Night Raiders

Author : Eloise Moss
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198840381

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Night Raiders by Eloise Moss Pdf

Night Raiders is the first history of burglary in modern Britain. Until 1968, burglary was defined in law as occurring only between the 'night-time' hours of nine pm and six am in residential buildings. Time and space gave burglary a unique cloak of terror, since burglars' victims were likely to be in the bedroom, asleep and unawares, when the intruder crept in, prowling near them in the darkness. Yet fear sometimes gave way to sexual fantasy; eroticized visions of handsome young thieves sneaking around the boudoirs of beautiful, lonely heiresses emerged alongside tales of violence and loss in popular culture, confounding social commentators by casting the burglar as criminal hero. Night Raiders charts how burglary lay historically at the heart of national debates over the meanings of 'home', experiences of urban life, and social inequality. The book explores intimate stories of the devastation caused by burglars' presence in the most private domains, showing how they are deeply embedded within broader histories of capitalism and liberal democracy. The fear and fascination surrounding burglary were mobilized by media, state, and market to sell insurance and security technologies, whilst also popularising the crime in fiction, theatre, and film. Cat burglars' rooftop adventures transformed ideas about the architecture and policing of the city, and post-war 'spy-burglars' theft of information illuminated Cold War skirmishes across the capital. More than any other crime, burglary shaped the everyday rhythms, purchases, and perceptions of modern urban life.

Author : A.R. Kingsford
Publisher : Casemate / Greenhill
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612001494

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Night Raiders of the Air by A.R. Kingsford Pdf

A WWI pilot’s memoir of flying with the unit that dropped the first bomb at night on Germany—and, on November 11, 1918, the last one. One of the many who came to Europe from all over the British Commonwealth to fight in the First World War, A. R. Kingsford had sailed from New Zealand in 1914. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 and learned to fly at Northolt before being posted to 33 Squadron at Lincoln, where he flew against Zeppelins sent from across the North Sea on night bombing raids. Kingsford joined 100 Squadron in France early in 1918 and had an active career with this famous squadron up until the end of the war. Full of adventure, Night Raiders of the Air is a first-person account of this young volunteer’s experiences during the Great War—a fascinating read for anyone interested in the early days of military aviation.

Author : Henry C. Wood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783732663330

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The Night Riders by Henry C. Wood Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Night Riders by Henry C. Wood

Author : Nancy Garden
Publisher : Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0671707345

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Mystery of the Night Raiders by Nancy Garden Pdf

Brian's trip to his grandparents' farm keeps him from the neighborhood film festival featuring his favorite sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. But Brian soon discovers a mystery of his own on the farm, and with his new friends, Numbles and Darcy, he sets out find out why Grandpop's cattle are dying mysteriously.

Author : Ridgwell Cullum
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040478002

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The Night Riders: A Romance of Early Montana by Ridgwell Cullum Pdf

Author : Gladys-Marie Fry
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807849634

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Night Riders in Black Folk History by Gladys-Marie Fry Pdf

During and after the days of slavery in the United States, one way in which slaveowners, overseers, and other whites sought to control the black population was to encourage and exploit a fear of the supernatural. By planting rumors of evil spirits, haunte

Author : Ali Sparkes
Publisher : Oxford University Press - Children
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780192752208

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Night Raiders by Ali Sparkes Pdf

Since the 1.34 a.m. wake up calls began, Elena, Matt, and Tima had all had the power to talk to animals, birds and insects like no other human could. None of them would ever trade that for a full eight hours sleep. It was too amazing. But an amazing life has its complications. Like finding a body in the dark. Like having to stop the world from ending. You can fit a lot in your day when you don't sleep. New from award-winning author, Ali Sparkes, with huge appeal for both boys and girls. Fast-paced action adventure about contemporary children with mysterious powers, told with Ali's classic humour and lightness of touch.

Author : Ali Sparkes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0192749951

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Night Speakers by Ali Sparkes Pdf

Night after night Elena, Matt, and Tima wake at exactly the same time, with no idea why. It's messing them up and fracturing their lives . . . until they venture out into the dark and find each other. And then the sleepless trio realize their astounding power - they can speak any language;they can even communicate with animals. But something is happening over on the industrial estate-something which is emitting sounds that only they can hear, and killing any winged thing that crosses its path. There's nobody to fight it but themselves, for only they can possibly understand it and what it means to do . . .A new edge-of-your-seat series from award-winning author, Ali Sparkes, with huge appeal for both boys and girls. Fast-paced action adventure about contemporary children with mysterious powers, told with Ali's classic humour and lightness of touch.

Author : John Ray
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909270763

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Night Blitz by John Ray Pdf

September 1940: defeated in the Battle of Britain, despite their superior numbers and better equipped aircraft, the Luftwaffe launched a new campaign of attack, their target this time the civilian population. For eight months, with hardly a night's break, Luftwaffe bombers pounded industrial cities and seaports in a concentrated attempt to smash Britain's war economy and destroy civilian morale. It was the first time a civilian population had been subject to mass attack, night after night, and important lessons were to be learned on both sides. If this campaign failed - as it did - then surely Britain could win the war.In this finely structured and consistently fascinating study of the campaign, Second World War historian John Ray assesses the strategies, weapons and defence tactics employed throughout the Night Blitz. He graphically recalls the effects of the Blitz on British cities, industry and people, month by month. This was the war at home, when terror fell indiscriminately from the skies. Yet despite all the death and destruction, the spirit of the British people remained undaunted even in their darkest hours.

Author : Lindley S. Butler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0807848638

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Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast by Lindley S. Butler Pdf

Butler offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina waters. Covering 150 years he sketches the lives of eight intriguing characters. Penetrating the myths surrounding these legendary figures, he uncovers the compelling true stories of their lives and adventures. 32 illustrations, 6 maps, notes, bibliography, index.

Author : Lee Floren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0745193501

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Night Riders by Lee Floren Pdf

Author : John F. Waters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1881889858

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Night Raiders Along the Cape by John F. Waters Pdf

When British raids off the coast of New England become more frequent, young Asa must row through the night to warn his friends on the Massachusetts coast of an impending attack.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1940-07
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015080009437

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The Aeroplane by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher Waldrep
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015028905563

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Night Riders by Christopher Waldrep Pdf

In the late nineteenth century, industrialization was making its way into rural America. In an agricultural region of Kentucky and Tennessee called the Black Patch for the dark tobacco grown there, big business arrived with a vengeance, eliminating competition, manipulating prices, and undermining local control. The farmers fought back. Night Riders tells the story of the struggle that followed, and reveals the ambiguities and complexities of a drama that convulsed this community for over two decades. Christopher Waldrep shows that, contrary to many accounts, these wealthy tobacco planters did not resist these new forces simply because of a nostalgia for a bygone time. Instead, many sought to become modern capitalists themselves--but on their own terms. The South's rural elite found their ability to hire and control black labor--the established racial practice of the community--threatened by the low prices offered by big companies for their raw materials. In response, farmers organized and demanded better prices for their tobacco. The tobacco companies then attempted to divide the farmers by offering higher prices to those willing to break with the others. When some cultivators succumbed, their betrayal awakened a deeply rooted vigilante tradition that called for the protection of community at all costs. Waldrep analyzes the spasm of violence that ensued in which horsemen, riding at night, destroyed tobacco barns and the warehouses where the companies stored their tobacco. But despite this fierce upheaval, the Black Patch community endured. The most thorough treatment ever given to the Black Patch war, Night Riders illuminates a moment in history in which the traditional and the modern, the rural and the industrial, fought for the future--and past--of a community.

Author : Keith Jarrod
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Mercenary troops
ISBN : 0385147503

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The Night Riders by Keith Jarrod Pdf

A former mercenary in the French Foreign Legion finds more trouble than he anticipated when he travels to America and is hired by ranchers to stop the nightly raids on their home by Mexican marauders.