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Book Synopsis Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by : Mary Seacole
Download or read book Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands written by Mary Seacole and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Seacole (1805 to 1881) was an amazing woman, in many ways way ahead of her time. She was a free black woman born in Jamaica of Scottish and Creole descent. This is her autobiographical account of her colourful and brave life. She was named 'the greatest black Briton' in 2004 and also posthumously awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.
Book Synopsis Hunting in Many Lands: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by : Various
Download or read book Hunting in Many Lands: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hunting in Many Lands" is a thrilling work that contains adventurous stories of late 19th-century hunters as they pursued hunting around the world. It will give the reader an idea of how different the hunting practices were back then from what it is at present.
Book Synopsis Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands by : Mary Seacole
Download or read book Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands written by Mary Seacole and published by E-Artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands (1857) is one of the earliest autobiographies of a mixed-race woman. In her autobiography, Seacole records her bloodline thus: "I am a Creole, and have good Scots blood coursing through my veins. My father was a soldier of an old Scottish family." Legally, she was classified as a mulatto, a multiracial person with limited political rights. Seacole emphasises her personal vigour in her autobiography, distancing herself from the contemporary stereotype of the "lazy Creole", She was proud of her black ancestry, writing, "I have a few shades of deeper brown upon my skin which shows me related - and I am proud of the relationship - to those poor mortals whom you once held enslaved, and whose bodies America still owns." She also became widely known and respected, particularly among the European military visitors to Jamaica who often stayed at Blundell Hall. She treated patients in the cholera epidemic of 1850, which killed some 32,000 Jamaicans. However, the erection of a statue of her at St Thomas' Hospital, London, on 30 June 2016, describing her as a "pioneer nurse", has generated controversy and opposition from supporters of Florence Nightingale. Earlier controversy broke out in the United Kingdom late in 2012 over reports of a proposal to add her to the UK's National Curriculum.
Book Synopsis The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole by : Cleo Sylvestre
Download or read book The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole written by Cleo Sylvestre and published by Aurora Metro Publications Ltd.. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Seacole was a medical practitioner from Jamaica whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Her offer to volunteer as a military nurse was refused, but Seacole travelled to the Crimea nevertheless, where she tended the wounded both on the battlefront and at the 'British Hotel'. In this acclaimed one-woman play, the true story of Mary Seacole is brought vibrantly to life, revealing how this fearless medical practitioner used traditional remedies to treat the sick and wounded, challenged racism in high places and won the hearts and minds of those she helped across the globe. Considered the greatest of all Black Britons, discover why and how she came to be so highly regarded, although she was an immigrant and a woman of colour in Victorian England. REVIEWS “You brought the spirit of Mary to life.” – Zoe Gilbert, Florence Nightingale Museum “Thank you for such an excellent rendition of Mary. It was truly brilliant.” – Clive Soley “Be prepared, Cleo Sylvestre will transport you back to the Victorian age and leave you thinking that you had actually met Mary Seacole.” – Dame Elizabeth Anionwu CLEO SYLVESTRE Theatre: Cleo made her West End debut in Wise Child by Simon Gray with Sir Alec Guinness for which she was nominated Most Promising New Actress. She then went on to be the first Black British actress to have a leading role at the National Theatre in The National Health by Peter Nichols followed by seasons at The Young Vic including tours to Broadway and Mexico. She has performed in a wide range of theatre productions including touring with Northern Broadsides and Oxford Playhouse. For twenty years until June 2016, Cleo was joint Artistic Director of the award-winning Rosemary Branch Theatre. Film: Cleo was in Ken Loach’s films Cathy Come Home, Up The Junction and Poor Cow and has acted in numerous tv shows from Grange Hill, to presenting Playschool, and guesting in the Christmas 2020 special of All Creatures Great And Small. She made several shorts for Isaac Julien including Vagabondia (Turner Prize shortlist), was in Kidulthood and Tube Tales (dir. Jude Law) and Paddington. In 2019 Cleo received the Screen Nation Trailblazer Award. Music: Having made a record with the (then unknown) Rolling Stones while at school, she recently returned to her first love, music, forming the blues band, Honey B Mama & Friends, who have appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Ealing Blues Festival among many other venues.
Download or read book Fairy Tales from Many Lands written by and published by Egmont UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful collection of fairy tales includes stories from around the world. Alongside familiar tales from England and France - "Jack the Giant-Killer" and "Sleepy Beauty" - are lesser known fairy tales, such as: "Cesarino and the Dragon" from Italy, Japan's "The Adventures of Little Peachling," the Serbian tale of "The Golden Apple-Tree and the Nine Peahens," and many more.Accompanied by the distinctive and imaginative illustrations of Arthur Rackham, this collection is sure to delight a whole new generation of readers.
Book Synopsis Land of Lincoln by : Andrew Ferguson
Download or read book Land of Lincoln written by Andrew Ferguson and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Brilliant . . . Ferguson’s guided tour of the often amusing, sometimes bizarre ways we remember Lincoln today . . . is heartening and even inspiring.” —Bill Kristol, Time Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president and perhaps the most influential American who ever lived. But what is his place in our country today? In Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson packs his bags and embarks on a journey to the heart of contemporary Lincoln Nation, where he encounters a world as funny as it is poignant, and a population as devoted as it is colorful. In small-town Indiana, Ferguson drops in on the national conference of Lincoln presenters, 175 grown men who make their living (sort of) by impersonating their hero. He meets the premier collectors of Lincoln memorabilia, prized items of which include Lincoln’s chamber pot, locks of his hair, and pages from a boyhood schoolbook. He takes his wife and children on a trip across the long-defunct Lincoln Heritage Trail, a driving tour of landmarks from Lincoln’s life. This book is an entertaining, unexpected, and big-hearted celebration of Lincoln’s enduring influence on our country—and the people who help keep his spirit alive. “A hilarious, offbeat tour of Lincoln shrines, statues, cabins and museums . . . Mr. Ferguson maps it expertly, with an understated Midwestern sense of humor that Lincoln, master of the funny story, would have been the first to appreciate.” —William Grimes, The New York Times
Book Synopsis Animal Legends from Many Lands by : Rose Yeatman Woolf
Download or read book Animal Legends from Many Lands written by Rose Yeatman Woolf and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These fables from around the world recount the adventures of animals that not only can talk but also possess other all-too-human traits. A dozen full-color plates and numerous black-and-white drawings illustrate traditional stories of vice punished and virtue rewarded, including tales of a tortoise that couldn't hold her tongue, a discontented cat, a rabbit that saved his country, and other curious creatures. In "Reynard the Fox," the notorious trickster joins forces with a wolf until his partner's greed drives Reynard to seek revenge. "The Butterfly and the Crane," a tale from Fiji, involves a race to a remote island, and the Flemish legend "The Angel Artist" tells how birds developed their bright feathers. "Zum, Zum, Ziss," "The Raven's Revenge," "The Camel's Neck," and other time-honored parables provide captivating entertainment for readers of all ages.
Download or read book Mary Seacole written by Jane Robinson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. "The Times" called her a heroine, Florence Nightingale called her a brothel-keeping quack, and Queen Victoria's nephew called her, simply, 'Mammy' - Mary Seacole was one of the most eccentric and charismatic women of her era. Born at her mother's hotel in Jamaica in 1805, she became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. On the outbreak of the Crimean War, she arrived in London desperate to join Florence Nightingale at the Front, but the authorities refused to see her. Being black, nearly 50, rather stout, and gloriously loud in every way, she was obviously unsuitable. Undaunted, Mary travelled to Balaklava under her own steam to build the 'British Hotel', just behind the lines. It was an outrageous venture, and a huge success - she became known and loved by everyone from the rank and file to the royal family. For more than a century after her death this remarkable woman was all but forgotten. This, the first full-length biography of a Victorian celebrity recently voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage at last.
Download or read book South Toward Home written by Julia Reed and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays written for the column "The high & the low" in the magazine Garden & gun.
Book Synopsis The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by : Chris Colfer
Download or read book The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell written by Chris Colfer and published by Little Brown Bks Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change. When the twins' grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they're about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real. But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven't ended in this magical land - Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother! The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way? The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning adventure.
Book Synopsis Adventures in Many Lands by : Various
Download or read book Adventures in Many Lands written by Various and published by Litres. This book was released on 2019-05-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Adventures in Many Lands by : Algernon Blackwood
Download or read book Adventures in Many Lands written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a collection of short stories for children.
Book Synopsis The Book Whisperer by : Donalyn Miller
Download or read book The Book Whisperer written by Donalyn Miller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn any student into a bookworm with a few easy and practical strategies Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she can’t turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives them time to read books they pick out themselves. Her love of books and teaching is both infectious and inspiring. In the book, you’ll find: Hands-on strategies for managing and improving your own school library Tactics for helping students walk on their own two feet and continue the reading habit after they’ve finished with your class Data from student surveys and end-of-year feedback that proves how well the Miller Method works The Book Whisperer includes a dynamite list of recommended "kid lit" that helps parents and teachers find the books that students really like to read.
Book Synopsis Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by : Jonathan Auxier
Download or read book Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes written by Jonathan Auxier and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Gardener, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher—a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need. Along with his loyal sidekick—a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat—and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny. Be sure to read the companion book, Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard. Praise for Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes “Auxier has a juggler’s dexterity with prose that makes this fantastical tale quicken the senses.” –Kirkus Reviews
Book Synopsis Adventures in Many Lands by : Parker Gillmore
Download or read book Adventures in Many Lands written by Parker Gillmore and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hunting in Many Lands by : Theodore Roosevelt
Download or read book Hunting in Many Lands written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time by : Robert McCrum
Download or read book The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time written by Robert McCrum and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --
