Author: Stephen F. Huss Ph.D.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973643804
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Although he had been the first Republican governor in the history of the state, the first native-born governor, the last Civil War governor, the first Reconstruction governor, an internationally respected attorney, the friend of at least five US presidents, and a nationally recognized war hero, most Missourians have never heard of Thomas Clement Fletcher. His efforts essentially repaired a war-devastated state, began reconciliation, and could serve as a model for political and personal leadership in a divided populace. Throughout his life, he advocated for veterans, Native Americans, and other minority rights and for an equitable justice system. He did so in the halls of Congress, state and federal courts, and the US Supreme Court with grace, determination, and integrity. This book illuminates his life through the use of never-before-seen resources and critical analysis to bring him to life.
Rediscovering Thomas C. Fletcher
Author: Stephen F. Huss Ph.D.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973643804
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Although he had been the first Republican governor in the history of the state, the first native-born governor, the last Civil War governor, the first Reconstruction governor, an internationally respected attorney, the friend of at least five US presidents, and a nationally recognized war hero, most Missourians have never heard of Thomas Clement Fletcher. His efforts essentially repaired a war-devastated state, began reconciliation, and could serve as a model for political and personal leadership in a divided populace. Throughout his life, he advocated for veterans, Native Americans, and other minority rights and for an equitable justice system. He did so in the halls of Congress, state and federal courts, and the US Supreme Court with grace, determination, and integrity. This book illuminates his life through the use of never-before-seen resources and critical analysis to bring him to life.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1973643804
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Although he had been the first Republican governor in the history of the state, the first native-born governor, the last Civil War governor, the first Reconstruction governor, an internationally respected attorney, the friend of at least five US presidents, and a nationally recognized war hero, most Missourians have never heard of Thomas Clement Fletcher. His efforts essentially repaired a war-devastated state, began reconciliation, and could serve as a model for political and personal leadership in a divided populace. Throughout his life, he advocated for veterans, Native Americans, and other minority rights and for an equitable justice system. He did so in the halls of Congress, state and federal courts, and the US Supreme Court with grace, determination, and integrity. This book illuminates his life through the use of never-before-seen resources and critical analysis to bring him to life.
Rediscovering Humility
Author: Christopher A. Hutchinson
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1945270977
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Most of us value humility . . . especially in other people. But Jesus taught that humility is central to the Christian life. Author Christopher Hutchinson invites the church to follow Christ—both individually and corporately—in this high calling.
Publisher: New Growth Press
ISBN: 1945270977
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Most of us value humility . . . especially in other people. But Jesus taught that humility is central to the Christian life. Author Christopher Hutchinson invites the church to follow Christ—both individually and corporately—in this high calling.
The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
Author: Susan Wise Bauer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393240673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world. Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volume—the third in the series that began with The History of the Ancient World and The History of the Medieval World—chronicles the contradictions of a world in transition. Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logic and Greek rationality blossom while the Inquisition gathers strength. As kings and emperors continue to insist on their divine rights, ordinary people all over the world seize power: the lingayats of India, the Jacquerie of France, the Red Turbans of China, and the peasants of England. New threats appear, as the Ottomans emerge from a tiny Turkish village and the Mongols ride out of the East to set the world on fire. New currencies are forged, new weapons invented, and world-changing catastrophes alter the landscape: the Little Ice Age and the Great Famine kill millions; the Black Death, millions more. In the chaos of these epoch-making events, our own world begins to take shape. Impressively researched and brilliantly told, The History of the Renaissance World offers not just the names, dates, and facts but the memorable characters who illuminate the years between 1100 and 1453—years that marked a sea change in mankind’s perception of the world.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393240673
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world. Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volume—the third in the series that began with The History of the Ancient World and The History of the Medieval World—chronicles the contradictions of a world in transition. Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logic and Greek rationality blossom while the Inquisition gathers strength. As kings and emperors continue to insist on their divine rights, ordinary people all over the world seize power: the lingayats of India, the Jacquerie of France, the Red Turbans of China, and the peasants of England. New threats appear, as the Ottomans emerge from a tiny Turkish village and the Mongols ride out of the East to set the world on fire. New currencies are forged, new weapons invented, and world-changing catastrophes alter the landscape: the Little Ice Age and the Great Famine kill millions; the Black Death, millions more. In the chaos of these epoch-making events, our own world begins to take shape. Impressively researched and brilliantly told, The History of the Renaissance World offers not just the names, dates, and facts but the memorable characters who illuminate the years between 1100 and 1453—years that marked a sea change in mankind’s perception of the world.
The Man who Rediscovered America
Author: John Upton Terrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Explorers
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Coming of Age in Chicago
Author: Ira Jacknis
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803268386
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
"Collection of scholarly essays and primary documents exploring the significance of the 1893 World's Fair and the history of American anthropology"--
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803268386
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
"Collection of scholarly essays and primary documents exploring the significance of the 1893 World's Fair and the history of American anthropology"--
The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism
Author: Laurence W. Wood
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810845253
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
John Fletcher was an influential figure in the history of Methodism. This study, based on a reading of the primary sources in Fletcher and John Wesley, looks at Fletcher's pneumatological and dispensational themes and examines Fletcher's relationship with Wesley and other significant figures of early Methodism in England and America. The author, professor of systematic theology at Asbury Theological Seminary, argues that Fletcher and Wesley agreed on the meaning of sanctification in light of the language of the Pentecost. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810845253
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
John Fletcher was an influential figure in the history of Methodism. This study, based on a reading of the primary sources in Fletcher and John Wesley, looks at Fletcher's pneumatological and dispensational themes and examines Fletcher's relationship with Wesley and other significant figures of early Methodism in England and America. The author, professor of systematic theology at Asbury Theological Seminary, argues that Fletcher and Wesley agreed on the meaning of sanctification in light of the language of the Pentecost. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Rufus Porter Rediscovered
Author: Jean Lipman
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"[Rufus Porter] pioneered and made outstanding contriubtions in the field of American art, and in science and journalism as well... Porter worked steadily at the trade of itinerant artist from 1815 to around 1840... Porter had established a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration... [Following 1825] Porter devoted himself chiefly to mural painting. In the 1840s he published and edited the New York Mehanic, kAmerican Mechanic and Scientific American. The latter, which he founded in 1845, was one of teh most important journals of its time, as it is today"--from p. 3, 4, 7.
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"[Rufus Porter] pioneered and made outstanding contriubtions in the field of American art, and in science and journalism as well... Porter worked steadily at the trade of itinerant artist from 1815 to around 1840... Porter had established a mobile one-man factory for original portraiture and interior decoration... [Following 1825] Porter devoted himself chiefly to mural painting. In the 1840s he published and edited the New York Mehanic, kAmerican Mechanic and Scientific American. The latter, which he founded in 1845, was one of teh most important journals of its time, as it is today"--from p. 3, 4, 7.
Wonderworks
Author: Angus Fletcher
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982135980
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"A brilliant examination of literary invention through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, showing how writers created technical breakthroughs as sophisticated and significant as any in science, and in the process, engineered enhancements to the human heart and mind"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982135980
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
"A brilliant examination of literary invention through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, showing how writers created technical breakthroughs as sophisticated and significant as any in science, and in the process, engineered enhancements to the human heart and mind"--
South America Rediscovered
Author: Tom Bard Jones
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book reconstructs southern South America as foreigners (primarily from the United States and Great Britain) saw it in the years from 1810 to 1870.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This book reconstructs southern South America as foreigners (primarily from the United States and Great Britain) saw it in the years from 1810 to 1870.