J Houston: 18 books
Black Warriors: the Buffalo Soldiers of World War Ii
Memories of the Only Negro Infantry Division to Fight in Europe During World War Ii
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Numbering 4,000 select officers and men, Combat Team 370 was part of n Europe during World War II the 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Negro division to fight in Europe during World War II. In Black Warriors: The Buffalo Soldiers of World War II, author Ivan J. Houston recounts his experiences,...
This Is My Story
I Once Was Lost, Volume Ii
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
In This Is My Story: I Once was Lost, Volume II, Theron J. Houston continues with an anthology of his life. In this book, you will see how God has become an essential part of his life and his discovery of the power of prayer. When your life appears to be out of order and out of control, we all still...
by Theron J. Houston
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
Have you ever felt so down that you feel like God has turned away from you? In this pensive anthology, Theron J. Houston shares reflections of a life journey filled with inner and external struggles that led him astray. I Once Was Lost captures his battle in spiritual warfare. It is a frank reflection...
The Garden Cottage Diaries
My Year in the Eighteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
"Done with great wit and intelligent determination"( The Guardian) "A riveting tale of a rather extraordinary journey" (Family History Monthly) Bemoaning the evils of the modern diet, Fiona Houston was challenged to prove her claim that people ate better 200 years ago than they...
Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide
Justice and Violence
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
This study guide to Amos is divided into three parts. The first sets out to describe the genre, style, shape and aim of the text, along with its leading ideas, with the help of recent scholarship on the Hebrew Bible in general and the prophets in particular. Special note is taken of the many images...
The Sash Canada Wore
A Historical Geography of the Orange Order in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1980
Here is the story of the rise, spread, and fall of the Orange Order in Canada. Beginning in 1800, the Order grew steadily in many parts of the country during the nineteenth century, reaching its peak in the early part of the twentieth century. Since then, with the changes in Canadian society, the...
Irish Emigration and Canadian Settlement
Patterns, Links, and Letters
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1990
In mid-nineteenth-century Canada, the Irish outnumbered the English and Scots two to one. Yet they have been much less studied than their US counterparts, even though their experience was very different. Irish settlers arrived earlier in Canada, formed a larger proportion of the founding communities,...
by Cecil J. Houston, William J. Smyth
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Canada is as much a nation of immigrants as the United States. And what is the link between this, the second largest country in the world, and the province of Ulster? No Country contributed more to the establishment of Canada than Ireland. And of the 500,000 souls who arrived there in a constant stream...
by J. Houston
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
by Edwin J. Houston
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2013
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I. The Volcanic Eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 1 II. Some Effects of the Eruption of Krakatoa 12 III. The Volcanic Island of Hawaii 26 IV. The Volcanic Island of Iceland 46 V. Vesuvius 58 VI....
by A.J. Houston
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2012
'Alien Connection', is situated several hundred years into the future and is about an electrical engineer, Arthur Barthol, and his adventures after he is recruited to install communications equipment on the first space station which will act as a meeting ground for humans and aliens from other worlds....
Justice
The Biblical Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
What does the Bible have to say about justice, and what relevance has this for people, particularly Christians, today? 'Justice: The Biblical Challenge' offers readers a balanced assessment of the biblical treatment of justice and what we might learn from this. The book opens with a brief overview...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics
Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Over 40 years ago the historic Kerner Commission Report declared that America was undergoing an urban crisis whose effects were disproportionately felt by underclass populations. In America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-blind Politics, Curtis Ivery and Joshua Bassett explore the persistence...
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