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Southern Quakers and Slavery

Author : Stephen Beauregard Weeks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Slavery
ISBN : HARVARD:32044050639699

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Fortune's Fool

Author : Terry Alford
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199723690

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With a single shot from a pistol small enough to conceal in his hand, John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned a nation that was just emerging from the chaos and calamity of the Civil War, and the president's untimely death altered the trajectory of postwar history. But to those who knew Booth, the event was even more shocking--for no one could have imagined that this fantastically gifted actor and well-liked man could commit such an atrocity. In Fortune's Fool, Terry Alford provides the first comprehensive look at the life of an enigmatic figure whose life has been overshadowed by his final, infamous act. Tracing Booth's story from his uncertain childhood in Maryland, characterized by a difficult relationship with his famous actor father, to his successful acting career on stages across the country, Alford offers a nuanced picture of Booth as a public figure, performer, and deeply troubled man. Despite the fame and success that attended Booth's career--he was billed at one point as "the youngest star in the world"--he found himself consumed by the Confederate cause and the desire to help the South win its independence. Alford reveals the tormented path that led Booth to conclude, as the Confederacy collapsed in April 1865, that the only way to revive the South and punish the North for the war would be to murder Lincoln--whatever the cost to himself or others. The textured and compelling narrative gives new depth to the familiar events at Ford's Theatre and the aftermath that followed, culminating in Booth's capture and death at the hands of Union soldiers 150 years ago. Based on original research into government archives, historical libraries, and family records, Fortune's Fool offers the definitive portrait of John Wilkes Booth.

The Southern war poetry of the Civil War

Author : Esther Parker Ellinger
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Poetry
ISBN : EAN:4066339530485

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"The Southern war poetry of the Civil War" by Esther Parker Ellinger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Fortunes of German Writers in America

Author : Wolfgang Elfe,James N. Hardin,Günther Holst
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0872497860

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Heir to Two Fortunes

Author : Octavius Rooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600057159

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A House Full of Fortunes!

Author : Judy Duarte
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780373658053

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A House Full of Fortunes! by Judy Duarte Pdf

A family-focused cowboy falls hard for the most single gal in town! USA TODAY bestselling author Judy Duarte returns with a new installment of The Fortunes of Texas: Welcome to Horseback Hollow! Toby Fortune Jones has no problem with commitment. He's committed to his ranch, to his family and to the three foster children he's taken in! Lately, though, he can't seem to stop thinking about making a little time for dating. Specifically, one very particular, blue-eyed single gal... Twenty-four years old and Angie Edwards still can't figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. She's tried her hand at everything--even helping Toby out with his adorable brood on occasion. Folks in Horseback Hollow have called her the Queen of First Dates, but now she thinks she might have met her match in the sexy cowboy! Is she ready for true love--and a full house?

Fortune's Bazaar

Author : Vaudine England
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781982184513

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A timely, well-researched, and vibrant new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have made it a multicultural world metropolis—and whose freedoms are endangered today. Hong Kong has always been many cities to many people: a seaport, a gateway to an empire, a place where fortunes can be dramatically made or lost, a place to disappear and reinvent oneself, and a mixing pot of diverse populations from literally everywhere around the globe. A British Crown Colony for 155 years, Hong Kong is now ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. Here, renowned journalist Vaudine England delves into Hong Kong’s complex history and its people—diverse, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan—who have made this one-time fishing village into the world port city it is today. Rather than a traditional history describing a town led by British Governors or a mere offshoot of a collapsing Chinese empire, Fortune’s Bazaar is the first thorough examination of the varied peoples who made Hong Kong. While British traders and Asian merchants had long been busy in the Indian and South East Asian seas, there were many from different cultures and ethnic backgrounds who arrived in Hong Kong, met and married—despite all taboos—and created a distinct community. Many of Hong Kong’s most influential figures during its first century as a city were neither British nor Chinese—they were Malay or Indian, Jewish or Armenian, Parsi or Portuguese, Eurasian or Chindian—or simply, Hong Kongers. England describes those overlooked in history including the opium-traders who built synagogues or churches, ship-owners carrying gold-rush migrants, property tycoons, and more. Here, too, is the visionary who plumbed Hong Kong’s harbor depths to spur reclamation, the half-Dutch Chinese gentleman with two wives who was knighted by Queen Victoria, and the landscape gardeners who settled Kowloon and became millionaires. A story of empire, race, and sex, Fortune’s Bazaar combines deep archival research and oral history to present a vivid history of a special place—a unique city made by diverse people of the world, whose part in its creation has never been properly told until now.

Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America

Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476684871

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Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America by Peter O. Koch Pdf

This book traces the origin of the legend of El Dorado and the various expeditions that set out to locate that mysterious land of untold wealth in South America. Motivated by both fanciful rumors of a golden city ruled by a man who coated himself daily with gold dust, and the more practical allure of a region abundant in cinnamon trees (a spice that was worth its weight in gold to Europeans), many conquistadors convinced themselves that another native empire awaited their conquest. These quests for fortune and glory would lead to an encounter with fierce female warriors who were believed to be the Amazons of ancient Greek lore, and the discovery of the mighty river later named for the legendary Amazon tribe. The first half of this book details the lesser-known accounts of German interest in locating the wealth of a golden kingdom called Xerira and an elusive passage at Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo which supposedly led to the Pacific Ocean. The second section focuses on the various Spanish efforts to discover El Dorado, each of which was eventually doomed to despair, disappointment, and death.

Across Fortune's Tracks

Author : Walter E. Campbell
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080782268X

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Across Fortune's Tracks by Walter E. Campbell Pdf

William Rand Kenan, Jr. (1872-1965) is best remembered throughout his native North Carolina as a major benefactor of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But he was also a gifted scientist and business executive. In this first

Fortune's Favorite Child

Author : Christopher Maurer
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 1578065399

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In this new biography, Maurer explores the troubled life of one of America's most prolific and idiosyncratic artists.

History of Maryland

Author : John Thomas Scharf
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Maryland
ISBN : IND:30000118403579

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The Bay State Monthly

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : New England
ISBN : UCAL:B3058256

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Book News

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433081677977

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Architecture in Tennessee, 1768-1897

Author : James Patrick
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 087049631X

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