Books with author Stephen Hales

Lose yourself in the vast sewer networks that lie beneath the world’s great cities – past and present. Let detailed archival plans, maps and photographs guide you through these subterranean labyrinths – previously accessible only to their builders, engineers and, perhaps, the odd rogue explorer. This execrable exploration traces the evolution of waste management from the ingenious infra-structures of the ancient world to the seeping cesspits and festering open sewers of the medieval period. It investigates and celebrates the work of the civil engineers whose pioneering integrated sewer systems brought to a close the devastating cholera epidemics of the mid-19th century and continue to serve a vastly increased population today. And let’s not forget those giant fatbergs clogging our underground arteries, or the storm-surge super-structures of tomorrow.Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Peter Bazalgette • Prelude: Cholera in the City • 1. Pioneers ofPlumbing: I. Sanitation in the Ancient World; II. Sewage in the Streets • 2. SubterraneanInfrastructures: I. The Cleansing of Paris; II. London & the Great Stink; III. WorldwideAdaptations; IV. Raising Streets • 3. Revolutions of Poverty: I. Sewage Farm to ActivatedSludge; II. The Future of Waste Treatment

The Upper Level Independent School Entrance Exam® (ISEE) is often required for admission to American private high schools. This 934-page, 3rd edition book is one of the only offerings of its kind that focuses solely on the ISEE and specifically the test for students applying to grades 9 through 12. Covering only the Upper Level ISEE allows us to offer an extraordinarily comprehensive guide: 6 full-length practice tests with answer explanations, extensive concept review, 2000+ practice problems, 1200 vocabulary words, proven strategies, study plans, and even admissions advice. New for this third edition are more than 200 pages of answer explanations for all of the questions in the six practice tests in addition to various corrections and updates. General Academic is a Houston-based academic consulting firm. We initially created this text for our local clients; however, we now hope that you too will benefit from our research and experience even if you cannot make it into our office. Please note that ISEE® is a registered trademark of the Educational Records Bureau, which does not endorse this product.

Written by Stephen Hake, author of the Saxon Middle Grades programs, Saxon Intermediate 3 is ideal for students looking for a textbook approach that provides a smooth transistion into Math 5/4. It is also helpful for students who are coming to Saxon from other programs. Math Intermediate 3 teaches mathematical concepts through informative lessons, helpful diagrams, and interactive activities and investigations.

The Oconee People of Alachua, Florida were called Wild Men, or Seminole by others. For two generations Oweeka, Cowkeeper, the Long Warrior and Billy Bowlegs were loyal supporters of the British who honored their rights to live in North-Central Florida and operate a very successful cattle ranching business. The naturalist William Bartram visited them in 1774 and when his book was published in 1794 it included many details of their lives in Alachua, They helped support the Spanish who arrived in 1784 and continued defend Florida as it was invaded by mercenary fighters (Patriots) from Georgia who wanted the Native Americans (Indians) and Spanish out of the Territory. Colonel Daniel Newnan, the Inspector General of the State of Georgia invaded Alachua in 1812 and killed the Long Warrior. In 1814 the Patriots from Georgia invaded again and established The Republic of East Florida in Spanish Florida. In 1818 Andrew Jackson invaded Florida and forced Billy Bowlegs 1st to flee Suwanee Old Town and hide in the area near The Great Wahoo Swamp and Long Hammock north of Tampa. Florida became a state in 1821 and the American settlers continued to push the Seminole further into the swamps and less desirable parts of the state. Billy Bowlegs 1st had been assumed to be dead, but he lived until at least 1837. He attended the Treaties of Moultrie Creek and Payne's Landing. He was captured and taken to Fort Foster near Tampa in 1837. Most of the Oconee People that had been called Seminoles were badly defeated and shipped to Oklahoma by 1838. The United States spent more than $15,000,000 in the early 1800s to remove the Native Americans. Copies of the original letters, newspaper articles and documents are used to tell the story of their fight to remain in Florida.

What would compel an African-American man to spend ten years of his life tracing his family tree from the Pacific Northwest back to slavery times in Mississippi, and ultimately to its African roots? For author Stephen Hanks his quest begins with mere curiosity when he reads the obituary of his uncle, and soon blossoms into a full-blown genealogical investigation. Using standard genealogical tools-interviews, census records, and other sources-he delves into the past, soon finding that he must follow two families, his own and that of those who held his ancestors in bondage. The search takes on a life of its own when Hanks discovers some of the present-day descendants of plantation owner and slaveholder Richard Eskridge. With their help he is able to follow the trail back to Colonel George Eskridge of Virginia, whose namesake was none other than George Washington, the Father of Our Country. Hanks continues to probe, and eventually identifies and visits the homeland of his ancestors in Africa. Akee Tree is not only an honest and unbiased exploration into one family's history; it is a search for identity for a man and his people. Revealing and at times painful, the reader shares the joy of discovery and the shock of realization as author Hanks uncovers the truth about his ancestors. This objective and dramatic account is a powerful testimony to those who may share the same surname today but may have come from vastly different circumstances. In the end it is an affirmation of life and a powerful invitation to reach out to each other in the spirit of reconciliation.