This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States. The personal account of a fugitive slave's privation and sufferings and his campaigns for Negro emancipation. This dramatic autobiography of the...

"In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North....

This report describes the successes achieved through projects authorized under the legislation. Where possible, work commenced on projects at the onset of 2009; others were not initiated until later in the spring when weather conditions were favorable enough to conduct operations. Also, some of the recipients were notified later in May 2009, so work is still occurring. As of July 1, 2010, approximately 50 percent of the total project work was completed....

The objective of this project was to assess the efficacy of post-fire ground treatment in mitigating erosion and runoff on soil slopes subjected to wildfires. This objective was achieved through physical slope-model experiments and discrete element method (DEM) modeling. Model simulations indicated that an increase in the root network inhibited particles dislodgement and decreased downslope movement of particles.

While much has been achieved in upgrading and improving the Traffic Records System in Colorado, significant problems remain. Most databases still function as islands of information with limited data sharing and integration. Data remains inconsistent from one dataset to another. The quality of some data is questionable and accessibility is limited. While an initial plan was to develop a Traffic Records Virtual Data Warehouse (TRVDW) to provide a comprehensive,...

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of a suggested analytical technique for the investigation of the hydrologic impacts of flow regulation This technique has been developed for use in studies with wide geographical coverage and broad scope of analysis wherein simplification of approach and reduction in the need for detailed data inputs must be achieved without sacrificing the capability to develop adequate and realistic albeit not...

This is Colorado's FY 2006, or Year Two, Implementation Report for Colorado's federal Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Plan. This report covers the first fiscal year of Colorado's new, multi-year plan that was approved without modifications for FY 2005-2007. Of the 28 targets in this Plan, Colorado achieved 12, and missed another two by 1.0 percent or less. Four of the remaining 14 that were missed were related to evidence-based and promising...

"The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent military commanders and political leaders in Britain must have been to blame, but were they? This intriguing book makes a different argument. Weaving together the personal stories of ten prominent men who directed the British dimension of the war, historian Andrew O'Shaughnessy dispels the incompetence myth and uncovers...