List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts, 1780-1892. Collated and Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Under Authorit, Massachusetts

Автор: Moulton Amber D.
Название: The Fight for Interracial Marriage Rights in Antebellum Massachusetts
ISBN: 0674967623 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674967625
Издательство: Harvard University Press
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Описание: Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state`s racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage.

Автор: Kitchell Jr, Kenneth F (university Of Massachusetts Amherst Usa)
Название: Animals in the ancient world from a to z
ISBN: 1138243124 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138243125
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as pets, pests, and parasites. They could be sacred, sacrificed, liminal, workers, or intruders from the wild. Beyond the city domesticated animals were herded and bred for profit and wild animals were hunted for pleasure and gain alike. Specialists like Aristotle, Aelian, Pliny and Seneca studied their anatomy and behavior. Geographers and travelers described new lands in terms of their animals. Animals are to be seen on every possible artistic medium, woven into cloth and inlaid into furniture. They are the subject of proverbs, oaths and dreams. Magicians, physicians and lovers turned to animals and their parts for their crafts. They paraded before kings, inhabited palaces, and entertained the poor in the arena. Quite literally, animals pervaded the ancient world from A-Z. In entries ranging from short to long, Kenneth Kitchell offers insight into this commonly overlooked world, covering representative and intriguing examples of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Familiar animals such as the cow, dog, fox and donkey are treated along with more exotic animals such as the babirussa, pangolin, and dugong. The evidence adduced ranges from Minoan times to the Late Roman Empire and is taken from archaeology, ancient authors, inscriptions, papyri, coins, mosaics and all other artistic media. Whenever possible reasoned identifications are given for ancient animal names and the realities behind animal lore are brought forth. Why did the ancients think hippopotamuses practiced blood letting on themselves? How do you catch a monkey? Why were hyenas thought to be hermaphroditic? Was there really a vampire moth? Entries are accompanied by full citations to ancient authors and an extensive bibliography. Of use to Classics students and scholars, but written in a style designed to engage anyone interested in Greco-Roman antiquity, Animals in the Ancient World from A to Z reveals the extent and importance of the animal world to the ancient Greeks and Romans. It answers many questions, asks several more, and seeks to stimulate further research in this important field.

Автор: Gamble, Adam
Название: Gn Massachusetts
ISBN: 1602190844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781602190849
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: Boeing 727 pilot Scott McKay discovers a strange crate in the cargo hold little suspecting that it carries a thermo-nuclear bomb. Who is responsible? Can it be disposed of before it detonates? The clock has started ticking...From the author of `Pandora`s Clock` a gripping thriller, of the Tom Clancy genre. Previously announced in March `98 Guide. Publisher has raised the stakes on this one and will promote heavily.