The King Of California

Author: Mark Arax
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 0786752793
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550

Book Description
The fascinating story of a cotton magnate whose voracious appetite for land drove him to create the first big agricultural empire of the Central Valley of California, and shaped the landscape for decades to come. J.G. Boswell was the biggest farmer in America. He built a secret empire while thumbing his nose at nature, politicians, labor unions and every journalist who ever tried to lift the veil on the ultimate "factory in the fields." The King of California is the previously untold account of how a Georgia slave-owning family migrated to California in the early 1920s,drained one of America 's biggest lakes in an act of incredible hubris and carved out the richest cotton empire in the world. Indeed, the sophistication of Boswell 's agricultural operation -from lab to field to gin -- is unrivaled anywhere. Much more than a business story, this is a sweeping social history that details the saga of cotton growers who were chased from the South by the boll weevil and brought their black farmhands to California. It is a gripping read with cameos by a cast of famous characters, from Cecil B. DeMille to Cesar Chavez.

The Kids Book of Canada

Author: Barbara Greenwood
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 9781554532261
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Finally, the premier children's resource on Canada is available in a fully revised paperback edition --- bringing up to date this bestselling treasury of information that has long been an essential book for schools, libraries and homes from coast to coast. Ten years after its debut, this title in the acclaimed Kids Book of series is more than ever an indispensable tool for researching school projects or a conversation piece for sharing Canadian facts with friends and family. Bursting with rich and detailed illustrations, this book is as far-ranging, fascinating and full of surprises as the country it describes. Inside you'll find ? colorful maps of the provinces and territories showing major cities, rivers, mountains and points of interest. ? the provincial and territorial coat of arms, flowers, birds and trees. ? details of famous Canadians and important events, plus a time line to guide you through each province's and territory's history. ? current information on Canada's growing industries and evolving environmental challenges. ? updated references to the Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Grandad's Camper (A Grandad's Camper LGBTQ Pride Book for Kids in partnership with GLAAD)

Author: Harry Woodgate
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499815077
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
A Stonewall Honor Book Children's Illustrated Book of the Year--British Book Awards Best Illustrated Book -- Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2022 Discover a wonderful grandfather-granddaughter relationship, as a little girl hatches the perfect plan to get her Grandad adventuring again. And don't miss the inspiring sequel, Grandad's Pride, available now! "As warm and friendly as a kind grandparent." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "For the hope for new adventures, and the glimpse of intergenerational kindness and understanding, this lovely book should be on every shelf." School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW Best Picture Books of 2021--School Library Journal Future Classic Picture Books of 2021--Bookstagang's Best of 2021 "An effective tool for teaching empathy, and the intergenerational bond at the story's center is a heartstrings puller. This picture book, in which a girl helps her grandfather embrace life again following the death of Gramps, may well aid young readers in understanding others' grief." Shelf Awareness Gramps and Grandad were adventurers. They would surf, climb mountains, and tour the country in their amazing camper. Gramps just made everything extra special. But after Gramps died, granddad hasn't felt like traveling anymore. So, their amazing granddaughter comes up with a clever plan to fix up the old camper and get Grandad excited to explore again. This beautiful picture book honors love and reminds us not only to remember those we have lost, but to celebrate them.

Recommended Literature

Author: California. Department of Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Book Description

Hope, Faith & Courage

Author: Cocaine Anonymous World Services, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963819314
Category : Cocaine abuse
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description

The Big Book of Canada

Author: Christopher Moore
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
ISBN: 0887764576
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
Provides information and photographs on Canada, exploring the history, politics, territories, and people that have formed this nation.

26th Edition DEBBIES BOOK(R)

Author: Debbie Hemela
Publisher: Debbies Book, Inc
ISBN: 1938666038
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
This is the 26th Edition of Debbies Book®. Now, after the release of our Android version of our iPhone App in Janurary 2014, it’s time to release our 26th print edition. You now have 3 ways to experience Debbies Book®! • A physical book for users who want to hold it in their hands • A printable book for users who want to print certain pages • A tablet-friendly eBook for users who love their iPads and eReaders The book is organized by categories in alphabetical order. Listings for Prop Houses and Costume Rental Houses are shortened to one or two lines to save space. Their full contact information is located within the Prop House and Costume Rental Houses categories only.

The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information

Author: William Hone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Almanacs, English
Languages : en
Pages : 876

Book Description

CA INTER EIS-SM MCQ Book

Author: CA. Saket Ghiria
Publisher: Saket Ghiria Classes
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Book for CA INTER EIS-SM Exams by CA. Saket Ghiria Sir. Containing over 2300 Plus MCQs. Book includes Chapter-wise and Mix MCQS of both Enterprise Information Systems (EIS) and Strategic Management (SM) which is going to help students a lot in building a command over the MCQs.

Treasures of Knowledge: An Inventory of the Ottoman Palace Library (1502/3-1503/4) (2 vols)

Author: Gülru Necipoğlu
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004402500
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1532

Book Description
The subject of this two-volume publication is an inventory of manuscripts in the book treasury of the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, commissioned by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II from his royal librarian ʿAtufi in the year 908 (1502–3) and transcribed in a clean copy in 909 (1503–4). This unicum inventory preserved in the Oriental Collection of the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Könyvtára Keleti Gyűjtemény, MS Török F. 59) records over 5,000 volumes, and more than 7,000 titles, on virtually every branch of human erudition at the time. The Ottoman palace library housed an unmatched encyclopedic collection of learning and literature; hence, the publication of this unique inventory opens a larger conversation about Ottoman and Islamic intellectual/cultural history. The very creation of such a systematically ordered inventory of books raises broad questions about knowledge production and practices of collecting, readership, librarianship, and the arts of the book at the dawn of the sixteenth century. The first volume contains twenty-eight interpretative essays on this fascinating document, authored by a team of scholars from diverse disciplines, including Islamic and Ottoman history, history of science, arts of the book and codicology, agriculture, medicine, astrology, astronomy, occultism, mathematics, philosophy, theology, law, mysticism, political thought, ethics, literature (Arabic, Persian, Turkish/Turkic), philology, and epistolary. Following the first three essays by the editors on implications of the library inventory as a whole, the other essays focus on particular fields of knowledge under which books are catalogued in MS Török F. 59, each accompanied by annotated lists of entries. The second volume presents a transliteration of the Arabic manuscript, which also features an Ottoman Turkish preface on method, together with a reduced-scale facsimile.