The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: M. Epstein
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-28
Total Pages: 1517
ISBN-13: 0230270646
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Author: M. Epstein
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-28
Total Pages: 1517
ISBN-13: 0230270646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Author: Alexi Panehal
Publisher:
Published: 2021-12
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781733266482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nicole Magistro
Publisher: Read Island, LLC
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781736523308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoin a very brave girl and her furry friends on an adventure to Read Island! Through the power of imagination and the pleasure of reading, this curious trio set sail for a magical island made of books. On their way they discover a joyful collection of animals converging by sea and land, just in time for an unforgettable story hour. A rhyming celebration of nature, books and the importance of stories, Read Island invites you to experience the diversity and wonder of a hidden and wild place. In the company of sea wolves, humpback whales and spirit bears, readers will discover simple meditations that summon a magical destination - one filled with beloved friends, safe spaces and stories to be revisited again and again. For make-believe though it may look, There is an island made of books. This world of stories, safe and true, Is always here to welcome you.
Author: Judith Berdy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738512389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRoosevelt Island captures the fascinating and sometimes curious history of an island located halfway between Manhattan and Queens in the East River. In 1824, the city of New York purchased Blackwell's Island, later Welfare Island, as a site for its lunatic asylum, penitentiary, workhouses, and almshouses. In the years that followed, the island was a temporary home for several of New York City's famous and infamous. William Marcy Tweed, better known as "Boss Tweed," was imprisoned at the penitentiary in the 1870s. Mae West was incarcerated in 1927 at the Workhouse for Women after her appearance in a play called Sex. After many institutions were closed or relocated, Welfare Island was virtually ignored until 1973, when it was reborn as Roosevelt Island, which is now a model planned community and thriving home to almost ten thousand people.
Author: S. Steinberg
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-23
Total Pages: 1678
ISBN-13: 0230270875
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Author: Frederick Martin
Publisher:
Published: 1906
Total Pages: 1738
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Russell Shorto
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2005-04-12
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1400096332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history. "Astonishing . . . A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past." --The New York Times When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polyglot society began to disappear into myths about an island purchased for 24 dollars and a cartoonish peg-legged governor. But the story of the Dutch colony of New Netherland was merely lost, not destroyed: 12,000 pages of its records–recently declared a national treasure–are now being translated. Russell Shorto draws on this remarkable archive in The Island at the Center of the World, which has been hailed by The New York Times as “a book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past.” The Dutch colony pre-dated the “original” thirteen colonies, yet it seems strikingly familiar. Its capital was cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic, and its citizens valued free trade, individual rights, and religious freedom. Their champion was a progressive, young lawyer named Adriaen van der Donck, who emerges in these pages as a forgotten American patriot and whose political vision brought him into conflict with Peter Stuyvesant, the autocratic director of the Dutch colony. The struggle between these two strong-willed men laid the foundation for New York City and helped shape American culture. The Island at the Center of the World uncovers a lost world and offers a surprising new perspective on our own.
Author: J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-27
Total Pages: 1088
ISBN-13: 0230253199
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Author: Paul Draker
Publisher: Mayhem Press LLC
Published: 2013-07-29
Total Pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9781940511016
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTen strangers are recruited to join a new edgy reality show and are marooned on an abandoned island overrun by wildlife. After one of them dies in an accident, the other nine learn they were past survivors, and each one holds a hidden secret. As each of the strangers are picked off one by one, the remaining survivors must learn why they were chosen to be on the island before there is no one left.
Author: Mortimer Epstein
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-12-23
Total Pages: 1480
ISBN-13: 023027059X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.