Lawrence Stone, the great analyst of the English aristocracy on the eve of the Civil War, concluded that the 17th-century aristocracy nearly spent itself to extinction in an effort to keep up appearances under King Charles I (1625–49). They had to refine themselves, their houses, and their...
Shields begins by defining what the South is, and how it formed as a geographic separate region with an identity stamped into the nation’s mind after the Civil War because of the split between slave-holding and free states in this period. He questions the assumption that southern food is d...
Public sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus by the Praetorian Guards—Clodius Albinus in Britain; Pescennius Niger in Syria; and Septimius Severus in Pannonia,—Declare Against the Murderers of Pertinax—Civil Wars and Victory of Severus Over His Three Rivals—Relaxation of Discipline—New Maxims...
Books, Britain Sinking into the Sea, Decline and Fall Via LithHub: After social norms had been inconveniently interrupted by the Second World War, presentations at court were revived by George VI in 1947. But the business was less exclusive, less glamorous than before. And it felt uncomfortabl...
If you're in the market for some genuine southern hospitality, check in to The Marshall House—one of Georgia's oldest hotels. Founded by Mary Marshall,it functioned as a hospitalboth during the Civil War and during later yellow fever outbreaks. By the middle of the 20th century, the hotel...
Remember film? Remember going to the one-hour photo center at Walgreens after prom to get your photos developed? Imagine trying to explain this to a child now--they'd think you were getting a Civil War tintype made. '90s. 90's, 1990's, nostalgia ...
His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Adventure, Outside, and Backpacker and his books include Running Dry, In the Shadow of Denali, Where Mountains Are Nameless, and Arctic Crossing, among others. US ON SALE DATE: NOV 19, 2019 978-1-4262-2057-9 HC US ...
When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experi...
a significant strategic point since it’s where the Kodai Spacemen found the first relic of the Goda civiliation, a giant underground ruin.Yamatowarps into the middle of the battle (to the complete amazement of the station commander) and tears into the enemy. The Salene are quickly routed....
his vision and astute strategy helped him win the hearts and minds of Ethiopians and foreign powers alike. His reform agenda became the hope of the nation for peace and prosperity and won him global accolades for “saving the country from civil war” and for his reform’s potential to “ign...