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A Distant Thunder
"English governess Anne Topham spent seven years (1902-1909)...in Germany as the tutor for Kaiser Wilhelm II's only daughter, Victoria Louise...Topham's memoirs are marvelous for their freshness: Topham was an excellent observer of court life...This is superb original source material for students & hence essential for academic libraries as well as large public libraries whose World War I collections frequently are limited to military & political accounts."--LIBRARY JOURNAL. "A graceful compilation...a vivid series of pictures of daily life in the Prussian Court...with ominous warnings of the approaching storm."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. "...A well-knit, highly informative, & always interesting account....Given Wilhelm's...overlarge army & ambitious new navy, the first excuse for war was seized upon. It is greatly to her credit that Topham clearly saw the clues -- & the emperor's lack of moral garb -- & wove them into a valuable addition to social & political history."--SMALL PRESS MAGAZINE.
Memories of the Kaiser's Court
Anne Topham's 'Memories of the Kaiser's Court' offers a vivid, introspective look at the life and reign of Wilhelm II, the last Emperor of Germany. Herein lies a compilation of memoirs that bring to life the regal opulence and the brittle political edifice of pre-World War I Europe. The narrative is woven with scrupulous detail, blending historical facts with personal anecdotes and reflective introspection. Topham's prose is both lucid and evocative, capturing the era's grandeur and its unfolding tragedy. The book critically engages with Wilhelm's multifaceted role in the political machinations of the time, providing a literary canvas that highlights the complexities of his character and the...
The Life of Cheese
""The Life of Cheese" is the definitive work on America's artisanal food revolution. Heather Paxson's engaging stories are as rich, sharp, and well-grounded as the product she scrutinizes. A must read for anyone interested in fostering a sustainable food system." Warren Belasco, author of "Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food" "Heather Paxson's lucid and engaging book, "The Life of Cheese," is a gift to anyone interested in exploring the wonderful and wonderfully complex realities of artisan cheesemaking in the United States. Paxson deftly integrates careful considerations of the importance of sentiment, value and craft to the work of cheesemakers with vivid stories and lush descri...
The Memory of the People
Did ordinary people in early modern England have any coherent sense of the past? Andy Wood's pioneering new book charts how popular memory generated a kind of usable past that legitimated claims to rights, space and resources. He explores the genesis of customary law in the medieval period; the politics of popular memory; local identities and traditions; gender and custom; literacy, orality and memory; landscape, space and memory; and the legacy of this cultural world for later generations. Drawing from a wealth of sources ranging from legal proceedings and parochial writings to proverbs and estate papers, he shows how custom formed a body of ideas built up generation after generation from localized patterns of cooperation and conflict. This is a unique account of the intimate connection between landscape, place and identity and of how the poorer and middling sort felt about the world around them.
Recent Developments in Alcoholism
From the President of the Research Society on Alcoholism On behalf of the Research Society on Alcoholism, I am pleased to introduce this thirteenth volume of Recent Developments in Alcoholism about alcohol and violence. Current concepts are presented in well-organized sections that - cus on epidemiology, neurobiology, psychology, and family issues. It is - coming increasingly clear that age, gender, socioeconomic circumstances, and genetics affect aggressive behavior and vulnerability to alcoholism. This v- ume contains up-to-date discussions of these issues. Indeed, the information presented here will help all alcohol researchers to identify biological and social factors that contribute to ...
The Dane County Farmers' Market
A flavorful taste of America's biggest (and best!) Farmers' Market
The Foe Within
In the early morning of March 19, 1915, Lt. Colonel S. N. Miasoedov, a former gendarme officer on active duty with the Russian army in World War I, was hanged after a two-hour trial in Warsaw for treason. Although he was innocent of this charge, Miasoedov's hasty execution, set against the army's disastrous performance in the war against Germany, touched off a wave of "spy mania" that resulted in hundreds of arrests and eventually involved the highest reaches of the Russian Empire, including the minister of war, General V. A. Sukhomlinov, who was arrested for the same crime the following year.The trials of Miasoedov and Sukhomlinov and the purported revelations of elaborate networks of pro-G...
