A vivid recreation of how the governors and governed of early seventeenth-century Florence confronted, suffered, and survived a major epidemic of plaguePlague remains the paradigm against which reactions to many epidemics are often judged. Here, John Henderson examines how a major city fought, suffered, and survived the impact of plague. Going beyond traditional oppositions between rich and poor, this book provides a nuanced and more compassionate interpretation of ...

"The West Indies" by John Henderson is a captivating exploration of the rich cultural tapestry and diverse landscapes of the Caribbean islands. Through vivid descriptions and engaging narratives, Henderson invites readers to experience the vibrant life, history, and traditions that define this unique region. The book delves into the complexities of colonialism, the resilience of the local populations, and the stunning natural beauty that attracts visitors from around the world. Each chapte...

Was it commonplace for free Blacks to own slaves in Virginia, prior to 1865? Professor John Henderson Russell (born 1884) has surprising answers in his short 12-page work titled "Colored Freemen as Slave Owners in Virginia," first published in 1916.In describing one motive for freed slaves to purchase other slaves, Russell writes:"During the last quarter of the eighteenth century slaveowners in Virginia possessed unrestricted powers to bestow freedom upon t...

Mr. Henderson's beautiful prose translation of the "Frithiof Saga" ought to make that famous work, originally a poem, better known in English-speaking countries than it is today. How it has happened that a work which has been translated into the Danish, Norwegian, German, English, French, Russian, and Latin languages, and which is to be found in almost every house in Sweden, should be so little known amongst ourselves, it is difficult to explain; but that such is the case, we may gather fr...

History of West Indies. West Indies culture, West Indies people, West Indies facts, West Indies location, West Indies information. Introduction; West Indies are Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, are crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United ...

History of West Indies. West Indies culture, West Indies people, West Indies facts, West Indies location, West Indies information. Introduction; West Indies are Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, are crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United ...

History of West Indies. West Indies culture, West Indies people, West Indies facts, West Indies location, West Indies information. Introduction; West Indies are Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, are crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United ...

History of West Indies. West Indies culture, West Indies people, West Indies facts, West Indies location, West Indies information. Introduction; West Indies are Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, are crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United ...

This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern culture-from Jefferson and Byron to Asterix and Ben-Hur.We are all Classicists - we come into touch with the Classics daily: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the Classic...

A lively study of the life and times of J. E. B. Mayor, one of the towering figures of Classics in Victorian Britain, and author of a still standard commentary on Juvenal's Satires.

A dead boy (Pallas) and the death of a girl (Camilla) loom over the opening and the closing part of the eleventh book of the Aeneid. Following the savage slaughter in Aeneid 10, the book opens in a mournful mood as the warring parties revisit yesterday’s killing fields to attend to their dead. One casualty in particular commands attention: Aeneas’ protégé Pallas, killed and despoiled by Turnus in the previous book. His death plunges his father Evander and his surrogate father Aeneas into h...

Victoria ruled at the head of a government with which she was meant to converse, debate, and ultimately guide, and it was a job she sometimes struggled to perform. Victoria described herself as an emotional creature and blamed her gender for what she believed were her shortcomings as a monarch. The queen suffered emotionally during her childhood and also in the early part of her rule, but despite a few dramatic scandals at court, victoria came to be loved and respected by the majority of h...