Category Archives: Anthropology

The Prairie Traveler, or Hints on How the West Was Won

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

This remarkable book, which we have reissued in its 1863 British edition, annotated by Sir Richard Burton the famous/notorious British explorer, was first published in 1859, having been commissioned by the War Department of the United States government. Its subtitle, … Continue reading →

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A List of Women Scientists

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

Today, 14 October, has been declared Ada Lovelace Day, ‘an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths’, named after Lord Byron‘s daughter, later countess of Lovelace, and a renowned mathematician. We have not yet reissued … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

The surprising history of a pudding Personally, I can take rhubarb or leave it. I like a nice rhubarb crumble (especially with brown sugar and ground almonds in the crumble mix), but I also have unhappy memories of stewed rhubarb … Continue reading →

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Whales

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

There was a very interesting programme on BBC TV 4 on Monday last (next episode today, 16 June) about the British whaling industry (which was indeed carried out on an industrial scale) in the Antarctic during the twentieth century. Visits … Continue reading →

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Did You See This?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Cambridge Library Collection

‘At Warrington, Bolton, and Manchester, on Easter Monday, the women, forming parties of six or eight each, still continue to surround such of the opposite sex as they meet, and either with or without their consent, lift them thrice above … Continue reading →

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