Among the countless miles of damage caused by the Mississippi Flood of 1927, the homeless and displaced masses of the Mississippi Valley looked toward Memphis as a beacon of hope. As thousands of refugees poured into the city, Memphians opened their hearts and extolled feats of charity that could fill volumes. Join local author Patrick O'Daniel as he traces the events of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and the crucial role Memphis played in its aftermath. From heroic rescues to maltrea...

Prohibition, with all its crime, corruption, and cultural upheaval, ran its course after thirteen years in most of the rest of the country—but not in Memphis, where it lasted thirty years. Patrick O’Daniel takes a fresh look at those responsible for the rise and fall of Prohibition, its effect on Memphis, and the impact events in the city made on the rest of the state and country.Prohibition remains perhaps the most important issue to affect Memphis after the Civil War. It affected...

Common Truth My Teacher Never Taught MeUnlock the Secrets of Extraordinary Leadership with "Common Truth My Teacher Never Taught Me"Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards becoming a remarkable leader? Look no further! "Common Truth My Teacher Never Taught Me" is here to guide you every step of the way. This captivating fable will ignite your passion, expand your horizons, and empower you to fulfill your dreams and achieve your destiny as a leader.

"STOP, THINK, AND DON'T DO SOMETHING STUPID!"This is the warning Dr. Robert Bea drills into his Civil and Environmental Engineering students at the University of California in Berkeley. Bea wants to dramatize what he terms the inevitable "oh shit" moments that present themselves—before an actual engineering calamity like the Deepwater Horizon/BP disaster happens.There's an intangible and invisible marketplace within our lives today where the products traded...

Challenging monolithic modern narratives about 'Chinese science', Daniel Patrick Morgan examines the astral sciences in China c.221 BCE–750 CE as a study in the disunities of scientific cultures and the narratives by which ancients and moderns alike have fought to instil them with a sense of unity. The book focuses on four unifying 'legends' recounted by contemporary subjects: the first two, redolent of antiquity, are the 'observing of signs' and 'granting of seasons' by ancient sage kings...

American Chronicle: An Inclusive History explores the manner in which the United States evolved from the arrival of the first Europeans, 471 years prior to Columbus, to the rise of Big Business in the Gilded Age. Along with the major themes of the American experience, this expansive study provides long-neglected components of America's development, including the role language, music, contagious disease, and fashion played in molding the nation.In addition, American Chr...

This book contains an edited selection of the papers presented at the Second International Conference on the History of Ancient Mathematics and Astronomy (ICHAMA), organized by Tang Quan and Qu Anjing and held in Xi’an, 2–8 December 2018, commemorating the foundation. This collection, consisting of papers that have been refined and edited into scientific articles, provides an overview of how the history of science can be international, stepping beyond area studies, without being Euro-centr...

Get ready to light up the world with Lewis Latimer in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true—and amazing—stories of some of history's greatest trailblazers. Meet the VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE who changed the world!Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an engineer who transformed the lightbulb at Thomas Edison’s company. And he was a gifted ar...

WINNER, JAVIER COY BIENNIAL RESEARCH AWARD, BEST MONOGRAPHOffers a fascinating window into how the fraught politics of apology in the East Asian region have been figured in anglophone literary fiction.The Pacific War, 1941-1945, was fought across the world’s largest ocean and left a lasting imprint on anglophone literary history. However, studies of that imprint or of individual authors have focused on American literature without drawing co...

This inspirational and timeless story for young children endorses the concepts of service, confidence and teamwork in describing a school bus named Henry, who travels the rolling hills of a rural town, safely delivering children to school and home. Henry, driven by Ed, confronts his biggest challenge during a raging snowstorm, aided by Sally the Snowplow.Ideal for young readers age 5-9, it is also well suited as a read aloud book for parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians and ...

Enhanced analytical capabilities and separation techniques, improved detection limits, and accessibility of instrumentation have led to massive strides in the use of isotopes to assess microbial processes in surface and subsurface sediments. Considering the rapid growth of research and commercial interest in stable isotope and radioisotope applicat

"A gritty and dark Western-focused fantasy that focuses on professional tomb raiders who treat dungeon crawling like a serious trade." - JH Amazon Review"This first installment launches the series with confidence, delivering rich world-building and high emotional stakes from the start. The expedition at the heart of the story feels layered and meaningful, with every reward balanced by genuine consequences." M. Amazon ReviewA young man enters an Expedition ...