![]() He died about three weeks before the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery. Smith devoted much of his life to working with abolitionists to end the enslavement of Black people in the South. As a physician, he treated both Black and white patients, and also served as the chief doctor at the New York City Colored Orphan Asylum. When he returned to New York City in 1837, he established his own medical office and pharmacy at 93 West Broadway - making him the first African American doctor with his own practice in the United States. ![]() Smith had a keen interest in languages, mastering Latin, Greek, and French, and developed a working knowledge of Hebrew, Italian, Spanish, and German. He was denied admission to American colleges because he was Black, but he was able to attend the University of Glasgow in Scotland, where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and medical degrees by age 24.ĭr. Born into slavery in New York City in 1813, as a young man James McCune Smith set his sights on becoming a doctor. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Now we go back in time 24 years and learn about Ethan's life.Įthan has walked from his farm and sawmill into town to pick up Mattie Silver from the church dance. ![]() The man tells us that he learned something that night which allowed him to imagine Ethan's story. In the hall the man hears a woman talking angrily, on and on. One night when the weather is particularly bad, Ethan invites the man to stay at his house. When Ethan begins giving him occasional rides to the train station, the two men strike up a friendship. ![]() The man becomes fascinated with Ethan and wants to know his story. Ethan is a man in his early fifties who is obviously strong, and obviously crippled. A nameless engineer is in Starkfield, Massachusetts on business and he first sees Ethan Frome at the post office. Edith Wharton wrote Ethan Frome as a frame story - meaning that the prologue and epilogue constitute a "frame" around the main story ![]() ![]() ![]() There's only one reason for you to read Bartholomew and the Oobleck to your child, and it's called chewing gum. Now get on with reading, you know you want to. 'Bout battle? No sir! 'Bout the fact it was raining.Īuthority, power, class structure, and more. Seuss got the idea from a soldier complaining Is sick of the wind, snow, sunshine, and rain,īut Bartholomew triumphs, as he tends to do.Īnd you're dying to hear where it came from, no doubt. King Derwin (we know, what a terrible name) Lead Bartholomew Cubbins to put up a fight. His ego, his pride, his stubborn "I'm right!" ![]() Who wants what he wants and he wants it with bling.īut he's one awful boss as he readily shows us. He comes in the form of a greedy old king Tells us the story of a pain in the neck. With Seussian words like our fave, shuffle-duffle. It's still super Seussy, no need to kerfluffle, Stay cool, crazy Shmoopers, and give it a go. ![]() ![]() ![]() My new favourite!' Celeste, age 13 for .uk - 'An incredible read full of mystery, wonder and adventure.This is now one of my top ten. *** Cover and interior illustrations by Julia Sarda 'A wonderful book, with a glorious heroine and a true spirit of adventure' - Katherine Rundell, award-winning author of Rooftoppers Katie, age 10 for .uk - 'A brilliant historical detective novel - I read it in one sitting and couldn't put it down! The characters were really believable and the story was so exciting. Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton, Chris Riddells Goth Girl and Robin Stevens Murder Most Unladylike series.You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department storeEnter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and MYSTERIES around every corner. WONDER at the daring theft of the priceless CLOCKWORK SPARROW! TREMBLE as the most DASTARDLY criminals in London enact their wicked plans! GASP as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, CRACK CODES, DEVOUR ICED BUNS and vow to bring the villains to justice. You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair's department store! Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and MYSTERIES around every corner. Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton, Chris Riddell's Goth Girl and Robin Stevens' Murder Most Unladylike series. A fast-paced historical mystery adventure for readers aged 9+, with gorgeous Edwardian period detail. Katherine Woodfine's bestselling debut novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() But it’s probably best known for its onscreen versions: director Stephen Frears’s multiple-Oscar-winning 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons, based on Christopher Hampton’s play Milos Forman’s Valmont, the following year and Roger Kumble’s 1999 salacious teen melodrama Cruel Intentions, which moves the action from pre-Revolutionary France to a setting governed by just as much back-biting and social climbing-a private Manhattan high school. ![]() Since then, his epistolary novel has been adapted multiple times, in multiple countries (Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic), in multiple forms (ballet, theater, opera). Pierre Choderlos de Laclos published Les Liaisons dangereuses-about former lovers who keep their poisonous friendship alive by challenging one another to seduce targets in their elevated social circle-in 1782. ![]() ![]() ![]() A musician himself, Milnes has been collecting songs and stories in West Virginia for more than twenty-five years. He discusses religious music, balladeering, the influence of black musicians and styles, dancing, banjo and dulcimer traditions, and the importance of old-time music as a cultural pillar of West Virginia life. Milnes explores the legacies of the state's best-known performers and musical families. ![]() ![]() These elements have come together to create a body of music tied more to place and circumstance than to ethnicity. Shedding new light on a region that maintains ties to the cultural identities of its earliest European and African inhabitants, Gerald Milnes shows how folk music in West Virginia borrowed rhythmic, melodic, and vocal forms from the Celtic, Anglo, Germanic, and African traditions. While encountering the influences of an increasingly overwhelming popular culture, the men and women in this book follow age-old patterns of folklife and custom, making their own music and dance in celebration of them. ![]() Play of a Fiddle gives voice to people who steadfastly hold to and build on the folk traditions of their ancestors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of good historical fiction will enjoy this book. ![]() In this fictionalized account, trial records and contemporary documents help show how a convergence of social resentments, class antagonism, inter-family rivalries, and simple fear resulted in the deaths of two people, an incident that shocked Switzerland and Europe and apparently gave rise to the term “judicial murder.” Hasler convincingly portrays how those in power made the decisions they did, but she also never loses sight of the innocents who lost their lives. The Blue Witch (Arva Universe) by Kevis Hendrickson (Goodreads Author) 3.21 Rating details 14 ratings 6 reviews The Blue Witch retells the legend of Prince Kodobos, his knights, his love for Enolia and the great war that was waged to rescue her from a jealous king. The townsfolk decide Anna has “corrupted” the girl and hunt her down. The maid is dismissed and leaves town, but the child is taken ill and continues to spit up pins and nails. At first it seems like a good fit, but in October of 1781, she is accused of putting pins in the food and drink of one of the family’s children, a nine-year-old girl who has quarreled with Anna. She accepts a position as a maid for one of Glarus canton’s most powerful families. ![]() In 1780 Switzerland, Anna Goeldin, 46, is unmarried, footloose, and attractive. Big Blue Forever: The Story of Canadas Largest Blue Whale Skeleton by. Written by Evelyn Hassler Mary Bryant (trans.) ![]() ![]() Rowena naturally balks at having to consumate her wedding night but concentrates on her mother’s life and good health. Such is the fate of Rowena and her mother respectable Ladies who must bend to the will of the step-son who wants an alliance with an old rich Lord, a snickering, dirty old Lord closer in image to the word disgust than desire.ĭid I say ire and desire? Wait, it gets worst before it gets better, but well worth the wait. ![]() The story starts with a beating, the one of a mother before the eyes of her daughter the ultimate test of power of a greedy, blood thirsty 12th Century, when women were but chattel, wombs for future destructors, and at best, bargaining chips for political negotiators. Yes, it’s about desire, more like ire and desire. ![]() Now here’s a book you can’t judge by its cover, or rather, by its title. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And dissident Americans flirted with secession while aiding the British as smugglers and spies.ĭuring the war, both sides struggled to sustain armies in a northern land of immense forests, vast lakes, and stark seasonal swings in the weather. ![]() Serving in both armies, Irish immigrants battled one another, reaping charges of rebellion and treason. The border divided Americans-former Loyalists and Patriots-who fought on both sides in the new war, as did native peoples defending their homelands. In a world of double identities, slippery allegiances, and porous boundaries, the leaders of the republic and of the empire struggled to control their own diverse peoples. ![]() Would revolutionary republicanism sweep the British from Canada? Or would the British empire contain, divide, and ruin the shaky American republic? Soldiers, immigrants, settlers, and Indians fought in a northern borderland to determine the fate of a continent. During the early nineteenth century, Britons and Americans renewed their struggle over the legacy of the American Revolution. In this deeply researched and clearly written book, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Alan Taylor tells the riveting story of a war that redefined North America. ![]() ![]() ![]() What not of people know is that he also directed a rom-com in 1971 called There’s Always Vanilla, about a guy leaving the army and then hilariously moving back home to Pittsburgh and relying on an old lady for total physical, emotional and spiritual support. He was best known for his zombie flicks such as Dawn of the Dead (1978) and the one that started the whole walking dead phase, Night of the Living Dead (1968). So we checked out some of his other lesser known classics. Is there a monkey in that movie? I mean, obviously. Acursory glance at his filmography revealed Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (1988) but to be honest, that just seemed like low-hanging fruit. To honour his legacy, Is there a monkey in it? has decided to take a look at some of his films. ![]() Romero died at the age of 77 of lung cancer. Monkey status: One ape-like creature is featured in this film ![]() |