A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century has elapsed since the publication of this monumental work, it remains the standard to our day. We do not mean that new information has not been unearthed or that the work is free from errors, but Savage had just the peculiar qualifications necessary. He was so persistent in gathering data and so conservative in his use of them, that a statement made on his authority bears great weight. This work has the whole of New England for its field. This is volume 1, covering the surnames S - Z.
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Andrew Jackson Potter was an Indian fighter, race rider, common soldier in the U. S. army, chaplain in C. S. army, and circuit rider on the Texan frontier at a time when it required courage and judgment. The book tells tales out of six years of Indian warfare in New Mexico and Arizona and reflects many wonderful events in his ministerial life on the frontier border of western Texas, during a long term of evangelical toils and personal combats with savage indians and during desperadoes, including many hair-breadth escapes.
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This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer. A review of Mr. Lang's work would come late, were it not that the book has been the subject of discussion for many years.The author considers the modern science of the History of Religion to teach, that Man derived the conception of Spirit from reflection on phenomena of sleep, dreams, death, shadow, and experiences of trance and hallucination. Ghosts, thus obtained, became the first objects of belief and worship, and were gradually magnified into gods, of which, in the end, one became supreme; on the other hand, from belief in the survival of the soul grew the notion of immortality. This system he proposes to study from fresh points of view. In the first place, he treats what he calls the X phenomena among savages, clairvoyance, crystalomancy, second-sight, demoniacal possession, and so on, giving examples to show the prevalence of similar experiences; he considers that their apparently supernatural character may have much to do with the theory of a separable soul, and apparently inclines toward a belief in the verity at least of the occurrences. The statements concerning the savage phenomena are not especially full, the account not undertaking to exhibit a complete view of the department. The second part of the treatise undertakes to supply a substitute for the nihilistic doctrine; this is, that the idea of God as, to use the writer's words, " a primal eternal being, author of all things, the father and friendof man, the invisible, omniscient guardian of morality, belongs to the lowest savages, who reverence this supreme deity without idol-worship or sacrifice, as immutable, impeccable, all-seeing, benevolent, and lovable.
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This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer. It is not without hesitation that this book is offered to the reader. Very many people, for very various reasons, would taboo the subjects here discoursed of altogether. These subjects are a certain set of ancient beliefs, for example the belief in clairvoyance, in 'hauntings,' in events transcending ordinary natural laws. The peculiarity of these beliefs is, that they have survived the wreck of faith in such elements of witchcraft as metamorphosis, and power to cause tempest or drought. To study such themes is 'impious,' or 'superstitious,' or 'useless'. Yet to a pathologist, or anthropologist, the survivals of beliefs must always be curious and attractive illustrations of human nature. Contents: Preface. Introduction. Savage Spiritualism. Ancient Spiritualism. Comparative Psychical Research Haunted Houses Cock Lane And Common-Sense Apparitions, Ghosts, And Hallucinations. Scrying Or Crystal-Gazing The Second Sight Ghosts Before The Law A Modern Trial For Witchcraft Presbyterian Ghost Hunters. The Logic Of Table-Turning The Ghost Theory Of The Origin Of Religion
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What are man's earliest ideas of a soul and a God, and of his own origin and destiny? Why do we find certain myths, such as of a creation, a flood, an after-world; certain symbols, as the bird, the serpent, the cross; certain numbers, as the three, the four, the seven-intimately associated with these ideas by every race? What are the laws of growth of natural religions? How do they acquire such an influence, and is this influence for good or evil? Such are some of the universally interesting questions which the author attempts to solve by an analysis of the simple faiths of a savage race. Contents: Chapter I. General Considerations On The Red Race. Chapter II. The Idea Of God. Chapter III. The Sacred Number, Its Origin And Applications. Chapter IV. The Symbols Of The Bird And The Serpent. Chapter V. The Myths Of Water, Fire, And The Thunder-Storm. Chapter VI. The Supreme Gods Of The Red Race. Chapter VII. The Myths Of The Creation, The Deluge, The Epochs Of Nature, And The Last Day. Chapter VIII. The Origin Of Man. Chapter IX. The Soul And Its Destiny. Chapter X. The Native Priesthood. Chapter XI. The Influence Of The Native Religions On The Moral And Social Life Of The Race.
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They thought the island was the end. It was only the beginning…Having survived the horrors of Savage Island, Grady is now stuck working for Gold, the psychopath who masterminded the gruesome competition. Sent on a "team-building exercise" in a remote castle, he starts to plot his escape.Ben and Lizzie are in hiding, presumed dead after escaping the island. If they're ever to return to their families, they need to bring Gold down. So they secretly join Grady in the castle. But as the doors slam shut and the series of deadly challenges between them and freedom are revealed, it looks like history is going to repeat itself...A RED EYE horror novel for teens, this gripping sequel to SAVAGE ISLAND is full of fast-paced action and gruesome twists and turns.
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In ush.the wild Yukon Territory, a fierce wolf-dog struggles to survive the harsh wilderness. Born of a wolf and raised among men, White Fang learns the brutal laws of nature and the cruelty of mankind. But amidst the violence, a glimmer of hope shines through when he encounters kindness for the first time. Will White Fang find his place in a world of man and beast, or be consumed by the savage forces around him?
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Sinopsis: «MI JEFE, EL PEOR EX DE MI VIDA» <br> <br> Tener como nuevo Boss su ex-sex-friend, check. <br> <br> Omitir hablar de su hijo de cinco años, doble check… <br> <br> Ocultarle que es el padre, triple check… <br> <br> Lily tiene un trabajo de ensueño: directora financiera de una empresa de cosméticos orgánicos. Tras la crisis actual, Durasex, la mayor empresa de preservativos del mundo, los salva de un cierre seguro adquiriéndolos. <br> <br> Todo sería mejor si su nuevo jefe, Thomas Savage, no fuera su ex-sex-friend, el que le hizo girar la cabeza y el corazón durante sus estudios. <br> <br> Thomas, el hombre más sexy que ha conocido. Thomas, el seductor inveterado. Thomas, el imbécil arrogante. Thomas, el mejor amante que ha conocido. <br> <br> Pero, sobre todo… <br> <br> Thomas, el padre de su hijo, Léo. El niño que ella le había prometido no mantener hasta que sus caminos se separaron seis años antes… <br> <br> SOBRE LA AUTORA <br> <br><b>Lila Collins</b> es una autora francesa especializada en novela romántica contemporánea. Se dio a conocer con su novela "Mon BOSS... le pire ex de ma vie!" publicada en marzo de 2021 por Butterfly Éditions. Los lectores adoran la escritura fluida y emocional de <b>Lila Collins</b>, así como su capacidad para crear personajes atractivos y tramas apasionantes. Sus historias suelen describirse como adictivas, ya que combinan humor, pasión y tensión dramática.
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