David Silverman
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In March 1621, when Plymouth's survival was hanging in the balance, the Wampanoag sachem (or chief), Ousamequin (Massasoit), and Plymouth's governor, John Carver, declared their people's friendship for each other and a commitment to mutual defense. Later that autumn, the English gathered their first successful harvest and lifted the specter of starvation. Ousamequin and 90 of his men then visited Plymouth for the “First Thanksgiving.” The treaty...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The adoption of firearms by Native Americans between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries marked a turning point in the history of North America's indigenous peoples--a cultural earthquake so profound, says David Silverman, that its impact has yet to be adequately measured. Thundersticks reframes our understanding of Native Americans' historical relationship with guns, arguing against the notion that Indians prized these weapons more for the pyrotechnic...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General Stanley McChrystal discarded a century of management wisdom and pivoted from a pursuit of mechanical efficiency to organic adaptability. In this book, he shows how any organization can make the same transition to act like a team of teams -- where small groups combine the freedom to experiment with a relentless drive to share their experience."--
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen and full screen presentations.
Language
English
Description
The Pickles family and friends decide to take a vacation. Their ship isn't very seaworthy, and they end up stranded on an uncharted island. The kids figure the day is saved when they discover that famous explorer Sir Nigel Thornberry is also on the island with his family. After he gets a hit on the head by a coconut, Nigel's intelligence gets knocked out of commission. The Rugrats then turn to Nigel's daughter, Eliza, who not only knows the wilds,...
Series
Publisher
Disney Pixar
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen, [1-disc] collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-producing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.