Billy Dixon fired the most celebrated shot in the history of the West at the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874, earned a Medal of Honor in an even more desperate battle, becoming a legend of the West. Olive King, came to the Panhandle of Texas from back East and met and fell in love with the famous frontiersman. This is their story.
Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own lives. Drawing on in-depth biographical interviews with perpetrators of racist crimes and focus group discussions with ordinary people living in the same communities, the book explores why it is that some people, and not others, feel inclined to attack immigrants and minority ethnic groups. The relationships between ordinary racism, racial harassment and the politics of the British National Party are also explored, as are the enduring impacts of deindustrialisation, economic failure and immigration on white working class communities. The book assesses the legacy of New Labour policy on community cohesion, hate crime and respect in terms of its impact on racist attitudes and racist incidents, and explores how it is that racist attacks, including racist murders, continue to happen.
So it has been with Batman and his partner in crime, Robin for seventy-five years. The Boy Wonder's spunk and color balance against the Caped Crusader's seriousness and gloom to create a perfect partnership, a Dynamic Duo. Though Batman has always needed a Robin, it hasn't always been the same Robin. Many different crimefighters have taken up the name and costume, from jovial Dick Grayson to calculating Tim Drake to violent Damian Wayne. Each left his or her mark on the character, and today the Boy Wonder almost as recognizable and beloved as the Dark Knight himself. Collecting stories from Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Carrie Kelley, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne and more, ROBIN THE BOY WONDER: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS compiles the best moments from seven decades of the Dynamic Duo. It includes Robin's first appearance by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, as well as tales from industry legends Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff, Frank Miller, Chuck Dixon, Jeph Loeb, Marv Wolfman, Geoge Prez, Jim Aparo, Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert and more.
The story about two adventurers who traded all of the luxuries of the twentieth century for a remote, wild piece of land in Eastern Oregon. Elementary teachers, one from New York City and the other from an Iowa farm, pool their resources, give up their jobs and secure futures, and invest everything on a "no refunds" life on 120 unimproved acres in the mountains of Eastern Oregon.
This is where the dreams areor the nightmares. Snapdragon is a narrative poem, accompanied by the authors original artwork, satirising modern lifes preoccupation with self and self-image through the tale of a deluded, comical dragon. The dragons foolish dreams echo the narcissistic preoccupations of many modern nations. Snapdragon is followed by Analog, a vision of a dystopian world, and a number of other poems in a hard-hitting, bleak yet comical voice.
A new casebook for contract law - specifically designed to accompany Contract Law, Fifth Edition to provide students with ready access to key contract law cases.
This handbook covers all the aspects of constructing a rig from conception and project management through to equipment and system completions. Rigs over time continue to change and improve dramatically, and this handbook explains in understandable language and figures for the drilling, and non-drilling, engineers and managers how to properly assemble together a rig, better define the rig requirements, and ensure safety throughout the entire project. Great for training or quick reference, other must-have topics include: Purpose of FEED; Design regulations and standards; Life cycle costs and reliability; Facility requirements; Drilling equipment specifications, including marine and arctic systems; How to close out systems completion. This book has been written under the auspices of the IADC Technical Publications Committee.
Mudburra country is located in the middle of the Northern Territory. Our people live in Elliott and Marlinja. In this book, we show you how we prepare some bush medicines, such as bush vicks, and how we collect different tucker, such as hunting turkeys and collecting mussels. We also show you some of our country at Narrwa.
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