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Offers readers a view of the quality and diversity of nineteenth-century American children's poetry. Complemented by period illustrations, this collection includes work by poets from all geographical regions, as well as rarely seen poems by immigrant and ethnic writers and by children themselves.
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The Missionary Manual: A Handbook of Methods for Missionary Work in Young People'S Societies by Amos Russel Wells, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
"There is perhaps no object as uncanny as the corpse--or more subject to elaborate taboos--and few topics yield as much cross-cultural anxiety as human mortality. Yet beliefs and practices around death never stand still. The New Death brings together scholars who are intrigued by today's rapidly changing death practices and attitudes. New and different ways of treating the body and memorializing the dead are proliferating across global cities. What are the beliefs, values, and ontologies entwined with these emergent death practices? Are we witnessing a shifting relationship between the living and the dead? Using ethnographic, historical, and media-based approaches, the contributors to this v...
To save the world from certain destruction, three siblings and their shapeshifting alien guide embark on an out-of-this-world adventure in search of an ancient, all-powerful weapon. Slugger, Flint, and Scout are always out exploring the mountains of New Mexico near their home. When a cherry-picking expedition puts them in the path of a peculiar pooch in peril, the three siblings have no idea what unstoppable calamity has just been set in motion. The dog they call Robin Hood isn’t what he appears to be. And neither are the O’Ryan kids. Together, the three unlikely heroes and their trusty “canine” companion must journey the cosmos to snatch Earth back from the clutches of catastrophic evil. And they just might be successful. If only they could find that legendary sword . . . *** The Sapphire Sword is book one in The Sapphire Saga trilogy (to be followed by The Sapphire Song and The Sapphire Star) of suspenseful sci-fi novels for middle-grade readers. This gripping series teaches kids the value of family, forgiveness, and faith in the face of impossible odds.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Whether in the private parlor, public hall, commercial "dance palace," or sleazy dive, dance has long been opposed by those who viewed it as immoral--more precisely as being a danger to the purity of those who practiced it, particularly women. In Adversaries of Dance, Ann Wagner presents a major study of opposition to dance over a period of four centuries in what is now the United States. Wagner bases her work on the thesis that the tradition of opposition to dance "derived from white, male, Protestant clergy and evangelists who argued from a narrow and selective interpretation of biblical passages," and that the opposition thrived when denominational dogma held greater power over people's lives and when women's social roles were strictly limited. Central to Wagner's work, which will be welcomed by scholars of both religion and dance, are issues of gender, race, and socioeconomic status. "There are no other works that even begin to approach this definitive accomplishment." --Amanda Porterfield, author of Female Piety in Puritan New England