The Life and Adventures of Henry Smith, the Celebrated Razor Strop Man
Author : Henry Smith
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 1848
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN :
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave
Author : Henry Bibb
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,2 MB
Release : 1849
Category : Enslaved persons
ISBN :
Book Description
The Life and Adventures of Henry Smith, the Celebrated Razor Strop Man, Embracing a Complete Collection of His Original Songs, Queer Speeches, Humorous Letters ..
Author : Henry Smith
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2016-05-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781359518446
Book Description
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.
A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture; A Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America
Author : Venture Smith
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2024-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3387335482
Book Description
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.
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 19,85 MB
Release : 1902
Category : Autographs
ISBN :
Book Description
A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States.
LIFE & ADV OF HENRY SMITH THE
Author : Henry B. 1815 Smith
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,77 MB
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781371949419
Book Description
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.
A Player and a Gentleman
Author : Amy E. Hughes
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 2021-05-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 047290261X
Book Description
Hardworking actor, playwright, and stage manager Harry Watkins (1825–94) was also a prolific diarist. For fifteen years Watkins regularly recorded the plays he saw, the roles he performed, the books he read, and his impressions of current events. Performing across the U.S., Watkins collaborated with preeminent performers and producers, recording his successes and failures as well as his encounters with celebrities such as P. T. Barnum, Junius Brutus Booth, Edwin Forrest, Anna Cora Mowatt, and Lucy Stone. His is the only known diary of substantial length and scope written by a U.S. actor before the Civil War—making Watkins, essentially, the antebellum equivalent of Samuel Pepys. Theater historians Amy E. Hughes and Naomi J. Stubbs have selected, edited, and annotated excerpts from the diary in an edition that offers a vivid glimpse of how ordinary people like Watkins lived, loved, struggled, and triumphed during one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history. The selections in A Player and a Gentleman are drawn from a more expansive digital archive of the complete diary. The book, like its digital counterpart, will richly enhance our knowledge of antebellum theater culture and daily life in the U.S. during this period.
Freedom's Ferment - Phases of American Social History to 1860
Author : Alice Felt Tyler
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 20,51 MB
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 144654785X
Book Description
In its first half century the United States was visited by scores of curious European travellers who came to investigate the strange new world that was being created in the Western Hemisphere. In their accounts of the experience they praised, or condemned, the institutions and national characteristics spread out before them, seized avidly upon all differences from the European norm, and worried each peculiarity beyond recognition and beyond any just limit of its importance. Americans themselves, with the keen sensitiveness of the young and the boasting enthusiasm natural to vigorous creators of new ideas and institutions, examined the work of their hands and, believing it good, reassured themselves and answered their calumniators in a flood of aggressive replies. Every American interested in a reform movement, a new cult, or a Utopian scheme burst into print, adding another to the rapidly growing list of polemic books and pamphlets. From this variety of sources, it is possible to recapture something of the inward spirit that gave rise to the more familiar and more tangible events of America’s youth.
Freedoms Ferment
Author : Peter Moore
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 43,31 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1452910057
Book Description
At the end of his weekly news-in-review program, Moore on Sunday beloved WCCO-TV newsanchor Dave Moore often signed off by reciting a poem. These poems, composed by Moore's son Peter and collected here for the first time, offer a fresh and funny take on the common and not-so-common stuff of our everyday lives. Reminiscent of Ogden Nash and Tom Lehrer, with a dash of Dr. Seuss, Peter Moore's verse captures the essence of his father's wit, common sense, honesty, and warmth.
The Adventures of Henry Thoreau
Author : Michael Sims
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1408838230
Book Description
From Mahatma Gandhi and John F. Kennedy to Martin Luther King and Leo Tolstoy, the works of Henry David Thoreau – author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, schoolteacher, engineer – have long been an inspiration to many. But who was the unsophisticated young man who in 1837 became a protégé of Ralph Waldo Emerson? The Adventures of Henry Thoreau tells the colourful story of a complex man seeking a meaningful life in a tempestuous era. In rich, evocative prose Michael Sims brings to life the insecure, youthful Henry, as he embarks on the path to becoming the literary icon Thoreau. Using the letters and diaries of Thoreau's family, friends and students, Michael Sims charts his coming of age within a family struggling to rise above poverty in 1830s America. From skating and boating with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to travels with his brother, John Thoreau, and the launching of their progressive school, Sims paints a vivid portrait of the young writer struggling to find his voice through communing with nature, whether mountain climbing in Maine or building his life-changing cabin at Walden Pond. He explores Thoreau's infatuation with the beautiful young woman who rejected his proposal of marriage, the influence of his mother and sisters – who were passionate abolitionists – and that of the powerful cultural currents of the day. With emotion and texture, The Adventures of Henry Thoreau sheds fresh light on one of the most iconic figures in American history.
