Author: Enoch Albert BryanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Historical Sketch of the State College of Washington, 1890-1925
Author: Enoch Albert BryanThe Two Eras, Old and New
Author: Edward Sparrow JeromePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780265183120
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Excerpt from The Two Eras, Old and New: A Political and Historical Sketch of Our Government From 1789 to 1917 In this golden age of Virginia and the South, it was quite the fashion, however, to place a Northern man upon the national ticket, either as president or, more frequently, as vice-president, to preserve the balance of power and harmony between the sections. The older and younger Adams of Massachusetts, Van Buren of New York, Pierce of New Hampshire, and Buchanan of Pennsylvania, served these purposes as presidents; and George Clinton, Tompkins, Gerry, Dallas and F ill more, as vice-presidents. In this period of our history there was no West as we know it today. There were then but two great divisions, or sections, of our country: North and South. The for mer comprised all that part lying above Mason and Dixon's line; the latter, all that tract below it. In a word, the term North then meant the territory stretch ing from Pennsylvania northeast to and including New Hampshire; the term South, that extending southwest to and including Georgia. Pennsylvania, having six states beyond and six below her, was the pivot; hence her name of The Keystone State. The original thirteen colonies, or states, stretched along the Atlantic seaboard irregularly from New Hampshire in the extreme north east to Georgia, the extreme southwest, as stated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Historical Sketch of the Cherokee
Author: James MooneyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351515675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
When James Mooney lived with and studied the Cherokee between 1887 and 1900, they were the largest and most important Indian tribe in the United States. His dispassionate account of their history from the time of their fi rst contact with whites until the end of the nineteenth century is more than a sequence of battles won and lost, treaties signed and broken, towns destroyed and people massacred. There is humanity along with inhumanity in the relations between the Cherokee and other groups, Indian and non-Indian; there is fortitude and persistence balanced with disillusionment and frustration. In these respects, the history of the Cherokee epitomizes the experience of most Native Americans. The Cherokee Nation ceased to exist as a political entity seven years after the initial study was done, when Oklahoma became a state.
Historical Sketch of the United States Naval Academy
Author: James Russell SoleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Centennial Exhibition
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Historical Sketch of the State Normal School at San José, California
Author: San Jose State CollegePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California. San Jose state college, San José
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Early history of the state normal school or teachers' college. It was established in San Francisco in 1862. In 1871, the San Josâe normal school was established.
An Historical Sketch of the Progress and Present State of Anglo-Saxon Literature in England
Author: John PetheramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
A Historical Sketch of the Formation of the Confederacy
Author: Joseph BluntPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333947545
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Excerpt from A Historical Sketch of the Formation of the Confederacy: Particularly With Reference to the Provincial Limits and the Jurisdiction of the General Government Over Indian Tribes and the Public Territory Portugal, however, did not acquiesce in this construe tion; but claimed the islands discovered by Columbus in his first voyage, immediately upon his return to Spain, as within the limits of the grant by Eugene lv.; and it ap pears, from a memoir addressed by Robert Thorne to the English ambassador at the court of Spain, in 1527, that the Spanish crown Offered to relinquish these discoveries to Portugal, as within that grant; provided the latter would restore to Spain the goods Ofthe Spanish Jews, that had taken refuge in Portugal, according to the treaty between the two powers, by which they had mutually agreed to restore fugitive subjects with their goods.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Historical Sketch of the United States Naval Academy
Author: James Russell SoleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Centennial Exhibition
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Probability: A Very Short Introduction
Author: John HaighPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191636835
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty - which is the norm - requires a sound appreciation of the way random chance works. As analysis and modelling of most aspects of the world, and all measurement, are necessarily imprecise and involve uncertainties of varying degrees, the understanding and management of probabilities is central to much work in the sciences and economics. In this Very Short Introduction, John Haigh introduces the ideas of probability and different philosophical approaches to probability, and gives a brief account of the history of development of probability theory, from Galileo and Pascal to Bayes, Laplace, Poisson, and Markov. He describes the basic probability distributions, and goes on to discuss a wide range of applications in science, economics, and a variety of other contexts such as games and betting. He concludes with an intriguing discussion of coincidences and some curious paradoxes. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Sketches of the History of Man, in Two Volumes
Author: Lord Henry Home KamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
"The following work is the substance of various speculations, that occasionally amused the author, and enlivened his leisure-hours. It is not intended for the learned; they are above it: nor for the vulgar; they are below it. It is intended for men, who, equally removed from the corruption of opulence, and from the depression of bodily labour, are bent on useful knowledge; who, even in the delirium of youth, feel the dawn of patriotism, and who in riper years enjoy its meridian warmth. To such men this work is dedicated; and that they may profit by it, is the author's ardent wish, and probably will be while any spirit remains in him to form a wish"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).