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This contributed volume presents an analysis of the current conservation status of major faunal groups in Mexico. The chapters describe a prognosis of future challenges, and also explore the expanding threats inherent in the Anthropocene within the context of the unique physical, biological and cultural aspects of the nation. Covering 27 chapters, and written by Mexican and international authors, this book analyzes a wide range of vertebrate a...

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This contributed volume presents an analysis of the current conservation status of major faunal groups in Mexico. The chapters describe a prognosis of future challenges, and also explore the expanding threats inherent in the Anthropocene within the context of the unique physical, biological and cultural aspects of the nation. Covering 27 chapters, and written by Mexican and international authors, this book analyzes a wide range of vertebrate a...

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When a $100, 000 bracelet is stolen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1913, it's impossible to imagine that it might end up in the secluded mountain village of Claggett Cove. But as suspicious circumstances arise, one adventurous 13-year-old -- the 6-foot, 4-inch tall rascal Lanky Lonagan -- allows his curiosity to get the better of him. Several suspicious strangers have arrived in the Cover of late, and Lanky and his friend Woodrow suspect one afte...

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Alabama's role in the Civil War cannot be understated. Union raids into northern Alabama, the huge manufacturing infrastructure in central Alabama and the Battle of Mobile Bay all played significant parts. A number of important Civil War figures also called Alabama home. Major General Joseph Wheeler was one of the most remarkable Confederate cavalry commanders in the west. John "the Gallant" Pelham earned the nickname for his bravery during th...

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Excerpt from Contributions of the Great Awaking to Political Thought: A Monograph Presented to the Staff and Faculty of the United States Army Chaplain School, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation Career Course 16-a-C22Social consciousness and humanitarianism commonly accepted. Fostering of individualism and self reliance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from Contributions of the Great Awaking to Political Thought: A Monograph Presented to the Staff and Faculty of the United States Army Chaplain School, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation Career Course 16-a-C22Social consciousness and humanitarianism commonly accepted. Fostering of individualism and self reliance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from Artificial Fireworks, Improved to the Modern Practice, From the Minutest to the Highest Breaches: Containing Aigrettes, Amber-Lights, Balloons, Batteries, Chinese Fire-Ships, Cohoras, Cones, Crackers, Cascades, Dodecaedrons, Ducks, Earthquakes, Flights, Flyers, Fountains, Gerbes, Globes, Gold-Rain, Grand Volutes, Leaders, Lights, Mines, MatchesHave fome filtering bags, hung on a rack, with glazed earthen pans under them, in the fa...

Excerpt from Harmony and Its Contrapuntal TreatmentModulation has been treated with more detail than usual, the various examples are carefully analyzed and figured so that the student may clearly understand the intricate key connections.Because Of the comprehensive treatment Of the exercises and the numerous illustrations that would be impractical as part Of the text, a workbook has been prepared to accompany this book. It is arranged in such ...

Excerpt from The Brothers of Valencia: An Original Comedy, in Five Acts Greg. This smoky atmosphere Will ruin his complexion and his health! Then, these unseasonable hours. Of course, For joy of meeting, you have both been out All night, and boozing in this tavern here? 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 importa...

Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea. The number of rail lines in the state ballooned after the war. Many were founded by individual entrepreneurs like Henry Plant and Thomas Clyde, while the biggest railroad of them all (Southern Railway) was created out of whole cloth by New York financier J.P. Morgan. At the clo...

Imagine a young boy who's already six feet, four inches tall at age thirteen, and you'll know how Laurence Lonagan got the name "Lanky." It's the year 1913, long before radios, television, and computers were heard of. And even telephones and automobiles are rare in the small mountain town of Claggett Cove where Lanky lives with his mother. Lanky's adventures always seem to happen when he tries to help somebody in trouble or when he gets a well...