Bibliography of Indiana Women's History Books and Articles Nashville, IN: Nana's Books, 1996. Biography of Marie Goth, an Indiana painter and charter member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association. Newton, Judith Vale and Carol Weiss. Skirting the Issue: Stories of Indiana's Historical ... http://www.docstoc.com/docs/15095841/Bibliography-of-Indiana-Womens-History-Books-and-Articles
Scoop Review Of Books » Remembering History's King During Labour weekend 2009 the Centre organised a three-day residential workshop at Vaughan Park Retreat Centre on the North Shore with the theme, Shifting Sands: changing perceptions in history and biography. ... http://books.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/04/remembering-historys-king/
The Last Englishman: The Double Life of Arthur Ransome They're not even presented from his perspective, which is fine in a history book, but not in a biography which, like a historical novel, should be careful to keep its protagonist at the centre of the story. ... http://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/the-last-englishman-the-double-life-of-arthur-ransome/
Books and Cooks: Booking Through Thursday: It's All About Me That said, historical biographies are a different matter. Obviously, if the person is deceased and the book is written after their death, it is impossible to have an autobiography. In that case, I simply keep in mind that not everything ... http://southerngal-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/11/booking-through-thursday-its-all-about.html
Juvenile Instructor » Considering Biography and Thought in Early ... One specific question relates to the intersection of a person's thought and their biography, i.e. how someone's ideas relate to their historical context. Wilhelm Dilthey, one of the first biographers of Schleiermacher, ... [4] Other recent works that also, in my opinion, perform a terrific balancing act include fellow JIer Matt B's award-winning “The Crisis of Mormon Christology,” Sam Brown's “Joseph (Smith) in Egypt” (his forthcoming book will likely be even more ... http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/considering-biography-and-thought-in-joseph-smith/
Book review: 'Abigail Adams' opened doors for women | INDenverTimes Having studied an extensive variety of archived documents, including the Adams Family Correspondence housed at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Holton delivers an elegant account of American history from 1744 to 1818 and the life of a fascinating, ... Her contributions to family, country and the advancement of women have been somewhat underappreciated. With his extraordinary new biography, Abigail Adams, Holton finally gives her a proper place in American history. ... http://www.indenvertimes.com/book-review-abigail-adams-sought-to-open-doors-for-women/
I am interested in 14th and 15th century england. Any suggestions ... They'll have accurate facts, include a few choice tidbits, & give you an excellent introduction. Thomas Costain's books are good. I know there are some serious biographies out there, too. Juicier bits can be found (along with tales of ... Find some good historical fiction, too. Some oldies are Crown in Candlelight, the White Rose, & Katherine. I would also suggest Jean Plaidy's books, but she writes a little more romatically & is of an era that glosses over some of the ... http://biographyaudiostore.com/books-about-royalty/i-am-interested-in-14th-and-15th-century-england-any-suggestions-on-sites-or-books
The Book Cellar: Bronzeword Latino YA book Tour: Guest post with ... And that's when I began to combine my love of history and biography with my imagination. My favorite nonfiction books showed the effects of historical events on ordinary people. For example, The Diary of Anne Frank took me into the ... http://thebookcellarx.blogspot.com/2009/11/bronzeword-latino-ya-book-tour-guest.html
Review of JS Grewal's Contesting Interpretations No historical biography of Guru Nanak can ever overlook his status and role as a prophet. Grewal links the current debate in Sikh Studies to the publication in 1986 of 'Perspectives on the Sikh Tradition', a book edited by Justice ... http://sikhcentre.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/review-of-j-s-grewals-contesting-interpretations/
christianreader: Here are my books for September/October. As the name implies, this book defends the inerrancy of Scripture, including making a moderate use of the historical-critical method. I read it online here.(It is also in print). It was very good (and is not that old, relatively speaking). ... Ironically enough, this was my first book I ever read by Newman, though I have long had both his Apologia Pro Vita Sua (considered by many the greatest autobiography in the English language) and his Essay on the Development of ... http://community.livejournal.com/christianreader/46775.html