Author: Henry Clay Alder
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 9781884836985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In the late 1830s or early 1840s, probably at the insistence of his family and friends, Alder composed his memoirs, in which he recounted his life with the Ohio Indians and his experiences as one of the area's earliest pioneers."--Jacket.
A History of Jonathan Alder
Author: Henry Clay Alder
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 9781884836985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In the late 1830s or early 1840s, probably at the insistence of his family and friends, Alder composed his memoirs, in which he recounted his life with the Ohio Indians and his experiences as one of the area's earliest pioneers."--Jacket.
Publisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 9781884836985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In the late 1830s or early 1840s, probably at the insistence of his family and friends, Alder composed his memoirs, in which he recounted his life with the Ohio Indians and his experiences as one of the area's earliest pioneers."--Jacket.
A History of "Jonathan Adler"
Author: Jonathan Alder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian captivities
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indian captivities
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Jonathan Alder
Captivity of Jonathan Alder by the Indians In 1782
Author: New Library Press.Net
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795056987
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795056987
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth
Author: James Pierson Beckwourth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crow Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crow Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Measure of All Things
Author: Ken Alder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074324902X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre would make his way north to Dunkirk, while Pierre-François-André Méchain voyaged south to Barcelona. Their mission was to measure the world, and their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator—a standard that would be used “for all people, for all time.” The Measure of All Things is the astonishing tale of one of history’s greatest scientific adventures. Yet behind the public triumph of the metric system lies a secret error, one that is perpetuated in every subsequent definition of the meter. As acclaimed historian and novelist Ken Alder discovered through his research, there were only two people on the planet who knew the full extent of this error: Delambre and Méchain themselves. By turns a science history, detective tale, and human drama, The Measure of All Things describes a quest that succeeded as it failed—and continues to enlighten and inspire to this day.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 074324902X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
In June 1792, amidst the chaos of the French Revolution, two intrepid astronomers set out in opposite directions on an extraordinary journey. Starting in Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre would make his way north to Dunkirk, while Pierre-François-André Méchain voyaged south to Barcelona. Their mission was to measure the world, and their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator—a standard that would be used “for all people, for all time.” The Measure of All Things is the astonishing tale of one of history’s greatest scientific adventures. Yet behind the public triumph of the metric system lies a secret error, one that is perpetuated in every subsequent definition of the meter. As acclaimed historian and novelist Ken Alder discovered through his research, there were only two people on the planet who knew the full extent of this error: Delambre and Méchain themselves. By turns a science history, detective tale, and human drama, The Measure of All Things describes a quest that succeeded as it failed—and continues to enlighten and inspire to this day.
The History of Champaign and Logan Counties
Author: Joshua Antrim
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Champaign County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Champaign County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The War of the Roses
Author: Warren Adler
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402201950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Oliver and Barbara Rose thought they had a perfect marriage, only to discovertheir marriage was skin deep. This story was made into a major motion picturewith Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402201950
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Oliver and Barbara Rose thought they had a perfect marriage, only to discovertheir marriage was skin deep. This story was made into a major motion picturewith Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Rebecca Dickinson
Author: Marla Miller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 042997745X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Rebecca Dickinson's powerful voice, captured through excerpts from the pages of her journal, allows colonial and revolutionary-era New England to come alive. Dickinson's life illustrates the dilemmas faced by many Americans in the decades before, during, and after the American Revolution, as well as the paradoxes presented by an unmarried woman who earned her own living and made her own way in the small town where she was born. Rebecca Dickinson: Independence for a New England Woman, uses Dickinson's world as a lens to introduce readers to the everyday experience of living in the colonial era and the social, cultural, and economic challenges faced in the transformative decades surrounding the American Revolution. About the Lives of American Women series: selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a 'good read', featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 042997745X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Rebecca Dickinson's powerful voice, captured through excerpts from the pages of her journal, allows colonial and revolutionary-era New England to come alive. Dickinson's life illustrates the dilemmas faced by many Americans in the decades before, during, and after the American Revolution, as well as the paradoxes presented by an unmarried woman who earned her own living and made her own way in the small town where she was born. Rebecca Dickinson: Independence for a New England Woman, uses Dickinson's world as a lens to introduce readers to the everyday experience of living in the colonial era and the social, cultural, and economic challenges faced in the transformative decades surrounding the American Revolution. About the Lives of American Women series: selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a 'good read', featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader.
A History of the Arab Peoples
Author: Albert Habib Hourani
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674010178
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Chronicles the history of Arab civilization, looking at the beauty of the great mosques, the importance attached to education, the achievements of Arab science, the role of women, internal conflicts, and the Palestinian question.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674010178
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Chronicles the history of Arab civilization, looking at the beauty of the great mosques, the importance attached to education, the achievements of Arab science, the role of women, internal conflicts, and the Palestinian question.