, governors, and intercessors among the often-indifferent and occassionally hostile Pimas. He discusses the Pima uprising of 1751 and the events that led up to it, concluding that it actually continued sporadically for some ten years. The growing ferocity of the Apache, the disastrous results of certain government policies—especially the removal of the Sobaípuri Indians from the San Pedro Valley—and the declining native population due to a combination of enforced culture change and epidemics of European diseases are also carefully explored. The story of Guevavi is one of continuing adversity and triumph. It is the story, finally, of explusion for the Jesuits and, a few short years later, the end of Mission Guevavi at the hands of the Apaches. In Mission of Sorrows Kessell has projected meticulous research into a highly readable narrative to produce an important contribution to the history of the Spanish Borderlands.

Book The Attraction of Gravitation

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  • Author : John Earman
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 1993-12-01
  • ISBN : 9780817636241
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book The Attraction of Gravitation written by John Earman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1993-12-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devoted to the history of general relativity, this text provides reviews from scholars all over the world. Many of the papers originated at the Third International Conference on the History of General Relativity, held at the University of Pittsburgh in the summer of 1991. Topics covered include: disputes with Einstein; the empirical basis of general relativity; variational principles in general relativity; the reception and development of general relativity; and cosmology and general relativity.

Book Sermons

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  • Author : Witt Talmage
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2023-04-08
  • ISBN : 3382171708
  • Pages : 422 pages

Download or read book Sermons written by Witt Talmage and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-08 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Book Triumph   A Century of Passion and Power

Download or read book Triumph A Century of Passion and Power written by Lindsay Brooke and published by . This book was released on with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostalgic archival photographs together with vivid new color images transport you through the production history of every Triumph model. Speed Twin. Tiger, Trophy, Thunderbird, TR6, Bonneville, Daytona, TT Special, Trident, and other special and racer models are all examined in detail. Linsey Brooke also wrote Triumph Racing Motorcycles in America. 0-7603-0174-3.

Book Princeton Alumni Weekly

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  • Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
  • Release : 1948
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1054 pages

Download or read book Princeton Alumni Weekly written by and published by princeton alumni weekly. This book was released on 1948 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tapestry in the Renaissance

Download or read book Tapestry in the Renaissance written by Thomas P. Campbell and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2002 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tapestries--the art form of kings--were a principal tool used by powerful Renaissance rulers to convey their wealth and might. From 1460 to 1560, courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists. In this lavishly illustrated book, the first major survey of tapestry production of this period, contributors analyze some of these & beautiful tapestries, examine the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy during the Renaissance, and discuss the contribution that the medium made to art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day.

Book Forty Years in South China  The Life of Rev  John Van Nest Talmage  D D

Download or read book Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev John Van Nest Talmage D D written by John Gerardus Fagg and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Forty Years in South China: The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D" by John Gerardus Fagg. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book Forty Years in South China

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  • Author : John Gerardus Fagg
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2020-07-28
  • ISBN : 3752360348
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book Forty Years in South China written by John Gerardus Fagg and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Forty Years in South China by John Gerardus Fagg

Book Mexico s Crucial Century  1810 1910

Download or read book Mexico s Crucial Century 1810 1910 written by Colin M. MacLachlan and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, it began the work of forging its identity as an independent nation, a process that would endure throughout the crucial nineteenth century. A weakened Mexico faced American territorial ambitions and economic pressure, and the U.S.-Mexican War threatened the fledgling nation’s survival. In 1876 Porfirio Díaz became president of Mexico, bringing political stability to the troubled nation. Although Díaz initiated long-delayed economic development and laid the foundation of modern Mexico, his government was an oligarchy created at the expense of most Mexicans. This accessible account guides the reader through a pivotal time in Mexican history, including such critical episodes as the reign of Santa Anna, the U.S.-Mexican War, and the Porfiriato. Colin M. MacLachlan and William H. Beezley recount how the century between Mexico’s independence and the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution had a lasting impact on the course of the nation’s history.

Book The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine

Download or read book The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nineteenth Century and After

Download or read book Nineteenth Century and After written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Century of NFL Football

Download or read book A Century of NFL Football written by Roger Gordon and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The birth of the National Football League can be traced to a meeting held in the showroom of a Canton, Ohio, car dealership in September, 1920. From these humble beginnings pro football has grown into a global phenomenon. Today, nearly a century later, fans flock to stadiums across the country, and worldwide television viewership numbers in the hundreds of millions. To celebrate the NFL's 100th season, Roger Gordon describes the evolution of pro football in trivia questions, answers, and anecdotes. Rather than merely posing questions and providing short answers, Gordon gives details behind each—stories that bring to life players, coaches, rivalries, and championships.

Book The Nineteenth Century and After

Download or read book The Nineteenth Century and After written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Theatre of the London Fairs in the 18th Century

Download or read book The Theatre of the London Fairs in the 18th Century written by and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: