Search Results: Titles starting with O from B-Well Ventures

Of the People: A Concise History of the United States, Second Edition, not only tells the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals--but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its complex beginnings to its modern challenges. This comprehensive survey focuses on the social and political lives of people--some famous, some ordinary--revealing the compelling story of America's democracy from an individual perspective, from across the landscapes of diverse communities, and ultimately from within the larger context of the world.The Concise Second Edition tells the same great story, but with fewer words and images. Maintaining the structure, the features, and maps of the comprehensive edition, this concise version has been thoughtfully condensed--paragraphs now contain trimmed sentences and a reduced number of examples--thus leaving the book's core content and compelling narrative… Read More

"This is the true, rags-to-riches story of Exterminator, one of the best-loved American horses. Old Bones, as he was affectionately called, came out of nowhere to win a Kentucky Derby and to run a hundred races before his retirement."

Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, and was first published as aserial 1837–39. The story is of the orphan Oliver Twist, who starts his life in a workhouse and is then sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin.
Oliver Twist is notable for its unromantic portrayal by Dickens of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century.[1] The alternate title, The Parish Boy's Progress, alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, as well as the 18th-century caricature series by William Hogarth,A Rake's Progress and A Harlot's Progress.
In this early example of the social novel, Dickens satirizes the hypocrisies of his time, including child labour, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children.… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1940. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Laid in is a 1-page ALS to author Carl Carmer, octavo, Kennebunkport, July 24, 1939, on Roberts' letterhead, thanking Carmer for an inscribed copy of his book, The Hudson, and remarking that "...those regional books are tough babies, and I think you did a tough job magnificently..." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with virtually none of the usual spine fading.

Special Edition: John R., III Kohlenberger as Editor

Our Faith and Its' Defenders -Authored by John Gilmary Shea Year: 1894
Illustrated Throughout -Hard Cover
This is a book that comprises the trials and victories of the Defender of Our Faith in America. Chapters throughout the book are devoted to Catholic questions of the day. Contributors to this book include His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, the Most Reverend Archbishop of Ireland Dr. O'Gorman. The introduction contains the view of Catholicism in the US by Richard Clark
Published by the Office of Catholic Publications
Blue Boards with Gilt Lettering on Front and Spine. Binding is tight however will need some restoration on the front cover. This book is in good condition
This book has an section to record family events. Marriage, Births, Deaths. (See Pictures for content)
One ribbon found inside the Book dated 1901 with a picture of LEO X111 F.Y. Jubilee Procession from Immaculate Conception Church, Cleveland Ohio. Sunday June 23rd, 1901.
Several Rare and Old Articles and clippings from Newspaper from… Read More