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It is the most celebrated escape in the history of American slavery. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. In Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, Brown not only tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Most important, he paints a revealing portrait of the reality of slavery, of the wife and children sold away from him, the home to which he could not return, and his rejection of the slaveholders' religion&#151painful episodes that fueled his desire for freedom.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ernest Brown is an American professional basketball player who was selected in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. He played collegiately for the Indian Hills Community College. He played three games for them during the 2001-02 NBA season before being waived, and was also later signed and waived by the Boston Celtics; he has spent most of his career in the NBDL and other minor/foreign leagues. In 2007, he played in Puerto Rico for Grises de Humacao. He played 3 games this year as an import for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association's Fiesta Conference before being replaced by ex-NBDL standout Chris Alexander. ... Read more

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How, when and where to prune? The questions that beset every gardener never change but the solutions do. The Pruning of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers has always recommended the best possible pruning techniques and practice to gardeners and now, thoroughly revised and substantially expanded by Tony Kirkham, George Brown’s classic work will continue to be trusted and respected as the essential pruning reference for years to come.

Since George Brown first wrote this book in 1972 there have been major advances in the science of arboriculture. The move to target pruning was fundamental and Kirkham clearly explains the reason behind the technique as well as how to apply it. He gives reasons for the now restricted use of wound sealants or tree paints and provides a comprehensive list of current pests and diseases and how to combat them through pruning methods. The nomenclature throughout the book has been fully updated and the section on pruning for wildlife expanded. The appendix on tools and the glossary have been extensively revised.

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This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of California Public Works Projects. Written for contractors, owners, architects, engineers and public agencies, the author explains California public works and contract law. This popular manual assists all parties to the public works process in fulfilling their legal responsibilities, and avoiding typical project difficulties and disputes. The author provides practical information regarding local and state agency contracting and specific legal requirements. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1917.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:CRIMINAL PItOCEEDINGSINDICTMENT AND INFORMATION(IN ENGLAND AND WALES).CHAPTER I.CRIMINAL JURISDICTION—SCOPE OF THE LAW—PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY—VENUE—TIME—VEXATIOUS INDICTMENTS ACTS.Rule 1.—Criminal proceedings (in respect of an offence against the Law of England) in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice; Courts of the Commissioners of Assize, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery; the Central Criminal Court and Courts of County or Borough Quarter Sessions are commenced by—(1.) Information.(2.) Coroner's inquisition.(3.) Indictment.A " crime " is defined by Blackstone as a public wrong which affects the whole community, but the definition in Austin's Jurisprudence (Vol. I. p. 405) is scientifically more correct. "An offence which is pursued at the discretion of the injured party is a Civil Injury. An offence which is pursued by the Sovereign, or by the subordinates of the Sovereign, is a Crime."It might be possible to improve upon this definition, and attempts have been made to do so, but to my mind it seems sufficiently exact.Sir James Stephen, in his Digest of Criminal Procedure, enumerates the superior Criminal Courts as: The House of Lords : The Court of the Lord High Steward : The High CourtB.R. Bof Justice (King's Bench Division): The Courts of the Commissioners of Assize, Oyer and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery : The Central Criminal Court, and the Court of the Lord High Admiral of England.As to the House of Lords; it has an appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases, in appeals from the Appeal Court on a writ of error (see Chap. XV., infra], and also an original criminal jurisdiction. Every peer impeached or indicted for treason and misprision of treason, or for felony, must be tried (if Parliament is sittin... ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1907Original Publisher: The UniversitySubjects: Education, SecondaryLatin languageEnglish languageGerman langugageMathematicsMoral educationGrading and marking (Students)Universities and collegesVoice cultureEnglish literatureEducation / HigherEducation / SecondaryForeign Language Study / LatinLanguage Arts ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more