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A Life Wild and Perilous

Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific

By: Robert M. Utley

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A Life Wild and Perilous

Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific

By: Robert M. Utley

“[This] richly documented book is the definitive study of the decisive role mountain men played in the exploration and expansion of the Western frontier.” —Jay P. Dolan, The New York Times Book Review Early in the nineteenth century, the mountain men emerged as a small but distinctive group whose knowledge and experience of the trans-Mississippi West extended the national consciousness to continental dimensions. Though Lewis and Clark blazed a narrow corridor of geographical reality, the West remained largely terra incognita until trappers and traders—such as Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, Tom Fitzpatrick, and Jedediah Smith—opened paths through the snow-choked mountain wilderness. These and other Mountain Men opened the way west to Fremont and played a major role in the pivotal years of 1845–1848 when Texas was annexed, the Oregon question was decided, and the Mexican War ended with the Southwest and California in American hands—thus making the Pacific Ocean America’s western boundary.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1627798838

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9781627798839

Communication and Empire

Media, Markets, and Globalization, 1860–1930

By: Dwayne R. Winseck,Robert M. Pike

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Communication and Empire

Media, Markets, and Globalization, 1860–1930

By: Dwayne R. Winseck,Robert M. Pike

Filling in a key chapter in communications history, Dwayne R. Winseck and Robert M. Pike offer an in-depth examination of the rise of the “global media” between 1860 and 1930. They analyze the connections between the development of a global communication infrastructure, the creation of national telegraph and wireless systems, and news agencies and the content they provided. Conventional histories suggest that the growth of global communications correlated with imperial expansion: an increasing number of cables were laid as colonial powers competed for control of resources. Winseck and Pike argue that the role of the imperial contest, while significant, has been exaggerated. They emphasize how much of the global media system was in place before the high tide of imperialism in the early twentieth century, and they point to other factors that drove the proliferation of global media links, including economic booms and busts, initial steps toward multilateralism and international law, and the formation of corporate cartels. Drawing on extensive research in corporate and government archives, Winseck and Pike illuminate the actions of companies and cartels during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, in many different parts of the globe, including Africa, Asia, and Central and South America as well as Europe and North America. The complex history they relate shows how cable companies exploited or transcended national policies in the creation of the global cable network, how private corporations and government agencies interacted, and how individual reformers fought to eliminate cartels and harmonize the regulation of world communications. In Communication and Empire, the multinational conglomerates, regulations, and the politics of imperialism and anti-imperialism as well as the cries for reform of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth emerge as the obvious forerunners of today’s global media.

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Duke University Press

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0822389991

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9780822389996

After Lewis and Clark

Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific

By: Robert M. Utley

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After Lewis and Clark

Mountain Men and the Paths to the Pacific

By: Robert M. Utley

In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich stocks of beaver and to trade with the Native nations. Colorful and eccentric, bold and adventurous, mountain men such as John Colter, George Drouillard, Hugh Glass, Andrew Henry, and Kit Carson found individual freedom and financial reward in pursuit of pelts. Their knowledge of the country and its inhabitants served the first mapmakers, the army, and the streams of emigrants moving West in ever-greater numbers. The mountain men laid the foundations for their own displacement, as they led the nation on a westward course that ultimately spread the American lands from sea to sea.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803295642

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9780803295643

Woodbridge

New Jersey's Oldest Township

By: Virginia B. Troeger,Robert James McEwen

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Woodbridge

New Jersey's Oldest Township

By: Virginia B. Troeger,Robert James McEwen

Comprised of ten distinct communities, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey nevertheless has a unified identity with historic roots reaching back more than 330 years. Originally populated by Native Americans, the Dutch claimed the area in the early seventeenth century before the English established the religious, political, and educational heritage that Woodbridge boasts today. In the 1800s, the township flourished under the leadership of residents who provided strong social ties and entrepreneurs who developed the clay and brick companies as well as the once popular Boynton Beach resort in Sewaren. Dedicated citizens continued their commitment to Woodbridge's progress and prosperity through the years.Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township takes readers on a trip through an ever-changing community. Vintage photographs, maps, and a lively narrative reveal the heroic actions of citizens such as Janet Pike Gage, who raised the town's first liberty pole, and Reverend Azel Roe, the minister who defied the British during the Revolutionary War. Readers accompany the town's growth through the rise and fall of the clay and brick industries that once defined the local economy from 1825 to the onset of the Great Depression. Voted "All-America City" in 1964 by the National Municipal League, the community continues to uphold the legacy of the people who made it such a great place to live and work. Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township is a memorable tribute to this tradition.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738523941

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9780738523941

Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation

A Reprint from ¿Economic Policy Review¿

By: Robert Rich

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Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation

A Reprint from ¿Economic Policy Review¿

By: Robert Rich

The ability of central banks to differentiate between permanent & transitory price movements is critical for the conduct of monetary policy. The importance of gauging the persistence of price changes has led to the development of measures of underlying, or ¿core,¿ inflation that are designed to remove transitory price changes from aggregate inflation data. This article examines several proposed measures of core inflation -- the ex food & energy series, an ex energy series, a weighted median series, & an exponentially smoothed series -- to identify a ¿best¿ measure. Evaluates the measures¿ performance according to criteria such as ease of design, & accuracy in tracking trend inflation. Charts & tables.

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DIANE Publishing

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1428988777

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9781428988774

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

By: Julia E. Fa,Stephan M. Funk,Robert Nasi

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Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

By: Julia E. Fa,Stephan M. Funk,Robert Nasi

The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions of Indigenous and rural communities worldwide. Conservationists rightly fear that excessive hunting of many animal species will cause their demise, as has already happened throughout the Anthropocene. Many species of large mammals and birds have been decimated or annihilated due to overhunting by humans. If such pressures continue, many other species will meet the same fate. Equally, if the use of wildlife resources is to continue by those who depend on it, sustainable practices must be implemented. These communities need to remain or become custodians of the wildlife resources within their lands, for their own well-being as well as for biodiversity in general. This title is also available via Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009302574

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9781009302579

Stalking the Angel

An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel

By: Robert Crais

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Stalking the Angel

An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel

By: Robert Crais

Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up. The blonde who walked into Cole’s office was the bestlooking woman he’d seen in weeks. The only thing that kept her from rating a perfect “10” was the briefcase on one arm and the uptight hotel magnate on the other. Bradley Warren had lost something very valuable—something that belonged to someone else: a rare thirteenth-century Japanese manuscript called the Hagakure. Just about all Cole knew about Japanese culture he’d learned from reading Shogun, but he knew a lot about crooks—and what he didn’t know his sociopathic sidekick, Joe Pike, did. Together their search begins in L.A.’s Little Tokyo and the nest of notorious Japanese mafia, the yakuza, and leads to a white-knuckled adventure filled with madness, murder, sexual obsession, and a stunning double-whammy ending. For Elvis Cole, it’s just another day’s work. Praise for Stalking the Angel “Stalking the Angel is a righteous California book: intelligent, perceptive, hard, clean.”—James Ellroy “Out on the West Coast, where private eyes thrive like avocado trees, Robert Crais has created an interesting and amusing hero in Elvis Cole.”—The Wall Street Journal “Devotees of the rock ‘em, sock ‘em school should find [Stalking the Angel] tasty.”—The San Diego Union

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306

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Ballantine Books

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0593157168

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9780593157169

Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

By: Robert M. Dowling

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Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

By: Robert M. Dowling

This study explores the personal, historical, and artistic influences that combined to form such dark and influential American masterpieces as 'The Iceman Cometh', 'The Emperor Jones', 'Mourning Becomes Electra', 'Hughie', and - arguably the finest tragedy ever written by an American - 'Long Day's Journey into Night'.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108729

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9781438108728

Italian Visual Language Guide

Visual Language Guide

By: Rudi Kost,Robert Valentin,Karl-heinz Brecheis

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Italian Visual Language Guide

Visual Language Guide

By: Rudi Kost,Robert Valentin,Karl-heinz Brecheis

International travelers will value this quick-reference vocabulary and phrase builder. Hundreds of color photos and cartoon-style illustrations present visual images of words and phrases that travelers typically need when they are getting around in Italy. Here's how to ask for gasoline when driving into a service station—with pictures and bilingual phrases and answers to dramatize the situation. Here too are words and pictures depicting all kinds of food and drink—a pineapple, a mug of cold beer, a sandwich, a fresh apple. The book is color-coded along page edges according to topics to help travelers find what they're looking for in a hurry. General topics include transportation, accommodations, food shopping, department store shopping, furniture and appliances, sports and recreation, and many others. This good-looking book also makes a handy reference source for language students.

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Barrons Educational Series

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0764122827

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9780764122828

America's History, Value Edition, Volume 2

By: Rebecca Edwards,Eric Hinderaker,Robert O. Self,James A. Henretta

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America's History, Value Edition, Volume 2

By: Rebecca Edwards,Eric Hinderaker,Robert O. Self,James A. Henretta

America’s History explains WHY events occurred, not just when. Students are provided an analytical and big-picture approach to American history in an affordable format.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1319277551

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9781319277550

America: A Concise History, Volume 2

By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

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America: A Concise History, Volume 2

By: James A. Henretta,Rebecca Edwards,Robert O. Self

Known for its interpretive voice, balanced analysis, and brief-yet-comprehensive narrative, America: A Concise History helps students to make sense of it all while modeling the kind of thinking and writing they need to be successful. Offering more value than other brief books, America is competitively priced to save your students money, and features built-in primary sources and new ways of mastering the content so your students can get the most out of lecture and come to class prepared.

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Macmillan Higher Education

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1457655608

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9781457655609

Book's by Robert M. Pike

A Life Wild and Perilous

A Life Wild and Perilous

Communication and Empire

Communication and Empire

After Lewis and Clark

After Lewis and Clark

Woodbridge

Woodbridge

Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation

Comparison of Measures of Core Inflation

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics

Stalking the Angel

Stalking the Angel

Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

Critical Companion to Eugene O'Neill, 2-Volume Set

Italian Visual Language Guide

Italian Visual Language Guide

America's History, Value Edition, Volume 2

America's History, Value Edition, Volume 2

America: A Concise History, Volume 2

America: A Concise History, Volume 2

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