The Only True Folksongs in English: American Ballad Scholarship, 1855–1915 uncovers how nineteenth-century American scholars including the children of farmers, sail makers, and ministers set out to prove that a young republic could, in fact, have its own folk tradition.According to nationalist thought of the time, a true nation required a “folk”—an ancient, undivided people with a distinct spirit expressed in timeless ballads. The United States, as the first modern state, ...

The essential volume on the biology and behavior of these remarkable insects. "This transformative work will be an inspiration to students of entomology." — ChoiceThe cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, the book explores the fascinating natural hist...

Claire Halward disappeared as a child, last seen running up a hill before being struck by "something dark."Found in the same spot seven years later, her mother Karin is delighted to have her back. But the reunion doesn't go well. Karin struggles to connect with Claire and Claire's father Nick knows Claire is not Claire, despite accurate DNA tests.Claire herself has no memory of these parents nor of the house they live in. She has no memory of herself. She remembers a twin s...

Includes the Second World War In The Pacific Illustration Pack – 152 maps, plans and photos.Commander Frederick Bell recounts his wartime experiences on the USS G (Grayson) during the Pacific War."CONDITION RED" was an expression that we used to indicate the imminence of any type of engagement. Aboard the G it was a colloquialism that served to express the conviction that the next few hours or days or weeks were going to be packed with action. We first heard it soon after we ...

* A mindwalker is in hiding on the edge of the Sigma Sector, where the Fleet are still a rumour.*Flesh body. Forty. File clerk. Space station. Planet Nigel. Sigma Sector: every morning Victor Gomenzi has to remind himself who he is, where he is – and what he is.Victor Gomenzi is a mindwalker.On the run from Sigma agents, Gomenzi is hiding out on Nigel, tenth rate industrial colony world culturally disconnected from the Sigma Sector. He works on Nigel's space station...

It is an historical fact that the water supply of Rome, during the first century of our era, was so abundant “that whole rivers flowed through the streets of Rome.” The quantity was estimated at 375 million gallons per day, an equivalent to 375 gallons for each inhabitant. This supply was conducted to the city through nine costly and marvelous conduits of brick and stone, that tunneled hills and crossed rivers and ravines in the boldest manner, presenting most skillful engineering ability....

It’s an honor to bring light to the dark. The nineteenth-century whaling village of Warbler is famous for its lucky ship figureheads—and infamous for people disappearing into the nightly fog. In this murky locale, the lamplighter is synonymous with safety and protection, and it’s a position Temperance assumes when her father is found hanging from one of the lampposts. Though Tempe proves competent, the town is still hesitant to let a woman handle this responsibility. When a girl disappears...

A short story based from true events.Kate and her family go on a road trip to visit a natural mountain resort for her dad's birthday. But there's something eerie about the employees there."Be careful on the road! Be very careful," the old man screamed.They discover the mystery behind the infamous blood waterfall.

Despite Marco Island's common distinction as the largest of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands, there are only 12 square miles of land upon which to wander - making the enormity of its history all the more remarkable. Marco Island projects prominently from Florida's mainland at the peninsula's southwestern fringe, where the waters of the Everglades and the Gulf of Mexico commingle. Its tropical climate, verdant landscape, unique topography, and abundant wildlife sustained prehistoric Native Am...

Animal locomotion, in ethology, is any of a variety of movements or methods that animals use to move from one place to another. Some modes of locomotion are self-propelled, e.g., running, swimming, jumping, flying, hopping, soaring and gliding.

Some things are just mean to be…For seventeen year old Claire Blake, life never stood still long enough to make friends or fall in love. But all of that was about to change. Finally, she had a chance to settle down in the small town of Northfield, Massachusetts. Ever since her parents uprooted her life when she was four years old, things were never the same. They moved frequently and Claire became accustomed to being the ‘new girl’. Her parents raised her to trust no one, insisting...

***Content warning. Due to mature subject matter, language, and sexual situations, this book is recommended for mature readers 18+. It contains themes and subjects that may be upsetting to some readers.***A woman traumatized by her past, beaten, battered, and unwilling to trust.A man held captive by his greatest failure, lost, and self-destructive.Letters that unexpectedly bind them together.Is their bond strong enough to survive each other?As a web ...