The Yellow Martyrs

Author : Walter T. Hughes
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595132768

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The Yellow Martyrs by Walter T. Hughes Pdf

In the summer of 1878 a yellow plague from the West Indies swept like a tornado up the Mississippi River to all but destroy the Port of Memphis. In less than a fortnight the population was reduced from 45,000 to 20,000 people. The Yellow Martyrs recreates scenes and events of this epidemic with accurate details and weaves them into a fictional plot of Dr. Collin Austin’s search for a mysterious Civil War treasure. At its onset the Yellow Fever epidemic aborted Austin’s search and he became committed to survival and helping the sick and dying people. He saw colleague after colleague die while caring for their patients. Heroines like Annie Cook, mistress of Mansion House bordello; Miss Ginny Moon, former spy for the Rebel Army; Sister Constance, Mother Superior at St. Mary’s Cathedral; and others, became immortalized by their service and noble deeds. Physicians were helpless and only the arrival of frost in the fall could terminate the malady. After the epidemic Austin and a freed-slave helper resumed the search. Clues led them to cemeteries, parks, public buildings and an island in the river. Austin’s ingenious plan to recover the treasure was successful.

Author : Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, JCL; W. Ryan Smith, MA; Cheryl H. White, PhD
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467150903

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Shreveport Martyrs of 1873: The Surest Path to Heaven by Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, JCL; W. Ryan Smith, MA; Cheryl H. White, PhD Pdf

In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic chapter is captured here by a trio of authors, winding a narrative that transcends history to reveal complex themes of virtue, sacrifice and response in times of human crisis and suffering.

Author : Gerry Spence
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609809676

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The Martyrdom of Collins Catch the Bear by Gerry Spence Pdf

The search for justice for a Lakota Sioux man wrongfully charged with murder, told here for the first time by his trial lawyer, Gerry Spence. This is the untold story of Collins Catch the Bear, a Lakota Sioux, who was wrongfully charged with the murder of a white man in 1982 at Russell Means’s Yellow Thunder Camp, an AIM encampment in the Black Hills in South Dakota. Though Collins was innocent, he took the fall for the actual killer, a man placed in the camp with the intention of compromising the reputation of AIM. This story reveals the struggle of the American Indian people in their attempt to survive in a white world, on land that was stolen from them. We live with Collins and see the beauty that was his, but that was lost over the course of his short lifetime. Today justice still struggles to be heard, not only in this case but many like it in the American Indian nations.

Author : Amy Wilentz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501136849

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Martyrs' Crossing by Amy Wilentz Pdf

An Israeli lieutenant and a Palestinian woman find themselves on opposite sides when rioting breaks out after the lieutenant refuses to let the woman and her sick child through a checkpoint. The child's grandfather, a prominent Palestinian American surgeon, must also make choices as the violence continues.

Author : Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum JCL,W. Ryan Smith MA,Cheryl H. White PhD
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439673911

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Shreveport Martyrs of 1873 by Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum JCL,W. Ryan Smith MA,Cheryl H. White PhD Pdf

In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic chapter is captured here by a trio of authors, winding a narrative that transcends history to reveal complex themes of virtue, sacrifice and response in times of human crisis and suffering.

Author : Cohn Jr.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192551580

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Epidemics by Cohn Jr. Pdf

By investigating thousands of descriptions of epidemics reaching back before the fifth-century-BCE Plague of Athens to the distrust and violence that erupted with Ebola in 2014, Epidemics challenges a dominant hypothesis in the study of epidemics, that invariably across time and space, epidemics provoked hatred, blaming of the 'other', and victimizing bearers of epidemic diseases, particularly when diseases were mysterious, without known cures or preventive measures, as with AIDS during the last two decades of the twentieth century. However, scholars and public intellectuals, especially post-AIDS, have missed a fundamental aspect of the history of epidemics. Instead of sparking hatred and blame, this study traces epidemics' socio-psychological consequences across time and discovers a radically different picture: that epidemic diseases have more often unified societies across class, race, ethnicity, and religion, spurring self-sacrifice and compassion.

Author : Stephen Vincent Benet
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519340907

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The Blood of the Martyrs by Stephen Vincent Benet Pdf

The man who expected to be shot lay with his eyes open, staring at the upper left-hand corner of his cell. He was fairly well over his last beating, and they might come for him any time now. There was a yellow stain in the cell corner near the ceiling; he had liked it at first, then disliked it; now he was coming back to liking it again. He could see it more clearly with his glasses on, but he only put on his glasses for special occasions now-the first thing in the morning, and when they brought the food in, and for interviews with the General. The lenses of the glasses had been cracked in a beating some months before, and it strained his eyes to wear them too long. Fortunately, in his present life he had very few occasions demanding clear vision. But, nevertheless, the accident to his glasses worried him, as it worries all near-sighted people. You put your glasses on the first thing in the morning and the world leaps into proportion; if it does not do so, something is wrong with the world.

Author : Zachary Tyler Vickers
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780253019851

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Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! by Zachary Tyler Vickers Pdf

Searing, troubling, and funny, these revolutionary, linked stories flit and dart among the shadows of small town life, and the touching and heartbreaking characters that occupy it. Employees use roadkill instead of faux pelts during a build-a-critter battle for mall supremacy. Former band geeks are harassed with mutilated musical instruments and then murdered. The collection is haunted by allusions to a fatal cannonball jump that crescendos in the explosive final story. An extraordinary addition to the canon of gonzo fiction, Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! introduces Zachary Tyler Vickers as an exciting new author whose unflinching prose grabs you and won’t let go.

Author : Voddie Baucham Jr.
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433528330

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Family Driven Faith (Paperback Edition with Study Questions ) by Voddie Baucham Jr. Pdf

More teens are turning away from the faith than ever before: it is estimated that 75 to 88 percent of Christian teens walk away from Christianity by the end of their freshman year of college. Something must be done. Family Driven Faith equips Christian parents with the tools they need to raise children biblically in a post-Christian, anti-family society. Voddie Baucham, who with his wife has overcome a multi-generational legacy of broken and dysfunctional homes, shows that God has not left us alone in raising godly children. In his Word he has given us timeless precepts and principles for multi-generational faithfulness. Baucham’s celebrated guide for godly, healthy families is now available in paperback, with study questions added. Parents will find this a critical resource for the spiritual nourishment and protection of the next generation.

Author : Michael C. White
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497690585

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The Garden of Martyrs by Michael C. White Pdf

A Catholic parish is torn apart when two of its members are accused of murder The year 1806 is not a good time to be Catholic in Boston. When a man is brutally killed on the Boston Post Road, two unsuspecting Irishmen are charged with the crime. For five months they rot in prison, denied a lawyer until just two days before the hearing. It is a mockery of justice—a one-day trial that results in a unanimous verdict: The Irishmen will be hanged, dissected, and dismembered. Comforting them falls to Father Cheverus, a French émigré struggling to adapt to life in the New World. It is his duty to help the condemned find peace, but any overture he makes to the prisoners will be met with an anti-Catholic backlash that could destroy his fledgling congregation. As he walks a fraught path, the priest must decide: Is his obligation to his flock, or to God?

Author : Francis Wrangham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89000572495

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The Sufferings of the Primitive Martyrs by Francis Wrangham Pdf

Author : Paul Middleton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119100041

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Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom by Paul Middleton Pdf

A unique, wide-ranging volume exploring the historical, religious, cultural, political, and social aspects of Christian martyrdom Although a well-studied and researched topic in early Christianity, martyrdom had become a relatively neglected subject of scholarship by the latter half of the 20th century. However, in the years following the attack on the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, the study of martyrdom has experienced a remarkable resurgence. Heightened cultural, religious, and political debates about Islamic martyrdom have, in a large part, prompted increased interest in the role of martyrdom in the Christian tradition. The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom is a comprehensive examination of the phenomenon from its beginnings to its role in the present day. This timely volume presents essays written by 30 prominent scholars that explore the fundamental concepts, key questions, and contemporary debates surrounding martyrdom in Christianity. Broad in scope, this volume explores topics ranging from the origins, influences, and theology of martyrdom in the early church, with particular emphasis placed on the Martyr Acts, to contemporary issues of gender, identity construction, and the place of martyrdom in the modern church. Essays address the role of martyrdom after the establishment of Christendom, especially its crucial contribution during and after the Reformation period in the development of Christian and European national-building, as well as its role in forming Christian identities in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. This important contribution to Christian scholarship: Offers the first comprehensive reference work to examine the topic of martyrdom throughout Christian history Includes an exploration of martyrdom and its links to traditions in Judaism and Islam Covers extensive geographical zones, time periods, and perspectives Provides topical commentary on Islamic martyrdom and its parallels to the Christian church Discusses hotly debated topics such as the extent of the Roman persecution of early Christians The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Christian Martyrdom is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of religious studies, theology, and Christian history, as well as readers with interest in the topic of Christian martyrdom.

Author : Polly J. Price
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780807043493

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Plagues in the Nation by Polly J. Price Pdf

An expert legal review of the US government’s response to epidemics through history—with larger conclusions about COVID-19, and reforms needed for the next plague In this narrative history of the US through major outbreaks of contagious disease, from yellow fever to the Spanish flu, from HIV/AIDS to Ebola, Polly J. Price examines how law and government affected the outcome of epidemics—and how those outbreaks in turn shaped our government. Price presents a fascinating history that has never been fully explored and draws larger conclusions about the gaps in our governmental and legal response. Plagues in the Nation examines how our country learned—and failed to learn—how to address the panic, conflict, and chaos that are the companions of contagion, what policies failed America again and again, and what we must do better next time.

Author : Dolores Cazalla,Author of Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family,Elizabeth Rundle Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Inquisition
ISBN : NLS:V000556419

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The Martyrs of Spain and the Liberators of Holland. The Story of the Sisters Dolores and Costanza Cazalla by Dolores Cazalla,Author of Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family,Elizabeth Rundle Charles Pdf

Author : Dolores CAZALLA,Elizabeth CHARLES
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600057000

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The Martyrs of Spain and the Liberators of Holland. Memoirs of the Sisters Dolores and Costanza Cazalla. By the Author Of"Tales and Sketches of Christian Life" I.e. Elizabeth Charles , Etc by Dolores CAZALLA,Elizabeth CHARLES Pdf