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Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish-Lithuanian born in 1746, was one of the most important figures of the modern world. Fleeing his homeland after a death sentence was placed on his head (when he dared court a woman above his station), he came to America one month after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, literally showing up on Benjamin Franklin's doorstep in Philadelphia with little more than a revolutionary spirit and a genius for engineering. Entering the fray as a volunteer in the war effort, he quickly proved his capabilities and became the most talented engineer of the Continental Army. Kosciuszko went on to construct the fortifications for Philadelphia, devise battle plans that...
Tematem książki jest myśl polityczna i społeczna Kajetana Koźmiana (1771–1856) po powstaniu 1830–1831 roku. W tym czasie Koźmian, wcześniej wysoki urzędnik w Warszawie, wycofał się z życia publicznego. Z doświadczeniem powstania, któremu był zdecydowanie przeciwny, rozliczał się w rozprawie i wierszach pisanych w latach trzydziestych. Katastrofa powstańcza, która pozostawiła pytania o społeczne i psychologiczne mechanizmy polityki, o rolę jednostek i elit, zasadniczo wpłynęła też na najwybitniejsze dzieło Koźmiana – pamiętniki spisane w latach 1850–1853. Ale pisanie wspomnień nie oznaczało prostej kodyfikacji wcześniejszych przemyśleń Koźmiana; pami...
For the vigilant writer, driven publisher or game designer, Volume 3 of the Gygaxian Fantasy World series drives forward the gathering host of information brought to you by the Gygaxian Fantasy World series. From the encampments of common folk and wanderers to the teeming streets of walled towns, this work brings the fantastic world of magic to life. Game designers captain their own creations when they master knowledge of the high and low, the hamlets and towns, cities and castles and all that accompanies life in a world of our own imagining. More than that, Everyday Life breathes strength into the arms of your imaginings with pirates and palace life, eating and entertainment, villains and vagabonds, communications and commerce. Whatever is found in the daily life of a typical fantasy world is covered herein. Sound the note of world creation with Gary Gygax's Everyday Life.
This second volume in the Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds series marshals a veritable host of information for the game designer. Unburdened with flavor text this tome is a collection of militantly organized definitions, lists, tables and charts with an army of information from the mundane to the extraordinary. The World Builder covers outdoor settings, indoor living settings, merchandise with a completely illustrated armor and weapons section and everyday facts from the government structure to the tensile strength of rope.
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