The scenic White River flows through Independence County where the Ozark Mountains meet the flat lands of the Delta. This volume choronicles the development of the county from its early pioneer days through the 20th century. In addition to Batesville-the second oldest town in Arkansas and the county seat-Independence County, Arkansas documents the history of Cord, Cushman, Hickory Valley, Jamestown, Newark, Oil Trough, Pleasant Plains, and other communities in nearly 200 vintage images. Independence County was created by the Arkansas Territorial Legislature on October 20, 1820. Settled long before then, the region had been claimed by both Spain and France. In 1819, an early traveler described Polk Bayou as being "pleasant and advantageous as a commercial and agricultural depot." The photographs in this book, many never before published, date back to the earliest days of the county, including some of the earliest homes in the area.
Does the Labour Government's commitment to Freedom of Information mean the end of excessive secrecy in the UK? Why has Britain finally decided to join the many other countries that enjoy a 'right to know'? This book places the current UK debate over open government in its political context. Robertson argues that just as secrecy reflected the interests of the powerful, so too does freedom of information. This is a radical and challenging alternative to the conventional view that open government is concerned with empowering 'the people'.
SmoQuitz System demystifies smoking addiction, how it hooks us, what it does for us, why it is such a difficult habit to quit, with proven strategies to quit permanently. Unlike other addictions, smoking is multi-layered. Each component needs to be tackled together, which no other treatment attempts to do. In workbook form this system helps smokers understand their own reasons for using tobacco, and devise personalized plans to go from smoker to air breather quickly, easily and completely. Best of all it includes tools that quickly eliminate urges and cravings associated with smoking addiction. By the time you quit this time, you will have everything needed to make it the last time. Written by someone who understands smoking addiction from having smoked-and quit in 1980 after smoking for 16 years (and never wanted another cigarette since)-and who worked in the mental health field, helping clients make psychological and behavioral changes.
Magically transported back in time to 1947, ten-year-old Rosemary Rita searches for buried treasure with her grandmother, also age ten, on the island of Green Turtle Cay.
This is an exploration the intellectual consequences of one of the most fundamental shifts in late medieval English society: the first national labour regulation in the wake of the 1348 plague. Bridging the medieval and early modern periods, this book analyzes a wide range of texts and images produced in this initial period of labour regulation.
Rosemary Rita's magical hourglass takes her to the Paris Exposition of 1889, where she meets her great-great-grandmother Gracie, also aged ten, and together with a friend they set out to catch the boy who steals Gracie's locket.
Does your child struggle with anxiety? Children will be empowered by this story of a girl who struggles to understand her anxiety (creature), learns how to cope with it so it isn't so disruptive, and then ultimately helps others do the same.
It is the height of the Cold War. British Agent Steve Carradine's mission is to locate and smuggle to the West a defecting Russian scientist with the vital secret of a new technology - but the Soviets are hot on his trail. Aided by a mysterious female agent, Carradine finds Professor Ubyenkov, and the three fugitives make a desperate flight on the Orient Express in a superhuman effort to remain alive and escape to Britain.
At the height of the Cold War, British Secret Service Agent Steve Carradine faces his most dangerous assignment to date. His investigations begin in London, before moving to America. Here Carradine follows a trail of dead bodies as he seeks to penetrate to the heart of a vast organisation known as the Red Dragon. Carradine traces their agents to Station K, an underground city buried far beneath the Arctic ice, powered by an atomic reactor. And it is here that Carradine uncovers the Red Dragon's blueprint for destruction...
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