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Schon Immer Mein Vicomte Dawn Brower
ISBN: 9788835402138 Год издания: 2000 Язык: Немецкий Was wäre, wenn Märchen wahr sind? Donovan Turner, Viscount of Warwick, ist ein charmanter Schurke. Es ist alles nur Schau, wie er die Fetzen seines gebrochenen Herzens verdeckt. Französischer Brandy ist sein engster Verbündeter und er stellt sicher, dass dieser immer in Reichweite ist. Lady Estella Simms wurde von ihrem niederträchtigen Stiefvater ohne irgendwelche Unterstützung ins Exil gezwungen. Mit den wenigen Geldmitteln, die sie hat, nimmt sie ein Wagnis auf sich, welches keine andere Dame in Betracht ziehen würde, um zu überleben—Schmuggeln. In einer Wendung des Schicksals landet Donovan als blinder Passagier an Bord von Estellas Schiff—zu betrunken, um sich zu erinnern wie, und schockiert darüber die eine Frau zu finden, welche er immer geliebt hat, und die ihn auch beinahe zerstörte. Die Gefahr ist nah und sie müssen sich auf einander verlassen, um zu überleben. Lord Warwick und Lady Estella müssen lernen sich einander wieder zu vertrauen und entscheiden, ob die Liebe mächtig genug ist, um das Böse zu bezwingen, das ihr glücklich-bis-ans-Lebensende vereitelt. -
Il Bargello Casas P?rez Carlos
ISBN: 9788835403555 Издательство: Tektime S.r.l.s. Язык: Русский Una storia di odio e compassione ambientato tra i pi? umili nella Spagna medievale. Aragona, inverno del 1134. Estranei al succedersi di re e corone, gli abitanti dei villaggi vivono le loro semplici vite. L’inverno non porta solo il freddo e la fame, ma anche la morte. Un gruppo di infami briganti, conosciuti come “gli albari”, si ? accampato nei pressi di Lacorvilla e progetta di attaccare il villaggio. Sancho il Nero ? un povero carbonaio che cerca di sopravvivere meglio che pu?. Non condivide l’entusiasmo dei suoi compaesani all’idea di seguire il bargello nella lotta contro gli albari; non crede nella vittoria n? nell’uomo che ha giustiziato suo padre. L’odio ? reciproco, sono anni ormai che il bargello cerca un modo di scacciare il carbonaio dal paese. A qualunque prezzo. Nel bel mezzo di questa lotta per la sopravvivenza, un misterioso cavaliere arriver? al villaggio proclamandosi eroe e salvatore delle sorti del villaggio, ma in realt? vuole appropriarsi di quello a cui alcuni tengono di pi?. Cosa succeder? quando scopriranno le sue intenzioni? Come andr? con i briganti? E quale sar? il ruolo delle donne, decise a non restare nell’ombra? -
La Corona Bronzea Stefano Vignaroli
ISBN: 9788835403401 Издательство: Tektime S.r.l.s. Язык: Русский Anno 2018: dall'icona del Palazzo della Signoria di Jesi scompare la corona di bronzo, da sempre al di sopra del leone rampante, a simboleggiare la regalit? della citt?. Un nuovo enigma da risolvere per la studiosa Lucia Balleani che, finalmente incontrato l'amore nel giovane archeologo Andrea Franciolini, dovr? riscoprire assieme a lui alcuni lati sconosciuti legati alla vita della sua antenata Lucia Baldeschi. Ritorniamo dunque, insieme ai nostri due eroi, indietro nel tempo di mezzo millennio, per scoprire come si viveva tra vicoli, piazze e palazzi di una splendida citt? marchigiana, famosa nel mondo, allora come ora, per aver dato i natali all'imperatore Federico II. ”Ma a nessuno dei due, risalendo con lo sguardo al di sopra del portale e soffermandosi sull'edicola del leone rampante, pot? sfuggire un particolare, che port? un'esclamazione alle loro bocche, quasi all'unisono, quasi fossero una persona sola.: «La corona!»” Bernardino, lo stampatore, giace in condizioni disperate in una stanza dell’ospedale Santa Lucia. Il Cardinal Baldeschi ? morto improvvisamente e ha lasciato vacante il governo della citt?. Sar? finalmente la giovane Lucia Baldeschi a prendere le redini del governo ed evitare che Jesi cada nelle mani di nemici che da sempre incalzano alle sue porte? Certo, non si pu? lasciare il governo in mano a quattro nobili corrotti o, peggio, affidarlo al legato pontificio inviato dal Papa. Ma Lucia ? una donna, e non ? facile assumere ruoli di potere, tradizionalmente demandati agli uomini. E Andrea, il suo amore, che fine avr? fatto, dopo essere scampato al patibolo ed essersi dileguato al seguito del Mancino? Ritorner? in scena per aiutare la sua amata? O controverse vicende lo condurranno verso tutt’altri lidi? E ricordiamo anche la storia parallela, quella della studiosa Lucia Balleani, nostra contemporanea, che forse ha incontrato finalmente l’amore della sua vita, che la condurr? per mano a scoprire insieme al lettore nuovi arcani segreti. Amore e morte, esoterismo e ragione, bene e male. Sono solo alcuni degli ingredienti che danno ritmo a questa nuova indagine, incentrata sulla misteriosa scomparsa della corona bronzea, un tempo posta sopra il leone rampante del principale palazzo jesino, quello della Signoria. Ancora una volta, il passato si intreccia al presente, attraverso le parallele vicende dei protagonisti dei giorni nostri e degli omonimi antenati. Avvenente dama e altera reggente della repubblica Aesina, Lucia Baldeschi ? divisa tra gli obblighi della ragion di stato e l'amore per il fuggiasco cavaliere, il prode condottiero Andrea Franciolini. Tra storia e leggenda, l'azione spazia dai severi edifici e gli oscuri passaggi segreti di una Jesi sotterranea, alle aperte campagne del suo Contado, popolate da pastori e monaci di giorno e animate da riti magici durante i chiari di luna. Poi ci sono gli intrighi di palazzo, le faide tra i signori e le battaglie; quelle tra gli eserciti e contro i pirati, da Urbino a Senigallia, fino ad alcune tra le pi? suggestive gole dell'Appennino. Ambienti e tratti distintivi di un'epoca, il Cinquecento, caratterizzato da luci e ombre, diviso tra culto della ragione e pratica dell'esoterismo e di cui i personaggi del romanzo sono lo specchio fedele. Nel contegno, cos? come nei pregi e nei difetti. Sui loro passi, tra sensazionali scoperte e brillanti intuizioni, i litigiosi amanti, Lucia e Andrea, della Jesi del Ventunesimo secolo giungeranno alla verit? nel segno di un amore senza tempo. -
Nel Segno Del Leone Stefano Vignaroli
ISBN: 9788835403678 Издательство: Tektime S.r.l.s. Язык: Русский Anno 2019: ancora una volta, la studiosa Lucia Balleani e l’archeologo Andrea Franciolini ci prenderanno per mano e ci guideranno attraverso gli arcani misteri della Jesi rinascimentale, tra vie, vicoli e Palazzi di un centro storico che, alle porte degli anni ’20 del XXI secolo, inizia a rigurgitare dal sottosuolo antichi e importanti oggetti riferibili a epoche passate. Gli scavi archeologici di Piazza Colocci riserveranno infatti sorprese inaspettate agli occhi di tutta la popolazione jesina.Ricominciamo a seguire le vicende dei personaggi del XVI secolo attraverso le scoperte di antichi documenti e reperti archeologici da parte della giovane coppia di ricercatori dei nostri tempi. Nuovi venti di guerra ricondurranno infatti il Capitano d’armi della Regia Citt? di Jesi ai campi di battaglia. Dopo i primi due episodi della serie “Lo stampatore”, eccoci giunti al finale, all’ultimo episodio della saga dedicata alla Jesi rinascimentale. Abbiamo lasciato Andrea quasi in punto di morte, soccorso dalla sua amata, celata sotto mentite spoglie. La trama si ? trasferita a Urbino, ma di certo i nostri due eroi, Andrea Franciolini e Lucia Baldeschi, dovranno ritornare a Jesi per coronare il loro sogno d’amore. Il matrimonio dovr? essere un evento festoso e sfarzoso, e dovr? essere celebrato dal Vescovo della Citt? di Jesi, Monsignor Piersimone Ghislieri. Ma siamo sicuri che oscure trame, del destino e degli uomini, non riusciranno a ostacolare per l’ennesima volta l’unione tra Andrea e Lucia? I due amanti si sono ritrovati, e per nulla al mondo vorrebbero lasciarsi di nuovo. Andrea vuol finalmente far da padre alla sua bambina, Laura e, perch? no, anche alla figlia adottiva di Lucia, Anna. Le bambine sono fantastiche, stanno crescendo sane e vispe nella residenza di campagna dei Conti Baldeschi, e Andrea si trova a godere della loro vicinanza. Ma venti di guerra condurranno di nuovo il Capitano d’armi della Regia Citt? di Jesi ai campi di battaglia. E a lasciare ben presto la tranquillit? e la pace riconquistata. I Lanzichenecchi premono alle porte dell’Italia settentrionale e il Duca della Rovere, in una strana alleanza con Giovanni De’ Medici, pi? noto come Giovanni Dalle Bande Nere, si prodigher? a evitare che le soldataglie tedesche raggiungano Firenze e persino Roma. Evitare il saccheggio della citt? eterna nel 1527 non sar? compito facile, n? per il Duca Della Rovere, n? per Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, n? tantomeno per il Capitano Franciolino de’ Franciolini. Seguiamo ancora una volta le vicende dei personaggi del XVI secolo attraverso le scoperte di antichi documenti e reperti archeologici della giovane coppia di ricercatori dei nostri tempi. Di nuovo, la studiosa Lucia Balleani e l’archeologo Andrea Franciolini ci prenderanno per mano e ci guideranno attraverso gli arcani misteri della Jesi rinascimentale, tra vie, vicoli e Palazzi di un centro storico che, alle porte degli anni ’20 del XXI secolo, inizia a rigurgitare dal sottosuolo antichi e importanti oggetti riferibili a epoche passate. -
On The Alexandrian War Caesar Gaius Julius
ISBN: 9788835404064 Издательство: Tektime S.r.l.s. Язык: Русский It is the translation of the famous book written by an officer of Julius Caesar that tells us about the war in Alexandria of 47 BC. and other episodes that happened immediately after the battle of Farsalo The book belongs to the series of books that tell of Julius Caesar's wars. -
O Homem Que Seduziu A Mona Lisa Диониджи Кристиан Лентини
ISBN: 9788835409922 Год издания: 2000 Язык: Португальский Esta é a história de Tristano, um jovem diplomata pontifício com um passado misterioso e tenebroso que, entre estratégias e embustes, entre aventuras e conspirações na Itália Renascentista, executa brilhantemente suas missões dominando a arte da sedução. Chegará, no entanto, o momento em que o destino lhe vai reservar o desafio mais importante. Foi então que Tristano mudou sua vida… é então que seduz aquela que, imortalizada em um enigma por Leonardo, seduziu, mais tarde, o mundo com seu olhar. Um pesquisador temporário do Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa de Pisa, especialista em criptografia e blockchain, encontra por acaso em um arquivo de uma abadia toscana um estranho arquivo cifrado que contém uma história incrível, extraordinária, inédita… da qual não consegue mais se desligar: em uma fria noite na qual a História fazia um ensaio geral do Renascimento, enquanto os senhores da Itália se destruíam uns aos outros pelo controle efêmero das frágeis fronteiras de seus estados, um jovem diplomata pontifício com um passado misterioso preferia dedicar-se antes à arte da sedução que à da guerra. Quem era ele? Não era um príncipe, um líder, um prelado, não tinha nenhum título oficial… contudo, falar com ele equivalia a conferenciar diretamente com o Santo Padre. Transitava com desenvoltura no complexo tabuleiro político do período, mas nunca deixava traços; escrevia a História todos os dias, mas não aparecia nunca em suas páginas… estava em todas as partes, contudo, era como se não existisse. De um povoado a outro, de um reino a uma república, entre estratégias e embustes, entre aventuras e conspirações, Tristano executava com sucesso suas missões… até que o destino lhe reservou um desafio mais importante: descobrir quem era realmente. Para fazê-lo, teve de decifrar uma carta escrita por sua verdadeira mãe e escondida durante 42 anos dos poderosos da época. Para fazê-lo, teve de cruzar ileso aquele incrível período que concentrou um número extraordinário e sem precedentes de personagens (estatísticos, líderes, artistas, literatos, engenheiros, cientistas, navegadores, cortesãos, etc.) que significativamente, drasticamente e irreversivelmente mudaram os rumos da História. Para fazê-lo, teve de seduzir aquela que, imortalizada em um enigma por Leonardo, seduziu o mundo com seu olhar. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME -
The Man Who Seduced The Mona Lisa Диониджи Кристиан Лентини
ISBN: 9788835410003 Год издания: 2000 Язык: Английский This is the story of the man who conquered and seduced the one who, immortalized indecipherably by Leonardo, with her gaze then seduced the world. It is the story of Tristan, a young pontifical diplomat with a mysterious and dark past who, among strategies and deceptions, between adventures and plots, between intrigues and the wars of Renaissance Italy, brilliantly carried out his missions, one after the other, using the art he knew best, the most powerful weapon: that of seduction. However, the moment came when fate commissioned him the most important undertaking … A precariat researcher from the CNR of Pisa, an expert in cryptography and blockchain, accidentally finds a strange encrypted file in an archive of a Tuscan abbey that contains an incredible, extraordinary, unpublished story … from which he can no longer detach himself. In a cold night in which History gave the general rehearsals of the Renaissance, while the lords of Italy annihilated each other for the ephemeral control of the fragile borders of their States, a young pontifical diplomat with a mysterious past preferred to try his hand at the art of seduction more than that of war. Who was he? He was no prince, leader, prelate, he had no official title … yet talking to him was equivalent to conferring directly with the Holy Father, he moved casually on the complex political chessboard of that period but never left a trace, he wrote History every day but never appeared in any of its pages … he was everywhere and yet it was as if he did not exist. From a lordship to another, from a kingdom to a republic, between strategies and deceptions, between adventures and plots, Tristan successfully completed his missions … until fate commissioned him the most important undertaking: to discover who he really was. To do this he had to decipher a letter from his real mother, kept hidden for 42 years by the most powerful caste of the time. To do so, he had to go through that incredible temporal interstice with an extraordinary and unprecedented concentration of characters (statesmen, leaders, artists, writers, engineers, scientists, navigators, courtiers, etc.) and who significantly, drastically and irreversibly have changed the course of history. To do this he had to seduce the one who Leonardo had immortalized indecipherably, and with her gaze had seduced the world. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME -
Dark Road to Darjeeling Deanna Raybourn
ISBN: 9780778328209 Год издания: 2010 Издательство: Mira Язык: Английский After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband's family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child—and with discovering the truth about her husband's death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next? -
The Dark Enquiry Deanna Raybourn
ISBN: 9780778312376 Год издания: 2011 Издательство: Mira Язык: Английский Partners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane's private enquiry business.
Among the more unlikely clients: Julia's very proper brother, Lord Bellmont, who swears Brisbane to secrecy about his case. Not about to be left out of anything concerning her beloved—if eccentric—family, spirited Julia soon picks up the trail of the investigation. -
Dogeaters Джессика Хагедорн
ISBN: 978-1559362153 Год издания: 2002 Издательство: Theatre Communications Group Язык: Английский Jessica Hagedorn has transformed her bestselling novel about the Philippines during the reign of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos into an equally powerful theatrical piece that is a multi-layered tour de force. As Harold Bloom writes, "Hagedorn expresses the conflicts experienced by Asian immigrants caught between cultures . . . she takes aim at racism in the U.S. and develops in her dramas the themes of displacement and the search for belonging." -
A History of the Franks Gregory of Tours
ISBN: 1420934791 Год издания: 2010 Издательство: Digireads.com Written in the 6th century by the Bishop of Tours, "Historia Francorum" is a ten volume work that recounts the world's history from creation, focusing on the movement of Christianity into Gaul. From the life of Saint Martin of Tours to the conversion of the Franks and the conquest of Clovis, "Historia" also details the procession of Frankish kings down to Gregory's own time. The later books grow more personal, ultimately reflecting the author's arrest from a misplaced charge of treason. Though written largely as a fight against heresy, "Historia" is widely considered a dramatic narrative of French history. Detailed and engaging, this historical document is also a skillful unraveling of many years of transition from the Roman period to Medieval period, reflective of the little-known flowering of historical recovery in the 'Dark Ages.' In this volume we have a selection of this expansive work edited and translated by Earnest Brehaut. -
The Frontier in American History Frederick Jackson Turner
ISBN: 978-1463684129 Год издания: 2011 Издательство: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare’s finesse to Oscar Wilde’s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim’s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library -
The Battle with the Slum Jacob A. Riis
Год издания: 1998 Издательство: Dover Publications Splendid sequel to author's 1902 classic, How the Other Half Lives. Compelling real-life tales, accompanied by rare photographs and engravings, report on the status of living conditions among New York City's poor and exploited, including successful efforts to demolish breeding grounds of crime and the removal from power of Boss Tweed and the Tammany organization. -
Celtic Gods and Heroes Marie-Louise Sjoestedt
ISBN: 978-0486414416 Год издания: 2000 Издательство: Dover Publications Язык: Английский Noted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, rural spirits of fertility or of war — and chieftain-gods: national deities who are magicians, nurturers, craftsmen, and protectors of the people. -
Freedom Climbers Бернадетт Макдональд
ISBN: 978-1906148447 Год издания: 2012 Издательство: Vertebrate Publishing Язык: Английский "Freedom Climbers" is the multi award-winning book by Bernadette McDonald, now available in the UK and Ireland thanks to Vertebrate Publishing. "Freedom Climbers" tells the story of the extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following the Second World War to become the world's leading Himalayan climbers. Although they lived in a war-ravaged landscape, with seemingly no hope of creating a meaningful life, these curious, motivated and skilled mountaineers built their own free-market economy under the very noses of their Communist bosses and climbed their way to liberation. At a time when Polish…
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The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge Пол Престон
ISBN: 978-0007232079 Год издания: 2016 Издательство: William Collins Язык: Английский A rousing and full-blooded account of the Spanish Civil War and the rise to prominence of General Franco.
No modern conflict has inflamed the passions of both civilians and intellectuals as much as the Spanish Civil War of 1936–39. Burned into our collective historical consciousness, it not only prefigured the imminent Second World War but also ushered in a new and horrific form of warfare that would come to define the twentieth century. At the same time it echoed the revolutionary aspirations of millions of Europeans and Americans after the painful years of the Great Depression.
In this authoritative history, Paul Preston vividly recounts the political ideals and military horrors of the Spanish Civil War – including the controversial bombing of Guernica – and tracks the emergence of General Franco’s brutal but extraordinarily durable fascist dictatorship. -
The orphans of halfpenny street Cathy Sharp
Язык: Английский When there is nowhere to turn...One place will give them hope. For my wonderful agent, Judith Murdoch, who gave me the chance to write these books, and for my equally wonderful editor, Kate Bradley, for inspiring me. Коли тепер тут повернемося. Одне місце дає їм надію. Для мого чудового агента, Юдіт Мердох, яка дала мені шанс написати ці книжки, і для рівного ж по таланту чудового редактора, Кейт Бредлі, для підтримки мене. -
Тропами судьбы Леонид Кабанов
ISBN: 978-5-00098-255-6 Издательство: Геликон Плюс Язык: Русский Это история о династии. Главный герой – Леонид Кабанов. Он родился в послевоенное время. Его дед – бывший колчаковец, чуть позже – красноармеец. Судьба уготовила деду ловушку: расстрел в 30-е годы прошлого столетия, которого удалось избежать. Его отец – фронтовик, побывал в плену. В пять лет умерла его мама. Он – уличный мальчишка, хулиган, бунтарь, но одновременно – отличник и добрый мальчик. Куда закинет его судьба? В тюрьму, в нормальную жизнь? Наверное, гены хороших предков выиграли бой. Мальчик выбрал нормальную жизнь, и она вознаградила его сторицей: учеба в престижном заведении, работа журналистом по всей стране сказались на характере героя. Он был в разных перипетиях, но всегда оставался человеком. -
Сад твоей души Елизавета Васенина-Прохорова
ISBN: 978-5-00098-247-1 Год издания: 2020 Издательство: Геликон Плюс Язык: Русский Случайно купленная в букинистическом магазине на Невском проспекте Санкт-Петербурга гравюра с планом партера старинной русской усадьбы XVIII века, с латинской надписью и загадочными символами породила у героини романа Е. Васениной-Прохоровой множество вопросов. Масоны и розенкрейцеры – кто они? Существовал ли этот тайный орден в XVIII веке и в России? А если существовал, то кем были эти люди? Сохранились ли документальные свидетельства их деятельности, и в чем она заключалась? Возможно, гравюра таит в себе ключ, который поможет найти ответы на эти вопросы… -
Отрарские хроники
ISBN: 9785005147202 Издательство: Издательские решения Язык: Русский В древнем Отрар произошли события, которые повлекли за собой, а может, всего лишь ускорили глобальные изменения на всём Евразийском континенте. Отрар оказался воротами, открывшими дорогу вселенским амбициям Чингисхана на покорение новых земель. Кто-то винит в монгольской экспансии отрарского правителя Кайырхана, а кто-то считает его жертвой обстоятельств. Автор в художественной манере попытался осветить ход тех событий с точки зрения логики и тогдашней политической обстановки в регионе. -
Котел Чингисхана Станислав Гольдфарб
ISBN: 978-5-9073550-0-2 Год издания: 2020 Издательство: РуДа Среди реликвий великого полководца Чингисхана источники называют таган и котёл. Легенды и предания говорят, что спрятаны они были на острове Ольхоне на Байкале. Поздние монгольские ханы предпринимали попытки поиска этих реликвий и доставки их в Монголию. Считалось, что они станут мощным стимулом для возрождения славы Монгольской империи. Главным закопёрщиком поиска реликвий был Очарой-хан, вассал китайского императора.
Этот факт отмечен в исторических документах, относящихся к истории Сибири. Дипломатические службы Московского государства, сибирские управители, были извещены о посылке монгольских лазутчиков на остров Ольхон для поиска и перевозки реликвий Чингисхана. Именно эта история легла в основу повествования. -
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis Тимоти Иган
ISBN: 0618969020 Год издания: 2012 Язык: Английский How a lone man's epic obsession led to one of America's greatest cultural treasures: Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan tells the riveting, cinematic story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history -- and the driven, brilliant man who made them.
Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his time. He moved in rarefied circles, a friend to presidents, vaudeville stars, leading thinkers. And he was thirty-two years old in 1900 when he gave it all up to pursue his Great Idea: to capture on film the continent’s original inhabitants before the old ways disappeared.
An Indiana Jones with a camera, Curtis spent the next three decades traveling from the Havasupai at the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the Acoma on a high mesa in New Mexico to the Salish in the rugged Northwest rain forest, documenting the stories and rituals of more than eighty tribes. It took tremendous perseverance - ten years alone to persuade the Hopi to allow him into their Snake Dance ceremony. And the undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to outraged advocate. Eventually Curtis took more than 40,000 photographs, preserved 10,000 audio recordings, and is credited with making the first narrative documentary film. In the process, the charming rogue with the grade school education created the most definitive archive of the American Indian.
His most powerful backer was Theodore Roosevelt, and his patron was J. P. Morgan. Despite the friends in high places, he was always broke and often disparaged as an upstart in pursuit of an impossible dream. He completed his masterwork in 1930, when he published the last of the twenty volumes. A nation in the grips of the Depression ignored it. But today rare Curtis photogravures bring high prices at auction, and he is hailed as a visionary. In the end he fulfilled his promise: He made the Indians live forever. -
Живица. Жизнь без праздников. Колодец Борис Споров
ISBN: 978-5-4484-1897-6 Год издания: 2020 Издательство: Вече Книга «Жизнь без праздников» описывает период «революции» Хрущёва. Полным ходом идёт усиление колхозов, строительство крупных агрокомплексов
и, как следствие, запустение неперспективных деревень. В городе на строительстве наступает смена поколений. Судьбы родителей и детей претерпевают
тяжёлую ломку. И только младшая из Струниных, Нина всё ещё крепится, оставаясь с племянником Ваней в порушенной, заброшенной Перелетихе.
Книга «Колодец» рассказывает о возвращении Струниных к родовым истокам, в родную деревню, где и жить негде, и даже вечные поилицы ключи
иссякли. Начинается возрождение хозяйства и возврат к вере. Всё как будто становится на круги своя, расставляя Струниных по определившимся местам. Но главное: все живы — перемогли. Жизнь продолжается. -
Хроники всего мира: Время расцвета Ольга Николаевна Савкина
Год издания: 2023 Тип: Сетевое издание Дирижаблестроение в Германии начала ХХ века пережило стремительный рост и национальную гордость, крах и военный запрет, но под управлением честолюбивых и дальновидных людей обрело время расцвета. Роман рассказывает историю Эммы Остерман, которая проходит этот путь вместе с целой промышленной отраслью. (Печатается с сокращениями) -
Бунт оплачен наличными. За каждой революцией стоит банк Георгий Владимирович ЛысенкоРеволюция – это ответ терроризмом на главный социальный конфликт в текущем моменте времени. И этот террор, по мнению автора, нужен отнюдь не для получения социальных свобод и гарантий, а для извлечения прибыли и расширения сфер их влияния. Автор доказывает это на примере Великой Французской Революции и предлагает читателю посмотреть под иным углом зрения на известные факты. Книга написана живым языком, в стиле задушевного разговора с ироничным собеседником, от которого невозможно оторваться.