Описание: America's First Chaplain is a biography of the life of Philadelphia's Jacob Duch , the Anglican minister who offered the most famous prayer and wrote one of the most infamous letters of the American Revolution. For the prayer to open the First Continental Congress, Duch was declared a national hero and named the first chaplain to the newly independent American Congress. For the letter written to George Washington imploring the general to encourage Congress to rescind independence, he was accused of high treason and sent into exile. As a result of this apparently irreconcilable contradiction in the minister's behavior, many of his contemporaries and most historians have assumed he was weak, that in the moment of crisis - his imprisonment by British authorities during their occupation of Philadelphia - he cut a deal with the British for his own safety. The evidence gathered from the life of Jacob Duch , however, points to a very different conclusion, one that reveals the immense complexity of the American Revolution and the havoc it wreaked on the lives of the people who experienced it. The story of this deeply religious rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's reveals the human side of the Revolution, a story that includes great accomplishment and great tragedy. It also provides insight into the complicated nature of Pennsylvania's "democratic" revolution, the unique difficulties faced by Anglican leaders during the revolution, and the weakness of simplistic categorizations such as patriot or loyalist. For more than two centuries two events - a prayer and a letter - have obscured our view of the extraordinary life lying in the background. This biography attempts to reinterpret the prayer and the letter in light of the man behind them and in the process to uncover the real significance of both as well as to gain a glimpse into the complexity and contradictions of the American Revolution.
Автор: Stewart Glynn Название: Duchess of Terra: Book Two in the Duchy of Terra ISBN: 1988035465 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781988035468 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2482.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Troph�es Tant Sacr�s Que Profanes Du Duch� De Brabant, Contenant L'origine, Succession & Descendence Des Ducs & Princes De Cette Maison, Avec Leurs Actions Les Plus Signal�es ...: La Description Des Villes, Franchises & Baronnies De Brabant, Avec La Succession Genealogique Des Seigneurs Qui Les ...; Volume 1 Of Troph�es Tant Sacr�s Que Profanes Du Duch� De Brabant, Contenant L'origine, Succession & Descendence Des Ducs & Princes De Cette Maison, Avec Leurs Actions Les Plus Signal�es ...: La Description Des Villes, Franchises & Baronnies De Brabant, Avec La Succession Genealogique Des Seigneurs Qui Les Ont Possed�. La Suite Des Ducs De Limbourg & Luxembourg, Comtes De Dalhem, & Sires De Fauquemont. Avec Un Recueil De Plusieurs Terres De Remarque, Situ�es Hors La Duch� De Brabant. L'institution Du Conseil Souverain De Brabant Et Autres Cours Residentes � Bruxelles. Les Magistrats Des Quatre Ville Capitales, Sc̨avoir Louvain, Bruxelles, Anvers & Bois-le-duc. Le Catalogue Des Principales Eglises ... & Autres Fondations Religieuses Dans Le Brabant; Christophe Butkens
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M�moires De Messire Guillaume De Saulx, Seigneur De Tavannes, Chevalier Des Deux Ordres Du Roi, Lieutenant-g�n�ral Pour Sa Majest� Au Duch� De Bourgogne: Commen�ant En 1560, & Finissant En 1595; Volume 49 Of Collection Universelle Des M�moires Particuliers Relatifs � L'histoire De France
Kaing Guek Eav was an ordinary man growing up in Cambodia in the mid-twentieth century. But then, adopting the alias "Duch," he joined the Khmer Rouge and took charge of S-21, the infamous secret security center where in less than four years at least 14,000 "enemies" were interrogated, tortured, and executed. After the government's collapse, Duch fled to the Cambodian frontier, where he lived in anonymity until he was finally unmasked and sentenced to life in prison for his crimes.
With remarkable and chilling precision, Duch describes firsthand the Khmer Rouge movement and his own role in the paranoid irrationality of the regime. An introduction and epilogue delve unflinchingly into Duch's character and motivations, our common humanity, and the sometimes uncomfortable implications of global justice.
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