A contemporaneous description of Grierson's Cavalry raid into Southern Territory. Illustrated.

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Davy Crockett•David Crockett by John S.C. Abbott•Davy Crocketts autobiography, Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee"I know not whether, in the eyes of the world, a brilliant death is not preferred to an obscure life of rectitude. Most men are remembered as they died, and not as they lived. We gaze with admiration upon the glories of the setting sun, yet scarcely bestow a passing glance upon its noonday splendo...

The United States Exploration Anthology features texts from (or about) Daniel Boone, David Thompson, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike and Colonel John C Fremont. It also contains a wealth of pictures, photographs maps and diagrams pertaining to each of the 5 books included in this huge volume.The Anthology tells the tale of the journeys of discovery and exploration of the continental United States by explorers and settlers, and by the early pioneers of the age - such as Daniel Boone o...

The Crucible describes the "end-times" that we are now experiencing. Those who are aware of and believe the prophecies concerning these last days will not be surprised by the world-changing events that threaten our existence as we now know it. This book seeks to give hope and direction to all who will choose to follow the way of eternal life, peace, and faith in the only one who can deliver and save from the destruction to come.

Is your ambition to be an actor in films, TV shows and plays?Do you want to train at a drama school to start making that ambition a reality?Are you looking for honest, expert advice to boost your chances of success and beat the competition?If your answer to these questions is YES, then this essential guide to drama schools is for you!Written by an acting teacher with decades of experience in top UK drama schools, it breaks down eve...

Christopher Carson, whose renown as Kit Carson has reached almost every ear in the country, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 24th of December, 1809. Large portions of Kentucky then consisted of an almost pathless wilderness, with magnificent forests, free from underbrush, alive with game, and with luxuriant meadows along the river banks, inviting the settler's cabin and the plough.There were then many Indians traversing those wilds. The fearless emigrants, who ventured ...

Known as "King of the Wild Frontier," David Crockett was a 19th-century American folk legend, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution. In David Crockett, historian John Abbott traces the dramatic life of this quintessential American hero.

“Let them eat cake!”Did she really say it?After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason, and she was executed by guillotine on Place de la Révolution on 16 October 1793. Long after her death, she remains a major historical figure, the subject of books, films and other forms of media. Politically engaged authors have deemed her the quintessential representative of class conflict, western ...

“Let them eat cake!”Did she really say it?After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason, and she was executed by guillotine on Place de la Révolution on 16 October 1793. Long after her death, she remains a major historical figure, the subject of books, films and other forms of media. Politically engaged authors have deemed her the quintessential representative of class conflict, western ...

Based on the premise that education has to be about much more than intellectual development, this book calls for the transformation of the education system.

Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world’s food output to greater advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid, and even its fidelity to original ideals are questioned....

There are but few persons, in the United States, who have not heard the name of the renowned pirate, Captain Kidd. There are also but few to be found who have any intelligent conception of his wild and guilty career. The banks of the Hudson, the islands scattered through the Sound which skirts the southern New-England coast, and the wild rivers and craggy harbors which fringe the rugged shores of Maine, are all rich with legends of the exploits and hiding-places of this notorious buccaneer...