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Excerpt from Travels Through Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Year 1806, 1807, & 1808, Vol. 2 of 2: To Which Are Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States Arts, Sciences, and Literature of South Carolina. News papers. Incomes of the Planters. Houses. Productions of the Soil. Implements of Husbandry. Waggons. Sledges. Grasses. Pasture Lands. Manufactures. Gunpowder. G...

Excerpt from Travels Through Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808, Vol. 1 of 2: To Which Are Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States Tsinly been accomplished in the manage ment ofa people so opposite to ourselves both in religious and political feelings. The wise and beneficial measures which have been pursued towards the Canadians re¿ect the...

Excerpt from Vagrancy Laws and Vagrants: A Lecture, Delivered to the Members of the Salisbury Literary and Scientific Institution, at Their Request, on Monday, March 23, 1868There are no data from which we can estimate the number of the mendicants and vagrants of this period of our history but In the reign of Henry VII. It became so great as to excite the alarm of the Government and the nation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundr...

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A History of Racing Burt Rutan's exciting and unique aircraft designs. A pictorial history of the Air Race events held by the RACE -Rutan And Composites Enthusiasts covering the first event in 1983, through the last in 2005. It is a photo rich document with over 950 color photos, and features maps (aviation charts) of the events.

Long-term care issues have high prominence among state officials in Pennsylvania as a result of its large elderly population and concern about the impact of long-term care costs on the state's budget. Its population aged 65 and older is 15.6% of its total population, ranking second only to Florida. By 2025, 21% of its population will be 65 and older. Pennsylvania is federal and state Medicaid spending for long-term care in FY2001 was $5.1 bill...

Demographic challenges posed by the growing elderly population and demands for greater public commitment to home and community-based care for persons with disabilities have drawn the attention of federal and state policymakers. Spending on long-term care by both the public and private sectors is significant. In 2001, spending for long-term care services for persons of all ages represented 12.2% of all personal health care spending (almost $152...

Florida has the largest proportion of elderly in the nation- 2.8 million persons are over age 65, representing 17.6% of its total population. The dramatic rise in the number of persons age 65 and over in Florida over the next 20 years-estimated to total 26.3% of total population-will further stretch the already limited resources of the state. Aware of the pressing demand for long-term care services well into the 21 * century, policymakers in F...

Oregon is a recognized leader in home and community-based care and has more than 20 years of experience in moving long-term care clients from institutional settings to home and community-based settings. In 2002, 82% of Oregon's Medicaid long-term care clients were served in the community. Additionally, Oregon was the only state in the nation whose spending for institutional care was less than half of the state's total Medicaid long-term care s...

Illinois is the fifth largest state in the country with 12.4 million people in 2000, the population increased by almost 9% or about one million people in the past decade. About 12% of the state's population is age 65 and older -- 1.5 million people in 2000. By 2025 the Illinois elderly population is expected to increase by over 50% and will be 16.6% of the state's total population. Illinois is one of the few states in the country that provides...

Ten percent of the Texas population is 65 and older. The state has a large, rapidly growing elderly population, estimated to reach 4.4 million, or 16.1% of the state's total population in 2025. Medicaid spending for long-term care in FY2001 was $3.3 billion -- 28.5% of all Medicaid spending. Medicaid spending for institutions was more than 70% of Medicaid long-term care spending and more than 20% of all Medicaid spending in F Y2001. Spending f...

Excerpt from Missionary Heroes in Asia: True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery and Stirring Adventures of Missionaries With Uncivilized Man, Wild Beasts and the Forces of Nature There are stories which are now among the classics of missionary romance. Such are the expedition of Hans Egede to Greenland, the lonely journeys of David Brainerd among the Indian tribes of the North American forests, the voyage of John Williams from one coral island o...

Excerpt from Travels Through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807 and 1808, Vol. 2 of 3: To Which Are Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States, And of Those Who Have, at Various Periods, Borne a Conspicuous Part in the Politics of That Country Number of Deaths at New York. Mode of living in America. The Yellow Fever. Population of New York. Deaths...

Excerpt from Travels Through Lower Canada and the United States of North America, Vol. 3 of 3: In the Years 1806, 1807 and 1808, To Which Is Added, Biographical Notices and Anecdotes of Some of the Leading Characters in the United States, and of Those Who Have, at Various Periods, Borne a Conspicuous Part in the Politics of That Country, With Engra Scripture biog, raphy or, the Lives and Characters of the pal Parsonages recorded in the' Sacre...

Excerpt from The Romance of Missionary Heroism: True Stories of the Intrepid Bravery, and Stirring Adventures of Missionaries With Uncivilized Man, Wild Beasts and the Forces of Nature in All Parts of the World There are stories which are now among the classics of missionary romance. Such are the expedition of Hans Egede to Greenland, the lonely journeys of David Brainerd among the Indian tribes of the North American forests, the voyage of Jo...