John Kelly's history of the Black Death is a colorful, compulsively readable, and very complete look at the subject, including his theory of what caused it (the rapid growth of trade, i.e. ships spreading disease from port to port) and also of what sprang from it: the middle class, property law, and the persecution of the Jews (who, of course, ...
The idea of pre-existence has a long history in early Jewish and Biblical traditions. Professor Hamerton-Kelly studies the various forms the idea takes in these traditions as they emerge in the New Testament. He pays special attention to the themes of Wisdom and the Son of Man, with detailed references to the relevant texts and sources. His ...
As unions face an ongoing crisis all over the industrialized world, they have often been portrayed as outmoded remnants of an old economic structure. This book argues that despite structural shifts in the economy and in politics, unions retain important functions for capitalist economies as well as for political democracy. Union revitalization in ...
The upper Mississippi River route is a non-stop parade of heavy tonnage freight trains carrying intermodal containers, piggyback trailers, coal, taconite, grain, and automobiles. Magnificent scenery, delightful river towns and plenty of trains are shown along the historic upper Mississippi routes. Included are the rail lines of Burlington Northern ...
With declining passenger revenues Burlington President Ralph Budd realized something unique was need to lure passengers back to train travel. The result was the Zephyr. Featured in high quality photos and descriptive captions the Burlington Zephyrs are shown in a variety of scenic, rural and urban settings. Also included are vintage brochures, ...
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1916
Description: Good. Octavo 6.5" x 9" 677 pp. Hardcover, bound in maroon cloth. Moderate shelf-wear, the corners and spine ends frayed and spine faded. read more
Edition: Second Edition, Revised and Entirely Reset
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1921
Description: Good. No dust jacket. rubbing at corners and spine ends. One page loose from the binding. Discard notation("Discarded 3/13/61 St. Peters Hospital") in pen on the front free endpaper and rear paste down endpaper. No other interior or exterior markings.... 755 p. Includes: illustrations, index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. B. Lipponcott Company
Date Published: 1916
Description: Photographs. Good or Better. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Large 8vo; 677 pgs; index; reprint, ex-medical library but little used; still bright. photographs, read more
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In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
