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Three Heroes of the American Revolution
John Martin (ca. 1745-1777), born in Paoli, Pa., Joseph Martin (ca. 1747-1777), and Elizabeth Martin (ca. 1753-1787) were children of Samuel and Elizabeth Martin of Paxton. Elizabeth Martin married John McClelland (1751-1775), who died in Sartigan, Quebec. The Martin family owned land in Perry, Juniata and Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. John McClelland was the son of John and Catharina Buchanan (Huston) McClelland. He was born near Carlisle, and baptized in East Pennsboro.
John Martin: Sketches of My Life
In February and March of 1849, the "Illustrated London News" carried a series of announcements about the works of the painter John Martin being exhibited at the British Institution, the third of which included an account of his early life. On the 17 March the paper received a long letter from the artist, reproduced here in full, in which he demands a right of reply. Their article is, he claims, "so unfortunate a tissue of errors from beginning to end, that it can only have the effect of misleading your readers." Martin's brief autobiography makes fascinating reading. Beginning with his youth in Newcastle where he was apprenticed to a coach-builder, it recounts his initial struggles in London and the eventual recognition accorded to his vast, apocalyptic landscape painting and stunning engravings, ending with the civic works he devoted himself to in later years. The reader is left in awe of Martin's determination and drive.With an introduction by Martin Myrone, Lead Curator of Pre-1800 British Art at Tate Britain, this engaging book provides many new insights into the work of this extraordinary painter of sublime landscapes and the times in which he lived.
The War and the Death of News
Martin Bell has stood in war zones as both a soldier and a journalist. From Vietnam to Bosnia to Iraq, he has witnessed first-hand the dramatic changes in how conflicts are fought and how they are reported. He has seen the truth degraded in the name of balance and good taste – grief and pain censored so the viewers are not disturbed. In an age of international terror, where journalists themselves have become targets, more and more reports are issued from the sidelines. The dominance of social media has ushered in a post-truth world: Twitter rumours and unverifiable videos abound, and TV news seeks to entertain rather than inform. In this compelling account, one of the outstanding journalists of our time provides a moving, personal account of war and issues an impassioned call to put the substance back in our news.
The Way of the Wolf
Stories, songs, and poems based on Christian parables.
A Very British Revolution
The revelations over MPs' expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasants' Revolt - an uprising of the people against the political class. Ordinary men and women with political views across the spectrum were by turns amused, incredulous, shocked and then bitterly angry as the disclosures on MPs' expenses flooded out. From Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's bath plug to Conservative MP Sir John Butterfill's 'flipping' of his constituency home - a now-notorious manoeuvre that required him to refund GBP60,000 to the taxpayer - the exposure of MPs' expenses revealed Westmins...
Life History and Writings of John Jaques
John Jaques was born 7 January 1827 in Market Bosworth, Leicester, England. His parents were Thomas Jaques and Mary Ann Heighington. He married Zilpah Loader (1831-1919), daughter of James Loader and Amy Britnell, 31 October 1853 in Aston Rowant, Oxford. They had ten children. They emigrated in 1856 and settled in Salt Lake City, Utah. John died 1 June 1900.
The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Chiefly ancestors and some of their descendants of John Henderson Bell. He was born November 13, 1791 in Decatur Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to William and Margaret McCartney Bell " ... on land on which his grandfather, George Bell, had settled in 1773" (Page 3). John Bell's great grandfather William Bell Sr. (died 1783) and his wife Jane (Jean) Lea were Scot-Irish who came from Ireland to America sometime before 1732 settling in Pennsylvania. John married Mary Sigler, daughter of George and Elizabeth Bunn Sigler in 1810. They purchased his father's farm in Mifflin County. John died June 8, 1838 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. His wife Mary also died there on June 19, 1857. Both are buried at Vira, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and elsewhere
In Harm's Way
En personlig beretning fra en engelsk TV journalist, som arbejdede i Bosnien fra krigens begyndelse
