Author: Walter William SkeatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Walter William SkeatPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Author: SkeatCalifornia
Author: Andrew RollePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118701143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The eighth edition of California: A History covers the entire scope of the history of the Golden State, from before first contact with Europeans through the present; an accessible and compelling narrative that comprises the stories of the many diverse peoples who have called, and currently do call, California home. Explores the latest developments relating to California’s immigration, energy, environment, and transportation concerns Features concise chapters and a narrative approach along with numerous maps, photographs, and new graphic features to facilitate student comprehension Offers illuminating insights into the significant events and people that shaped the lengthy and complex history of a state that has become synonymous with the American dream Includes discussion of recent – and uniquely Californian – social trends connecting Hollywood, social media, and Silicon Valley – and most recently "Silicon Beach"
What’s Her Name
Author: Katie NelsonPublisher: Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN: 1789295394
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
A fresh, informative and entertaining pop history of the world told through the biographies of 70 fascinating women you may not have heard of (but should have).
Tennessee Historical Magazine
Author: Waterloo Casualties
Author: Paul L. DawsonPublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
— Draws on newly discovered eyewitness accounts from Prussian sources to present new insights into the battle and new areas of combat — Studies the battle from the unexplored perspective of General Drouet d’Erlon, one of Napoleon’s key subordinates — Focuses on the lesser-known engagements between the French and Prussians, for which new archaeological evidence has been discovered — Examines death certificates issued for French officers and men on the day of the battle to suggest it was not the ‘bloodbath’ it is often thought to have been — The result of twenty years of research in archives in France and German Historians have sought reasons why Napoleon lost the great battle at Waterloo, seen by many as the most famous conflict of the nineteenth century. Waterloo Casualties presents the litany of failures by one of Napoleon’s key subordinates, General Drouet d’Erlon, which ultimately led to defeat, and explores for the first time what really happened at Hougoumont, La Haye Sainte, and on the French right wing as the Prussians closed in. The actions between Papelotte and Frichermont were critical in the story of the battle, but have, so far, been seldom studied as no red-coated soldiers fought there. They come under scrutiny in Dawson’s meticulous analysis.
English and Chinese Dictionary
Author: William LobscheidPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
On Arid Ground
Author: Jennifer KeatingPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192855255
Category : Asia, Central
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
On Arid Ground focuses on the relationships between empire and environment in Central Asia, using environmental history to examine the practice of Russian imperialism in Turkestan at the end of empire, from the 1860s until 1916. It reveals for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the environmental imprint of Russian colonisation, and shows how local ecologies fitted into broader repertoires of imperial rule, accommodation, and resistance. Ranging widely above and below the surface in Turkestan, from the deserts of Transcaspia to the highlands and lowlands of rural Fergana and Semirech'e, Jennifer Keating explores infrastructure development, migrant settlement, land reclamation and dispossession, the commodification of nature, and environmental violence to reveal the ways in which ecological change was central to the building and breaking of empire. Attentive to connections, synchronicities and scale, On Arid Ground makes the case for looking beyond cotton and water in Central Asian context, for the powerful material role played by animals and plants, sand, silt, and salt in human histories, and for the less visible relationships between far-flung people and things within and beyond Turkestan's borders. Laying bare the political roots and repercussions of environmental change, the volume brings fresh perspectives both to the history of Central Asia and to that of the wider Russian empire across Eurasia.
The American Encyclopædic Dictionary
Author: S. J. HerrtagePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Author: