Exploring the complexities of America's history, this book challenges conventional narratives about the nation's formation and the interplay between African-Americans, Native-Americans, and Caucasians. It aims to uncover the often overlooked truths about the diverse ethnic influences that shaped the United States, inviting readers to rethink their understanding of the country's story and its multicultural roots.
Covers a complete range of fishing methods and techniques, showing anglers how to develop new skills and improve upon existing ones. From free-lining to carp fishing, and from reading rivers to understanding fish behaviour, this volume includes chapters on topics such as modern fishing tackle, baits, techniques, sea fishing, and more.
The book explores the profound influence of George Wythe on Thomas Jefferson, highlighting their deep friendship and mentorship. It delves into Wythe's role as a teacher and guide, shaping Jefferson's early views and values. Through personal reflections and historical context, the narrative reveals how their relationship impacted Jefferson's life and career, showcasing themes of friendship, education, and the lasting effects of mentorship.
Today the Glastonbury Festival is world famous, but its origins were much more modest. The seeds were sown for the opening Festival during the balmy summer of 1970 when it attracted a gathering of a mere 1500 people. Since then, the Festival has grown through the assiduous efforts of the steadfast individuals who have bestowed their time and passion, allowing it to evolve into a truly worldwide phenomenon. This illustrated book relives the evolution of the Festival year by year.
This remarkable collection of personal fishing tales from around the world is the perfect gift for any angler whose aspirations take him or her beyond the riverbank.
The Extraordinary True Story of Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans
The narrative revolves around Sally Miller, a slave in 1843, who becomes the focal point of a legal battle in New Orleans when the German community suspects her enslavement is unlawful. Through vivid storytelling, the author, an award-winning historian, explores themes of identity, justice, and the complexities of slavery, shedding light on the societal dynamics of the time and the struggles faced by those seeking freedom.
Louisiana, 1843: a German immigrant thinks she recognizes a young slave girl as the long-lost daughter of her German friend, but the girl has no memory of such a past, and her owner refuses to free her. In novelistic detail, historian John Bailey reconstructs the exotic sights, sounds, and smells of mid-nineteenth-century New Orleans, an "infernal motley crew" of cotton kings, decadent river workers, immigrants, and slaves. The dramatic trial offers an eye into the fascinating laws and customs surrounding slavery, immigration, and racial mixing, pitting a humble community of German immigrants against a hardened capitalist, as respected for his wealth and power as he is feared and distrusted, and his attorney, one of the brashest and most flamboyant lawyers of his time
The USS Barry toured post WWII Northern Europe on a people-to-people cruise initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The ship's crew was to spread good will among the nations that they visited. Their ports of call Portsmouth, England; Kiel, Germany; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark; Cowes, England; Penzance, England; Brest, France; Lisbon, Portugal. It was the first time that a US warship had visited many of these ports since the end of the war. The author, then a 23 year old 3rd class Sonarman, kept a journal of his experiences and the people he met from the beginning to the end of that cruise.