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The Ore Knob Mine Murders

Autor: Rose M. Haynes

Número de Páginas: 250

How could the peace and quiet of Ashe County, North Carolina (in the mountains, at the Virginia-Tennessee corner), turn into a nightmare of crime and drugs, and the old copper mine itself become a dumping ground for the dead? In 1982, two bodies had been chipped from an icy grave and brought up from the 250-foot mine shaft where they had been thrown while still alive. Now, there were rumors of 21 bodies still down there. If the mine was ever re-opened, what would they find--copper or bodies? Murder, drugs, prostitution and gangs come together in the history of the Ore Knob Mine. A small Appalachian community became the heart of a vicious drug ring ruled by the Outlaws motorcycle gang from Chicago. Ashe County made national headlines when a police informant came forward confessing that he had pushed a man alive into the Ore Knob Mine shaft. This book is the full story.

American Motorcyclist

Número de Páginas: 40

American Motorcyclist magazine, the official journal of the American Motorcyclist Associaton, tells the stories of the people who make motorcycling the sport that it is. It's available monthly to AMA members. Become a part of the largest, most diverse and most enthusiastic group of riders in the country by visiting our website or calling 800-AMA-JOIN.

Hearings

Autor: United States. Congress. House. Committee On Un-american Activities

Número de Páginas: 1166

Activities of Ku Klux Klan Organizations in the United States

Autor: United States. Congress. House. Committee On Un-american Activities

Número de Páginas: 1744

Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Un-American Activities

Autor: United States. Congress. House. Committee On Un-american Activities

Número de Páginas: 1158

English Reports in Law and Equity

Autor: Edmund Hatch Bennett , Chauncey Smith

Número de Páginas: 680

Index of Patents Issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Número de Páginas: 1754

Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery [1846-1852], by the Right Hon. Sir J.L. Knight Bruce, Vice-Chancellor

Autor: John Peter De Gex , John Jackson Smale

Número de Páginas: 936

Reports of Cases Decided ... by ... Sir J. L. Knight Bruce (Sir James Parker). By J. P. De Gex and J. Smale. 1846(-52).

Autor: England. Court Of Chancery

Número de Páginas: 850

Robert Harris Sr (1702-1788) Descendants, Vol 1

Autor: Grier Harris , Minnie Ellen Harris

Número de Páginas: 596

This is Volume 1 of a 2-part genealogy of the Harris family, tracing the lineage of Robert Harris Sr. (1702-1788). This work is part of The Families of Old Harrisburg Series, compiled and published by The Harris Depot Project.

Centralization of Heavy Industry in the United States

Autor: United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee To Investigate The Centralization Of Heavy Industry In The United States

Número de Páginas: 738

Censoring Translation

Autor: Michelle Woods

Número de Páginas: 359

A play is written, faces censorship and is banned in its native country. There is strong international interest; the play is translated into English, it is adapted, and it is not performed. Censoring Translation questions the role of textual translation practices in shaping the circulation and reception of foreign censored theatre. It examines three forms of censorship in relation to translation: ideological censorship; gender censorship; and market censorship. This examination of censorship is informed by extensive archival evidence from the previously unseen archives of Václav Havel's main theatre translator, Vera Blackwell, which includes drafts of playscripts, legal negotiations, reviews, interviews, notes and previously unseen correspondence over thirty years with Havel and central figures of the theatre world, such as Kenneth Tynan, Martin Esslin, and Tom Stoppard. Michelle Woods uses this previously unresearched archive to explore broader questions on censorship, asking why texts are translated at a given time, who translates them, how their identity may affect the translation, and how the constituents of success in a target culture may involve elements of censorship.

The Theatre of August Wilson

Autor: Alan Nadel

Número de Páginas: 236

The first comprehensive study of August Wilson's drama introduces the major themes and motifs that unite Wilson's ten-play cycle about African American life in each decade of the twentieth century. Framed by Wilson's life experiences and informed by his extensive interviews, this book provides fresh, coherent, detailed readings of each play, well-situated in the extant scholarship. It also provides an overview of the cycle as a whole, demonstrating how it comprises a compelling interrogation of American culture and historiography. Keenly aware of the musical paradigms informing Wilson's dramatic technique, Nadel shows how jazz and, particularly, the blues provide the structural mechanisms that allow Wilson to examine alternative notions of time, property, and law. Wilson's improvisational logics become crucial to expressing his notions of black identity and resituating the relationship of literal to figurative in the African American community. The final two chapters include contributions by scholars Harry J. Elam, Jr. and Donald E. Pease

Sexual Violence in Australia, 1970s–1980s

Autor: Lisa Featherstone

Número de Páginas: 308

This book explores sexual violence and crime in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, a period of intense social and legal change. Driven by the sexual revolutions, second wave feminism, and ideas of the rights of the child, there was a new public interest in the sexual assault of women and children. Sexual abuse was studied, surveyed and discussed more than ever before in Australian society. Yet, despite this, there remained substantial inaction, by government, from community and on the part of individuals. This book examines several difficult questions of our recent history: why did Australia not act more firmly to eradicate rape and child sexual abuse? What prevented our culture from looking seriously at trauma? How did we fail to protect victim-survivors? Rich in social and legal history, this study takes readers into the world of victims of sexual crime, and into the wider community that had to deal with sexual violence. At the core of this book is the question that resonates deeply right now: why does sexual violence appear seemingly insurmountable, despite significant change?

Philosophy and Politics of Czech Dissidence from Patočka to Havel

Autor: Aviezer Tucker

Número de Páginas: 312

A critical study of the philosophy and political practice of the Czech dissident movement Charter 77. Aviezer Tucker examines how the political philosophy of Jan Patocka (1907–1977), founder of Charter 77, influenced the thinking and political leadership of Vaclav Havel as dissident and president. Presents the first serious treatment of Havel as philosopher and Patocka as a political thinker. Through the Charter 77 dissident movement in Czechoslovakia, opponents of communism based their civil struggle for human rights on philosophic foundations, and members of the Charter 77 later led the Velvet Revolution. After Patocka's self-sacrifice in 1977, Vaclav Havel emerged a strong philosophical and political force, and he continued to apply Patocka's philosophy in order to understand the human condition under late communism and the meaning of dissidence. However, the political/philosophical orientation of the Charter 77 movement failed to provide President Havel with an adequate basis for comprehending and responding to the extraordinary political and economic problems of the postcommunist period. In his discussion of Havel's presidency and the eventual corruption of the Velvet...

Havel

Autor: Michael Zantovsky

Número de Páginas: 474

This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Václav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic. Vaclav Havel: iconoclast and philosopher king, an internationally successful playwright who became a political dissident and then, reluctantly, a president. His pivotal role in the Velvet Revolution and the modern Czech Republic makes him a key figure of the twentieth century. Michael Zantovsky was one of Havel's closest confidants. They lived through the revolution and during Havel's first presidency Zantovsky was his press secretary, speech writer and translator. Their friendship endured until Havel's death in 2011, making him a rare witness to this most extraordinary life.

The Palgrave Handbook of Australian and New Zealand Criminology, Crime and Justice

Autor: Antje Deckert , Rick Sarre

Número de Páginas: 911

This handbook engages key debates in Australian and New Zealand criminology over the last 50 years. In six sections, containing 56 original chapters, leading researchers and practitioners investigate topics such as the history of criminology; crime and justice data; law reform; gangs; youth crime; violent, white collar and rural crime; cybercrime; terrorism; sentencing; Indigenous courts; child witnesses and children of prisoners; police complaints processes; gun laws; alcohol policies; and criminal profiling. Key sections highlight criminological theory and, crucially, Indigenous issues and perspectives on criminal justice. Contributors examine the implications of past and current trends in official data collection, crime policy, and academic investigation to build up an understanding of under-researched and emerging problem areas for future research. An authoritative and comprehensive text, this handbook constitutes a long-awaited and necessary resource for dedicated academics, public policy analysts, and university students.

The Present-day Ku Klux Klan Movement

Autor: United States. Congress. House Un-american Activities

Número de Páginas: 430

A Revised Memoir of Edward Rawson

Autor: E. B. Crane

Número de Páginas: 374

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Kentucky's Historic Farms

Autor: Thomas Dionysius Clark

Número de Páginas: 1299

A fascinating agricultural resource, Kentucky's Historic Farms: 200 Years of Kentucky Agriculture showcases some of the most grand historic farmlands in the country, with roots as far back as two centuries. Written by Thomas Dionysius Clark, this collector’s edition includes photographs, bibliographical references, and an index.

The Politics of Tragedy and Democratic Citizenship

Autor: Robert C. Pirro

Número de Páginas: 251

This study of the political significance of theories of tragedy and ordinary language uses of "tragedy" offers a fresh perspective on democracy in contemporary times.

Reading Václav Havel

Autor: David S. Danaher

Número de Páginas: 279

In Reading Václav Havel, David S. Danaher approaches Havel's remarkable body of work holistically, focusing on the language, images, and ideas which appear and reappear in the many genres in which Havel wrote.

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

Autor: United States. Patent Office

Número de Páginas: 1354

Commissioner of Patents Annual Report

Autor: United States. Patent Office

Número de Páginas: 1316

Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on Active Duty

Autor: United States. Navy

Número de Páginas: 626

50 Shades of Rust

Autor: Tom Cotter

Número de Páginas: 195

This title collects 90 of the all-time best barn-find stories in condensed form. Each story is accompanied by photographs from the scenes of the finds, creating a heavily illustrated book

The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National Educational Association

Número de Páginas: 946

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 922

Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve

Número de Páginas: 388

Department of the Treasury Telephone Directory

Autor: United States. Department Of The Treasury

Número de Páginas: 216

Trow (formerly Wilson's) Copartnership and Corporation Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, City of New York

Número de Páginas: 1282

Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty

Número de Páginas: 648

Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...

Número de Páginas: 1366

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