Bøger om 17. århundrede

Der Beiname "Englische Suiten" stammt - genauso wie jener der "Französischen Suiten" - nicht von Bach. Im Gegensatz zu den intimen sechs "französischen" schlagen die "englischen" Suiten einen prächtigeren Tonfall an: Jede Suite wird von einem Prélude im konzertanten Stil eröffnet; für zwei Sarabanden sind von Bach zusätzlich ausgezierte Fassungen erhalten, die den virtuos-prunkvollen Cembalostil, der ihm hier vorschwebte, eindrücklich belegen. Auch wenn wir kein autographes Quellenmaterial kennen, ist der Notentext durch mehrere zeitgenössische Abschriften außergewöhnlich gut und zuverlässig überliefert. Authentische Varianten, vor allem zur Ornamentik, werden in der revidierten Urtextausgabe von Ullrich Scheideler mustergültig untersucht, dokumentiert und für den Spieler direkt im Notentext zugänglich gemacht.

Haliburton, Ontario, 1878. The new Victoria Rail Line delivers hundreds of immigrants to the last station in the Northern Townships. Some are wealthy, eager to profit from new opportunities. Most are poor and illiterate. The farmland is free if you can build a cabin and raise crops out of granite. Many owe their survival to Ona McLeod and her band of fallen women who offer essential services at the Nunnery. Are you hungry? Lonely? Do you need a cure for venereal disease? The nuns can help. Emboldened by positions of power, and supported by the moral folk of the village, Rev. Whitlock and banker Alex Smith set out to banish the women. It takes a brutal murder to reveal the worst of human greed and the best of the human heart. The dead have much to teach the living at the End of the Line.

Explores the use of music as therapy and shows how it operated in the hospital's institutional, social and historical contexts, undergoing change in response to broader cultural and religious movements.

A dramatic illustrated exploration of the infamous massacre of 1622, and the events of a pivotal conflict in colonial American history. The English settlers of Jamestown maintained a shaky relationship with the Powhatan confederacy, and as Virginians expanded their profitable tobacco fields and imported hundreds of new settlers each year, the Powhatan tribe grew wary of English power. In 1622, Chief Opechancanough shattered the English and Powhatan peace with a surprise attack on the Jamestown settlements. Opechancanough hoped to eliminate the English presence with a decisive blow, but instead began a decade-long war with Virginia. In this engaging and expertly researched work, Cameron Colby narrates the infamous massacre in which 347 Virginian settlers were killed: one-third of the Virginia Colony died in a single day. The events of the ensuing ten years, which saw constant warfare between the Englishmen and the Powhatan tribes, are brought vividly to life using battlescene artworks and period images. Detailed maps and 3D diagrams illustrate Indian and Colonial tactics in the 1620s, and chart the progress of the war the Virginians honed to steadily destroy the Powhatan tribes of the Chesapeake.

Pelts and palisades: The story of fur and the rivalry for pelts in early America, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

Entdecken Sie in 'Piraten: Die Kunst, Grenzen zu überschreiten' das wahre Gesicht der Piraten. Sie waren nicht grobschlächtige gierige Banditen - sie waren viel mehr Sozialreformer, die Demokratie und Diversity lebten. Haben Sie gewusst, dass die Piraten bereits im 17. Jahrhundert die Unfallversicherung kannten oder dass die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe in der Piratenwelt akzeptiert war? Lassen Sie sich überraschen!