Albion's Seed
| Author | : David Hackett Fischer |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 981 |
| Release | : 1991-03-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 019974369X |
This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.
Organizational Telephone Directory
| Author | : United States. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
The Story of England
| Author | : Michael Wood |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2010-09-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0141961155 |
A VILLAGE AND ITS PEOPLE THROUGH THE WHOLE OF ENGLISH HISTORY The village of Kibworth in Leicestershire lies at the very centre of England. It has a church, some pubs, the Grand Union Canal, a First World War Memorial - and many centuries of recorded history. Bought in the thirteenth century by William de Merton, who founded Merton College, Oxford, it also lodges 750 years of village history. Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries - from the moment that the Roman Emperor Honorius sent his famous letter in 410 advising the English to look to their own defences to the village as it is today. He builds on this unique archive, enlisting the help of Kibworth's inhabitants in a village-wide archaeological dig and the first complete DNA profile of an English village. The story of Kibworth is the story of England itself, a Who Do You Think You Are? for the entire nation. 'Better than any historian for decades, Wood brings home not just the ways in which buildings, landscapes and written texts may be read, but the sensual beauty of encounters with them' TLS
A Hidden Place of Worship
| Author | : Tony Bostock |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 165 |
| Release | : 2021-07-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
A Hidden Place of Worship traces the history of the parish church of St. Chad's, Over, Winsford, Cheshire, a very ancient place of worship - perhaps stretching back millennia. It is not easily located being in a secluded valley among the fields, some distance from the main road. This book charts the history of the church and the parish it serves since the earliest times through to the mid-twentieth century. The work is based on original research and puts forward an interesting hypothesis concerning the development of the area in the medieval times. This is not an architectural study of the church, though there is some mention of developments in the building styles of the church, rather it is an account of its place in the landscape, in the politics of medieval Cheshire, and how it served the needs of the community. There is much to interest family historians with names of many local families appearing in the text and in an appendix with extracts from the Church Wardens Accounts.
The Sparrow
| Author | : Mary Doria Russell |
| Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2008-05-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0345510887 |
A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today
Faith 24-7
| Author | : Bracken Christian Ministries |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-05-07 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780578685557 |
Bracken has chosen to share on seven of the most important facts concerning faith that revolutionized his own life and that remain foundational today as a means of pleasing the Father. A life of faith is one that echoes throughout eternity. The one who sees from an eternal perspective chooses this journey of faith. It is used in the valleys as well as the hills, in times of abundance and times of plenty. The life of faith is based on the Word of a King, a King who is soon to come.
The Vertical Plane
| Author | : Ken Webster |
| Publisher | : Iris Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 358 |
| Release | : 2022-02 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780955983153 |
The Vertical Plane: The Mystery of the Dodleston Messages: A unique supernatural detective story.
The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn
| Author | : Retha M. Warnicke |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1991-07-26 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780521406772 |
Retha Warnicke's fascinating and controversial reinterpretation focuses on the sexual intrigues and family politics pervading the court, offering a new explanation of Anne's fall.
