Author: Elisha BrooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Elisha Brooks
Author: Elisha BrooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
New York Supreme Court County of New York
Author: West Virginia
Author: Otis K. RicePublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813118543
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
" An essential resource for scholars, students, and all lovers of the Mountaineer State. From bloody skirmishes with Indians on the early frontier to the Logan County mine war, the story of West Virginia is punctuated with episodes as colorful and rugged as the mountains that dominate its landscape. In this first modern comprehensive history, Otis Rice and Stephen Brown balance these episodes of mountaineer individualism against the complexities of industrial development and the growth of social institutions, analyzing the events and personalities that have shaped the state. To create this history, the authors weave together many strands from the past and present. Included among these are geological and geographical features; the prehistoric inhabitants; exploration and settlement; relations with the Indians; the land systems and patterns of ownership; the Civil War and the formation of the state from the western counties of Virginia; the legacy of Reconstruction; politics and government; industrial development; labor problems and advances; and cultural aspects such as folkways, education, religion, and national and ethnic influences. For this second edition, the authors have added a new chapter, bringing the original material up to date and carrying the West Virginia story through the presidential election of 1992. Otis K. Rice is professor emeritus of history and Stephen W. Brown is professor of history at West Virginia Institute of Technology.
Indians and Emigrants
Author: Michael L. TatePublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137100
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
In the first book to focus on relations between Indians and emigrants on the overland trails, Michael L. Tate shows that such encounters were far more often characterized by cooperation than by conflict. Having combed hundreds of unpublished sources and Indian oral traditions, Tate finds Indians and Anglo-Americans continuously trading goods and news with each other, and Indians providing various forms of assistance to overlanders. Tate admits that both sides normally followed their own best interests and ethical standards, which sometimes created distrust. But many acts of kindness by emigrants and by Indians can be attributed to simple human compassion. Not until the mid-1850s did Plains tribes begin to see their independence and cultural traditions threatened by the flood of white travelers. As buffalo herds dwindled and more Indians died from diseases brought by emigrants, violent clashes between wagon trains and Indians became more frequent, and the first Anglo-Indian wars erupted on the plains. Yet, even in the 1860s, Tate finds, friendly encounters were still the rule. Despite thousands of mutually beneficial exchanges between whites and Indians between 1840 and 1870, the image of Plains Indians as the overland pioneers’ worst enemies prevailed in American popular culture. In explaining the persistence of that stereotype, Tate seeks to dispel one of the West’s oldest cultural misunderstandings.
Supreme Court
Author: Sixty Miles to Be Baptized
Author: Dr. James L. AmstutzPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973650797
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
In the last half of the nineteenth century, Central Michigan was coming to life. The logging industry brought many in search of employment. Settlers came from the east looking to make a new start. In addition to their belongings, they brought their religion. One man was determined to share his faith with all who would listen. Elias Sias would lead hundreds to Christ and start numerous Christian congregations until the day he died. He was a spiritual pioneer as well as a community leader.
The Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce. Illustrated
Author: Ambrose BiercePublisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 4052
Book Description
Ambrose Bierce is considered a modern master of the short story. A soldier with the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-1865), his experiences as a soldier influenced his writing. While no anthology would be complete without "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", this collection of Bierce’s stories includes ghost stories, tales of war, humorous episodes, stinging aphorisms, and political articles. The Novellas The Short Story Collections The Poetry Collection The Non-Fiction Ambrose Bierce: A Biography by Carey McWilliams
History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Genealogies
Author: Charles HudsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lexington (Mass. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Surrogates' Courts of the State of New York
Author: Amasa Angell RedfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Surrogates' Courts of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Surrogates' CourtsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description