The Palimpsest, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint): July to December, 1920 - Couverture souple

John C. Parish

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333003366 ISBN 13 : 9781333003364

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Uncover Iowa’s hidden past and see how history is revived from faded traces.
This edition gathers pieces that show how researchers recover stories written on palimpsests of time. You’ll learn how time, weather, and human choices erase and reveal history, and how careful study brings long-forgotten days back to life. Through vivid examples, the book demonstrates how diaries, letters, and old documents help reconstruct lives from a distant era.

• How scholars identify and piece together fragments from the past.


• Detailed looks at communities once living on the land, such as Icaria and its residents.


• Instances of restoration—from ruins to readable narratives—driven by careful research.


• Portraits of everyday life, family keepsakes, and local history that illuminate broader times.

Ideal for readers who enjoy historical exploration, archival study, and the stories hidden in old records of the American Midwest.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leopold Classic Library is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive collection. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. Whilst the books in this collection have not been hand curated, an aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature. As a result of this book being first published many decades ago, it may have occasional imperfections. These imperfections may include poor picture quality, blurred or missing text. While some of these imperfections may have appeared in the original work, others may have resulted from the scanning process that has been applied. However, our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. While some publishers have applied optical character recognition (OCR), this approach has its own drawbacks, which include formatting errors, misspelt words, or the presence of inappropriate characters. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with an experience that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic book, and that the occasional imperfection that it might contain will not detract from the experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333003366
• ISBN 13: 9781333003364
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 621
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