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Select poems from the author's body of collected work. Clayton offers insightful observations about rusticity and nature in general.

CALIFORNIA IN 1899A Famous Divorce Trial in San FranciscoNative American and Women's Rights???A Wealthy Miner and His Indian WifeThough this story took place over a hundred years ago, it remains as relevant as an article out of today's newspaper. Prospector John Rankin Hite discovered a real gold mine close to Yosemite National Park. At first, he worked the mine single-handed, accumulating a hoard of investment capital. He eventually financed ...

Ride with the Troopers of the Arkansas State Police as they raid illegal gambling operations and take down drug dealers. Experience the helplessness as officers watch a fellow Trooper being ambushed. Mourn with the families when they receive word that a loved one has been killed in the line of duty. Feel the pain when you hear the sound of a twenty one-gun salute and cry as taps are blown at the funeral of a fallen comrade. You may wonder why ...

Guten Menschen eine gute Stunde bereiten, Gefühle und Ansichten, die ich für hohe halte, mitzuteilen und das Reich des Reinen, Einfachen und Schönen, das nicht nur häufig aus der Literatur, sondern auch aus dem Leben zu verschwinden droht, auszubreiten, das ist das Streben meiner Schriften ... ein heiteres Lächeln ist meinem Herzen weit wohltuender als alle gelehrten und lobspendenden Kritiken.

During the formative years of the Ming Dynasty the Chinese government dispatched hundreds of gigantic ships, some over 400 feet long, into the Indian Ocean.The enterprise was dubbed Zheng He's Seven Voyages to the Western Ocean because the Ming fleets, led by the legendary Admiral Zheng He, went to sea altogether seven times. After twenty-seven years these maritime expeditions mysteriously stopped. To date no scholar is entirely certain of the...

For ages 12+. The result of a cross-Canada contest for the best short stories about young people's experience of loss and grief, 'Dark Times' is a superb anthology about a topic that often remains hidden but is crucial in the development of a child's sense of identity. The stories explore highly contemporary situations: a First Nations boy mourns the death of his mother, a girl copes with the loss of her grandmother to Alzheimer's disease, a b...

A new title aimed to guide lawyers, advisers and the voluntary sector on how to use the law as a tool for social change -getting involved in campaigns, law reform, shaping legislation and using the media to influence public opinion.

Yang Yu behandelt in diesem Buch einen Motivkomplex in dem bisherigen OEuvre von Günter Grass, der seit den siebziger Jahren eine immer bedeutendere Rolle spielt. Grass' jahrzehntelange Auseinandersetzung mit den Problemen der Dritten Welt wirkt sich nämlich nicht nur entscheidend auf die Entwicklung seines politischen, son-dern auch seines schriftstellerischen bzw. künstlerischen Selbstverständnisses aus. Sie intensiviert und erweitert seine ...

This study deals with the anthropology of the deportation trauma as experienced by the Kalmyks (1943-1956) and how it affects national identification. It shows the stigmatisation of Kalmyk identity in the years of deportation and response of the ethnic group to deprivation. The ever changing discourse of the Kalmyk issue, and political use of the trauma also receive attention.The study is innovative in Russian anthropology as it is the first a...

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