Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes.

Includes author, title and contents lists of stories in single author collections, chronological list of books and stories, publisher list, and an index of over 4,500 films derived from the books and stories.

This volume is the first dedicated to the analysis of tokens ranging from the Neolithic until the modern age. The volume discusses tokens from different periods in detail, addressing the makers, users, types, and contexts of these objects.

Although the short story has existed in various forms for centuries, it has particularly flourished during the last hundred years.

Acetate overlay in pocket.Includes index. Bibliography: p. 307-308.

Two of his stories have been adapted to film. In this book: The Woman-Haters, 1911 Cape Cod Stories, The Old Home House, 1907 Galusha the Magnificent, 1921 The Depot Master, 1910 Thankful's Inheritance, 1915

In The Problem of Asia, the celebrated American naval historian and strategist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, analyzes the geopolitical structure of world politics at the dawn of the twentieth century.

In this 13th edition of "Adventuring with Books," teachers and librarians will find descriptions of more than 850 texts (published between 1999 and 2001) suitable for student use in background research, unit study, or pleasure reading, and ...