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Mercy Otis Warren has been described as perhaps the most formidable female intellectual in eighteenth-century America. This work (in the first new edition since 1805) is an exciting and comprehensive study of the events of the American Revolution, from the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765 through the ratification of the Constitution in 1788–1789.Steeped in the classical, republican tradition, Warren was a strong proponent of the American Revolution. She was also suspicious of the newly emerging...
| Автор | Mercy Otis Warren |
Mercy Otis Warren has been described as perhaps the most formidable female intellectual in eighteenth-century America. This work (in the first new edition since 1805) is an exciting and comprehensive study of the events of the American Revolution, from the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765 through the ratification of the Constitution in 1788–1789.Steeped in the classical, republican tradition, Warren was a strong proponent of the American Revolution. She was also suspicious of the newly emerging...
| Автор | Mercy Otis Warren |
The preparation of «History of Western Maryland», one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor. In the compilation of this history no authority of importance has been overlooked. The author has carefully examined every source of information open to him, and has availed himself of every fact that could throw new light upon, or impart additional interest to, the subject under consideration. Besides...
| Автор | J. Thomas Scharf |
The preparation of «History of Western Maryland», one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor. In the compilation of this history no authority of importance has been overlooked. The author has carefully examined every source of information open to him, and has availed himself of every fact that could throw new light upon, or impart additional interest to, the subject under consideration. Besides...
| Автор | J. Thomas Scharf |
Трумен Капоте, автор таких бестселлеров, как «Завтрак у Тиффани» (повесть, прославленная в 1961 году экранизацией с Одри Хепберн в главной роли), «Голоса травы», «Другие голоса, другие комнаты», «Призраки в солнечном свете» и прочих, входит в число крупнейших американских прозаиков XX века. Самым значительным произведением Капоте многие считают роман «Хладнокровное убийство», основанный на истории реального преступления и раскрывающий природу насилия как сложного социального и психологического...
| Автор | Трумен Капоте |
The preparation of «History of Western Maryland», one of the most voluminous works on the history of that party of the United States, imposed a vast responsibility and an immense amount of labor. In the compilation of this history no authority of importance has been overlooked. The author has carefully examined every source of information open to him, and has availed himself of every fact that could throw new light upon, or impart additional interest to, the subject under consideration. Besides...
| Автор | J. Thomas Scharf |
«Хочешь, я буду твоей мамой?» – дневник Олеси Лихуновой, мамы семерых детей, пятеро из которых – приёмные. Её уверенность в том, что нет нерешаемых задач, и умение найти простые и логичные ответы на сложные вопросы, способность виртуозно организовать жизнь и обучение детей оказались полезными и вдохновили тысячи читателей, и не только родителей. Эта книга – о том, что значит быть для кого-то опорой, о том, как лечить душевные раны. И сколько всего в жизни возможно совершить. Возможно, даже если...
| Автор | Олеся Лихунова |