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When last we heard of Jerry Russell he had just ended his employment with Bill Mucs in the story The Dance Teacher. What happens to Jerry Russell is chronicled in this sequel, A Bartender's Story.Welcome to The Stockyards Bar and Restaurant where the good and the bad mix together like anybody's favorite cocktail and, like any other respectable drinking establishment, the Stockyards has its regular clientele.The regulars at The Stockyard aren't any different, except that they also share a common love of community theatre, and occasionally will engage in some production that they all can reflect about afterwards at their favorite spot, The Stockyards.One of their members, fellow actor and part...
Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
Edward Garth (1768-1823) , a convict, was transported from England to Norfolk Island in the southeastern Pacific (fairly near Australia) in 1788, and married Susannah Garth or Gourth, also a transported convict. They later moved to Hobart, Van Dieen's Land (now Tasmania). Descendants and relatives lived on Norfolk Island;, on Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and elsewhere.