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  • Light within the Shade

    Eight Hundred Years of Hungarian Poetry

    Edited by Zsuzsanna Ozsvath, Frederick Turner ...
    The pure verbal energy characterizing Hungarian poetry may be regarded as one of the most striking components of Hungarian culture. More than 800 years ago, under the inspiration of classical and medieval Latin poetry, Hungarian poets began to craft a rich chain of poetic designs, much of it in response to the country’s cataclysmic history. With precision, depth, and great intensity, these verses ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 6: Muir, The Wild Ideal And Eco-Feminism

    by Bill Devall, Frederick Turner, Casey Walker, David Brower, David Orr, Kelpie Wilson, Patsy Hallen, Trudy Frisk ...
    Narrated by Michael Toms ...

    Unabridged

    57 min

    The love of the environment expressed by John Muir has enriched us all. Listen as Sierra Club activist David Orr, Fredrick Turner, and others talk about the importance of Muir's idea that respect for living systems comes before human interests. ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Frontier in American History

    by Frederick Jackson Turner ...
    A fascinating exploration of American identity by one of the most influential historians and thinkers of the twentieth centuryAccording to Frederick Jackson Turner, the distinct qualities of the American character are inseparable from the idea of the frontier. One of the nation's most influential historians, Turner sets forth his "frontier thesis" in the eight brilliant, enlightening, and ... Read more

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  • The Frontier in American History

    by Frederick Jackson Turner ...
    Classic work of American history. According to Wikipedia: "Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 - March 14, 1932) is widely regarded, along with Charles A. Beard, as one of the two most influential American historians of the early 20th century. He is best known for The Significance of the Frontier in American History." ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Harvard Classics Volume 51

    Lectures

    by Robert Matteson Johnston, Golden Deer Classics, William Scott Ferguson, Murray Anthony Potter, Frederick Jackson Turner, Carleton Noyes, Charles Burton Gulick, Charles Hall Grandgent, Ernest Bernbaum, Lawrence J. Henderson, W. M. Davis, Ralph Barton Perry, Charles Pomeroy Parker, Chester Noyes Greenough, William Roscoe Thayer, W. S. Ferguson, Chandler Rathfon Post, O. M. W. Sprague, W. A. Neilson, F. N. Robinson, G. H. Maynadier, J. D. M. Ford, Bliss Perry, H. W. Holmes, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey, A. O. Norton, Thomas Nixon Carver, Charles J. Bullock, W. B. Munro, Roscoe Pound, George Pierce Baker, Kuno Francke, R. B. Dixon, George H. Chase, C. R. Lanman, Alfred Dwight Sheffield, Clifford Herschel Moore, C. H. C. Wright ...
    Series Book 51 - Harvard Classics
    Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion ... Read more

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  • The Significance of the Frontier in American History

    by Frederick Jackson Turner ...
    This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation’s expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness, which – for better or worse – lies at the heart of American identity today.Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Renegade

    Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"

    by Frederick Turner ...
    Series series Icons of America
    Though branded as pornography for its graphic language and explicit sexuality, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer is far more than a work that tested American censorship laws. In this riveting book, published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Tropic of Cancer's initial U.S. release, Frederick Turner investigates Miller's unconventional novel, its tumultuous publishing history, and its ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Apocalypse

    An Epic Poem

    by Frederick Turner ...
    When the Earth becomes a maelstrom of storms and rising sea levels due to catastrophic climate change, some want to give up and call it a day for humanity. Yet there are also those heroic few who are determined to take action and do something about the impending apocalypse. These are the geo-engineers—men and women of creativity, knowledge and drive—who will do whatever it takes to save the planet ... Read more

    $8.23 CAD

  • The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin

    A Study of the Trading Post as an Institution

    by Frederick J. Turner ...
    This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes.CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTIONII. PRIMITIVE INTER-TRIBAL TRADEIII. PLACE OF THE INDIAN TRADE IN THE SETTLEMENT OF AMERICAEarly Trade along the Atlantic CoastIn New EnglandIn the Middle RegionIn the SouthIn the Far WestIV. THE RIVER AND LAKE SYSTEMS OF THE NORTHWESTV. WISCONSIN INDIANSVI. PERIODS OF THE WISCONSIN INDIAN TRADEV... ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD

  • The Golden Goblet

    Selected Poems of Goethe

    by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ...
    Translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, Frederick Turner ...
    The Golden Goblet traces Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s poetry from the idealism of youth to the liberation of maturity. In contrast to his rococo contemporaries, Goethe’s poetry draws on the graceful simplicity of German folk rhythms to develop complex, transcendent themes. This robust selection, artfully translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth and Frederick Turner, explores transformation, revolution, and ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Faust, Part One

    A New Translation with Illustrations

    by Johann Wolfgang van Goethe ...
    Translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, Frederick Turner ...
    The original tale of moral destruction, in a brand-new translation: Faust is a man torn between the urges of the living world and the significance of moral living. He feels nothing, he lives for nothing, and thus engages in a wager with Mephistopheles, the devil himself. Goethe’s master work shares the deep complexity of a human life, rife with pain, mistakes and dynamic complexity.With Faust, the ... Read more

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  • Epic

    Form, Content, and History

    by Frederick Turner ...
    Epic does many things. Among others, it defines the nature of the human storyteller; recalls the creation of the world and of the human race; describes the paradoxical role of the hero as both the Everyman and the radical exception; and establishes the complex quest underlying all human action. Epic illustrates that these ingredients of epic storytelling are universal cultural elements, in ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD