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The years from 1928 to 1937 were the "Nanking decade" when the Chinese Nationalist government strove to build a new China with Western assistance. This was an interval of hope between the turbulence of the warlord-ridden twenties and the eight-year war with Japan that began in 1937. James Thomson explores the ways in which Americans, both missionaries and foundation representatives, tried to help the Chinese government and Chinese reformers undertake a transformation of rural society. His is the first in-depth study of these efforts to produce radical change and at the same time avoid the chaos and violence of revolution. Despite the conservatism of the right wing in the Kuomintang party dic...
The definitive history on the early history of Bergeytown, New Hope, and Hespeler, Ontario by Winfield Brewster. Featuring the following booklets: J. Hespeler, New Hope C.W. - 1951 The Floodgate: Random Writings of Our Ain Folk - 1952 Hespeler Yarns - 1953 La Rue de Commerce; Queen St. Hespeler, Ontario, - 1954 plus The Short History of Hespeler Public School and rare Maps and Photos Compiled by Paul Langan
Direct Ancestors of Domer J. Huffman, Jr. by Domer J. Huffman, Jr B.A. If you built your family tree back for close to 1500 years, what would you find? Would you discover that you are descended from a long-forgotten celebrity? Could you trace your lineage back to ancient kings and nobility? How would it make you feel to know that in your veins runs the blood of the rulers of nations? Would you wake up every day with a renewed confidence and pride in all those who came before you and the future generations that you are helping to create and nurture? Domer J. Huffman, Jr B.A. spent twenty-five years compiling his genealogy, following the twists and turns of time all the way back to the seventh century. This book is the result of those long years of work. In addition, you’ll find dozens of songs penned by Mr. Huffman as well as some fascinating historical research on some of the more recent generations in the Huffman line.