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    A River in the Life of the City

    by John Gilpin ...
    Experience Calgary's history through the story of its "other" river. In this revised and updated edition, John Gilpin delivers the definitive history of the Elbow River and the vital role it has always played in the lives of Calgarians. Drawing upon a rich archive of historical documents, photos, and maps, Gilpin takes readers on a sweeping journey through Calgary's past, from the founding of Fort ... Read more

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  • A Dialogue upon the Gardens of the Right Honorouble the Lord Viscount Cobham

    Exploring the Masterpiece of Lord Cobham's Gardens

    In "A Dialogue upon the Gardens of the Right Honorouble the Lord Viscount Cobham," William Gilpin presents a thought-provoking exploration of 18th-century landscape gardening, employing a conversational format rich in philosophical inquiry. The text intertwines aesthetic principles with personal reflections, allowing readers to navigate the socio-cultural intricacies of gardening as they pertain ... Read more

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  • Brokenburn

    The Journal of Kate Stone, 1861-1868

    Edited by John Q. Anderson ...
    Series series Library of Southern Civilization
    This journal records the Civil War experiences of a sensitive, well-educated, young southern woman. Kate Stone was twenty when the war began, living with her widowed mother, five brothers, and younger sister at Brokenburn, their plantation home in northeastern Louisiana. When Grant moved against Vicksburg, the family fled before the invading armies, eventually found refuge in Texas, and finally ... Read more

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  • Mary Chesnut's Diary

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    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    With these words, Washington Irving expresses the dilemma of every American artist in the nineteenth century. The Sketch-Book (1820-1) looks simultaneously towards audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, as Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent nation, and in two ... Read more

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