Author: Samuel WhelpleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
A Compend of History ...
Author: Samuel WhelpleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
History of the United States
Author: Alexander Hamilton StephensPublisher:
ISBN: 9781928596004
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
A Compend of History, from the Earliest Times
Author: Samuel WhelpleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Cockroach Papers
Author: Richard SchweidPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022626047X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Skittering figures of urban legend—and a ubiquitous reality—cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. Even as our efforts to exterminate them have developed into ever more complex forms of chemical warfare, roaches’ basic design of six legs, two hypersensitive antennae, and one set of voracious mandibles has persisted unchanged for millions of years. But as Richard Schweid shows in The Cockroach Papers, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced. Traveling from New York City to Louisiana, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Morocco, Schweid blends stories of his own squirm-inducing roach encounters with meticulous research to spin a tale both humorous and harrowing. As he investigates roaches’ more nefarious interactions with our species—particularly with those of us living at the margins of society—Schweid also explores their astonishing diversity, how they mate, what they’ll eat, and what we’ve written about them (from Kafka and Nelson Algren to archy and mehitabel). Knowledge soon turns into respect, and Schweid looks beyond his own fears to arrive at an uncomfortable truth: We humans are no more peaceful, tidy, or responsible about taking care of the Earth or each other than these tiny creatures that swarm in the dark corners of our minds, homes, and cereal boxes.
A Compend of History from the earliest times ... and a brief dissertation on the importance of historical knowledge. ... Fifth edition, with corrections, by ... J. Emerson
Author: Samuel WHELPLEYA Compendium of Muskie Angling History
Author: Larry RamsellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780741441690
Category : Muskellunge fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This 3rd edition of A Compendium of Muskie Angling History, Volume I is like reading a murder mystery, with some strange twits of fate, where you know who did it but you don¿t know how and you just have to find out! Finally, the complete truth of muskie angling world record history is revealed for the first time and past ¿revisionist history¿ corrected. There is a gaggle of historic photographs within, including many new photographs never before published. A must read for ¿muskie junkies¿ and fish historians everywhere.
Webster's Guide to American History
Author: Charles Van DorenPublisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877790815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1530
Book Description
Compendium of History and Biography of Central and Northern Minnesota
Author: Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis
Author: William HydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Louis (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Early Chicago
Author: Ulrich DanckersPublisher: Early Chicago Incorporated
ISBN: 9780967582306
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description