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Texas Takes Wing

A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State

By: Barbara Ganson

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Texas Takes Wing

A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State

By: Barbara Ganson

A history of aviation in Texas that “brilliantly demonstrates the evolution of flight technology as a harbinger of social change” (Technology and Culture). In this book, pilot and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful personalities that shaped the phenomenally successful development of the aviation industry in the Lone Star state. Weaving stories and profiles of aviators, designers, manufacturers, and those in related services, Texas Takes Wing covers the major trends that propelled Texas to the forefront of the field. Covering institutions from San Antonio’s Randolph Air Force Base (the West Point of this branch of service) to Brownsville’s airport with its Pan American Airlines instrument flight school (which served as an international gateway to Latin America as early as the 1920s) to Houston’s Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control for the US space program, the book provides an exhilarating timeline and engaging history of dozens of unsung pioneers as well as their more widely celebrated peers. Drawn from personal interviews as well as major archives and the collections of several commercial airlines, including American, Southwest, Braniff, Pan American Airways, and Continental, this sweeping history captures the story of powered flight in Texas since 1910. With its generally favorable flying weather, flat terrain, and wide-open spaces, Texas has more airports than any other state and is often considered one of America’s most aviation-friendly places. Texas Takes Wing also explores the men and women who made the region pivotal in military training, aircraft manufacturing during wartime, general aviation, and air servicing of the agricultural industry. The result is a soaring history that will delight aviators and passengers alike. Includes photos

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384

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Univ of TX + ORM

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0292754094

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9780292754096

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

By: Barbara Anne Ganson

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The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

By: Barbara Anne Ganson

This ethnographic study is a revisionist view of the most significant and widely known mission system in Latin Americathat of the Jesuit missions to the Guaraní Indians, who inhabited the border regions of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. It traces in detail the process of Indian adaptation to Spanish colonialism from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth centuries. The book demonstrates conclusively that the Guaraní were as instrumental in determining their destinies as were the Catholic Church and Spanish bureaucrats. They were neither passive victims of Spanish colonialism nor innocent children of the jungle, but important actors who shaped fundamentally the history of the Río de la Plata region. The Guaraní responded to European contact according to the dynamics of their own culture, their individual interests and experiences, and the changing political, economic, and social realities of the late Bourbon period.

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308

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Stanford University Press

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0804754950

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9780804754958

Corporate Accountability

The Role and Impact of Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms

By: Karin Lukas,Barbara Linder,Astrid Kutrzeba,Claudia Sprenger

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Corporate Accountability

The Role and Impact of Non-Judicial Grievance Mechanisms

By: Karin Lukas,Barbara Linder,Astrid Kutrzeba,Claudia Sprenger

Whilst many of us would agree that human rights are more important than corporate profits, the reality is often different; such realities as child labour and environmental destruction caused by corporate activities make this patently clear. Recognising that balancing human rights and business interests can be problematic, Corporate Accountability considers the limits of existing complaint mechanisms and examines non-judicial alternatives for conflict resolution.

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431

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1786431939

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9781786431936

A Spectacle of Suffering

Clara Morris on the American Stage

By: Barbara Wallace Grossman

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A Spectacle of Suffering

Clara Morris on the American Stage

By: Barbara Wallace Grossman

Once called "America's greatest actress," renowned for the passion and power of her performances, Clara Morris (1847-1925) has been largely forgotten. A Spectacle of Suffering: Clara Morris on the American Stage is the first full-length study of the actress's importance as a feminist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Detailing her daunting health problems and the changing tastes in entertainment that led to her retirement from the stage, Barbara Wallace Grossman explores Morris's dramatic reinvention as an author. During a second robust career, she published hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles and nine books—six works of fiction and three memoirs. Grossman draws on the fifty-four-volume diary that Morris kept from 1868 until 1924, as well as on the manuscript fragments and notes of journalist George T. MacAdam, who died in 1929 before completing the actress's biography. Grossman provides a dramatic account of Morris's life and work from her troubled early years, through an unhappy marriage, morphine addiction, and invalidism, to the challenges of touring, the decline of her artistic reputation, and the demands of the writing career she pursued so tenaciously. A Spectacle of Suffering reveals how Morris, even after experiencing blindness and the loss of her home, livelihood, and family, did not succumb to despair and found comfort in the small pleasures of her circumscribed life. A Spectacle of Suffering recovers an important figure in American theatre and ensures that Morris will be remembered not simply as an actress but as a respected writer and beloved public figure, admired for her courage in dealing with adversity. The book, which is enhanced by twenty-four illustrations, is the only published biography of Clara Morris. It is as much a tribute to the power of the human spirit as it is an effective means of exploring American theatre and society in the Gilded Age.

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346

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SIU Press

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0809387298

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9780809387298

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

By: Barbara Anne Ganson

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By: Barbara Anne Ganson

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Stanford University Press

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Williams Obstetrics 26e

By: F. Gary Cunningham,Kenneth J. Leveno,Jodi S. Dashe,Barbara L. Hoffman,Catherine Y. Spong,Brian M. Casey

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Williams Obstetrics 26e

By: F. Gary Cunningham,Kenneth J. Leveno,Jodi S. Dashe,Barbara L. Hoffman,Catherine Y. Spong,Brian M. Casey

The landmark text that has served generations of obstetrician-gynecologists—fully updated with the most current perspectives of the field A Doody's Core Title for 2023! Williams Obstetrics has defined the discipline for generations of obstetrician-gynecologists. Written by authors from the nationally renowned University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital, the new edition of this authoritative, evidence-based work maintains its trademark comprehensive coverage and applicability at the bedside, while offering the most current information and insights. The culmination of a century of clinical thought, Williams Obstetrics, 26th Edition delivers expert coverage of obstetrical complications, such as preterm labor, pregnancy-related hypertension, infection, and hemorrhage. It additionally offers foundational content on reproductive anatomy, physiology, and prenatal care. The authors have enhanced this edition with 1,000+ full-color illustrations, plus an increased emphasis on the fast-growing subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. No other text matches the long-established scientific rigor and accessibility of Williams Obstetrics. With its state-of-the-art design and review of the newest advances and protocols, this not-be-missed clinical companion brings positive outcomes within reach. New and updated content includes: Increased focus on Maternal-Fetal Medicine Greater coverage of hypertension and hemorrhage Deeper insights into in-utero complications Expanded fetal t section includes cutting-edge fetal imaging, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal disorders and therapy Basic science, physiology of labor, preterm labor updated with contemporaneous publications in the literature More obstetrical sonography figures Eye-catching illustrations, including updated graphs, sonograms, MRIs, photographs, and photomicrographs

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1260462749

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Just Barbara

My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

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Just Barbara

My Story

By: Barbara Woodhouse

The animal trainer recounts her Dublin childhood, her travels, her marriage, and her experiences as a dog trainer, horse breaker, importer of polo ponies, author, and television personality

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0671462482

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Texas Takes Wing

Texas Takes Wing

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability

A Spectacle of Suffering

A Spectacle of Suffering

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata

Williams Obstetrics 26e

Williams Obstetrics 26e

Just Barbara

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