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The area of Amalthea, better known as Central College, was platted by Timothy Lee in 1816. Situated three miles southeast of Westerville, Central College was built along Big Walnut Creek. A college known as the Blendon Institute was formed in 1832. In 1842, the institute was given to the Presbyterian church to form the Central College of Ohio. However, due to financial struggles, the school--later known as Central College Academy--closed in 1894. The Ohio School for the Deaf Alumni Association purchased the defunct school property and created the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm Deaf; it was ...

Descubra la Edad Media a través de la guerra en el mar: las invasiones bárbaras, musulmanas y normandas (Vikingos), las cruzadas, las primeras potencias navales (Venecia, Génova y Aragón) hasta la campaña naval otomana durante la conquista de Constantinopla. 27 grandes batallas en un momento de trascendental cambio histórico: de la pax romana a la época feudal. Acérquese a las batallas navales más importantes de la Edad Media, las invasiones bárbaras y la irrupción de nuevos pueblos, los vikingos a bordo de sus drakkars, la invasión de Hispania por los árabes comandada por Tarik...

El Escorial is more than a monument to the zeal of Spain’s Catholicism; it is also a symbol of Spain at its imperial apogee. This imposing, granite edifice was built by King Philip II to celebrate Spain’s victory over the French at Saint-Quentin on August 10, 1557. Paid for with New-World gold, this sprawling monastery-palace is laid out in a vast grid of corridors and courtyards. At its heart is the austere Doric basilica of San Lorenzo el Real - beneath which are the remains of eleven Spanish kings, including Philip. The story of this fascinating, enduring symbol of Spain’s monarchy...

El libro lleva a los lectores por un recorrido histórico, desde la llegada de los conquistadores con sus caballos, hasta los días que corren. Muestra la evolución de los equinos y de las maneras de montar con las consiguientes modificaciones no solo morfológicas en los animales, sino en la fabricación de monturas y aperos a lo largo de los siglos y a lo ancho de esta América modelada e independizada a lomo de caballo y de mula.