I am the 26 wonder of the world A Great Book for Anyone Who believes In One Self..... No Matter where You Are At In Your Life Do Know That Your Life Mission Is Waiting On You... There Will Always Be Naysayers But One Of My Best Feelings In This World Was Knowing That My Presence And My Absence Both Meant Something To Someone At The Same Time..... Congrats For Do You Know Who I Am? 5 Stars Thumb Up!!! Thomas L. Mitchell knowledge of so many areas of life combined with his honest approach connects readers with the expertise they need to pursue their dreams and it will give them the confidence to be successful in today’s busy world. As I Take you with me on this journey, I ask that you travel with me through the different aspects of my life and see my determination despite my challenges.
This brief volume provides readers with an overview of Centre County&’s history from its earliest European settlement up to the year 1915. Exploring the county&’s major events across several centuries, J. Thomas Mitchell delves into such subjects as early living conditions, county government, and the establishment of townships. Mitchell also offers a history of Centre County&’s schools and of the Pennsylvania State College (now University) as well as a discussion of its transportation, industry, and major public figures.
A history of the world’s first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later. The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power. Mitchell’s history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political beliefs underpinning it, the ways the system succeeded and failed, how it enabled both an empire and a cultural revolution that transformed the world of arts and philosophy, and the nature of the Achilles heel that hastened the demise of Athenian democracy. “A clear, lively, and instructive account…. [Mitchell] has mastered the latest scholarship in the field and put it to good use in interpreting the ancient sources and demonstrating its character and importance in shaping democratic thought and institutions throughout the millennia.”—Donald Kagan, author of The Peloponnesian War “[Mitchell’s] close scholarship shines in documenting the transition of Athens from financially and morally bankrupt oligarchy to emancipated democracy 2,500 years ago…with a commendable attention to detail that beautifully captures the essence of ancient Greek culture and politics.”—Roslyn Fuller, Irish Times
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