The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next

The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next PDF Author: Robert Dale Owen
Publisher: New York : G.W. Carleton
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next

The Debatable Land Between this World and the Next PDF Author: Robert Dale Owen
Publisher:
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Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 478

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The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England

The Debatable Land: The Lost World Between Scotland and England PDF Author: Graham Robb
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393285332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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"[An] entertaining work of geographical sleuthing.…Surprises abound." —The New Yorker An oft-overlooked region lies at the heart of British national history: the Debatable Land. The oldest detectable territorial division in Great Britain, the Debatable Land once served as a buffer between England and Scotland. It was once the bloodiest region in the country, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and James V. After most of its population was slaughtered or deported, it became the last part of Great Britain to be brought under the control of the state. Today, its boundaries have vanished from the map and are matters of myth and generational memories. In The Debatable Land, historian Graham Robb recovers the history of this ancient borderland in an exquisite tale that spans Roman, Medieval, and present-day Britain. Rich in detail and epic in scope, The Debatable Land provides a crucial, missing piece in the puzzle of British history.

Yorkshire

Yorkshire PDF Author: Richard Morris
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297609440
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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Yorkshire is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie close. By weaving history, family stories, travelogue and ecology, Richard Morris reveals how Yorkshire took shape as a landscape and in literature, legend and popular regard. The result is a fascinating and wide-ranging meditation on Yorkshire and Yorkshireness, told through the prism of the region's most extraordinary people and places.

Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World

Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World PDF Author: Robert Dale Owen
Publisher:
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Category : Apparitions
Languages : en
Pages : 540

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Old and New

Old and New PDF Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 842

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Old and New

Old and New PDF Author: Edward Everett Hale
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Category : Liberalism (Religion)
Languages : en
Pages : 798

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Includes: College directory [giving the name, locality, course of study, faculty, and number of students, of 175 or more of the Principal collegiate institutions of the United States]. [Boston, Robert Bros. 1872-74]

The Discovery of Middle Earth

The Discovery of Middle Earth PDF Author: Graham Robb
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0393349926
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Intriguing and stimulating." —Jane Smiley, Harper's In this real-life historical treasure hunt, bestselling author Graham Robb—"one of the more unusual and appealing historians currently striding the planet (New York Times)"—reveals the mapping of ancient Gaul as a reflection of the heavens, demonstrates the lasting influence of Druid science and recharts the exploration of the world and the spread of Christianity. This "fascinating" (Los Angeles Times) history offers nothing less than an entirely new understanding of the birth of modern Europe.

The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography

The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography PDF Author: Graham Robb
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039306882X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475

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"A witty, engaging narrative style…[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing." —New York Times Book Review A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways and newspapers, France was a land of ancient tribal divisions, prehistoric communication networks, and pre-Christian beliefs. French itself was a minority language. Graham Robb describes that unknown world in arresting narrative detail. He recounts the epic journeys of mapmakers, scientists, soldiers, administrators, and intrepid tourists, of itinerant workers, pilgrims, and herdsmen with their millions of migratory domestic animals. We learn how France was explored, charted, and colonized, and how the imperial influence of Paris was gradually extended throughout a kingdom of isolated towns and villages. The Discovery of France explains how the modern nation came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France—past and present—remains to be discovered. A New York Times Notable Book, Publishers Weekly Best Book, Slate Best Book, and Booklist Editor's Choice.

Catholic World

Catholic World PDF Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 876

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