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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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History of Liberia
John Hanson Thomas McPherson
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This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
John Hanson Mitchell recounts his time in the isolated backcountry
of Corsica in 1962. While working (illegally) at the Rose Cafe in
Ile Rouse, Mitchell spent his days observing the lives of the
regulars: a local group of card players, colorful reprobates from
the continent, and a younger crowd of fellow students, all
spellbound by the lush charms of the island. Depicting the pivotal
role that his time in Corsica played in his own development as a
writer, Mitchell captures the rhythms and intrigues of a life lived
elsewhere.
... interlocking stories of lives changed by conflicts between
invisible power centers in Asia and America; from the end of the
war in Viet Nam to the war on terror.
An entrancing, sun-drenched bicycle journey, from the beaches of
southern Spain to solar temples in the Outer Hebrides. In this
great feast of armchair travel, John Hanson Mitchell tells of his
fifteen-hundred-mile ride on a trusty old Peugeot bicycle from the
port of Cadiz to just below the Arctic Circle. He follows the
European spring up through southern Spain, the wine and oyster
country near Bordeaux, to Versailles (the palace of the "Sun
King"), Wordsworth's Lake District, precipitous Scottish highlands,
and finally to a Druid temple on the island of Lewis in the
Hebrides, a place where Midsummer is celebrated in pagan majesty as
the near-midnight sun dips and then quickly rises over the horizon.
In true John Mitchell fashion this journey is interspersed with
myth, natural history, and ritual, all revolving around the lure
and lore of the sun, culturally and historically. The journey is as
delicious as it is fascinating, with an appeal for all those who
look south in February and are drawn to dunes, picnics under castle
walls, spring flowers, terraced vineyards, Moorish outposts, magic
and celebrations. In short, to everything under the sun. A Merloyd
Lawrence Book
A captivating journey to uncover the essence of wilderness, by one
of this country's most original nature writers. In The Wildest
Place on Earth Mitchell sets out on a journey to uncover the
essence of wilderness. Instead of traveling to remote, untamed
parts of the world, Mitchell ends up exploring the green realms of
his childhood and the gardens of Italy. He is pulled inward and
toward home, back to what Thoreau called "contact"--an abiding,
enduring, and daily connection with the world. He comes to realize
that the wildest place may be right in his own backyard.A Merloyd
Lawrence Book
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
"Ceremonial time" occurs when past, present, and future can be
perceived simultaneously. Experienced only rarely, usually during
ritual dance, this escape from linear time is the vehicle for John
Mitchell's extraordinary writing. In this, his most magical book,
he traces the life of a single square mile in New England, from the
last ice age through years of human history, including bear
shamans, colonists, witches, local farmers, and encroaching
industrial "parks."
Dumbarton Oaks houses the extraordinary art collection begun by
Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss. In this book the museum publishes
the specialist collections in Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art,
along with examples from the Blisses' superb European collection,
for the first time.
When Robert Bliss recalled handling a jade Olmec figurine in
1913, he said, "That day, the collector's microbe took root in--it
must be confessed--very fertile soil." The Blisses' passion for art
bore fruit in a remarkably diverse collection: Flemish tapestries,
Renaissance furniture, and paintings by the likes of El Greco,
Renoir, and Degas. The celebrated Byzantine collection includes
floor mosaics from late antique Antioch, sumptuous jewelry, carved
ivory reliefs, liturgical silver, and a comprehensive coin and
seals collection. The Pre-Columbian collection showcases fine jade
carvings, gold jewelry, monumental sculpture, ritual weaponry,
colorful ceramics, and intricately woven textiles.
The publication of this new guidebook coincides with the
complete refurbishment of Dumbarton Oaks and the creative
reinstallation of the galleries. The curators offer highlights of
the collection, accompanied by a lucid and thought-provoking text.
"Dumbarton Oaks--The Collections" is intended as a valuable
resource and a pleasure to read for scholars and nonspecialists
alike.
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