Описание: The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of the martyred Mary, Queen of Scots. Upon her father's ascension to the illustrious throne of England, Elizabeth Stuart was suddenly thrust from the poverty of unruly Scotland into the fairy-tale existence of a princess of great wealth and splendor. When she was married at sixteen to a German count far below her rank, it was with the understanding that her father would help her husband achieve the kingship of Bohemia. The terrible betrayal of this commitment would ruin "the Winter Queen," as Elizabeth would forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loved, and launch a war that would last for thirty years. Forced into exile, the Winter Queen and her family found refuge in Holland, where the glorious art and culture of the Dutch Golden Age indelibly shaped her daughters' lives. Her eldest, Princess Elizabeth, became a scholar who earned the respect and friendship of the philosopher Ren Descartes. Louisa was a gifted painter whose engaging manner and appealing looks provoked heartache and scandal. Beautiful Henrietta Maria would be the only sister to marry into royalty, although at great cost. But it was the youngest, Sophia, a heroine in the tradition of a Jane Austen novel, whose ready wit and good-natured common sense masked immense strength of character, who fulfilled the promise of her great-grandmother Mary and reshaped the British monarchy, a legacy that endures to this day. Brilliantly researched and captivatingly written, filled with danger, treachery, and adventure but also love, courage, and humor, Daughters of the Winter Queen follows the lives of five remarkable women who, by refusing to surrender to adversity, changed the course of history.
Автор: Goldstone Nancy Название: Daughters of the Winter Queen ISBN: 1474602088 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474602082 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The extraordinary story of a queen who lost her throne, and of her four remarkable daughters.
Автор: Goldstone, Eli Название: Strange heart beating ISBN: 1783783508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781783783502 Издательство: TBS/GBS Рейтинг: Цена: 1780.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Leda, in a plot twist, has been killed by the swan. Her grieving widower travels from London to Latvia to untangle the rest of her story.
Автор: Goldstone, Brian Название: The New American Homeless ISBN: 0593237145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780593237144 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2575.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Goldstone Will Название: Unity 3.X Game Development Essentials ISBN: 1849691444 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849691444 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 10114.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The riveting story of how the Supreme Court turned a blind eye on justice, stripped away the equal rights promised to all Americans, and ushered in the era of Jim Crow.On Easter Sunday of 1873, just eight years after the Civil War ended, a band of white supremacists marched into Grant Parish, Louisiana, and massacred over 100 unarmed African Americans. The court case that followed reached the highest court in the land. Yet, following one of the most ghastly incidents of mass murder in American history, not one person was convicted.The opinion issued by the Supreme Court in US v. Cruikshank set in motion a process that would help create a society in which black Americans were oppressed and denied basic human rights -- legally, according to the courts. These injustices paved the way for Jim Crow and would last for the next hundred years. Many continue to exist to this day.In this compelling and thoroughly researched volume for young readers, Lawrence Goldstone traces the evolution of the law and the fascinating characters involved in the story of how the Supreme Court helped institutionalize racism in the American justice system.
Описание: On September 17, 1787, at the State House in Philadelphia, thirty-nine men from twelve states, after months of often bitter debate, signed America's Constitution. Yet very few of the delegates, at the start, had had any intention of creating a nation that would last. Most were driven more by pragmatic, regional interests than by idealistic vision. Many were meeting for the first time, others after years of contention, and the inevitable clash of personalities would be as intense as the advocacy of ideas or ideals.No issue was of greater concern to the delegates than that of slavery: it resounded through debates on the definition of treason, the disposition of the rich lands west of the Alleghenies and the admission of new states, representation and taxation, the need for a national census, and the very make-up of the legislative and executive branches of the new government. As is provocatively made clear in Dark Bargain, "to a significant and disquieting degree, America's most sacred document was molded and shaped by the most notorious institution in its history."Dark Bargain chronicles the forging of the Constitution through the prism of the crucial compromises made by men consumed with the needs of the slave economy. As the daily debates and backroom conferences in inns and taverns stretched through July and August of that hot summer--and as the philosophical leadership of James Madison waned--Lawrence Goldstone clearly reveals how tenuous the document was, and how an agreement between unlikely collaborators--John Rutledge of South Carolina, and Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut--got the delegates past their most difficult point. Dark Bargain recounts an event as dramatic and compelling as any in our nation's history.
Автор: Goldstone Bruce Название: Super Summer: All Kinds of Summer Facts and Fun ISBN: 1250120152 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250120151 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink Цена: 1746.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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Summer is a season of plenty--plenty of sun and fun. People take vacations and find plenty of activities in and around water. Animals try to stay cool, while bees and wasps go to work. Flowers bloom and fruits and vegetables ripen. Get ready to explore summer's amazing abundance
With vivid photographs, lively explanations, and creative craft ideas, Bruce Goldstone's Super Summer presents all the fascinating facts that make summer so super in his fourth and final picture book about the seasons.
Автор: Goldstone, Bruce ; Goldstone, Bruce Название: 100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days ISBN: 1250033691 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250033697 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink Рейтинг: Цена: 827.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Goldstone, Bruce ; Goldstone, Bruce Название: Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun ISBN: 0805092102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805092103 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink Рейтинг: Цена: 1838.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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