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The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists, including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John...

The 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-246) included new provisions that amended the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) to give poultry and swine growers the right to cancel contracts, to require that poultry processors clearly disclose to growers additional required capital investments, to set...

The Battle of Antietam was a crucial turning point in the American Civil War. This staff ride guide examines the Maryland Campaign and Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American history. On 17 September 1862, the Army of the Potomac met the Army...

Author: Mahmoud N. Musa, Adebayo E. AdeyemiISBN-10: 150358805XISBN-13: 9781503588059Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2015Pages: 444Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d

Charles Erskine Scott Wood was an Oregon military officer, translator of Chief Joseph's surrender speech, lawyer, Portland civic leader and supporter of libertarian and anarchist causes. This book provides an introduction to his libertarian philosophy, including reprints of hard-to-find writings.Author: Charles E. S. Wood,...

Obstruction of justice is the impediment of governmental activities. There are a host of federal criminal laws that prohibit obstructions of justice. The six most general outlaw obstruction of judicial proceedings (18 U.S.C. 1503), witness tampering (18 U.S.C. 1512), witness retaliation (18 U.S.C. 1513),...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has operated streamflow-gaging stations in 1,053 watersheds in the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) since 1894. Currently, 223 of these streamgages are active. This report presents selected watershed characteristics for 10,338 watersheds in the UCRB. These watersheds are compared...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

The Problems of Philosophy (1912) is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics: If it is...

This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.Author: Erika LeuchtagISBN-10: 1494064340ISBN-13: 9781494064341Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d

Milt Thompson's account of lessons to be learned involves aspects of the history of flight research at what was then called the Flight Research Center and its predecessor organizations- redesignated in 1976 the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center. Many fascinating topics are covered:...

"Way Station to Space is a history of the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center, one of NASA's 10 Field Centers which was built in the enormously exciting days of the Apollo program for a specific purpose-to static fire and certify the huge Saturn...

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com.Francis Neilson (1867-1961) was a member of the British Parliament, one of the last truly educated British aristocrats, a colleague and friend of Albert Jay Nock's, and an amazing historian and stylist. He is also the author of this...

Unpardonable Crimes: The Legacy of Fidel Castro presents a series of stories that, although written as fiction, are based on real events told author Celestino Heres by his family and friends. Everyone has a story to tell, and oftentimes there is a story behind...

Christianopolis is a utopian novel written by Johann Valentin Andreae in 1619. The book describes a fictional city named Christianopolis, which is based on Christian principles and values. The story follows a young man named Philaretus, who travels to Christianopolis and learns about the...

In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over...

Originally published in two parts in 1791 and 1792, "The Rights of Man" is Thomas Paine's defense of the French Revolution in response to Edmund Burke's criticism in "Reflections on the Revolution in France." A classic work of The Age of Enlightenment, "The Rights...

First published on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was one the most influential and best-selling works from the colonial period. It has been suggested that it may have been the single biggest factor in inspiring the people of the Thirteen Colonies to...

Organized into three major topics, the articles in this volume delve into this urgent topic of our day and offer valuable insights in the following areas: I. Broad Perspectives - Providing a solid foundation, this opening section lays the groundwork for clarifying this complex...

This final volume of Vernon Louis Parrington's Pultzer Prize-winning study deals with the decay of romantic optimism. It shows that the cause of decay is attributed to three sources: stratifying of economics under the pressure of centralization; the rise of mechanistic science; and the...

This book provides a comprehensive picture of Armeno-Turkish relations for the brief period of Ottoman Constitutional rule between 1908 and 1914. Kaligian integrates internal documents of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, and existing research on the last years of the empire, as well as the...

Modern Armenia reviews Armenian politics and political thinking from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, and the evolution of Armenians from peoplehood to statehood. Written by a key governmental advisor in the early years of Armenian independence, this book analyzes the internal dynamics of...

As Felix Frankfurter and James Landis write in their preface to The Business of the Supreme Court, "To an extraordinary degree legal thinking dominates the United States. Every act of government, every law passed by Congress, every treaty ratified by the Senate, every executive...

The contents of this book are valuable to the entire world. However it contains a strong, crucial message to Afro-Americans that will be life changing. It should be valuable to alll schools, churches, jails and learning institutions.Author: Sonny FishbackISBN-10: 1412065755ISBN-13: 9781412065757Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

An American disappears as a victim of an alleged accident. A news blackout is imposed and the power of government prevents any inquiries or investigations into the incident.Author: Edward F. MazurISBN-10: 1412064783ISBN-13: 9781412064781Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2005Pages: 412Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.57lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x...

250 pages from Bruce Roberts' original Gemstone File Letters. Additional chapters by Stephanie Caruana, author of Skeleton Key to the Gemstone File- a notorious 23-page document circulated worldwide from 1975. Did Onassis kidnap Howard Hughes, authorize murders of JFK, RFK, MLK, and take over...

CONTENTS Foreword Origins and Antecedents: ISS to LID/SLID to SDS Working within the System: SDS and the New Left, 1962-65 Dikes Unplugged: From Dissent to Active Resistance, 1965-67 And How the Torrent Roared: SDS in the Mainstream of Protest, 1967-69 "Walls Come Tumblin' Down"...

The influence of space power pervades almost every sphere and level of human existence, from politics to military affairs to commercial activities to cultural mind-sets. Yet there is little to be found today in the way of coherent space power doctrine and strategy, particularly...

Whatever the occasion for the speeches presented here, which span seven years of my presidency, I have always tried to speak plainly about the enduring values upon which this nation was founded: faith in God, commitment to democracy, the quest for peace, limited government,...

Many people would be surprised to learn that the struggle between Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party and Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party defined--and jeopardized--the political life of the early American republic. America on the Brink looks at why the Federalists, who worked so hard to consolidate...

Drawing upon a diverse range of traditions and contexts, this authoritative new textbook presents a systematic introduction to political leadership. Making extensive use of examples of real leaders from a variety of cultural backgrounds, the book links theoretical ideas and concepts to real-world political...

For 200 years, Russia has had a love-hate relationship with the West. Anxious on the one hand to emulate Western institutions, ideas and lifestyles, while on the other strongly nationalistic and suspicious of Western political and cultural encroachment. All signs show, argues the author,...

Provides the long-standing reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the worldDelivers facts and analysis covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects of all countriesExpands on earlier editions with new world rankings of social and political stability for...

Siberia has no history of independent political existence, no claim to a separate ethnic identity, and no clear borders. Yet, it could be said that the elusive country 'behind the Urals' is the most real and the most durable part of the Russian landscape....

Policy Shock examines how policy-makers in industrialized democracies respond to major crises. After the immediate challenges of disaster management, crises often reveal new evidence or frame new normative perspectives that drive reforms designed to prevent future events of a similar magnitude. Such responses vary...

The Kingship of Mt. Lassen is a book written by Mrs. Frederick H. Colburn and published in 1922. The book is a fictional story set in Northern California, and it tells the tale of a young woman named Mary who inherits a large estate...

The Kalyani Inscriptions Erected By King Dhammaceti At Pegu In 1476 A.D. is a historical book written by Ko, Taw Sein. The book is a comprehensive study of the inscriptions erected by King Dhammaceti in the year 1476 in Pegu, Myanmar. The author has...

""Little Hazel: The King's Messenger"" is a children's book written by Matilda Horsburgh and first published in 1876. The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Hazel, who is chosen by the King to deliver an important message to his loyal subjects....

Lewis's Atlas Comprising The Counties Of Ireland And A General Map Of The Kingdom (1846) is a historical book that provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the counties of Ireland and a general map of the kingdom. The book was written by Samuel...

Erika and the King is a heartwarming story about a young girl named Erika who lives in a small village in Germany. One day, she decides to write a letter to the King of her country, asking him to help her village which is...

Self Control: Its Kingship And Majesty is a book written by William George Jordan and first published in 1905. The book explores the concept of self-control and its importance in achieving success and happiness in life. Jordan argues that self-control is the key to...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that...

Group litigation has been recognised by political scientists in the States as a useful method of gaining ground and attracting publicity for pressure groups since the turn of the century. In Britain however, recognition that the courts fill such a role has come more...

This work approaches Native American literature from within an interdisciplinary framework that complicates traditional notions of literary origins and canon. It situates the discussion of Native literatures in a Native American context, suggesting that contemporary Native American writing has its roots in Native oral...

In the past decade, Sri Lanka has been engulfed by political tragedy as successive governments have failed to settle the grievances of the Tamil minority in a way acceptable to the majority Sinhala population. The new Premadasa presidency faces huge economic and political problems...