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Charles Albert Bender invented the slider. He was a World Series-winning pitcher and the first Minnesotan inducted into the National…
Baseball Hall of Fame. He grew up poor on a farm where he worked in the fields. He lived far away from his home and family while attending an Indian boarding school in Pennsylvania. Charles Albert Bender worked hard all his life and defined his success by the amount of effort he put into something. His story is a Minnesota Native American lifeCherokee Bill: Black cowboy--Indian outlaw
By Art Burton. 2020
"Once upon a time in the late nineteenth century, there was an outlaw that captured the imagination of the American…
public like no other. He can be compared to John Dillinger or Pretty Boy Floyd of the 1930s. Like both of these men, he garnered national press for his exploits; the well-known New York Times had a running commentary on his actions and deeds. This outlaw's name was Crawford Goldsby, better known as Cherokee Bill. Cherokee Bill was every bit as colorful and outrageous as any criminal of the western frontier, perhaps even more so. There were a few things about him that made him truly unique for a famous desperado of the purple sage. First and foremost, he was an African American living in the Indian Territory. He was also Native American, Bill was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, as a freedman, from his mother's lineage. Compare Cherokee Bill to Billy the Kid, (Billy Antrim), of New Mexico Territory fame. Although both outlaws received national media attention for their crimes while they were living, Billy the Kid was remembered and immortalized in books and films in the twentieth century; this did not occur for Cherokee Bill. Art Burton's newest book will help change that." -- Provided by publisherIndigenous continent: the epic contest for North America
By Pekka Hämäläinen. 2022
"There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus "discovers" a strange continent and brings…
back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing "New World" as possible. Though Indigenous peoples fight back, they cannot stop the onslaught. White imperialists are destined to rule the continent, and history is an irreversible march toward Indigenous destruction. Yet as with other long-accepted origin stories, this one, too, turns out to be based in myth and distortion. In Indigenous Continent, acclaimed historian Pekka Hämäläinen presents a sweeping counternarrative that shatters the most basic assumptions about American history. Shifting our perspective away from Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, the Revolution, and other well-trodden episodes on the conventional timeline, he depicts a sovereign world of Native nations whose members, far from helpless victims of colonial violence, dominated the continent for centuries after the first European arrivals. From the Iroquois in the Northeast to the Comanches on the Plains, and from the Pueblos in the Southwest to the Cherokees in the Southeast, Native nations frequently decimated white newcomers in battle. Even as the white population exploded and colonists' land greed grew more extravagant, Indigenous peoples flourished due to sophisticated diplomacy and leadership structures. By 1776, various colonial powers claimed nearly all of the continent, but Indigenous peoples still controlled it-as Hämäläinen points out, the maps in modern textbooks that paint much of North America in neat, color-coded blocks confuse outlandish imperial boasts for actual holdings. In fact, Native power peaked in the late nineteenth century, with the Lakota victory in 1876 at Little Big Horn, which was not an American blunder, but an all-too-expected outcome. Hämäläinen ultimately contends that the very notion of "colonial America" is misleading, and that we should speak instead of an "Indigenous America" that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial. The evidence of Indigenous defiance is apparent today in the hundreds of Native nations that still dot the United States and Canada. Necessary reading for anyone who cares about America's past, present, and future, Indigenous Continent restores Native peoples to their rightful place at the very fulcrum of American history." -- Provided by publisherRevelation of love
By Of Norwich Julian, John Skinner. 1996
A new translation of the mystical writings of Julian of Norwich. Believing in God's intimate and enabling love, Julian is…
at the heart of Western mysticism. Each key chapter is supplemented by a brief commentary. Includes a detailed glossary. 1996. Uniform title: Revelations of divine love.By love alone: daily readings with St Thérèse of Lisieux (Enfolded in love)
By de Lisieux, Saint Thérèse, Michael Hollings. 1986
Confessions
By Abbé Pierre. 2002
Figure emblématique de la lutte contre la misère et l'exclusion, l'Abbé Pierre est sur tous les fronts. Résistant pendant la…
seconde Guerre mondiale, député MRP (démocrates chrétiens), fondateur du mouvement Emmas en 1949, l'homme qui a réveillé la conscience des Français un jour d'hiver 1954 nous offre ici la quintessence d'une vie de combats à travers ses plus belles pensées. 2002.As we lived: stories by black storytellers
By Jakie L Pruett. 1982
Armed with a tape recorder, a compelling personality, and sympathetic ear, the author combed the small towns and rural routes…
of central-south Texas to glean this grass roots folk history. Five interviews captured in the exact words of the participants reveal the culture of a people in warm, sympathetic tonesStrength to love
By Martin Luther King. 1963
Fifteen sermons by the African American pastor who dedicated his life to civil rights. Three were written in Georgia prisons,…
and all express Dr. King's Christian views and his application of biblical truths to intellectual uncertainties, emotional involvements, and spiritual weaknesses. 1981, c1963.Brother eagle, sister sky: a message from Chief Seattle
By Chief Seattle, Susan Jeffers. 1991
Une terre et des hommes: meditations
By Abbé Pierre. 1994
Écrits en Huronie
By Jean De Brébeuf. 1648
Jean de Brébeuf, père Jésuite, débarqua en Nouvelle-France en 1625 où il séjourna vingt ans. Il passa une quizaine d'années…
dans les villages hurons, et ses écrits relatent cette partie de son séjour au Canada. Ce singulier missionnaire a rapidement assimilé la langue huronne, et a été un témoin privilégié des festins, des danses et des jeux des hurons. Sa mission était de prendre contact avec les hurons et de préparer le travail éventuel des missionnaires qui viendront évangéliser. Le livre Ecrits en Huronie regroupe les textes des relations et mémoires, les lettres, les écrits spirituels ainsi que les texts en huron de doctrine chrétienne que le prêtre a composés à leur intention. 1648.Think on these things: selections from the Edgar Cayce readings
By Edgar Cayce. 1981
El Delirio: the Santa Fe world of Elizabeth White
By Gregor Stark. 1998
Amelia Elizabeth White (1878-1972) was born into an East Coast world of wealth and privilege. After serving as army nurses…
in Europe during World War I, she and her sister Martha chose to settle in the small town of Santa Fe, New Mexico. There Elizabeth became a passionate advocate for Pueblo Indian rights, an inspired patron and promoter of Indian art, and a dedicated community activist for the preservation of Santa Fe's history. White organized several traveling expositions of Indian art and was instrumental in founding the Indian Arts Fund, the Laboratory of Anthropology, the Old Santa Fe Association, and the Santa Fe Indian Market."-- GoodreadsEducation for extinction: American indians and the boarding school experience, 1875-1928
By David Wallace Adams. 2024
The last "Indian War" was fought against Native American children in the dormitories and classrooms of government boarding schools. Only…
by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white "civilization" take root while childhood memories of "savagism" gradually faded to the point of extinction. In the words of one official: "Kill the Indian and save the man." This fully revised edition of Education for Extinction offers the only comprehensive account of this dispiriting effort, and incorporates the last twenty-five years of scholarship. Much more than a study of federal Indian policy, this book vividly details the day-to-day experiences of Indian youth living in a "total institution" designed to reconstruct them both psychologically and culturally. Especially poignant is Adams's description of the ways in which students resisted or accommodated themselves to forced assimilation. Many converted to varying degrees, but others plotted escapes, committed arson, and devised ingenious strategies of passive resistance. He reveals the various ways in which graduates struggled to make sense of their lives and selectively drew upon their school experience in negotiating personal and tribal survival in a world increasingly dominated by white menEmménager dans plus petit sans souci: trier, évaluer, organiser, déménager
By Marie-Christine Fortin. 2023
Vider une maison qu'on a aimée pendant de nombreuses années est certainement tout un défi. Trier les biens et en…
évaluer la valeur, conserver les souvenirs, vendre ou donner ce qui ne servira plus, planifier le déménagement, prendre le temps de lire les petits caractères des divers contrats, préparer la transition, etc., vous pourrez vous occuper de tout cela sans rien oublier grâce aux informations contenues dans cet ouvrage rédigé par une spécialiste en évaluation et en gestion de contenu résidentielThe pathway to success: Letting god lead you to a life of meaning and purpose
By Joyce Meyer. 2024
Renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer shows readers how to realign their perspective on…
success to conform with God's vision for the kind of life that brings us true purpose and lasting joy. The world tells us that having a good job, owning your own business, money, fame, and influence are all important for a successful life. If we don't have them, we feel like a failure. But even when we achieve them, we still end up unhappy, unfulfilled, or lonely. God wants us to be successful, but His definition of success is not the same as the world's definition. The truth is, God's way of achieving the dreams and desires that truly fulfill us and bring genuine joy to our lives is very different—and that is what we need. In The Pathway to Success , you will discover a deeper understanding of what it means to seek success God's way. Through her practical, relatable insights based on God's Word, beloved Bible teacher Joyce Meyer reveals how to actively pursue the keys to true, lasting success. Full of rich encouragement and timeless wisdom, The Pathway to Success will allow you to refocus your life and fulfill your God-given destiny as you walk out the purpose He's planned for youThe case for miracles: A journalist investigates evidence for the supernatural
By Lee Strobel. 2018
New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel trains his investigative sights on the hot-button question: is it really credible to…
believe God intervenes supernaturally in people's lives today? This provocative book starts with an unlikely interview in which America's foremost skeptic builds a seemingly persuasive case against the miraculous. But then Strobel travels the country to quiz scholars to see whether they can offer solid answers to atheist objections. Along the way, he encounters astounding accounts of healings and other phenomena that simply cannot be explained away by naturalistic causes. The book features the results of exclusive new scientific polling that shows miracle accounts are much more common than people think. What's more, Strobel delves into the most controversial question of all: what about miracles that don't happen? If God can intervene in the world, why doesn't he do it more often to relieve suffering? Many American Christians are embarrassed by the supernatural, not wanting to look odd or extreme to their neighbors. Yet, The Case for Miracles shows not only that the miraculous is possible, but that God still does intervene in our world in awe-inspiring ways. Here's a unique book that examines all sides of this issue and comes away with a passionate defense for God's divine action in lives today. Also available: The Case for Miracles Spanish edition, kids' edition, and student editionWhere the hell is God?
By Richard Leonard. 2010