History : Genealogy

In The Lees of Virginia, Paul Nagel chronicles seven generations of Lees, from the family founder Richard to General Robert E. Lee, covering over two hundred years of American history. We meet Thomas Lee, who dreamed of America as a continental empire. His daughter was Hannah Lee Corbin, a non-conformist in lifestyle and religion, while his son, Richard Henry Lee, was a tempestuous figure who wore black silk over a disfigured hand when he made the motion in Congress for Independence. Another of Thomas' sons, Arthur Lee, created a political storm by his accusations against Benjamin Franklin. Arthur's cousin was Light-Horse Harry Lee, a controversial cavalry officer in the Revolutionary War, whose wild real estate speculation led to imprisonment for debt and finally self-exile in the Caribbean. One of Harry's sons, Henry Lee, further disgraced the family by seducing his sister-in-law and frittering away Stratford, the Lees' ancestral home. Another son, however, became the family's redeeming figure--Robert E. Lee, a brilliant tactician who is still revered for his lofty character and military success. In these and numerous other portraits, Nagel discloses how, from 1640 to 1870, a family spirit united the Lees, making them a force in Virginian and American affairs. Paul Nagel is a leading chronicler of families prominent in our history. His Descent from Glory, a masterful narrative account of four generations of Adamses, was hailed by The New Yorker as "intelligent, tactful, and spiritually generous," and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian W.A. Swanberg, in the Chicago Sun-Times, called it "a magnificent embarrassment of biographical riches." Now, in The Lees of Virginia, Nagel brings his skills to bear on another major American family, taking readers inside the great estates of the Old Dominion and the turbulent lives of the Lee men and women. more...

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PART I STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES. 1. Adamkiewicz's Artery, Boleslav Lichtermann. 2. Brodmann's Cortical Areas, Chris U.M. Smith. 3. Head's Areas, Enst M.H. van den Doel. 4. The Foramen of Monro, Ernest H. Jellinek. 5. Meynert's Basal Nucleus, Franz Seitelberger. 6. The Purkinje Cell, Jan Voogd. 7. The Schwann Cell, Axel Karenberg. 8. The Sylvian Fissure, Harm Beukers. 9. The Circle of Willis, Hansruedi E. Isler. 10. Wallerian Degeneration, Alan H. Sykes. PART II SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS. 11. Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Peter J. Koehler and John B. Lyons. 12. The Cushing Reflex, H. August and M. van Alphen. 13. Froment's Sign, Frank Spaans. 14. Gower's Sign, Nicolaas J.M. Arts. 15. Jacksonian Epilepsy, George K. York and Peter J. Koehler. 16. Todd's Paralysis, John B. Lyons. 17. Lhermitte's Sign, Jos A.M. Frederiks. PART III REFLEXES AND OTHER TESTS. 18. Babinski's Sign, Jan van Gijn. 19. The Barre and Mingazzini Tests, Peter J. Koehler. 20. The Reflexes of Hoffman, Trommer and Mayer, Hendrikus G.J. Krouwer, Paul E. Barkhaus, and Piero G. Antuono. 21. The Hoffmann-Tinel Sign, Franks Spaans. 22. Jendrassik's Maneuver, Jan Stam. 23. The Test of Lasegue, Hans J.G.H. Oosterhuis. 24. Kernig's and Brudzinski's Sign, Anton Valkenburg. 25. Moro's Reflex, Rian J. Wennekes. 26. Romberg's Sign, Jan M. Keppel-Hesselink and Peter J. Koehler. 27. The No-rebound Phenomenon of Stewart-Holmes, Nicolaas J.M. Arts and George W. Bruyn. PART IV SYNDROMES. 28. Adie's Syndrome, George W. Bruyn and William Gooddy. 29. Bell's Palsy, Antoine Keyser. 30. Broca's Aphasia, David Moffie and Francis Schiller. 31. The Brown-Sequard Syndrome, Peter J. Koehler and Michael J. Aminoff. 32. Erb's Palsy, Richard M. Bruyn. 33. Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome, Howard I. Kushner. 34. The Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks and Allan H. Ropper. 35. Horner's Syndrome, George W. Bruyn. 36. Korsakoff's Syndrome, Ben A. Blansjaar more...

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This unusual and fascinating book convinces readers that names matter in Shakespeare's plays - and that playing with names is a serious business. The focus is Shakespeare - in particular, case-studies of Romeo and Juliet , Comedy of Errors , The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , All's Well that Ends Well , and Troilus and Cressida - but the book also shows. what Shakespeare inherited and where the topic developed after him. - ;How do names attach themselves to particular objects and people and does this connection mean anything? This is a question which goes as far back as Plato and can still be seen in contemporary society with books of Names to Give Your Baby or Reader's Digest columns of apt names and professions. For the Renaissance the vexed question of naming was a subset of the larger but equally vexed subject of language: is language arbitrary and conventional (it is simply an. agreed label for a pre-existing entity) or is it motivated (it creates the entity which it names)?. Shakespeare's Names is a book for language-lovers. Laurie Maguire's witty and learned study examines names, their origins, cultural attitudes to them, and naming practices across centuries and continents, exploring what it means for Shakespeare's characters to bear the names they do. She approaches her subject through close analysis of the associations and use of names in a range of Shakespeare plays, and in a range of performances. The focus is Shakespeare, and in particular six key. plays: Romeo and Juliet, Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well that Ends Well, and Troilus and Cressida. But the book also shows what Shakespeare inherited and where the topic developed after him. Thus the discussion includes myth, the Bible, Greek literature,. psychological analysis, literary theory, social anthropology, etymology, baptismal trends, puns, different cultures' and periods' social practice more...

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Archaeological discoveries have increasingly brought to light evidence of women's involvement in the royal houses of the ancient Near East, yet such evidence has not fundamentally altered the perception of monarchy as an exclusively male-gendered theological, political, and social institution. Solvang's study assembles the evidence in search of an integrated view of royal women's position and power in critical functions of monarchy, challenging customary assumptions about women's place in the royal harem. The historical information serves as a backdrop for a literary reading of biblical texts describing the royal house of Judah. Attention is given to three women representing different royal positions: Michal (daughter), Bathsheba (queen mother), and Athaliah (queen and monarch). more...

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A practical guide to writing family history, designed especially for family historians and inexperienced writers. more...

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