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Wolfe's History, by the author of Finding Bix (2017), wraps its arms around a single, sprawling Irish and American family. In an opening essay, Wolfe introduces a cast of larger-than-life characters-from an Old West barkeep and a Gold Rush pharmacist to an IRA fugitive and a British recruit whose loyalties are tested during the Easter Rising. Together these fast-talking, writerly cousins live intricate lives that move quickly between past and present-complete with periodic and sudden outbursts of violence. A man is set ablaze on the prairie. A Jesuit is tortured in Dublin Castle. In the author's sure hands, their stories are converted into something broader and more searching than just a single family's journey. He wonders what binds the Wolfes together in the first place and whether the experiences of his own immediate family subvert the connections he feels with his ancestors. A biographical dictionary and fifty pages of family trees complete this impressive volume.
"A selection of poetry and prose made by sculptor A.D. Padgett for the 5 busts of Wolfe he created for facets of Wolfe's life; Bradford, Oxford, Literary, London Civil Service & International. The book also contains an essay by Padgett on the life and works of his great great uncle Humbert Wolfe."--Back cover
Political Islam in Tunisia uncovers the secret history of Tunisia's main Islamist movement, Ennahda, from its origins in the 1960s to the present. Banned until the popular uprisings of 2010-11 and the overthrow of Ben Ali's dictatorship, Ennahda has until now been impossible to investigate. This is the first in-depth account of the movement, one of Tunisia's most influential political actors. Drawing on more than four years of field research, over 400 interviews, and access to private archives, Anne Wolf masterfully unveils the evolution of Ennahda's ideological and strategic orientations within changing political contexts and, at times, conflicting ambitions amongst its leading cadres. She also explores the challenges to Ennahda's quest for power from both secularists and Salafis. As the first full history of Ennahda, this book is a major contribution to the literature on Tunisia, Islamist movements, and political Islam in the Arab world. It will be indispensable reading for anyone seeking to understand the forces driving a key player in the country most hopeful of pursuing a democratic trajectory in the wake of the Arab Spring.
Descendants of Peter Wolf (1740-1805), who was born in Bethel Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. He married Elizabeth Sherck, the widow of Peter Sherrick (Sherck) sometime between 1763 or 1764. After the summer of 1800 the Wolfe family migrated to western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Descendants live in Ohio, Maryland, Indiana, Virginia, Oklahoma, California and elsewhere.
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Catalog of an exhibition held at Nevada Museum of Art, August 22, 2015-January 10, 2016.
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