A History Of The Pioneers

Author : David G. McCullough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 1982131667

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The Pioneers by David G. McCullough Pdf

"As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent figure in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as trees of a size never imagined, floods, fires, wolves, bears, even an earthquake, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments."--Dust jacket.

Author : John Viele
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 1561641014

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The Florida Keys by John Viele Pdf

Well-researched, fascinating accounts of Florida Keys' life of the past two centuries.

Author : Caroline Emerson
Publisher : Christian Liberty Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-28
Category : Pioneers
ISBN : 1932971513

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American Pioneers and Patriots by Caroline Emerson Pdf

American Pioneers & Patriots will allow your 3rd and 4th grade students to explore America's past through the fictional accounts of typical pioneer families. Young patriots of today will gain an appreciation of the courage it took to build this great nation of ours!

Author : Gordon Cook
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0080559395

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Tropical Medicine by Gordon Cook Pdf

This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson’s Tropical Diseases, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.

Author : Raymond E. Fancher,Alexandra Rutherford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Psychologists
ISBN : 0393624129

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Pioneers of Psychology by Raymond E. Fancher,Alexandra Rutherford Pdf

Pioneers of Psychology tells the stories of the men and women who have shaped our understanding of what it means to be human over the past 400 years. Written by professional historians of psychology and drawing on the most up-to-date historical scholarship, Pioneers of Psychology illuminates the major themes and controversies in psychology's history through carefully crafted stories of real people, their personal journeys, and their intellectual insights. The Fifth edition includes three new chapters covering how history is studied and why history matters, pre-1600 psychological ideas, and clinical psychology. -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Kilian Crawford
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781550179491

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Go Do Some Great Thing by Kilian Crawford Pdf

Living in pre-Civil War Philadelphia, young Black activist Mifflin Gibbs was feeling disheartened from fighting the overwhelming tide of White America’s legalized racism when abolitionist Julia Griffith encouraged him to “go do some great thing.” These words helped inspire him to become a successful merchant in San Francisco, and then to seek a more just society in the new colony of Vancouver Island, where he was to become a prominent citizen and elected official. Gibbs joined a movement of Black American emigrants fleeing the increasingly oppressive and anti-Black Californian legal system in 1858. They hoped to establish themselves in a new country where they would have full access to the rights of citizenship and would be free to seek success and stability. Some six hundred Black Californians made the trip to Victoria in the midst of the Fraser River Gold Rush, but their hopes of finding a welcoming new home were ultimately disappointed. They were to encounter social segregation, disenfranchisement, limited employment opportunities and rampant discrimination. But in spite of the opposition and racism they faced, these pioneers played a pivotal role in the emerging province, establishing an all-Black militia unit to protect against American invasion, casting deciding votes in the 1860 election and helping to build the province as teachers, miners, artisans, entrepreneurs and merchants. Crawford Kilian brings this vibrant period of British Columbia’s history to life, evoking the chaos and opportunity of Victoria’s gold rush boom and describing the fascinating lives of prominent Black pioneers and trailblazers, from Sylvia Stark and Saltspring Island’s notable Stark family to lifeguard and special constable Joe Fortes, who taught a generation of Vancouverites to swim. Since its original publication in 1978, Go Do Some Great Thing has remained foundational reading on the history of Black pioneers in BC. Updated and with a new foreword by Adam Rudder, the third edition of this under-told story describes the hardships and triumphs of BC’s first Black citizens and their legacy in the province today. Partial proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the Hogan's Alley Society.

Author : Jeri Freedman
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502610751

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Life As a Pioneer on the Oregon Trail by Jeri Freedman Pdf

The Oregon Trail was an important part of American history. It helped bring new people to the western United States. Explore what life was like for pioneers on the Oregon Trail, what difficulties they faced along the way, and what it was like to live in Oregon once they arrived. Complete with vivid photographs, a glossary, and colorful designs, this is an excellent way to introduce readers to America’s early westward expansion.

Author : Louis Haber
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0152085661

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Black Pioneers of Science and Invention by Louis Haber Pdf

Traces the lives of fourteen black scientists and inventors who have made significant contributions in the various fields of science and industry.

Author : Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore,Merryl-Royce Ndema-Moussa
Publisher : IndigoPress
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Pioneers, Black
ISBN : 1773938983

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Trailblazers by Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore,Merryl-Royce Ndema-Moussa Pdf

Canada has a rich Black history filled with fascinating stories of resilience, advocacy and innovation. Black people have been in Canada for over 400 years - for as long as the first Europeans. Their labour helped to build Canada's economy, their skills led Canada's innovation and their activism helped make Canada a better place. Trailblazers: The Black Pioneers Who Have Shaped Canada is a disruptive children's book that introduces readers to Canada's Black history through the incredible and undertold stories of over forty important Black agents of change in Canada. Some of these trailblazers such as Josiah Henson have saved lives through their bravery, others such as Viola Desmond and Bromley Armstrong have improved laws through their advocacy. Some such as Bernice Redmon have broken down barriers by being the first in their field while others such as Elijah McCoy have invented new or better ways of doing things. With representation across regions, time periods and experiences and each short story carefully written in poetic form and accompanied by beautiful illustrations, this anthology brings complex topics and historical facts to life. Readers will finish this book with new knowledge gained, challenged ideas and a guide on how to blaze their own trails.

Author : Historical Society of Geauga County, O. (Ohio)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Geauga County (Ohio)
ISBN : HARVARD:HX2ZLA

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Pioneer and General History of Geauga County by Historical Society of Geauga County, O. (Ohio) Pdf

Author : Pat McCarthy
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781613741993

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Heading West by Pat McCarthy Pdf

Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.

Author : Department of Psychology Washington University Stanley Finger Professor
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198024682

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Minds behind the Brain : A History of the Pioneers and Their Discoveries by Department of Psychology Washington University Stanley Finger Professor Pdf

Attractively illustrated with over a hundred halftones and drawings, this volume presents a series of vibrant profiles that trace the evolution of our knowledge about the brain. Beginning almost 5000 years ago, with the ancient Egyptian study of "the marrow of the skull," Stanley Finger takes us on a fascinating journey from the classical world of Hippocrates, to the time of Descartes and the era of Broca and Ramon y Cajal, to modern researchers such as Sperry. Here is a truly remarkable cast of characters. We meet Galen, a man of titanic ego and abrasive disposition, whose teachings dominated medicine for a thousand years; Vesalius, a contemporary of Copernicus, who pushed our understanding of human anatomy to new heights; Otto Loewi, pioneer in neurotransmitters, who gave the Nazis his Nobel prize money and fled Austria for England; and Rita Levi-Montalcini, discoverer of nerve growth factor, who in war-torn Italy was forced to do her research in her bedroom. For each individual, Finger examines the philosophy, the tools, the books, and the ideas that brought new insights. Finger also looks at broader topics--how dependent are researchers on the work of others? What makes the time ripe for discovery? And what role does chance or serendipity play? And he includes many fascinating background figures as well, from Leonardo da Vinci and Emanuel Swedenborg to Karl August Weinhold--who claimed to have reanimated a dead cat by filling its skull with silver and zinc--and Mary Shelley, whose Frankenstein was inspired by such experiments. Wide ranging in scope, imbued with an infectious spirit of adventure, here are vivid portraits of giants in the field of neuroscience--remarkable individuals who found new ways to think about the machinery of the mind.

Author : Lucille H. Campey
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781897045015

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The Scottish Pioneers of Upper Canada, 1784-1855 by Lucille H. Campey Pdf

Scots, some of Upper Canadas earliest pioneers, influenced its early development. This book charts the progress of Scottish settlement throughout the province.

Author : Marsha Arzberger
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781631951572

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One Hundred Sixty Acres of Dirt by Marsha Arzberger Pdf

This colorful history of pioneer life in Arizona sheds light on the experiences of the homesteader families who founded the Kansas Settlement. In 1909, fifteen families left their homes in Kansas to claim homesteads a thousand miles away in a remote region of the Arizona Territory. In this beautiful but unforgiving new home, they would realize their dream of owning their own land. They named their new community Kansas Settlement. Those who persevered met the challenges, raised their families, and prospered. Their determination was inspiring and left a legacy of courage. In One Hundred Sixty Acres of Dirt, author Marsha Arzberger tells the tales of these remarkable people—farmers, cowboys, pioneer women, and schoolmarms—drawn from personal journals and family scrapbooks. A descendent of one of the original Kansas Settlement families, Arzberger vividly recounts their journey West, as well as their dealings with rustlers, droughts, Apaches, and straying husbands. This carefully researched account captures the daily lives, joys, and tragedies of Arizona’s Kansas Settlement.

Author : John S. McClintock
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0806131918

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Pioneer Days in the Black Hills by John S. McClintock Pdf

Pioneer Days in the Black Hills is a rough-and-tumble account of the early days of Deadwood, Dakota Territory. In 1874, after leading an expedition into the Black Hills, George Armstrong Custer announced that he had found gold "among the roots of the grass." Almost overnight a number of settlements sprang into existence. Among them was Deadwood. In April 1876, John S. McClintock arrived in search of gold. Entering a series of speculations and employments that won him moderate prosperity, he made Deadwood his home. During his later years, he wrote his memoirs, presented here for the first time in half a century.