William H Simmons

Alasco, an Indian Tale: Two Cantos: with Other Poems>. William H Simmons

Publisher Marketing: Title: Alasco, an Indian tale: two cantos: with other poems>. Author: William H SimmonsPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03795700CollectionID: CTRG01-B3452PublicationDate: 18570101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "The ensuing fragment of an Indian tale formed part of a poem, of which the plan extended to twelve cantos ... ."--Pref. Much corrected and enlarged edition of the author's "Onea; an Indian tale" (cf. p. 56), which was printed as "Canto the first" in Charleston, 1820. Collation: 141 p.; 19 cm Contributor Bio:  Simmons, William H While Donnie's interest is based on first-hand experience parenting her own son who is affected by fetal alcohol syndrome and a host of other disorders, her outreach extends to the international level in the field of developmental disabilities. From 2005 to 2009 Donnie worked diligently to develop and establish NOFAS Georgia, Georgia's first state affiliate of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS). In 2008, Donnie's son, Iyal, obtained the first certified FASD Assistance Dog in the world. Since then, she presents to international experts on the profound benefits of providing service dogs for children living with FASDs and other "invisible disabilities." She consults with Georgia State University's Center for Leadership in Disability and is serving an appointed 6-year term with Georgia's State Advisory Panel on Special Education. Currently Donnie serves on the Committee for Developmental Disabilities at Jewish Family and Career Services in Atlanta and as a Board of Directors' member for All About Developmental Disabilities. Donnie has recently been appointed to work with Georgia's Children's Justice Act Advisory Committee which is a CAPTA Citizen Review Panel. Her family's story has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Reader's Digest Canada and Guideposts magazine. Donnie's writing about FASDs has been published in Adoption Today magazine, the International Journal on Child and Adolescent Health, and Living with FASD for the FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan, Inc. Her internationally award-winning children's book; "Nuzzle - the love between a boy and his service dog" was published in 2011. This followed her 11-year old daughter's award-winning book, "My Invisible World - life with my brother, his disability and his service dog."