Bøger af James Baldwin

A very long time ago, Apollo was born in the island of Delos. When the glad news of his birth was told, Earth smiled, and decked herself with flowers; the nymphs of Delos sang songs of joy that were heard to the utmost bounds of Greece; and choirs of white swans flew seven times around the island, piping notes of praise to the pure being who had come to dwell among men. Then Zeus looked down from high Olympus, and crowned the babe with a golden head-band, and put into his hands a silver bow and a sweet-toned lyre such as no man had ever seen; and he gave him a team of white swans to drive, and bade him go forth to teach men the things which are right and good, and to make light that which is hidden in darkness.

The Horse Fair is a novel written by James Baldwin in 1895. The story is set in New York City and revolves around the life of a young African American man named Johnnie, who works as a stable boy at a horse auction. Johnnie is deeply passionate about horses and dreams of one day owning his own. However, he faces many obstacles in achieving his goal, including racism and poverty.The novel explores themes of race, class, and the struggle for dignity and respect in a society that is deeply divided. It also delves into the world of horse racing, providing a fascinating glimpse into the behind-the-scenes workings of this industry.As Johnnie navigates the challenges of his life, he encounters a variety of characters, including wealthy horse owners, corrupt politicians, and fellow stable boys. Through it all, he remains determined to achieve his dreams and find a place for himself in the world.The Horse Fair is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that offers a unique perspective on American society at the turn of the 20th century. It is a timeless work that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln is a classic American history biography collection by James Baldwin. When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown.

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""The Discovery of the Old Northwest and its Settlement by the French"" is a historical book written by James Baldwin and published in 1901. The book explores the early exploration and settlement of the Great Lakes region by French explorers, including Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Robert de La Salle. Baldwin details the interactions between the French and the Native American tribes in the area, including the Huron, Ottawa, and Algonquin tribes. The book also covers the establishment of French trading posts and forts, as well as the fur trade that dominated the region's economy. Baldwin's work provides a comprehensive overview of the French exploration and settlement of the Old Northwest and its impact on the region's history and development.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

There are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. As a matter of course, some of these stories are better known, and therefore more famous, than others. Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people; a few are of quite recent origin; nearly all are the subjects of frequent allusions in poetry and prose and in the conversation of educated people. Care has been taken to exclude everything that is not strictly within the limits of probability; hence there is here no trespassing upon the domain of the fairy tale, the fable, or the myth.

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American Book of Golden Deeds is a collection of stories of American heroism.

In this, the third book about his travels aboard the 28-foot sailboat Atom, James Baldwin creates an ode to the sea and to those who venture upon her in small voyaging sailboats. The Next Distant Sea continues the memoir of his second adventurous circumnavigation as begun in his earlier book Bound for Distant Seas. Known for books and magazine articles about his earlier solo voyages, the author here describes the struggles and rewards of navigating distant seas, the joys and challenges of interacting with foreign cultures, as well as the love and loss of an intoxicating island girl. Beginning in Hong Kong, The Next Distant Sea takes readers to diverse destinations, through the lesser-travelled islands of the Philippines and Indonesia, to far-flung island outposts in the Indian Ocean, including a lengthy exploration of mysterious Madagascar, then on to newly post-apartheid South Africa. Along the way Baldwin's personal journey is interwoven with tales of the extraordinary and often outlandish characters he befriended, from a man who crossed the Pacific alone in a dugout canoe, to a vagabond trader who traveled to the poorest ports of east Africa in an engineless steel junk, to a young sailor who tragically lost his life. By melding their stories and his own, Baldwin provides valuable insight into the individualist, minimalist, and libertarian mindset of the voyaging vagabond. The Next Distant Sea is essential reading for all who would go to sea in small boats.

Across Islands and Oceans is the memoir of twenty-five year-old James Baldwin and his epic two-year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging twenty-eight foot sailboat. Early on and "as broke as [he] dared to be," James determined not only to sail around the world, but also to hike across every island that he visits. His inland forays are unique in the literature of circumnavigators as he finds danger, humor, friendship and romance in places most sailors will never visit. James' story unfolds in his earnest exploration of distant lands and seas, his meditations on the people whose lives he touched, and his greater voyage to explore his own private ocean of solitude. His adventure is not merely an attempt to seek thrills, nor even to tempt death, but rather a voyage of discovery as he set out in the direction of his youthful dreams to meet the life he imagined. "Go seek what you will, where you will, but be a seeker all of your life." -James Baldwin

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Fifty interesting short stories including Diogenes the Wise Man, Alexander and Bucephalus, Socrates and His House, Julius Cesar, The Blind Men and the Elephant, A Story of Robin Hood, Sir Walter Raleigh, Pocahontas, The King and his Hawk, Casablanca, A Story of William Tell, The Bell of Atri etc.

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James Baldwin's speech delivered in 1965 at the Cambridge Union Society.