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Darwin's Disciple: George John Romanes, A Life in Letters

Lightning Rod Press: Number 5

Joel S. Schwartz
Paper. 798 pp. (24 front matter; 774 text)

$60.00

978-1-60618-920-7
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Darwin's Disciple is a careful biographical study of the life and letters of George John Romanes (1848-1894), who was a strong advocate for Darwinian evolution. "Because of his cental role in definding evolution and his close relationship with Darwin during the last decade of Darwin's life, Romanes's life and career deserve a fresh look." This publication by Joel Schwartz is the culmination of more than thirty-five years of work in this history of biology, particularly nineteenth-century natural history and the role played by prominent early evolutionists in shaping the debates in evolutionary biology. 

“TO DO JUSTICE TO HIM & MYSELF”: Evert Wendell’s Account Book of the Fur Trade with Indians in Albany, New York, 1695–1726

Lightning Rod Press: Number 4

Edited and Translated by Kees-Jan Waterman
14 pages front matter; 311 text (with accompanying CD of original Dutch text)

$50.00

978-1-60618-912-2
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This translated Dutch account book of the fur trade with Indians yields essential data for understanding the workings of the intercultural fur trade in colonial North America. It contains accounts of hundreds of Indians, many listed with their own names, who purchased merchandise on credit from Evert Wendell (1681–1750) and his relatives in Albany, New York. The introduction describes the context in which the manuscript was created and analyzes aggregated data on a range of characteristics of these commercial exchanges.
Volume 3 – Narratives of Chindali Life and Culture

Lightning Rod Press: Number 3

Compiled and analyzed by Robert Botne,
8 pages front matter; 323 text

$40.00

978-1-60618-911-5
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Chindali is a Bantu language of eastern Africa, spoken in the southwest Mbeya region of Tanzania and in the northern Chitipa District of Malawi. The dictionary is the result of research on the Malawian end of the Chindali spectrum. It provides, in most cases, more than a cursory translation equivalent of the Chindali lexical item. This three-volume series offers the Chindali dictionary, a grammatical sketch of the language, and narratives of the life and culture of the Ndali people.

THE CHINDALI LANGUAGE OF MALAWI – 3 volumes - $100.00 for set
Volume 2 – A Grammatical Sketch of Chindali, Malawian Variety

Lightning Rod Press: Number 2

Robert Botne
14 pages front matter; 201 text

$35.00

978-1-60618-910-8
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Chindali is a Bantu language of eastern Africa, spoken in the southwest Mbeya region of Tanzania and in the northern Chitipa District of Malawi. The dictionary is the result of research on the Malawian end of the Chindali spectrum. It provides, in most cases, more than a cursory translation equivalent of the Chindali lexical item. This three-volume series offers the Chindali dictionary, a grammatical sketch of the language, and narratives of the life and culture of the Ndali people.

THE CHINDALI LANGUAGE OF MALAWI – 3 volumes - $100.00 for set
Volume 1 – A Chindali and English Dictionary, with an Index to Proto-Bantu Roots

Lightning Rod Press: Number 1

Robert Botne,
24 pages front matter; 485 text

$45.00

978-1-60618-909-2
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Chindali is a Bantu language of eastern Africa, spoken in the southwest Mbeya region of Tanzania and in the northern Chitipa District of Malawi. The dictionary is the result of research on the Malawian end of the Chindali spectrum. It provides, in most cases, more than a cursory translation equivalent of the Chindali lexical item. This three-volume series offers the Chindali dictionary, a grammatical sketch of the language, and narratives of the life and culture of the Ndali people.

THE CHINDALI LANGUAGE OF MALAWI – 3 volumes - $100.00 for set