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John D. RockeFeller

A Portrait in Oils

By: John K. Winkler

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What was the world's first billionaire really like? This highly entertaining work, by an acclaimed business biographer, seeks to explode the "shadowy myth" of John D. Rockefeller and reveal the "rare and astonishing personality" behind it. From his humble roots in Ohio, where he learned thrift and industry as the bookkeeper of a dockside warehouse, to the death threats this "modern Machiavelli" received during the early years of Standard Oil, to his ascendancy to the rank of "the most detested man in the country"-when churches refused his donations as tainted money-and his subsequent formation of the philanthropic Rockefeller Foundation, this is a knowingly ironic and subtly witty work of biography. JOHN K. WINKLER is also the author of W.R. Hearst: An American Phenomenon (1928) and Morgan the Magnificent, or The Life of J. Pierpont Morgan (1930).

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261

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Cosimo, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1602069689

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9781602069688

Anson's Law of Contract

By: Sir William Reynell Anson,J. Beatson,Andrew S. Burrows,John Cartwright

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Anson's Law of Contract

By: Sir William Reynell Anson,J. Beatson,Andrew S. Burrows,John Cartwright

This edition provides an authoritative and detailed account of contract law. It is essential reading for any student of contract law, and a valuable source of reference for practitioners and academics.

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850

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199593337

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9780199593330

Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-disclosure

By: John Cartwright

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Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-disclosure

By: John Cartwright

This book fully explains the role of Misrepresentation in Contract Law. It further expands on the role of Mistake and Non-disclosure in a contractual dispute and formally comments on the general duties of negotiating parties.

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987

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Sweet & Maxwell

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0414049551

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9780414049550

The Acrobat

Arthur Barnes and the Victorian Circus

By: John Stewart

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The Acrobat

Arthur Barnes and the Victorian Circus

By: John Stewart

Arthur Barnes--"The 100 Somersault Man"--was the world's greatest acrobat, a legend of the circus. He toured for 23 years with the biggest companies in Britain, Europe and the United States, performing for all the crowned heads, as well as for Abraham Lincoln. This book traces his story as a bright thread of triumphs and tragedies running through the tapestry of the mid-Victorian era, a tapestry made rich by extraordinary events of the day and by the eccentric characters attracted to such a profession as the circus. We follow Barnes as he escapes the doom of the iron foundry by bounding out of the desperate slums of the East End of London at the age of 14 to become the "champion vaulter of all the world.

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249

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McFarland

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0786491124

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9780786491124

Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature

Volume II

By: John Strong, James M ́Clintock

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Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature

Volume II

By: John Strong, James M ́Clintock

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

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942

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3846050245

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9783846050248

A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear

By: John Roosa

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A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear

By: John Roosa

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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546

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3368848895

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9783368848897

Manchester

By: John B. Clarke

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Manchester

By: John B. Clarke

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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582

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3385236215

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9783385236219

Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars

By: John Laband

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Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars

By: John Laband

Between 1838 and 1888 the recently formed Zulu kingdom in southeastern Africa was directly challenged by the incursion of Boer pioneers aggressively seeking new lands on which to set up their independent republics, by English-speaking traders and hunters establishing their neighboring colony, and by imperial Britain intervening in Zulu affairs to safeguard Britain's position as the paramount power in southern Africa. As a result, the Zulu fought to resist Boer invasion in 1838 and British invasion in 1879. The internal strains these wars caused to the fabric of Zulu society resulted in civil wars in 1840, 1856, and 1882-1884, and Zululand itself was repeatedly partitioned between the Boers and British. In 1888, the old order in Zululand attempted a final, unsuccessful uprising against recently imposed British rule. This tangled web of invasions, civil wars, and rebellion is complex. The Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars unravels and elucidates Zulu history during the 50 years between the initial settler threat to the kingdom and its final dismemberment and absorption into the colonial order. A chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, maps, photos, and over 900 cross-referenced dictionary entries that cover the military, politics, society, economics, culture, and key players during the Zulu Wars make this an important reference for everyone from high school students to academics.

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448

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Scarecrow Press

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0810863006

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9780810863002

Sul Ross at Texas A&M

By: John A. Adams

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Sul Ross at Texas A&M

By: John A. Adams

Most Texans today know of Lawrence Sullivan Ross only by his namesake, Sul Ross State University, or for his role in the capture of Cynthia Ann Parker as a fabled Texas Ranger. A few may know that he was a general in the Confederate army or that he served as the nineteenth governor of Texas. But for former and current students of Texas A&M University, he is known as “Sully”—an affectionate nickname referring to the oldest campus statue, which is the repository of wished-upon pennies left for good luck prior to taking final exams. In Sul Ross at Texas A&M, John A. Adams Jr., chronicler of Texas A&M University history, presents an in-depth examination of Ross’s life as a college president. Adams shows how by the late 1880s, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was on the brink of collapse. Student discontent, administrative mismanagement, and faculty factionalism threatened the continued existence of the fledgling school. The college’s board of directors were desperate and offered the presidency to Ross. Adams details the steps Ross took to bring order out of chaos, expanding and modernizing the college and leading the school’s finances out of the red. Many Aggie traditions first took shape during Ross’s tenure: the class ring, the band, and even the school’s first intercollegiate football game against the University of Texas. Ross’s years at the helm were transformative. Fans of A&M and Texas history will be enthralled by this captivating account of Sul Ross’s time as president of A&M.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623499399

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9781623499396

Memory's Nation

The Place of Plymouth Rock

By: John Seelye

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Memory's Nation

The Place of Plymouth Rock

By: John Seelye

Long celebrated as a symbol of the country's origins, Plymouth Rock no longer receives much national attention. In fact, historians now generally agree that the Pilgrims' storied landing on the Rock never actually took place--the tradition having emerged more than a century after the arrival of the Mayflower. In Memory's Nation, however, John Seelye is not interested in the factual truth of the landing. He argues that what truly gives Plymouth Rock its significance is more than two centuries of oratorical, literary, and artistic celebrations of the Pilgrims' arrival. Seelye traces how different political, religious, and social groups used the image of the Rock on behalf of their own specific causes and ideologies. Drawing on a wealth of speeches, paintings, and popular illustrations, he shows how Plymouth Rock changed in meaning over the years, beginning as a symbol of freedom evoked in patriotic sermons at the start of the Revolution and eventually becoming an icon of exclusion during the 1920s. Originally published in 1998. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807867047

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9780807867044

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Misrepresentation, Mistake and Non-disclosure

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The Acrobat

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Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature

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A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear

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Manchester

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Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars

Historical Dictionary of the Zulu Wars

Sul Ross at Texas A&M

Sul Ross at Texas A&M

Memory's Nation

Memory's Nation

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