Considers the Native American abandonment of the South Carolina coastA prevailing enigma in American archaeology is why vast swaths of land in the Southeast and Southwest were abandoned between AD 1200 and 1500. The most well-known abandonments occurred in the Four Corners and Mimbres areas of the Southwest and the central Mississippi valley in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and in southern Arizona and the Ohio Valley during the fifteenth century. In Mega...

The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Archaic research from the region, together with an appraisal of models developed to interpret the data. It summarizes what we know of the peoples who lived in the Southeast more than 8,000 years ago—when giant ice sheets covered the northern part of the continent, and such mammals as elephants, sab...

Heavily illustrated with a wide range of exercises that will show you how to train everything from your neck down with a set of cables (think chest expanders, not machines), John's book takes you two giant steps past the mainstream view of cable training.

An inside look at a cable titan and his industryJohn Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung heroes of our age by some and reviled by others as a ruthless robber baron, is revealed as a bit of both in Cable Cowboy. For more than twenty-five years, Malone has dominated the cable television industry, shaping the world of entertainment and communications, first with his cable company TCI and later with Liberty Media. Written with Malone's unprecedented coop...

Drawing on secret and therefore candid coded telegraphs exchanged between Communist Party leaders around the world and their overseers at the Communist International (Comintern) headquarters in Moscow, this book uncovers key aspects of the history of the Comintern and its significant role in the Stalinist ruling system during the years 1933 to 1943. New information on aspects of the People’s Front in France, civil wars in Spain and China, World War II, and the extent of the Comintern’s coo...

The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection is a compelling anthology that intricately weaves the diverse literary styles and reflective narratives of the Civil War era. Through poignant short stories, essays, and narrative accounts, the collection captures the tumultuous landscape of a nation in conflict. From heart-wrenching battlefield scenes to intimate portrayals of homefront struggles, each piece conveys the enduring complexity and the profound human experience of the war....

Historians of the American South have come to consider the mechanization and consolidation of cotton farming—the “Southern enclosure movement”—to be a watershed event in the region’s history. In the decades after World War II, this transition pushed innumerable sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and smallholders off the land, redistributing territory and resources upward to a handful of large, mainly white operators. By disproportionately displacing Black farmers, enclosure also slowed the pro...

Excerptbedside, said, as the despairing wife left the room,"I'm sorry I've disappointed you so powerful, son. I know just how you feel. I made--" he glanced round to be sure she was gone--"just as bad a mistake one time, trying to make a present to myself."The child lay quite still, vaguely considering whether that was any good reason why he should stop crying."But 'evomind, son, the ve'y next time we go to town we'll buy some cinnamon candy."The son...

The story centers on John March, a young man from a wealthy Southern family who returns to his family's plantation, Big House, after the Civil War. The plantation, like many others in the South, is in disrepair, and the social and economic fabric of Southern society has been fundamentally altered by the end of slavery and the war's aftermath.John March is a complex character who embodies the struggles of the South to come to terms with its past and find a path forward. He is depicted as a ...

Il ritorno di Cable il viaggiatore temporale, uno dei protagonisti dei fumetti degli anni 90, l’icona del lato più oscuro e violento delle serie degli X-Men, nella storia che l’ha reso immortale. Quale segreto legato al suo passato lo ha isolato dai suoi stessi amici? Chi è il misterioso Stryfe, e chi si cela sotto il suo elmo scintillante? Fabian Nicieza e un magistrale John Romita Jr. rispondono con una saga ricca di azione e misteri, un viaggio ai quattro angoli del globo tra fantascien...

The 'North vs. South Collection' offers an intricate tapestry of narratives, drawing from a wide spectrum of literary styles and rich historical contexts. Traversing the tumultuous landscape of the American Civil War, this anthology melds adventure, drama, and incisive social commentary to examine the dichotomies and complexities of a nation divided. Readers are invited to immerse themselves in a diverse range of experiences that delineate themes of conflict, identity, and unity. The bread...

The 'American Civil War Collection' is a compelling anthology that explores the complexities, struggles, and ideologies of a nation divided. This collection weaves together an array of narratives, ranging from suspenseful tales of battlefield valor to poignant reflections on the human condition during one of America'Äôs most turbulent eras. Each piece within this anthology contributes to a mosaic that reveals the multifaceted experiences of the Civil War, showcasing a diversity of literary...