This history of the American Revolution in Georgia offers a thorough examination of how landownership issues complicated and challenged colonists’ loyalties. Despite underdevelopment and isolation, eighteenth-century Georgia was an alluring place, for it promised settlers of all social classes the prospect of affordable land--and the status that went with ownership. Then came the Revolution and its many threats to the orderly systems by which property was acquired and protected. As rebel and royal leaders vied for the support of Georgia’s citizens, says Leslie Hall, allegiance became a prime commodity, with property and the preservation of owners’ rights the requisite currency for securing it. As Hall shows, however, the war’s progress in Georgia was indeterminate; in fact, Georgia was the only colony in which British civil government was reestablished during the war. In the face of continued uncertainties--plundering, confiscation, and evacuation--many landowners’ desires for a strong, consistent civil authority ultimately transcended whatever political leanings they might have had. The historical irony here, Hall’s study shows, is that the most successful regime of Georgia’s Revolutionary period was arguably that of royalist governor James Wright. Land and Allegiance in Revolutionary Georgia is a revealing study of the self-interest and practical motivations in competition with a period’s idealism and rhetoric.
This family of eagles have already overcome the problem of weak eagle shells and leaving their home in the big city of Philly. I want this book to be an inspiration to children from the early parts of their lives. Shining Spirit is my way of describing some deep, emotional, and devastating parts of my own young life. Shine is a deep and inward place inside some children, but it is not called shine, yet. We all need that special someone, or to talk with God about our own souls. Parents hold the special keys to their special children. This book is about more than a new set of wings. The people in our lives all have a part of life that we would rather not acknowledge, some worse than others. The difference is, for the most part, we can see Shine's disability, all of us can be Shine. Shine has something that wasn't so far down inside him, something he started to utilize almost from birth. God will reach us if we open ourselves to His word and have that shining spirit inside also. Everyone can reach inside and become a better person because of God. We can do nothing of ourselves. I have tried to do my best without God, it didn't work. May God Bless you and all your loved ones. Matt. 28:18-20
Hi, my name is Leslie, and I am a sixty-eight-year-old woman. I remember when I was a young child that I had a lot of problems with the way I learned, so I wasn't one of the best little people during that time of my young life. You all are God's special people. I was also, but at the time I didn't know it. Now I do. So, boys and girls and young at heart, you are the people whom I am focused on. I write these books because I love people. I don't have any other reason than that. I pray you will get close to God while you are young; God is really worth knowing while you are young. My subject is really about the way people treat people, and inside this book is to try to show that people can be wrong when they think they are right. I have seen that children can be cruel. I was once a mean girl, but I thought that would have changed a little by now. I guess I have been wrong. With some good advice and help, I am positive that children can be kind and caring. In the story, you may say what the little girl does to the horse really doesn't matter, but we know what is wrong and what is truly right, no matter if he is an animal or a human being. God has given us that built-in knowledge that one day we will need, to help guide us in the right direction. Don't throw away the present that God gives us freely. Bible verses to read: Matthew 5 and 7, 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Corinthians 13:11-13 My other books are The Wingless Eagle: A Story of Hope, Shining Spirit Lets His Love Shine, and A Weak Little Tree Beside Me.
I wanted to write a children''s book in the hopes that small children could finds help also because we as adults sometimes don''t take their problems seriously and I remember when I was young and my problems were real to me. Every child has to know that someone else has had some of the same problems that they are having and that the problem is solvable and every story is true in one way or the other . Enjoy and learn by reading not by example.
The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia document the colony through its first twenty-five years and includes correspondence between Georgia founder James Oglethorpe and the Trustees for Establishing the Colony, as well as records pertaining to land grants; agreements and interactions with Indigenous peoples; the settlement of a small Jewish community and the Salzburgers, German-speaking Protestant refugees; and the removal on restrictions of land tenure, rum, and slavery in the colony. Most of the local records of colonial Georgia were destroyed during the Revolution. Under Governor James Wright's direction, merchant John Graham loaded much of the official records on his vessel in the Savannah River. During the Battle of the Rice Boats in March 1776, the Inverness was burned while it lay at anchor. The destructive civil war that occurred in the latter phases of the Revolution resulted in further destruction. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, drawn from archival material in Great Britain, remain a unique source. Volume 28, Part II includes the papers of Governor James Wright, acting governor James Habersham, and others. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia document the colony through its first twenty-five years and includes correspondence between Georgia founder James Oglethorpe and the Trustees for Establishing the Colony, as well as records pertaining to land grants; agreements and interactions with Indigenous peoples; the settlement of a small Jewish community and the Salzburgers, German-speaking Protestant refugees; and the removal of restrictions on land tenure, rum, and slavery in the colony. Most of the local records of colonial Georgia were destroyed during the Revolution. Under Governor James Wright’s direction, merchant John Graham loaded much of the official records on his vessel in the Savannah River. During the Battle of the Rice Boats in March 1776, the Inverness was burned while it lay at anchor. The destructive civil war that occurred in the latter phases of the Revolution resulted in further destruction. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, drawn from archival material in Great Britain, remain a unique source. Volume 27, spanning the years 1754–56, contains the papers of Georgia’s first governor, John Reynolds, as well as the correspondence of various inhabitants. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Wouldn't this world be fantastic if it were perfect? I think that would mean that we would have to be perfect also. God shows us how to get along in this big world. Don't be so hard on people, and try to look at things with a caring soul. In this world, you usually get out of it what you put in it. God sees if you are always unhappy, and I don't think he wants that, because love doesn't make you feel bad. Look on the bright side. After all, God made four seasons-spring, summer, winter, and fall. If God can make the seasons change, I think you can pull your face up and smile. It surely will make you feel really good. God's blessings are new every day.
Shining Spirit has grown up. He now wants to help his fellow animals. He sees a need to help others. The need may have come because his family helped him, I tend to believe that it was in God's plan all the time. God has given him a special talent, the mind, and developing a good character to do something instead of looking and just commenting on it. Shining Spirit is more than a story character. He is anyone that is trying to make a difference and improving their life. Shining Spirit wants to show that he can really love. He is a hero, and heroes are still in this world, not just in storybooks, movies, and comics. Heroes are walking around you. Who and where can he or she be? You could be a hero yourself. Sometimes you can be, just by the way you treat people. Remember! Beauty can be seen, and not only with the eyes.
This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction. Chapters outline effective, innovative strategies for instruction and assessment in comprehension, vocabulary, text-based discussion, critical reading, and other core areas. Realistic classroom examples are included throughout, including applications of nontraditional texts. Other useful features include reflection questions at the end of each chapter. Winner--Literacy Research Association's Edward B. Fry Book Award
Bring Me One of Everything is a novel which weaves real-life facts and fiction into an eloquent tale of suspense and intrigue. The title of the book is based on what the management of the Smithsonian is said to have demanded when sending ethnographers to native villages to gather artifacts for its collection: "Bring me one of everything." The novel is several layered stories centered around a troubled writer, Alicia Purcell, who has been commissioned to create the libretto for an opera about an anthropologist named Austin Hart. He earned fame in the 1950s for cutting down and bringing back to museums the largest remaining stand of totem poles in the world. They belonged to the Haida tribes who inhabit the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia. Hart's subsequent suicide creates the mystery Alicia attempts to solve as she consults present-day tribe members, Hart's friends and family, and his personal journals. Added to the complications of her search are Alicia's imperious though ailing mother, a cast-off lover, a narcissistic composer, and her own demons of disaffection. But an overarching question dogs her and the reader: why she is so obsessed with Austin Hart and this quest?
Very, very good! The story reminds me of the books I used to read when I was a child."- Ed Williams, Ph.D, Former Professor at Cheynai Univerity of PA"The Ragdoll That Cried Real Tears" is an excellent book and I would definitely read this book again. I would recommend this book to children of all ages."- Victoria Lopez, age 13, an avid reader"Exciting adventure of a ragdoll that pulls on the heartstrings and everyone will await with anticipation to hear how this wonderful journey unfolds!"- Felicia Singelton, Entertainment Editor"The Ragdoll That Cried Real Tears" is a story of forgiving the abuses of the past. From a popular song her deceased father left behind, Federman creates a fable that heals wounds and hurt feelings with its lilt simplicity. An ageless bedtime story for all children and adults!-Kyra D. Gaunt, Ph.D., Ethnomusicologist, Musician and Author
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