by Eleanor Franklin Egan, Introduction by Paul Rich Purchase through Amazon This book is an outstanding example of how the highly subjective and the autobiographical dominated writing about the Middle East in the first half of the twentieth century. Serious political analysis was thin on the ground. Egan was fortunate in the quality of her… Continue reading The War in the Cradle of the World
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The Ins and Outs of Mesopotamia
by Thomas Lyell, Introduction by Paul Rich Purchase through Amazon This highly opinionated book, written by a British officer in occupied Iraq, first appeared in 1923. Thomas Lyell was completely convinced of the necessity of the British presence in Iraq, and felt his book would help to enlighten Westerns as to the “true” nature of… Continue reading The Ins and Outs of Mesopotamia
Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales
by John Timbs and Alexander Gunn Purchase through Amazon Here are remarkable stories of abbeys, castles, manors and other notable buildings across England and Wales. The John Timbs account is broken up by region, including Yorkshire, the Isle of Man, and North and South Wales. Timbs manages to cover a lot of ground by providing… Continue reading Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales
A Woman Tenderfoot in Egypt: 1920s Travel Recollections
by Grace Thompson Seton Purchase through Amazon The author, Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson (1872-1959) was a remarkable voyager to distant places. Her first work, A Woman Tenderfoot (1900), offered a detailed, illustrated guide for women to traverse, hunt and explore the Rocky Mountain area. She was an outspoken leader in the women’s suffrage movement and… Continue reading A Woman Tenderfoot in Egypt: 1920s Travel Recollections
Dudley Wright: Writer, Truthseeker & Freemason
by John Belton Purchase through Amazon Dudley Wright (1868-1950) was an Englishman who took a universalist approach to the various great Truths of Life, he travelled though many religions in his life and wrote about them all, but was probably most at home with Islam. As a professional journalist he made his living where he… Continue reading Dudley Wright: Writer, Truthseeker & Freemason
Grandmother Brown’s One Hundred Years, 1827-1927: Settling the Midwest
by Harriet Connor Brown Purchase through Amazon Harriet Connor Brown (1877-1859) was born in Burlington, Iowa, and attended Cornell University. She was the first female staff member of Cornell’s newspaper, Erg. After graduation, she worked for other newspapers, including the New York Journal, Buffalo Enquirer and the New York Tribune. She wrote on a wide… Continue reading Grandmother Brown’s One Hundred Years, 1827-1927: Settling the Midwest
The Passing of the Storm and Other Poems
by Alfred Castner King Purchase through Amazon Alfred Castner King was known as “the blind poet of Colorado,” having lost his eyesight in a mine explosion while working as an assayer in Colorado. After the accident, he moved to Grand Junction where he helped in the construction of apartment buildings, which helped pay the bills… Continue reading The Passing of the Storm and Other Poems
Adventures of Hunters and Travellers and Narratives of Border Warfare
by An Old Hunter Purchase through Amazon Adventures of Hunters and Travellers is not a personal account by “An Old Hunter” but rather a collection of brief accounts of various Westerners exploring other parts of the world. For example, there are short accounts about the experiences of James Bruce ‘discovering’ the Nile, and the colonization… Continue reading Adventures of Hunters and Travellers and Narratives of Border Warfare
Two Years in Kurdistan: Experiences of a Political Officer, 1918-1920
by W. R. Hay, Introduction by Paul Rich Purchase through Amazon Kurdistan does not exist as a country, yet it certainly does exist as a nation. A people of great number and antiquity, united by a shared heritage, the Kurds are primarily scattered over five countries—Turley, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Russia. For a great many… Continue reading Two Years in Kurdistan: Experiences of a Political Officer, 1918-1920
Stanford Patriarchs: Preliminary Notes on the Prosopographical Significance of the Beards, Dundrearies, and Muttonchops of the First (Rather Anonymous) Trustees of Stanford University, with the Rare Bancroft Company Edition of the Founding Documents
by Paul Rich Purchase through Amazon Stanford University is a product of the Gilded Age, when robber barons turned their attention to culture. The original Stanford trustees were commemorated in the now rare Bancroft commemorative souvenir volume, which is presented with a commentary by Professor Paul Rich. Paul Rich was Titular Professor of International… Continue reading Stanford Patriarchs: Preliminary Notes on the Prosopographical Significance of the Beards, Dundrearies, and Muttonchops of the First (Rather Anonymous) Trustees of Stanford University, with the Rare Bancroft Company Edition of the Founding Documents
The Land of the Date
by C. M. Cursetjee Purchase through Amazon In December 1916 the SS Zaiyanni left Bombay bound for the port of Basra, at the head of the Persian Gulf. On board was C. M. Cursetjee, a 69-year-old Oxford-educated Indian Parsee, on his way to see his nephew who was serving in the Indian forces. The boat,… Continue reading The Land of the Date
Hadji in Syria, or, Three Years in Jerusalem
by Sarah Barclay Johnson Purchase through Amazon Sarah Barclay Johnson (1837-1885) traveled throughout the Middle East as a missionary in the Campbellite church. Her father, James Turner Barclay, was a minister in the same church and wrote narratives about his missionary attempts in the region. Further solidifying her links to the area, Johnson married the… Continue reading Hadji in Syria, or, Three Years in Jerusalem
Agent-Based Model Basics: A Guidebook & Checklist for Policy Researchers
by Dr. Liz Johnson Purchase through Amazon With ABM (agent-based model simulations, researchers can observe the dynamics of agents, the collective, and the interrelating environment, in relation to policy. ABM simulations are well suited for capturing relationship connections and interaction processes from heterogeneous agents in operation during the policy process. ABMs allow for generating models… Continue reading Agent-Based Model Basics: A Guidebook & Checklist for Policy Researchers
Oration on the Unveiling of the Statue of Samuel Francis DuPont: Rear Admiral, U.S.N., at Washington, DC on December 20, 1884
by Hon. Thomas F. Bayard Purchase through Amazon Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) served in the United States Navy, specifically during the Mexican- American War and the Civil War. His uncle, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, was the founder of what is commonly known as the DuPont chemical concern, but is officially E. I.… Continue reading Oration on the Unveiling of the Statue of Samuel Francis DuPont: Rear Admiral, U.S.N., at Washington, DC on December 20, 1884
History of Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Day Queen
by Arthur MacArthur Purchase through Amazon The history of Lady Jane Grey illustrates the complex and bloody history of the English monarchy. Through a very long, strange chain of wills, deaths and requests, Jane was named heiress to the English throne of July 1553. She was known as a kind and devout Protestant and was… Continue reading History of Lady Jane Grey: The Nine Day Queen
A Century of Unitarianism in the National Capital, 1821-1921: The Shadow of Slavery
by Jennie W. Scudder Purchase through Amazon Jennie Scudder’s work traces the sometimes controversial history of Unitarianism in the District of Columbia, centering on All Souls Unitarian Church. Scudder publshed the volume initially in 1909, but it wasn’t copyrighted until 1921, when the Church celebrated its hundredth birthday. The account includes the development of… Continue reading A Century of Unitarianism in the National Capital, 1821-1921: The Shadow of Slavery
The Buccaneers of America
by John Esquemeling Purchase through Amazon Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin (1645-1707) was known by several names due to poor transcriptions of his name, including John Esquemeling, among others. Despite how much he wrote chronicling the history of piracy in America, not much is clear about Exquemelin. It is believed that he was born in France, but… Continue reading The Buccaneers of America
An Introduction to the Formation of Freemasonry in the United States of America: The Constellation of the Brotherhood
by Larissa P. Watkins Purchase through Amazon The Constellation of the Brotherhood is another stellar reference resource by bibliographer Larissa Watkins. It encompasses the developmental history of the Grand Masonic Bodies in the United States for each state… It will be a boon to researchers, Masonic libraries as well as public and university libraries and… Continue reading An Introduction to the Formation of Freemasonry in the United States of America: The Constellation of the Brotherhood
A General Register of all the Lodges and Grand Lodges of Freemasons: in North America
by J. Fletcher Brennan Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even great research libraries lack. This volume is a… Continue reading A General Register of all the Lodges and Grand Lodges of Freemasons: in North America
Letters from Uncle Henry: Being His Adventures with Children, Dogs, Fairies, Ambitious Pigs and Others
by Henry B. Mason Purchase through Amazon Notable for his curiously upturned eyebrows, Uncle Henry offers his many nieces, nephews and other interested children beguiling stories of far-away lands, talking animals and other magical tales. Uncle Henry was a real and adopted uncle to many children, and wrote for all of them and as a… Continue reading Letters from Uncle Henry: Being His Adventures with Children, Dogs, Fairies, Ambitious Pigs and Others
Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters
by John Bach McMaster Purchase through Amazon Benjamin Franklin (1705-1790) is often given the title, “The First American” for his tireless advocacy for the colonies to form a union. He was, aside from being an inventor, politician, printer, inventor, diplomat, and scientist, a prolific author. While his published works are well known, his letters are… Continue reading Benjamin Franklin as a Man of Letters
Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs
by William Rosenau PhD Purchase through Amazon William Rosenau (1865-1943) was born in Wolstein, Germany, and then emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 11. Like his father, he went on to enter the rabbinate, studying at the University of Cincinnati and later the Hebrew Union College, a center for Reformed… Continue reading Jewish Ceremonial Institutions and Customs
Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont: A Biography
by H. A. Du Pont Purchase through Amazon Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803-1865) served in the United States Navy, specifically during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. His uncle, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, was the founder of what is commonly known as the DuPont chemical concern, but is officially E. I. du… Continue reading Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont: A Biography
Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. VI
Purchase through Amazon The Philosophical Society of Washington was founded on March 13, 1871. It was preceded by gatherings at the home of Joseph Henry, the great scientist whose discoveries laid the foundations for advances in magnetism and electromagnetism. Since 1887 it has met at the Cosmos Club, in whose founding the Philosophical members played… Continue reading Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. VI
The Middle East: New Order or Disorder?
Edited by Mohammed A. Aman, Ph.D. and Mary Jo Aman, MLIS Purchase through Amazon This book brings together edited papers contributed to this volume by presenters at the most recent Middle East Dialogue (MED Conference held annually in Washington, DC, and sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization (PSO), the Digest of Middle East Studies (DOMES),… Continue reading The Middle East: New Order or Disorder?
A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies
by Arthur Preuss Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even great research libraries lack. This volume is a case… Continue reading A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies
Frontier Law: A Story of Vigilante Days
by William J. Connell Purchase through Amazon Gold and blood, Indians and pioneers, criminals and vigilantes! These are terms that have captivated the imagination of America for generations. Nevertheless, authentic, first-hand accounts of the vigilantes have been few indeed. The reason is plain: no one who helped to dispense the rough and salutary justice of… Continue reading Frontier Law: A Story of Vigilante Days
Recollections of the Early Days of American Accountancy, 1883-1893
by James T. Anyon Purchase through Amazon Accountants are often hidden from view and little considered as part of history, though their impact on our lives is tremendous. Business history sadly tends to neglect the field, so small gems such as Recollections of the Early Days of American Accountancy, 1883-1893 are often lost to scholars.… Continue reading Recollections of the Early Days of American Accountancy, 1883-1893
Captain John Smith and His Critics
by Charles Poindexter Purchase through Amazon Though he lived over 500 years ago, Captain John Smith’s life is still much discussed. He was born in 1580 in England, and at sixteen, after his father’s death, Smith set off for a life at sea. He fought under various flags and found himself knighted by the Prince… Continue reading Captain John Smith and His Critics
A Historical Account of Columbian Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston
by John T. Heard Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even great research libraries lack. This volume is a… Continue reading A Historical Account of Columbian Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston
Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
by Arnold Genthe and Will Irwin Purchase through Amazon This volume is one of a number of Westphalia titles significant in the story of the not always happy and often controversial Chinese contact with Western society. In the American case, despite appreciation by scholars for Chinese civilization, cries against Chinese immigration began in response to… Continue reading Old Chinatown: Turn of the Century Photographs of San Francisco’s Chinatown
The Basket Maker: An Illustrated Guide to 20th Century Basket Weaving
by Luther Weston Turner Purchase through Amazon Basket weaving is a long-practiced art form around the world, used in practical and decorative manners. Author Luther Weston Turner developed this illustrative manual to explain how to develop a variety of simple, melon shaped, and circular baskets, as well as mats. He begins with the basics to… Continue reading The Basket Maker: An Illustrated Guide to 20th Century Basket Weaving
The Fire-Fly’s Lovers: And Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan
by William Elliot Griffis Purchase through Amazon William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) served in the Union Army during the Civil War, then graduated from Rutgers University in 1869. He was a tutor for Taro Kusakabe, which opened up a world of opportunity for him in Japan. In 1870, he was invited to reorganize Japanese schools by… Continue reading The Fire-Fly’s Lovers: And Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan
The Speculative Art of Alchemy: A Text Book on the Art of Self-Regeneration
by A. S. Raleigh Purchase through Amazon Of The Speculative Art of Alchemy, Raleigh wrote, “This Course of Lessons constitutes the Official Text Book of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Atlantis for the study of the Speculative Art of Alchemy, they contain as much of the Sacred Art as will ever be given to the general… Continue reading The Speculative Art of Alchemy: A Text Book on the Art of Self-Regeneration
Alchemy: Ancient and Modern: Meaning, Theory and Lies of Alchemists Across the Ages
by H. Stanley Redgrove Purchase through Amazon According to the author, alchemy was the belief that “all the metals (and, indeed, all forms of matter) are one in origin, and are produced by an evolutionary process. The Soul of them all is one and the same; it is only the Soul that is permanent…” Redgrove… Continue reading Alchemy: Ancient and Modern: Meaning, Theory and Lies of Alchemists Across the Ages
My Garden of Memory: An Autobiography of an Advocate for Early Child Education
by Kate Douglas Wiggin Purchase through Amazon Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) was a pioneer, leading the way to massive reform of children’s education in the United States, along with her sister, Nora Archibald Smith. During the late 1800s, most people had minimal education, as children went to work at very young ages. To help combat… Continue reading My Garden of Memory: An Autobiography of an Advocate for Early Child Education
A Book of American Trade-Marks & Devices: An Illustration of Early Advertising Logos
by Joseph Sinel Purchase through Amazon The majority of American businesses fail, falling apart within the first few years of inception. Running a business is terribly difficult as the carnage reflected in A Book of American Trade-Marks illustrates, offering a graveyard tour of popular and powerful businesses nearly a century ago, an insight into past… Continue reading A Book of American Trade-Marks & Devices: An Illustration of Early Advertising Logos
John Brown: A Biography, 1800-1859
by Oswald Garrison Villard Purchase through Amazon Slavery was simply an awful institution that even today in its legacy continues to plague the United States. During its height, abolitionists “waved the bloody flag” and vigorously protested to end it, though it took plunging the nation into the Civil War to result in it being finally… Continue reading John Brown: A Biography, 1800-1859
The History of the Jews: From 586 BCE to 1900 CE
by Gotthard Deutsch PhD Purchase through Amazon Gotthard Deutsch was born in Austria as Eliezer Deutsch; Gotthard being a translation of his given first name into German. Deutsch studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau as well as the University of Vienna, splitting his time between secular and Jewish institutions, eventually earning his PhD… Continue reading The History of the Jews: From 586 BCE to 1900 CE
Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. I
Purchase through Amazon The Philosophical Society of Washington was founded on March 13, 1871. It was preceded by gatherings at the home of Joseph Henry, the great scientist whose discoveries laid the foundations for advances in magnetism and electromagnetism. Since 1887 it has met at the Cosmos Club, in whose founding the Philosophical members played… Continue reading Bulletin of the Philosophical Society of Washington Vol. I
Poverty in America: Urban and Rural Inequality and Deprivation in the 21st Century
Max J. Skidmore Purchase through Amazon Poverty in America too often goes unnoticed, and disregarded. This perhaps results from America’s general level of prosperity along with a fairly widespread notion that conditions inevitably are better in the USA than elsewhere. Political rhetoric frequently enforces such an erroneous notion: “the poor live better in America than… Continue reading Poverty in America: Urban and Rural Inequality and Deprivation in the 21st Century
The Public Administrator: Contenders, Contentions, and Tensions
by John Dixon Purchase through Amazon This book is the outcome of a 30-year intellectual odyssey. It focuses on the behavioral connotations of public sector reform. Its setting is the multi-pronged criticisms that have been made in recent decades of traditional hierarchical bureaucrats. Their critics have diverse reform agendas, but ultimately, they expect bureaucrats to… Continue reading The Public Administrator: Contenders, Contentions, and Tensions
The Design of Life: Development from a Human Perspective
by Dr. Norman S. Rose PhD Purchase through Amazon “The spiral is the pattern of all things in the universe that move and grow.” With those words, Dr. John Waskom would take his audience through time and space, through cosmos and microcosm, through human anatomy, and finally through the stages of our lives. And it… Continue reading The Design of Life: Development from a Human Perspective
The Days of Heroes Are Over: A Brief Biography of Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson
Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky was one of those men. His heroic, controversial, and eccentric life made him notorious in his day, a tragic hero who walked the stage of American politics for almost half a century.
Criminology Confronts Cultural Change
Edited by Alain Bauer Purchase through Amazon Is using the humanities and social sciences (psychology, sociology, law, etc.) to understand the crime, the criminal, the victim, criminality, and society’s reaction to crime a science? A crime is the unique combination of a perpetrator, a victim, and a set of circumstances. Its individual and quantitative analysis… Continue reading Criminology Confronts Cultural Change
Planning Resilience for High-Impact Threats to Critical Infrastructure
by Charles L. Manto and Stephanie Lokmer Purchase through Amazon The InfraGard National Electromagnetic Pulse Special Interest Group (EMP SIG) was formed in July 2011 for the purpose of sharing information about catastrophic threats to our nation’s critical infrastructure. Those threats include extreme space weather, manmade EMP, cyber attacks, coordinated physical attacks and pandemics. The… Continue reading Planning Resilience for High-Impact Threats to Critical Infrastructure
Triple Threat Power Grid Exercise: High Impact Threats Workshop and Tabletop Exercises Examining Extreme Space Weather, EMP and Cyber Attacks
by Charles Manto, Dr. George Baker III, Terry Donat MD, David Hunt, William Kaewert, Mary Lasky, Cedrick Leighton, Dana C. Reynolds, Robert Rutledge Purchase through Amazon About this Workshop and Tabletop Exercise Package: This InfraGard National Electromagnetic Pulse Special Interest Group (EMP SIG) exercise package facilitates discussions, planning and preparation for catastrophic events involving the… Continue reading Triple Threat Power Grid Exercise: High Impact Threats Workshop and Tabletop Exercises Examining Extreme Space Weather, EMP and Cyber Attacks
Signpost of Learning: King Bhumibol’s Pilot Projects on Sufficiency and Sustainability in Food and Food Production
by Frank W. Skilbeck and Keokam Kraisoraphong Purchase on Amazon Agriculture-related development projects in this publication, all initiated and nurtured by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and members of Thailand’s royal family, are presented out of heartfelt concern for the less fortunate and with infinite respect for the future of mankind.
The Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos: The Cruel Tortures to Extract the Secrets of Freemasonry
by John Coustos Purchase through Amazon Social history as a corrective to a historiography is often too limited to diplomacy and wars. It began an upward trajectory as early as the 1930s, but it remains constrained by the frustrating cost and availability of materials that even great research libraries lack. This volume is a case… Continue reading The Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos: The Cruel Tortures to Extract the Secrets of Freemasonry
Sturmey’s Indispensable Handbook to the Safety Bicycle: Treating of Safety Bicycles, Their Varieties, Construction & Use
by Henry Sturmey Purchase through Amazon Penny-farthings were part of the cycling craze from the Victorian era, also known as the high wheel bicycle. They were notoriously unstable due to their design, which featured a giant front wheel followed by a very small back wheel, leaving the rider perilously far above ground. By the late… Continue reading Sturmey’s Indispensable Handbook to the Safety Bicycle: Treating of Safety Bicycles, Their Varieties, Construction & Use
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