ContentsA Piece of Bread By Francois CoppeeThe Elixir of Life By Honore De BalzacThe Age For Love By Paul BourgetMateo Falcone By Prosper MerimeeThe Mirror By Catulle MendesMy Nephew Joseph By Ludovic HalevyA Forest Betrothal By Erckmann-chatrianZadig the Babylonian By Francois Marie Arouet De VoltaireAbandoned By Guy De MaupassantThe Guilty Secret By Paul De KockJean Monette By Eugene Francois VidocqSolan...

In Peruvian Bark, Sir Clements Robert Markham recounts one of the most significant—and daring—scientific and imperial achievements of the 19th century: the transfer of cinchona trees, the source of quinine, from South America to British India. With vivid detail and historical clarity, Markham narrates the political, botanical, and logistical challenges faced by botanists, explorers, and colonial officials as they raced to secure a stable quinine supply to combat the scourge of mal...

CONTENTS:Introduction, Jean H. Baker and Charles W. Mitchell“Border State, Border War: Fighting for Freedom and Slavery in Antebellum Maryland,” Richard Bell“Charity Folks and the Ghosts of Slavery in Pre–Civil War Maryland,” Jessica Millward“Confronting Dred Scott: Seeing Citizenship from Baltimore,” Martha S. Jones“‘Maryland Is This Day . . . True to the American Union’: The Election of 1860 and a Winter of Discontent,” Charles W. Mitchell...

LENGTH: 2 hours and 30 minutes. Genre: Suspense. Explicit Language (Age 18+).In the heart-pounding thriller "Presumed Consent," journey deep into the underbelly of Chicago's medical world with Dr. Krey Thompson. Fresh out of medical school and desperate to provide for his family, Dr. Thompson finds himself ensnared in a web of corruption and deceit when he reluctantly agrees to work for PLYA, a prestigious organ retrieval organization.As Dr. Thompson naviga...

This resource investigates the nature of energy and the discovery of its laws. Spanning all different types of energy, readers learn how they work, their histories, and how they were utilized in the advancement of the human race. Interesting sidebars, images, and a resource section support the reader’s learning experience.