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Excerpt from The Making of Zimri Bunker: A Story of Nantucket in the Early Days Westward, through a gap in the hills, the harbor waters could be seen broken into white capped ridges. Beyond, lay the rambling Old town itself, gray as the sea beside which it had stood so long. The masts and yards of a dozen whalers showed indistinctly at the wharves. On the hill, back of the town, a row Of windmills stood out grim and black against the angry ¿u...

Drawing on international relations theory, Long presents an integrated explanation that demonstrates the processes by which interests, institutions, and ideas can align to allow for interstate cooperation even in unfavorable environments, rather than advocating a theory of international cooperation alone.

In School of the Woods, William J. Long aims to illustrate through various animals that mothers seek to train their young as well as encourage them to rely on their natural instincts. This fully illustrated book will delight child and parent alike.

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Excerpt from Following the Deer This is more general among hunters than the world supposes. I have never yet met an old sportsman worthy of the name, who has not, sooner or later, gone through with much the same experience and learned the same lesson, and who does not carry about with him, under his canvas jacket, the symptoms of a changed heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. ...

Excerpt from Ways of Wood Folk This is undoubtedly true of all birds and all animals. They recognize each other instantly amid multitudes of their kind and one who watches them patiently sees quite as many odd ways and individualities among Wood Folk as among other people. No matter, therefore, how well you know the habits of crows or the habits of caribou in general, watch the first one that crosses your path as if he were an entire stranger...

Excerpt from English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English-Speaking World, a Text-Book for SchoolsTo those who may use this book in their homes or in their Class rooms, the writer ventures to offer one or two friendly sug gestions out of his own experience as a teacher of young people. First, the amount of space here given to different periods and authors is not an index of the relative amount of time to be s...

Nothing is more moving as a tribute than one dedicated to one's family lineage and the valuable wisdom from ancestors. Author William J. Long saw the merit as well in exploring his family tree, especially after his cousin Shelvia requested to know more of their family history. His efforts established this personal family memoir, Survival Lessons, which encompasses life lessons from their family's lineage in the small town of Ash North Carolina...