By the Sword and the Cross - The Historical Evolution of the Catholic World Monarchy in Spain and the New World 1492 - 1825

A concise overview of Spanish America during the colonial era (1492-1825), this study attempts a synthesis of Iberian and Latin American historical narratives within the context of world history. Spanish civilization was transferred to the Americas as Spain imposed its medieval Catholic culture upon the Americas successfully replacing the elite cultures of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas. Iberian culture became indigenous by way of cross-culturalization, and Creole elites found independence inevitable once their way of life became defined by American circumstances.

The Saga of Hrolf Kraki

The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki is one of the major Scandinavian legendary tales and belongs to the group of mythic-heroic Icelandic stories known as the "sagas of ancient times," or fornaldar sagas. These texts, which are also sometimes called the 'legendary sagas,' are distinctive in that they tell of events that occurred, or are supposed to have occurred, long before the ninth-century settlement of Iceland.

Nature and Culture - American Landscape and Painting 1825 -1875

In this richly illustrated volume, featuring more than fifty black-and-white illustrations and a beautiful eight-page color insert, Barbara Novak describes how for fifty extraordinary years, American society drew from the idea of Nature its most cherished ideals. Between 1825 and 1875, all kinds of Americans--artists, writers, scientists, as well as everyday citizens--believed that God in Nature could resolve human contradictions, and that nature itself confirmed the American destiny.

Profiles of New York

Welcome to the fourth edition of Profiles of New York State - Facts, Figures & Statistics for 2,365 Populated Places in New York. As with the other titles in our State Profiles series, we built this work using content from the award-winning Profiles of America - a 4-volume compilation of data on more than 42,000 places in the United States. We have updated and included the New York chapter from Profiles of America, and added entire fresh chapters of demographic information and ranking sections, so that Profiles of New York State is the most comprehensive portrait of the state of New York ever published.

Knitting Techniques: Volume 1

A complete "how-to" of hand knitting, including a wealth of professional tips and useful working methods.