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The Family Jewels: The Cia, Secrecy, and Presidential PowerIn December 1974, a front-page story in the New York Times revealed the explosive details of illegal domestic spying by the Central Intelligence Agency. This included political surveillance, eavesdropping, detention, and interrogation. The revelation of illegal activities over many years shocked the American public...
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Cafe Society: The Wrong Place for the Right PeopleSet against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe Society tells the personal history of Barney Josephson, proprietor of the legendary interracial New York City night clubs Cafe Society...
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The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied TerritoriesShortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2017 A powerful, groundbreaking history of the Occupied Territories from one of Israel's most influential historians From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking...
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Isle of Man in the Great WarIn August 1914, the Isle of Man was in the middle of a very successful summer season. The tourist industry was crucial to the island, but suddenly holiday-makers left and the Steam Packet vessels that normally brought them were requisitioned. The future was uncertain...
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Savage Frontier Volume III: Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas, 1840-1841This third volume of the Savage Frontier series focuses on the evolution of the Texas Rangers and frontier warfare in Texas during the years 1840 and 1841. Comanche Indians were the leading rival to the pioneers during this period. Peace negotiations in San Antonio...
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Cold Case: Billy the Kid: Investigating History's MysteriesIn this series, private investigators pick up where the historians left off, taking on a series of major cold cases in history, starting with the mishandling of evidence relating to the life and times of Billy the Kid. Cold Case: Billy the Kid tackles...
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Witnessing the American Century: Via Berlin, Pearl Harbor, Vietnam, and the Straits of FloridaA US Naval Aviator's odyssey through pivotal moments in 20th-century history The rise of Adolf Hitler, America's Great Depression in the heartland, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, American life following World War II, the Korean War, America's development of atomic weapons in the Cold...
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The Flemings of Fleming Island: An Historic Florida FamilyIrishman George Fleming arrived in Spanish East Florida in 1783. He established Hibernia on an island in the St. Johns River that is known today as Fleming Island. Hibernia became home to George's children and grandchildren, and in the course of over two hundred...
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A Secret Order: Investigating the High Strangeness and Synchronicity in the JFK AssassinationReporting new and never-before-published information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this investigation dives straight into the deep end, and seeks to prove the CIA's involvement in one of the most controversial topics in American history. Featuring intelligence gathered from CIA agents who...
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Black Cloud: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928The deadly hurricane of 1928 claimed 2,500 lives, and the long-forgotten story of the casualties, as told in Black Cloud, continues to stir passion. Among the dead were 700 black Floridians men, women, and children who were buried in an unmarked West Palm Beach...
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Maggie's Hammer: How Investigating the Mysterious Death of My Friend Uncovered a Netherworld of Illegal Arms Deals, Political Slush FunIn November 1988, Hugh John Simmonds CBE, Margaret Thatcher's favorite speechwriter and the author's best friend, boss and political mentor, turned up dead in a woodland glade a few miles from their sleepy suburban hometown 20 miles west of London. To learn why his...
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The Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack: From Victorian Legend to Steampunk HeroAn extensive investigation of the origins and numerous sightings of the mysterious and terrifying figure known as Spring-Heeled Jack - Shares original 19th-century newspaper accounts of Spring-Heeled Jack encounters as well as 20th and 21st-century reports - Explains his connections to Jack the Ripper...
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Operation Starlite: The Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam - August 1965A graphic account of the first major clash of the Vietnam WarOperation Starlite is a graphic account of the first major clash of the Vietnam War. On August 18, 1965, regiment fought regiment on the Van Tuong Peninsula near the new Marine base at...
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The Golden Elixir of the West: Whiskey and the Shaping of AmericaAn insider's look at the iconic drink and its role in shaping the American West Distilleries are the new microbreweries, cropping up all over the West and producing brands that emulate the predecessors that were made in copper stills by emigrants and served in...
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Jack the Ripper: The Theories & the Facts of the Whitechapel MurdersThe murders in London between 1888 and 1891 attributed to jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. In this book, the result of many years of meticulous research, Kendell reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we...
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Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps: A History in Words and PicturesMany recognize Giant City State Park as one of the premier recreation spots in southern Illinois, with its unspoiled forests, glorious rock formations, and famous sandstone lodge. But few know the park's history or are aware of the remarkable men who struggled to build...
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The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking WorldIn The Great Shame, Thomas Keneally--the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's List--combines the authority of a brilliant historian and the narrative grace of a great novelist to present a gripping account of the Irish diaspora. The nineteenth century saw Ireland lose half of...
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This Bloody Deed: The Magruder IncidentLadd Hamilton's vivid storytelling brings to life the infamous murder of Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder in the Bitterroot Mountains during the 1860s Idaho-Montana gold rush.Author: Ladd HamiltonPublisher: Washington State University PressPublished: 10/01/1994Pages: 280Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.71dISBN: 9780874221077
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Fighting for the French Foreign Legion: Memoirs of a Scottish LegionnaireThe author describes how he joined the French Foreign Legion, without being able to speak any French and very close to the age limit. He takes the reader through the vigorous selection procedure, the relentless recruit regime and then elite Second Parachute Regiment's training...
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Naming Jack the RipperAfter 125 years of theorizing and speculation regarding the identity of Jack the Ripper, Russell Edwards is in the unique position of owning the first physical evidence relating to the crimes to have emerged since 1888. This evidence is from one of the crime...
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