Mary of Nazareth: History, Archaeology, Legends, Paperback

The Sisters of Nazareth Convent transforms archaeological knowledge of Nazareth by publishing over 80 years of archaeological work at the Sisters o...

In 1740, Moravian immigrants made their first permanent American settlement in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Nazareth was closed to residents outside of ...

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Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici gained political power in Florence, raising th...

Reducere. DescriptionThe 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those wh...

DescriptionManchester 1819: Prices are high and wages are low, but as the poor become poorer, the rich are alarmed by their calls for reform.Mill-w...

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1918 was a year of triumph for the Australian Corps in France yet today this is seldom recognized by most Australians. Our perceptions have been cl...

Hiram Owen Ward (aka H.O.) bought a little sawmill on Vermont's Dowsville Brook in 1872, sawing clapboards and other lumber for building homes arou...

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Reducere. The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generations. Locals spin age-old yarns of legends like Davy C...

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Reducere. JENNY WILEY was a young wife and mother in 1780s Virginia when a band of Native Americans attacked her farm, killed her children and dragged her hu...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Judith (La Trobe University, Australia) RichardsNumber of pages: 172Collection: Seminar StudiesPublicatio...

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