Richard Overton

God Isn't Here

A Young American's Entry Into World War II and His Participation in the Battle for Iwo Jima

A stunning book about surviving the battle for Iwo Jima, from the perspective of a Navy Corpsman. When Richard Overton returned from Iwo Jima in March...

An Arrow Against All Tyrants

In 1646, Richard Overton, a Leveller, penned a political pamphlet which asserted the inalienable rights of the individual, from his cell in Newgate Ga...

Bali

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The Araignement of Mr. Persecution, Presented to the Consideration of the House of Commons and to All the Common People of England. Wherein He is Indicted, Araigned, Convicted ... and Sent to the Place of Execution. ... By Younge Martin Mar-Preist, Son to Old Martin the Metrapolitane

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God Isn't Here

A Young Man's Entry Into World War II and His Participation in the Battle for Iwo Jima

With attention to detail only an eyewitness can offer, Overton's gut-wrenching memoir of the battle at Iwo Jima captures the insufferable horrors of c...

An Agreement Of The Free People of England. Tendered as a Peace-Offering to this Distressed Nation

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Colour Blindness

I See Red When You See Green

A book about understanding people with colour blindness, including hints and help recognising if a child is colour blind; how parents and teachers can...

Araignement of Mr. Persecution

Presented to the Consideration of the House of Commons, and to All the Common People of England Wherein He is Indicted, Araigned, Convicted, and Condemned of Enmity Against God, and All Goodnesse, of Treasons, Rebellion

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Vox Plebis, Or, The Peoples Out-cry Against Oppression, Injustice, and Tyranny

Wherein the Liberty of the Subject is Asserted, Magna Charta Briefly But Pithily Expounded. Lieutenant Colonell Lilburne's Sentence Published and Refuted. Committees Arraigned, Goalers Condemned, and Remedies Provided

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The Levellers

Overton, Walwyn and Lilburne

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A Plea for the | Lords: | Or, | A Short, Yet Full and Necessary Vindication | of the Judiciary and Legislative Power of the | House of Peeres, | And the Hereditary Just Right of the Lords | and Barons of this Realme, to Sit, Vote and Judge | in the High Court of Parliament. | Against the Late Seditious Anti-Parliamentary Printed Pe- | Titions, Libells and Pamphlets of Anabaptists, Levellers, Agitators, | Lilburne, Overton, and Their Dangerous Confederates, who Endea- | Vour to Utter Subversion Both of Parliaments, King and Peers, | to Set Up an Arbitrary Polarchy and Anarchy of | Their Own New-modelling

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Levellers:Overton, Walwyn, and Lilburne

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Unhappy Game at Scotch and English

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The Out-cryes of Oppressed Commons

Directed to All the Rationall and Understanding Men in the Kingdome of England, and Dominion of Wales, (that Have Not Resolved with Themselves to be Vassells and Slaves, Unto the Lusts and Wills of Tyrants.)

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An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyrany, Shot from the Prison of New-gate Into the Prerogative Bowels of the Arbitrary House of Lords, and All Other Usurpers and Tyrants Whatsoever

Wherein the Originall Rise, Extent, and End of Magisteriall Power, the Naturall and Nationall Rights, Freedomes and Properties of Mankind are Discovered, and Undeniably Maintained ; ... : the Late Presbyterian Ordinance (invented and Contrived by the Diviners, and by the Motion of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Taet Read in the House of Commons) Examined, Refuted, and Exploaded, as Most Inhumaine, Tyranicall and Barbarous

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Understanding Colour Blindness

Can You See What I See?

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The Hunting of the Foxes from New-Market and Triploe-Heaths to White-Hall, by Five Small Beagles (late of the Armie.)

Or, The Grandie-deceivers Unmasked (that You May Know Them.) Directed to All the Free-people of England ... By Robert Ward, Thomas Watson, Simon Graunt, George Jellis, and William Sawyer, Late Members of the Army, who Upon the Sixth of March in the New-Pallace-yard, Westminster, Were Forced to Ride with Their Faces Towards Their Horse-tails, Had Their Swords Broken Over Their Heads, and Were Cashiered for Petitioning the Parliament for Relief of the Oppressed Commonwealth and Delivering an Account Thereof to the Generall

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Reasons against agreement with a late printed paper, intituled, Foundations of freedome [by R. Overton.].

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Eighteene Reasons Propounded to the Soldiers of the Body of the Army, why They Ought to Continue the Several Adjutators of Their Respective Regiments, Troopes, and Companies, for the Good of the Army, Parliament and Kingdome

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