Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Robert M. Hazen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 140086299X

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"For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and for ill. "Keeping the flame" was deadly serious: even the slightest lapse of attention could convert a fire from friendly ally to ravaging destroyer. To examine the cultural context of fire in "combustible America," Margaret Hazen and Robert Hazen gather more than a hundred illustrations, most never before published, together with anecdotes and information from hundreds of original sources, including newspapers, diaries, company records, popular fiction, art, and music. What results is an immensely entertaining and encyclopedic history that ranges from stories of the tragic "great fires" of the century to fire imagery in folktales and popular literature. Dealing more with technology than with fire in nature, the book provides a vast amount of information on fire manipulation and prevention in urban life. Hazen and Hazen discuss the people who worked with fire--or against it. Founders, gaffers, blacksmiths, boilers at saltworks, and housewives knew how to "read" a fire and employ it for their purposes. A few dedicated investigators inquired about the scientific nature of heat and flame. And firefighters gradually progressed from "bucket brigades" to "using fire to fight fire" with the newly invented steam engine. The colorful stories of these Americans--the risks they took and the rewards they received--will fascinate not only social historians but also a broad audience of general readers. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Keepers of the Flames
Keepers of the Flames

Author: N. M. Zoltack

Publisher: N. M. Zoltack

Published: 2022-02-18

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13:

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Enjoy this epic fantasy series by N. M. Zoltack with plenty of courtly intrigue, murder, action, and adventure! War is coming. Tenoch Proper is falling apart, and the self-proclaimed Prince of Vincana plans on ousting the two queens from the throne. Can there be hope, however, that the dragons three will one day return? A secret, sacred order, the Keepers of the Flames, seek to reclaim what once was lost. If the war grows to encompass all of Dragoona, there may be nothing left for the dragons to lord over, and all might be for naught. KEYWORDS: epic fantasy, high fantasy, action and adventure, full length fantasy, king, prince, princess, royal, historical fantasy, dragon, courtly intrigue, dark fantasy, clean fantasy, war

Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Ian Hamilton

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2011-08-18

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0571281680

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Literary biography is an endlessly fascinating form, not least because of the fierce controversies that attend the question of how much of a writer's real life ought to be related to readers. Ian Hamilton, a first-rate biographer who encountering his share of adversity in writing the life of J.D. Salinger, is the perfect chronicler of such controversies in this brilliant study, first published in 1992, which charts the course of literary biography from Donne and Shakespeare to Plath and Larkin.'Such a compelling read.' Antonia Fraser, Times'Lively and informative, powerfully and humorously written.' Anthony Burgess, Observer'Surely the funniest book ever written on the doom-laden issue of posthumous literary fame.' Jonathan Keates, Independent

Keeper of the Flames
Keeper of the Flames

Author: Jenna Solitaire

Publisher: WordFire +ORM

Published: 2020-10-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1680571354

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In the third volume of this YA fantasy series, Jenna follows her destiny to the Middle East where she must locate—and master—the power of fire. From the moment Jenna Solitaire discovered her destiny as a Keeper of the Boards, she has travelled the world to protect it from the hidden powers of the elements. So far, she has already located the Board of Air and the Board of Water. Now, together with the handsome and mysterious Simon Monk, she journeys from the searing desert of the Middle East to the ancient city of Pompeii, following the clues to the hiding place of the Board of Fire—also known as the Board of the Flames. Her nemesis Peraud is hot on their trail. And he’s more determined than ever to claim the two Boards Jenna already possesses. But Jenna must also contend with her growing attraction to Simon, who is torn by his desire for her—and his sacred duty to the Church.

Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Stephen Hopgood

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780801472510

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"If one organization is synonymous with keeping hope alive, even as a faint glimmer in the darkness of a prison, it is Amnesty International. Amnesty has been the light, and that light was truth—bearing witness to suffering hidden from the eyes of the world."—from Keepers of the Flame The first in-depth look at working life inside a major human rights organization, Keepers of the Flame charts the history of Amnesty International and the development of its nerve center, the International Secretariat, over forty-five years. Through interviews with staff members, archival research, and unprecedented access to Amnesty International's internal meetings, Stephen Hopgood provides an engrossing and enlightening account of day-to-day operations within the organization, larger decisions about the nature of its mission, and struggles over the implementation of that mission. An enduring feature of Amnesty's inner life, Hopgood finds, has been a recurrent struggle between the "keepers of the flame" who seek to preserve Amnesty's accumulated store of moral authority and reformers who hope to change, modernize, and use that moral authority in ways that its protectors fear may erode the organization's uniqueness. He also explores how this concept of moral authority affects the working lives of the servants of such an ideal and the ways in which it can undermine an institution's political authority over time. Hopgood argues that human-rights activism is a social practice best understood as a secular religion where internal conflict between sacred and profane—the mission and the practicalities of everyday operations—are both unavoidable and necessary. Keepers of the Flame is vital reading for anyone interested in Amnesty International, its accomplishments, agonies, obligations, fears, opportunities, and challenges—or, more broadly, in how humanitarian organizations accommodate the moral passions that energize volunteers and professional staff alike.

Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Travis Vogan

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2014-03-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0252096274

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NFL Films changed the way Americans view football. Keepers of the Flame: NFL Films and the Rise of Sports Media traces the subsidiary's development from a small independent film production company to the marketing machine that Sports Illustrated named "perhaps the most effective propaganda organ in the history of corporate America." Drawing on research at the NFL Films Archive and the Pro Football Hall of Fame and interviews with media pioneer Steve Sabol and others, Travis Vogan shows how NFL Films has constructed a consistent, romanticized, and remarkably visible mythology for the National Football League. The company packages football as a visceral and dramatic sequence of violent, beautiful, graceful, and heroic gridiron battles. Historically proven formulas for presentation--such as the dramatic voiceovers once provided by John Facenda's baritone, the soaring scores of Sam Spence's rousing background music, and the epic poetry found in Steve Sabol's scripts--are still used today. From the Vincent Price-narrated Strange but True Football Stories to the currently running series Hard Knocks, NFL Films distinguishes the NFL from other sports organizations and from other media and entertainment. Vogan tells the larger story of the company's relationship with and vast influence on our culture's representations of sport, the expansion of sports television beyond live game broadcasts, and the emergence of cable television and Internet sports media. Keepers of the Flame: NFL Films and the Rise of Sports Media presents sports media as an integral facet of American popular culture and NFL Films as key to the transformation of professional football into the national obsession commonly known as America's Game.

Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Stephen Hopgood

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2013-07-15

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 080146983X

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"If one organization is synonymous with keeping hope alive, even as a faint glimmer in the darkness of a prison, it is Amnesty International. Amnesty has been the light, and that light was truth—bearing witness to suffering hidden from the eyes of the world."—from the Preface The first in-depth look at working life inside a major human rights organization, Keepers of the Flame charts the history of Amnesty International and the development of its nerve center, the International Secretariat, over forty-five years. Through interviews with staff members, archival research, and unprecedented access to Amnesty International's internal meetings, Stephen Hopgood provides an engrossing and enlightening account of day-to-day operations within the organization, larger decisions about the nature of its mission, and struggles over the implementation of that mission. An enduring feature of Amnesty's inner life, Hopgood finds, has been a recurrent struggle between the "keepers of the flame" who seek to preserve Amnesty's accumulated store of moral authority and reformers who hope to change, modernize, and use that moral authority in ways that its protectors fear may erode the organization's uniqueness. He also explores how this concept of moral authority affects the working lives of the servants of such an ideal and the ways in which it can undermine an institution's political authority over time. Hopgood argues that human-rights activism is a social practice best understood as a secular religion where internal conflict between sacred and profane—the mission and the practicalities of everyday operations—are both unavoidable and necessary. Keepers of the Flame is vital reading for anyone interested in Amnesty International, its accomplishments, agonies, obligations, fears, opportunities, and challenges—or, more broadly, in how humanitarian organizations accommodate the moral passions that energize volunteers and professional staff alike.

Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame

Author: Neil McIntosh

Publisher: Black Library

Published: 2005-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844161867

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Against the backdrop of apocalyptic war, Stefan Kumansky battles to save the heart of the Empire.

Keepers of Fire
Keepers of Fire

Author: M. K. Casperson

Publisher: M. K. Casperson

Published:

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13:

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The Demon is recruiting his servants. A legendary fire demon has returned to exact vengeance on the world for his ancient defeat. A farm girl, Atia Morren, sets out to resist the Demon, only to discover she’s been endowed with his own forbidden power—power reserved for his allies. Forced again and again to choose between death or using this power, Atia must soon decide whether to heed her conscience or succumb to the tantalizing summons of a master she does not remember.