The Collapse of the Third Republic

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Anne Doughty

County Armagh, 1845. Married to the local blacksmith, young Sarah Hamilton spends her days looking after John and his apprentices at the forge, and her happiness is strengthened by the steady love of her husband and the beautiful green landscape of her home on Drumilly Hill. But when tragedy strikes, her life is changed forever. As the crops across Ireland begin to fail and the textile industry struggles to adapt to new methods, Sarah isn't the only one enduring hardships. Along with her friends and neighbors, Sarah lives through loss and disappointment.

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Melanie Wallace

'I will not live among you,' says Abigail Buwell when she is taken from her life among the savages and returned, against her will, to 'civilisation' the last military outpost on the frontier's hostile edge.

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Keltie Thomas

Outlines the way different types of animals, including livestock, pets, such creatures as silkworms that sparked trade, working beasts, noxious animals, and those that inspire the imagination, have influenced human civilization.

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Jeremy Smith

"Discover the amazing world of ancient Egypt, and find out what life was like in this spectacular civilization. Everything from the lives of pharaohs through to art, cultute and daily life is included, and there are fascinating facts about the construction of the pyramids and archaeology today. Detailed images provide a fantastic visual guide making this book ideal for use at home and a school."--Back cover.