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Author : John Lord
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5041327947
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (413 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers written by John Lord and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Lord
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338733995X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of History; Great Writers written by John Lord and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-12 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : John Lord
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781359684103
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of History written by John Lord and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Lord
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of History: Great writers written by John Lord and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Frances Berry
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807005460
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book History Teaches Us to Resist written by Mary Frances Berry and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times. Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that all presidents, including ones considered progressive, sometimes require massive organization to affect policy decisions, Berry cites Indigenous peoples’ protests against the Dakota pipeline during Barack Obama’s administration as a modern example of successful resistance built on earlier actions. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Berry discusses that president’s refusal to prevent race discrimination in the defense industry during World War II and the subsequent March on Washington movement. She analyzes Lyndon Johnson, the war in Vietnam, and the antiwar movement and then examines Ronald Reagan’s two terms, which offer stories of opposition to reactionary policies, such as ignoring the AIDS crisis and retreating on racial progress, to show how resistance can succeed. The prochoice protests during the George H. W. Bush administration and the opposition to Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as his budget cuts and welfare reform, are also discussed, as are protests against the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act during George W. Bush’s presidency. Throughout these varied examples, Berry underscores that even when resistance doesn’t achieve all the goals of a particular movement, it often plants a seed that comes to fruition later. Berry also shares experiences from her six decades as an activist in various movements, including protesting the Vietnam War and advocating for the Free South Africa and civil rights movements, which provides an additional layer of insight from someone who was there. And as a result of having served in five presidential administrations, Berry brings an insider’s knowledge of government. History Teaches Us to Resist is an essential book for our times which attests to the power of resistance. It proves to us through myriad historical examples that protest is an essential ingredient of politics, and that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times.
Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1224 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C. written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : General Theological Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the General Theological Library, Boston, Massachusetts written by General Theological Library and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : California State Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 978 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book News Notes of California Libraries written by California State Library and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.
Author : Jeanne Theoharis
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807075876
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book A More Beautiful and Terrible History written by Jeanne Theoharis and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a “helpmate” but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband’s activism in these directions. Moving from “the histories we get” to “the histories we need,” Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and “polite racism” in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice—which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction
Author : Pacific Northwest Library Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Union Catalogue of Books in Embossed Type in the Libraries of the Pacific Northwest written by Pacific Northwest Library Association and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gail Gibbons
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780688073794
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (737 download)
Download or read book Beacons of Light written by Gail Gibbons and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1990-03-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FLASH... FLASH... FLASH...A lighthouse signals from the rocky shore, guiding ships away from danger. Once sailors watched for giant bonfires that were set high on hills. Now, most lighthouses are fully automated. In Beacons of Light: Lighthouses, Gail Gibbons tells all about these beautiful and useful structures, using careful explanations, colorful facts, and helpful illustrations to show how lighthouse technology has developed and changed over the years. FLASH... FLASH... FLASH... In this informative, delightfully evocative book, lighthouses are beacons of light thatremind us of our past.
Author : John Lord
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781358247729
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (477 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of History written by John Lord and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Public School Library (Adrian, Mich.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Catalogue of the Public School Library of the City of Adrian, Michigan written by Public School Library (Adrian, Mich.) and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book News Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Kinkade
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780740742606
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Beacons of Light written by Thomas Kinkade and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lighthouse remains one of civilization's strongest symbols. Through its image of light and strength are projected some of our most cherished values: hope, direction, steadfastness, duty, reliability, comfort, and home. Artist and author Thomas Kinkade knows this powerful symbolism well, and he captures it through his latest collection of paintings and inspiring thoughts, Beacons of Light. ". . .(E)ven in times of darkness and doubt, there are always bastions of hope and beacons of light to guide us," Mr. Kinkade writes. "For some, the light is powerful friendship, for others, a strong family, and for many, the guiding light comes from an unshakeable faith in God." These are the thoughts and sentiments that flow forth from Beacons of Light. Thomas Kinkade's majestic and light-filled paintings combine with inspiring quotations from many of history's greatest thinkers for memorable impact in this heartwarming volume. Louisa May Alcott, T. S. Eliot, James Allen, Emily Brontë, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edith Wharton, and Thomas Kinkade himself are but a few of the many sources lending voice to Beacons of Light. Their effect-when matched with the artist's windswept seas, rugged architecture, and life-sustaining beams of light-is uplifting and inspirational. This keepsake book will be a warm and welcome addition for any Thomas Kinkade collector and will make the perfect gift for a variety of occasions. Fifteen books now highlight Thomas Kinkade's work. Among them, The Light of Christmas has sold 30,000 copies; Family Traditions, 54,000 copies; and A Book of Joy, 67,000 copies.
Author : W. A. Spicer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781494106959
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Beacon Lights of Prophecy written by W. A. Spicer and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1935 edition.
Author : Caroline Light
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807064661
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Stand Your Ground written by Caroline Light and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of America’s Stand Your Ground gun laws, from Reconstruction to Trayvon Martin After a young, white gunman killed twenty-six people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012, conservative legislators lamented that the tragedy could have been avoided if the schoolteachers had been armed and the classrooms equipped with guns. Similar claims were repeated in the aftermath of other recent shootings—after nine were killed in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, and in the aftermath of the massacre in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Despite inevitable questions about gun control, there is a sharp increase in firearm sales in the wake of every mass shooting. Yet, this kind of DIY-security activism predates the contemporary gun rights movement—and even the stand-your-ground self-defense laws adopted in thirty-three states, or the thirteen million civilians currently licensed to carry concealed firearms. As scholar Caroline Light proves, support for “good guys with guns” relies on the entrenched belief that certain “bad guys with guns” threaten us all. Stand Your Ground explores the development of the American right to self-defense and reveals how the original “duty to retreat” from threat was transformed into a selective right to kill. In her rigorous genealogy, Light traces white America’s attachment to racialized, lethal self-defense by unearthing its complex legal and social histories—from the original “castle laws” of the 1600s, which gave white men the right to protect their homes, to the brutal lynching of “criminal” Black bodies during the Jim Crow era and the radicalization of the NRA as it transitioned from a sporting organization to one of our country’s most powerful lobbying forces. In this convincing treatise on the United States’ unprecedented ascension as the world’s foremost stand-your-ground nation, Light exposes a history hidden in plain sight, showing how violent self-defense has been legalized for the most privileged and used as a weapon against the most vulnerable.
