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A Woman's Wartime Journal
An Account of the Passage over Georgia's Plantation of Sherman's Army on the March to the Sea, as Recorded in the Diary of Dolly Sumner Lunt (Mrs. Thomas Burge)
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Dolly Sumner Lunt begins her diary, A Woman's Wartime Journal, published in 1918, by recalling her anxiety about the approach of General Sherman's Union army on January 1, 1864. While she worries about the arrival of Sherman's troops and their habit of pillaging and burning everything in their path,...
Uncle Tom's Story of His Life
An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
This 1876 version of Josiah Henson's autobiography, the first of many editions issued by British editor John Lobb, followed the original 1849 edition and a much-expanded 1858 version. The autobiography traces Henson's life from his birth into slavery in Maryland in 1789; his escape to Canada in 1830;...
Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave
Written by Himself
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
By 1849, the Narrative of William W. Brown was in its fourth edition, having sold over 8,000 copies in less than eighteen months and making it one of the fastest-selling antislavery tracts of its time. The book's popularity can be attributed both to the strong voice of its author and Brown's notoriety...
by Moses Grandy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Born into slavery in North Carolina around 1786, Moses Grandy was bequeathed to his young playmate, his original owner's son, when they were both eight years old. Hired out until he was twenty-one, Grandy describes each of his temporary masters--some cruel and some kind. His first wife is sold shortly...
Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles
Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
First published in 1829, Walker's Appeal called on slaves to rise up and free themselves. The two subsequent versions of his document (including the reprinted 1830 edition published shortly before Walker's death) were increasingly radical. Addressed to the whole world but directed primarily to people...
The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina
Their Origin and Racial Status
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, NC, written by George Edwin Butler (1868-1941) and composed only a year after Special Indian Agent Orlando McPherson's Indians of North Carolina report, was an appeal to the state of North Carolina to create schools for the "Croatans" of Sampson County...
American Slavery As It Is
Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Compiled by a prominent abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld, American Slavery As It Is combines information taken from witnesses, and from active and former slave owners, to generate a condemnation of slavery from both those who observed it and those who perpetuated it. The narrative describes the appalling...
The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Negro Patriot of Hayti
Comprising an Account of the Struggle for Liberty in the Island, and a Sketch of Its History to the Present Period
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743-1803) won international renown in the Haitian fight for independence. He led thousands of former slaves into battle against French, Spanish, and English forces, routing the Europeans and seizing control of the entire island of Hispaniola. L'Ouverture became governor and...
by Norm Champ
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
An insider’s look at the SEC and the changes needed to strengthen the U.S. financial system
In 2008, Americans were reeling from the devastating financial crisis that caused the Great Recession. There were searing questions about how the crisis was allowed to happen and calls for immediate...
by Greg N. Gregoriou
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Value-at-Risk (VaR) is a powerful tool for assessing market risk in real time— a critical insight when making trading and hedging decisions. The VaR Modeling Handbook is the most complete, up-to-date reference on the subject for today’s savvy investors, traders, portfolio managers, and other asset...
by ITpreneurs Nederland B.V.
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
Prepare for CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam CLO-001 with McGraw-Hill Professional—a Platinum-Level CompTIA Authorized Partner offering Authorized CompTIA Approved Quality Content to give you the competitive edge on exam day.
Filled with practice questions, CompTIA Cloud Essentials Certification Study...
by James Pyles, Michael Pastore, Michael J. Chapple
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!
CompTIA A+ Certification Practice Exams, Second Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802) is filled with more than 1000 realistic practice questions to prepare you for these challenging exams. To help you understand the material, in-depth explanations of both...
by The Editors of Think Italian! Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2017
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A first-class ticket to building key Italian language skills
From the bestselling Read & Think...
by McGraw-Hill Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
Turn any disagreement, conflict, and personality clash into productive dialog with Perfect Phrases for Communications
Two eBooks in One!
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. But you don't have to sit back and watch it spread into an uncontrollable fire. When you have the right words and...