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Denmark Vesey

The Buried Story of America's Largest Slave Rebellion and the Man Who Led It

By: David M. Robertson

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Denmark Vesey

The Buried Story of America's Largest Slave Rebellion and the Man Who Led It

By: David M. Robertson

In a remarkable feat of historical detective work, David Robertson illuminates the shadowy figure who planned a slave rebellion so daring that, if successful, it might have changed the face of the antebellum South. This is the story of a man who, like Nat Turner, Marcus Garvey, and Malcolm X, is a complex yet seminal hero in the history of African American emancipation. Denmark Vesey was a charasmatic ex-slave--literate, professional, and relatively well-off--who had purchased his own freedom with the winnings from a lottery. Inspired by the success of the revolutionary black republic in Haiti, he persuaded some nine thousand slaves to join him in a revolt. On a June evening in 1822, having gathered guns, and daggers, they were to converge on Charleston, South Carolina, take the city's arsenal, murder the populace, burn the city, and escape by ship to Haiti or Africa. When the uprising was betrayed, Vesey and seventy-seven of his followers were executed, the matter hushed by Charleston's elite for fear of further rebellion. Compelling, informative, and often disturbing, this book is essential to a fuller understanding of the struggle against slavery.

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Vintage

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0307483738

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9780307483737

Parker Pillsbury

Radical Abolitionist, Male Feminist

By: Stacey M. Robertson

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Parker Pillsbury

Radical Abolitionist, Male Feminist

By: Stacey M. Robertson

Parker Pillsbury—one of the most important and least examined antislavery activists of the nineteenth century—was a man of intense contradictions. Was he a disruptive eccentric who lashed out at authority (proclaiming Lincoln the worst president in the nation's history) or a sensitive visionary committed to social justice? In the first full-length biography of this remarkable American, Stacey M. Robertson depicts a man who became a leading voice in the antebellum period. Crisscrossing the North for twenty-five years, Pillsbury denounced slavery to all who would listen. In his travels, he often endured the violent rage of mob opposition, but he also received the passionate support of fellow advocates. Robertson's vivid portrayal of this itinerant agitator revises standard views of the antislavery movement by highlighting the interplay between activists such as Pillsbury and the national leadership, which they often challenged. She also reveals how Pillsbury—one of the nation's first male feminists—struggled to reject the notion of male dominance in his political philosophy, public activism, and personal relationships.The biography of a man devoted to justice and equality, this book places his motivations and experiences in the context of nineteenth-century social reform but never strays far from Pillsbury himself. His voice—irascible and fiery, whimsical and compassionate—offers a vivid reminder that history is the story of individual lives.

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Cornell University Press

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1501729721

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9781501729720

Montaigne and Shakspere

By: John M. Robertson

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Montaigne and Shakspere

By: John M. Robertson

Reproduction of the original: Montaigne and Shakspere by John M. Robertson

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373267939X

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The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great Lakes

As Described by Nicolas Perrot, French Commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville De LA Potherie, French Royal Commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston,

By: Emma Helen Blair

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The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great Lakes

As Described by Nicolas Perrot, French Commandant in the Northwest; Bacqueville De LA Potherie, French Royal Commissioner to Canada; Morrell Marston,

By: Emma Helen Blair

France held dominion over much of North America when Nicolas Perrot, a Jesuit, entered the fur trade among the Ottawa Indians in 1665. He became well acquainted with the Algonquian tribes of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region. Perrot’s Memoir on the Manners, Customs, and Religion of the Savages of North America, written in French from about 1680 to 1718, is an invaluable record of early aboriginal life. First published in 1864, it can be found in The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Region of the Great Lakes. Also included is the History of the Savage Peoples Who Are Allies of New France by Claude Charles Le Roy, Sieur de Bacqueville de la Potherie. First published in 1716, it portrays the Indian tribes west of Lake Huron and contains much first-hand information about their customs, history, and relations with each other and the French. Finally, documents by Major Morrell Marston and Thomas Forsyth, commander and agent, respectively, at Fort Armstrong in present-day Illinois, provide richly detailed accounts on the Sauk and Fox tribes in the 1820s. This Bison Books edition is the first in more than eighty years to make widely available The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great Lakes, which was originally published in two volumes in 1812. It retains the text and feature of the original two volumes. Emma Helen Blair, a respected scholar, died in 1911, before her monumental work was released.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803260997

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9780803260993

Lifting Waits

A Collection of Poems

By: Patricia M. Robertson

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Lifting Waits

A Collection of Poems

By: Patricia M. Robertson

... A girl dressed in blue stands on a cliff. Her gown curdles round the swirling winds. Her tears fall like raindrops in a storm. Clouds lift her from rocky shores and cradle her wounded soul ... — Patricia M. Robertson Patricia Robertson believes in sharing both the dark and light aspects of her existence as she spiritually transforms and experiences the world and all it has to offer. In her first collection of poems, Robertson offers a glimpse into the funny, angry, happy, and sad years of her life. She learned to navigate through both good and bad relationships, sometimes listened to voices that were not her own, wondered about her purpose, set out on journeys of love, released her spirit, questioned where she went wrong, and walked through a raging fire to find heaven. Lifting Waits shares one womans’ reflections as she explores the wide variety of emotions that accompany living a full life with an open heart.

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Balboa Press

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1504313801

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9781504313803

Christianity and Mythology

By: John M. Robertson

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Christianity and Mythology

By: John M. Robertson

The three treatises making up this volume stand for a process of inquiry which began to take written form in the 1870s. It set out with a certain scientific principle and a certain historical purpose: the principle being that Christian origins should be studied with constant precaution against the common assumption that all myths of action and doctrine must be mere accretions round the biography of a great teacher, broadly figured by "the" Gospel Jesus; while the practical purpose was to exhibit " The Rise of Christianity, Sociologically Considered." To that end thr author was prepared to assume a primitive cult, arising in memory of a teacher with twelve disciples. But the first independent explorations, the first rigorous attempts to identify the first Jesuists, led to a series of fresh exposures of myth. " Jesus of Nazareth " turned out to be a compound of an already composite Gospel Jesus, an interposed Jesus the Nazarite, and a superimposed Jesus born at Nazareth. And none of the three aspects equated with the primary Jesus of Paul. Each in turn was, in Paul's words, " another Jesus whom we have not preached." And the Twelve Apostles were demonstrably mythical.

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491

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849663051

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9783849663056

Hearts Beating for Liberty

Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest

By: Stacey M. Robertson

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Hearts Beating for Liberty

Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest

By: Stacey M. Robertson

Challenging traditional histories of abolition, this book shifts the focus away from the East to show how the women of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin helped build a vibrant antislavery movement in the Old Northwest. Stacey Robertson argues that the environment of the Old Northwest--with its own complicated history of slavery and racism--created a uniquely collaborative and flexible approach to abolitionism. Western women helped build this local focus through their unusual and occasionally transgressive activities. They plunged into Liberty Party politics, vociferously supported a Quaker-led boycott of slave goods, and tirelessly aided fugitives and free blacks in their communities. Western women worked closely with male abolitionists, belying the notion of separate spheres that characterized abolitionism in the East. The contested history of race relations in the West also affected the development of abolitionism in the region, necessitating a pragmatic bent in their activities. Female antislavery societies focused on eliminating racist laws, aiding fugitive slaves, and building and sustaining schools for blacks. This approach required that abolitionists of all stripes work together, and women proved especially adept at such cooperation.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807899488

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9780807899489

The Historical Jesus

By: John M. Robertson

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The Historical Jesus

By: John M. Robertson

Reproduction of the original: The Historical Jesus by John M. Robertson

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373267228X

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A Passionate Pilgrim

A Biography of Bishop James A. Pike

By: David M. Robertson

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A Passionate Pilgrim

A Biography of Bishop James A. Pike

By: David M. Robertson

James A. Pike, the fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, was a man of many faces. To some he was an iconoclast, a man decades ahead of his time who modernized the Church and rendered it more progressive and open to inquiry. To others he was a heretic, who polarized and desecrated the Church. Always controversial and charismatic, he took America by storm in the 1960s with his best-selling books, and his weekly television talk show, Dean Pike, which won him a cover story in Time. A Passionate Pilgrim is an illuminating biography of Pike, and an examination of the tragedies, triumphs, and difficulties that shaped his spectacular rise to fame and his mysterious death in the Israeli desert.

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Vintage

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0307424499

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9780307424495

Frederica and her Guardians Or, The Perils of Orphanhood

By: Margaret M. Robertson

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Frederica and her Guardians Or, The Perils of Orphanhood

By: Margaret M. Robertson

Frederica and her Guardians: Or, The Perils of Orphanhood" by Margaret M. Robertson is a captivating Victorian-era novel that delves into the trials and tribulations of orphanhood. Set against the backdrop of the 19th century, this novel follows the journey of Frederica, a young orphan, and her guardians as they navigate the challenges of family, friendship, and adventure.As Frederica confronts the perils of orphanhood, she finds herself under the care of her guardians, who guide her through a series of trials and adventures. Together, they navigate the complexities of life in an orphanage, facing both external threats and internal struggles with courage and determination. Robertson's masterful storytelling captures the essence of the Victorian era, immersing readers in a world of drama and coming-of-age challenges. Through Frederica's journey, the novel explores themes of family, friendship, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. With its richly drawn characters and vivid portrayal of orphanhood, "Frederica and her Guardians" is a compelling read that offers insight into the struggles and triumphs of orphaned children during the Victorian era. Robertson's novel is a testament to the power of courage and resilience in overcoming life's obstacles.

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9362200074

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9789362200075

A Short History of Freethought

Volume I

By: John M. Robertson

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A Short History of Freethought

Volume I

By: John M. Robertson

Reproduction of the original: A Short History of Freethought by John M. Robertson

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3732672239

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9783732672233

Hemodynamical Flows

Modeling, Analysis and Simulation

By: Giovanni P. Galdi,Rolf Rannacher,Anne M. Robertson,Stefan Turek

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Hemodynamical Flows

Modeling, Analysis and Simulation

By: Giovanni P. Galdi,Rolf Rannacher,Anne M. Robertson,Stefan Turek

This book surveys research results on the physical and mathematical modeling, as well as the numerical simulation of complex fluid and structural mechanical processes occurring in the human blood circulation system. Topics treated include continuum mechanical description; choice of suitable liquid and wall models; mathematical analysis of coupled models; numerical methods for flow simulation; parameter identification and model calibration; fluid-solid interaction; mathematical analysis of piping systems; particle transport in channels and pipes; artificial boundary conditions, and many more. The book was developed from lectures presented by the authors at the Oberwolfach Research Institute (MFO), in Oberwolfach-Walke, Germany, November, 2005.

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512

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3764378069

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9783764378066

Stephen Grattan ́s Faith

By: Margaret M. Robertson

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Stephen Grattan ́s Faith

By: Margaret M. Robertson

Reproduction of the original: Stephen Grattan ́s Faith by Margaret M. Robertson

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3732675211

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Responsive Mobile User Experience Using MQTT and IBM MessageSight

By: Whei-Jen Chen,Rahul Gupta,Valerie Lampkin,Dale M Robertson,Nagesh Subrahmanyam,IBM Redbooks

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Responsive Mobile User Experience Using MQTT and IBM MessageSight

By: Whei-Jen Chen,Rahul Gupta,Valerie Lampkin,Dale M Robertson,Nagesh Subrahmanyam,IBM Redbooks

IBM® MessageSight is an appliance-based messaging server that is optimized to address the massive scale requirements of machine-to-machine (m2m) and mobile user scenarios. IBM MessageSight makes it easy to connect mobile customers to your existing messaging enterprise system, enabling a substantial number of remote clients to be concurrently connected. The MQTT protocol is a lightweight messaging protocol that uses publish/subscribe architecture to deliver messages over low bandwidth or unreliable networks. A publish/subscribe architecture works well for HTML5, native, and hybrid mobile applications by removing the wait time of a request/response model. This creates a better, richer user experience. The MQTT protocol is simple, which results in a client library with a low footprint. MQTT was proposed as an Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) standard. This book provides information about version 3.1 of the MQTT specification. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides information about how IBM MessageSight, in combination with MQTT, facilitates the expansion of enterprise systems to include mobile devices and m2m communications. This book also outlines how to connect IBM MessageSight to an existing infrastructure, either through the use of IBM WebSphere® MQ connectivity or the IBM Integration Bus (formerly known as WebSphere Message Broker). This book describes IBM MessageSight product features and facilities that are relevant to technical personnel, such as system architects, to help them make informed design decisions regarding the integration of the messaging appliance into their enterprise architecture. Using a scenario-based approach, you learn how to develop a mobile application, and how to integrate IBM MessageSight with other IBM products. This publication is intended to be of use to a wide-ranging audience.

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IBM Redbooks

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0738439150

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9780738439150

Betsy Mix Cowles

Champion of Equality

By: Stacey Robertson

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Betsy Mix Cowles

Champion of Equality

By: Stacey Robertson

An engaging introduction to the life of Betsy Mix Cowles, a radical abolitionist in the Civil War era and a brilliant example of what an educated and independent woman can accomplish

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170

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Westview Press

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0813347718

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9780813347714

Why Do You Do That?

A Book about Tourette Syndrome for Children and Young People

By: Uttom Chowdhury,Mary M. Robertson,Liz Whallett

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Why Do You Do That?

A Book about Tourette Syndrome for Children and Young People

By: Uttom Chowdhury,Mary M. Robertson,Liz Whallett

Discusses what tourette syndrome is, how it is treated, how to cope, and what the future will be with this condition.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1843103958

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9781843103950

Oral History Handbook

By: Beth M. Robertson

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Oral History Handbook

By: Beth M. Robertson

This new edition of the oral history has been eagerly awaited it is the first time that digital technology for recording oral history has been included in the handbook.

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0646454447

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9780646454443

Booth

A Novel

By: David M. Robertson

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Booth

A Novel

By: David M. Robertson

A gripping historical novel in the bestselling tradition of The Alienist and Time and Again, Booth brings vividly to life a figure who continues to haunt the American imagination--John Wilkes Booth. The story begins as an elderly John Surratt, the only conspirator to escape a hanging sentence for the murder of Abraham Lincoln, is asked by film director D.W. Griffith to recount the harrowing events of his youth during the screenings of Griffith's film Birth of a Nation. The request prompts Surratt to reread his detailed diaries, begun in 1864 when he was first befriended by John Wilkes Booth and was unwittingly enmeshed in Booth's plot to assassinate the President. Told through a series of flashbacks, the novel both chronicles the young, naive Surratt's tragic coming of age as he belatedly realizes the nature of the plot Booth has sucked him into, and illuminates the motivations, larger-than-life appetites, and appeal of the charismatic and world-famous stage actor. As Surratt delves further into the diaries and transcripts, it is clear the young Surratt has become trapped in Booth's web of seduction and betrayal. Further insight into the assassination plot is revealed in a surprising twist when the genuine diary that Booth left behind, explaining his actions and implicating others around him, falls into Surratt's hands (a Booth diary, with several missing pages, does exist and is on public display at the Ford Theater in Washington). Compulsively readable, and filled with brilliant period detail--as well as a dozen reproductions of actual photographs of the conspirators and their execution, Booth is a powerful evocation of a dangerous, chaotic, and tragic time in our history, a story that continues to resonate to this day.

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038548707X

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