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500 More Little-Known Facts in Mormon History
George W. Givens Manufacturer: CFI ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1555177913 |
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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 II
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , R. Po-chia Hsia , and Bonnie G. Smith Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0312417616 |
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since the Industrial Revolution.......2006-12-08
A fascinating and illuminating book.......2006-09-09
Good Text Book.......2005-11-12
Quick delivery!!.......2005-10-02
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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History, Volume I: To 1740
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , R. Po-chia Hsia , and Bonnie G. Smith Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312439458 |
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never got what i ordered.......2006-11-14
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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History, Volume II: Since 1340
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , R. Po-chia Hsia , and Bonnie G. Smith Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312439466 |
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As an Undergraduate reading this.........2007-01-29
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Sources of The Making of the West, Volume II: Since 1340: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , R. Po-chia Hsia , Bonnie G. Smith , Barbara H. Rosenwein , and Katherine J. Lualdi Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312416946 |
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gives depth to your appreciation of history.......2006-12-08
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Havana: The Making of Cuban Culture
Antoni Kapcia Manufacturer: Berg Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1859738370 Release Date: 2005-09-22 |
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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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The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Volume B
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , R. Po-chia Hsia , and Bonnie G. Smith Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312417683 |
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Sources of The Making of West: Peoples and Cultures - Volume II: Since 1560
Katherine Lualdi , Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , and R. Po-chia Hsia Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312183844 |
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Study Guide to Accompany The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Volume I: To 1740 (Peoples & Cultures Study Guide)
Lynn Hunt , Thomas R. Martin , Barbara H. Rosenwein , R. Po-chia Hsia , and Bonnie G. Smith Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0312183976 |
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Instructor's Resource Manual for The Making of the West : Peoples and Cultures : Volume 1 : To 1740
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The Invisible Pyramid: A Naturalist Analyses the Rocket Century (Invisible Pyramid SL 328)
Loren Eiseley Manufacturer: Scribner Book Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0684127326 |
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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 McNameeCustomer Reviews:
A Third World.......2006-07-14
The Invisible Pyramid.......2000-09-07
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Humanity as slime mold / very bleak Eiseley.......1999-12-03
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
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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Puzzle Adventures: The Pyramid Plot/the Emerald Conspiracy/the Invisible Spy (Usborne Puzzle Adventures, Book 3)
Justin Somper , and Mark Fowler Manufacturer: Edc Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0746005121 |
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Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eiseley Manufacturer: NA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000SNCO9O |
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The Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eiseley Manufacturer: Charles Scribeners ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NTU60W |
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The Invisible Pyramid
Loren C. Eiseley Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OK9J9O |
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THE INVISIBLE PYRAMID
LOREN EISELEY Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NWDBP6 |
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Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eiseley; Illustrator Walter Ferro Manufacturer: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OLLH8O |
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The Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eiseley Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000O5X1E8 |
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The Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eisely Manufacturer: Scribner's ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000K0ABUE |
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the Invisible Pyramid
Loren Eiseley Manufacturer: Scribners ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NUJCPQ |
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The Snake River: Window To The West
Tim Palmer Manufacturer: Island Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0933280602 |
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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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