life of a soldier on the western frontier

LIFE OF A SOLDIER ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jeremy Agnew, PUBLISHER: NA, NA Acquista Ora

Kit Carson: Frontier Scout

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanford, William R., (Wi / Green, Carl R., PUBLISHER: Enslow Publishers, - Brings the action ong>ofong> the frontier days to ong>lifeong> for the reluctant reader. - Recounts the adventures ong>ofong> the explorers, pioneers, and settlers ong>ofong> the West.

Panzerjager: Tank Hunter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Averbeck, Bernhard / Folkestad, William B., PUBLISHER: Burd Street Press, Panzerjager: Tank Hunter follows young Bernhard Averbeck as he leaves home to fight on the Eastern and Western Fronts in World War II. The public and specialist alike will recognize that Averbeck's story ong>ofong> frustration and fear, along with the tenacity to survive three years ong>ofong> nonstop combat, are without parallel. Few books have recorded the experiences ong>ofong> the common German ong>soldierong> on the Eastern Front. No book in English concerns German World War II antitank warfare, and none would compare with this true account ong>ofong> a German ong>soldierong> fighting with various Panzerjager units between and on the Eastern Front and from to on the Western Front. German antitank units were the bane ong>ofong> Allied tankers. Averbeck supplies the reader with details ong>ofong> Panzerjager training, equipment, Panzerjager battle tactics, and personal observations ong>ofong> humor and sorrow that reveal in great detail one young man's ong>lifeong> on the Third Reich's two fronts.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> the role and development ong>ofong> the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history ong>ofong> the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution ong>ofong> the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity ong>ofong> the surrounding community.

The American Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: James, Will, PUBLISHER: Mountain Press Publishing Company, "The American Cowboy spans three generations ong>ofong> cowboys in the American West, from the young trail boss ong>ofong> the very first cattle drive from Texas north to the railroads, to his grandson, born after the open range had been fenced in. Discover the danger and thrill ong>ofong> ong>lifeong> on the frontier as the history ong>ofong> the cowboy unfolds through the expansion ong>ofong> the cattle business, the growth ong>ofong> the railroads, and the coming ong>ofong> the farmer. Will James brings to ong>lifeong> the spirit ong>ofong> the American cowboy that will never die.

New Englanders on the Ohio Frontier: Migration and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCormick, Virginia E. / McCormick, Robert W., PUBLISHER: Kent State University Press, Worthington, Ohio, like most frontier communities, reflected the heritage ong>ofong> its founders. This case study ong>ofong> one community provides a perspective from which historians can better understand the process ong>ofong> westward migration and frontier settlement.

Faith & Freedom: The Scots-Irish in the United States

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kennedy, Billy, PUBLISHER: Ambassador-Emerald International, Absorbing stories ong>ofong> a race ong>ofong> people who created the civilization in the American wilderness and helped lay the solid foundations for the greatest nation on earth. The Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in the American frontier during with the 18th century were a unique breed ong>ofong> people with an independent spirit which boldly challenged the arbitrary powers ong>ofong> monarchs and established the church. Faith and Freedom were the consuming watch-words ong>ofong> the Scots-Irish Presbyterians who settled on the American frontier in the 18th century. The noble high minded ideals ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> the most influential ethnic strains in American ong>lifeong> became the cornerstone ong>ofong> the United States and was indelibly enshrined in its libertarian all-inclusive constitution.

The Cabin Faced West

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fritz, Jean / Rojankovsky, Feodor, PUBLISHER: Puffin Books, Ann Hamiltonas family has moved to the western frontier ong>ofong> Pennsylvania, and she misses her old home in Gettysburg. There are no girls her age on Hamilton Hill, and ong>lifeong> is hard. But when the Hamiltons survive a terrible storm and receive a surprise visit from George Washington, Ann realizes that pioneer ong>lifeong> is exciting and special.

Death of a Cowboy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cannon, Ron, PUBLISHER: Tate Publishing & Enterprises, Murdering thieves, Indian raids, and hardships ong>ofong> the trail come to ong>lifeong> in this western tale about young man and his experiences during a cattle drive. Wil's ong>lifeong> is about to change forever as he addresses his growing affection both for God and a young lady he meets on his western passage. See historical events unfold while Wil is on his expedition, including one that changed the face ong>ofong> the west today.

Frontier Justice

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baldwin, Ged, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, In Frontier Justice, Ged Baldwin brings the old Peace River he knew to ong>lifeong> again. Baldwin, the feisty MP from Alberta, went to Peace River in as a young lawyer and was soon involved in a number ong>ofong> court cases, especially murder trials. He tells ten real-ong>lifeong> tales in his own inimitable style, including the unique and colorful characters who found themselves in these northern lands during their frontier days.

Porcupine Tree On the Sunday of Life

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Viable Values: A Study of Life as the Root and Reward of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Tara, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Viable Values examines the most basic foundations ong>ofong> value and morality, demonstrating the shortcomings ong>ofong> major traditional views and proposing that morality is grounded in the objective requirements ong>ofong> human ong>lifeong>. Smith argues that morality depends on a proper understanding ong>ofong> the concept ong>ofong> values, and that values depend on the alternative ong>ofong> ong>lifeong> or death. She proposes that human beings need to be moral in order to live, explaining how ong>lifeong> is the standard ong>ofong> morality, how flourishing is the proper end and reward ong>ofong> living morally, and how an intelligent egoism is the path to flourishing.

River of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Tracey, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, River ong>ofong> ong>Lifeong> is the third book in a series ong>ofong> poetry books which captures the readers hearts and pulls them in. Tracey's first title Cry No More and second title Pieces ong>ofong> My Heart pulled on readers heart strings. River ong>ofong> ong>Lifeong> is a collection ong>ofong> poems based on ong>Lifeong>, Love, Pain, Loss and Reality. This book is full ong>ofong> raw emotion. It reaches deep into your heart and makes the reader feel as though the poems are about each and every one ong>ofong> them.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did the Fathers ong>ofong> the historic Church teach about the role ong>ofong> women in the Church? For many years the answer to this question has come from feminist theologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what the Church Fathers and the Scriptures teach on women and men's role in the ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> the Church. The Scandal ong>ofong> Gender brings us into direct contact with the authentic and original teachings ong>ofong> the ancient Christian Church Fathers on the issue ong>ofong> the proper role ong>ofong> women and men in the ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> the Church. The point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> the Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects the traditional Orthodox point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> the Early Church Fathers and the Bible.

The Life of Moses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Neil, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, Thirteen paintings tell the story ong>ofong> Moses' ong>lifeong>, from his discovery as a foundling on the Nile, to his death on Mt. Pisgah over-looking the land ong>ofong> Canaan. Also depicted are the killing ong>ofong> the Egyptian overseer; the flight to Midian and the burning bush; Moses confronting the Pharaoh; the Plagues; the Exodus and the parting ong>ofong> the Red Sea; the manna from heaven; Moses on Mt. Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments; and the golden calf. The book also is enriched by a detailed commentary on each painting. The story that inspired the work is re-told, and symbols and important characters are explained. All in all, a stunning visual introduction to the great themes ong>ofong> the Old Testament as presented in works ong>ofong> art.

The Western Heritage: -Present

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kagan, Donald / Turner, Frank M. / Ozment, Steven E., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Present a strong, clear narrative account ong>ofong> the central developments in Western history.. The book calls attention to certain critical themes--the development ong>ofong> political freedom and constitutional government; the shifting relations among religion, society, and the state; the development ong>ofong> science and technology and their impact on thought and social institutions; and the major religious and intellectual currents that have shaped Western culture. Acquista Ora

Moral Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kevan, PUBLISHER: P & R Publishing, Demonstrates the value ong>ofong> the Law ong>ofong> God in the believer's ong>lifeong>. Based on the insights ong>ofong> the brilliant Puritan writer Anthony Burgess

Becoming Art: Exploring Cross-Cultural Categories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morphy, Howard, PUBLISHER: UNSW Press, "Becoming Art" provides a new analysis ong>ofong> the shifting cultural and social contexts that surround the production ong>ofong> Aboriginal art. Transcending the boundaries between anthropology and art history, the book draws on arguments from both disciplines to provide a unique interdisciplinary perspective that places the artists themselves at the centre ong>ofong> the argument. Western art history has traditionally regarded Aboriginal art as distanced from time and place. "Becoming Art" uses the recent history ong>ofong> Aboriginal art to challenge some ong>ofong> the presuppositions ong>ofong> western art discourse and western art worlds. It argues for a more cross-cultural perspective on world art history.

Alias Frank Canton

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: DeArment, Robert K., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Oklahoma Press, Here for the first time is the complete ong>lifeong> story ong>ofong> the controversial lawman Frank Canton, born Joe Homer, who, after conviction and imprisonment for armed robbery, escaped to change his name and transform himself into an ambitious, hard-working peace ong>ofong>ficer pursuing felons all over the western frontier for almost half a century. Western historian Robert K. DeArment has used an exhaustive amount ong>ofong> primary materials -- court records, contemporary periodicals, and Canton's own writings and memorabilia collected during his ong>lifeong>time -- to track down the facts ong>ofong> the mysterious Canton's early ong>lifeong> and misdeeds in Texas; his participation in the Johnson County War as an agent ong>ofong> the Wyoming Stock Growers Association; his pursuit ong>ofong> the Daltons, Bill Doolin, and other outlaws in Oklahoma Territory; his experiences as a peace ong>ofong>ficer and gold prospector in Alaska; his career as a bounty hunter; and his ultimate success as adjutant general ong>ofong> the new state ong>ofong> Oklahoma.

What to Do on the Worst Day of Your Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zahnd, Brian, PUBLISHER: Christian ong>Lifeong>, There is no question that times are tough. People are losing jobs, losing their homes, even losing their faith. In What to do on The Worst Day ong>ofong> Your ong>Lifeong>, pastor and author Brian Zahnd looks into the ong>lifeong> ong>ofong> David to bring readers strength in the hope that they can overcome.

Life on the Dry Line: Working the Land,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mason, Harry Morgan, PUBLISHER: Fulcrum Group, With a clear and detailed voice, Harry Mason describes ong>lifeong> and evolution on the vast plains ong>ofong> Kansas.

Men of Letters, Writing Lives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Broughton, Trev Lynn, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Trev Lynn Broughton takes an in-depth look at the developments within Victorian auto/biography, and asks what we can learn about the conditions and limits ong>ofong> male literary authority. Providing a feminist analysis ong>ofong> the effects ong>ofong> this literary production on culture, Broughton looks at the increase in prong>ofong>essions with a vested interest in the written ong>Lifeong>; the speeding up ong>ofong> the ong>Lifeong>-and-Letters industry during this period; the institutionalization ong>ofong> ong>Lifeong>-writing; and the consequent spread ong>ofong> a network ong>ofong> mainly male practitioners and commentators. This study focuses on two case studies from the period : the theories and achievements ong>ofong> Sir Leslie Stephen and the debate surrounding James Anthony Froude's account ong>ofong> the marriage ong>ofong> Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle.

Haremlik. Some Pages from the Life of Turkish Women

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vaka, Demetra / Vaka Brown, Demetra, PUBLISHER: Gorgias Press, Born as a Greek Ottoman in Constantinople/Istanbul, Demetra Vaka Brown () moved to America where she became a journalist and novelist, revisiting Turkey to write several books about the twilight ong>ofong> the Ottoman Empire and the emergence ong>ofong> the Turkish Republic. Her first book, Haremlik: Some Pages from the ong>Lifeong> ong>ofong> Oriental Women, published in , was based on experiences from when modernization had made inroads into Ottoman domestic ong>lifeong> and the harem was becoming a thing ong>ofong> the past. Her reflections on ong>lifeong> in the harem suggest the conflicted nature ong>ofong> her allegiances. On the one hand Haremlik is nostalgic for the Ottoman ong>lifeong> that was rapidly disappearing, and on the other hand, its author enjoys the freedoms ong>ofong> a prong>ofong>essional American woman. Tracing the emergence ong>ofong> a modern sensibility among Muslim women, Haremlik also reveals the predicament Vaka Brown faced in constructing an authorial and narrative identity in the interstices between East and West, modernity and tradition. Yiorgos Kalogeras is Prong>ofong>essor ong>ofong> English in the School ong>ofong> Philosophy, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. Cultures in Dialogue returns to print sources by women writers from the East and West. Series One considers the exchanges between Ottoman, British, and American women from the s to the s. Their varied responses to dilemmas such as nationalism, female emancipation, race relations and modernization in the context ong>ofong> the stereotypes characteristic ong>ofong> Western harem literature reframe the historical tensions between Eastern and Western cultures, ong>ofong>fering a nuanced understanding ong>ofong> their current manifestations.

A Bird of Passage: The Story of My Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lang, Otto, PUBLISHER: SkyHouse Publishers, This legendary skier gives a firsthand account ong>ofong> his colorful ong>lifeong> and his impact on the world ong>ofong> skiing. One ong>ofong> the well-known "ski pioneers", Lang directed the famed Sun Valley Ski School. He is also famous for his film direction and photography.

France's Overseas Frontier: Les Departements Et Territoires

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aldrich, Robert / Connell, John, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book provides the first ever English-language analysis ong>ofong> France's so-called "confetti ong>ofong> empire," the colonial remnants referred to as "DOM-TOMs"--the departements et territoires d'outre-mer. France shows no signs ong>ofong> relinquishing its remaining overseas outposts which are located from the tropics to the poles--Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Saint Pierre, and Miquelon in the western hemisphere, Reunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific as well as its claims on Antarctica and several sub-Antarctic islands. France's Overseas Frontier examines the DOM-TOMs in the context ong>ofong> France's colonial history and contemporary politics. It devotes chapters to constitutional change, demographic and economic development, politics, culture and identity, the strategic and geopolitical interests ong>ofong> France in the DOM-TOMs, and the emergence ong>ofong> independence movements in several ong>ofong> the territories.

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