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"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..
Author : Patrick Henry
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2020-12-22
Category :
ISBN :
"'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..
Author : William Wirt
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 1818
Category : Statesmen
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Author : Susanne Dunlap
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1599905655
Sixteen-year-old Molly Fraser works as a nurse with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War to earn a salary to help her family survive in nineteenth-century England.
Author : H. Trevor Colbourn
Publisher : Virginia, U. of North Carolina P
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 36,23 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Examines the historical justification for American independence in the writings of the seventeenth and eighteenth century philosophers and historians.
Author : Dave Mason
Publisher : Lionstail Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1623930073
The World of The Prophets as You’ve Never Experienced It Before The Age of Prophecy series transports you back 3000 years, to the epic battle between the Israelite Kings and Prophets. Lev, an orphaned shepherd boy, begins a journey of discovery when he’s hired to play as a musician before the prophets. He soon learns that his father’s knife holds a deadly secret about his hidden past. As he is drawn deeper into the world of prophecy, Lev fights to unearth his true self while the clouds of war gather around him. Authors Dave Mason and Mike Feuer spent years researching the Oral and Kabbalistic traditions detailing the inner workings of prophecy and the world of Ancient Israel. The backdrop for The Age of Prophecy is the greatest of Biblical conflicts, the Battle between King Ahav and the Prophet Eliyahu (more commonly known as Ahab and Elijah in English). Learn the inner story of the battle, in a way that will reframe all you've ever heard about the Israelite< Kings and Prophets.
Author : Charles Herbert Sylvester
Publisher :
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,54 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Anthologies
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Author : Zenshin Florence Caplow
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1614291330
The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book brings together many teaching stories that were hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories are extraordinary expressions of freedom and fearlessness, relevant for men and women of any time or place. In these pages we meet nuns, laywomen practicing with their families, famous teachers honored by emperors, and old women selling tea on the side of the road. Each story is accompanied by a reflection by a contemporary woman teacher--personal responses that help bring the old stories alive for readers today--and concluded by a final meditation for the reader, a question from the editors meant to spark further rumination and inquiry. These are the voices of the women ancestors of every contemporary Buddhist.
Author : Andrea Perron
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1491829885
Roger and Carolyn Perron purchased the home of their dreams and eventual nightmares in December of 1970. The Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island seemed the idyllic setting in which to raise a family. The couple unwittingly moved their five young daughters into the ancient and mysterious farmhouse. Secrets were kept and then revealed within a space shared by mortal and immortal alike. Time suddenly became irrelevant; fractured by spirits making their presence known then dispersing into the ether. The house is a portal to the past and a passage to the future. This is a sacred story of spiritual enlightenment, told some thirty years hence. The family is now somewhat less reticent to divulge a closely-guarded experience. Their odyssey is chronicled by the eldest sibling and is an unabridged account of a supernatural excursion. Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated this haunting in a futile attempt to intervene on their behalf. They consider the Perron family saga to be one of the most compelling and significant of a famously ghost-storied career as paranormal researchers. During a seance gone horribly wrong, they unleashed an unholy hostess; the spirit called Bathsheba; a God-forsaken soul. Perceiving herself to be the mistress of the house, she did not appreciate the competition. Carolyn had long been under siege; overt threats issued in the form of firea mother's greatest fear. It transformed the woman in unimaginable ways. After nearly a decade the family left a once beloved home behind though it will never leave them, as each remains haunted by a memory. This tale is an inspiring testament to the resilience of the human spirit on a pathway of discovery: an eternal journey for the living and the dead.
Author : Nolan Bennett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 37,55 MB
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0190060700
Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems? The Claims of Experience provides a new theory for what makes autobiography political throughout the history of the United States and today. Across five chapters, Nolan Bennett examines the democratic challenges that encouraged a diverse cast of figures to bear their stories: Benjamin Franklin amid the revolutionary era, Frederick Douglass in the antebellum and abolitionist movements, Henry Adams in the Gilded Age and its anxieties of industrial change, Emma Goldman among the first Red Scare and state opposition to radical speech, and Whittaker Chambers amid the second Red Scare that initiated the anticommunist turn of modern conservatism. These historical figures made what Bennett calls a "claim of experience." By proclaiming their life stories, these authors took back authority over their experiences from prevailing political powers, and called to new community among their audiences. Their claims sought to restore to readers the power to remake and make meaning of their own lives. Whereas political theorists and activists have often seen autobiography to be too individualist or a mere documentary source of evidence, this theory reveals the democratic power that life narratives have offered those on the margins and in the mainstream. If they are successful, claims of experience summon new popular authority to surpass what their authors see as the injustices of prevailing American institutions and identity. Bennett shows through historical study and theorization how this renewed appreciation for the politics of life writing elevates these authors' distinct democratic visions while drawing common themes across them. This book offers both a method for understanding the politics of life narrative and a call to anticipate claims of experience as they appear today.
Author : Cindy Starr Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,56 MB
Release : 2013-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780988940352
The Lamp Maker has a Dr. Seuss-like rhythm with a dash of Max Lucado charm that connects with young readers while its deep spiritual truths resonate with adults and children alike. In this story, the Lamp Maker represents the Almighty God who created all mankind to shine with the light of Christ. A powerful and relevant metaphor, this charming story encourages those who hear it to respond to Jesus and to let His light shine through them. This heirloom book features a letter to The Lamp Maker on the back page that allows the reader to commemorate the start of their relationship with Christ, with their name and date. Whether it's the need for a light bulb, to be plugged into the power, or the reminder to stop using one's "free-will switch" to shut off the Lord's light, this book challenges everyone who hears it to respond to Jesus.