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Kevin the little crane helps mend engines at the Sodor Steamworks, but has a lot to learn. Can he show that he's more than just a clumsy crane? Find out in this new engine adventure featuring Thomas and his friends from the Island of Sodor! Engine Adventures is the newest series in the Thomas Range. Children will love meeting Thomas and his engine friends. From Thomas to Gordon to Harold the Helicopter, there is a railway adventure to thrill every Thomas fan. These fun, short stories come with a fun, bonus spot-and-see activity at the end. Thomas & Friends have been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 75 years. Thomas ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
Henry Thomas Buckle, son of Thomas Henry Buckle and Jane Middleton, was born November 24, 1821.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Although often counted among the Union's top five generals, George Henry Thomas has still not received his due. A Virginian who sided with the North in the Civil War, he was a more complicated commander than traditional views have allowed. Brian Wills now provides a new and more complete look at the life of a man known to history as "The Rock of Chickamauga," to his troops as "Old Pap," and to General William T. Sherman as a soldier who was "as true as steel." While biographers have long been hampered by Thomas's lack of personal papers, Wills has drawn on previously untapped sources—notably the correspondence of Thomas's contemporaries—to offer new insights into what made him tick. Focu...
Excerpt from The Life and Writings of Henry Thomas Buckle There was yet another to whom I am indebted, who now is but a memory on earth. A linguist, a scholar, acquainted with every branch of knowledge, and unrivaled in his own, Henry Huth took a par ticular pleasure in the society and speculations of Buckle, while common sympathies and mutual re gard soon cemented a warm friendship between them. It was natural that he should take an interest in the biography of so great a friend, and in the work of a son but only those who knew him could appreciate what delicate and generous a help it was his pleasure to supply. A premature death, when these pages were almost ready for the press, has spoile...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.