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Excerpt from Narrative and Writings of Andrew Jackson, of Kentucky: Containing an Account of His Birth, and Twenty Six Years of His Life While a Slave, His Escape, Five Years of Freedom, Together With Anecdotes Relating to Slavery, Journal of One Year's Travels, Sketches, Etc As Andrew is a young pupil, so far as knowledge of letters is concerned, those who know this fact will, of course under stand that, after obtaining the facts, which comp...

What makes this book different from other swimming books? We believe that the most important thing to do is to help your child overcome fear of the water. We emphasize safety. Everything's been tested. Our method is straightforward and effective: First remove the fear, then teach the skills. We show you step-by-step how to teach basic water safety skills, and then how to teach all the parts of each swimming skill, so that children le...

Provides the first comprehensive account in English of the Musin Rebellion, an attempt to overthrow King Y?ngjo, and the largest rebellion of eighteenth-century Korea. In this keenly reasoned study, Andrew David Jackson investigates the causes, development, suppression, legacy, and significance of this bloody rebellion.

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Excerpt from The Statesmanship of Andrew Jackson as Told in His Writings and SpeechesOne result of the predominance of the Hamiltonian School, at least in American literature, has been the general hostility of historians and biographers to Andrew Jackson. Eulogies of Jackson are as plentiful as blackberries, but most of them were written by standing political candidates who sought by praising Jackson to be suffered to gather up some of the cru...

Excerpt from President Jackson's Veto Message on the United States BankTo the extent of its practical effect, it is a bond of union among the banking establishments of the nation erecting them into an interest, separate from that of the people, and its noces sary tendency is to unite the Bank of the U. S. And the State Banks in any measure which may be thought conducive to their common interest.The ninth section of the act recognizes principle...

A Treatise on Wood Engraving - Historical and Practical, with Upwards of three hundred Illustrations engraved on Wood is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861. 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 histori...

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A first-hand glimpse into daily life on the Western Front that is riveting, informative and poignant. Hector Jackson left his family's British Columbia farm in 1915 to fight in World War I. Recounted through 130 descriptive letters, Jackson's idealistic adventure descended into the gritty reality of trench warfare when, as a newly-commissioned officer, he was catapulted into the Battle of the Somme. Against the odds, Jackson survived many of t...