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Author : A. Carolina Castillo Crimm
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0292702205

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De León, a Tejano Family History by A. Carolina Castillo Crimm Pdf

La familia de León was one of the foundation stones on which Texas was built. Martín de León and his wife Patricia de la Garza left a comfortable life in Mexico for the hardships and uncertainties of the Texas frontier in 1801. Together, they established family ranches in South Texas and, in 1824, the town of Victoria and the de León colony on the Guadalupe River (along with Stephen F. Austin's colony, the only completely successful colonization effort in Texas). They and their descendents survived and prospered under four governments, as the society in which they lived evolved from autocratic to republican and the economy from which they drew their livelihood changed from one of mercantile control to one characterized by capitalistic investments. Combining the storytelling flair of a novelist with a scholar's concern for the facts, Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm here recounts the history of three generations of the de León family. She follows Martín and Patricia from their beginnings in Mexico through the establishment of the family ranches in Texas and the founding of the de León colony and the town of Victoria. Then she details how, after Martín's death in 1834, Patricia and her children endured the Texas Revolution, exile in New Orleans and Mexico, expropriation of their lands, and, after returning to Texas, years of legal battles to regain their property. Representative of the experiences of many Tejanos whose stories have yet to be written, the history of the de León family is the story of the Tejano settlers of Texas.

Author : Manuel Durán
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Authors, Spanish
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Luis de Léon by Manuel Durán Pdf

Author : William Godwin
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770482463

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St. Leon by William Godwin Pdf

Set in Europe during the Protestant Reformation and first published in 1799, St. Leon tells the story of an impoverished aristocrat who obtains the philosopher's stone and the elixir of immortality. In this philosophical fable, endless riches and immortal life prove to be curses rather than gifts and transform St. Leon into an outcast. William Godwin's second full-length novel explores the predicament of a would-be philanthropist whose attempts to benefit humanity are frustrated by superstition and ignorance. This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and full annotation. The appendices include contemporary reviews of the novel; Godwin’s writings on immortality, the domestic affections, and alchemy; and selections from works influenced by St. Leon, most notably Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Author : Martin McLaughlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691262857

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Leon Battista Alberti by Martin McLaughlin Pdf

The first book in English to examine Leon Battista Alberti’s major literary works in Latin and Italian, which are often overshadowed by his achievements in architecture Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) was one of the most prolific and original writers of the Italian Renaissance—a fact often eclipsed by his more celebrated achievements as an art theorist and architect, and by Jacob Burckhardt’s mythologizing of Alberti as a "Renaissance or Universal Man." In this book, Martin McLaughlin counters this partial perspective on Alberti, considering him more broadly as a writer dedicated to literature and humanism, a major protagonist and experimentalist in the literary scene of early Renaissance Italy. McLaughlin, a noted authority on Alberti, examines all of Alberti’s major works in Latin and the Italian vernacular and analyzes his vast knowledge of classical texts and culture. McLaughlin begins with what we know of Alberti’s life, comparing the facts laid out in Alberti’s autobiography with the myth created in the nineteenth century by Burckhardt, before moving on to his extraordinarily wide knowledge of classical texts. He then turns to Alberti’s works, tracing his development as a writer through texts that range from an early comedy in Latin successfully passed off as the work of a fictitious ancient author to later philosophical dialogues written in the Italian vernacular (a revolutionary choice at the time); humorous works in Latin, including the first novel in that language since antiquity; and the famous treatises on painting and architecture. McLaughlin also examines the astonishing range of Alberti's ancient sources and how this reading influenced his writing; what the humanist read, he argues, often explains what he wrote, and what he wrote reflected his relentless industry and pursuit of originality.

Author : Donald K. Pickens
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739140857

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Leon H. Keyserling by Donald K. Pickens Pdf

Leon H. Keyserling: A Progressive Economist is the insightful biography of the life and thought of the influential liberal reformer Leon H. Keyserling. By examining Keyserling's life in the context of integrative liberalism, the biography aims to explore the origins of the concept of integrative liberalism and Keyserling's profound and provocative contribution to it. The book follows the political reformer's life from the beginning of his career as a member of Democratic Senator Robert Wagner's staff, at the same time showing how the Progressive Movement, before World War I, was the ideological and institutional origin for integrative liberalism. The Great Depression and subsequent New Deal, to which Keyserling was a significant contributor, allowed integrative liberalism to develop until the movement started losing vitality in the 1960's and came to an end during the Reagan Presidency. In the meantime, the book presents Keyserling as a major sculptor of Truman's economic policies, after which he left the government and began effectively debating public policy on his own. Tracing Keyserling's interactions with each presidency, the biography shows that Keyserling's policies and politics were expressive of integrated liberalism, an often-overlooked philosophy of reform in the second half of the twentieth century. The ideological cornerstone of integrative liberalism was a full employment public policy, expressed as economic growth and developed directly from United States history. The fear driving the policy was that there would be wide swings in the business cycle, resulting in underemployment and economic stagnation. This sentiment and fear has an impact even now in the twenty-first century, making Leon H. Keyserling a timely and profitable study for graduate and undergraduate students of history, economics, political science, and public administration.

Author : María Manzano,Ildikó Sain,Enrique Alonso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319097190

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The Life and Work of Leon Henkin by María Manzano,Ildikó Sain,Enrique Alonso Pdf

This is a comprehensive book on the life and works of Leon Henkin (1921–2006), an extraordinary scientist and excellent teacher whose writings became influential right from the beginning of his career with his doctoral thesis on “The completeness of formal systems” under the direction of Alonzo Church. Upon the invitation of Alfred Tarski, Henkin joined the Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science in the Department of Mathematics at the University of California Berkeley in 1953. He stayed with the group until his retirement in 1991. This edited volume includes both foundational material and a logic perspective. Algebraic logic, model theory, type theory, completeness theorems, philosophical and foundational studies are among the topics covered, as well as mathematical education. The work discusses Henkin’s intellectual development, his relation to his predecessors and contemporaries and his impact on the recent development of mathematical logic. It offers a valuable reference work for researchers and students in the fields of philosophy, mathematics and computer science.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264288225

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OECD Public Governance Reviews Public Procurement in Nuevo León, Mexico Promoting Efficiency through Centralisation and Professionalisation by OECD Pdf

This review examines the ongoing public procurement reforms in Nuevo León, Mexico: both the progress achieved so far and the many challenges that remain.

Author : Leon Forrest
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1578069904

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Conversations with Leon Forrest by Leon Forrest Pdf

A collection of interviews in which African-American author Leon Forrest discusses his life, works, artistic vision, and more.

Author : John C. Davenport
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9781438148595

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Juan Ponce de Leon by John C. Davenport Pdf

Juan Ponce de León is most famous for his search for the mythical Fountain of Youth, yet the scope of his accomplishments in the New World is much greater.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031036668

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Tallahassee-Leon County Wastewater Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rebecca Seal,John Vincent
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781840918212

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Happy Leons: Leon Happy Guts by Rebecca Seal,John Vincent Pdf

h3 LEON, the home of healthy fast food, brings you more than 100 simple, colourful, delicious new recipes to recharge your gut, boost your immune system and transform your health. h3 'So excited to get cooking with Rebecca Seal's new book LEON Happy Guts! Some incredible microbiome-friendly recipes!' Professor Jack Gilbert, PhD, world-renowned microbiome scientist at the University of California San Diego LEON was founded on the principle of nourishing the soul with food that nourishes the body - making us happy as a result. In the latest book in the bestselling LEON Happy series, the LEON team have created more than 100 recipes on eating for a happy, healthy gut and a boosted immune system. This is not about eating a restrictive diet or depriving yourself of delicious food, but instead incorporating gut-friendly ingredients into your daily diet with recipes loaded with fibre, live microbes, omega-3 and the colours of the rainbow - but less sugar. In addition to recipes, LEON Happy Guts offers the latest advice on improving your gut health, including why we should all use extra virgin olive oil in abundance and how wine and cheese might actually be good for you.

Author : Leon Battista Alberti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107000629

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Leon Battista Alberti: On Painting by Leon Battista Alberti Pdf

In this volume Rocco Sinisgalli presents a new English translation and critical examination of Alberti's seminal text.

Author : Luke Phang
Publisher : Luke Phang
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Promise by Leon by Luke Phang Pdf

To impress his girlfriend, Leon made a promise to always be there for her. Like most promises made by teenagers in love, he never thought much about its implication. Little did he know that a simple pinky promise would forever alter his life and his relationships. A story about romance through growing up.

Author : Professor James J Todesca
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781472400444

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The Emergence of León-Castile c.1065-1500 by Professor James J Todesca Pdf

The Emergence of León-Castile brings together the current research of colleagues, students and friends of Joseph F. O'Callaghan, a pioneer in the study of the kingdom of León-Castile. The essays focus on the politics, law and economy of León-Castile from its first great leap forward in the eleventh century to the civil strife of the fifteenth. No other volume in English allows the reader to trace the institutional development of the kingdom over several centuries. The collection underlines the fact that León-Castile was not a backwater but a sophisticated state that had an important influence on the development of medieval and renaissance Europe.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Ghanaian Judiciary
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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LEON APPENTENG 9 MANKATA AVENUE AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL AREA ACCRA v KOFI APPENTENG by Anonim Pdf