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Book Old Falmouth

Download or read book Old Falmouth written by Susan Elizabeth Gay and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Official U S  Bulletin

Download or read book Official U S Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of Research Studies in Education

Download or read book Bibliography of Research Studies in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Wrigley s British Columbia Directory

Download or read book Wrigley s British Columbia Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Harriet Tubman

    Book Details:
  • Author : Milton C. Sernett
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2007-11-05
  • ISBN : 0822390272
  • Pages : 431 pages

Download or read book Harriet Tubman written by Milton C. Sernett and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriet Tubman is one of America’s most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Tubman’s life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual “historical” Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman’s achievements but rather to explore the interplay of history and myth in our national consciousness. Analyzing how the Tubman icon has changed over time, Sernett shows that the various constructions of the “Black Moses” reveal as much about their creators as they do about Tubman herself. Three biographies of Harriet Tubman were published within months of each other in 2003–04; they were the first book-length studies of the “Queen of the Underground Railroad” to appear in almost sixty years. Sernett examines the accuracy and reception of these three books as well as two earlier biographies first published in 1869 and 1943. He finds that the three recent studies come closer to capturing the “real” Tubman than did the earlier two. Arguing that the mythical Tubman is most clearly enshrined in stories told to and written for children, Sernett scrutinizes visual and textual representations of “Aunt Harriet” in children’s literature. He looks at how Tubman has been portrayed in film, painting, music, and theater; in her Maryland birthplace; in Auburn, New York, where she lived out her final years; and in the naming of schools, streets, and other public venues. He also investigates how the legendary Tubman was embraced and represented by different groups during her lifetime and at her death in 1913. Ultimately, Sernett contends that Harriet Tubman may be America’s most malleable and resilient icon.

Book Bound for the Promised Land

Download or read book Bound for the Promised Land written by Kate Clifford Larson and published by One World. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, “richly researched”* biography of Harriet Tubman, revealing a complex woman who “led a remarkable life, one that her race, her sex, and her origins make all the more extraordinary” (*The New York Times Book Review). Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American history—a fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. Now, in this magnificent biography, historian Kate Clifford Larson gives us a powerful, intimate, meticulously detailed portrait of Tubman and her times. Drawing from a trove of new documents and sources as well as extensive genealogical data, Larson presents Harriet Tubman as a complete human being—brilliant, shrewd, deeply religious, and passionate in her pursuit of freedom. A true American hero, Tubman was also a woman who loved, suffered, and sacrificed. Praise for Bound for the Promised Land “[Bound for the Promised Land] appropriately reads like fiction, for Tubman’s exploits required such intelligence, physical stamina and pure fearlessness that only a very few would have even contemplated the feats that she actually undertook. . . . Larson captures Tubman’s determination and seeming imperviousness to pain and suffering, coupled with an extraordinary selflessness and caring for others.”—The Seattle Times “Essential for those interested in Tubman and her causes . . . Larson does an especially thorough job of . . . uncovering relevant documents, some of them long hidden by history and neglect.”—The Plain Dealer “Larson has captured Harriet Tubman’s clandestine nature . . . reading Ms. Larson made me wonder if Tubman is not, in fact, the greatest spy this country has ever produced.”—The New York Sun

Book Electrical Apparatus and Supplies

Download or read book Electrical Apparatus and Supplies written by Gaertner and Co and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vera Vasarhelyi

    Book Details:
  • Author : Vera Vasarhelyi
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1977-01-01
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 19 pages

Download or read book Vera Vasarhelyi written by Vera Vasarhelyi and published by . This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Harriet Tubman

Download or read book Harriet Tubman written by Catherine Clinton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2004-02-02 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history "reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend" (Newsday). Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century America's most enduring and important figures. But just who was this remarkable woman? To John Brown, leader of the Harper's Ferry slave uprising, she was General Tubman. For the many slaves she led north to freedom, she was Moses. To the slaveholders who sought her capture, she was a thief and a trickster. To abolitionists, she was a prophet. Now, in a biography widely praised for its impeccable research and its compelling narrative, Harriet Tubman is revealed for the first time as a singular and complex character, a woman who defied simple categorization. "A thrilling reading experience. It expands outward from Tubman's individual story to give a sweeping, historical vision of slavery." --NPR's Fresh Air

Book Western Banker

Download or read book Western Banker written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Legend of the Corrib King

Download or read book The Legend of the Corrib King written by Tom McCaughren and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cryptic poem precludes mysterious and suspenseful tour of the countryside.

Book The British Invasion of Maryland  1812 1815

Download or read book The British Invasion of Maryland 1812 1815 written by William Matthew Marine and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume is an attempt to present in permanent form the history of the British invasion of Maryland during the War of 1812. The story has not heretofore been fully told; the record is deplorably incomplete, and the following pages are intended to be an adequate chronicle of the events of that period in Maryland, and to that end even trifling circumstances have been interwoven in the narrative"--Preface.

Book Smaller War Plants Corporation

Download or read book Smaller War Plants Corporation written by United States. War Production Board and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chronicles Of The Yorkshire Family Of Stapelton

Download or read book Chronicles Of The Yorkshire Family Of Stapelton written by Henry Edward Chetwynd- Stapylton and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating historical account follows the fortunes of the Stapelton family of Yorkshire, England, from the 11th century to the present day. With a focus on the family's role in local and national politics, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of England and its noble families. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book My Brother Stephen  Classic Reprint

Download or read book My Brother Stephen Classic Reprint written by Morrison Foster and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from My Brother Stephen In person he was slender, in height not over five feet 7seven inches. His figure was handsome; exceedingly well proportioned. His feet were small, as were his hands, which were soft and delicate. His head was large and well proportioned. The features Of his face were regular and. Striking. His nose was straight, inclined to aquiline; his nostrils full and dilated. His mouth was regular in form and the lips full. His most remarkable feature were his eyes. They were very dark and very large, and lit up with unusual intelligence. His hair was dark, nearly black. The color of his eyes and hair he inherited from his mother, some Of whose remote ancestors were Italian, though She was directly Of English descent. In conversation he was very interesting, but more sugges tive than argumentative. He was an excellent listener, though well informed on every current topic. His father, William Barclay Foster, was an enter prising, prominent citizen and merchant of Pittsburgh, Pa., Of scotch-irish ancestry. Alexander Foster was the first Of the family who came to America. He emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, about the year 1728, and settled in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He had three sons and six daughters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Chronicles of Stephen Foster s Family

Download or read book Chronicles of Stephen Foster s Family written by Evelyn Foster Morneweck and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book 500 Asian Dishes

Download or read book 500 Asian Dishes written by Ghillie Basan and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a selection of dishes bursting with flavour from primary countries of the region China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. Spicy and tangy, sweet and fruity, sour and fiery are the principal notes you will encounter as you embark on a voyage of soy sauce spiked with chilli and garlic; noodles in coconut milk with lemongrass and ginger; tender beef flavoured with star anise; and pearly white lychee sorbet.