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Excerpt from A Geomorphic Assessment of the Availability of Potential Humpback Chub Habitat in the Green River in Desolation and Gray Canyons, Utah: Draft Final ReportTypical view of the alluvial valley in Desolation Canyon showing the active channel, the modern floodplain, a terrace, and a debris fan surface.Example a habitat map, and how it is used in a Geographic Information System (gis)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds ...

Excerpt from A Geomorphic Assessment of the Availability of Potential Humpback Chub Habitat in the Green River in Desolation and Gray Canyons, Utah: Draft Final ReportTypical view of the alluvial valley in Desolation Canyon showing the active channel, the modern floodplain, a terrace, and a debris fan surface.Example a habitat map, and how it is used in a Geographic Information System (gis)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds ...

Excerpt from The Confessions and Autobiography of Harry OrchardAs I comprehend the transformation of Harry Orchard from reckless criminality to a penitent will ing to tell the truth, I feel that the world should understand that his change of front was not in the order of religious conversion, then moral percep tion, leading to confession. No! It seems to me the order was first physical, second moral, and finally religious.About the PublisherFo...

Excerpt from The Technique of the Porcupine-Quill Decoration Among the North American Indians The buffalo-berry and squaw-currant were used for producing a red dye, but the former was preferred because it is more succulent than the squaw-currant, which has a large seed with a thin Skin and consequently required a greater quantity to produce the de sired color. The operation Oi dyeing consisted simply Of boiling the fruit and porcupine-quills ...

Excerpt from A New Select Collection of Epitaphs and Remarkable Monumental Inscriptions Virtues transcendent to their rest are gone Persons that melted at each tale of woe, And hearts forgiving of their greatest foe Hands open to each charitable deed, And doubly bounteous where the claim was need. Then, heedless wanderer, stay thy steps, and learn To place in Virtue's path thy great concern. Though all unarm'd come here alike to lie. About t...

Excerpt from The Inspiration of the Bible: A Paper Read Before the Rural Deaneries of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, May 4th, 1909 It is with considerable hesitation that this paper is under taken. I have felt that, for my own part, I must know the position of affairs by reading the works of those religious leaders, who have given years to the study of the subject, and who therefore have most right to speak upon it. If by pointing out where th...

The greatest source of knowledge of Viking lore. The mythology surrounding ancient Norse gods and heroes has inspired countless writers and artists, including Tennyson, Wagner, William Morris, Tolkien, Borges, and Auden. Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270 and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these poems tell of the heroic deeds of gods and mortals: the giant- slaying Thor, the doomed V?lsung family, the Hell-ri...

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Excerpt from The Enterprise: The Jubilee Story of the Canadian Baptist Mission in India, 1874-1924 Six centuries before the Christian era, India was praying this prayer: Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. For fifty years The Enterprise of Canadian Baptists has been bringing God's answer to our share of India. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and ...

Excerpt from Modern Theories of Sin There are, therefore, two ways of regarding sin from the transcendental side, as a fact in the sight Of God, of which man may be unconscious, or as a fact of which man is conscious, unfortunately, one term does duty for both. Guilt might be used to describe the latter condi tion, save that it would still be possible to think of men as guilty in the sight and judgment of God and yet themselves unconscious Of...

Do you feel a great desire - or even a need - to write? Creativity and self expression are wired into the human psyche. As a fledgling writer you may have burning questions about your place in the world of publishing as it is now: - How do I know if what I have to say deserves to be published? - Should I try to find a publisher or self-publish? - What might life be like after my book is in print? - What is a reasonable goal for my book, and ca...

Excerpt from Canadian Baptists at Work in India The Canadian Baptist Foreign Mission Board has pleasure in sending forth to its Dominion-wide constituency this Mission study book prepared by the Assistant General Secretary, Rev. M.L. Orchard, M.A., B.D. Discerning readers will learn without surprise that six and one-half years experience a a missionary of the Board, at Bobbili, India, lies behind the keen observation of the conditions and pro...

Excerpt from The Confessions and Autobiography of Harry Orchard As I comprehend the transformation of Harry Orchard from reckless criminality to a penitent will ing to tell the truth, I feel that the world should understand that his change of front was not in the order of religious conversion, then moral percep tion, leading to confession. No! It seems to me the order was first physical, second moral, and finally religious. About the Publish...

Excerpt from The Astronomy of Milton's Paradise Lost Many able and cultured writers have delighted to expatiate on the beauties of Milton's 'Paradise Lost, ' and to linger with admiration over the lofty utterances expressed in his poem. Though conscious of his inability to do justice to the sublimest of poets and the noblest of sciences, the author has ventured to contribute to Miltonic literature a work which he hopes will prove to be of an ...

Excerpt from Poems Baladava, The Collic, French Honor, The Algonquin, Meanness, Past Ages, Future Ages, What is the worth?, The Oxford Address, Parvenus, The Music Poet, The Footpath Thief, Tammuz, A Suggestion, Mrs. Grundy, Evening Dress, Narrow-minded Sympathy, Hypnotism, To an Enquirer About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reprodu...

Excerpt from The Necessity of Christ During recent years there has been a serious and sustained attempt to remove Christ from the position given to Him in the Christian scheme of things. This would not be remarkable in a world which is as yet unconvinced that the Christian faith is true. What is peculiar is that the attempt should be made within Christian circles, and with the avowed purpose of saving Christianity. Such an attempt is naturall...

Excerpt from Indian Notes and Monographs: A Series of Publications Relating to the American Aborgines This series if Indian Notes and Monographs is devoted primarily to the publication of the results of studies by members of the staff of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, and is uniform with Hispanic Notes And Monographs, published by the Hispanic Society of America, with which organization this Museum is in cordial cooperati...

Excerpt from The Finality of Christ and Other Sermons "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might become rich." - 2 Cor. viii. 9. There is a tremendous theology involved in this simple statement which we cannot evade. It does not say that Jesus was poor, but that He became poor: it was a piece of voluntary renunciation. But when was Jesus rich...

Excerpt from The Temple: A Book of Prayers Some account of the origin of the prayers which compose this book may prove interesting to the reader and is perhaps necessary in order to prevent their improper use. Although they were mostly composed for use in congregational worship, the writer ventures to hope that they will not be used liturgically, and he does not recommend them as a model for public prayer. They were first of all written to se...