Bøker av John Browne

This local history of the Congregational church in Wrentham, Suffolk, offers a detailed look at the church's formation, growth, and various pastors and members over the years. Author John Browne draws on primary sources such as church records, gravestone inscriptions, and personal correspondence to reconstruct the vibrant religious community of Wrentham. The book provides valuable insights into the social and religious history of Suffolk, as well as the broad history of Congregationalism in England.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book provides a comprehensive history of Congregationalism in Norfolk and Suffolk, including detailed information about the churches in the area. Browne's work is an important record of the development of Congregationalism in England, and is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of this religious movement.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Love family is remembered in Virginia especially for the legacy of Buckland. Established on John Love's land in 1798, the industrial town was one of the many innovative sparks in America's early industrial revolution. Buckland and towns like it were the Silicon Valley of their time-testing, applying and advancing new technologies. All but a few such towns of that era are gone. The Buckland of today is a modest community, which survived the Civil War and suburban development. About a dozen historic buildings and related properties are being preserved as a unique example of a thriving early 19th century commercial and manufacturing village. William and Judith Love put down roots in the Maryland Colony in 1632 and became tobacco planters. Three generations later, Samuel Love served as a Charles County leader in the Revolutionary War. His sons fought in Virginia regiments of the Continental Army. The next generation served in the War of 1812, and later ones in the Civil War. Though not of the first rank of families in American history, it is notable that so many Loves formed relationships with so many presidents and Founding Fathers. John Love enjoyed a political career in Virginia and the U.S. Congress, which gave him access to these men. Perhaps more so, geography abetted these relationships. George Washington's Mount Vernon and the early Love holdings nearby in Maryland bordered the Potomac River, a main travel and trading route in that era of poor roads. The federal government moved in 1800 to its permanent seat in Washington, DC, just forty miles east of Buckland. Though different in purpose and planned size, the new capital city and Buckland developed in parallel. Many family members speculated with mixed success in Tennessee land grants, sold at low rates per acre to encourage settlement and as a revenue source. Traveling in Tennessee, several Loves established relationships with Andrew Jackson. Having witnessed fraudulent signing of land grant warrants in 1798, Charles J. Love wrote his report to Jackson. Then a U.S. Congressman, the future President was a leader in uncovering such fraud. Several Loves emigrated to Tennessee. In Greeneville to pursue a court case, John Love, childless in his first marriage, stayed, remarried and fathered four children. Charles moved his family to Nashville. From 1829 to 1837, he managed President Jackson's affairs at his Hermitage home and plantation. Charles' nephew, Andrew Jackson Watson, was born at the Hermitage in 1802. Agriculture, grist milling, thoroughbred horse breeding, turnpike road building, land investment, general store operations, banking, politics, law practice, and public service are some of the Love family's occupations and endeavors. Many members owned slaves without whom some of these endeavors would have been impossible. The names of all enslaved people discovered in research for this book are documented in these pages.

The story of Ravensworth starts with William Fitzhugh's purchase of the Ravensworth landgrant in 1685, the largest colonial landgrant in Fairfax County, Virginia - 24,112 acres (37.7 square miles), about one-half the area of nearby Washington, DC. From a population of zero, not counting Native Americans who may have had encampments there, the 2000 Census recorded about 138,355 people living within Ravensworth's original borders.The land was repeatedly carved into smaller and smaller parcels through inheritance, sale and subdivision. The once uncharted expanse of forest became first a plantation, then a succession of smaller plantations, then farms - both large and small - served by crossroads villages, and finally today's thousands of homes and businesses as well as commercial and government centers.The story of Ravensworth is a story of colonial settlement, early government, tobacco plantations, slavery, civil war, economic expansion, the rise and decline of family farms, and suburban development - next door to the nation's capital - involving people, places and events both famous and obscure. It explores... The people who owned Ravensworth land and disposed of its parts; others who leased, worked, visited and helped shape it How the land was acquired, partitioned, leased and used Ravensworth's enduring landmarks Events that occurred thereTracing the step-by-step partitioning of Ravensworth through the generations of changing ownership involved studying land deeds and mapping their metes and bounds (compass direction and distance of boundary lines). The parcels then were georeferenced to place them in their correct geographic location on a contemporary map. The resulting maps enable visualizing the land where people lived and worked and where events occurred in Ravensworth in the context of today's communities, roads and streets.

From iron to uranium, titanium to silicon, this is ';a wide-ranging look at scientific progress. It's also a lot of fun' (The Wall Street Journal). Iron. Carbon. Gold. Silver. Uranium. Titanium. Silicon. These elements of the periodic table have shaped our lives and our world, in ways both good and bad. Combining history, science, and politics, this ';lively, educational examination of civilization's building blocks' reveals the fascinating story (Publishers Weekly). With carbon, we can access heat, light, and mobility at the flick of a switch. Silicon enables us to communicate across the globe in an instant. Uranium is both productive (nuclear power) and destructive (nuclear bombs). Iron is the bloody weapon of war, but also the economic tool of peace. And our desire for alluring gold is the foundation of global tradebut it has also led to the death of millions. Explaining how titanium pervades modern consumer culture and how an innovative new form of carbon could be starting a technology revolution,Seven Elements That Changed the Worldis an adventure in human passion, ingenuity, and discoveryand the latest chapter in a journey that is far from over.

Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad.

A compleat treatise of the muscles, as they appear in humane body, and arise in dissection: - With diverse anatomical observations not yet discover'd : illustrated by near fourty copper-plates, accurately delineated and engraven is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1681.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

An inspirational memoir from a remarkable leader.