The Last Sovereigns

Author : Robert M. Utley
Publisher : Bison Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496220226

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The Last Sovereigns by Robert M. Utley Pdf

The Last Sovereigns is the story of how Sioux chief Sitting Bull resisted the white man’s ways as a last best hope for the survival of an indigenous way of life on the Great Plains—a nomadic life based on buffalo and indigenous plants scattered across the Sioux’s historical territories that were sacred to him and his people. Robert M. Utley explores the final four years of Sitting Bull’s life of freedom, from 1877 to 1881. To escape American vengeance for his assumed role in the annihilation of Gen. George Armstrong Custer’s command at the Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull led his Hunkpapa following into Canada. There he and his people interacted with the North-West Mounted Police, in particular Maj. James M. Walsh. The Mounties welcomed the Lakota and permitted them to remain if they promised to abide by the laws and rules of Queen Victoria, the White Mother. But the Canadian government wanted the Indians to return to their homeland and the police made every effort to persuade them to leave. They were aided by the diminishing herds of buffalo on which the Indians relied for sustenance and by the aggressions of Canadian Native groups that also relied on the buffalo. Sitting Bull and his people endured hostility, tragedy, heartache, indecision, uncertainty, and starvation and responded with stubborn resistance to the loss of their freedom and way of life. In the end, starvation doomed their sovereignty. This is their story.

Author : Ted Dekker
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781455518197

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Sovereign by Ted Dekker Pdf

Nine years after Rom Sebastian was thrust into the most unlikely of circumstances as hero and bearer of an unimaginable secret, the alliance of his followers is in disarray. An epic battle with The Order has left them scattered and deeply divided both in strategy and resolve in their struggle to become truly alive and free. Only 49 truly alive followers remain loyal to Rom. This meager band must fight for survival as The Order is focused on their total annihilation. Misunderstood and despised, their journey will be one of desperation against a new, more intensely evil Order. As the hand of this evil is raised to strike and destroy them they must rely on their faith in the abiding power of love to overcome all and lead them to sovereignty. SOVEREIGN wonderfully continues the new testament allegory that was introduced in FORBIDDEN and continued in MORTAL.

Author : Dominic Steavu
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780824879396

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The Writ of the Three Sovereigns by Dominic Steavu Pdf

In 648 CE, Tang imperial authorities collected every copy of the Writ of the Three Sovereigns (Sanhuang wen) from the four corners of the empire and burned them. The formidable talismans at its core were said not only to extend their owners’ lifespan and protect against misfortune, but also propel them to stratospheric heights of power, elevating them to the rank of high minister or even emperor. Only two or three centuries earlier, this controversial text was unknown in most of China with the exception of Jiangnan in the south, where it was regarded as essential local lore. In the span of a few generations, the Writ of the Three Sovereigns would become the cornerstone of one of the three basic corpora of the Daoist Canon, a pillar of Daoism—and a perceived threat to the state. This study, the only book-length treatment of the Writ of the Three Sovereigns in any language, traces the text’s transition from local tradition to empire-wide institutional religion. The volume begins by painting the social and historical backdrop against which the scripture emerged in early fourth-century Jiangnan before turning to its textual history. It reflects on the work’s centerpiece artifacts, the potent talismans in celestial script, as well as other elements of its heritage, namely alchemical elixirs and “true form” diagrams. During the fifth and sixth centuries, with Daoism coalescing into a formal organized religion, the Writ of the Three Sovereigns took on a symbolic role as a liturgical token of initiation while retaining its straightforward language of sovereignty and strong political overtones, which eventually led to its prohibition. The writ endured, however, and later experienced a revival as its influence spread as far as Japan. Despite its central role in the development of institutional Daoism, the Writ of the Three Sovereigns has remained an understudied topic in Chinese history. Its fragmentary textual record combined with the esoteric nature of its content have shrouded it in speculation. This volume provides a lucid reconstruction of the text’s hidden history and enigmatic practices while shedding light on its contributions to the religious landscape of medieval China.

Author : Standish G. Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UCAL:B2794214

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Compendious History and Genealogy of the Sovereigns of England by Standish G. Wilson Pdf

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781620458747

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Sovereigns of the Sea by Angus Konstam Pdf

Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power.

Author : Christoph G Paulus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781849468213

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A Debt Restructuring Mechanism for Sovereigns by Christoph G Paulus Pdf

The Eurozone crisis which started in spring 2010 as a Greek budget crisis has alerted Europeans that the issue of defaulting sovereigns is not one reserved just for the poor and poorest countries on this globe. The crisis painfully amplified that developed countries, too, might be hit by this phenomenon. To be sure, this insight is far from novel - the history of defaulting states reaches back into history for at least two millennia. And yet, lawyers have surprisingly abstained more or less completely from discussing this subject and developing possible solutions. Beginning with the Argentina crisis in 2001, this neglect began to vanish to a certain degree and this movement got some momentum in 2010 by the Eurozone crisis. The present book collects contributions from authors most of whom have participated in a conference on this issue in January 2012 at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. The presentations, thus, provide a unique overview of the present discussion both from an economic and legal perspective.

Author : George Fowler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10782388

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Lives of the Sovereigns of Russia by George Fowler Pdf

Author : William R. Colladay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NYPL:33433075905517

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A Genealogical and Chronological Table of the Sovereigns of England by William R. Colladay Pdf

Author : Kalevi Jaakko Holsti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0521541921

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Taming the Sovereigns by Kalevi Jaakko Holsti Pdf

In this book, Kalevi Holsti examines the nature of change in international politics.

Author : John Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1831
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : BL:A0022020517

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Historic Prologues: Added to which are Cotemporary [sic] Sovereigns, Characters, and Events, from the Conquest, to the Death of George the Third by John Davies Pdf

Author : Bill Neeley
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780470254974

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The Last Comanche Chief by Bill Neeley Pdf

Critical acclaim for The Last Comanche Chief "Truly distinguished. Neeley re-creates the character and achievements of this most significant of all Comanche leaders." -- Robert M. Utley author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull "A vivid, eyewitness account of life for settlers and Native Americans in those violent and difficult times." -- Christian Science Monitor "The special merits of Neeley's work include its reliance on primary sources and illuminating descriptions of interactions among Southern Plains people, Native and white." -- Library Journal "He has given us a fuller and clearer portrait of this extraordinary Lord of the South Plains than we've ever had before." -- The Dallas Morning News

Author : Christian G. Fritz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1139467174

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American Sovereigns by Christian G. Fritz Pdf

American Sovereigns: The People and America's Constitutional Tradition Before the Civil War challenges traditional American constitutional history, theory and jurisprudence that sees today's constitutionalism as linked by an unbroken chain to the 1787 Federal constitutional convention. American Sovereigns examines the idea that after the American Revolution, a collectivity - the people - would rule as the sovereign. Heated political controversies within the states and at the national level over what it meant that the people were the sovereign and how that collective sovereign could express its will were not resolved in 1776, in 1787, or prior to the Civil War. The idea of the people as the sovereign both unified and divided Americans in thinking about government and the basis of the Union. Today's constitutionalism is not a natural inheritance, but the product of choices Americans made between shifting understandings about themselves as a collective sovereign.

Author : Dominic Emanuel Steavu-Balint
Publisher : Stanford University
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:sz439qw2285

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The Three Sovereigns Tradition by Dominic Emanuel Steavu-Balint Pdf

This dissertation attempts to elucidate the origins and nature of the lost Sanhuang wen (Writ of the Three Sovereigns), and identify its surviving fragments in the Daoist Canon. Through a close examination of these fragments, this study reconstructs various stages in scripture's transmission and traces its development from a single text to a fourteen-scroll corpus replete with mantic methods, cosmological speculations, and elaborate liturgies. The present study pushes beyond conventional views of the Sanhuang by underscoring the pivotal role of alchemy and meditation alongside talismans as defining components of the tradition. It analyzes key notions, such as "true form" (zhenxing), in the sophisticated conceptual apparatus that governs Sanhuang talismanic, alchemical, and meditative practices. In so doing, this dissertation reveals the profound impact of the Sanhuang wen on the religious landscape of Six Dynasties Jiangnan, and in a larger framework, on the development of Daoism.

Author : Timothy Venning
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000864526

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A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume III Early Modern by Timothy Venning Pdf

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes: Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern. These volumes provide students with easy-to-access ‘who’s who’ with details on the identities and dates, ages and wives, where known, of heads of government in any given state at any time within the framework of reference. The relevant original and secondary sources are also listed in a comprehensive bibliography. Providing a clear reference guide for students, to who was who and when they ruled in the dynasties and other ruler-lists for the Ancient, Medieval, and Early Modern worlds – primarily European and Middle Eastern but including available information on Africa and Asia and the pre-Columbian Americas. The trilogy accesses and interprets the original data plus any modern controversies and disputes over names and dating, reflecting on the shifts and widening of focus in student and academic studies. Each volume contains league tables of rulers’ ‘records’, and an extensive bibliographical guide to the relevant personnel and dynasties, plus any controversies, so readers can consult these for extra details and know exactly where to go for which information. All relevant information is collected and provided as a one-stop-shop for students wishing to check the known information about a world Sovereign. The Early Modern volume begins with Eastern and Western Europe and moves through the Ottoman Empire, South and East Asia, Africa, and ends in Central and South America. Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume III Early Modern provides students and scholars with the perfect reference guide to support their studies and to fact check dates, people, and places.

Author : Corinne Comstock Weston,Janelle Renfrow Greenberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0521892864

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Subjects and Sovereigns by Corinne Comstock Weston,Janelle Renfrow Greenberg Pdf

The book charts the establishment of the modern idea of parliamentary sovereignty.