It explores forgotten journeys and memories of migrations long ago, written into genes and preserved in the ground for thousands of years. This is a book about belonging: about walking in ancient places, in the footsteps of the ancestors.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a thrilling saga that starts with the origin of the Earth.
The evils of the past haunt the present in a trio of stories from African-American writers.
Then on July 31st Watie's third strike used his cannon to shell Fort Smith. This attack so shattered the Union forces sense of security that they began to pull back their forces and sent a message to Stephen H. Wattles of Fort Gibson to ...
This is the hypothesis that Mary W. Helms pursues in this broadly cross-cultural study of aristocracy in chiefly societies. She begins with basic ideas about the dead, ancestors, affines, and concepts of cosmological origins.
This book was written to teach and remind our children to show gratitude to our Ancestors.
Confederate Records : Jackson County , Mississippi . Jean Strickland and Patricia N. Edwards . Privately printed , 1988. 178 pp . This volume contains copies of the pension applications made by confederate veterans in Jackson County .
If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you.
Ancestor veneration in the Maya lowlands traditionally has been associated with divine kingship and royal genealogies. But in this revisionist study, Patricia McAnany challenges this view and presents a strong...
The Homes of Our Ancestors in Stonington, Conn by Grace Denison Wheeler, first published in 1903, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of...