The Baron

The Baron

Author: Matthias B. Lehmann

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1503632288

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A sweeping biography that opens a window onto the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Baron Maurice de Hirsch was one of the emblematic figures of the nineteenth century. Above all, he was the most influential Jewish philanthropist of his time. Today Hirsch is less well known than the Rothschilds, or his gentile counterpart Andrew Carnegie, yet he was, to his contemporaries, the very embodiment of the gilded age of Jewish philanthropy. Hirsch's life provides a singular entry point for understanding Jewish philanthropy and politics in the late nineteenth century, a period when, as now, private benefactors played an outsize role in shaping the collective fate of Jewish communities. Hirsch's vast fortune derived from his role in creating the first rail line linking Western Europe with the Ottoman Empire, what came to be known as the Orient Express. Socializing with the likes of the Austrian crown prince Rudolph and "Bertie," Prince of Wales, Hirsch rose to the pinnacle of European aristocratic society, but also found himself the frequent target of vicious antisemitism. This was an era when what it meant to be Jewish—and what it meant to be European—were undergoing dramatic changes. Baron Hirsch was at the center of these historic shifts. While in his time Baron Hirsch was the subject of widespread praise, enraged political commentary, and conspiracy theories alike, his legacy is often overlooked. Responding to the crisis wrought by the mass departure of Jews from the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, Hirsch established the Jewish Colonization Association, with the goal of creating a refuge for the Jews in Argentina. When Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, advertised his plan to create a Jewish state (not without inspiration from Hirsch), he still wondered whether to do so in Palestine or in Argentina—and left the question open. In The Baron, Matthias Lehmann tells the story of this remarkable figure whose life and legacy provide a key to understanding the forces that shaped modern Jewish history.


The Baron

The Baron

Author: Juliana Garnett

Publisher: Loveswept

Published: 2013-03-11

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0307806111

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In Juliana Garnett’s enchanting romance of medieval England, a dashing nobleman and a seductive aristocrat on opposite sides of the law discover that the heart knows no boundaries. Tré Devaux, Third Baron of Brayeton, has just been appointed Sheriff of Nottingham. His first task: to rid the land of the Saxon outlaws who undermine the Norman rule . . . or face the wrath of his vengeful king. Tré is determined to let no one stand in his way, not even the captivating Lady Jane Neville, a known sympathizer to the Saxon cause whose unbridled spirit evokes feelings in Tré he thought were long buried. Although she seems to be the very definition of the perfect English lady, Jane Neville is much more than an elegant noblewoman. She is the niece of the infamous outlaw Robin Hood, and has inherited her uncle’s fierce courage. But even with her warrior’s blood, Jane cannot resist the broad-shouldered, strong-willed Tré, a man whose love comes with harsh consequences. By surrendering to passion, Jane and Tré put themselves in the middle of a civil war that may cost both their hearts—and their lives. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: The Notorious Lady Anne, Along Came Trouble, and Strictly Business.


The Baron and the Bear

The Baron and the Bear

Author: David Kingsley Snell

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0803296495

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In the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by a team from Texas Western College (now UTEP) that fielded only black players. The game, played in the middle of the racially turbulent 1960s—part David and Goliath in short pants, part emancipation proclamation of college basketball—helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes. Filled with revealing anecdotes, The Baron and the Bear is the story of two intensely passionate coaches and the teams they led through the ups and downs of a college basketball season. In the twilight of his legendary career, Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (“The Baron of the Bluegrass”) was seeking his fifth NCAA championship. Texas Western’s Don Haskins (“The Bear” to his players) had been coaching at a small West Texas high school just five years before the championship. After this history-making game, conventional wisdom that black players lacked the discipline to win without a white player to lead began to dissolve. Northern schools began to abandon unwritten quotas limiting the number of blacks on the court at one time. Southern schools, where athletics had always been a whites-only activity, began a gradual move toward integration. David Kingsley Snell brings the season to life, offering fresh insights on the teams, the coaches, and the impact of the game on race relations in America.


🤯 1900, or the Last President 🔍

🤯 1900, or the Last President 🔍

Author: Ingersoll Lockwood

Publisher: Colour the Classics Publishing Corp.

Published: 2024-09-27

Total Pages: 9

ISBN-13:

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the Screenplay

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the Screenplay

Author: Charles McKeown

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781557830418

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The complete screenplay and credits with dozens of photos from the 1998 film. "A carnival! A wonderland! A weekend with nine Friday nights! Terry Gilliam's lavish dreams are beyond those of mere mortals." - Harlan Ellison


The Baron War

The Baron War

Author: Jory Sherman

Publisher: Forge Books

Published: 2004-11-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1466827440

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In an eerie preview to the Civil War, the Rio Grande Valley girds itself for battle as Martin Baron, head of the Baron family empire, struggles against greedy Matteo Aguilar, who threatens everything that Martin has built for himself. When Aguilar sends his vaqueros and assassins to take the Barons down, he starts a bloody war that won't stop until one of them is dead. As the treachery continues to escalate, the Barons find themselves in a life-or-death-struggle that will change an entire family and an entire region forever. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.


The Baron's Quest

The Baron's Quest

Author: Margaret Moore

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1459275381

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The Baron DeGuerre Had Finally Met His Match Though famed for prowess in tourney and war, Etienne DeGuerre now found himself at odds in the Battle of the Sexes. For his opponent, Gabriella Frechette, was a woman of singular beauty…and single-minded resolve. One who had easily stormed his defenses, and laid siege to his unsuspecting heart.


The Lost Baron

The Lost Baron

Author: Allen French

Publisher: Bethlehem Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781883937539

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Martin's first day as a page is also his last when the Baron mysteriously disappears and his visiting relative and heir takes charge of the castle.


The Baron's Ghost

The Baron's Ghost

Author: Kyro Dean

Publisher: Eight Moons Publishing, LLC

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 195747517X

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The real trick isn’t how to stay alive—it’s how to keep their blasted gloves clean in the process. "An escapade to remember" and "one of the best books I've read this year." - The Independent Book Review Christina Rushing, a baroness spy, is no stranger to the dark—her late husband can attest to that. But when she takes an espionage job to make ends meet, she ends up double-crossing an entire nation. What’s worse, the Baron’s name has appeared on an active shipping schedule, though he should be six feet under. Join Christie and her guns, The Good Baron and Rudy, as she turns from spy to pirate to stop a war and find a dead man in this steampunk Victorian mystery thriller filled with backstabbing colleagues, snotty gentry, hidden caves, blazing guns, poison quills, and the occasional assassin. Because what's worse? The Baron living or being responsible for his murder? Nominated as Book of the Year by the Independent Book Review! **** Amazon and GoodRead Reviews: ". . . fast-paced action, witty dialogue, and the fiercest heroine you could ask for . . ." ". . . a brilliant read! It has a bit of everything - adventure, mystery, romance, and fantastic characters." "Just shut your saucebox and read it already!"


The Baron's Gloves

The Baron's Gloves

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2013-01-07

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1418577928

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Two rather young women, Amy and Helen, traveling with an older uncle, are doing the "tour" of Europe, and are supposedly soaking up education but secretly yearning for adventures and romance. At this wish for adventure, a pair of gloves suddenly drops beside them from a balcony above their hotel room near Coblentz. Ah, whose gloves? The two young men who enter the lives of these ladies are rich and eligible adventurers traveling through Europe, and agree to play a prank on the young women by becoming aides to their uncle.