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Delivered in the Convention of Pennsylvania, on the 7th and 8th November 1837
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John Sergeant's acclaimed memoir takes us from his somewhat eccentric childhood to his thirty years' service with the BBC. Memorably handbagged by Mar...
Containing Mr. Sergeant's Proposal of a More Effectual Method for the Education of Indian Children; to Raise 'em If Possible Into a Civil and Industrious People; by Introducing the English Language Among Them; and Thereby Instilling Into Their Minds and Hearts, with a More Lasting Impression, the Principles of Virtue and Piety
The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier
This memoir constitutes one of the best first-person narratives of the Civil War experience. It is written with power, candour, objectivity and elegan...
The Case for Organic Architecture
Looks at the last period in Wright's career, reassessing his Usonian houses, his Taliesin working communities, and his plan for Broadacre City....
On Saturday, the Twenty-ninth of November, 1828. By John Sergeant, President of the Institution
Or, The Method to Science Farther Illustrated. With Reflexions on Mr. Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Complainants and Appellants, Versus the Mayor, &c., of Philadelphia, the Executors of S. Girard, and Others, Defendants & Appellees. January Term, 1844. To which is Added the Will of Stephen Girard
At New-Brunswick, New Jersey, on Tuesday, the 14th of July, 1829, the Day Preceding the Annual Commencement. ...
In the City of Philadelphia, on the 24th July, 1826, in Commemoration of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. ...
To which is Added the Will of Stephen Girard
Or, The Immovable Firmness and Certainity of the Motives to Christian Faith, Asserted, Against that Tenet, Which, Denying Infallibility of Authority, Subverts Its Foundation, and Renders it Uncertain
On the Right of the Schuylkill Navigation Company to Make Another Lock and Canal for the Use of the Navigation at the Fair Mount Dam
Delivered at the Request of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, December 31st, 1832
Exploring the History of our Nation's Canals and Waterways
Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore ...
The Life, Travels, and Observations of a Dog
An Address Repeated by John S. Wise, Esq., a Cadet in the Corps of 1864, Before the Professors, Officers and Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute, in the Hall of the Dialectic Society, May 13th, 1882
Margaret of Scotland, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Mary of Orange, Henrietta of Orleans, Sophia of Hanover
A Historical Novel and a Novel History
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was ...
Margaret Thatcher: Her Fatal Legacy
Maggie is John Sergeant's mordant analysis of Margaret Thatcher's career and, more importantly, the legacy she has left to the Conservative party, whi...
Today there are more craft on our canals than even during their industrial heyday. Thanks to the pleasures of boating, our canals are vibrant and thri...
On Saturday, the Twenty-Ninth of November, 1828. by John Sergeant, President of the Institution
The Editor's father, Colonel John S. Wise, was a member of General George C. Marshall's staff. He accompanied Marshall to the July-August 1945 Potsdam...