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For ages 12+. Thompson offers a powerfully moving and historically accurate account of life in Fort St James, in northern British Columbia, in the 1820s. Through the character of Peter, a young boy who is orphaned at the Fort, Thompson presents a vivid picture of the difficult life for both the fur traders and the Natives in what was then called the 'Siberia' of the fur trade. Lonely and unsure of himself, Peter finds himself an 'eyewitness' t...

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Excerpt from A History of the Somerset Carthusians This little work is not meant as a contribution to the Acts of the Carthusian Saints and Confessors of England, which Dom Victor Doreau and Dom Lawrence Hendriks may be said to have begun in their two books, Henri VIII. et les Martyrs de la Chartreuse de Londres, and The London Charterhouse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find ...

The first of two books by Margaret Thompson dealing with Alexander's Drachm Mints. Book I covers the mints of Sardes and Miletus and provides attributions, catalogues and commentaries, synopses of the coinage and chronologies. The hoards themselves are also catalogue and divided up between the gold and silver hoards.

Excerpt from Special Reading List of the Public Library of Cincinnati: Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 Inaugurals - Preliminary proclamation of emancipa tion - Proclamation of emancipation - Speech at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettys burg. (ih Old South lea¿ets. [1896-1907] v.1, no. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a r...

Excerpt from Phrenological Character of Reuben Dunbar: With a Short Treatise on the Causes and Prevention of CrimeHis physiology is sound and good. He has a fair proportion of all the temperaments, with a predominance of the vital. The size of his head is 22, 3e inches in circumference, over the organs of Individuality and Philoprogenitiveness, and 13, inches over the top, from Destructiveness to Destructiveness, over Firmness. The size of his...

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A history of the Somerset Carthusians is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. 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 historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newl...