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This colorful and informative collection is a great sequel to George Givens' popular 500 Little-Know Facts in Mormon History. For example, did you know . . .
* At a special conference in Nauvoo, Sidney Rigdon was sustained as a Counselor to Joseph Smith in spite of the Prophet's objections
* When Johnston's army marched through Salt Lake City, one single soldier removed his hat in respect for the Mormons. Who was it, and why?
* Many have speculated over whether or not Joseph and Hyrum were wearing their temple robes at the time of their martyrdom in Carthage. Here's John Taylor's definitive statement on the subject.
* Martin Harris returned to the church late in life; read about how he was found in Kirtland by a family member returning from a mission to England and invited to join the Saints in Utah where he spent the remainder of his days.
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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Volume 2: Since 1560 (Making of the West, Peoples and Cultures)
Lynn Hunt ,
Thomas R. Martin ,
Barbara H. Rosenwein ,
R. Po-chia Hsia , and
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since the Industrial Revolution.......2006-12-08
Hunt and the co-authors offer a balanced and objective treatment of the development of Europe and the European-derived countries like the United States. The nominal starting date of 1740 for the events in the book can be considered approximately close enough to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
The narrative discusses much. Including the rise of ideologies like capitalism and communism. Thus the space devoted to Marx and Engels and their influences on Lenin. Many social changes are covered. Often brought about by increasing industrialisation. But we also see the rise of the modern nation state. A trend disasterously climaxed by two World Wars.
The writing is careful to tie together many ideas and trends. And despite having many authors, the writing styles do not seem distinct, which is probably deliberate on the part of the authors.
A fascinating and illuminating book.......2006-09-09
This is a fascinating history of Western civilization that goes beyond the customary emphasis on kings and battles to looking also at changes in the culture and ideas of people over the centuries. It's so enjoyable that it is bedside reading for me, though still very authoritative. The many illustrations, often of period art, add to its appeal. It will tremendously broaden your understanding of how our society came to be what it is today.
Good Text Book.......2005-11-12
This is a great text book. The information is interesting, unlike many history books I've previously read. It is beautifully illustrated. And the 1000+ pages will help you exercise.
Quick delivery!!.......2005-10-02
I receieved my book in great condition! It was on time and packaged very well. Thank you!!
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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History, Volume I: To 1740
Lynn Hunt ,
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Pocket Keys for Writers
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never got what i ordered.......2006-11-14
i never recived my textbook i ordered.....now i want a refund!
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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History, Volume I: To 1740
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As an Undergraduate reading this.........2007-01-29
When I read this. I'm like what? Just reading the first 10 pages of the beginning I get this confusion. This book is just a bunch of facts stuffed together. In one paragraph you can see different dates jumping around. First it's 1640 then the next setence it goes back to 1590s. What is it saying? Too bad I have to use this book for my class, otherwise I would not recommend it as a reference or textbook for another history class.
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Sources of The Making of the West, Volume II: Since 1340: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History
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gives depth to your appreciation of history.......2006-12-08
This little text is a good accompaniment to the main book, "Making of the West". Here, Lualdi takes the student in a tour of excerpts from original source documents. Translated where necessary from other languages.
So you can see a lengthy essay written on the eve of the French Revolution. Asking, "What is the Third Estate?" This Estate was the impotent assembly that represented the French people, as contrasted to the other Estates that drew from the aristocracy. The essay neatly encapsulates the rising demands of the majority of the people; suggesting why the Revolution occurred.
The book has many other examples. All fitting to give depth to your appreciation of modern history.
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This is the first sweeping account of Havana and its cultural history in English. The author introduces us to a marginal city with roots in the sixteenth century, taking us through the periods when it was a sugar boomtown, pulled between empires, a decadent metropolis, a site of both cultural revolution and relative stagnation during the development of the Revolution to its revival in the 1990s. Cosmopolitan playground and nationalist vanguard, Havana has developed its own original style while at the same time both reflecting and directing the complicated politics of the whole of Cuba. This book offers a concise guide to one of the most intriguing cities of the twenty-first century.
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In July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon, a feat millions of earthbound observers cheered. Loren Eiseley, an ecologist and conservationist, saw little cause for celebration in the astronauts' arrival, however. In a series of lectures delivered at the University of Washington later in 1969 and collected in this slender volume, Eiseley took the occasion of the lunar landing to consider how far humans had to go in understanding their own small corner of the universe, their home planet, much less what he called the "cosmic prison" of space. Likening humans to the microscopic phagocytes that dwell within our bodies, he grumpily remarks, "We know only a little more extended reality than the hypothetical creature below us. Above us may lie realms it is beyond our power to grasp." Science, he suggests, would be better put to examining that which lies immediately before us, although he allows that the quest to explore space is so firmly rooted in Western technological culture that it was unlikely to be abandoned simply because of his urging. Eiseley's opinion continues to be influential among certain environmentalists, and these graceful essays show why that should be so. --Gregory McNamee
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A Third World.......2006-07-14
Others mentioned Eiseley's pessimism. That didn't faze me. His pessimism is counterbalanced by his wonder and curiosity, lyricism and empathy with nature and with humanity. Eiseley writes that we are a species caught between two worlds and a stranger to both; caught between Nature and Culture; between where we've come from and where we'd like to go. Do we have a true "home"? seems to be the question. The use of symbols (and words) has empowered us, but also separates us from the Natural world. The second half of the book picked up speed (keep reading if you find him too dry at first) Eiseley proposes a Third world between the world of Nature that we came from and the world in which our reaching for advancement in technology, knowledge, and achievement propels us ever farther (usually to the detriment of Nature) Is there a balance humans will be able to achieve that is either Between the two worlds (respecting and honoring nature AND our compulsion to transcend) OR is the Third World something entirely different, a momentous change in consciousness; something as radical as the beginning of language was to the humans of prehistory (you could say when we "became" human by use of symbol and language) Wonderful concepts and questions. I could not discern from Eiseley though What this third world would actually be. Maybe it was too early for Eiseley (or me) to conceive of this third world. It would have to be a change that changes everything - which we won't recognize until we are in it.
The Invisible Pyramid.......2000-09-07
Although a little dated - but necessarily so, I found The Invisible Pyramid to be a powerful reminder of our (man's) egocentrism and of the unpopular probability that our brief parenthesis in time will soon end - in terms of geological time, which Eisley so forcefully describes. Perhaps the critics who find this work "too pessimistic" or "too bleak", simply do not admit the presuppositions upon which they are based. This may reflect the critic's inability to accept the inevitable. In "The Invisible Pyramid", Eisley provides a powerful defense of the position that humanity will probably pass from the scene and that it is doubtful that other similar species have occurred elsewhere in the universe. Such a conclusion is often mistakenly seen as nihilistic, reflecting a naivete' on the part of the reader. Some find solace in this view and others find dispair. Existentialists find solace by first passing through - and beyond - the gates of Eisley's dispair.
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Humanity as slime mold / very bleak Eiseley.......1999-12-03
This book differs from most of Eiseley's other writing in that it seems to be more pessimistic and resigned. The dominant image presented in the book's essays - and not one most people would sympathize with - is that human society is like a slime mold colony. That is, from an original spore the colony grows and grows in complexity until it spews out new spores to be carried by the wind and start other colonies far away - as the parent colony dies, having put all its life into sending out the fresh spore.
Eiseley took this veiw of man as the U.S. was moving into the early days of the exploration of space. It is an interesting analogy, suggesting that as life expands outward from our world the life that sustained the outward thrust will perish. Maybe so, but these essays simply don't convince or please in the way that his previous books of natural writing did. The gloom is too overriding and there is no sense of nature triumphant.
While Eiseley was always a man of bleak vision, that vision was always before filtered through a kind of verbal and mental artistry that is not shown here. Even someone as pessimistic as myself prefers to be offered some hope of redemption for the human race. At this point in his life, Eiseley didn't seem to see any.
Humanity as slime mold / very bleak Eiseley.......1999-12-03
This book differs from most of Eiseley's other writing in that it seems to be more pessimistic and resigned. The dominant image presented in the book's essays - and not one most people would sympathize with - is that human society is like a slime mold colony. That is, from an original spore the colony grows and grows in complexity until it spews out new spores to be carried by the wind and start other colonies far away - as the parent colony dies, having put all its life into sending out the fresh spore.
Eiseley took this veiw of man as the U.S. was moving into the early days of the exploration of space. It is an interesting analogy, suggesting that as life expands outward from our world the life that sustained the outward thrust will perish. Maybe so, but these essays simply don't convince or please in the way that his previous books of natural writing did. The gloom is too overriding and there is no sense of nature triumphant.
While Eiseley was always a man of bleak vision, that vision was always before filtered through a kind of verbal and mental artistry that is not shown here. Even someone as pessimistic as myself prefers to be offered some hope of redemption for the human race. At this point in his life, Eiseley didn't seem to see any.
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The Snake River: Window To The West
Tim Palmer
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Tim Palmer weaves natural history into a comprehensive account of the complex problems that plague natural resource management throughout the West, as well as the practical solutions that are available.
"Palmer's brightly written, compelling treatment of this major river system ought to commend itself to all who seek a deeper understanding of the American West." Charles F. Wilkinson
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