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While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states, it is heralded as one of America's most significant documents. Likewise, The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863 in the aftermath of a Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history.

While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate the 150 year anniversary of the Proclamation, here is a new, unabridged audio recording of that historic document, freeing the slaves held in the still Confederate controlled states. Heralded as one of America's most significant documents, this is a piece of history not to be missed.

There is nothing quite like a harvest of freshly caught crabs to set the tone for a perfect shoreline feast. Charlie White shows how beginners and veteran crabbers alike can benefit from his decades of experience—from finding and capturing crabs to storing, cleaning, and cooking your catch. Whether you use crab traps or the traditional shoreline, low-tide hunt to bag your quota, this book will aid your cause.

A man who has spent his professional life measuring the flow of northern rivers, climbed Alaska’s Mount McKinley, was a member of both Yale University and Maine University’s scientific expeditions to the Antarctic, guided a film crew documenting the late Robert Kennedy’s ascent of Mount Kennedy, and crossed the St. Elias mountain range is certainly no stranger to the cold! In Winter Wise, Monty Alford shares a lifetime of experience, technique, and personal knowledge of surviving and travelling on ice and snow.

Fishing guru Charlie White explains the equipment and techniques for harvesting seafood, like getting the best yields of shrimp, crabs, oysters and many species of fish, including sea perch, greenling, red snapper, cod and sole. Learn how to harvest exotic seafoods such as abalone, limpets, moon snail and seaweed. Each chapter ends with a list of time-saving best bets for catching each species. Also included is information on current fishing regulations. Whether you're on the beach or on the water, Living Off the Sea has the tips and information you'll need to tap the ocean's bounty.

An informative sidekick to Stan Shadick's annual award-winning Skywatchers calendars, Skywatcher's Companion presents fascinating stories for skywatchers of all ages. Discover the wonders of the night sky and learn how to find the star patterns that have inspired the myths and storytelling of great cultures of the past. Meet the gods and goddesses of Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia and see how they found their way into the many constellations that dominate the ever-changing northern sky.

Learn the secrets of successful anglers from expert Charlie White. Here are tips that will help every angler bring home the prize. Learn about strike triggers, the role scent plays in attracting a fish to your lure, proper fishing depth and more. Charlie tackles not only the technical facts you need to know, but also the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, being persistent and remaining flexible.

Ce Grand Glossaire recense leurs attestations ou bien dans les dictionnaires généraux et lexiques spécialisés, ou bien dans la littérature française elle-même, et ce, depuis sa naissance au XIe siècle avec La Chanson de Roland. Ont donc été relevés tant les mots, les prononciations, les expressions que les sens importés par nos ancêtres et préservés ici depuis plus de trois siècles, une période linguistiquement mouvementée en France et qui a modelé le français moderne.

L’eau est tellement présente dans nos vies qu’on en vient presque à oublier l’incroyable variété de ses formes et de ses propriétés. Elle est bien sûr d’abord dans la nature. Mais on la retrouve aussi dans tous les recoins de la maison, à travers les nombreux usages que nous en faisons. Tour à tour salée, douce, potable, polluée, embouteillée ou encore solide, liquide, gazeuse, elle porte les noms les plus divers et se présente à nous sous les formes les plus variées : glace, grêle, grésil, frimas, verglas, gelée, givre, rosée, pluie, vapeur, buée, etc.

C’est le temps de la «pause» ou de la «pose»? Fait-on une «ballade» au bord du lac ou une «balade» au bord du lac? Prend-on du «poids» ou du «poid»? Où va l’accent circonflexe dans «chômage» et «diplôme»? Grrrrr, m’en souviens jamaaaiiiiis! Pour qu’on évite de tomber dans ces pièges de la langue française, Sandrine Campese a imaginé une méthode simple et inédite: rendre les règles orthographiques... 100% graphiques! Un court texte accompagnant les 94 dessins rappelle des règles de base, revient brièvement sur l’histoire du mot épineux et signale les fameuses exceptions.