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"My Life and Work" is the autobiography of Henry Ford. Written in conjunction with Samuel Crowther, «My Life and Work» chronicles the rise and success of one of the greatest American entrepreneurs and businessmen. Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company will forever be identified with early 20th century American industrialism. The innovations to business and direct impact on the American economy of Henry Ford and his company are immeasurable. His story is brilliantly chronicled in this classic...
| Автор | Henry Ford |
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "My Life as an Indian" is the memoir of James Willard Schultz. The book tells the story of his first year living with the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians east of Glacier. Contents: Fort Benton The Ruse of a Savage Lover The Tragedy of the Marias A War Trip for Horses Days With the Game The Story of the Crow Woman A White Buffalo A Winter on the Marias I Have a Lodge of My Own The...
| Автор | James Willard Schultz |
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "My Life as an Indian" is the memoir of James Willard Schultz. The book tells the story of his first year living with the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians east of Glacier. Contents: Fort Benton The Ruse of a Savage Lover The Tragedy of the Marias A War Trip for Horses Days With the Game The Story of the Crow Woman A White Buffalo A Winter on the Marias I Have a Lodge of My Own The...
| Автор | James Willard Schultz |
The sort of autobiography of which 'My Literary Passions' is an example is always interesting. Mr. Howells is by no means the first to write upon the theme of «Books Which Have Influenced Me», but we do not just now think of anyone before him who has made it the subject of a whole volume. Mr. Howells has had many «literary passions»– fifty, or thereabouts, to reckon only from the chapter headings—and in not a few cases it is obvious that he has loved not wisely, but too well. What we...
| Автор | William Dean Howells |
The sort of autobiography of which 'My Literary Passions' is an example is always interesting. Mr. Howells is by no means the first to write upon the theme of «Books Which Have Influenced Me», but we do not just now think of anyone before him who has made it the subject of a whole volume. Mr. Howells has had many «literary passions»– fifty, or thereabouts, to reckon only from the chapter headings—and in not a few cases it is obvious that he has loved not wisely, but too well. What we...
| Автор | William Dean Howells |
Старых русских городов в Центральной России немало: Сергиев Посад и Александров, Ростов Великий и Переславль-Залесский, Бежецк и Юрьев-Польский… Ко многим из них история отнеслась безжалостно: великие в своем древнерусском прошлом, они постепенно приходили в упадок, теряли свое экономическое и политическое значение, были заброшены в советский период и чуть не добиты перестройкой и диким ельцинским капитализмом. XX век они провожали с разбитыми пыльными улицами, многочисленными церковными...
| Автор | Владимир Гречухин |
"Myth, Ritual and Religion" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by a Scottish author Andrew Lang first published in 1887, in which he explained the «irrational» elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Volume 1: Systems of Mythology New System Proposed The Mental Condition of Savages – Confusion With Nature – Totemism The Mental Condition of Savages – Magic – Metamorphosis – Metaphysic – Psychology Nature Myths Non-aryan Myths of the Origin of the World...
| Автор | Andrew Lang |