75 Years of Service, 1859-1934
Author: Saint Michael's College (Santa Fe, N.M.)
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Published: 1934
Total Pages: 176
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Author: Saint Michael's College (Santa Fe, N.M.)
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Published: 1934
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Antony Lentin
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2009-01-14
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1443803812
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Andrew Hamilton, Viscount Sumner (1859-1934), one of the greatest of English judges. His trenchant rulings, characterized by deep learning, wisdom and lucidity, and delivered with rare literary distinction and wit, are cited with respect and admiration as classics of the Common Law. Sumner’s personality, assured, articulate, dominating -'an amazingly powerful person' (Harold Laski)—also marked his controversial interventions in British public life. Uniquely for a law lord, he was appointed a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, where he strenuously advocated and helped to frame the much criticized reparation chapter of the Treaty of Versailles. As one of the `most formidable gladiators’ on the 'Diehard' wing of the Conservative Party, Sumner aspired—unsuccessfully—to the Woolsack. He defied the growing convention that law-lords should remain silent on political issues, speaking out forcefully on such sensitive topics as the Amritsar 'massacre', the Irish settlement and the General Strike. He resigned from the Bench in 1930 to campaign, as president of the Indian Empire Society, against moves towards Indian independence, and he was a leading activist in the cause of House of Lords reform. With the abolition in 2009 of the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (the law lords), Sumner stands out in sharp historical relief as an outstanding judge, a remarkable individual and as 'the last political law lord'.
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Published: 1942
Total Pages: 1020
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.
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Published: 1860
Total Pages: 564
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James L. Stubbendieck
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2017-05
Total Pages: 555
ISBN-13: 1496200918
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorth American Wildland Plants contains descriptions of the salient characteristics of the most important wildland plants of North America. This comprehensive reference assists individuals with limited botanical knowledge as well as natural resource professionals in identifying wildland plants. The two hundred species of wildland plants in this book were selected because of their abundance, desirability, or poisonous properties. Each illustration has been enhanced with labels pointing to key characteristics to facilitate the identification of unknown plants. Each plant description includes plant characteristics, an illustration of the plant with enlarged parts, and a general distribution map for North America. Each species description includes nomenclature; life span; origin; season of growth; inflorescence, flower or spikelet, or other reproductive parts; vegetative parts; and growth characteristics. Brief notes are included on habitat; livestock losses; and historic, food, and medicinal uses. This third edition contains additional refinements in the nomenclature, distribution, illustrations, and descriptions of plants.
Author: William Stewart Wallace
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 414
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U.S. Office of Experiment Stations
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Published: 1935
Total Pages: 1094
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Michael Alderson
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1981-06-18
Total Pages: 522
ISBN-13: 1349038555
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R. Thomas Hille
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-12-07
Total Pages: 952
ISBN-13: 0429831412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe New Public Library is an in-depth design study of an exemplary collection of recent public libraries, and the historical precedents that have informed and inspired their development. An introductory overview presents seven critical themes that characterize public library design, past and present, highlighting the expressive architectural potential of this unique and important building type. A survey of over 40 historically significant libraries traces the development of the building type over time, with a primary focus on precedents from the US and northern Europe, where the modern public library originated, and its design has been most comprehensively developed. A selection of nearly 50 contemporary projects from the past 30 years focuses on the most current developments in public library design, with a diverse and varied collection of work by over 35 regional, national, and international design firms. Highly visual in its presentation, the study includes 885 color photographs and illustrations, and 195 scale drawings.