The John-donkey
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Page : 450 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 1848
Category : Political satire
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Author :
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Page : 450 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 1848
Category : Political satire
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Page : 408 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 1848
Category : Political satire
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Author : John L. Shefelbine
Publisher : Scholastic Incorporated
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Readers (Primary)
ISBN : 9780590999304
Features words ending in "ey."
Author : Frank Luther Mott
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 12,75 MB
Release : 1938
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674395503
"The five volumes of A History of American Magazines constitute a unique cultural history of America, viewed through the pages and pictures of her periodicals from the publication of the first monthly magazine in 1741 through the golden age of magazines in the twentieth century"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : R. C. Sproul
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781567692693
"Davey the donkey was never chosen to do anything, until the day he found himself carrying the King. After that, he felt proud of himself, until he saw what the King had to carry"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : Albert H. Smyth
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,49 MB
Release : 1892
Category : American periodicals
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Author : Mark Greenwood
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 2011
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9781921529627
The heroic story of one man and a donkey - and the strange twist of fate that brought two boyhood friends together one last time during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. A poignant account of the story of John Kirkpatrick Simpson and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during the campaign at Gallipoli. Backed by detailed research, the text includes a brief biography of the man, details of his work at Gallipoli and also the little known story of how, without realising, he rescued his childhood friend from South Shields, Billy Lowes. The text also includes fact files on Simpson and Billy Lowes, maps and additional historical background information such as how Duffy received a VC.
Author : Mark Stein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1640120327
This offbeat slice of American history places the story of our great republic beneath an unexpected lens: that of fringe candidates for president of the United States. Mark Stein explores how their quest for our nation’s highest office helped to amplify voices otherwise quashed during their day. His careening tour through elections past includes the efforts of true pioneers in the quest for social equality in our country: the first woman to run for president, Victoria Woodhull in 1872; the first African American to run for president, George E. Taylor in 1904; and the first openly gay cross-dressing candidate for president, Joan Jett Blakk in 1992. But The Presidential Fringe also takes a look at those who would jest their way into the Oval Office, from comedians such as Will Rogers and Gracie Allen to Pat Paulsen and Stephen Colbert. Along the way, Stein shows how even seemingly zany candidates, such as “Live Forever” Jones, Vegetarian Party candidate John Maxwell, Flying Saucer Party candidate Gabriel Green, or, most recently, Vermin Supreme, provide extraordinary insights of clarity into who we were when they ran for president and how we became who we are today. Ultimately, Stein’s examination reveals that it was often precisely these fringe candidates who planted the seeds from which mainstream candidates later harvested genuine, positive change. Written in Stein’s direct and witty style, The Presidential Fringe surveys and portrays an American landscape rife with the unlikely, unassuming, unexpected, and (in a few cases) unbalanced presidential hopefuls who, in their own way, have contributed to this nation’s founding quest to form a more perfect Union.
Author : Cate Folsom
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,11 MB
Release : 2016-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1612348416
On a U.S. military base near Fallujah in war-torn Iraq, Col. John Folsom woke up one morning to the sound of a small, scruffy donkey tied up outside his quarters. He was charmed by this scrawny animal with a plaintive expression. Folsom and his fellow Marines took in the donkey, built him a corral and shelter, and escorted him on daily walks. One night, hanging out with the Marines as they relaxed after work, the donkey snatched someone's lit cigarette and gobbled it up, to the laughter of all. Suddenly, the donkey had a name: Smoke. More than a conversation topic for troops connecting with families back home, Smoke served as mascot, ambassador, and battle buddy. Smoke the Donkey recounts the strong friendship between Colonel Folsom and this stray donkey and the massive challenges of reuniting Smoke with Folsom in the United States following Folsom's retirement. After being given to a local sheik, Smoke wandered the desert before Folsom rallied an international team to take him on a convoluted journey to his new home. The team won a protracted bureaucratic battle to move Smoke from Iraq to Turkey, only to face a tougher fight getting him out of Turkey. Once in the States, Smoke became a beloved therapy animal for both children and veterans. Smoke's story, while tinged with sadness, speaks to the enduring bond between a man and an animal, unbroken by war, distance, or red tape.
Author : Enrico Botta, Gianna Fusco, Maria Pilar Martinez Benedi, Anna Scannavini
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 2024-11-14
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ISBN : 3111545385