This book is neither a History nor a Topography of the Territory of Utah in the early seventies of the last century. The volume is due to the experiences of an outsider who tried to be impartial in his views and sympathies. The personal note, of course, rings in this record of those past days. No onslaught is made on the "wild and woolly" west, nor on the eccentric religion of the majority of the people. Through much peril and privation, the wild wastes of the Territory had been occupied b...

A deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award-winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd.America's most iconic national symbol was a gift from France to the United States--provided America raised the money for the pedestal on which it was to stand. Urged on by the publisher Joseph Pulitzer, it was raised, largely with the help of children, in the first example of a crowd sourced fund-raising campaign. This book tells the story...

A dramatic historical novel rooted in early American frontier life.

"The Infidel" primarily follows the exploits of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. The story intertwines the lives of historical figures with fictional characters, offering a rich narrative that explores the cultural and ideological conflicts between the Spanish invaders and the indigenous peoples of Mexico.Key themes in the novel include the clash of civilizations, the brutality of conquest, and the complexities of loya...

Electric Ben is now a 2013 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Book Award Winner, a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book, a Horn Fanfare Book, and a Robert F. Sibert Honor book!“a true standout…bright, witty, informative and cleverly organized as the man himself.” – The New York TimesA true Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin was the first American celebrity. In pictures and text, master artist Robert Byrd documents Franklin's numerous and div...

Robert Montgomery Bird's The Infidel; or, The Fall of Mexico is a vigorous historical romance set amid Hernán Cortés's conquest of the Aztec empire. Combining adventure, melodrama, and antiquarian detail, the novel stages encounters between Spanish ambition, Indigenous sovereignty, religious violence, and imperial destiny. Its style reflects the early nineteenth-century romance tradition associated with Scott and Cooper: panoramic scenes, heightened rhetoric, moral conflict, and a fascinat...

The protagonist of the novel is a young Spanish knight named Don Amador de Leste, who joins Cortés’s expedition to the New World in search of adventure and glory. He is accompanied by his loyal servant Jacinto. As they journey through the treacherous landscapes of Mexico, they encounter various indigenous tribes, including the powerful Aztecs, and witness the complex and often violent interactions between the Spanish conquistadors and the native peoples.Don Amador's story is intertwined wi...

"HAWKS OF HAWK-HOLLOW A TRADITION OF PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 2, THE", authored by BY ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD. This edition delivers a compelling exploration of its central themes and offers readers an immersive and thought-provoking experience. It examines wide-ranging themes that will resonate with thoughtful readers. Readers can expect a clear structure: an engaging opening that establishes stakes, a sequence of scenes or essays that develop central ideas, and a concluding section that synthe...

In the last thirty years of the Soviet Communist project, Viktor Koretsky's art struggled to solve an enduring riddle: how to ensure or restore Communism's moral health through the production of a distinctively Communist vision. In this sense Koretsky's art demonstrates what an "avant-garde late Communist art" would have looked like if we had ever seen it mature. Most striking of all, Koretsky was pioneering the visual languages of Benetton and MTV at a time when the iconography of interra...

How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the divine Son of God? This is the central question in this book. When Did Jesus Become God? is a transcribed conversation between Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird, with a helpful historiographic introduction by Robert Stewart that helps listeners understand the conclusions reached by Ehrman and Bird.Ehrman contends that neither Jesus himself nor the apostles believed that Jesus was divine during Jesus' life; ...

Annotated Companies Legislation is the only single volume commentary with a complete set of company law materials. It draws together in one place all you need to know about the legislation with substantive and high-quality commentary in a section-by-section format. With a high quality author team from a mix of disciplines, this guide to the Companies Act 2006 and surviving parts of older legislation is easy to navigate and value for money. Annotated Companies Legislation has also ...

Media, Myth, and Millennials: Critical Perspectives on Race and Culture debunks the post-racial myth among millennial media consumers and producers. This theoretically diverse collection of contributors highlights the complexity at the intersections of media, race, gender, sexuality, class and place. Loren Saxton Coleman and Christopher Campbell’s edited collection offers critical and cultural insight on the commodification of millennial audiences and the acts of resistance that e...