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Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (1812-1896) was born in Litchfield, Connecticut; the daughter of Dr. Lyman Beecher, a distinguished clergyman. The family moved in 1833 to Cincinnati. In 1836 Harriet … OL152217W
Glory and terror Glory and terror Antoine de Baecque "Fully engaging our fascination with the macabre, Glory and Terror illustrates how certain corpses became highly charged political symbols during the course of the French Revolution. Arguing that the… OL15278178W
Art lover Art lover Anton Gill "Peggy Guggenheim's tempestuous life (1898-1979) spanned the most exciting and volatile years of the twentieth century, and she lived it to the full. How she became one of the century's foremost coll… OL15825288W
American women writers to 1800 American women writers to 1800 Sharon M. Harris American Women Writers to 1800 advances our knowledge of early American culture. Including works by more than ninety women, many of whom have never before been published, this ambitious anthology cap… OL16100538W
Mr. Lincoln's Wife Anne Colver Mr. Lincoln's Wife Anne Colver Anne Colver “Here is a fresh telling of the story of 'the most maligned woman in American history.' Here is a memorable portrait of the proud, paradoxical woman who was one of our most fascinating First Ladies.”… OL161204W
Verdammt und geliebt Verdammt und geliebt Wolf-R. Barthel Der Autor reflektiert in seinem Buch die Zeit des Algerienkriegs, den er als junger Fremdenlegionär von 1957 bis 1962 erlebte. Seine offene und teils sehr direkte Art die Dinge beim Namen zu nennen, … OL16801456W
The first Elizabeth The first Elizabeth Carolly Erickson A portrait of the Tudor queen and her times attempts to give an accurate portrayal of Elizabeth's complex personality OL1866595W
Lives of the poets Lives of the poets Michael Schmidt A dazzling account of the entire history of poetry in the English language -- from the fourteenth century to the present -- by one of the most intelligent and passionate critics in the field. … OL2004345W
Goal! Goal! Michael Donald 224 pages : 26 cm OL20213491W
Lords of finance Lords of finance Liaquat Ahamed With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Hilaire Emile Moreau, Hjalmar Horace Greel… OL20546656W
Creators of the Jewish experience in ancient and medieval times Creators of the Jewish experience in ancient and medieval times Simon Noveck,Reuven Kimelman The B'nai B'rith History of the Jewish People. Index. OL20627517W
S. Catello negli Acta Sanctorum. Con l'inedita Vita del santo redatta in italiano per gli AA. SS. n… S. Catello negli Acta Sanctorum. Con l'inedita Vita del santo redatta in italiano per gli AA. SS. n… Giuseppe Centonze Catello, antico vescovo e patrono di Castellammare di Stabia, appare negli Acta Sanctorum tra i santi del 19 gennaio (giorno della sua festa) e poi anche il 14 febbraio, a proposito di S. Antonino ab… OL20701894W
Augustine through the ages Augustine through the ages John C. Cavadini,Allan Fitzgerald This one-volume reference work provides the first encyclopedic treatment of the life, thought, and influence of Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354-430), one of the greatest figures in the history of the Ch… OL20944141W
Biographical dictionary of evangelicals Biographical dictionary of evangelicals Timothy Larsen,Mark A. Noll Biographical articles of people characterized by "conversionism, activism, biblicism, and crucicentrism," born in or before 1935, with careers in the "English-speaking world, understood ... as [Great… OL20946582W
Carver, a Life in Poems Carver, a Life in Poems Marilyn Nelson George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earn… OL2641346W
The Life of Lorena Hickok The Life of Lorena Hickok Doris Faber This is the story of a little-known figure in history, Lorena Alice Hickok, and her extraordinary friendship with the most famous woman of the 20th century, Eleanor Roosevelt. A child of the prairie … OL2678961W
Langston Hughes Langston Hughes Alice Walker An illustrated biography of the Harlem poet whose works gave voice to the joy and pain of the Black experience in America. OL273663W
Wenn Du nicht mehr brennst, starte neu! Wenn Du nicht mehr brennst, starte neu! Rainer Zitelmann 293 Seiten 22 cm OL28134991W
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Jackie Wullschläger "Others before him collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, but Hans Christian Andersen was the first to create them himself. The universal familiarity of such stories as "The Ugly Duckling… OL2982345W
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte Robert B. (Robert Brown) Asprey This is a fascinating history. We witness the early years and rise of Napoleon (to the year 1805) while having a front-row seat for the Reign of Terror and its implosion and not-so-slow return to a … OL3279711W
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