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Revolutionary Chestertown

Loyalists and Rebels on Maryland's Eastern Shore

de Theodore Corbett ...

Calls for independence shook the wealthy gentry with their grand mansions in Chestertown and their patchwork of prosperous Kent County plantations and farms. It was in the interest of the upper echelons of Kent County society to remain loyal to the Crown. Yet the Revolutionary spirit did ignite, as Chestertown protested parliament's duty on tea and sent flour to aid the poor in the closed port of ... Leer más

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Calls for independence shook the wealthy gentry with their grand mansions in Chestertown and their patchwork of prosperous Kent County plantations and farms. It was in the interest of the upper echelons of Kent County society to remain loyal to the Crown. Yet the Revolutionary spirit did ignite, as Chestertown protested parliament's duty on tea and sent flour to aid the poor in the closed port of
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A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War

An Atlantic-Wide Conflict over Independence and Empire

de Theodore Corbett ...

A detailed look at the American Revolutionary War as an Atlantic-wide conflict.While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the ... Leer más

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A detailed look at the American Revolutionary War as an Atlantic-wide conflict.While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the
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The Promise of Freedom for Slaves Escaping in British Ships

The Emancipation Revolution, 1740-1807

de Theodore Corbett ...

“A strength of the book is Corbett’s use of short biographic examples of free Blacks and abolitionists in each of the chapters to illustrate the chapter’s point. Finding more of these stories will serve to expand our understanding of the lived experiences of the people who escaped slavery during the American Revolution and their subsequent lives.” –The Northern MarinerAlthough Africans and African ... Leer más

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“A strength of the book is Corbett’s use of short biographic examples of free Blacks and abolitionists in each of the chapters to illustrate the chapter’s point. Finding more of these stories will serve to expand our understanding of the lived experiences of the people who escaped slavery during the American Revolution and their subsequent lives.” –The Northern MarinerAlthough Africans and African
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St. Augustine Pirates and Privateers

de Theodore Corbett ...

Entrenched on Florida's Atlantic Coast since the sixteenth century, the Spanish presidio of St. Augustine was a prime target for piracy. For the colonial governors of Great Britain, France and Spain, privateering--and its rogue form, piracy--was a type of warfare used to enhance the limited resources of their colonies. While the citizens of St. Augustine were victims of this guerrilla war, they ... Leer más

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Entrenched on Florida's Atlantic Coast since the sixteenth century, the Spanish presidio of St. Augustine was a prime target for piracy. For the colonial governors of Great Britain, France and Spain, privateering--and its rogue form, piracy--was a type of warfare used to enhance the limited resources of their colonies. While the citizens of St. Augustine were victims of this guerrilla war, they
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Revolutionary New Castle

The Struggle for Independence

de Theodore Corbett ...

Though New Castle did not see any battles during the American Revolution, it was the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was at the center of the rebellion in the state. Its village green, still present today, served as a venue for early forums where colonists aired their grievances with the British government. Though it was considered more radical and inclined towards rebellion than the rest ... Leer más

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Though New Castle did not see any battles during the American Revolution, it was the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was at the center of the rebellion in the state. Its village green, still present today, served as a venue for early forums where colonists aired their grievances with the British government. Though it was considered more radical and inclined towards rebellion than the rest
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Revolutionary New Castle

The Struggle for Independence

de Theodore Corbett ...

Though New Castle did not see any battles during the American Revolution, it was the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was at the center of the rebellion in the state. Its village green, still present today, served as a venue for early forums where colonists aired their grievances with the British government. Though it was considered more radical and inclined towards rebellion than the rest ... Leer más

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Though New Castle did not see any battles during the American Revolution, it was the Delaware's Colonial capital, and at it was at the center of the rebellion in the state. Its village green, still present today, served as a venue for early forums where colonists aired their grievances with the British government. Though it was considered more radical and inclined towards rebellion than the rest
... Leer más
No Turning Point

The Saratoga Campaign in Perspective

de Theodore Corbett ...

Series series Campaigns and Commanders Series
The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 ended with British general John Burgoyne’s troops surrendering to the American rebel army commanded by General Horatio Gates. Historians have long seen Burgoyne’s defeat as a turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced France to join the war on the side of the colonies, thus ensuring American victory. But that traditional view of Saratoga overlooks ... Leer más

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The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 ended with British general John Burgoyne’s troops surrendering to the American rebel army commanded by General Horatio Gates. Historians have long seen Burgoyne’s defeat as a turning point in the American Revolution because it convinced France to join the war on the side of the colonies, thus ensuring American victory. But that traditional view of Saratoga overlooks
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50 Klassiker des Feminismus - Bücher, die man kennen muss

Das Erwachen, Lelia, Jane Eyre, Neue Amazonia, Die gelbe Tapete, Mrs Dalloway, Kleine Frauen, Verteidigung der Rechte der Frau, Meine brillante Karriere

de Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Virginia Woolf, Charlotte Brontë, George Sand, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, L. M. Montgomery, Victor Hugo, Daniel Defoe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wilhelmine von Hillern, Adalbert Stifter, Luise Ahlborn, George Eliot, Lou Andreas-Salomé, D. H. Lawrence, Henry James, Margaret Mitchell, Edith Wharton, Miles Franklin, Willa Cather, Leo Tolstoi, Henrik Ibsen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Nikolai Semjonowitsch Leskow, Theodore Dreiser, Elizabeth von Arnim, Colette, Emmeline Pankhurst, Louise Aston, Bertha von Suttner, Hedwig Dohm, Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage, John Stuart Mill, Thomas Hardy, Sinclair Lewis, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, Anne Brontë ...

Diese Sammlung vereint die bedeutendsten Klassiker des Feminismus – bahnbrechende Romane, Essays und persönliche Berichte, die gängige Normen infrage stellten, unmissverständliche Stärke und Entschlossenheit offenbarten und uns einen Blick in die wundersamen wie auch gefährlichen Welten hinter den scheinbar schüchternen Augen der Frauen gewährten. Diese Werke förderten die aufkommende Revolution ... Leer más

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Diese Sammlung vereint die bedeutendsten Klassiker des Feminismus – bahnbrechende Romane, Essays und persönliche Berichte, die gängige Normen infrage stellten, unmissverständliche Stärke und Entschlossenheit offenbarten und uns einen Blick in die wundersamen wie auch gefährlichen Welten hinter den scheinbar schüchternen Augen der Frauen gewährten. Diese Werke förderten die aufkommende Revolution
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The True Women Influencers of the Past

The Inspiring Heroines in Real Life and Fiction

de Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Fanny Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rebecca Harding Davis, Louisa May Alcott, Henry James, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Henrik Ibsen, Kate Chopin, Grant Allen, Ethel Sybil Turner, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, H. G. Wells, Gene Stratton-Porter, Theodore Dreiser, Ada Cambridge, Mary Johnston, Marietta Holley, Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Virginia Woolf, Christopher Morley, Zona Gale, Elizabeth von Arnim, Edna Ferber, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Raden Adjeng Kartini, Emma Goldman, Julia Ward Howe, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mother Jones, Helen Wright, Helen Keller, Catherine H. Birney, Rebecca Deming Moore, D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Oliphant, Harriet Martineau, Margaret Sanger, Sinclair Lewis, Sarah H. Bradford, Kate Stephens ...

Traducido por Alfred Edward Chamot ...

The anthology 'The True Women Influencers of the Past' presents an intricate tapestry of voices that define the evolving roles and perceptions of women across centuries. Engaging with key works from a pantheon of illustrious authors like Willa Cather to Virginia Woolf, the collection showcases a breathtaking range in literary style—from the incisive social realism of Elizabeth Gaskell to the ... Leer más

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The anthology 'The True Women Influencers of the Past' presents an intricate tapestry of voices that define the evolving roles and perceptions of women across centuries. Engaging with key works from a pantheon of illustrious authors like Willa Cather to Virginia Woolf, the collection showcases a breathtaking range in literary style—from the incisive social realism of Elizabeth Gaskell to the
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Die größten Heldinnen der Literatur (50 Romane in einem Band)

Jane Eyre, Tess von den d'Urbervilles, Anne auf Green Gables, Johanna D'Arc, Klein-Dorrit, Lelia, Maria Stuart, Effi Briest, Kleine Frauen

de Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoi, Virginia Woolf, Thomas Hardy, Sinclair Lewis, Hedwig Dohm, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, Daniel Defoe, Anne Brontë, L. M. Montgomery, Victor Hugo, Wilhelmine von Hillern, Adalbert Stifter, Luise Ahlborn, George Eliot, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Stefan Zweig, D. H. Lawrence, Henry James, Margaret Mitchell, Edith Wharton, Miles Franklin, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Gaskell, Nikolai Semjonowitsch Leskow, Theodore Dreiser, Elizabeth von Arnim, Colette, Honoré de Balzac, William Makepeace Thackeray, Gustave Flaubert, Emile Zola, Theodor Fontane, Ada Langworthy Collier, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Johanna Schopenhauer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens ...

Diese außergewöhnliche Edition präsentiert einige der faszinierendsten weiblichen Hauptfiguren, die sich über gesellschaftliche Schranken und moralische Konventionen ihrer Zeit hinwegsetzten. Im Zentrum stehen Frauen, die nach Unabhängigkeit, Leidenschaft und Selbstverwirklichung streben – und dafür bereit sind, alte Regeln zu brechen. Die Anthologie vereint fünfzig außergewöhnliche Frauenfiguren, ... Leer más

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Diese außergewöhnliche Edition präsentiert einige der faszinierendsten weiblichen Hauptfiguren, die sich über gesellschaftliche Schranken und moralische Konventionen ihrer Zeit hinwegsetzten. Im Zentrum stehen Frauen, die nach Unabhängigkeit, Leidenschaft und Selbstverwirklichung streben – und dafür bereit sind, alte Regeln zu brechen. Die Anthologie vereint fünfzig außergewöhnliche Frauenfiguren,
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50 Feminist Classics in One Volume

de Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, Fanny Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rebecca Harding Davis, Henry James, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Henrik Ibsen, Grant Allen, Ethel Sybil Turner, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, H. G. Wells, Gene Stratton-Porter, Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Theodore Dreiser, Ada Cambridge, Mary Johnston, Marietta Holley, Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Virginia Woolf, Christopher Morley, Zona Gale, Elizabeth von Arnim, Edna Ferber, Rebecca Deming Moore, D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Oliphant, Sinclair Lewis, Margaret Deland, Nikolai Leskov ...

Traducido por Alfred Edward Chamot ...

The '50 Feminist Classics in One Volume' gathers groundbreaking literary works that have shaped and challenged the discourse of gender equality and societal roles through piercing narrative artistry. Spanning over two centuries, this anthology integrates a rich variety of prose, from the reflective Austenian social critique to Woolf's stream of consciousness and the stark realism of Hardy and ... Leer más

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The '50 Feminist Classics in One Volume' gathers groundbreaking literary works that have shaped and challenged the discourse of gender equality and societal roles through piercing narrative artistry. Spanning over two centuries, this anthology integrates a rich variety of prose, from the reflective Austenian social critique to Woolf's stream of consciousness and the stark realism of Hardy and
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ICONIC WOMEN: Novels, Biographies & Memoirs

The Inspiring Heroines in Fiction and Influencers of the Past

de Willa Cather, Edith Wharton, Fanny Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Rebecca Harding Davis, Louisa May Alcott, Henry James, Leo Tolstoy, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Henrik Ibsen, Kate Chopin, Grant Allen, Ethel Sybil Turner, Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett, H. G. Wells, Gene Stratton-Porter, Theodore Dreiser, Ada Cambridge, Mary Johnston, Marietta Holley, Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Virginia Woolf, Christopher Morley, Zona Gale, Elizabeth von Arnim, Edna Ferber, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Raden Adjeng Kartini, Emma Goldman, Julia Ward Howe, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mother Jones, Helen Wright, Helen Keller, Catherine H. Birney, Rebecca Deming Moore, D. H. Lawrence, Margaret Oliphant, Harriet Martineau, Margaret Sanger, Sinclair Lewis, Sarah H. Bradford, Kate Stephens ...

Traducido por Alfred Edward Chamot ...

e-artnow presents to you the world's iconic women characters in fiction and the real-life heroines in this power-packed meticulously edited and formatted collection: Fiction: Camilla (Fanny Burney) Maria; Or, The Wrongs of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District (Nikolai ... Leer más

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e-artnow presents to you the world's iconic women characters in fiction and the real-life heroines in this power-packed meticulously edited and formatted collection: Fiction: Camilla (Fanny Burney) Maria; Or, The Wrongs of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft) Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Lady Macbeth of the Mzinsk District (Nikolai
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