[PDF] Mississippis Blackrobe eBook

Author : George Bishop
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780852445761

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Fr Pierre-Jean De Smet, SJ is one of the most remarkable among the great missionary figures of the Society of Jesus. Born in Belgium, he emigrated to the United States to enter the Jesuit novitiate and was ordained in Missouri in 1837. He founded St Joseph's Mission at Council Bluffs for the Potawatomies in 1838, and visited the Sioux to arrange a peace between that nation and the Potawatomies, the first of his many peace missions. In 1840 he set out for the territory of the Flatheads in the far Northwest, and established St Mary's Mission on the Bitter Root River in Montana, and three years later on the Williamette River in Oregon he opened the most important of a chain of missions covering the Northwest. In 1846 he made peace between the Blackfeet and the Crows. Fr De Smet repeatedly crossed and recrossed the North American Continent, travelling by paddle steamer, raft, and canoe, dogsled and snowshoe, on horseback and in wagons, and for the greater part on foot. His growing influence among the Native American peoples and their leaders induced the United States Government to solicit his help in its dealings with them, and the rest of his life was devoted to promoting their cause in America and in Europe. Fr De Smet assisted at the great Indian Council of 1851 near Fort Laramie, and in 1886, after entering alone into the Sioux camp of warriors led by Sitting Bull, his enthusiastic reception led to a treaty of peace signed by all the chiefs.

Author : Rebecca C. Harris
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 19,50 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 081354369X

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Scientific evidence is commonplace in today's criminal trials. From hair and handwriting analysis to ink and DNA fingerprints, scientists have brought their world to bear on the justice system. Combining political analysis, scientific reasoning, and an in-depth study of specific state supreme court cases, Black Robes, White Coats is an interdisciplinary examination of the tradition of "gatekeeping," the practice of deciding the admissibility of novel scientific evidence. Rebecca Harris systematically examines judicial policymaking in three areas forensic DNA, polygraphs, and psychological syndrome evidence to answer the question: Why is scientific evidence treated differently among various jurisdictions? These decisions have important implications for evaluating our judicial system and its ability to accurately develop scientific policy. While the interaction of these professions occurs because the white coats often develop and ascertain knowledge deemed very useful to the black robes, Harris concludes that the black robes are well positioned to render appropriate rulings and determine the acceptability of harnessing a particular science for legal purposes. First book to systematically gather and analyze judicial decisions on scientific admissibility Analyzes several key cases including Arizona v. Bible and Kansas v. Marks Includes examples of evidence in three appendices: forensic DNA, polygraph evidence, and syndrome evidence Presents an original model of the gatekeeping process

Author : Karl Markus Kreis
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0803256485

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German missionaries played an important role in the early years of the St Francis mission on the Rosebud Reservation, and the Holy Rosary mission on the Pine Ridge Reservation, both in South Dakota. This work presents a collection of eyewitness accounts by German Catholic missionaries among the Lakotas in the late nineteenth century.

Author : Alan Brown
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 12,15 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1617031453

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Some of the nation's most compelling ghost stories owe their origin to “The Father of Waters.” Ghosts along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. The states represented in this book include Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Unlike most collections of “true” ghost stories, Ghosts along the Mississippi River draws from the folk traditions of the northern and the southern United States. These tales are populated with Federal and Confederate soldiers, Native Americans, wealthy entrepreneurs, actors, college students, hotel owners, preachers, slaves, and planters. According to some paranormal investigators, the large number of ghost stories from the Mississippi's river towns, and from watery sites all over the world, are proof that large bodies of water are conductors of psychic energy. Granted, no concrete proof exists that there is a definite connection between the river and any actual ghosts or spiritual phenomena. What is indisputable, though, is the fact that the ghost stories included in Ghosts along the Mississippi River are an invaluable record of the values, dreams, fears, and lives of the people who have called the river home.

Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476617198

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With its fiery crosses and nightriders in pointed hoods and flowing robes, the Ku Klux Klan remains a recurring nightmare in American life. What began in the earliest post-Civil War days as a social group engaging in drunken hijinks at the expense of perceived inferiors soon turned into a murderous paramilitary organization determined to resist the "evils" of radical Reconstruction. For six generations and counting, the Klan has inflicted misery and death on countless victims nationwide and since the early 1920s, has expanded into distant corners of the globe. From the Klan's post-Civil War lynchings in support of Jim Crow laws, to its bloody stand against desegregation during the 1960s, to its continued violence in the militia movement at the turn of the 21st century, this revealing volume chronicles the complete history of the world's oldest surviving terrorist organization from 1866 to the present. The story is told without embellishment because, as this work demonstrates, the truth about the Ku Klux Klan is grim enough.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 1015 pages
File Size : 24,82 MB
Release : 2024-06-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :

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Book 1: Embark on a nostalgic journey along the Mississippi River with “Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.” Twain's memoir recounts his experiences as a steamboat pilot, offering a vivid and humorous portrayal of the people, landscapes, and challenges along the great river. Join Twain as he revisits the river of his youth and reflects on the changes brought about by progress and time. Book 2: Experience the adventures of boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi with “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete by Mark Twain.” Twain's classic novel introduces readers to the mischievous and imaginative Tom Sawyer as he navigates the small-town life of St. Petersburg, Missouri, capturing the essence of childhood along the iconic river. Book 3: Immerse yourself in a tale of mistaken identities and social commentary with “The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.” Twain's novel explores the lives of two boys who switch places—Tom Canty, a pauper, and Prince Edward, the heir to the throne. This historical adventure unfolds against the backdrop of 16th-century England, offering a blend of humor, adventure, and social commentary.

Author : Craytonia "Fire Round" Badger
Publisher : Craytona "Fire Round"Badger
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2018-06-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Guys on the streets everyday pretends to be a Boss, but you haven't met a real Boss until you meet Round. Round was self made from birth. His mother was a bootlegger and his father was Drug Lord, and therefore Round was born to be a jacker of all trades. Money,cars,clothes and hoe's over everything was his life and passion. His side kick Nicolee was his right hand girl until she decided to trade sides. "What did she do that for,because she got the business. (smacked up) After getting out of prison in Louisiana, Round decided to expand his hustle game to Mississippi,despite that the territory was Klan riddled. He didn't quite give a damn though, until the Klans put his Boss status to test. Life behind bars in the Klans ruled courtroom was his designation after all,but his hustle game didn't stop there,because getting money was in his blood. Eventually,Nicolee became married and had children and Round hated her even more after learning that her kids was fathered by the same guy she had cheated on him with. Several weeks into his sentence inside the Mississippi Department of Corrections ,Round was able to manipulated the guards into mules, because money had to be made. He had a conversation that was amazingly unpredictable when he made his approach upon any guard. He was never denied, but rather everything was peaches and cream from that point forward.With his manipulation game on fire, Round meets two notorious ride or die prison guards named Pretty and Sexy Black. He met Pretty in Rankin County and Sexy Black at the Delta Correctional Facility in Greenwood. Both were in love with Round, until they ended up dying in a heated controversy over his love. Round moved more drugs in the system than the Mexican's Cartel. His hustle game was exclusive and it made Greendot famous. After getting his weight up ,Round went to focusing on giving his life sentence back. He kind of figured that it would be hard to accomplish under certain circumstances,but with his mind frame "possibility" was not an option, achievement was the goal.