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Beyond the Stone Arches
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 217

Beyond the Stone Arches

"The words of David Livingstone express my feelings better than any words of my own. ‘God had an only son, and He was a missionary and a physician.’ A poor, poor imitation of Him I am, or hope to be. In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die." —Edward Bliss, 1892 In 1892—during the latter days of the Qing Dynasty—a 26-year-old Massachusetts native embarked on a dramatic journey to an outpost in feudal China. The man’s name was Edward Bliss, and it was in the impoverished walled city of Shaowu that he fulfilled his dream of becoming a medical missionary and emerged as a true American hero. In this inspired and riveting read, distinguished journalist Edward Bliss Jr.—th...

Sonnets. Edited by Edward Bliss Reed
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 107

Sonnets. Edited by Edward Bliss Reed

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1961
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Now the News
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 624

Now the News

-- Walter Cronkite

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: A-L
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 704

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: A-L

This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with "popular medicine" in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing ...

Beyond the Stone Arches
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

Beyond the Stone Arches

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-03-15
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  • Publisher: Wiley

Advance Praise for Beyond the Stone Arches "Now the world can share the life of this great man. In its intimate detail, this is a fascinating story that serves as a valuable introduction to the people of a country so important to us today."-Walter Cronkite "A fascinating look at China from the point of view of an American medical missionary, this absorbing life of a quiet hero rings with authenticity and sheds light on the turbulent years from the late 1800s to 1932 that will be a revelation for most Western readers."-Adeline Yen Mah, author of Falling Leaves "This is a proud man's story of a father who lived a life of a medical missionary in China for forty years-a life of service, sacrific...

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 784

An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform

This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with 'popular medicine' in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially when no professional help was available. The books promoted a healthy lifestyle for the readers, giving guidance on everything from physical fitness and recreation to the special health needs of women. The collection consists of works dealing with reproduction (from birth control to delivering and caring for a baby), venereal disease, home-nursing, epidemics, and the need for public sex education.

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 530

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1824
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Emerson Brothers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 453

The Emerson Brothers

The Emerson Brothers: A Fraternal Biography in Letters is a narrative and epistolary biography drawn from the unpublished lifelong correspondence exchanged among four brothers: Charles Chauncy, Edward Bliss, Ralph Waldo, and William Emerson. This is an extensive correspondence, for not counting Waldo's previously published letters, there are 768 letters exchanged among the brothers and an additional 483 unpublished letters from the brothers to their aunt Mary Moody Emerson, mother Ruth Haskins Emerson, and Charles' fiancee Elizabeth Hoar, among others.While lesser figures might have faltered under the burden of having been born an Emerson, with social, political, and ecclesiastic roots exten...