Author: Edward Payson Hammond
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Author: Angelos Mansolas
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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I know every single one of these grenadiers. The oldest is barely eighteen. These boys have not yet learned how to live, but by God they know how to die! These were the words of the division s commanding officer, SS Oberführer Kurt Meyer for his own men men admired even by their very opponents. Established in 1943, the 12th SS Panzer Division was designed to become an elite unit, consisting of 17 year-old youths, a generation of future soldiers, tough as leather and hard as Krupp steel , commanded by a nucleus of hardened SS officers and NCOs. This is a detailed history of the division from its formation, all through the Normandy campaign where it received its baptism of fire. Although employed in the field for the first time, those young Waffen SS soldiers fought with a tenacity and ferocity unexcelled by any other unit Allied or German deployed in the invasion front, defending doggedly every single yard of ground from Caen to Falaise a distance of just 25 miles, for which the Canadian and British forces fought hard to capture, paying a high price in human lives.

Author: Vincent Brown
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674298551
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Winner of the Merle Curti Award Winner of the James A. Rawley Prize Winner of the Louis Gottschalk Prize Longlisted for the Cundill Prize “Vincent Brown makes the dead talk. With his deep learning and powerful historical imagination, he calls upon the departed to explain the living. The Reaper’s Garden stretches the historical canvas and forces readers to think afresh. It is a major contribution to the history of Atlantic slavery.”—Ira Berlin From the author of Tacky’s Revolt, a landmark study of life and death in colonial Jamaica at the zenith of the British slave empire. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? In The Reaper’s Garden, Vincent Brown asks this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America—and a human catastrophe. Popularly known as the grave of the Europeans, it was just as deadly for Africans and their descendants. Yet among the survivors, the dead remained both a vital presence and a social force. In this compelling and evocative story of a world in flux, Brown shows that death was as generative as it was destructive. From the eighteenth-century zenith of British colonial slavery to its demise in the 1830s, the Grim Reaper cultivated essential aspects of social life in Jamaica—belonging and status, dreams for the future, and commemorations of the past. Surveying a haunted landscape, Brown unfolds the letters of anxious colonists; listens in on wakes, eulogies, and solemn incantations; peers into crypts and coffins, and finds the very spirit of human struggle in slavery. Masters and enslaved, fortune seekers and spiritual healers, rebels and rulers, all summoned the dead to further their desires and ambitions. In this turbulent transatlantic world, Brown argues, “mortuary politics” played a consequential role in determining the course of history. Insightful and powerfully affecting, The Reaper’s Garden promises to enrich our understanding of the ways that death shaped political life in the world of Atlantic slavery and beyond.

Author: Craig Canine
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226092652
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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"An important book, rich with history and stories. it brings our most essential industry -- farming -- into new perspective. Reading it made me want to get out a crop". -- Bobbie Ann Mason Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author: Lauraine Snelling
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1441202374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Ever so slowly Dakota Territory is being transformed from a vast prairie into rich farmland. With the coming of the railroad, the small town of Blessing begins to prosper, and the Bjorklund family is reaping the promised harvest that had lured them from their beloved home in Norway. But for Ingeborg and Haakan, realizing their dreams will not come without a struggle. After their own fields are harvested, Haakan and the neighboring men take the steam engine and the separator on the road, threshing for other homesteaders in return for a portion of their grain. With Haakan away and the fields standing idle, Ingeborg frets over work yet to be done. Fearing an early change of seasons, she takes matters into her own hands. Has the land become more important to Ingeborg than her own family?

Author: Reuben Gold Thwaites
Publisher: Madison : The Society
ISBN:
Category : Harvesting machinery
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: William Henry Seward
Publisher:
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Category : Harvesting machinery
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: Rupert Sargent Holland
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 15

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Cyrus H. McCormick and the Reaper by Rupert Sargent Holland: Cyrus H. McCormick and the Reaper by Rupert Sargent Holland is a biography that explores the life and achievements of Cyrus H. McCormick, an American inventor and businessman known for his development of the mechanical reaper, a revolutionary agricultural machine. The book delves into McCormick's entrepreneurial spirit, his contributions to the agricultural industry, and the impact of his invention. Key Points: Invention of the mechanical reaper: The biography focuses on McCormick's invention of the mechanical reaper, a machine that revolutionized grain harvesting and significantly increased agricultural productivity. It delves into the process of McCormick's invention, his determination to improve upon existing harvesting methods, and the transformative impact of the mechanical reaper on farming practices. Entrepreneurial journey and business success: The book explores McCormick's entrepreneurial journey, from his early experiments and prototypes to the establishment of his manufacturing company. It highlights his business acumen, marketing strategies, and efforts to promote and sell his invention. The biography also discusses McCormick's ability to navigate the challenges of the agricultural industry and build a successful business empire. Legacy and impact on agriculture: The biography reflects on McCormick's lasting legacy and the impact of his invention on agriculture. It explores how the mechanical reaper revolutionized farming practices, enabling farmers to harvest crops more efficiently and effectively. The book also discusses the widespread adoption of the mechanical reaper and its role in the agricultural advancements of the time, contributing to increased food production and economic development.

Author: Hal Lindsey
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310531063
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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The impact of The Late Great Planet Earth cannot be overstated. The New York Times called it the "no. 1 non-fiction bestseller of the decade." For Christians and non-Christians of the 1970s, Hal Lindsey's blockbuster served as a wake-up call on events soon to come and events already unfolding -- all leading up to the greatest event of all: the return of Jesus Christ. The years since have confirmed Lindsey's insights into what biblical prophecy says about the times we live in. Whether you're a church-going believer or someone who wouldn't darken the door of a Christian institution, the Bible has much to tell you about the imminent future of this planet. In the midst of an out-of-control generation, it reveals a grand design that's unfolding exactly according to plan. The rebirth of Israel. The threat of war in the Middle East. An increase in natural catastrophes. The revival of Satanism and witchcraft. These and other signs, foreseen by prophets from Moses to Jesus, portend the coming of an antichrist . . . of a war which will bring humanity to the brink of destruction . . . and of incredible deliverance for a desperate, dying planet.

Author: Henry Chester Parsons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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