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In the last twenty years, scholars have rushed to re-examine
revolutionary experiences across the Atlantic, through the
Americas, and, more recently, in imperial and global contexts.
While Revolution has been a perennial favourite topic of national
historians, a new generation of historians has begun to eschew
traditional foundation narratives and embrace the insights of
Atlantic and transnational history to re-examine what is
increasingly called 'the Age of Revolution'. This volume raises
important questions about this new turn, and contributors pay
particular attention to the hidden peoples and forces at work in
this Revolutionary world. From Indian insurgents in Columbia and
the Andes, to the terror exercised on the sailors and soldiers of
imperial armies, and from Dutch radicals to Senegalese chiefs,
these contributions reveal a new social history of the Age of
Revolution that has sometimes been deliberately obscured from view.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Atlantic
Studies.
In the last twenty years, scholars have rushed to re-examine
revolutionary experiences across the Atlantic, through the
Americas, and, more recently, in imperial and global contexts.
While Revolution has been a perennial favourite topic of national
historians, a new generation of historians has begun to eschew
traditional foundation narratives and embrace the insights of
Atlantic and transnational history to re-examine what is
increasingly called 'the Age of Revolution'. This volume raises
important questions about this new turn, and contributors pay
particular attention to the hidden peoples and forces at work in
this Revolutionary world. From Indian insurgents in Columbia and
the Andes, to the terror exercised on the sailors and soldiers of
imperial armies, and from Dutch radicals to Senegalese chiefs,
these contributions reveal a new social history of the Age of
Revolution that has sometimes been deliberately obscured from view.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Atlantic
Studies.
In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals
the vital role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in
the history of North America. Though less well known than the
Iroquois or Sioux, the Anishinaabeg, who lived across Lakes
Michigan and Huron, were equally influential. Masters of Empire
charts the story of one group, the Odawa, who settled at the
straits between those two lakes, a hub for trade and diplomacy
throughout the vast country west of Montreal known as the pays d'en
haut. Highlighting the long standing rivalries and relationships
among the great Indian nations of North America, McDonnell shows
how Europeans often played only a minor role in this history, and
reminds us that it was native peoples who possessed intricate and
far reaching networks of commerce and kinship. As empire encroached
upon their domain, the Anishinaabeg were often the ones doing the
exploiting. By dictating terms at trading posts and frontier forts,
they played a crucial part in the making of early America.Through
vivid depictions - all from a native perspective - of early
skirmishes, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution,
Masters of Empire overturns our assumptions about colonial America.
By calling attention to the Great Lakes as a crucible of culture
and conflict, McDonnell reimagines the landscape of American
history.
In this autobiography, I aim to showcase the positive as well as
the negative experiences during my life with my disability,
Muscular Dystrophy. This book is divided into three main periods;
grade school, high school and college. Within each period of my
life, I made friends, lost friends, dealt with bullies and other
social complications. These situations have forced me to develop a
strong resolve and has helped me remain positive despite the issues
that I was facing. In recounting my school years, I reflected on
various classes that I took and the challenges I encountered. This
book not only recounts my challenges but also shines a light on the
happy moments within each time period such as fun vacations, good
times with friends and my many hobbies that have kept me going.
Overall, this book is about my disabled life and my quest to live a
normal life despite my disability.
Dermot O'Hara is a policeman in a small Irish town where his
greatest challenges are lost library tickets and how to find more
time to fish. This peaceful life is upended when death comes to
town. And not just any death. O'Hara's career is on the line as the
corpse of a US Senator is found. The Senator, while searching for
his ancestors, has uncovered an old, still burning hatred from the
time of the Great Famine. Dermot needs all the help he can get to
solve the crime but as he starts to unravel the mystery it becomes
clear that those around him are not what they seem. This first book
in the series introduces us to Dermot, his long suffering wife Jo
and his disreputable friends in the local bar.
Lost Treasures of the Bible by Michael McDonnell is concerned with
treasures of the Bible that have, in some way or to some degree,
been lost over time. These treasures include the Ark of the
Covenant, Aaron's Rod, the Chalice of the Last Supper, the
Veronica, the Shroud of Turin, the family tree of Jesus, a
time-line of key Biblical dates, and Noah's Ark. Three primary
sources of information are used. These are: the Bible, and the
writings of the Catholic mystics Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich
(1774-1824), and the Venerable Mary of Agreda (1602-1665). This
book should be of interest to people who would like to learn more
about both Jesus and the Bible.
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