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Presents a history of the Salem witch hunt and witch trials that occurred during the late seventeenth century.
Recounts the life of Marie Laveau, a voodoo priestess thought to have the power to contact spirits and cast spells.
Live Art in LA: Performance Art in Southern California , 1970-1983 documents and critically examines one of the most fecund periods in the history of live art. The book forms part of the Getty Institute’s Pacific Standard Time initiative – a series of exhibitions, performance re-enactments and research projects focused on the greater Los Angeles area. This extraordinary volume, beautifully edited by one of the leading scholars in the field, makes vivid the compelling drama of performance history on the west coast. Live Art in LA: moves lucidly between discussions of legendary figures such as Judy Chicago and Chris Burden, and the crucial work of less-celebrated solo artists and collectiv...
Recounts the tales of Vlad, III, Prince of Wallachia, the cruel tyrant known for impaling his enemies on stakes.
Joshua Salisbury (1827-1913) was the son of Thomas Salisbury and Sarah Jones of Llanasa, Flintshire, North Wales. He married (1) Martha Davies (d.1857) in 1850 at Llanassa. They became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. They emigrated to America and while living in Perry Co., Ill. she died. He married (2) Elizabeth Hoskin, daughter of James Hoskin and Elizabeth Hancock of Cornwall, England in 1858. They crossed the plains and settled at Wellsville located in Cache Valley, Utah in 1860. They raised a family of ten children. Several generations of descendants are given, along with information concerning their family's origins in Wales.
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The definitive account of Barack Obama’s life before he became the 44th president of the United States – the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped an extraordinary leader and his rise – from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross.
Abstract: "This report provides a detailed description of the fourth and final funded release of the ANLT grammar. It includes a description of both the syntactic and semantic components of the grammar, the ANLT grammar formalism and metagrammar compilation process, and a listing of the complete grammar. It provides some background and explanation for the syntactic and semantic frameworks adopted and pointers to relevant literature. It ends with an assessment of the adequacy and coverage of the fourth grammar and of possible areas for further work."
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