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2005

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George H. Bailey, D.V.S., Clark P. Thompson Mar 2005

George H. Bailey, D.V.S., Clark P. Thompson

Maine History Documents

This article provides biographical information about noted Maine veterinarian George H. Bailey, 1832-1905. He was also an owner, breeder, and trainer of trotting horses for over 25 years and made many contributions to the horse breeding industry of Maine.

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[Review] Kolmogórov. El Zar Del Azar. Carlos Sánchez Fernández, Concepción Valdés Castro (2003), Enrique Wulff Jan 2005

[Review] Kolmogórov. El Zar Del Azar. Carlos Sánchez Fernández, Concepción Valdés Castro (2003), Enrique Wulff

Enrique Wulff

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Review: Roger Hahn, Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749-1827: A Determined Scientist (Cambridge, Mass., 2005), Andre Wakefield Jan 2005

Review: Roger Hahn, Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749-1827: A Determined Scientist (Cambridge, Mass., 2005), Andre Wakefield

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Reviewed work: Roger Hahn. Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749–1827: A Determined Scientist. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2005. Pp. xi+310. $35.

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Proving Ground: Richard Harding Davis In The American West, Char Miller Jan 2005

Proving Ground: Richard Harding Davis In The American West, Char Miller

Pomona Faculty Publications and Research

The idea of Texas staggered Richard Harding Davis. That, in any event, is how the youthful managing editor of Harper's Weekly portrayed his response to the Lone Star State after boarding a train in New York City and heading south in January 1892 for a three-month tour of Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. At twenty-eight, already a much-heralded journalist for his investigative reports on Philadelphia's underworld, and his gripping accounts of the devastating Johnstown Flood of 1889, Davis had been editing Harper's tor a year and was eager for a change of pace. A western jaunt, he reasoned, would present a …

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The Life And Writings Of Manly Hardy (1832-1910): Fur Buyer, Hunter, And Naturalist, William Krohn Dec 2004

The Life And Writings Of Manly Hardy (1832-1910): Fur Buyer, Hunter, And Naturalist, William Krohn

William B. Krohn

Manly Hardy was a nineteenth century businessman from Brewer, Maine. Like his father, Hardy owned and worked farmlands and woodlots, and two wharfs along the Penobscot River. The Hardys’ primary source of income was as dealers in animal hides and raw furs. The father of Maine historian Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, Hardy hunted and traveled along the Down East Coast early in his life and throughout his life took trips to the forests of eastern, central, and northern Maine. This book is intended for folklorists, historians, biologists, hunters, trappers, and others interested in northern New England’s outdoor heritage. Although out of …

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