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Chronica Botanica
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The Last Revolutionary
This is the story of Henry Shaw, an ordinary man who lived in the seventeen and eighteen hundreds and covers his life during the formative years of our nation. It is Henry’s chronicle for those who will follow him. Henry forms relationships with a variety of people. It starts when he and a young black slave named Oliver run away from Henry’s harsh uncle. Many people help and protect Henry. Although the main characters are fictitious, or composites of actual people, the historical events in which the characters are involved have been thoroughly researched. Historical figures such as Jefferson and Franklin appear in the story but are not major characters. The people in this story are not statesman, generals, or even war heroes. The revolutionaries in this story are the people who, sometimes by accident, make America possible.
Decker's Log
I have written three short Stories involving characters developed from The Assistant, a sea story, my earlier work. The principles, Florence and John Decker are not a youthful married couple or are they your typical man and wife. Their backgrounds are as different as day and night but function better than any oyster movement. Captain John Decker spent most of his adult life at sea; a decorated career naval officer and later as a Licensed Master Mariner in command of a modern containership. His gregorious life style and good living was truncated by an unwilling physcial plant that had enough. Bent, but not broken, John survived and was offered a job ashore by his employer in a less responsibl...
Biblioteca Joanina de Coimbra. História e construção, arquitetura e arte
A presente publicação revela a obra inédita do historiador de arte norte‑americano Robert C. Smith (1912-1975) dedicada à Biblioteca Joanina de Coimbra, nas vertentes da sua história, arquitetura e arte. Estabelece a cronologia das obras da Biblioteca desde os seus primórdios até às intervenções de restauro da antiga DGEM, entre 1943-45, desvenda os artistas que nela laboraram e procura a autoria do seu projeto. Apresenta-se em edição crítica bilíngue da obra original, datável de 1974, no âmbito da atualização dos seus conteúdos.
