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Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassA masterpiece of American literature, Frederick Douglass' "Narrative" is a powerful story of an enslaved youth coming to social and moral consciousness by disobeying his owners and secretly teaching himself to read. Achieving literacy emboldens him to commit further acts of disobedience that ultimately...
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Lewis & Clark for DummiesThe Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the delightful details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group's journals and...
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Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800It was a contest of titans: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two heroes of the Revolutionary era, once intimate friends, now icy antagonists locked in a fierce battle for the future of the United States. The election of 1800 was a thunderous clash of...
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All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed AmericaThe birth of rock 'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "musical riots put to a switchblade beat"--but if it generated much sound and fury, what, if anything, did it signify? As Glenn Altschuler reveals in All Shook Up, the rise...
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Coffee in the Morning, a collection of short stories: fragments of life from dreams, fiction & fantasyLarry Sceurman's second book, Coffee in the Morning, presents a collection of nostalgic short stories celebrating 20th century Americana, capturing the hopes, dreams and fears of multiple generations and different life circumstances. Similar to his first book, The Death of Big Butch, this carefully...
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Bell HammersCarpenters take on an oil company using practical jokes. Based on interviews with the author's grandfather.PRANKS. OIL. PROTEST. JOKES BETWEEN NEWLYWEDS.AND ONE HILARIOUS SIEGE OF A MAJOR CORPORATION.Remmy grows up with Beth in Bellhammer, Illinois as oil and coal companies rob the land of...
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Bud Loves SpeedWW II soldier Bud falls in love over letters with Speed, who becomes his wife. They recall what it took to develop their forever marriage, all while leaning on family and their unshakeable faith.On a snowy Christmas, Bud and Speed recall the origins of...
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Wave After WaveA last chance to escape. A journey fraught with danger. Based on true events.Vienna, 1938. Newlywed Lilly is looking forward to the future with her husband until the Nazi annexation of Austria throws everything into uncertainty. Suddenly, their Jewish heritage turns them into outcasts,...
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Seashells in My PocketGerman-Brazilian Isabel Neumann delights in creating seashell art, but it's her mathematical ability that lands her a job at the American air base in Natal, northern Brazil during World War II. She doesn't need a calculator to determine the correct weights and balances for...
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Jingle BoysA music-filled adventure set in 1943 with danger, intrigue, and romance!Can a lovelorn jingle writer with a fainting problem help turn the tide of the war?From the author of the award-winning novel, The French Girl's War, comes a tale of unlikely heroes and the...
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Beyond 17Who we could have been ...The Apollo lunar landing program was arguably the imaginative and technological zenith of the twentieth century. However, few have ever known that zenith could have been higher, then continued still onto greater heights. Beyond 17is the story of the...
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American ValorThe United States' involvement in the two world wars of the twentieth century drastically changed the country's role in the world. It also changed the world's perception of the country. Up until 1917, America had stayed out of European affairs for the most part....
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Property Line: Follow the Wright family's American story, through generations of adventure, struggle and victory.Delve into an Epic American Legacy: One Boy, One Veteran, and a Battle for Sacred Ground. Embark on a riveting journey into the heart of America's soil, tracing the legacy of the Wright family, and discover a tale that resonates through generations. Property Line...
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The Dead Letter DeliveryThe discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother's veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters...
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Growing Up on the High Plains of Kansas: Through a Child's EyesMy life began in a time in Kansas when horses were vital for plowing and reaping, hauling wheat to market, for riding horseback, pulling buggies, surreys and wagons for business and pleasure. It was a time, too, when motor vehicles were just beginning to...
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A Mother's Promise: A completely gripping and unforgettable story of families torn apart by WW2Germany, 1942: "Trudi," Ada pleaded. "How will we survive? Our rations aren't enough to keep one person alive let alone two." Trudi took her friend's hands in hers. "We'll stick together. We made a promise to our children, remember?"Her heart torn in two after...
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The Herbalist's Secret: A gripping historical mystery set in the Scottish HighlandsTwo small lifeless bodies lay on the sand, arms carefully placed by their sides. On the other side of the loch stands an imposing house. It's almost as if it gives a silent howl of distress, echoing over the hills, making the birds turn...
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The Secret Sister: A breathtaking family saga set in WW2 Wales and sixties SicilyTRAVEL FROM WARTIME WALES TO SIXTIES SICILY IN THIS BREATHTAKING CROSS-GENERATIONAL SAGA ABOUT A DAUGHTER ROCKED BY HER FAMILY'S SECRET PAST._______________________________________________Wales, 1943.Sara Lewis should be heartbroken when her husband doesn't return from war. But he was never the kind husband she hoped for. And...
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The Hour of Decision: Germany and World-Historical EvolutionIn The Hour of Decision, Oswald Spengler portrays a brutally critical image of modern Western civilization. According to Spengler, the West is destined for decay and heading towards its demise, poisoned by excessive rationalism, a lack of functioning hierarchies, and widespread alienation. Spengler's observations...
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Whom Gods Would Destroy, Part III: ArmageddonMars descends. The Hosts of Heaven gather. Behemoth quakes. Leviathan rises. The ergodic, Fortean fugue Whom Gods Would Destroy: An Occult History of the First World War concludes in its third volume, Armageddon, chronicling the twilight of the Great War and the Nine Giants'...
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