"Some Account of Llangollen and Its Vicinity" by W. T. Simpson is a captivating exploration of the picturesque region of Llangollen, known for its stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage. The book delves into the history, geography, and notable landmarks of the area, providing readers with a vivid portrayal of its natural beauty and historical significance. Simpson's detailed observations and engaging narrative style invite readers to appreciate the charm of Llangollen, making it a ...

One of the most important questions of our previous common volumes about affective, schizoaffective, and schizophrenic disorders was the question of what connects and what separates psychotic disorders (Marneros and Tsuang, Schizo affective Psychoses, Springer-Verlag, 1986; Marneros and Tsuang Affective and Schizoaffective Disorders, Springer-Verlag, 1990; Marneros, Andreasen, and Tsuang, Negative and Positive Schizophrenia, Springer-Verlag 1993). The boundaries between various psychotic d...

"[An] arresting memoir" about one man's life in an L. A. street gang, from age ten in the 1970s to his prison turnaround twenty-five years later ( Publishers Weekly).Colton "C-Loc" Simpson was a Crip. Beginning at the age of ten in the mid-1970s, Simpson's world was defined in terms of war. By the time he quit, Simpson had risen through the ranks to become Stabilizer and, later, General.Simpson was the son of Dick Simpson, a ballplayer for the Califo...

An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself.

In April 1861, Dick and Tally Simpson, sons of South Carolina Congressman Richard F. Simpson, enlisted in Company A of the Third South Carolina Volunteers of the Confederate army. Their letters home--published here for the first time--read like a historical novel, complete with plot, romance, character, suspense, and tragedy. In their last year of college when the war broke out, Dick and Tally were hastily handed their diplomas so they could volunteer for military duty. Dick was twenty; Ta...

By: R.W. Simpson, Pub. 1913, reprinted 1996, 264 pages, soft Cover, New Index, ISBN #0-89308-101-9. At the close of the Revolutionary War, all the territory embraced in the present counties of ANDERSON, GREENVILLE, PICKENS, and OCONEE belonged to the Cherokee Indians. By an Act of March 1783, this territory was attached temporarily to the adjoining counties of Abbeville, Laurens, and Spartanburg. Pendleton County, as afterwards established, was attached to Abbeville County and for the time...

California's wildfires are worsening. Is this a result of Climate Change or forest and water mismanagement? Or a combination of both? The 2025 Southern California Wildfire claimed 29 lives, displaced over 200,000 people, and destroyed more than 18,000 homes and buildings. The main culprit: A failing water infrastructure.While firefighters needed 12 million gallons to fight the blaze, the system could deliver only 3 million. As the fire spread, 20% of hydrants ran dry.In Why...

The story of Virginian shipbuilders Page & Allen. They were the only builders of clipper ships the in the South, and were responsible for such vessel as the famous Neptune's Car, Gosport, Currituck, Albion, James Guthrie and John A Parks. The book follows the story of the Gosport, a medium clipper and sister of the more famous Swordfish. The ship's history is tracked from the United States to the the Far East where she ended her days burnt to the waterline anchored off Batavia.

When you hear the word Crusades, what do you think of? Does the image of barbaric, murderous hordes of the religious fantastic violently attacking innocents in the name of religion come to mind? Do you perhaps think that the primary reason for the Crusades was to wage war against the infidel? Truth be told, there’s a lot of different perspectives on the Crusade, but there’s only one truth. With The Crusades: A Historical Look At The Crusades Across The Ages And The Fierce Battle For The Ho...

In my first book of poetry and prose, The Learning Process, I explored many themes.----For my second book, A Life in Orbit, I determined to try something novel and new: a biography in verse.----It was a daunting project because I had to revisit my past and translate my thoughts and memories into a discipline of words, lines and verses. I was handicapped to an extent by the restraints imposed by the narrative style. I had to write truthfully, and without embellishment in four-line stanzas, ...

‘They hazarded everything for Profit and Glory’ Built at Belfast in 1868 the Star of Greece was an iron clipper ship built by Harland & Wolff of Ireland for merchants JP Corry & Co. For 20 years she plied the waters between Britain, India and Australia before coming to grief on Friday, July 13th 1888, at Port Willunga. Her destruction and the loss of 18 lives left many unanswered questions. After two high-level inquiries blame for the wreck was laid squarely at the feet of her master, Capt...

In Freedom Cities VS. Hera (A 2008 Law), Robert Simpson continues the examination of the forces reshaping America's most fragile region. In this volume, Simpson delivers a clear, data-driven narrative that connects housing scarcity, water insecurity, federal land policy, seismic vulnerability, and the political machinery of the American West into one coherent argument.Drawing on the failures exposed by the 2025 Los Angeles fires and the deepening structural threats posed by drought...