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James Duncan Campbell
Preliminary Material /Robert Ronald Campbell --Campbell's Early Years, 1833-1853 /Robert Ronald Campbell --Campbell in the British Civil Service, 1856-1862 /Robert Ronald Campbell --Campbell in China, 1863-1870 /Robert Ronald Campbell --The London Office of the Chinese Customs Service /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Service's Entrance Examination /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Lighting of the Chinese Coast /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Chinese Fleet and Admiral Lang /Robert Ronald Campbell --The International Exhibitions /Robert Ronald Campbell --Campbell As a Diplomat The French and Portuguese Treaties, 1885 and 1887 /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 /Robert Ronald Campbell --Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee /Robert Ronald Campbell --Railways, Postal Service, and Mining /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Boxer Rising, 1900 /Robert Ronald Campbell --The Chinese Special Envoy at King Edward's Coronation /Robert Ronald Campbell --Campbell's Closing Years, 1903-1907 /Robert Ronald Campbell --A Note on Campbell's China Correspondence /Robert Ronald Campbell --Index /Robert Ronald Campbell --Harvard East Asian Monographs /Robert Ronald Campbell.
James Duncan Campbell
A lively memoir of James Duncan Cambell, who joined the Chinese Maritime Customs Service in 1862, served in China from 1863-1870, and was sent to Paris in 1884 to negotiate an end to the Chinese-French War on behalf of the Qing government.
The Brothers K
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in the lives of the Chance family. A father whose dreams of glory on a baseball field are shattered by a mill accident. A mother who clings obsessively to religion as a ward against the darkest hour of her past. Four brothers who come of age during the seism...
David James Duncan
"David James Duncan: A Life in Letters" In the grand theater of literature, where stories are the lifeblood and authors the beating heart, few names resonate with the depth and timbre of David James Duncan. His legacy, carved from the raw timber of experience and polished with the sheen of masterful storytelling, stands as a beacon for writers and readers alike. To understand the magnitude of Duncan's influence, we must journey through the annals of literary history, tracing the footprints Dive deep into the world of David James Duncan, a literary titan whose works have touched the hearts of millions. This definitive biography unravels the tapestry of Duncan's life, from the whispering fores...
The Trials of James, Duncan and Robert M'Gregor
Trials for the abduction of Jean Key Wright.
James Duncan Papers
Letterbook, 1838-1847; scrapbook of newspaper clippings; "Dade Massacre diary"; proceedings of court martial at West Point, 1835; correspondence, 1836-1849; undated correspondence, rosters of troops; military court proceedings, 1846-1847; correspondence with various military personnel including: Braxton Bragg, Leslie Chase, J.B. Crane, H.J. Hunt, Andrew Jackson, Roger Jones, Gideon J. Pillow, John Sanders, Winfield Scott, Martin Van Buren (signature cut away) and William J. Worth.
In the Shadows of the Tropics
In this original work James Duncan explores the transformation of Ceylon during the mid-nineteenth century into one of the most important coffee growing regions of the world and investigates the consequent ecological disaster which erased coffee from the island. Using this fascinating case study by way of illustration, In the Shadows of the Tropics reveals the spatial unevenness and fragmentation of modernity through a focus on modern governmentality and biopower. It argues that the practices of colonial power, and the differences that race and tropical climates were thought to make, were central to the working out of modern governmental rationalities. In this context, the usefulness of Foucault's notions of biopower, discipline and governmentality are examined. The work contributes an important rural focus to current work on studies of governmentality in geography and offers a welcome non-state dimension by considering the role of the plantation economy and individual capitalists in the lives and deaths of labourers, the destabilization of subsistence farming and the aggressive re-territorialization of populations from India to Ceylon.
They Don't Dance Much
Called by Raymond Chandler “a sleazy, corrupt but completely believable story of a North Carolina town,” this tough, realistic novel exemplifies Depression literature in the United States. Falling somewhere between the hard-as-nails writing of James M. Cain and the early stories of Ernest Hemingway, James Ross’s novel was for sheer brutality and frankness of language considerably ahead of his reading public’s taste for realism untinged with sentiment or profundity. In his brilliant Afterword to this new edition, George V. Higgins, author of the recent best-seller Cogan’s Trade, pays tribute to Ross for his courage in telling his story truthfully, in all its ugliness. The setting of They Don’t Dance Much is a roadhouse on the outskirts of a North Carolina town on the border with South Carolina, complete with dance floor, restaurant, gambling room, and cabins rented by the hour. In the events described, Smut Milligan, the proprietor, seeks money to keep operating and commits a brutal murder.
Duncan Edwards: The Greatest
One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism. From a working class Dudley upbringing, Edwards rose to great heights at Manchester United. In only five years, he helped United to win two League Championships and to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. Edwards made his England debut in a game against Scotland at the age of 18 years and 183 days, becoming the youngest player for England since WW2 - a record which stood until Michael Owen's debut over forty years later. He went on to play 18 games for his country, including all four of the qualifying matched for the 1958 World Cup, in which he was expected to be a key player. Sir Bobby Charlton described him as 'the only player that made me feel inferior' and Terry Venables claimed that, had he lived, it would have been Edwards, not Bobby Moore, who would have lifted the World Cup as captain in 1966. Page-turning and poignant, author James Leighton tells a story of a magnificent sportsman and great man - the perfect antidote to the headline-grabbing footballers of today.
The River Why
The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic rollercoaster. Like Gus, the reader emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates.
