Fast guns and hold-ups--the story of the James and Younger boys
The Wild West frontier of the United States of America is the place of modern legends, though their origins mostly come from a comparatively short period of time following the American Civil War during the westward expansion of 'Manifest Destiny' to the dawn of modernism in the late 19th century. Nevertheless, the names heroes and villains from this era immediately caught the public imagination, and have remained with us thanks to numerous books, films and television series' featuring them. Among these outlaws, there were few more notorious than the James-Younger Gang. The gang hailed from Missouri, a bloody battleground with Kansas during the civil war, wracked by the deprivations of Union Jayhawkers and Confederate Bushwackers. It was from this latter partisan group that the James-Younger outlaw alliance grew. The end of the war brought hard times for these men, and the transition to gun-slinging, criminal killers seemed inevitable. The gang's membership changed over the years, but its notable members were, of course, brothers Cole, Jim, John and Bob Younger and the James brothers, Frank and the infamous Jesse. The gang robbed trains, stagecoaches and banks in Missouri, Kentucky, Iowa, Texas, Kansas and West Virginia between 1868 and Jesse James's death in 1882--when he was shot in the back by Robert Ford. This is the story of these violent men and their troubled times.
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Автор: Gibson Roy K. Название: Man of High Empire: The Life of Pliny the Younger ISBN: 0199948194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199948192 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8952.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Pliny the Younger (c. 60-112 C.E) - senator and consul in the Rome of Domitian and Trajan, eyewitness to the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E., early "persecutor" of Christians on the Black Sea - remains the best documented Roman individual, other than emperors, between Cicero and Augustine.
Автор: Drogula, Fred K. (charles J. Ping Professor Of Humanities And Classics, Charles J. Ping Professor Of Humanities And Classics, Ohio University) Название: Cato the younger ISBN: 019086902X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190869021 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5701.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Marcus Porcius Cato (the Younger) is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil war. Yet Cato never wanted war even though he used the threat of violence against Caesar. This strategic gamble misfired as Caesar, instead of yielding, marched on Rome, hurling the Republic into a bloody civil war. Refusing to inhabit a world ruled by Caesar, Cato took his own life. Although the Roman historian Sallust identified Cato and Caesar as the two most outstanding men of their age, modern scholars have tended to dismiss Cato as a cantankerous conservative who, while colorful, was not a critical player in the events that overtook the Republic. This book, in providing a much-needed reliable biography of Cato, contradicts that assessment. In addition to being Caesar's adversary, Cato is an important and fascinating historical figure in his own right, and his career-in particular, his idiosyncrasies-shed light on the changing political culture of the late Republic. Cato famously reached into Rome's hallowed past and found mannerisms and habits to adopt that transformed him into the foremost champion of ancestral custom. Thus Cato did things that seemed strange and even bizarre such as wearing an old-fashioned tint of purple on his senatorial toga, refusing to ride a horse when on public business, and going about barefoot and without the usual tunic as an undergarment. His extreme conservatism-which became celebrated in later ages, especially in Enlightenment Europe and revolutionary America--was actually designed to give him a unique advantage in Roman politics. This is not to claim that he was insincere in his combative promotion of the mos maiorum (the way of the ancestors), but his political manipulation of the Romans' reverence for their traditions was masterful. By providing a new, detailed portrait of Cato, the book also presents a unique narrative of the age he helped shape and inadvertently destroy.
Описание: For Lewis Carroll, a deacon in the Church of England, faith in Christ and belief in a loving God stood at the core of his being, but little has been written about what the church or faith meant to the celebrated author of the Alice books. This new work provides the first in-depth study of the religious life of the famous author, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
Автор: Pitt Название: Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham ISBN: 1108067506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108067508 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: William Pitt the Elder (1708-78) distinguished himself through his brilliant oratory, fearless criticism of opponents, and strong leadership during the Seven Years` War. Edited by his great-grandsons and published between 1838 and 1840, this four-volume collection presents nearly forty years` worth of letters to and from the great statesman.
Описание: Born and bred in north-west New South Wales, Tony Windsor has held the balance of power in Australian state and federal parliaments for nearly a third of his public life. He has always stood as an independent, believing it was the only way he could achieve the attention country voters deserved from the major parties. Windsor`s Way explores Tony Windsor`s courageous political path.
Автор: Evans, Eric J. Название: William Pitt the Younger ISBN: 0415132851 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415132855 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 5970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Leonard Название: Eighteenth-Century British Premiers ISBN: 140393908X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403939081 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.
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