W Gordon: 94 books

Manuscript and Recorded Collections Acquired and/or Indexed by Robert Winslow Gordon in the Archive of Folk Culture Robert Winslow Gordon was the first head of the Archive of American Folk-Song, Library of Congress, 1928-1932. Compiled by Joseph C. Hickerson and Gregory Jenkins Arthur Mss. See Odum-Arthur...

The Sauciest Boy in the Service: A Story of Pluck and Perseverance written by W. Gordon-Stables who was a prolific author of adventure fiction, primarily for boys.  This book is one of many works by him. It has already published in 1911. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is...

Lawyers and judges often make arguments based on history - on the authority of precedent and original constitutional understandings. They argue both to preserve the inspirational, heroic past and to discard its darker pieces - such as feudalism and slavery, the tyranny of princes and priests, and...

School violence is a burning issue these days. This book provides an in-depth analysis of violence prevention programs and an assessment of their effectiveness, using data from observations, individual interviews, and focus groups, as well as published data from the schools. It is distinguished by...

A thrilling tale of the sea and service, written for younger men.

In general, Revelation studies continue to favour going outside or behind the text (in search of its context of origin, via the historical-critical paradigm) or, more recently, in front of the text (to investigate the book's reception history, past and present). To date, relatively little synchronic...

First published in 1884, this volume constitutes a detailed and practical treatise on the health benefits of cycling and how to benefit from them. Although old, it contains much in the way of timeless information, making it of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in healthy living...

A fast moving yarn of the Cox Family and their Catskill Mountain farm on the eve of the agricultural industrial revolution. Well-developed characters take you through a year in the lives of three generations of the Cox family. . Family relationships are rich in detail, the civil war veteran, his father...

When the star of Edric Davies basketball team succumbs to injury, he steps up to save the day. Suddenly, Edric has the world at his fingertips; fame, popularity, even the girl. But, for a poor kid in a rich town, that just isn't how it works. In Mount Collier, kids like Edric can't have it all. He is...

As if growing up amidst the Great Depression isn't difficult enough, Paul Miller is dealing with a terrifying family secret. As the pressures of the Depression mount, Paul can no longer ignore the evidence piling up around him. The choices he makes will set him on a collision course with his family...

A young woman is viciously murdered in Queens. The killer has left every indication that this will be the first in a long reign of terror. Detective Kate Manning is hunting the elusive butcher while desperately trying to decipher his message. Following the trail of blood, Kate will be pushed to her...

Toxic Trout is the author’s ninth Macduff Brooks Fly Fishing Mystery novel. Lucinda and Macduff are having breakfast at their Mill Creek, Montana log cabin when they notice the creek has turned golden. They follow the creek upstream and learn that toxic waste from a long-abandoned but reopened gold...

Barbed wire is strung across the Gallatin River in Montana. Why? This 7th of the series continues Macduff's search for his love Lucinda, who was abducted by her former husband. Meanwhile, Guatemalan Juan Pablo Herzog is trying to learn about Macduff which takes the actiion to Portugal and Italy. Additionally a former client of Macduff is trying to murder him.