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This book is a family history of one line of descendants of the Andrew Robertson family. Dr. Andrew Robertson arrived in America as a surgeon with the British Army during the French and Indian War. A few years later, he moved to the Tidewater Area of Virginia. After establishing a successful medical practice, he became a plantation owner and father of a large family. His descendants drifted westward across the United States. Their history is the history of this country. As loyal Southerners, they fought for the Confederacy in Missouri and later followed the goldrush to Virginia City, Montana. Subsequent family members became ranchers, miners, cowboys, and tried their luck in the goldrush to the Yukon. The final generation covered by this book served in World War II. The family had its share of luck and misfortunes, but carried on. This is the story [of] extraordinary people in an ordinary family.

In Collected, expert collectors and decorating experts Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson present a tour of peculiar, elegant, and awe-inspiring collections from around the world. The book teaches readers the basic principles of the hunt while exploring the thoughtful and inventive ways people display their various collections, from the accessible and affordable to the aspirational extreme. The featured collections range from dice to café au lait bowls to 19th-century-French sewing tools to sand from world travels—illustrating collections as expressions of personal style. From no frills (“The Modest”) to ornate (“The Exceptionalist”), Karch and Robertson examine the selected collections according to personality type. The book showcases 16 different collecting personalities, each with its own chapter, featuring gorgeous photo­graphs, vignettes showing how the objects are displayed, and a collecting lesson.

"In Collected, expert collectors and decorating experts Fritz Karch and Rebecca Robertson present a tour of peculiar, elegant, and awe-inspiring collections from around the world. The book teaches readers the basic principles of the hunt while exploring the thoughtful and inventive ways that people display their various collections, from the accessible and affordable to the aspirational extreme. The featured collections range from dice and cafâe au lait bowls to 19th century French sewing tools to sand from world travels--illustrating collections as expressions of personal style. From no frills ('The Modest') to ornate ('The Exceptionalist'), Karch and Robertson examine the selected collections according to personality type. The book showcases 16 different collecting personalities, each with its own chapter, featuring gorgeous photographs, vignettes showing how the objects are displayed, and a collecting lesson."--From publisher's description.

This catalog accompanies the exhibition Through the Plain Camera: Small and Shapely Pleasures in Contemporary Photography held at Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, October 21- December 11, 2011.

How would you like to be more consistent with your money and finances? What would it feel like to be able to build your savings and investments using your own personalised financial plan? The Wealth Accelerator Planner is the solution! We've broken it down into 6 super simple sections that will help you to create your own bespoke wealth acceleration plan. These sections include previous year's reflections where we look at what you want the year ahead to look like allowing you to then create your monthly and weekly income goals. As your year comes to a close you can then review how it has gone and reflect on what you could do to create the most amazing results year in year out. There are several layers to money management and financial planning, with often conflicting desires and pressures. By having your own wealth plan written down, you can then hold yourself accountable and consciously accelerate your wealth plan year in, year out. Rebecca Robertson is an award-winning author, TedX speaker, Podcast host and Independent Financial Adviser who is passionate about helping women in business to gain the confidence to plan their financial future and take control of their finances. With over 20 years' experience in the financial sector she has been featured in Forbes Magazine, The Financial Times, BBC Radio and other national publications. As the Times most vouched for Adviser she is also the winner of; * Financial Advisor of the Year, Women in Finance Awards * Role Model of the Year, Women in Financial Advice Awards * Customer Service Winner at Kent Women in Business Awards As a straight talking, no fluff financial advisor who runs a successful six figure business that also supports other women Rebecca understands the conflicting priorities women face when it comes to finances and created this planner to help them start their journey to financial freedom. This 172 page book is 8" x 10" Printed on bold white paper and with a book industry perfect binding and a beautiful matt cover, the crisp white paper has a quality that minimises ink bleed-through. This book is suitable for pen or pencil.

Best friends since the age of three; spirited waitress, Maya Crofton and ladies' man, Luke Anderson are inseparable, priding themselves on knowing everything about one another. Or so Maya thought. What she doesn't realise is that Luke is lusting after more than just her friendship and, with alcohol involved, sparks soon fly.Past encounters, devastating secrets and the unbearable need to hide her true feelings puts Maya in quite the predicament.Will she overcome her doubts and offer Luke the chance he's been waiting for almost half his life?

Manuscript in black ink, written on blue lined paper.