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UNINA9910786467603321 |
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PhotiadeÌs Constantin |
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Count Cagliostro : an authentic story of a mysterious life / / Constantin PhotiadeÌs |
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Abingdon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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1-136-20524-1 |
0-203-04046-5 |
1-283-84731-0 |
1-136-20516-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Kegan Paul library of arcana |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published in 2005 by Kegan Paul International."--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; COUNT CAGLIOSTRO: AN AUTHENTIC STORY OF A MYSTERIOUS LIFE; Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; I CAGLIOSTRO'S BIOGRAPHER; II THE DISCIPLE'S REVERIE; III CAGLIOSTRO AT ROVERETO; IV EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES; V THE EMERGENCE OF CAGLIOSTRO; VI TRAVELS IN GERMANY AND EASTERN EUROPE; VII THREE YEARS AT STRASBOURG; VIII THE GRAND COPHTE AND THE GRAND MISTRESS; IX THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE; X THE BASTILLE; XI ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME; XII A PRISON IN THE SKY |
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This is an engaging account of the life of Count Cagliostro, who donned such varied personas as magician, alchemist, colonel, swindler, mythical priest and founder of Egyptian masonry. Photiades details the Count's life from its humble beginnings in Palermo to his adventures in Europe and finally his demise in a remote fortress. |
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UNINA9910778298703321 |
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Papas Phillip |
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That ever loyal island [[electronic resource] ] : Staten Island and the American Revolution / / Phillip Papas |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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0-8147-6868-7 |
1-4356-0042-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (197 p.) |
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) |
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) History, Military 18th century |
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions 18th century |
New York (N.Y.) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Campaigns |
New York (N.Y.) History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Social aspects |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-172) and index. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Crossroads of the Middle Colonies: The People, Society, and Environment of Staten Island; 2. ""An Unfriendly Disposition Towards the Liberties of America": Staten Islanders and the Colonial Resistance Movement; 3. ""As the Tempest Approaches": Staten Island and the Whig Defense of New York City; 4. "Our Inveterate Enemies": Staten Islanders and the Arrival of the British Fleet at New York; The Price of Loyalty; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Of crucial strategic importance to both the British and the Continental Army, Staten Island was, for a good part of the American Revolution, a bastion of Loyalist support. With its military and political significance, Staten Island provides rich terrain for Phillip Papas's illuminating case study of the local dimensions of the Revolutionary War. Papas traces Staten Island's political sympathies not to strong ties with Britain, but instead to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of |
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revolutionary change. With a thriving agricultural economy, stable political structure, and strong |
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