"Bennett relies heavily upon the oral tradition, and she embraces the diverse disciplines of folklore, history, geography, literature, sociology, agriculture, botany, and home economics in the creation of this book." "Oatmeal and the Catechism will be of interest to scholars and…
"Bennett relies heavily upon the oral tradition, and she embraces the diverse disciplines of folklore, history, geography, literature, sociology, agriculture, botany, and home economics in the creation of this book." "Oatmeal and the Catechism will be of interest to scholars and…
This book explores how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs, and Nepalese Gurkhas became identified as the British Empire's fiercest, most manly soldiers in nineteenth century discourse. As 'martial races' these men were believed to possess a biological or cultural dispos…
'Defining and interpreting the slippery, ever-changing and often self-selecting phenomenon of migrant identity is a challenging task, which has been accomplished with aplomb in this refreshing study ... it forces readers to revisit key themes such as the relationship between eth…
"This book examines the distinctive aspects, mixed and complex, that insiders and outsiders perceived as characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. When, how, and why did Irish and Scots identify themselves and others in ethnic terms? What characteris…
"In blacked-out, wartime London, Charlotte Gray develops a dangerous passion for a battle-weary RAF pilot, and when he fails to return from a daring flight into France she is determined to find him. In the service of the Resistance, she travels to the village of Lavaurette, dyei…
Charlotte Gray joins the French Resistance to search for her lover, a missing RAF pilot.
In blacked-out, wartime London, Charlotte Gray develops a dangerous passion for a battle-weary RAF pilot, and when he fails to return from a daring flight into France she is determined to find him. In the service of the Resistance, she travels to the village of Lavaurette, dyein…
From humorist George MacDonald Fraser comes the funniest stories of an inept soldier, now collected in a single volume. The most disastrous soldier to ever serve in the British Army, Private McAuslan, J., the Dirtiest Soldier in the World (alias the Tartan Caliban, or the Highla…
From the author of the international bestselling Flashman series, George MacDonald Fraser, come the hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army. Here are the tales of Private McAuslan, J., the Dirtiest Soldier in the World (alias the Tartan Caliban, or t…
Given in memory of Lt. Charles Britton Hudson, CSA and Sgt. William Henry Harrison Edge, CSA by Eugene Edge III.
Angered over the betrayal of the ruthless General Reynaldo Pascal, Scottish mercenary Courtland MacCarrick escapes an ambush and kidnaps the general's lovely Castilian fiance, Lady Annala Tristan Llorente, who finds herself attracted to her captor despite her determination to re…
Angered over the betrayal of the ruthless General Reynaldo Pascal, Scottish mercenary Courtland MacCarrick escapes an ambush and kidnaps the general's lovely Castilian fiancée, Lady Annalía Tristán Llorente, who finds herself attracted to her captor despite her determination to …
"He tried to run ... In his youth, Hugh MacCarrick foolishly fell in love with a beautiful English lass who delighted in teasing him with her flirtatious ways. Yet he knew he could never marry her because he was shadowed by an accursed family legacy. To avoid temptation, Hugh le…