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John Ransom's Andersonville Diary

John Ransom's Andersonville Diary

John L. Ransom

The diary of John Ransom chronicles life as a prisoner-of-war in the infamous Andersonville prison
Matt W. Ransom, Confederate General from North Carolina

Matt W. Ransom, Confederate General from North Carolina

Clayton Charles Marlow

These e›orts greatly facilitated the return of Matt Ransom and William Hood to North Carolina. Thus the Ransom family was restored, at least for a time. Pattie and Matt had many subjects for conversation, for every day brought news items of  ...
Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America

Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America

Wyllys Cadwell Ransom

HANNAH F. TUTTLE 7 [498] (Isabel Averill 6, Lois 5, Robert Ransom* 4, Robert3 3, Joshua1 2, Robert1 1), b. Sept. 30, 1821 ; m. Charles Odell, Feb. 6, 1838; Charles Odell d. Oct. 8, 1895. CHILDREN. 20S3. '• Henry Odell, b. Feb. 19, 1839; d.
The Kansas Historical Quarterly

The Kansas Historical Quarterly

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See James C. Malin, "The John Brown Legend in Pictures," The Kansas Historical Quarterly, v. VIII (November, 1989), pp. 339-341. 2. Wyllys Cadwell Ransom, Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America (Ann Arbor. Mich., 1908), pp.
Ransom Researcher

Ransom Researcher

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-H THIEL WYLLYS CADWELL RANSOM 1828 VT- 1908 Ml [Wyllys(7), Epaphroditus, Ezekiel, Newton, Robert, Joshua, Robert(1)] Wyllys Cadwell RANSOM was born in Townsend, Windham Co VT on 28 April 1828, son of Epaphroditus ...
Ransom

Ransom

Jay McInerney

When Christopher Ransom opened his eyes he was on his back, looking up into a huddle of Japanesefaces shimmering inapool of artificial light. Who were these people?Then heplaced them.These were his fellow karateka, members of his ...
No Second Chance

No Second Chance

Harlan Coben

A ransom demand is made and agreed to. But something goes terribly wrong. The kidnappers escape, and Marc remembers the ransom note's ominous warning: there will be no second chance. An agonising eighteen months pass with no word.
John Hancock

John Hancock

Candice F. Ransom

Traces the life of John Hancock, including his childhood, election as the first governor of Massachusettes, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Portrait and Biographical

Portrait and Biographical

Kalamazoo Allegan and Van Buren Counties

WYLLYS CADWELL RANSOM, who is a prominent and influential resident of Kalamazoo, was born at Towns- hend, Windham County, Vt., April 28, His father was Gov. Epaphroditus Ransom, whose biography will appear on another page in ...
Ransom: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping

Ransom: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping

Ann Hagedorn

A shocking investigation of the world's fastest growing criminal enterprise, kidnapping for ransom and political advantage, offers the first detailed look at the furtive perpetrators, their victims, and the international role of the FBI. 35 ...
The Politics of Focus: Women, Children, and ...

The Politics of Focus: Women, Children, and ...

Lindsay Smith

I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin. 46 Julia Margaret Cameron, Florence (August 1872), Gernsheim Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities ...
Ransom: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping

Ransom: The Untold Story of International Kidnapping

Ann Hagedorn Auerbach

A shocking investigation of the world's fastest growing criminal enterprise, kidnapping for ransom and political advantage, offers the first detailed look at the furtive perpetrators, their victims, and the international role of the FBI.
Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten

Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten

Candice Ransom

"Empathy and kindness are just as important as ABCs and 123s, and Amanda gives readers a good lesson." —Kirkus "With strong dialogue and well-imagined details of wardrobe and play, Ransom writes an original story around the familiar ...
Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Herod as a Composite Character in Luke-Acts:

Frank Dicken

2.1.3 Kazuhiko Yamazaki-Ransom, The Roman Empire in Luke's Narrative Yamazaki-Ransom's ... in Luke's thought. YamazakiRansom's objective is to discuss how Luke redefines “the idea of the people of God...by redefining the opponents ...
Tales of the Peculiar

Tales of the Peculiar

Ransom Riggs

*A new set of stories from the world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world.
Running Ransom Road: Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a ...

Running Ransom Road: Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a ...

Caleb Daniloff

In Running Ransom Road, his captivating narrative describes a journey of personal redemption that, fortunately for us, he is willing to share.”—Frank Shorter, Olympic marathon gold medalist [AU PHOTO] CALEB DANILOFF is a regular ...
Treachery by Night

Treachery by Night

Ann Ruffell

SHADES 2.0 Treachery by Night by Ann Ruffell Published by Ransom Publishing Ltd. Radley House, 8 St. Cross Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO239HX, UK www.ransom.co.uk ISBN 978 178127 465 1 First published in 2004 This updated  ...
The Politics and Aesthetics of "New Negro" Literature

The Politics and Aesthetics of "New Negro" Literature

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin.] Reprinted with the permission of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center and the Estate of Carl Van Vechten. "Blanche Knopf to Langston Hughes, August 21, ...
“The Real Thing”: Essays on Tom Stoppard in Celebration of ...

“The Real Thing”: Essays on Tom Stoppard in Celebration of ...

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. —. The Gamblers. ms. [n.d.] Tom Stoppard Collection. Box 67.5. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. —. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby. ms. [1963] Tom Stoppard Collection.
Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, ...

Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, ...

Alexander Humez

A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn. 3. Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University's ...
The Ransom of Russian Art

The Ransom of Russian Art

John McPhee

In the 1960's and 1970's, American professor Norton Dodge forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground "unofficial" artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it shipped illegally to the United States.
David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form

David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form

David Hering

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. Box 1.2. Print. Wallace, David Foster. 'Letter to Bonnie Nadell, May 11th 1989'. Bonnie Nadell Collection of David Foster Wallace. Harry Ransom Humanities Research  ...
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel

Ransom Riggs

A beautiful and powerful graphic-novel adaptation of Ransom Riggs' cult hit. A striking and powerful graphic-novel adaptation of the bestselling MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. A journey that will change him for ever.
Running Ransom Road: Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a ...

Running Ransom Road: Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a ...

Caleb Daniloff

" John Brant, author of "Duel in the Sun: Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley, and America s Greatest Marathon" This is a vital, honest, and arresting account of one flawed runner s emotional and spiritual renewal with each step toward the ...

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