Download or read book One Corner of an Ancient Land written by V. Parker Kennedy and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is simply a collection of stories about ordinary people who lived such extraordinary lives in the Australian outback during the latter half of the 19th century, enduring both perilous and inconceivable experiences. These stories are of tragedy, hardship and unbelievable cruelty, but also of laughter and survival of the fittest and most of all the resilience and hardship of the women who accompanied their men. Though fictional, all stories are based on actual events and real people you won’t find in the history books. Many of these stories are based on and influenced by conversations the author enjoyed with a wonderful old gentleman called John Peter Kennedy, known always as Jack. He was a well-known wit and raconteur who had spent most of his life beyond the Selwyn Ranges in north-west Queensland. These are the stories of the unsung heroes of the Australian outback.
Download or read book The World s Earliest Music Traced to Its Beginnings in Ancient Lands written by Hermann Smith and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE human interest in the past never dies, its hold upon us increases with the growing years, and every gain that is made to the store of knowledge does but add to the zest with which we search for more; nation vies with nation for the glory of recovering relics of life that are strewn along the path of death. From the sands and from the tombs, from the paintings and the graven tablets, and from the faces of the rocks we rehabilitate the vision of the mighty dead; a recovered name is a page of a people’s history, and we seek with renewal of eagerness for the pages that should follow or precede. The long buried spoils of temples and palaces excite the imagination, the grandeur of gold and silver, the wealth of art and ornament, and the resplendent jewels, appeal to the love of power and of possession, active or dormant in every heart; yet not less do we treasure the fragile mementoes, the simplest things, rendered up from the past that were the surroundings of domestic life, that speak to us of the household ways, and of the personal pursuits of the men, and of the adornment of the women who for untold ages have ever sought “their pleasure in their power to charm.” The instruments of music that in the remoter ages of the past were in daily use are seldom found, for the nature of the materials of which they were constructed was adverse to their preservation; those that have been found are rarely in their original condition, perfect in all their parts, or suitable for being put to the test of playing, and the resource left to us is to obtain some approximate condition by means of models, and then adapt some modern method for eliciting sound, which method as near as we can judge shall be the counterpart of the original device.
Download or read book In an Ancient Land written by Grant V. McClanahan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young American doctor and his wife journey from Ohio to Egypt. Dr. McClanahan serves the team of archeologists who make the most celebrated discovery of the century in their field: King Tutakhamen's tomb. Grant McClanahan, one of the couple's two sons, has written a colorfully evocative account of his parents' lives as American Missionaries in Egypt. A remarkable, moving tale of early global pioneers, with 15 selected archival photographs
Download or read book Journey to an Ancient Land written by Kate Newlands and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This travel journal is about my experiences of living with families in Japan for a month in 2006. I experienced so many different changes in one month on an emotional and spiritual level, to different lifestyles, islands and scenery. Living in a family environment, the communication difficulties and the culture of a country 1000’s of years old. This journal speaks of the people I came to know, the food, the scenery, tourist spots, and the culture. All the memories I have will stay forever in my head and heart.
Download or read book Empire and Popular Culture written by John Griffiths and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1830, if not before, the Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. From consumables, to the excitement of colonial wars, celebrations relating to events in the history of Empire, and the construction of Empire Day in the early Edwardian period, most citizens were encouraged to think of themselves not only as citizens of a nation but of an Empire. Much of the popular culture of the period presented Empire as a force for ‘civilisation’ but it was often far from the truth and rather, Empire was a repressive mechanism designed ultimately to benefit white settlers and the metropolitan economy. This four volume collection on Empire and Popular Culture contains a wide array of primary sources, complimented by editorial narratives which help the reader to understand the significance of the documents contained therein. It is informed by the recent advocacy of a ‘four-nation’ approach to Empire containing documents which view Empire from the perspective of England, Scotland Ireland and Wales and will also contain material produced for Empire audiences, as well as indigenous perspectives. The sources reveal both the celebratory and the notorious sides of Empire. In this, the third volume of Empire and Popular Culture, documents are presented that shed light on three principal themes: The shaping of personal. collective and national identities of British citizens by the Empire; the commemoration of individuals and collective groups who were noted for their roles in Empire building; and finally, the way in which the Empire entered popular culture by means of trade with the Empire and the goods that were imported.
Download or read book Paper Cup written by Karen Campbell and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH 'A truly original, brilliant novel' Daily Mail 'Very special indeed . . . your world will be a better place for reading this story' Joanna Cannon What if going back means you could begin again? Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly needs to escape the streets of Glasgow. Maybe she doesn’t believe in serendipity, but a rare moment of kindness and a lost ring conspire to call her home, returning to the small town she fled so many years ago.
Download or read book A Treatise on the Law of Boundaries and Fences written by Ransom H. Tyler and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont written by Vermont. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Humanizing Medicine Making Health Tangible written by Azim H. Jiwani and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering more than forty years, this engaging memoir chronicles Dr. Azim Jiwani’s journey from his early years of acquiring a wide-ranging medical education; his varied medical experiences in developed and developing societies; and his impetus and inspiration to tackle the substantial challenges of global health and human development. "Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible" describes the author’s primary endeavours with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN): a large, non-profit development organization, including an international university, with a mission to foster local leadership; strengthen and build capacity for better and more equitable, compassionate, contextual and affordable healthcare and to improve health systems. The AKDN strives to institute and promote medical education that is relevant and responsive to society’s needs throughout the developing world. Dr. Jiwani’s extensive travels to engage with many local, national, and international institutions—in both the advanced and the developing world – fostered cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships. Conditions encountered in his work, and his travels enabled him to trace significant factors that impact global health development over the twentieth century’s closing decades and into the early twenty first century. Along the way, Dr. Jiwani raises questions about the ethical and moral foundations of development and health - the historical, social, political, economic and anthropological factors underlying the prevailing state of development and the vast disparities between the wealthy countries of the North and the evolving global South. He reflects on the conditions necessary for equity, access, and quality in healthcare. The book gives an insightful commentary on the critical human, political, scientific, technological, and geopolitical conditions essential to avert future environmental and health care crises and foster global cooperation for a more humane, just, and pluralistic global society.
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