Eurospan aug 2011 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Age of Reason is one of the most influential defenses of deism ever written. This edition presents Part One, Paine's controversial philosophical argument against revealed religion, with representative excerpts of his biblical analysis from Parts Two and Three. Appendices include numerous selections from Paine's other religious writing, his deist influences, and his contemporary opposition.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hannah Webster Foster based The Coquette on the true story of Elizabeth Whitman, an unmarried woman who died in childbirth in New England. Fictionalizing Whitman's experiences in her heroine, Eliza Wharton, Foster created a compelling narrative of seduction that was hugely successful with readers. The Boarding School, a less widely known work by Foster, is an experimental text, part epistolary novel and part conduct book. Together, the novels explore the realities of women's lives in early America.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Major Richard J. 'Dick' Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of the U.S. Delta Force and hostage rescue force. Although he officially retired in 1977, Meadows could never leave the army behind, and he went undercover in the clandestine operations to free American hostages from Iran in 1980. 'The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces' is the only biography of this exemplary soldier's life. Military historian Alan Hoe offers unique insight into Meadows, having served alongside him in 1960. 'The Quiet Professional' is an insider's account that gives a human face to U.S. military strategy during the cold war. Major Meadows often claimed that he never achieved anything significant; 'The Quiet Professional' proves otherwise, showcasing one of the great military minds of twentieth-century America.…