The Modern Art of Taming Wild Horses
Author : John Solomon Rarey
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Page : 72 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 1858
Category : Dressage
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Author : John Solomon Rarey
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 1858
Category : Dressage
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Author : Michael Vinson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806166223
In 1989 a woman fishing in Texas on a quiet stretch of the Colorado River snagged a body. Her “catch” was the corpse of Johnny Jenkins, shot in the head. His death was as dramatic as the rare book dealer’s life, which read, as the Austin American-Statesman declared, “like a bestseller.” In 1975 Jenkins had staged the largest rare book coup of the twentieth century—the purchase, for more than two million dollars, of the legendary Eberstadt inventory of rare Americana, a feat noted in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. His undercover work for the FBI, recovering rare books stolen by mafia figures, had also earned him headlines coast to coast, as had his exploits as “Austin Squatty,” playing high stakes poker in Las Vegas. But beneath such public triumphs lay darker secrets. At the time of his death, Jenkins was about to be indicted by the ATF for the arson of his rare books, warehouse, and offices. Another investigation implicated Jenkins in forgeries of historical documents, including the Texas Declaration of Independence. Rumors of million-dollar gambling debts at mob-connected casinos circulated, along with the rumblings of irate mafia figures he’d fingered and eccentric Texas collectors he’d cheated. Had he been murdered? Or was his death a suicide, staged to look like a murder? How Jenkins, a onetime president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, came to such an unseemly end is one of the mysteries Michael Vinson pursues in this spirited account of a tragic American life. Entrepreneur, con man, connoisseur, forger, and self-made hero, Jenkins was a Texan who knew how to bluff but not when to fold.
Author : David W. Forbes
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824826369
The fourth and final volume of the Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900, records the most volatile period in Hawaii's history. American business interests and the desire for a constitutional monarchy were pitted against the desire of the monarchs, King Kaläkaua and Queen Liliuokalani, to strengthen the power of the throne. The convulsions of the 1887 and 1889 revolutions were succeeded by the overthrow of the monarchy on January 17, 1893. Documents revealing the struggle over annexation, beginning in 1893, and the counterrevolution of 1895 are an important component of this volume. Annexation in 1898 was followed by a two-year period during which functions of government and laws were altered to conform to those of the United States. After the organic act became effective in 1900, vestiges of monarchical Hawaii disappeared and the history of the Territory of Hawaii unfolded. As with the previous volumes, Volume 4 is a record of printed works touching on some aspect of the political, religious, cultural, or social history of the Hawaiian Islands. A valuable component of this series is the inclusion of newspaper and periodical accounts, and single-sheet publications such as broadsides, circulars, playbills, and handbills. Entries are extensively annotated, and also provided for each are exact title, date of publication, size of volume, collation of pages, number and type of plates and maps, references, and location of copies.
Author : Maxwell Evarts Perkins
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,88 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271022543
First time publications of letters from 25-year correspondence between famed Charles Scribner's Sons editor Max Perkins and Virginia socialite Elizabeth Lemmon.
Author : Marianna Shreve Simpson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300068026
Simpson explores the production, purpose and meaning of the Haft awrang (Seven Thrones), providing historical documentation about its princely patron and artists, and analysing its contents. She focuses in particular on the iconography of the seven poems.
Author : Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc
Publisher :
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Art
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Author : Navina Najat Haidar
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 29,64 MB
Release : 2015-04-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300211104
The vast Deccan plateau of south-central India stretches from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the region was home to several major Muslim kingdoms and became a nexus of international trade — most notably in diamonds and textiles, through which the sultanates attained remarkable wealth. The opulent art of the Deccan courts, invigorated by cultural connections to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, developed an otherworldly character distinct from that of the contemporary Mughal north: in painting, a poetic lyricism and audacious use of color; in the decorative arts, lively creations of inlaid metalware and painted and dyed textiles; and in architecture, a somber grandeur still visible today in breathtaking monuments throughout the plateau. The first book to fully explore the history and legacy of these kingdoms, Sultans of Deccan India elucidates the predominant themes in Deccani art—the region’s diverse spiritual traditions, its exchanges with the outside world, and the powerful styles of expression that evolved under court patronage—with fresh insights and new scholarship. Alongside the discussion of the art, lively, engaging essays by some of the field’s leading scholars offer perspectives on the cycles of victory and conquest as dynasties competed with one another, vied with Vijayanagara, a great empire to the south, and finally succumbed to the Mughals from the north. Featuring some 200 of the finest works from the Deccan sultanates, as well as spectacular site photographs and informative maps, this magnificently illustrated catalogue provides the most comprehensive examination of this world to date and constitutes a pioneering resource for specialists and general readers alike.
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Page : 712 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Union catalogs
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Author : Sir Kenelm DIGBY
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 1664
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Page : 738 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Bibliography
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