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This incredible journey began in 1887 and took King Kalakoua to the Unites States of America, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Siam, Singapore, Malaya, India, Egypt, Rome, London, Belgium, Vienna, Spain, Portugal, France, and back to Hawaii through the United States again. A unique and insightful glimpse into these states and elites at the end of the nineteenth century full of fascinating events, encounters, and stories.

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The First World War was an unprecedented event, and some of its effects on the state of Maryland can be seen to this day. Maryland s civilian contributions included agricultural and industrial production, providing goods ranging from canned oysters to light artillery pieces. Wartime industrial requirements led to the creation of entire communities, including Dundalk. Maryland hosted a variety of military facilities, many of which are still act...

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1, 100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Beautiful writing, moving storytelling: the death of a devoted dog and his black master in the rural 19th-century South leaves the man's son a hard but hopeful legacy of stoicism, resilience, and self-independence."--"School Library Journal." 1970 Newbery Medal, "School Library Journal" Best of the Best, ALA Notable Children's Book, "New York Times" Outstanding Children's Book.

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Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series. Many of these texts had been published in critical, scholarly European editions, but were not available in English. In some instances these texts are available in English for the first time, in all instances, they have been annotated in light of recent scholarsh...

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The Powerful Newbery Award-winning classic A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, "Sounder" traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South. The boy's life is changed forever when his father is caught stealing a ham to feed his starving family. His dog, Sounder, is wounded in the incident and waits faithfully for his master...

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from...

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. W...

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Manchmal tut es gut, dem größten Schrecken mit einem Witz den Garaus zu machen. Aktuell könnten wir da als Kontrapunkt für die Nachrichtenmeldungen, die uns täglich um die Ohren schwirren, vor allem Komödien über Terror und Suizidbomber gebrauchen. FOUR LIONS geht genau auf dem Gebiet mit bodenlos bösem Beispiel voran. Ersonnen vom skandalträchtigen TV-Mastermind Chris Morris, der die britische Medienwelt gern mal aus den Angeln hebt, erzählt ...

Manchmal tut es gut, dem größten Schrecken mit einem Witz den Garaus zu machen. Aktuell könnten wir da als Kontrapunkt für die Nachrichtenmeldungen, die uns täglich um die Ohren schwirren, vor allem Komödien über Terror und Suizidbomber gebrauchen. FOUR LIONS geht genau auf dem Gebiet mit bodenlos bösem Beispiel voran. Ersonnen vom skandalträchtigen TV-Mastermind Chris Morris, der die britische Medienwelt gern mal aus den Angeln hebt, erzählt ...

bTitle:/b An American Nobleman. A story of the Canaan Wilderness.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 mi...

A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century South.

Sounder cannot save his master--a father driven to steal for his hungry family--from the sheriff's posse, or from the cruel fate that awaits both of them. The man's young son must watch the story unfold helplessly and is forced to bear his sorrow like a man.

Excerpt from Patriotic Poems of New Jersey The thanks of the Society are due also to Miss Virginia W. Cloud, Miss Eleanor A. Hunter, Miss Sarah M. Davy, Mrs. Ed ward C. Lyon, Mrs. Arthur H. Noll, Mrs. James W. Trimble, Mrs. Frederic Drummond, Mrs. Laura E. Richards, Rev. Joseph F. Folsom, Dr. Louis Bevier, Dr. Merrill E. Gates, Howard H. Fuller, William H. Fischer, Will Carleton, James J. Roche, Isaac R. Pennypacker, Thomas Fleming Day, Richa...

Miracle Hill - A Legendary Tale Of Wisconsin is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1889. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hanseboo...