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Examination Board and for the College of Preceptors, has confirmed that gained in teaching Geography to boys and in lecturing on it to working men namely, that it is impossible to teach the theory of any particular area, with really satisfactory results, to any class which has not a substratum of geographical knowledge in two special lines. The first of these is concerned with the great phenomena of the science, which I have already endeavoured to treat in Man on the Earth the second is concerned with the chief necessaries of human life, which form the main subject of the present volume.  (less)

on every conceivable subject, and when the nature of the British Empire is a source of fascination and debate at academic and colour supplement and more popular levels as well, it is surprising that we have had to wait so long for this ''cross-section of British poetry in which the Empire was the burden of the song''. It was worth the wait. The expected and familiar are all here, the set-pieces and the party-pieces and those that (sometimes undeservedly) have become the stock of jokes and gibes. But there is much unfamiliar material here, and some interesting juxtapositions are created by the choice of arrangement by chronology, rather than by author or theme, which encourages the reading of each poem in the context of the historical moment of its production.This is a valuable source book, It is also a good read - I couldn''t decide whether to keep it in the study or by the bed. -Terry Barringer Royal Commonwealth Society Collections, Cambridge University Library, African Research and Documentation No. 78 1998  (less)

way. To improve him, Mrs. Zimmerman signs Julius up for a summer course in intensive French and for a part-time job baby-sitting three-year-old Edison Blue. She also sets a summer reading goal for him. Julius doesn't ace the French class and doesn't do the required reading, but he does turn out to have a winning way with kids -- and adults -- and in the end proves to his mother that her criteria for success aren't the only ones.br/divDIVJulius...is not looking forward to his summer: his mother, determined to make him an achiever, signs him up for Intensive Language Study in French and insists he get a job...Mills creates a humorous but touching portrait of a good kid whose abilities don't necessarily lie in the best rewarded areas. --iBulletin of the Center for Children's Books/ibrbrThis novel...rings satisfyingly true. --iPublishers Weekly/ibr/divDIVbClaudia Mills/bis also the author ofiDinah Forever/iand, most recently,iStanding Up to Mr. O/i. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.br/div  (less)

narrates the opening of trade and the course of European exploration, facilitated by the Chicago portage and subsequent construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. He profiles the personalities who shaped the early Chicago area, from the French explorers La Salle, Marquette, and Joliet to the ambitious Champlain, who set the course for decades to come by securing for New France the enmity of the Iroquois.Quaife provides a full description of the Indian trade, which constituted the basis of commerce in the region for the entire period covered by the book, as well as a blow-by-blow account of how old rivalries and alliances between Indian tribes complicated the English and French plans for divvying up the New World. He also describes the conflicts between natives and whites with sympathy and detail on both sides, depicting Indian attacks on white settlements as rationally motivated acts of strategy or revenge.First published in 1913, Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835 is one of the earliest works of a man who became one of the premier scholars of his generation. In a new introduction, Chicago historian Perry R. Duis sketches Quaife's long and varied career, his influence on the history profession, and his crusade to prove that a black trader was the first permanent resident of Chicago.  (less)

at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Contents include: Correspondence Course of The U.S. Army Medical Department Center And School - Subcourse Md0152 - Diseases Of Military Importance - Introduction - Throughout the history of the world, disease has been man's worst enemy. Probably the most dreadful episode in recorded history was the infamous Black Death epidemic of the 14th century, which was responsible for the death of one-fourth of the population of Europe. Other epidemics, though not so dramatic as the plague epidemic, have wreaked havoc upon civilizations and primitive populations as well. When diseases are present in the general population, the hazard is even greater to armies. Because of the large numbers of soldiers who live in close association with one another--sometimes in a hostile environment and with less than desirable facilities - diseases, once started, can run rampant if they are not immediately checked. Until World War I, disease took a far greater toll of manpower than did enemy fire. Napoleon Bonaparte, though considered a military genius, lost over 400,000 of his. 500,000-man army which invaded Russia in 1812 to disease and cold injury, while only 60,000 were killed as a result of direct battle injury. In a previous expedition in Haiti, he had lost 20,000 of a 22,000-man force to the ravages of yellow fever. The U.S. experience has not been without similar tragedies. During the Civil War, more than twice as many men in both the Union and Confederate armies died from disease as from battle wounds. During the Spanish-American War, more than seven men died from disease (primarily yellow fever) to each man who fell in combat. Improved medical techniques, antibiotics, @NÞ¸Që…ÿ¾Û€  (less)

and School at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Contents include: Principles Of Epidemiology And Microbiology - Introduction - One of the important landmarks in man's struggle to conquer disease was the invention of the microscope, generally attributed to Anton van Leeuwenhoek of Holland. Leeuwenhoek described the appearance of protozoa to the Royal Society of London in 1673. Thus, the world became aware of microbial life. Subsequently, Louis Pasteur, Lord Lister, Robert Koch, and others established the role of microorganisms as the causative agents of many diseases and developed techniques for determining the etiology (cause) and preventive measures for many previously uncontrolled diseases. During the period 1893--1902, several important events occurred in military medicine that benefited not only the Army, but mankind in general. Under the direction of Army Surgeon General George Sternberg (also known as The Father of American Bacteriology), Walter Reed, William Gorgas, and other medical officers made dramatic progress in the etiology and control of typhoid fever, malaria, and yellow fever. This subcourse introduces the basic principles of disease transmission and epidemiology--principles which were used by Reed and Gorgas and which are in use today. It also introduces the student to the study of the microbiological agents, which are important from a military and public health viewpoint. Subcourse Components: This subcourse consists of three lessons. Lesson 1, Introduction to Disease Transmission and Epidemiology. Lesson 2, Public Health Microbiology. Lesson 3, Practical Application of Microbiology Our news and educational titles are privately compiled collections of off@Më…¸Rÿ¾Û€  (less)