Author: Chart Pitt
Publisher: Ryerson Press
ISBN:
Category : Fur trade
Languages : en
Pages : 297
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The Law of the Lean Lands
Author: Chart Pitt
Publisher: Ryerson Press
ISBN:
Category : Fur trade
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Publisher: Ryerson Press
ISBN:
Category : Fur trade
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Lean Lands
Author: Agustín Yáñez
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477313222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
What was it that flew over with such a terrifying roar? Was it, as many said, the devil, or was it that thing a few had heard of, a flying machine? And those electric lights at Jacob Gallo’s farm, were they witchcraft or were they science? The theme of this harshly powerful novel is the impact of modern technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The old ways are represented by Epifanio Trujillo, the cacique of the region, now ailing and losing his grip on things; by ancient Madre Matiana, the region’s midwife, healer, counselor, and oracle; by penniless Rómulo and his wife Merced. “Progress” is represented by Don Epifanio’s bastard son Jacob, who acquired money and influence elsewhere during the Revolution and who now, against his father’s will, brings electricity, irrigation, fertilizers, and other modernities to the lean lands—together with armed henchmen. The conflict between the old and the new builds slowly and inexorably to a violent climax that will long remain in the reader’s memory. The author has given psychological and historical depth to his story by alternating the passages of narrative and dialogue with others in which several of the major characters brood on the past, the present, and the future. For instance, Matiana, now in her eighties, touchingly remembers how she was married and widowed before she had reached her seventeenth birthday. This dual technique is superbly handled, so that people and events have both a vivid actuality and an inner richness of meaning. The impact of the narrative is intensified by the twenty-one striking illustrations by Alberto Beltrán.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477313222
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
What was it that flew over with such a terrifying roar? Was it, as many said, the devil, or was it that thing a few had heard of, a flying machine? And those electric lights at Jacob Gallo’s farm, were they witchcraft or were they science? The theme of this harshly powerful novel is the impact of modern technology and ideas on a few isolated, tradition-bound hamlets in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The old ways are represented by Epifanio Trujillo, the cacique of the region, now ailing and losing his grip on things; by ancient Madre Matiana, the region’s midwife, healer, counselor, and oracle; by penniless Rómulo and his wife Merced. “Progress” is represented by Don Epifanio’s bastard son Jacob, who acquired money and influence elsewhere during the Revolution and who now, against his father’s will, brings electricity, irrigation, fertilizers, and other modernities to the lean lands—together with armed henchmen. The conflict between the old and the new builds slowly and inexorably to a violent climax that will long remain in the reader’s memory. The author has given psychological and historical depth to his story by alternating the passages of narrative and dialogue with others in which several of the major characters brood on the past, the present, and the future. For instance, Matiana, now in her eighties, touchingly remembers how she was married and widowed before she had reached her seventeenth birthday. This dual technique is superbly handled, so that people and events have both a vivid actuality and an inner richness of meaning. The impact of the narrative is intensified by the twenty-one striking illustrations by Alberto Beltrán.
A Treatise on the Law of Sale
Author: Mungo Ponton Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Contracts
Languages : en
Pages : 658
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The Twentieth Century Magazine
Author: Benjamin Orange Flower
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Twentieth century
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Twentieth century
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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The Congressional globe
Sessional Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Short Lectures Explanatory of Our Land Laws (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thomas Lean Wilkinson
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364149942
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Excerpt from Short Lectures Explanatory of Our Land Laws Necessity of some knowledge of the history of the land laws - Manner of holding land in England before the Conquest - Effect of the Conquest on the holding of land - Introduction of the Feudal System - Fundamental principle of the land laws - Tenure - History and description of tenures - Different classes of estates: Freeholds Copyholds - Leases for terms of years - Varieties of freehold estates fh-estate for life. The law relating to the land of this country cannot be rightly understood without some previous know ledge of its history. It is not alone that its subtle theories, fine distinctions, restrictions, forms, and terminology cannot be made clear without some refer ence to their origin; but the law itself is very ancient, many of its rules having come down to us from the days when the foundations of our jurisprudence were laid. Some of the commonest every-day dealings with land derive their validity from Acts of the Parliaments of Edward I. And decisions of the Judges of Edward IV., while the modern changes in the law have touched the ancient system so lightly that an acquaintance with it is necessary before the very changes can be understood. 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.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364149942
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Excerpt from Short Lectures Explanatory of Our Land Laws Necessity of some knowledge of the history of the land laws - Manner of holding land in England before the Conquest - Effect of the Conquest on the holding of land - Introduction of the Feudal System - Fundamental principle of the land laws - Tenure - History and description of tenures - Different classes of estates: Freeholds Copyholds - Leases for terms of years - Varieties of freehold estates fh-estate for life. The law relating to the land of this country cannot be rightly understood without some previous know ledge of its history. It is not alone that its subtle theories, fine distinctions, restrictions, forms, and terminology cannot be made clear without some refer ence to their origin; but the law itself is very ancient, many of its rules having come down to us from the days when the foundations of our jurisprudence were laid. Some of the commonest every-day dealings with land derive their validity from Acts of the Parliaments of Edward I. And decisions of the Judges of Edward IV., while the modern changes in the law have touched the ancient system so lightly that an acquaintance with it is necessary before the very changes can be understood. 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.
History of Public Land Law Development
Author: Paul Wallace Gates
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public lands
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public lands
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Report of Proceedings Before the Commissioners Appointed Under the "Land Purchase Act of 1875".
Author: Prince Edward Island (Prov.). "Land Purchase Act, 1875", Commission under
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 700
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