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Excerpt from The Negro as a SoldierWhen we remember that in all the wars of our country, negroes have always Shown that they were able and willing to fight, and that patriotism burned brightly in their hearts, though they were usually looked upon and treated as chattels, that at Bunker Hill, standing Shoulder to shoulder with the white yeomanry of the colonies, negroes stood firmly, and bore their part bravely, that a. Rhode Island regi ment o...

Excerpt from The Negro as a SoldierWhen we remember that in all the wars of our country, negroes have always Shown that they were able and willing to fight, and that patriotism burned brightly in their hearts, though they were usually looked upon and treated as chattels, that at Bunker Hill, standing Shoulder to shoulder with the white yeomanry of the colonies, negroes stood firmly, and bore their part bravely, that a. Rhode Island regi ment o...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

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Der Scout Jim Read wird zum Comanchenhäuptling Quanah Parker geschickt, um ein Friedensabkommen zwischen Indianern und Weißen auszuhandeln. Der Indianerhasser Joe Downey will diesen Frieden um jeden Preis verhindern, denn er verdient eine Menge Geld mit Indianerskalps. Während Read mit einer guten Nachricht vom Comanchenhäuptling zurückkehrt, hat Downey durch eine Intrige die Kavallerie gegen die Indianer mobil gemacht.

Excerpt from Practical Printing: Explaining the Ways and Means of Production in the Modern Printing PlantThe mercenary motives of some unscrupulous employers are too frequently responsible for the indifferent qualifi cations of commonplace journeymen. The ambitious young man should be advised of this. If he is continu ously assigned to the duties of an office porter or an errand boy with the promise of a trade as a subterfuge his four or five ...

Excerpt from Memorials of Lydia Whitney Sherman: Who Passed Away March Eighteen, Anno Domini, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-EightFor many years Machias was known as the West Falls Village, by way of distinction from the East Falls Village, now East Machias.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Fo...

Excerpt from A Narrative in Remembrance of the Twentieth Regiment Connecticut VolunteersHaste i and speedily secure the blessings of peace and good government!Ah, well I mind me how they came, From shop and furrowed fields, With kindled eye and hearts aflame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work...

Excerpt from Vaccine Therapy in General PracticeIn my extracts from publications by other authors, ex tensive quotations are frequently made use of, for the pur pose of conveying the exact ideas of the authors. Abstracts were, in many instances, unavoidable for the want of space, but in making them, the thought of the author is presented as clearly as possible.It is entirely proper that I should acknowledge my sense of obligation to the many a...

Excerpt from Vaccine Therapy in General PracticeIn my extracts from publications by other authors, ex tensive quotations are frequently made use of, for the pur pose of conveying the exact ideas of the authors. Abstracts were, in many instances, unavoidable for the want of space, but in making them, the thought of the author is presented as clearly as possible.It is entirely proper that I should acknowledge my sense of obligation to the many a...

Excerpt from Vaccine Therapy in General PracticeI have tried to tell the truth. I have not painted lurid pictures or even selected the most spectacular cases to give a far-fetched, erroneous impression. I have not minimized unseen dangers in order that they may be lightly passed over by you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproductio...

Excerpt from Vaccine Therapy in General PracticeI have tried to tell the truth. I have not painted lurid pictures or even selected the most spectacular cases to give a far-fetched, erroneous impression. I have not minimized unseen dangers in order that they may be lightly passed over by you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproductio...

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In this ethnographic study of the small mountain village of Huta Ginjang in the Samosir area of northern Sumatra, the author pursues three main themes: the role of rice in the Batak economy of feasting, and the cultural ecology of dry- and flooded-field rice-growing. Two important questions emerge: How did the social and economic changes resulting from Dutch colonization - particularly the adoption of money as a medium of exchange - affect Sam...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.