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  • South Carolina Haunts

    by Kevin Thomas Ward ...
    South Carolina, one of the oldest states in the Union has a very haunting history. Here find 30 ghostly stories from the coastal, central, and Piedmont areas. Find out about the famous "Gray Man" who wanders the beaches of Pawleys Island, warning residents of oncoming danger. Hear the ruckus raised by the ghost of legendary pirate Stede Bonnet, who is still seen and heard at night near the spot of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ghosts of Central Jersey

    Historic Haunts of the Somerset Hills

    by Gordon Thomas Ward ...
    Tour historic sites and buildings in New Jersey—and learn about the spirits that are said to haunt them. Includes photos!Ranging from the shadowed woods of the Somerset Hills to the dappled banks of the Delaware River, Ghosts of Central Jersey delivers a rich mix of factual history and the sound investigation of ghostly phenomena.This collection of reports on local legends and traditional stories ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music, Authorship, and the Lyric in Seventeenth-Century England

    by Thomas Ward ...
    Thomas Ward is Professor of English at the United States Naval Academy. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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  • Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

    Literary Genealogies of an Indigenous Intellectual in Nineteenth-Century Peru

    by Thomas Ward ...
    Thomas Ward examines Inca Garcilaso de la Vega’s seventeenth-century work and how it influenced post-independence Peruvian literature in the nineteenth century. As literati struggled to define their fledgling Peruvian Republic, they found inspiration in the dual-heritage author Garcilaso de la Vega’s previously banned work, Royal Commentaries.Ward focuses on four authors who turned back to the ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • After Stoicism

    Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher

    by Thomas Ward ...
    The Stoic philosophers of antiquity recognized something we often forget. Good fortune does not guarantee happiness, and bad fortune does not guarantee misery.Boethius was the last philosopher of ancient Rome and a Christian theologian. He was also an illustrious senator who suffered a spectacular reversal of fortune. Falsely accused of treason and sentenced to death, he spent several months in ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • People, Places, and Mathematics

    A Memoir

    by Thomas Ward ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This memoir chronicles the journey of an academic, tracing a path from primary school in Zambia to a career in higher education as a mathematician and educational leader. Set against the backdrop of the 20th century, the book explores how early influences and historical events shape an individual's life and professional trajectory.The author shares childhood experiences across three parts of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Decolonizing Indigeneity

    New Approaches to Latin American Literature

    by Thomas Ward ...
    Series series Critical Approaches to Latin American Literature and Culture
    While there are differences between cultures in different places and times, colonial representations of indigenous peoples generally suggest they are not capable of literature nor are they worthy of being represented as nations. Colonial representations of indigenous people continue on into the independence era and can still be detected in our time. The thesis of this book is that there are ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Stories of Redemption

    by Thomas Ward ...
    The stories in this book all have to do with second chances. Chances at redemption that are deserved as well as those that are not. Chances that sought after as well as those that are not. I hope that in some way these short stories are entertaining as well a uplifting. I hope that in some way the reader can relate to these stories and can see their own lives in them." ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Formation of Latin American Nations

    From Late Antiquity to Early Modernity

    by Thomas Ward ...
    This pioneering work brings the pre-Columbian and colonial history of Latin America home: rather than starting out in Spain and following Columbus and the conquistadores as they “discover” New World peoples, The Formation of Latin American Nations begins with the Mesoamerican and South American nations as they were before the advent of European colonialism—and only then moves on to the sixteenth ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The New Dogs of War

    Nonstate Actor Violence in International Politics

    by Ward Thomas ...
    As Ward Thomas details in The New Dogs of War**, militias and paramilitary groups wield greater power than national governments in many countries, while in some war zones private contractors perform missions previously reserved for uniformed troops.** Most ominously, terrorist organizations with global reach have come to define the security landscape for even the most powerful nations. Across the ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Ethics of Destruction

    Norms and Force in International Relations

    by Ward Thomas ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    Many assume that in international politics, and especially in war, "anything goes." Civil War general William Sherman said war "is all hell." The implication behind the maxim is that in war, as in hell, there is no order, only chaos; no mercy, only cruelty; no restraint, only suffering.Ward Thomas finds that this "anything goes" view is demonstrably wrong. It neither reflects how most people talk ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Hunting Around the World

    Fair Chase Pursuits from Backcountry Wilderness to the Scottish Highlands

    by Jack Ward Thomas, Julie Tripp, Boone and Crockett Club ...
    Hunting nourishes human bodies, minds, and, in some cases, careers.Like many rural Texas youths in the 1940s, Jack Ward Thomas learned to hunt early on. It provided food for his family and a lifetime of enjoyment. But hunting also brought Thomas to his life’s work in conservation, highlighted by his tenure as chief of the U.S. Forest Service.Hunting Around the World offers the best accumulated ... Read more

    $9.99 USD