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The Sixties: Freedom, Change and RevolutionAn illustrated timeline of a transformative decade. In the 1960s, social systems worldwide saw fundamental social and political change. In the U.S., civil rights movements fought against segregation; in Western Europe, students rejected stagnant post-World War II ideologies; and in South America, Africa and...
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Patriotas / PatriotsLas lealtades y triciones de una familia, que cambiaron el destino de M?xico.Francisco Cienfuegos, un joven mestizo que se rebela contra el mundo de su padre criollo, ve su destino cambiar cuando se une a las fuerzas insurgentes. Con el transcurso de los a?os,...
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The Majestic Leo MarbleLeo Marble quickens in the womb during a Broadway show, but his life is lived in the Deep South in conservative Mississippi and laid-back New Orleans. He eventually emerges from the closet to become a journalist and advocate for gay rights and visibility. Along...
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Great American World War II StoriesHere are stunning long-buried stories that give proof to the words Admiral Chester Nimitz used to describe the hero Marines on Iwo Jima: "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." Painstakingly selected from the most moving battle accounts about American heroism and breathtaking courage during...
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Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849-1883A business history of Minneapolis and St. Paul in the nineteenth century, tracing their explosive growth from remote outposts to full-fledged cities.Author: Jocelyn WillsPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressPublished: 02/01/2017Pages: 308Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69dISBN: 9781681341033About the AuthorWills, Jocelyn: - Jocelyn...
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La Librera de Madrid / The Bookseller in MadridVuelve uno de los autores españoles más leídos internacionalmente. 400.000 ejemplares vendidos. Best seller del USA TODAY. Traducido en quince países. UNA LIBRERA QUE DEBE HUIR DEL FASCISMO. UNA CIUDAD A PUNTO DE CAMBIAR PARA SIEMPRE. UN HOMENAJE A LOS LIBROS Y A SU...
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Los Alemanes (Premio Alfaguara 2024) / The GermansEn 1916, en plena Primera Guerra Mundial, llegan a Cádiz dos barcos con más de seiscientos alemanes provenientes de Camerún. Se han entregado en la frontera guineana a las autoridades coloniales por ser España país neutral. Se instalarán, entre otros sitios, en Zaragoza y...
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Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That WonClimate destruction is a problem of political power.We have the resources for a green transition, but how can we neutralize the influence of Exxon and Shell? Abolishing Fossil Fuels argues that the climate movement has started to turn the tide against fossil fuels, just...
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The Keystone Corner: Thomas Edison Turns TwoThomas Edison didn't invent baseball any more than Abner Doubleday did. But his interest in the game might hold the key to unlocking a surprising secret.The Deadball Era was a time when pitchers threw hundreds of innings, home runs were rare, and the game...
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The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and SpiritA Federalist Notable Book "An important contribution to our understanding of the 14th Amendment."--Wall Street Journal "By any standard an important contribution...A must-read."--National Review "The most detailed legal history to date of the constitutional amendment that changed American law more than any before or...
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Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White"In most accounts of the tumultuous 1960s, Robert Kennedy plays a supporting role...Sullivan corrects this and puts RFK near the center of the nation's struggle for racial justice."--Richard Thompson Ford, Washington Post "A profound and uplifting account of Robert F. Kennedy's brave crusade for...
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James Longstreet and the American Civil War: The Confederate General Who Fought the Next WarWinner of the 2022 Helen Dortch Longstreet Award and the Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table 2022 Hugh G. Earnhart Civil War Scholarship AwardThe American Civil War is often called the first "modern war." Sandwiched between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, it...
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An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther KingThis definitive account of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination collects "an impressive array of testimony and evidence" to offer a new perspective on the conspiracy that changed the course of American history (Kirkus). "We recommend this important book to everyone who seeks the truth...
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War Bonds: A Novel of World War Two"A sterling achievement, compelling from the first scene to the last." -Shirley Miller Kamada, author of No Quiet Water1939: As Hitler's Panzers storm the Polish border, a small boy boards a train bound for the British countryside where strangers will safeguard him from bombs...
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Unforgettables: Winners, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War EraPersonalities. Characters. History. John C. Waugh, the author of the popular and award-winning The Class of 1846, presents forty of the most memorable and impactful individuals he has come across during his three decades of researching and writing about the American Civil War--or as...
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Along the Old Darlington Road: A History of the Darlington Road Valley, Mineral Point, WisconsinThese pages contain pictures and stories of Mineral Point's early commercial history and tell of men and women who built businesses along Mineral Point Creek and Old Darlington Road. In 1845, Matilda Hood built the first gristmill in Mineral Point using the creek water...
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Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIAAn insider's account of why the CIA is ill-prepared to protect America, and why it must be replaced without delay * Once upon a time, the CIA took the risks necessary to protect America. "If you fall," went its mantra, "fall forward." In Beyond...
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The Salem Clique: Oregon's Founding BrothersAuthor: Barbara S. MahoneyPublisher: Oregon State University PressPublished: 06/01/2017Pages: 224Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70dISBN: 9780870718915This title is only available via back order
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The Never-Ending Lives of Liver-Eating JohnsonFrom Farmer and Sailor to Mountain Man, Crow Killer, and Town Sheriff, One man's reputation lives past all others When it came to western mountain men, no one on earth ever matched the physical prowess or will to survive of John "Liver-Eating" Johnson. Throughout...
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Song of The MorningNew York City, 1941. Susan Wilcox lives a fairly comfortable life. She has a wonderful family and her nursing position at a local hospital, and then comes the war. With the world turned upside down, Susan chooses to join the newly formed Army Nurse...
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