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Book Synopsis Awful Splendour by : Stephen J. Pyne
Download or read book Awful Splendour written by Stephen J. Pyne and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada's forests and prairies have evolved with fire. Its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from its excesses, and since Confederation, the country has devised various institutions to connect fire and society. The choices Canadians have made says a great deal about their national character. Awful Splendour narrates the history of this grand saga. It will interest geographers, historians, and members of the fire community.
Download or read book Prairie Fire written by Julie Courtwright and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2023-01-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prairie fires have always been a spectacular and dangerous part of the Great Plains. Nineteenth-century settlers sometimes lost their lives to uncontrolled blazes, and today ranchers such as those in the Flint Hills of Kansas manage the grasslands through controlled burning. Even small fires, overlooked by history, changed lives-destroyed someone's property, threatened someone's safety, or simply made someone's breath catch because of their astounding beauty. Julie Courtwright, who was born and raised in the tallgrass prairie of Butler County, Kansas, knows prairie fires well. In this first comprehensive environmental history of her subject, Courtwright vividly recounts how fire-setting it, fighting it, watching it, fearing it-has bound Plains people to each other and to the prairies themselves for centuries. She traces the history of both natural and intentional fires from Native American practices to the current use of controlled burns as an effective land management tool, along the way sharing the personal accounts of people whose lives have been touched by fire. The book ranges from Texas to the Dakotas and from the 1500s to modern times. It tells how Native Americans learned how to replicate the effects of natural lightning fires, thus maintaining the prairie ecosystem. Native peoples fired the prairie to aid in the hunt, and also as a weapon in war. White settlers learned from them that burns renewed the grasslands for grazing; but as more towns developed, settlers began to suppress fires-now viewed as a threat to their property and safety. Fire suppression had as dramatic an environmental impact as fire application. Suppression allowed the growth of water-wasting trees and caused a thick growth of old grass to build up over time, creating a dangerous environment for accidental fires. Courtwright calls on a wide range of sources: diary entries and oral histories from survivors, colorful newspaper accounts, military weather records, and artifacts of popular culture from Gene Autry stories to country song lyrics to Little House on the Prairie. Through this multiplicity of voices, she shows us how prairie fires have always been a significant part of the Great Plains experience-and how each fire that burned across the prairies over hundreds of years is part of someone's life story. By unfolding these personal narratives while looking at the bigger environmental picture, Courtwright blends poetic prose with careful scholarship to fashion a thoughtful paean to prairie fire. It will enlighten environmental and Western historians and renew a sense of wonder in the people of the Plains.
Book Synopsis The City of Dreadful Night by : James Thomson (Schrifsteller)
Download or read book The City of Dreadful Night written by James Thomson (Schrifsteller) and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Terrible Splendor by : Marshall Jon Fisher
Download or read book A Terrible Splendor written by Marshall Jon Fisher and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Federer versus Nadal, before Borg versus McEnroe, the greatest tennis match ever played pitted the dominant Don Budge against the seductively handsome Baron Gottfried von Cramm. This deciding 1937 Davis Cup match, played on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, was a battle of titans: the world's number one tennis player against the number two; America against Germany; democracy against fascism. For five superhuman sets, the duo’s brilliant shotmaking kept the Centre Court crowd–and the world–spellbound. But the match’s significance extended well beyond the immaculate grass courts of Wimbledon. Against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the brink of World War II, one man played for the pride of his country while the other played for his life. Budge, the humble hard-working American who would soon become the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles in the same year, vied to keep the Davis Cup out of the hands of the Nazi regime. On the other side of the net, the immensely popular and elegant von Cramm fought Budge point for point knowing that a loss might precipitate his descent into the living hell being constructed behind barbed wire back home. Born into an aristocratic family, von Cramm was admired for his devastating good looks as well as his unparalleled sportsmanship. But he harbored a dark secret, one that put him under increasing Gestapo surveillance. And his situation was made even more perilous by his refusal to join the Nazi Party or defend Hitler. Desperately relying on his athletic achievements and the global spotlight to keep him out of the Gestapo’s clutches, his strategy was to keep traveling and keep winning. A Davis Cup victory would make him the toast of Germany. A loss might be catastrophic. Watching the mesmerizingly intense match from the stands was von Cramm’s mentor and all-time tennis superstar Bill Tilden–a consummate showman whose double life would run in ironic counterpoint to that of his German pupil. Set at a time when sports and politics were inextricably linked, A Terrible Splendor gives readers a courtside seat on that fateful day, moving gracefully between the tennis match for the ages and the dramatic events leading Germany, Britain, and America into global war. A book like no other in its weaving of social significance and athletic spectacle, this soul-stirring account is ultimately a tribute to the strength of the human spirit.
Book Synopsis Commentary on the Book of Job... by : Heinrich Ewald
Download or read book Commentary on the Book of Job... written by Heinrich Ewald and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From Letter to Spirit by : Edwin Abbott Abbott
Download or read book From Letter to Spirit written by Edwin Abbott Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References and abbreviations.--Introduction.--book I. The baptism.--book II. Bath koi; or, Voices from heaven in Jewish tradition.--book III. Voices from Heaven in synoptic tradition.--book IV. The silence of John.--book V. The voice from heaven an answer to prayer.--Appendix I. Narratives of the baptism.--Appendix II. On the origin of the tradition "Suffer it to be so now."--Appendix III. The transfiguration and the agony: canonical and non-canonical accounts.--Appendix IV. Bath koi in Targums and Talmuds.--Appendix V. "The second epistle of St. Peter" contrasted with "The Gospel of St. John."--Appendix VI. The promise of Eusebius (1136-1149).
Book Synopsis The expositor's commentary on st. Paul's Epistle to the Romans by : Charles Neil
Download or read book The expositor's commentary on st. Paul's Epistle to the Romans written by Charles Neil and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Theory and Practice of the Mandala by : Giuseppe Tucci
Download or read book The Theory and Practice of the Mandala written by Giuseppe Tucci and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing, thought-provoking study examines the mandala's doctrinal basis, its use as a means of reintegration, its symbolism, and other aspects of its expression of the infinite possibilities of the subconscious.
Download or read book The Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Crowds of the Bible by : Wallace Raymond Harvey Jellie
Download or read book Crowds of the Bible written by Wallace Raymond Harvey Jellie and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Pulpit Commentary, Volume 7 by : Spence-Jones, Henry
Download or read book The Pulpit Commentary, Volume 7 written by Spence-Jones, Henry and published by Delmarva Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 7057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulpit Commentary was first published between 1880 and 1919 and is a highly respected work written by conservative, trustworthy men. Containing over 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, it is one of the largest and best-selling homiletic commentary sets of all time. It was directed by editors Joseph Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones and utilized more than 100 authors over a 30-year span. When reading this commentary, it is not difficult to see why it has remained a favorite amongst pastors for more than 100 years. There are three key elements which set this apart from its contemporaries, the first being that it gives an exposition, or verse-by-verse, annotation of each verse in the Bible. The second element is that it explores the framework of the text, the homiletics. Finally, it supplies the homilies with multiple model sermons from various authors. Also included is a translation as well as historical and geographical information. The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle declared, “This commentary bids fair to take a conspicuous place among the ever-multiplying aids to the study of the Holy Scriptures. It will revive the great work of Lange, and will far exceed the Speaker's Commentary in the bulk and fullness of its material. The peculiarity of the Pulpit Commentary is that it offers special assistance to the preacher: first by giving him a critical and exegetical exposition of the text of Scripture, and then providing him with succinct and helpful directions as to the preachable aspects of the chapter and paragraph already explained." The print edition of this set typically retails for more than $1,000 making the current offered price a very good bargain. Due to its size, it has been broken up into nine separate volumes: Volume 1 Genesis to Joshua Volume 2 Judges to 2 Kings Volume 3 1 Chronicles to Job Volume 4 Psalms to Song of Songs Volume 5 Isaiah to Daniel Volume 6 Hosea to Malachi Volume 7 Matthew to John Volume 8 Act to Philippians Volume 9 Colossians to Revelation The footnotes have been placed in line with the text with each footnote number enclosed in red brackets (i.e.: []) and the text in green. There is also a linked table of contents at the beginning of each volume for ease of navigation. Key Features * Over 22,000 pages with more than 95,000 entries * One of the largest and exhaustive commentary sets of its kind * Contributions from over 100 authors * Expositions—with thorough verse-by-verse commentary of each verse of the Bible * Homiletics—with the framework or overall look of the text * Homilies—four to six sample sermons from various authors * Detailed information on Biblical customs * Historical and geographical information * Translations of key Hebrew and Greek words All 23 Volumes of the printed version are included in these nine volumes. 1. Genesis/Exodus 2. Leviticus/Numbers 3. Deuteronomy/Joshua/Judges 4. Ruth/1&2 Samuel 5. 1&2 Kings 6. 1&2 Chronicles 7. Ezra/Nehemiah/Esther/Job 8. Psalms 9. Proverbs/Ecclesiastes/Song of Solomon 10. Isaiah 11. Jeremiah/Lamentations 12. Ezekiel 13. Daniel/Hosea/Joel 14. Amos - Malachi 15. Matthew 16. Mark/Luke 17. John 18. Acts/Romans 19. 1&2 Corinthians 20. Galatians - Colossians 21. 1&2 Thessalonians - James 22. 1&2 Peter - Revelation
Book Synopsis Green Pastures and Piccadilly by : William Black
Download or read book Green Pastures and Piccadilly written by William Black and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Cyclopedia of Religious Literature ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Early Days of Christianity by : Frederic William Farrar
Download or read book The Early Days of Christianity written by Frederic William Farrar and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Klopstock F.G. Messiah by : Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Download or read book Klopstock F.G. Messiah written by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sign of the Spider by : Bertram Mitford
Download or read book The Sign of the Spider written by Bertram Mitford and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Connie Morgan in Alaska by : James Beardsley Hendryx
Download or read book Connie Morgan in Alaska written by James Beardsley Hendryx and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
