Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719308
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Captives & Cousins (Volume 2 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719308
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
George, Nicholas and Wilhelm
Author: Miranda CarterPublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 1400043638
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell their tragicomic stories.
Cousin George and Other Tales
Author: WalkerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338526233X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Jefferson's Memorandum Books, Volume 2
Author: James A. Bear Jr.Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400887755
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Among the Second Series of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, this volume has the most detailed coverage of his day-to-day life. These disciplined records of personal expenditures, and of various other daily observations, furnish valuable information about prices and availability of commodities of the period and provide abundant evidence of Jefferson's devotion to a systematic way of living and of his insatiable curiosity. Originally published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The Washingtons. Volume 2
Author: Justin GlennPublisher: Savas Publishing
ISBN: 1940669278
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
This is the second volume of a comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and was the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume two is a collection of notable descendants of the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Future volumes will trace generations eight through fifteen, making a total of over 63,000 descendants. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These in turn strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. The Washingtons includes the time-honored John Wright line which in recent years has been challenged largely on the basis of DNA evidence. Volumes one and two form a set, with a cumulative bibliography appearing at the end of volume two.
Colonial Cousins
Author: Joyce P. WestripPublisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 1862548412
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
An exploration of the historic relationship between Australia and India.
The Monthly Critical Gazette
Author: Incest and Influence
Author: Adam KuperPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674035898
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Like many gentlemen of his time, Darwin married his first cousin. In fact, marriages between close relatives were commonplace in 19th-century England, and Kuper argues that they played a crucial role in the rise of the bourgeoisie. This study brings out the connection between private lives, public fortunes, and the history of imperial Britain.
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen
Author: Rory MuirPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300269609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England? Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period. From the glamour of the ballroom to the pressures of careers, children, managing money, and difficult in-laws, love and marriage came in many guises: some wed happily, some dared to elope, and other relationships ended with acrimony, adultery, domestic abuse, or divorce. Muir illuminates the position of both men and women in marriage, as well as those spinsters and bachelors who chose not to marry at all. This is a richly textured account of how love and marriage felt for people at the time--revealing their unspoken assumptions, fears, pleasures, and delights.
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