James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper

Author: Wayne Franklin

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 0300229100

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A definitive new biography of James Fenimore Cooper, early nineteenth century master of American popular fiction American author James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851) has been credited with inventing and popularizing a wide variety of genre fiction, including the Western, the spy novel, the high seas adventure tale, and the Revolutionary War romance. America’s first crusading novelist, Cooper reminds us that literature is not a cloistered art; rather, it ought to be intimately engaged with the world. In this second volume of his definitive biography, Wayne Franklin concentrates on the latter half of Cooper’s life, detailing a period of personal and political controversy, far-ranging international travel, and prolific literary creation. We hear of Cooper’s progressive views on race and slavery, his doubts about American expansionism, and his concern about the future prospects of the American Republic, while observing how his groundbreaking career management paved the way for later novelists to make a living through their writing. Franklin offers readers the most comprehensive portrait to date of this underappreciated American literary icon.

NEW GD OF NAPLES ITS ENVIRONS
NEW GD OF NAPLES ITS ENVIRONS

Author: Mariano Vasi

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-27

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 9781371811778

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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 New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri. Compiled from Vasi's Guide, Several More Recent Publications, and a Personal Visit ... by J. [Sic] B. de Ferrai
A New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri. Compiled from Vasi's Guide, Several More Recent Publications, and a Personal Visit ... by J. [Sic] B. de Ferrai

Author: G B De Ferrari

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-10-17

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 9781344784283

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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 New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri
A New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri

Author: G. B. De Ferrari

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 9780260525796

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Excerpt from A New Guide of Naples, Its Environs, Procida, Ischia and Capri: Compiled From Vasi's Guide, Several More Recent Publications, and a Personal Visit of the Compiler to the Churches, Monuments, Antiquities Etc The city or market town called Forum Appn, was according to some authors, situated on the Spot now occupied by the hamlet of Le Case Nuove. It is more probable, however, as others say, that it is Casarillo di Santa Maria situated 56 miles from Rome in the Pontine Marshes where are the remains of an ancient city; it was founded by Appius Claudius Coccus, on the great road which be constructed, about 313 years before the Chris, tian era. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments
Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments

Author: Viorel Badescu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-02-09

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13: 3642147798

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The subjects refer to histories of ancient and modern use of seacoasts; possible macro-projects capable of massive changes in the coastlines of the Dead Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf caused by canal and massively scaled hydropower dam installations; relevant macro-projects for the Black Sea and Baltic Sea; possibilities of refreshment of the Aral Sea and Iran’s Lake Uremia with seawater or river freshwater importation macro-projects; potential rehabilitation of some vital arid zone regions now dominated by moving or movable surface granular materials using unique and unusual macro-projects; seawater flooding of land regions situated below present-day global sea-level; harnessing energy and obtaining freshwater from the world’s salt-laden ocean by modern industrial means; various macro-projects designed specifically for the protection (reduction of vulnerability) of particular Earth geographical regions.