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Steel Dust Dawn

By: John Richman

...arned his craft on a large Wyoming ranch, he was now out to seek his fortune in Texas. This second novel in the Montana series takes place in the... ...ed his craft on a large Wyoming ranch, he was now out to seek his fortune in Texas. This second novel in the Montana series takes place in the Fo... ...finds all the excitement he can handle working on one of the biggest ranches in the state. It was his interest in race horses that took him there i... ...the other strong men and women he meets along the way, searches for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today... ...ore and that was last winter. John E. Richman 2 Maybe this was normal for Texas and I know it bothered me more than it did Spirit, but I was co... ...urs at the ranch – not so much the track, though it was a lot wider, but the seats! There were hundreds of ‘em. “I wanted you to see this before t... ...r where it is. It’s only different because of the width, the surface and the seats. I kicked my feet around the surface and found that it felt like... ...Winters replied. “We’ll be cheering for you.” As they headed off toward the seats, Doc Stanton and Clint came over to walk us to the track. “How’... ...nkhouse to bed. Steel Dust Dawn 153 Clint and I arrived at the Tarrant County Court House just before eleven. That’s when we were supposed t...

...This second novel in the series follows young "Montana" to Fort Worth, Texas in 1886, where he hires on at a major cattle ranch and ultimately saves it from foreclosure. A good deal of the story involves his horse "Spirit" and his involvement ...

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Call Me Montana

By: John Richman

... to become a man. This first novel follows him from his Montana farm to a Texas cattle drive. Along the way, he en- counters a big slice of weste... ... counters a big slice of western life -- the good, the bad, and all that lies in between. These are the stories of that young man who, guided by ... ...the other strong men and women he meets along the way, searches for his place in a world that, in many respects, isn’t all that different from today... ...eserved by the author, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form,... ... Sarah, her father Tom, and mother inside. They were crowded onto two wooden seats just large enough to hold the three of them, and a very large tr... ...ck, “WAY STATION IN FIFTEEN MINUTES!” It would be good to get off these hard seats for even a few minutes, thought Sarah -- a sentiment no doubt s... ...the man with the star. “John Daggot.” “Well, Mr. Daggot, Marshal Tilghman is County Marshal, but he’s gone home for the day. I’m one Call Me Mont... ...ll. He’s probably who you’re waiting to see. Truth is, the fine folks of Ford County saw fit to elect Bill, county marshal, and me, town sheriff. B... ...other Ed, and I, all worked at one time or another as lawmen for either Ford County or Dodge City. Your friend, Captain Daggot, worked with us here...

...This is the first novel in the series and introduces sixteen year old William Dean Ritter, aka "Montana." Two separate adventures take him from his Montana farm to a Wyoming cattle ranch, Dodge City, Kansas and Texas in his pursuit of the dream to b...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...er cannot be located. I am pleased to present our "Report on Orphan Works" in response to your request. The response from the public to this study was... ...t the use of orphan works. As you know, the roundtable discussions we held in Washington, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants... ...gton, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants engaged in thoughtful and productive discussion of the many complex issues involved... ...r. Sincerely, LAMAR SMITH COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 21st District, Texas Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, THE INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROP... ...d tools, he quickly found the following: that Mr. Hayward died in Merced County, California; that Hayward left his entire estate to his wife, Eliza... ... to attend but not participate in the roundtables that space is limited. Seats will be available on a first–come, first–served basis. However, all... ...ig et al./Save The Music and Creative Commons Fred Goldstein/Los Angeles County Museum of Art Maura King Steven Metalitz/Motion Picture Associat... ...eum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern...

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...Many commenters were in favor of determining whether a search was reasonable on an “ad hoc” or case-by-case basis, whereby each search is evaluated according to its circumstances. This approach was offered as having the advantage of flexibility t...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...er cannot be located. I am pleased to present our "Report on Orphan Works" in response to your request. The response from the public to this study was... ...t the use of orphan works. As you know, the roundtable discussions we held in Washington, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants... ...gton, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants engaged in thoughtful and productive discussion of the many complex issues involved... ...r. Sincerely, LAMAR SMITH COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 21st District, Texas Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, THE INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROP... ...d tools, he quickly found the following: that Mr. Hayward died in Merced County, California; that Hayward left his entire estate to his wife, Eliza... ... to attend but not participate in the roundtables that space is limited. Seats will be available on a first–come, first–served basis. However, all... ...ig et al./Save The Music and Creative Commons Fred Goldstein/Los Angeles County Museum of Art Maura King Steven Metalitz/Motion Picture Associat... ...eum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern...

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... and copyright owner of the work if such attribution is possible and as is reasonably appropriate under the circumstances. The idea is that the user, in the course of using a work for which he has not received explicit permission, should make it as clear as possible to the public that the work is the product of another author, and that the copyright in the work is owned by...

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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...27 Requesters outside the US Government may .... ' purchase this publication in photocopy or micro- form from: National Technical Information Service ... ...umbs; Anguillan People's Party (APP), Bonald Webster Voting strength: ANA, 4 seats; APP, 2 seats; 1 independent Communists: none Member of: Commonweal... ...Ivor Heath Voting strength: (1984 election) House of Representatives ALP, 16 seats; indepen- dent, 1 seat Communists: negligible Other political or pr... ...ength: (1984 parliamentary election) House of Representatives Labor Party 82 seats, Liberal-National coalition 66 seats; Senate Labor Party 34 seats, ... ...er age 18 Elections: elections held for People's Congress representatives at county level Political parties and leaders: Chinese Communist Party (CCP)... ...h about 700 main telegraph centers capable of general message service at the county level and above; subscriber tele- printer exchange (telex) service... ...s (Bundes- strassen), 65,425 km state highways (Lan- desstrassen), 65,248 km county roads (Kreisstrassen); 296,737 km of unclassified communal roads (...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

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Yellow on the Outside, Shame on the inside : Asian Culture Revealed

By: Chi, Anson

...rld of long-guarded — secrets. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anson Chi, born and raised in New York City, is an author, politician, model, activist environmenta... ...vironmental, social, political and retired — — engineer. He currently lives in a myriad of places, including Los Angeles and San Diego. Yellow on t... ...ts reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. Any part of this book may be reproduced, distribu... ...Besides, Gabriel and I are toking up so I shouldn't be driving fast. Orange County cops I mean pigs — — love to pull you over for the smallest offens... ... make me come here to Culver Plaza, the Chinatown of Irvine and ergo Orange County. It's always crowded with Asian people of course, all looking for... ...se it's always about the money. Bo leads us towards the front row, where the seats are completely empty. It's surprising that my other relatives have... ... Our austere upbringing is probably the reason why we're both sitting in our seats, unmoving and static in our body language. I guess it's not just m... ...o one does anything about it. And with Dick Cheney, the Vice President from Texas, selected by George W . Bush also from Texas, even though the 12 t... ...se there's a — — Starbucks inside. Asians in Irvine and the rest of Orange County love to congregate at Barnes and Noble and Borders, since they ca...

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The Williams Record

By: Student Media

...wns entirely suo- oessful, and despite its humorous side, tied a new itnot in tlie bond of ail Williams men. The parade, the fireworks, the transparen... ...parts of a cus- tom tliftt is no empty formalitj. The Parade 1910 gathered in front of the opera house shortly after 7 o'clock, clad in night-shirts, ... ...low- ing the drag was the North Adams " band," and then came the fresh men in a blaze of fireworks. The parade marched up Main street to the Greylock ... ...anv TAILORS At Bemls' .. NEW HAVEN, CONN. The Finest Line of Pianos in the County Cluett& Sons 1 16 State Street North Adams StA,NT)A"RD RBPiTTABl^E ^... ...anv TAILORS At Bemis' .. NEW HAVEN, CONN. Thm FInast Lino of Plmno» In ihm County Cluett& Sons 1 16 State Street North Adams iflMSiii**^ ' ' : . I \U ... ... Henry Root, A. M., one of the most widely known members of the Washington county medical profession, died of apoplexy when about to sit down to a ban... ...h street. The manager requests that under- graduates who desire to reserve seats for friends or relatives do so at once ns the seats will be put on sa... ...ner, MORKIS L IvttNST, Mahlon B. Hopkins, For the Class of 190S). Reserved seats for the Williams- Amherst joint concert, which will take place in Nor... ...selectiuDB containing local hits and parodies, A large section of reserved seats has been set off on the floor of tiie auditorium, and nearly all of t...

...ongest running independent newspaper at Williams is the Williams Record, a weekly broadsheet paper published on Wednesdays. The newspaper was founded in 1885, and now has a weekly circulation of 3,000 copies distributed in Williamstown, in addition to more than 600 subscribers across the country. The newspaper does not receive financial support from the college or from the...

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Sappho's Journal

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

...FROM THE COVER OF SAPPHO’S JOURNAL: In Sappho’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back... ...’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back to life in a finely crafted novel that reveals her sense of beauty, her loves, he... ...ece and Sappho’s surviving fragments of poetry, Bartlett recreates Sappho in a lyrical account of the life, passion, fears, and faith of this remar... ...ing, the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas, and the Rare Books Collection of the University of California, Los ... ...theatre, lost in its bowl of cypress and over- grown with grass and weeds, seats and benches crumbled. Laying aside our clothes, we toss rover reeds,... ... than forty one-man shows in leading galleries, including the Los Angeles County Museum, the Atlanta Art Museum, the Bancroft Library, the Richmond ... ...d by the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas, and form part of a second diversified col- lection held by the Ameri...

...In Sappho’s Journal, the author brings the famous Greek poet Sappho back to life in a finely crafted novel that reveals her sense of beauty, her loves, her reflections, her inner world. Based on a careful study of ancient...

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Voices from the Past

By: Paul Alexander Bartlett

...FROM THE COVER OF VOICES FROM THE PAST: In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclai... ...ardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln. Each novel appears here in its entirety within a single unique volume of 644 pages beautifully il... ...am much taken with Bartlett’s work and commend it highly.” CHARLES POORE in The New York Times: “...believable characters who are stirred by intens... ...theatre, lost in its bowl of cypress and over- grown with grass and weeds, seats and benches crumbled. Laying aside our clothes, we toss rover reeds,... ...ternoon—warm and sunny! Women, wearing eye masks, are chatting and taking seats at the Globe. Hawkers, bright yellow bands around their waists, are ... ...ROM THE PAST 444 close to the stage. Swords clatter as soldiers find seats; a captain bows to a Jesuit priest. Someone strums a zither and croa... ...nson, Raleigh, Spenser have had their days in jail; I have had mine—those county sties where pigs and dust ate my manuscripts and foetid odors ate m... ...ounds (shall I make it more?); in addition, I grant her my estate in Warr County—I like that place... To Joan—I leave my clothes. Why? To Elizabe... ... Executive Mansion May 22, 1863 I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were born in Virginia, of undistinguished fam...

...In Voices from the Past, a daring group of five independent novels, acclaimed author Paul Alexander Bartlett accomplishes a tour de force of historical fiction, allowing the reader to enter for the first time into the pri...

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And Gulliver Returns Book III : A Visit to Kino

By: Bob Oconnor

... 1 . “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- Book 3 My Visit to Kino A Modern S... ...odern Sino-Province 2 “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 3 MY VISIT TO KINO by Lemuel Gull... ............................................................ 17 MEDICAL COSTS IN THE U.S. ................................................................. ...oney by not farming or renting. So tenant farmers have lost their jobs. In Texas rice farming has decreased by 60% under the new laws. But property o... ...ith the government‘s spending I pay even if I didn‘t order the $200 toilet seats for Air Force One, a war in Afghanistan, or the $50,000 in-depth st... ... under the force of law, you get resistance—often major resistance. If the county gets permission to cut down a tree, given its environmental import...

...ine and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search ...

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Report on Orphan Works

By: Library of Congress

...er cannot be located. I am pleased to present our "Report on Orphan Works" in response to your request. The response from the public to this study was... ...t the use of orphan works. As you know, the roundtable discussions we held in Washington, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants... ...gton, D.C. and California were well-attended, and the participants engaged in thoughtful and productive discussion of the many complex issues involved... ...r. Sincerely, LAMAR SMITH COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY 21st District, Texas Chairman, Subcommittee on Courts, THE INTERNET AND INTELLECTUAL PROP... ...d tools, he quickly found the following: that Mr. Hayward died in Merced County, California; that Hayward left his entire estate to his wife, Eliza... ... to attend but not participate in the roundtables that space is limited. Seats will be available on a first–come, first–served basis. However, all... ...ig et al./Save The Music and Creative Commons Fred Goldstein/Los Angeles County Museum of Art Maura King Steven Metalitz/Motion Picture Associat... ...eum; Indianapolis Museum of Art; The J. Paul Getty Trust; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern...

...used to describe the situation where the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be identified and located by someone who wishes to make use of the work in a manner that requires permission of the copyright owner. Even where the user has made a reasonably diligent effort to find the owner, if the owner is not found, the user faces uncertainty – she cannot determine whether...

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The Path of Splitness

By: Indrek Pringi

... Canadian Copyright: 1072425 Nov 12 th 2009 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not f... ...ed in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the title. The word: ‘Splitness’ is ... ...ng these elements together creates a larger context of awareness which result in a better understanding. For instance: what can you understand a... ...to one's family? Work? Neighbors? Neighborhood? Politically? Municipal? County? State? National? How many charities can one support? Which... ...l might in play for hours… then the spectators would be on the edge of their seats at every single pass, every single set, and every single hit. Ne... ... so involved in the controversies; that fights start breaking out more in the seats than on the ice. Oh, we don’t want the fans to have too much fu... ...as determined by those who died: leaving an empty seat. Never increasing the seats of power unless forced to do so. Increasing the seats of power a... ...rous split-identities. Try to resolve just how your street-neighborhood-city- county-province-state-national-political identity fits with your family... ...ons. Then you are supposed to love your country, your city, your state, your county, etc…. Without ever being loved back by any of these abstract ...

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Life on the Mississippi

By: Mark Twain

...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei ther the Pennsylvania St... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Life on the Mississippi by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens) ,... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ...elations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basi... ...pse between glimpses of a marvel. If somebody should discover a creek in the county next to the one that the North Pole is in, Europe and America woul... ...f France received on parchment a stupendous accession. The fertile plains of Texas; the vast Life on the Mississippi Mark T wain 13 basin of the M... ... a barkeeper on a boat; four sons of the chief merchant, and two sons of the county judge, became pilots. Pilot was the grandest position of all. The ... ...tsburgh, little trading scows from every where, and broad horns from “Posey County,” Indiana, freighted with “fruit and furniture”—the usual term for... ...e,” said the Indian, “I will take you there.” They went, and they took their seats near the door. The council lodge was filled with warriors, amusing ...

...Excerpt: The ?Body Of The Nation? But the basin of the Mississippi is the body of the nation. All the other parts are but members, important in themselves, yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1,250,000 squar...

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This Publication of Mark Twains the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

By: Mark Twain

...harge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Penn sylvania Sta... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , the Pennsyl... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them,... ... extremest form of the back woods Southwestern dialect; the ordinary “Pike County” dia lect; and four modified varieties of this last. The shading... ...“Watchman your grandmother,” I says; “there ain’t noth ing to watch but the texas and the pilothouse; and do you reckon anybody’s going to resk his l... ... had to account for things some way, so I says: “My folks was living in Pike County, in Missouri, where I was born, and they all died off but me and P... ...nly two nights more, on accounts of pressing London engage ments, where the seats is all sold already for it in Drury Lane; and then he makes them an... ... around. Then the people begun to flock in, and the beats and the girls took seats in the front row at the head of the coffin, and for a half an hour... ...hats, and putting them on, and scratch ing their heads, and changing their seats, and fumbling with their buttons. I warn’t easy myself, but I didn’...

...Excerpt: In this book a number of dialects are used, to wit: the Missouri negro dialect; the extremest form of the backwoods Southwestern dialect; the ordinary ?Pike County? dialect; and four modified varieties of this last. The shadi...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 7 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 7 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Seven is a publication of the Penn- sylvania Stat... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...vent. The locality of nearly all this seems to be St. Joseph and Buchanan County. I wish you to give special attention to this region, particularly... ...d, as I suppose, for the purpose of shutting out improper appli- cants for seats in the House of Representatives; and I fear there is some danger that... ...gress, passed last session, intended to exclude applicants not entitled to seats, but which, there is reason to fear, will be used to exclude some who... ... sent to me, so as to multiply the chances of the delegation getting their seats. Let it be done without publicity. Below is a form which may answer... ...ON, W ASHINGTON, D. C., November 23, 1863. E. P. EV ANS, West Union, Adams County, Ohio: Y ours to Governor Chase in behalf of John A Welch is before ... ...uary 20, 1864. HON. W. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C.: In county and State elections, must citizens of Tennessee take the oath prescr...

...Excerpt: In June last a division was substantially lost at or near Winchester, Va. At the time, it was under General Milroy as immediate commander in the field, General Schenck as department commander at Baltimore, and General Halleck...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 1 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 1 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume One is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...and some of his pieces were even deemed good enough for publication in the county weekly. Thus he won a neighborhood reputation as a clever young man,... ...m a friend to buy a new suit of clothes—”store clothes” fit for a Sangamon County statesman; and thus adorned he set out for the state capital, Vandal... ...ment upon grave affairs of state with a story about “a man out in Sangamon County,”—a story, to be sure, strikingly clinching his point, but sadly lac... ..., and their hundreds of others, scampering away with the pub- lic money to Texas, to Europe, and to every spot of the earth where a villain may hope t... ...ham Lincoln: V ol One were unwilling to see the temples of justice and the seats of independent judges occupied by the tools of faction. The declarati...

...Introduction: Immediately after Lincoln?s re-election to the Presidency, in an off-hand speech, delivered in response to a serenade by some of his admirers on the evening of November 10, 1864, he spoke as follows: ?It has long been a grave question whether any government not too strong for the lib...

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American Notes for General Circulation

By: Charles Dickens

...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk . Neither the Pennsylvania State ... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens , th... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...d an unusual love of the open air; and that the favourite and most coveted seats were invariably those nearest to the door. The tea table, too, was by... ...ch was Sunday. I am afraid to say, by the way, how many offers of pews and seats in church for that morning were made to us, by formal note of invitat... ... out any guide or leader, to a spacious music hall, where they took their seats in an orchestra erected for that purpose, and listened with manifest ... ... but slumber, in the House of Lords. I have seen elections for borough and county, and have never been impelled (no matter which party won) to damage ... ... have a display of goods in their windows, such as may be seen in thriving county towns in England; and there are some which would do no discredit to ... ...e learn that the Hon. Charles C. P. Arndt, Member of the Council for Brown county, was shot dead on the floor of the concil chamber, by James R. Vin...

...Excerpt: It is nearly eight years since this book was first published. I present it, unaltered, in the Cheap Edition; and such of my opinions as it expresses, are quite unaltered too. My readers have opportunities of judging for themselves whether the influences and tendencies which I distrust in America, have any exist...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 5 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 5 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Five is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...t calculation of beating you and your friends for the lower house, in that county. They offer to bet upon it. Billings and Job, respec- tively, have b... ... the Constitution, were to some extent members of that convention, holding seats at the same time in 73 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five on... ...ings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished... ...f the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon County, Illinois. My paternal grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, emigrated from ... ... of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, by combinations too power- ful to be suppressed by the ordinary cour... ...f South Carolina, Geor- gia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and the laws of the United States for the collection of the revenue ...

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North America Volume Two

By: Anthony Trollope

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. North America: Volume Two by Anthony Trollope, the Pennsylvania... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...ern stars—of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Iowa; nor did he dream of Texas conquered, Louisiana purchased, and Missouri and Kansas rescued from ... ...tter of course, much less crowded. There are 34 States, and, therefore, 68 seats and 68 desks only are required. These also are arranged in a horsesho... ...s a sad array of empty chairs when I was in Washington, nineteen or twenty seats being va- cant in consequence of secession. In this house the Vice- P... ...tly dressed man. Any arrangement for classes is in America impossible; the seats intended for gentlemen must, as a matter of course, be open to all me... ...rs, and al- most always to the detriment of the South. In 1845 Florida and Texas were admitted into the Union as slave States. I think that no State h... ... kinsman than I do in your Englishman. I never ask an Englishman from what county he comes, or what was his town. To Irishmen I usually put such quest...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 6 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 6 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Six is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...m that the States of South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennes- see, North Carolina, and the State of... ...inia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis- sippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas in an orderly manner seize and use any property, real o... ... Gamble tele- graphed me, asking that the assessments outside of St. Louis County might be suspended, as they already have been within it, and this mo... ...ev. John M. Robinson, of Colum- bia, Missouri; James L. Matthews, of Boone County, Mis- souri; and James L. Stephens, also of Boone County, Mis- souri... ...ongress. If Louisiana shall send members to Congress, their admis- sion to seats will depend, as you know, upon the respective Houses, and not upon th... ... in question without dependence upon any other government, State, city, or county. It is, however, within the range of prac- tical convenience to conf...

...ist of the navy for the command of squadrons and single ships such officers as he may believe that the good of the service requires to be thus placed in command; and such officers may, if upon the recommendation of the President of the United States they shall receive a vote of thanks of Congress for their services and gallantry in action against an enemy, be restored to t...

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What Is Man and Other Essays of Mark Twain

By: Mark Twain

...ge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the docu ment or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. What Is Man and Other Essays by Mark T wain (Samuel L. Clemens... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them, a... ...Is Man and Other Essays 120 changed. A slave came flying from Palmyra, the county seat, a few miles back, and was about to escape in a canoe to Illin... ...no choice. It brought in a true bill, and pres ently the case went to the county court. The trial was a fine sensation. The prisoner was the principa... ...fine and picturesque thing. It drew a vast crowd. Good places in trees and seats on rail fences sold for half a dollar apiece; lemonade and ginger br... ...e were thirty What Is Man and Other Essays 128 thousand kings reigning in County Cork alone in his time, fifteen hundred years ago. It got so that th... ...was appointed for the trial of the case. On that day the judges took their seats in state, and proclama tion was made that the court was ready for bu... ...er, you must use the cable and get about it immediately or you will get no seats, and you must cable for lodgings, too. Then if you are lucky you will...

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Democracy in America

By: Alexis de Tocqueville

...Henry Reeve A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocqueville, trans. Henry Reev... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ained within the document or for the file as an elec- tronic transmission, in any way. Democracy in America, Volumes One and Two by Alexis de Tocquevi... ...queville could not foresee. Yet, in his commendation of the local town and county governments, he applauds and sustains that elementary feature of our... ...he other hand, it may be said that the town- ship was organized before the county, the county before the State, the State before the Union. In New Eng... ...uman body. The town- 77 Tocqueville ship is the lowest in order, then the county, and lastly the State; and I propose to devote the following chapter... ... bers who should vote for a law of this kind would be sure of losing their seats.” “Whence I am to infer,” replied I, “that the drinking population co... ...d manufacture centres in the hands of the Anglo-Americans. But the case of Texas is still more striking: the State of T exas is a part of Mexico, and ... ...ection, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration...

...Excerpt: In the eleven years that separated the Declaration of the Independence of the United States from the completion of that act in the ordination of our written Constitution, the great minds of America were bent upon the study of...

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain

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The Pit a Story of Chicago

By: Frank Norris

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Nei- ther the Pennsylvania State... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania S... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in En- glish, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ...d with his family emigrate toward the Mississippi. He had come to Sangamon County in Illinois. For a time he tried wheat-raising, until the War, which... ...II II II II II LAURA DEARBORN’S native town was Barrington, in Worces- ter County, Massachusetts. Both she and Page had been born there, and there had... ...back of them, and in linen coats, or in their shirt-sleeves, went to their seats, or, sitting upon their tables, called back and forth to each other, ... ...e grunt of protest. “Pshaw! Laura’s all right. The handsomest girl in Cook County.” “Well, that’s not much to do with it, Charlie,” sighed Mrs. Cressl... ...nd or water.” Mr. Cressler and young Miss Gretry appeared. They took their seats behind Page and Aunt Wess’, and the party exchanged greetings in low ... ...d to keep an eye upon the reports from the little 151 Frank Norris county seats and “centres” in the winter wheat States. These, in part, seemed to c...

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Nutties Father

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

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Main Street

By: Sinclair Lewis

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, the Pennsylvania State Universit... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...aisle beside her is an extremely indignant parrakeet in a cage. Two facing seats, overflowing with a Slovene iron-miner’s family, are littered with sh... ...no park to rest the eyes. And since not Gopher Prairie but Wakamin was the county- seat, there was no court-house with its grounds. She glanced throug... ...ng-camp minus its vigor. In front of the saloons, farmwives sitting on the seats of wagons, waiting for their husbands to become drunk and ready to st... ...way’s House Furnishing Emporium. A vista of heavy oak rockers with leather seats, asleep in a dismal row. Billy’s Lunch. Thick handleless cups on the ... ...Anoka.” “He did not!” roared Mr. Stowbody. “He settled first in Blue Earth County, him and his father!” (“What’s the point at issue?” Carol whispered ... ... mostly it’s be- cause I mean something. I’m about the only man in Johnson County that remembers the joker in the Declaration of Inde- pendence about ...

...Excerpt: This is America--a town of a few thousand, in a region of wheat and corn and dairies and little groves. The town is, in our tale, called ?Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.? But its Main Street is the continuation of Main Streets everywhere. The story would be the same in Ohi...

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By: Conan Doyle

...The Strand July 1891 through June 1892. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Contents A Scandal in Bohemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 I . . ... ...nture of the Copper Beeches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 A Scandal in Bohemia 1 A Scandal in Bohemia 1 I T O SHERLOCK HOLMES she is always... ...is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was ... ...aid is always either worthless or else biased. If you will keep the two corner seats I shall get the tickets.” We had the carriage to ourselves save f... ...l something to my medical instincts? I rang the bell and called for the weekly county paper, which contained a verbatim account of the inquest. In the... ...Lon don, the name is that which is given to one of the states of the Union.” “Texas, I think.” 92 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes “I was not and a... ... “Let me introduce you,” he shouted, “to Mr. Neville St. Clair, of Lee, in the county of Kent.” Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man’s f... ...ut this whistle and metallic sound? Could you swear to it?” “That was what the county coroner asked me at the inquiry. It is my strong impression that... ...an out of the way of danger. “Well,” said our engineer ruefully as we took our seats to return once more to London, “it has been a pretty business for...

...Excerpt: A Scandal in Bohemia; TO SHERLOCK HOLMES she is always the woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to lov...

...Table of Contents: A Scandal in Bohemia, 1 -- I, 1 -- II, 9 -- III, 18 -- The Red-headed League, 21 -- A Case of Identity, 41 -- The Boscombe Valley Mystery, 56 -- The Five Orange Pips, 77 -- The Man with the Twisted Lip, 93 -- The Adventure of the Blue ...

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Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief

By: James Fenimore Cooper

...phy of a Pocket-Handkerchief by James Fenimore Cooper Originally published in Graham’ s Magazine (Jan.-Apr. 1843) A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by James Fenimore Cooper... ...d a-year; and he owned the fee of some fifteen or eighteen farms in Orange county, that were falling in from three-lives leases, and which had been in... ...e happy, Julia,” quietly observed Mary Warren, as the two girls took their seats side by side in Mrs. Monson’s chariot. “The surprise to me is, that y... ...t do. The marriage was found to stand all the usual tests, and Tom went to Texas. To return to the Electronics Classics Series site, go to http://www....

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Bram Stoker's Dracula

By: Bram Stoker

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Moby Dick; Or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

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Moby-Dick or the Whale

By: Herman Melville

...Moby Dick or The Whale HERMAN MELVILLE 1851 IN TOKEN OF MY ADMIRATION FOR HIS GENIUS, This book is Inscribed TO NATHANI... ... Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 57 Of Whales in Paint; in Teeth; in Wood; in Sheet Iron; in Stone; in Mountains; in Star... ...rk Massacre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 67 Cutting In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 68 The Bla... ...n oceans, as the three pirate powers did Poland. Let America add Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm all India, and ... ...t of tossing overboard the clumsy wooden block, it caught under one of the seats of the boat, and in an instant tore it out and carried it away, dropp... ...land, but a Fast Fish? What to that apostolic lancer, Brother Jonathan, is Texas but a Fast Fish? And concerning all these, is not Possession the whol... ...d him off to ten times the natural lustre with which in his native Tolland County in Connecticut, he had once enlivened many a fiddler’s frolic on the ... ...White Whale; he’ll nail ye! This is a pine tree. My father, in old Tolland county, cut down a pine tree once, and found a silver ring grown over in it... ...35 the line, and hold it so; and commanded the crew to turn round on their seats, and tow the boat up to the mark; the moment the treacherous line fel...

...Excerpt: Etymology (SUPPLIED BY A LATE CONSUMPTIVE USHER TO A GRAMMAR SCHOOL.); The pale Usher --threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a queer handkerchief, mockingly embellished with all the gay flags of all the known nations of the world. He loved to dus...

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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes Volume 2 of 7

By: Abraham Lincoln

...The Writings of Abraham Lincoln In Seven V olumes V olume 2 of 7 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...te Electronic Classics Series Publication The Writings of Abraham Lincoln in Seven Volumes – Volume Two is a publication of the Pennsyl- vania State ... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... .... If the old system be thought to be vague, as to all the delegates of the county voting the same way, or as to instructions to them as to whom they a... ...join in proposing them only because I choose to leave the decision in each county to the Whigs of the county, to be made as their own judg- ment and c... ...sus, we shall see by the old plan, and by your pro- posed new plan, Morgan County, with a population 16,541, has but ...... 8 votes While Sangamon wit... ...se of Repre- sentatives entitled “An Act authorizing postmasters at county seats of justice to receive subscriptions for news- papers and periodicals,... ... seaboard, it will be compensated by the ac- cumulation of funds at county seats, where the contrac- tors on those routes can be paid to that extent b... ...assed the Ne- braska Bill a majority of the whole Senate will retain their seats in spite of the elections of this and the next year. But if at these ...

...urs of the 9th instant is duly received, which I do not meet as a ?bore,? but as a most welcome visitor. I will answer the business part of it first. In relation to our Congress matter here, you were right in supposing I would support the nominee. Neither Baker nor I, however, is the man, but Hardin, so far as I can judge from present appearances. We shall have no split or...

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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

By: Ulysses S. Grant

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Leaves of Grass

By: Walt Whitman

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...gnomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I say the Form complete is worthier far, The Female equally with the Male I sing. Of Life immense in passion, pulse, and power, Cheerful, for freest action form?d under the laws divine, The Modern Man I sing....

...s LEAVES OF GRASS.......................8 BOOK I. INSCRIPTIONS..................9 One?s-Self I Sing...................................9 As I Ponder?d in Silence.....................10 In Cabin?d Ships at Sea.......................11 To Foreign Lands................................12 To a Historian.....................................12 To Thee Old Cause.......................

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North America Volume One

By: Anthony Trollope

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Walden, Or Life in the Woods

By: Henry David Thoreau

...Henry David Thoreau s or Life in the Woods This publication of Walden, or Life in the Woods is part of Th... ...ng Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, faculty editor. Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau is a publication of the Pennsylvani... ...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ork. We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing impor tant to communic... ...ings; but there are very few halls for free worship or free speech in this county. It should not be by their architecture, but why not even by their p... ...4 Above the active. This low abject brood, That fix their seats in mediocrity, Become your servile minds; but we advance ... ... It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail. Old Cato, whose “De Re Rustica” is my “Cultivator,” says an... ...d, having paddled my boat to the middle, and ly ing on my back across the seats, in a summer fore noon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the b... ...s catching a fair string, and he said it was his luck; but when we changed seats in the boat luck changed seats too. Poor John Field!nI trust he does ...

Excerpt: Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau.

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Walden Or, Life in the Woods

By: Henry David Thoreau

...als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 The Pond in Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Spr... ... HEN I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myse... ... neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands ... ... York. We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communic... ...ldings; but there are very few halls for free worship or free speech in this county. It should not be by their architecture, but why not even by their... ...ted passive fortitude Above the active. This low abject brood, That fix their seats in mediocrity, Become your servile minds; but we advance Such virtu... ...d. It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail. Old Cato, whose “De Re Rusticˆ a” is my “Cultivator,” says, ... ...illed, having paddled my boat to the middle, and lying on my back across the seats, in a summer forenoon, dreaming awake, until I was aroused by the b... ...was catching a fair string, and he said it was his luck; but when we changed seats in the boat luck changed seats too. Poor John Field! — I trust he d...

...Excerpt: WHEN I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. ...

... -- Higher Laws, 132 -- Brute Neighbors, 140 -- House-Warming, 149 -- Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors, 160 -- Winter Animals, 169 -- The Pond in Winter, 176 -- Spring, 186 -- Conclusion, 199...

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Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Bill Clinton

...arge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Stat... ...contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. INAUGURAL ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES , ... ... ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them.... ... governed in a body, and whose dominions seldom exceeded the dimensions of a county in one of our States, a tumultuous and disorderly movement per mi... ...to distribute the burdens as equally as possible among them. The Republic of Texas has made known her desire to come into our Union, to form a part of... ...with us the blessings of liberty secured and guaranteed by our Constitution. Texas was once a part of our country—was unwisely ceded away to a foreign... ...e question of annexation as belonging ex clusively to the United States and Texas. They are inde pendent powers competent to contract, and foreign n... ...is no vision the people perish. The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple t... ...earth. Harry S. Truman INAUGURAL ADDRESS THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1949 A former county judge, Senator and Vice President, Harry S. Truman had taken the o...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...HE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin’s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992... ...Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From t... ...First World Trade Center Bombing 71 3.2 Adaptation—and Nonadaptation— ...in the Law Enforcement Community 73 3.3 . . . and in the Federal Aviation... ... their way to the gate for American 11. Atta, Omari, and Suqami took their seats in business class (seats 8D, 8G, and 10B, respectively).The Shehri br... ...ass (seats 8D, 8G, and 10B, respectively).The Shehri brothers had adjacent seats in row 2 (Wail in 2A,Waleed in 2B), in the first- class cabin.They bo... ...ous. 19 The four men boarded the plane between 7:39 and 7:48. All four had seats in the first-class cabin; their plane had no business-class section. ... ...the event—a plane crash, fire, and partial building collapse—the Arlington County Fire Department served as incident com- mander. Different agencies h... ...ncident required a major rescue, fire, and medical response from Arlington County at the U.S. military’s headquarters—a facility under the control of ... ...d the daily operations and emergency management requirements of Arlington County and all bordering and sur- rounding jurisdictions. 191 At 9:37, the ...

... a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992?1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda?s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996?1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERR...

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Magnum Bonum or Mother Careys Brood

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

...rge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State U... ...ntained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Magnum Bonum, or Mother Carey’s Brood by Charlotte M. Yonge, th... ...ngoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. C... ...uick in answers: Thou heatest my blood. —Love’s Labours Lost. KEM’STER, as county tradition pronounced what was spelt Kenminster, a name meaning St. K... ...f the tower. It was partaken of standing, or sitting at case on the window-seats, a form or two, an old carved chair, or on the stairs, the children a... ...n in the middle of a mighty and solemn dinner party! All the grandees, the county people (this in a deep and awful voice), sitting up in their chignon... ..., there’s an embargo on the other poor fellows.” They had just taken their seats, and the train was in mo- tion, when a heated headlong boy came dashi... ... It led up between high hedges to the brow of one of the many hills of the county , whence they could look down into the hollow, a perfect cup, scoope... ...y fountain, whose feather of spray rose and plashed coolness. Near it were seats where Miss Ogilvie and Janet were discov- ered with books and work. T...

...ke her with them, for their sister has children, and she will have to roam from room to room before the whitewashers, which is not what I should wish in the critical state of chest left by measles.?...

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The Golden Bowl

By: Henry James

...erson who contributes to the case mainly a certain amount of criticism and in terpretation of it. Again and again, on review, the shorter things in e... ...ries have ranged themselves not as my own impersonal account of the affair in hand, but as my account of somebody’s impression of it—the terms of this... ...ness—that is, as I say, its effective interest—enriched by the way. I have in other words constantly inclined to the idea of the particular attaching ... ...undiminished existence. She had him, it was true, only in America, only in Texas, in Nebraska, in Arizona or somewhere—somewhere that, at old Fawns Ho... ...ebraska, in Arizona or somewhere—somewhere that, at old Fawns House in the county of Kent, scarcely figured as a definite place at all; it showed someho... ...nt and above, the safe sense of the whole place yet prevailed in lamps and seats and flagged walks, hovering also overhead in the close neighbourhood o... ...y unattainable ideals, still falling back, beyond the sea, to their native seats, for renewals of the moral, financial, conversational—one scarce knew ...

...some person who contributes to the case mainly a certain amount of criticism and interpretation of it. Again and again, on review, the shorter things in especial that I have gathered into this Series have ranged themselves not as my own impersonal account of the affair in hand, but as my account of somebody?s impression of it--the terms of this person?s access to it and es...

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