plunkitt of tammany hall a series of very plain talks on very practical politic
- Author: william l riordon
- Genre: History
Plunkitt of Tammany Hall that was published in 1905 for the first time gives an insight to the political life with all its necessary elements. The book is recognized as exceptionally valuable for students as it introduces it to the conflicts, corruption, debates and controversy in the political life. The work also includes nine original documents with the help of which it is possible to imagine the complete pattern.
The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861
- Author: Woodson Carter Godwin
- Genre: History
Carter Godwin Woodson was born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia. He was a afro-american historian, writer who’s desire was to rise the interest towards the African history. He wanted those who immigrated in the USA to remember and respect their native country history. He was also a popular journalist who did everything he could for his country. He was as well one of the founders of Black History Month. Woodson was one of the first who tried to popularize the African history as a discipline in schools. He acted in such a way to bring to people the idea of importance of learning native history having an awareness and knowledge of the contributions to the world history and of an incredible heritage. He was an important member in the first pro-african association - Sigma Pi Phi and Omega Psi Phi as well. He took part in social life of America actively and struggle against prejudices and for respect for his country. In the same years appeared one of his most scholarly books, The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 (1915). He also was the author of A Century of Negro Migration (1918).
the origin of pauls religion
- Author: j gresham john gresham machen
- Genre: Philosophy
This book represents a comprehensive and outstanding treatise in Pauline studies by J. Gresham Machen. Machen's lectures presented in this book were given at a time when Biblical criticism that rejected supernaturalism, Bible inspiration, and Biblical historicity was in full blossom. Many competing schemes had been developed to naturalize the musings of the Apostle Paul and to divide the Pauline epistles in every possible way from the alleged 'historical Jesus' of the naturalistic scholarship fad that was dominant in Biblical criticism at that time. This book represents a complete disproof of many of these theories. Machen’s critiques are devastating. By so thoroughly destroying the naturalistic theories that were forced onto Christianity in an effort to discredit it, Machen not only discredits these theories, he strongly affirms the orthodox tenets of the historic Christian faith in a very scientific manner. Machen, with ruthless logic, systematically tackles several main thrusts of criticism and finds each of them wanting to the extreme. In the process, Machen discredits efforts to separate the religion of Paul from the religion of Peter, and thereby discrediting the view that the Christianity of Jerusalem and the Christianity of the dispersion were somehow different. The author brilliantly shows that in an attempt to 'demythologize' the Bible, naturalistic scholars are engaging in a great deal of myth-building themselves.
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
- Author: Melville Herman
- Genre: History
A collection of seventy-two Civil War poems by Herman Melville, an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet of the 19th century. Melville dedicated this work to the soldiers who fought in defence of the United States. Based on firsthand experience, the book not only glorifies battle, but depicts the horrors and the waste brought by war. “Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War” appears to be a sorrowful and inconsolable meditation on the Civil War.
Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East
- Author: Kinglake Alexander William
- Genre: History
The Victorians' eagerness for travel writings has probably never been equaled, and nearly every major writer of the 18th century tried his hand at writing a travel book. Alexander William Kinglake was not an exception. A book of an English traveler, writer and historian, describes his journey through the Ottoman Empire to Cairo, where he resided in the times of plague. Depicting monuments and museums, it is nevertheless more about the author’s internal journey, recording of personal experience. Not without the reason, the title means “from the early dawn” or “from the East”. Written in a conversational style, this a-century-and-a-half-old work still remains fresh and original as it was when it was first published in 1844.
the aaron burr conspiracy a history largely from original and hitherto unused
- Author: walter flavius mccaleb
- Genre: History
A work of Walter Flavius McCaleb is devoted to an American politician, revolutionary war participant, Aaron Burr. The book was originally written in 1903 and was updated several times. This particular volume represents scanned original one, according to the preservation reformatting program of the Michigan University Library.
why johnny cant read and what you can do about it
- Author: rudolf franz flesch
- Genre: Contemporary Methods
This is the classic book on phonics – the method of teaching children to read. Using this book makes teaching to read easy for parents and fun for their children. Spending even no more 15 minutes a day going through exercises will definitely result in great reading skills of your child. Once the kid learns how to read, he will be able to quickly progress on his own. Very soon reading will become easy and enjoyable for your children. The book contains complete and detailed instructions on how to teach children to read at home. "Why Johnny Can’t Read And What You Can Do About It" has already proved its efficiency, and that’s the reason it’s recommended by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Golden Road
- Author: Montgomery Lucy Maud
- Genre: History
In her fascinating novel a Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874- 1942) narrates about adventurous childhood days of several friends. Children often played in the orchard of little heroine Beverly and her cousin Cecily and even created their own newspaper, called “Our Magazine”. Cecily died and never leave the “golden road” of childhood. This touching story still has a great success in many countries, as well as other Montgomery’s books.
a disquisition on government
- Author: john c john caldwell calhoun
- Genre: Politics
This book is one of the print collection volumes of the Cornell University Library, and was first published and appeared in 1914. Owing to scan of the texts and Kirtas Technologies, which helped to convert the text to JPG 2000 format, one can find various marginal notes from the original edition on the pages of this volume. A brief sketch of the origin and character of government on the whole and Roman and British in particular.
a century of dishonor a sketch of the united states governments dealings with
- Author: Jackson Helen Hunt
- Genre: History
This book written on political topic covers the peculiarities of the relationship between the American Congress and the American Indian tribes. As the author Helen Jackson reveals herself, the book of hers is an attempt to make ordinary Americans think about the problem touching the American Indians who were experiencing the pressure from the government. She called everyone upon demanding legislative reform from the Congress. The book will appeal to everyone who is interested in American history, particularly the part of it connected to the American Indians.