Presents profiles of five marathon runners who have contributed to the increased interest in this long distance event.

Marathon Runners

Barrett, Thomas

Morrissey, Robert

Biographies & Memoirs

Julian Messner

At the Edge of Empire examines the history of the Cossack frontier settlements in the North Caucasus during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The specific focus is the Terek Cossacks, frontier settlers along the Terek river who became servants of the Russian state, warriors, and occasionally soldiers for (and deserters from) the Russian imperial armies. Barrett reconsiders Cossack history with an eye for its relation to the policies and reality of pre-Soviet Russian imperialism. The rich historiography of the American frontier informs this re-evaluation—the Cossack interaction with native peoples and the formation of a unique frontier society closely mirror the contemporary borderland settlements in the American West. But Barrett presents Russian colonization as a fluid mixing of cultures rather than a cut-and dried military conquest, as it has previously been presented in ideology-laden histories of the Soviet Union. This opens up new ways in which to consider the myths and perceptions of historic Russian nationalism and its relation to state formation and ethnic identity in the Caucasus and post-Soviet Russia today.

At The Edge Of Empire: The Terek Cossacks And The North Caucasus Frontier, 1700-1860

History

Americas

Westview Press

Great Hanging at Gainesville

Texas State Historical Assn

In what may have been the single largest outbreak of vigilante violence in American history, forty suspected Unionists were hanged at Gainesville, Texas, in October 1862. Civil War tensions had been running high. The Cooke County community located just across the Red River from Indian Territory was split between natives of the Deep South who often supported the Confederacy and natives of the Upper South and Midwest who were sometimes indifferent or hostile to it. When active resistance to conscription into the Confederate army combined with long-running rumors of an invasion of North Texas by Kansas Jayhawkers and their Indian allies, many of the former decided action must be taken.
More than 150 suspected Unionists were arrested and put before a “citizen’s court” of twelve jurors. The trial was marked by acrimony and violence, which included the lynching of fourteen men by an angry mob. Minister Thomas C. Barrett served on that jury and attempted to mitigate the vengeful rage of his neighbors. He had some success in the matter, but after two high-profile assassinations, the hangings continued. His 1885 memoir of the trial and the hangings is collected in this volume. Also collected here is the account based on records of the citizen’s court completed in 1876 by George Washington Diamond, whose brother, James J. Diamond, helped organize the trial. Placed together in one volume, these writings offer important insight into the tensions that tore apart American communities during the Civil War era. Renowned Civil War historian Richard B. McCaslin provides an introduction, while L. D. Clark, a descendant of one of the men hanged, reveals the extent to which tensions remain in Gainesville even generations later.

The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862: The Accounts of Thomas Barrett and George Washington Diamond

Diamond, George Washington

Discover how wealth is actually created, the psychology of personal success, how to think and live as an entrepreneur, and how to succeed in network marketing.

Dare to Dream and Work to Win: Understanding Dollars and Sense of Success in Network Marketing

Business & Money

Marketing & Sales

Thomas J Barrett Phd

Hemorrhoids No More is a complete guide on everything you need to know about hemorrhoids. It focuses on all of the practical aspects of suffering from hemorrhoids that a non-medical person needs to be aware of, including how to know whether you have hemorrhoids, how doctors diagnose and treat the condition and (perhaps most importantly) what you can do to help prevent hemorrhoids or deal with them if or when they happen. The author even shares one little-known product that cures his hemorrhoids in 3 days. Indeed, one notion from Hemorrhoids No More that hit home very hard is the idea that even a slight change in your current lifestyle can bring on hemorrhoids. Given that each and every one of us undergoes changes every day, this is not a fact that you can afford to ignore. In "Hemorrhoids No More," you will discover: - The One Product I used to cure my hemorrhoids in 3 days - Exactly what hemorrhoids are - How to diagnose earlier which will avoid pain and discomfort - What you must NOT do in order to avoid hemorrhoids - Necessary changes you must make right now - The different stages of hemorrhoids and why this is so important - Who is the most likely person to get hemorrhoids - How you can take action BEFORE you get hemorrhoids - And much more...

Hemorrhoids No More: The Complete Guide On Hemorrhoids Causes & Symptoms, Hemorrhoids Treatments, & How Never To Have Hemorrhoids Ever Again!

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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