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As a five-feet-three-inch hunchback who weighed about 100 pounds, Homer Lea (1876–1912), was an unlikely candidate for life on the battlefield, yet he became a world-renowned military hero. Homer Lea: American Soldier of Fortune paints a revealing portrait of a diminutive yet determined man who never earned his valor on the field of battle, but left an indelible mark on his times. Lawrence M. Kaplan draws from extensive research to illuminate the life of a "man of mystery," while also yielding a clearer understanding of the early twentieth-century Chinese underground reform and revolutionary movements. Lea's career began in the inner circles of a powerful Chinese movement in San Francisco ...
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
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Wie wird der Mensch der Zukunft aussehen? Werden wir uns selbst überflügeln? Oder stehen wir vor einer evolutionären Sackgasse? 21 Autoren stellen in dieser Anthologie ihre spannenden, actionreichen, schockierenden und nachdenklich machenden Zukunftsentwürfe vor. Ob die Menschheit dabei in strahlendem Glanz erscheint oder kurz vor dem Untergang steht: Das Abenteuer Mensch 2.0 könnte faszinierender nicht sein.
Features winning entries from the 2000 School Bus Safety Poster Contest sponsored by the Illinois Association for Pupil Transportation (IAPT) and the Illinois Secretary of State's Office.
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