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Fires of Gold

Author : Lauren Coyle Rosen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780520343337
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Fires of Gold written by Lauren Coyle Rosen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fires of Gold is a powerful ethnography of the often shrouded cultural, legal, political, and spiritual forces governing the gold mining industry in Ghana, one of Africa's most celebrated democracies. Lauren Coyle Rosen argues that significant sources of power have arisen outside of the formal legal system to police, adjudicate, and navigate conflict in this theater of violence, destruction, and rebirth. These authorities, or shadow sovereigns, include the transnational mining company, collectivized artisanal miners, civil society advocacy groups, and significant religious figures and spiritual forces from African, Islamic, and Christian traditions. Often more salient than official bodies of government, the shadow sovereigns reveal a reconstitution of sovereign power--one that, in many ways, is generated by hidden dimensions of the legal system. Coyle Rosen also contends that spiritual forces are central in anchoring and animating shadow sovereigns as well as key forms of legal authority, economic value, and political contestation. This innovative book illuminates how the crucible of gold, itself governed by spirits, serves as a critical site for embodied struggles over the realignment of the classical philosophical triad: the city, the soul, and the sacred.

Fires of Gold

Author : Lauren Coyle Rosen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520974735
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Fires of Gold written by Lauren Coyle Rosen and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fires of Gold is a powerful ethnography of the often shrouded cultural, legal, political, and spiritual forces governing the gold mining industry in Ghana, one of Africa’s most celebrated democracies. Lauren Coyle Rosen argues that significant sources of power have arisen outside of the formal legal system to police, adjudicate, and navigate conflict in this theater of violence, destruction, and rebirth. These authorities, or shadow sovereigns, include the transnational mining company, collectivized artisanal miners, civil society advocacy groups, and significant religious figures and spiritual forces from African, Islamic, and Christian traditions. Often more salient than official bodies of government, the shadow sovereigns reveal a reconstitution of sovereign power—one that, in many ways, is generated by hidden dimensions of the legal system. Coyle Rosen also contends that spiritual forces are central in anchoring and animating shadow sovereigns as well as key forms of legal authority, economic value, and political contestation. This innovative book illuminates how the crucible of gold, itself governed by spirits, serves as a critical site for embodied struggles over the realignment of the classical philosophical triad: the city, the soul, and the sacred.

Five Fires

Author : David Wyatt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195127412
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Five Fires written by David Wyatt and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using his background in cultural history and literature, David Wyatt focuses this history of California on five events that swept through the state, altering its physical and political landscape. "Five Fires" provides a unique framework for understanding the recent developments in California and will prove an important contribution to the history of American culture. Photos.

Black Fire

Author : Robert Graysmith
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307720578
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Black Fire written by Robert Graysmith and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first biography of the little-known real-life Tom Sawyer, told through a harrowing account of Sawyer's involvement in the hunt for a serial arsonist who terrorized mid-nineteenth century San Francisco. When San Francisco Daily Morning Call reporter Mark Twain met Tom Sawyer in 1863, he was seeking a subject for his first novel. He learned that Sawyer was a volunteer firefighter, local hero, and a former “Torch Boy,” racing ahead of hand-drawn fire engines at night carrying torches to light the way. When a mysterious serial arsonist known as “The Lightkeeper” was in the process of burning San Francisco to the ground, Sawyer played a key role in stopping him, helping to contain what is now considered the most disastrous and costly series of fires ever experienced by an American metropolis. By chronicling how Sawyer took it upon himself to investigate, expose, and stop the arsonist, Black Fire details Sawyer’s remarkable life and illustrates why Twain would later feel compelled to name his iconic character after him when writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. A vivid portrayal of the gritty, corrupt, and violent world of the Gold Rush-era West, Black Fire is the most vibrant and thorough account of Sawyer’s relationship with Mark Twain, and of the devastating fires that baptized San Francisco.

Constant Fires

Author : Rebecca Hatcher Travis
Publisher : Chickasaw Press
ISBN 13 : 9781935684589
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Constant Fires written by Rebecca Hatcher Travis and published by Chickasaw Press. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest collection of poems from award-winning Chickasaw poet Rebecca Hatcher Travis brings readers to a deeper understanding of the Chickasaw people and perspective. Sixty poems are presented in four sections titled "Blood Streaks," "Stirrings," "Voices in Place," and "Earth Echoes." Constant Fires captures the stories, struggles, and people of past generations, rejoices in the perseverance and determination of First Americans, and celebrates the beauty of nature and our connection to the natural world.

The Fire and the Gold

Author : Phyllis A. Whitney
Publisher : Center Point
ISBN 13 : 9781585473366
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book The Fire and the Gold written by Phyllis A. Whitney and published by Center Point. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melora, undecided about her future with handsome Quent Seymour of Nob Hill, becomes distracted and confused when an earthquake strikes San Francisco in 1906 and she meets Tony Ellis in the midst of the turmoil.

Prevention and Combating Mine Fires

Author : Sudhish Chandra Banerjee
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000443760
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Prevention and Combating Mine Fires written by Sudhish Chandra Banerjee and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing concern about fires in mines, coal mines in particular. Attempts are being made to improve mine fire combat efforts and their prevention, taking advantage of developments in the fields of science and technology. This book looks at those developments and their applications.

Jade Fire Gold

Author : June CL Tan
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063056399
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Jade Fire Gold written by June CL Tan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls of Paper and Fire meets A Song of Wraiths and Ruin in June CL Tan’s stunning debut, where ferocious action, shadowy intrigue, rich magic, and a captivating slow-burn romance collide. In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined. A stunning homage to the Xianxia novel with dangerous magic, fast-paced action, and a delightful romance, Jade Fire Gold isn’t one to miss! “An addictive story that is impossible to put down." —Swati Teerdhala, author of The Tiger at Midnight series "Adventure at its finest. A beautifully rendered story that honors the great wuxia epics.” —Joan He, author of Descendant of the Crane and The Ones We're Meant to Find “An epic adventure!” —Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Spin the Dawn and So This Is Love “Epic in every sense of the word, beautiful as it is sweeping." —Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times bestselling author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

The Bow of Burning Gold

Author : E.J. Stewart
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0978608739
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book The Bow of Burning Gold written by E.J. Stewart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's the tale of Saint George and the Dragon set in three dimensions. Prince George solves fairy puzzles, races giants and performs miracles - but in the end his faith allows him to free Larkwood from evil and heal his father.

Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires

Author : John J. Qu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3642325300
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires written by John J. Qu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists and managers alike need timely, cost-effective, and technically appropriate fire-related information to develop functional strategies for the diverse fire communities. "Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires" addresses wildland fire management needs by presenting discussions that link ecology and the physical sciences from local to regional levels, views on integrated decision support data for policy and decision makers, new technologies and techniques, and future challenges and how remote sensing might help to address them. While creating awareness of wildland fire management and rehabilitation issues, hands-on experience in applying remote sensing and simulation modeling is also shared. This book will be a useful reference work for researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of fire science, remote sensing and modeling applications. Professor John J. Qu works at the Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science at George Mason University (GMU), USA. He is the Founder and Director of the Environmental Science and Technology Center (ESTC) and EastFIRE Lab at GMU.

Prairie Fires

Author : Caroline Fraser
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
ISBN 13 : 1627792775
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Prairie Fires written by Caroline Fraser and published by Metropolitan Books. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie books Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls—the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser—the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series—masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder’s biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuous relationship with her journalist daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books. The Little House books, for all the hardships they describe, are paeans to the pioneer spirit, portraying it as triumphant against all odds. But Wilder’s real life was harder and grittier than that, a story of relentless struggle, rootlessness, and poverty. It was only in her sixties, after losing nearly everything in the Great Depression, that she turned to children’s books, recasting her hardscrabble childhood as a celebratory vision of homesteading—and achieving fame and fortune in the process, in one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches episodes in American letters. Spanning nearly a century of epochal change, from the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl, Wilder’s dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. With fresh insights and new discoveries, Prairie Fires reveals the complex woman whose classic stories grip us to this day.

Gold in the Fire (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) (The Ladies of Sweetwater Lake, Book 1)

Author : Margaret Daley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 1408965283
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Gold in the Fire (Mills & Boon Love Inspired) (The Ladies of Sweetwater Lake, Book 1) written by Margaret Daley and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a firefighter, Joshua Markham was used to taking risks. So when unexplained fires started disrupting the quiet town of Sweetwater, he was prepared to stop them - whatever it took. What he wasn't prepared for was Darcy O'Brien, the beautiful woman he found trying to save horses as her family's barn smoldered.

Laboratory Instructions for Fire Assays of Gold, Silver, and Lead

Author : Walter S. Morley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Laboratory Instructions for Fire Assays of Gold, Silver, and Lead written by Walter S. Morley and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests

Author : George E. Gruell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests written by George E. Gruell and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests, George Gruell examines the woodlands through repeat photography: rephotographing sites depicted in historical photographs to compare past vegetation to present. The book asks readers to study the evidence, then take an active part in current debates over prescribed fire, fuel buildup, logging, and the management of our national forests.

Fires and Floods

Author : David Lambert
Publisher : Evans Brothers
ISBN 13 : 9780237517984
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Fires and Floods written by David Lambert and published by Evans Brothers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Alpha Books series, which have been written with advice from experts that teach reading, and are printed in large, clear type. This title looks at fire in different places, examines safety measures to prevent fire, and describes how fire damage can be repaired. The book also focuses on flooding, and looks at ways in which man's activities have contributed to the threat, and presents some methods to prevent flooding on a large scale in the future.

Fires of Revolution IV

Author : James R. McCollam
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1503557154
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Fires of Revolution IV written by James R. McCollam and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has become an extremely scary and dangerous place. This book offers hope and peace in a time of such uncertainty and turmoil. The author wants to focus your attention on things eternal. Every bar of gold is produced in a furnace. This earth experience is when and where we have our metal tested to see who we want to be forever. If we endure the tests and trials of faith and come forth as pure gold, we are assured of victory and an amazing afterlife. Victory is attainable by everyone and nothing or no one can prevent you being victorious except you. Violently discard everything unholy and cast all your care upon Jesus. A great white steed is being prepared for your victory lap.

Scorched Earth

Author : Rocky Barker
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597266256
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book Scorched Earth written by Rocky Barker and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres. As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management reached a fever pitch. Should the U.S. Park and Forest Services suppress fires immediately or allow some to run their natural course? When should firefighters be sent to battle the flames and at what cost? In Scorched Earth, Barker, an environmental reporter who was on the ground and in the smoke during the 1988 fires, shows us that many of today's arguments over fire and the nature of public land began to take shape soon after the Civil War. As Barker explains, how the government responded to early fires in Yellowstone and to private investors in the region led ultimately to the protection of 600 million acres of public lands in the United States. Barker uses his considerable narrative talents to bring to life a fascinating, but often neglected, piece of American history. Scorched Earth lays a new foundation for examining current fire and environmental policies in America and the world. Our story begins when the West was yet to be won, with a colorful cast of characters: a civil war general and his soldiers, America's first investment banker, railroad men, naturalists, and fire-fighters-all of whom left their mark on Yellowstone. As the truth behind the creation of America's first national park is revealed, we discover the remarkable role the U.S. Army played in protecting Yellowstone and shaping public lands in the West. And we see the developing efforts of conservation's great figures as they struggled to preserve our heritage. With vivid descriptions of the famous fires that have raged in Yellowstone, the heroes who have tried to protect it, and the strategies that evolved as a result, Barker draws us into the very heart of a debate over our attempts to control nature and people. This entertaining and timely book challenges the traditional views both of those who arrogantly seek full control of nature and those who naively believe we can leave it unaltered. And it demonstrates how much of our broader environmental history was shaped in the lands of Yellowstone.