A Classic Town: The Story of Evanston

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evolution of an English town: being the story of the ancient town of Pickering in Yorkshire, from prehistoric times up to the year of our Lord ninetee Nobel Press

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Story of the 275th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of Southold Town Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from The Story of the 275th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of Southold Town: July 21-25, 1915 The history of an event cannot be written a few months after it takes place, but the story of it can be told at any time by anybody who chanced to be an eye-witness, and usually with a certain degree of interest. Such an account will not be accurate in every detail, possibly, but it will convey an impression that is honest at least, and that may not as a whole be far from the truth. The report that appeared in the Long Island Traveler the week following the Celebration, seemed to serve the purpose for which it was designed, viz., to portray to friends who were fardistant from the old town, and recall to those who were present, the four eventful days of the Celebration. It is therefore used as a basis of the story that will attempt, in lieu of history, to preserve a record of events that time may prove as epoch-making. "How did it all happen?" is the eternal question that must be answered first. Like many other large growths, it came from small plantings, and this is another fact that adds to the interest in the great Celebration of 1915. About one year before it took place, a few people were casting about in their troubled minds as to ways and means of raising funds for the Southold Library. A summer resident, Miss Mabel Stone, suggested a Pageant. What was a Pageant? That was an old word, but it had a new meaning. Anybody who desired to know what it meant, might go on a certain afternoon to the home of Mrs. Mary H. Dayton and then and there the modern mysteries of the word would be revealed by Miss Stone. About a dozen people listened to the description of a Pageant in which the speaker had been interested, with the result that not one of the listeners thought such a form of dramatic representation practicable for Southold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Grey Town: an Australian story Nobel Press

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This book, "Grey Town: an Australian story", by Gerald Robert Baldwin, is a replication. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.

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Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe - Souad

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Opis - Pierwsze na świecie świadectwo ofiary zbrodni honorowej. Miała siedemnaście lat i zakochała się: zhańbiła rodzinę. Więc rodzina wydała na nią wyrok śmierci... Pokochała go pierwszą miłością. Myślała, że się z nią ożeni. Ale ukochany zniknął, a ona odkryła, że jest w ciąży. A w jej świecie to najcięższa zbrodnia... W zapomnianej przez Boga wiosce w Cisjordanii kobiety są warte mniej niż zwierzęta domowe. Tu mężczyzna jest panem życia i śmierci żony, córki, siostry. Brat może bezkarnie zabić siostrę, matka - córkę, kolejną bezużyteczną dziewczynkę, jaka się urodzi. Tu kobiecie odbiera się godność, a nawet życie zgodnie z odwiecznym obyczajem i uświęconą tradycją. A śmierć jest karą dla dziewczyny, która zhańbi rodzinę. Tak jak Souad. Wyrok wydaje jej ojciec. Szwagier dokonuje egzekucji. Oblewa Souad benzyną i podpala... SOUAD przeżyła - cudem, ale rodzina usiłowała zabić ją nawet w szpitalu. Na zawsze jednak pozostanie straszliwie okaleczona - na ciele i duszy. I wciąż musi się ukrywać; dopóki żyje, jej rodzinę okrywa hańba. Spalona żywcem, opublikowana pod pseudonimem szokująca opowieść o piekle, jakim było jej dzieciństwo i młodość, stała się międzynarodowym bestsellerem. Wydana w 37 w krajach książka przerywa tabu milczenia wobec istniejącej nadal w krajach muzułmańskich barbarzyńskiej tradycji. Nieludzkiego obyczaju, prawa mężczyzn, na mocy którego co najmniej pięć tysięcy kobiet pada co roku ofiarą zbrodni honorowej. Nazwa - Spalona Żywcem Wyd. Kieszonkowe Autor - Souad Oprawa - Miękka Wydawca - Amber Kod ISBN - 9788324159406 Kod EAN - 9788324159406 Wydanie - 1 Rok wydania - 2016 Tłumacz - 31182,maria rostworowska; Format - 110 x 175 x 14 Ilość stron - 224 Podatek VAT - 5% Premiera - 2016-06-23

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Story of Nuremberg (Classic Reprint) Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from The Story of Nuremberg I am painfully aware of the defects of this little book, and still more painfully unaware of its errors. The best excuse for the mistakes that have surely crept in is the vast scope and variety of my subject - the story of the old medićval town which was for long the centre of German industry and thought. But, for a guide-book, accuracy is above all things desirable, and I shall therefore be deeply grateful to the courtesy of any of my readers, who, having discovered any error or omission, will kindly point it out to me. The sources from which I have drawn are far too numerous to acknowledge in detail. But in the matter of topography and architecture a more express note of indebtedness is due to the devoted labours of R. von Rettberg, A. von Essenwein, and Ernst Mummenhoff. Above all, I must pay my tribute of gratitude and acknowledgment to the enthusiastic erudition of Dr Emil Reicke, whose mighty volume, Geschichte der Reichsstadt Nürnberg, is a mine of information from which I have freely quarried. Lastly, to those old chroniclers at whom I have sometimes laughed, but whose quaint phrases and legends may have saved these pages from too serious a dulness, I now hasten to make amends and to assure them that I am very conscious of my own inferiority as a story-teller. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Town Mouse Country Mouse Putnam Pub Group

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The author adds new dimension to the story of two foolish couples who trade their lives for something better. Postage stamps and toy marbles become exquisite works of art in Brett's brightly illustrated story, here elevated beyond a mere cautionary tale to a classic awaiting its audience.

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History of the Town of Brightlingsea Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from A History of the Town of Brightlingsea: A Member of the Cinque Ports I. Though each component of the Town has a chapter to itself, information relating to each will be found outside its own chapter, therefore the reader must not assume that he has exhausted one subject until he has consulted at least the index. The history of the last few years and the present day conditions are described only when they have some bearing on the past. They are too close to make it possible to select items satisfactorily, and there is too much to be given in full. Much information relating to Brightlingsea families and properties has been collected; but is too bulky to be given. In order that it may be available to those who are interested, the information in my possession relating to any one family or property will be given to those having a just claim to the information. II. There are no footnotes. All is included in the text; this impedes the story, but not as much as reference to the bottom of the page necessary, when footnotes are used. References are given to printed works and manuscripts. Each is indicated by letters to which the list given at the end of these notes is the key. A little more trouble will be needed to find the name of the work or MS. to which reference is made, but more information about the source can be given than when the title is given in a shortened form in a footnote. Where possible the volume and page to which reference is made are given in the list of authorities. Latin and Norman French MSS. have been translated. Fragments of Latin occurring in English MSS. have been translated and are printed in italics. The contractions in both Latin and English MSS. have been extended. Where there is doubt as to the precise form the extension should take, the extended letters are printed in italics. III. My thanks are due to: - The Right Hon. the Lord Lucas for access to the Wrest Park MSS., and to Mr. C. F. Argles and Mr. Denley of the Wrest Park Estate Office for their assistance. The Mayor and Corporation of Sandwich for access to the Corporation Records, and to Mr. J. A. Jacobs, the late Mr. D. Baker, Town Clerk, Mr. Harrisson, Town Clerk, and Mr. John Ewell for their assistance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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London Town, Past and Present, Vol. 1 of 4 Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from London Town, Past and Present, Vol. 1 of 4: Historical, Descriptive, Anecdotal Although of books on London the name is legion, the reception accorded to the present work in serial form has shown that there was room left for a book which aims at giving, in the itinerary form, a descriptive and historical account of the cities and boroughs that make up the Administrative County of London, with some speculations upon the future of the Metropolis. The reader Who may fail to find in the following pages something which he would have included had he been the writer will, I hope, in his charity, make allowance for the difficulty created by the immense mass of material available. At every step in the journey it has been necessary, from exigencies of space,-to reject matter which clamoured for acceptance; and many an unhappy quarter of an hour has been spent in deciding between subjects which had exasperatingly equal claims to inclusion. Should the reader's eye fall upon a mistake, the same charity will, I trust, lead him to reżect that the work embraces thousands of names and dates and facts and allusions, and that in the history of London, in spite of the good work done of late years by many diligent students, there is still no lack of slippery places. At the cost of some slight repetition I have aimed at making each chapter as far as possible self-containing, so that the reader may not be distracted by a multitude of cross-references. In the section which has the City of London for its theme, I have been glad to draw upon the books published under the auspices of the ancient City Corporation, among them Riley's Memorials of London Life, Price's Historical Account of the Guildhall, Dr. Reginald Sharpe's London and the Kingdom, and Mr. Charles Welch's Modern History of the City of London; and throughout the work I have been greatly helped by the publica tions of the London County Council - notably the wonderful collection of facts and figures entitled London Statistics, and the booklets that authoritatively tell the story of the houses to which the Council has affixed commemorative tablets. I have also to make acknowledgment to Thornbury and Walford's Old and New London, the last edition of which it was my pleasant task to revise and bring up to date to the graceful and scholarly writings of the Rev. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Small Town Talk Faber & Faber

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Think 'Woodstock' and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival that crowned a seismic decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But Woodstock itself was over 60 miles from the site to which the fabled half a million flocked. So why the misnomer? Quite simply, Woodstock was already a key location in the Sixties rock landscape, the tiny Catskills town where Bob Dylan had holed up after his 1966 motorcycle accident. In Small Town Talk, Barney Hoskyns recreates Woodstock's community of brilliant dysfunctional musicians, opportunistic hippie capitalists and scheming dealers drawn to the area by Dylan and his sidekicks The Band. Central to the book's narrative is the broodingly powerful presence of Albert Grossman, manager of Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin and Todd Rundgren - and Big Daddy of a personal fiefdom in Bearsville that encompassed studios, restaurants and his own record label. Intertwined in the story are the Woodstock experiences of artists as diverse as Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Paul Butterfield, Tim Hardin, Karen Dalton and Bobby Charles. Drawing on first-hand interviews with the remaining key players in the scene, and on the period when he lived there himself in the 1990s, Hoskyns has produced an East Coast companion to his bestselling LA Canyon classic Hotel California - a richly absorbing study of a vital music scene in a revolutionary time and place.

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The Only Game in Town Modern Library

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For more than eighty years, "The New Yorker" has been home to some of the toughest, wisest, funniest, and most moving sportswriting around. "The Only Game in Town" is a classic collection from a magazine with a deep bench, including such authors as Roger Angell, John Updike, Don DeLillo, and John McPhee. Hall of Famer Ring Lardner is here, bemoaning the lowering of standards for baseball achievement--in 1930. John Cheever pens a story about a boy's troubled relationship with his father and the national pastime. From Lance Armstrong to bullfighter Sidney Franklin, from the Chinese Olympics to the U.S. Open, the greatest plays and players, past and present, are all covered in "The Only Game in Town." At "The New Yorker," it's not whether you win or lose--it's how you write about the game.

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Annual Reports of the Auditors, Selectmen, and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Goffstown Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Auditors, Selectmen, and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Goffstown: For the Year Ending March 1, 1870 A. F. Carr, doctoring County pauper, G. P. Hadley, surveying and running line, Story Richards, lumber for Centre bridge, John Dunlap, labor on Richardson bridge, Cyrus George, use of watering trough in 1868, John Steele, services as Town Clerk 5 mos. In Letitia George, money on note, George \varren, note and interest, Cyrus George, board and care of Mrs. Dana, Rhoda Richards, interest on note, Moses Gage, wood for Benjamin Luther Hadley, working out non-resident tax, r.johnson, services after settling with And, Mar., '69, George W. Towne, damage done sheep by dogs, George K. Richards, working out non-res. Tax, and use of watering trough in 1868, John W. Smith, land for town house, Charles F. Livingston, for printing reports, Hannah Tewksbury, interest on note, Samuel Hilands, board of Mrs. Hardy, Samuel Hilands, medical attendance, Henry Moore, school-house tax in Dist. No. 12, Hillsborough County, board of B. P. Manning, H. E. Blaisdell, stone work near Dow bridge, Mrs. L. Willoughby, Richardson note and int., F. F. Flint, record of births and deaths. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Story of Boston Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from The Story of Boston: A Study of Independency The Story of Boston deals with the doings of a community of earnest men who for eightscore years had no considerable interests except those connected with politics and religion. For the whole of the earlier period of their history they gave themselves with all the force of their nature to such subjects as these. The pursuits which in our day absorb the attention of intelligent men are peculiar to our age and generation; the Fathers of New England knew them not. Governor Hutchinson was right when he wrote, in 1773: "For many years past the town of Boston has been used to interest itself in every affair of moment which concerned the Province in general"; for certainly Boston sought to do all that it could to give form to the action of the colonists in other parts of Massachusetts and of America. The story of Boston cannot be told, therefore, without reference to events that were going on in other parts of the land. Her great citizen, Samuel Adams, was the "Father of the American Revolution." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Oundle's Story Forgotten Books

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Excerpt from Oundle's Story: A History of Town and School I have advocated always the teaching of history from local and immediate surroundings, on the principle that you must begin where you are. The force of the imagination upon conduct may be great, but to allow the imagination an illimitable field in conjuring up the past is risky. To this end, I set out some few years ago to write an "Oundle Child's History," when some of older growth inquired, "Why leave us out?" Hence this record of Oundle's story. It is often said that there is no room for originality in the writing of history, and, certainly, this is largely true with regard to my little book; but I may claim to have spent much time in research and to have elucidated a few points. But it could not have been put together without the kind help of many friends. To some I have expressed acknowledgment in the course of the narrative, and I cannot name them all; but I desire to mention those to whom I am especially indebted. To Mrs. Smith, of Cobthorne, Oundle, to Miss Smith, of the Rectory, and to Miss Dixon, of Rose Cottage, the daughter of a lover of archaeology, I owe my sincere thanks for the loan of documents and papers. Dr. George Bidder, of Cambridge, Canon Howard, late Dean of Stamford, and Mr. A. H. M. Spence, of Pembroke College, Oxford, have kindly assisted me in confirming facts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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