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Sesame and Lilies

By: John Ruskin

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382140578

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9783382140571

The American West

A New Interpretive History

By: Robert V. Hine,John Mack Faragher

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The American West

A New Interpretive History

By: Robert V. Hine,John Mack Faragher

Two eminent historians, Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher, present the American West as both frontier and region, real and imagined, old and new, and they show how men and women of all ethnic groups were affected when different cultures met and clashed. Their concise and engaging survey of frontier history traces the story from the first Columbian contacts between Indians and Europeans to the multicultural encounters of the modern Southwest. The book attunes us to the voices of the frontier's many diverse peoples: Indians, struggling to defend their homelands and searching for a way to live with colonialism; the men and women who became immigrants and colonists from all over the world; African Americans, both slave and free; and borderland migrants from Mexico, Canada, and Asian lands. Profusely illustrated with contemporary drawings, posters, and photographs and written in lively and accessible prose, the book not only presents a panoramic view of historical events and characters but also provides fascinating details about such topics as western landscapes, environmental movements, literature, visual arts, and film. Following in the tradition of Hine's earlier acclaimed work, The American West: An Interpretive History, this volume will be an essential resource for scholars, students, and general readers.

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634

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Yale University Press

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0300078358

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9780300078350

Injun Joe's Ghost

The Indian Mixed-blood in American Writing

By: Harry John Brown

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Injun Joe's Ghost

The Indian Mixed-blood in American Writing

By: Harry John Brown

What does it mean to be a "mixed-blood," and how has our understanding of this term changed over the last two centuries? What processes have shaped American thinking on racial blending? Why has the figure of the mixed-blood, thought too offensive for polite conversation in the nineteenth century, become a major representative of twentieth-century native consciousness? In Injun Joe's Ghost, Harry J. Brown addresses these questions within the interrelated contexts of anthropology, U.S. Indian policy, and popular fiction by white and mixed-blood writers, mapping the evolution of "hybridity" from a biological to a cultural category. Brown traces the processes that once mandated the mixed-blood's exile as a grotesque or criminal outcast and that have recently brought about his ascendance as a cultural hero in contemporary Native American writing. Because the myth of the demise of the Indian and the ascendance of the Anglo-Saxon is traditionally tied to America's national idea, nationalist literature depicts Indian-white hybrids in images of degeneracy, atavism, madness, and even criminality. A competing tradition of popular writing, however, often created by mixed-blood writers themselves, contests these images of the outcast half-breed by envisioning "hybrid vigor," both biologically and linguistically, as a model for a culturally heterogeneous nation. Injun Joe's Ghost focuses on a significant figure in American history and culture that has, until now, remained on the periphery of academic discourse. Brown offers an in-depth discussion of many texts, including dime novels and Depression-era magazine fiction, that have been almost entirely neglected by scholars. This volume also covers texts such as the historical romances of the 1820s and the novels of the twentieth-century "Native American Renaissance" from a fresh perspective. Investigating a broad range of genres and subject over two hundred year of American writing, Injun Joe's Ghost will be useful to students and professionals in the fields of American literature, popular culture, and native studies.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826262449

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9780826262448

Otzinachson

Or, a History of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna, Embracing a Full Account of Its Settlement--Trials and Privations Endured by the First Pioneers--Full Accounts of the Indian Wars, Predatory Incursions, Abductions, and Massacres, &C., Together Wi

By: John Meginness

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Otzinachson

By: John Meginness

Otzinachson, or, a history of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna embraces a full account of its settlement--trials and privations endured by the first pioneers--full accounts of the Indian wars, predatory incursions, abductions, and massacres, &c., together with an account of the fair play system, and the trying scenes of the big runaway, interspersed with biographical sketches of some of the leading settlers, families, etc., together with pertinent anecdotes, statistics.

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Applewood Books

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1458500721

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9781458500724

48 Hours Chicago

Timed Tours For Short Stays

By: John Mclaughlin

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48 Hours Chicago

Timed Tours For Short Stays

By: John Mclaughlin

Short on time? Discover the “Second City” of the United States with this compelling guide to the sights and sounds of Chicago. In spite of the vast geographical scope of the city, you’ll feel you have truly explored its unique offerings.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1461747899

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9781461747895

Chicago's Mansions

By: John Graf

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Chicago's Mansions

By: John Graf

Chicago is known throughout the world for its architecture. Although many people are familiar with the citys skyscrapers and public buildings, they often overlook or are unaware of Chicagos mansions that are located throughout the city. These mansions represent Chicagos past and its future, and it can even be said that they are the very embodiment of Chicago and its architecture. These fashionable residences were built to make a statement, and what better way to have done this than to employ the leading architects of the time to design them. These architects included men such as Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Hobson Richardson, Daniel Burnham, and John Wellborn Root. While the citys mansions are significant because of who built them, they are just as important because of who lived in them. Many of these mansions were built for Chicagos elite businessmen and captains of industry-men who represented old money, new money and big money. Just as important were the families of these men and the other residents who came to live in these mansions-for they left a legacy of their own that contributed to the citys history.

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134

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439615195

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9781439615195

Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context

By: Albert J. Mills,Jean C. Helm Mills,John Bratton,Carolyn Forshaw

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Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context

By: Albert J. Mills,Jean C. Helm Mills,John Bratton,Carolyn Forshaw

At last there is a lucid, well-written OB book, which covers key issues required in OB teaching, but which has a mind of its own. Students and faculty will recognize this is more than standard fare." - Bill Cooke, Manchester Business School

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University of Toronto Press

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1551930579

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9781551930572

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Sesame and Lilies

Sesame and Lilies

The American West

The American West

Injun Joe's Ghost

Injun Joe's Ghost

Otzinachson

Otzinachson

48 Hours Chicago

48 Hours Chicago

Chicago's Mansions

Chicago's Mansions

Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context

Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context

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