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Two accounts of Pontiac of the Ottawa
This book contains two accounts of Pontiac, the great Ottawa chief
of the eighteenth century American colonial period. After the end
of the French and Indian War there was, irrespective of the
treaties made, no peace on the frontiers of the New World. The
indigenous Indian tribes-broadly the Huron and Iroquois-had made
their allegiances with the British or the French according to their
loyalties and those were not readily to be curtailed. Pontiac rose
in rebellion and conspired with his allies to destroy the British
and American settlers on the frontier, burning outposts and
outlying forts and putting their defenders to the knife. His tactic
of deception worked well for a time culminating in the significant
Battle of Bloody Run. However, when his forces came up against the
substantial defences of fortified Detroit, its defenders were not
taken in by his ruse and his failure to take the fort by assault
ultimately contributed to his undoing. These two accounts are quite
different in their character, One concentrates primarily on the
culmination of his career with the great 'Conspiracy' and the other
takes an over view of the chiefs life generally to give the reader
context. Also included is a little known play by the famous ranger,
Robert Rogers, that lends a first hand perspective to the events
described herein. Available in softcover and hardcover with dust
jacket.
This volume is based on the symposium "Psychology and Productivity:
Bringing Together Research and Practice" held at the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock in August 1987. The conference was made
possible by the Marie Wilson Howell's bequest to the UALR
Psychology Department. The symposium participants (and others
invited to contribute to this volume) came from three different
perspectives. There were basic researchers with a broad range of
theoretical interests, applied researchers with an
industrial-organizational orientation, and practitioIlers who apply
psychological principles in business settings. The conference was
organized into three sessions, each consisting of presentations and
discussions from one of the perspectives. This book follows the
same format. It was our hope that the symposium would serve as a
forum for communication across different areas that can contribute
to understanding and improving white collar productivity. We hope
that this volume helps to continue, on a broader scale, the
communication established at the symposium.
In this fourth and final novel in The Holly Goforth Quartet, just
as Holly begins her medical career in San Francisco, she is forced
to face a new challenge - debilitating clinical depression, an
illness that is all too common in the medical profession. Every
year, between 300 and 400 American physicians take their own lives.
In the general population, male suicides outnumber female suicides
four to one. But the suicide rate for female doctors is 250 to 400
percent higher than the rate for women in all other professions.
Like most of her colleagues, Holly has no idea that she is at risk,
because it is simply not talked about. If you read the first three
novels in the series, Holly's disorder comes as no surprise. But
this chapter in her life is about more than her struggle to survive
"the black dog." (In Holly's case, it's a big, malevolent cat.)
This is also a sad love story between Holly and a beautiful nurse
she discovers in therapy. If she overcomes these challenges and
survives, it will be because of the support provided by a new ally,
her therapist, and her own grit, humor, and power to learn from the
way people love and hurt each other.
Additional Contributor Is Charles Malik. Foreword By Paul R.
Anderson.
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The Revival (Paperback)
J.C. Anderson; Edited by Whitney Roberts; Illustrated by Elmer Turner
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The Revival is the third installment in the Holly Goforth series.
Holly's privileged boarding school life ended and her difficult
initiation into adulthood began in Book One: The Stalking. In Book
Two: The Revenge, Holly avenged betrayal by her first lover,
Christopher, and discovered the shocking truth that her wealthy
grandmother kept secret for so long. She was pulled into the deadly
network of meth dealing and abuse in South Florida as she tried to
save her brother from a drug habit. At the same time, she had to
help her mother win a battle against breast cancer. Now, in The
Revival, Holly is drawn into another life or death struggle, this
time against a gang of sex traffickers led by a vicious kidnapper
and pimp, who calls himself Major Tom. A new ally and lover, Dr.
John Thomas, joins her effort to rescue "Roxanne," a teen
prostitute, from the clutches of the murderous Major Tom. To
succeed, Holly must break all reliance on the adults in her family
and establish relationships with new allies who can support her in
her quest. Like all young women, she must also explore her body and
mind as she works hard to acquire the knowledge, skills, and
abilities needed to achieve a fair share of happiness.
Two accounts of Pontiac of the Ottawa
This book contains two accounts of Pontiac, the great Ottawa chief
of the eighteenth century American colonial period. After the end
of the French and Indian War there was, irrespective of the
treaties made, no peace on the frontiers of the New World. The
indigenous Indian tribes-broadly the Huron and Iroquois-had made
their allegiances with the British or the French according to their
loyalties and those were not readily to be curtailed. Pontiac rose
in rebellion and conspired with his allies to destroy the British
and American settlers on the frontier, burning outposts and
outlying forts and putting their defenders to the knife. His tactic
of deception worked well for a time culminating in the significant
Battle of Bloody Run. However, when his forces came up against the
substantial defences of fortified Detroit, its defenders were not
taken in by his ruse and his failure to take the fort by assault
ultimately contributed to his undoing. These two accounts are quite
different in their character, One concentrates primarily on the
culmination of his career with the great 'Conspiracy' and the other
takes an over view of the chiefs life generally to give the reader
context. Also included is a little known play by the famous ranger,
Robert Rogers, that lends a first hand perspective to the events
described herein. Available in softcover and hardcover with dust
jacket.
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