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Millard Fillmore began his presidency on July 10, 1850,
immediately passing the Fugitive Slave Act, and forever damaging
his political career. Abolitionists and antislavery politicians
were appalled and in 1852 Fillmore was denied nomination for a
second term. Four years later he campaigned again for the
presidency to no avail. As the decade came to an end, Millard
Fillmore was no more than an obscure name in history. Today,
historians are finding new interest in Fillmore and his politics on
slavery. Many believed he tolerated injustice for what he perceived
was the greater good. In this comprehensive bibliography, students
will find citations and sources for information on Millard
Fillmore's childhood and personal life, presidency and
post-presidential career. Students can easily access specific
information through the table of contents and author and subject
indexes.
Present trends indicate that in the years to come transnational
science, whether basic or applied and involving persons, equipment
or funding, will grow considerably. The main purpose of this volume
is to try to understand the reasons for this denationalization of
science, its historical contexts and its social forms. The
Introduction to the volume sets out the socio-political,
intellectual, and economic contexts for the nationalization and
denationalization of the sciences, processes that have extended
over four centuries. The articles examine the specific conditions
that have given rise to the growth of transnational science in the
20th century. Among these are: the need for cognitive and technical
standardization of scientific knowledge-products, pressure toward
cost-sharing of large installations such as CERN, the voluntary and
involuntary migration of scientists, and the global market for
R&D products that has emerged at the end of the century. The
volume raises many new questions for research by historians and
sociologists of science and poses problems that are of concern both
to scientists and science policy-makers.
The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned
between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a
maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of
the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island and
mainland territory survived as a single lordship for 600 years,
against the odds. Growing out of the Viking maelstrom of the early
Middle Ages, it became an established and wealthy principality
which dominated northern waters, with a renowned dynasty of earls.
Despite their peripheral location these earls were fully in touch
with the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland and increasingly subject
to the rulers of these kingdoms. How they maintained their
independence and how they survived the clash of loyalties are
themes explored in this book from the early Viking age to the late
medieval era when the powerful feudal Sinclair earls ruled the
islands and regained possession of Caithness. This is a story of
the time when the Northern Isles of Scotland were part of a
different national entity which explains the background to the
non-Gaelic culture of this locality, when links across the North
Sea were as important as links with the kingdom of Scotland to the
south.
This catalog includes introductory essays about the life and work
of the Shropshire novelist and poet, Mary Webb (1881-1927), as well
as synopses of her novels. Webb's work is explored in depth through
over 180 items, many of which are Webb's original manuscripts and
typescripts. Dr. Gladys Mary Coles, Webb's biographer and author of
The Flower of Light, contributes the foreword, and an essay, Mary
Webb--A Modern Writer. Included as a second volume is a special
edition of Webb's hitherto unpublished juvenile work Clematisa
& Percival, printed letterpress on imported mould-made paper,
with six full color tip-ins of artwork by Bill Bisphop created
specially for this publication.
Spatial Revolution is the first comparative parallel study of
Soviet architecture and planning to create a narrative arc across a
vast geography. The narrative binds together three critical
industrial-residential projects in Baku, Magnitogorsk, and Kharkiv,
built during the first fifteen years of the Soviet project and
followed attentively worldwide after the collapse of capitalist
markets in 1929. Among the revelations provided by Christina E.
Crawford is the degree to which outside experts participated in the
construction of the Soviet industrial complex, while facing
difficult topographies, near-impossible deadlines, and inchoate
theories of socialist space-making. Crawford describes how early
Soviet architecture and planning activities were kinetic and
negotiated and how questions about the proper distribution of
people and industry under socialism were posed and refined through
the construction of brick and mortar, steel and concrete projects,
living laboratories that tested alternative spatial models. As a
result, Spatial Revolution answers important questions of how the
first Soviet industrialization drive was a catalyst for
construction of thousands of new enterprises on remote sites across
the Eurasian continent, an effort that spread to far-flung sites in
other socialist states-and capitalist welfare states-for decades to
follow. Thanks to generous funding from Emory University and its
participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the
ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes
from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other
repositories.
Documentary photographer William E. Crawford spent three decades
documenting Vietnam, and in particular Hanoi, its people and the
surrounding countryside. As one of the very first Western
photographers to work in post-war North Vietnam, Crawford was drawn
back to the country numerous times at regular intervals between
1985 and 2015 to record this fascinating country's culture, people,
and society with beautiful, compelling and intimate photographs,
concentrating on colonial and indigenous architecture, urban
details, portraits, and landscapes. In 1986, the Vietnam's
Communist leadership began to shift from a Soviet-style central
planning model toward free-market economic reforms. As a result,
Hanoi has been transformed over the last three decades, becoming an
example of how traditional Asian and developing cities have often
been torn down or allowed to crumble - only to re-emerge in a
'modernised' form. Unlike photo-journalism, which is interested in
the theatre of the moment, Crawford's evocative and powerful
photography chronicles life throughout Hanoi and its surrounds over
the course of the last three decades. Filled with full-colour
photographs and informative essays on his experiences and the
people he encountered, Crawford's work - showcased in this
beautifully presented volume - provides a unique visual catalogue
of the evolution of a city and its inhabitants, and in particular
the complex historical area known as The 36 Streets.
"Poetically Speaking: Finding Life Through Words" is Jerica
Crawford's first book. It includes poems alluding to family, love,
abuse, mental health and much more. The collection draws
inspiration from other poets like Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou,
and Ted Kooser. The author shares her personal truths as well as
those she recognizes in the world and in the end, you're left with
hope and the overwhelming power of poetry.
"How I Got Out of the Cotton Fields" is easy to read --hard to put
down. Dr. Raymon Crawford adroitly uses vivid language to weave a
remarkable story of a triumphant spirit that is victorious despite
heartbreaking challenges.
His words paint colorful images that breathe life onto the pages
of the book-we smell the aroma of the sweet potatoes roasted in the
fire place-we close our eyes and feel the cool breeze created by
the cracks in the walls of the uninsulated house and strain to see
by the dim kerosene lamp-we taste the Grandma Kelly's scrumptious
pinto beans and cornbread - we take the journey with him.
This story of a struggle is creatively told. Raymon takes the
reader on a vicarious journey to the cotton fields of North
Carolina, many of us recall, as he wishes, our on cotton fields- we
are inspired
In true educator style, he enumerates the lessons learned; as a
seasoned military leader, he "commands" us (with his riveting
account) to read more, and more, until we reach the end of this
compelling book. We learn the lessons.
This book is more than a simple chronology of the writer's journey
from the cotton fields of North Carolina to the halls of
academia-some of the most Prestigious American colleges and to the
corridors of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense-the
Pentagon. It takes each reader on an enthralling trek into the
depth of the human spirit.
Title: Mrs. Jo of Auchendorass. A novel.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Crawford, E.; 1896. 300 p.; 8 . 012627.l.53.
This book is an expression of the soulful cry of an innocent man,
whom spirit seeks the spiritual truth. The psychology of a man
behind bars, and the philosophy of an intelligent mind inspired
into poetry.
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The Hum (Paperback)
Evans E. Crawford
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In The Hum: Call and Response in African Preaching, Evans E.
Crawford, with Thomas H. Troeger, relates his analysis of African
American folk preaching by relying upon an indigenous scheme for
evaluation. The call/response tension in black preaching (derived
from a West African tradition) is what drives the musicality of
speech in black churches. Crawford refers to this musicality as
"hum thoughts" and one can imagine the choir responding with a low
rumbling hum to the musical intonations of a motivated
preacher.
Key features: a new volume in the Abingdon Preacher's Library,
edited by Thomas H. Troeger; a different approach to preaching,
firmly rooted in the black experience; leads the reader to
understand preaching as an oral event; uses the term "homiletical
musicality" to describe the musical understanding of the way
sermons are heard and the oral response they awaken in the
listener; and, coins new phrases for describing the preaching
event.
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