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Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land"Canadians and politicians have a common responsibility: to learn from the mistakes inherited from a colonialist legacy; and to not repeat the wrongs, corruption, and injustices our people suffered in the hands of government officials, politicians, and their oppressive laws. Reading and learning from...
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Chasing Jeb Stuart and John Mosby: The Union Cavalry in Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to GettysburgThis book is an operational and tactical study of cavalry operations in Northern Virginia from September 1862 to July 1863. It examines in detail John Mosby's first six months as a partisan, within the context of the larger threat to the Union capital posed...
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Charles & Ray: Designers at Play: A Story of Charles and Ray EamesA playful introduction to the designs of Charles and Ray Eames by Geisel-winning creator James Yang. Charles was an architect. Ray was a painter. Together they made the perfect team. By using structure, shape, and color, they knew they could transform anything. And because...
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Channel Islands National Park Activity Book: Puzzles, Mazes, Games, and More About Channel Islands National ParkLearn about Channel Islands National Park and have fun at the same time! Activity book for kids ages 8 to 11.Encourage young nature lovers to learn about Channel Islands National Park. This book is filled with fun and educational activities like mazes, mad libs,...
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Ch-47 Chinook: Boeing's Tandem-Rotor Heavy LifterThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a large, tandem-rotor cargo helicopter. The Chinook and its variants have been in military and civilian service for 60 years. The type's huge cargo and lifting capacity, speed, and rugged reliability have made it not only indispensable, but also...
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Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham's Mediterranean TriumphThe first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina. The Battle of Matapan witnessed the first use of decisive new technologies to bring about a stunning British victory over the Italian Navy....
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Camarades of War 1: E. S. Moorman & C. H. Dunston Pittsylvania County Patriots Moorman-Flippin LegacyCamarades of War I is the first in a series of family history albums about the Moorman-Flippin Legacy. This edition chronicles the military service of Five World War I Patriots from Pittsylvania County, Virgina. Author: Sybil J. GilchristPublisher: Nextone IncPublished: 11/14/2023Pages: 148Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Buffalo Beer:: The History of Brewing in the Nickel CityBuffalo's appreciation for a frosty pint stretches back more than a century before anyone enjoyed a cold one with a basket of wings. By the middle of the 1800s, the industrial hub counted malt and beer among its most vital and satisfying products. Operations...
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BuckheadBuckhead, a community four miles from downtown Atlanta, began approximately 6,000 years ago when the Paleo-Indians lived along the Chattahoochee River. By the mid-1700s, the Muscogee (Creek) Indians lived there in the village of Standing Peach Tree. They ceded a major portion of their...
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Broken Kaleidoscope Syndrome: Daughter of the Soviet UnionTwo years after Uncle Stalin led the Soviets to victory in the Great Patriotic War, Mama brings Mila home from the delivery ward. Aunt Nastya takes one look at the baby and states her heels are too skinny, a sign she doesn't belong to...
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Brockway Mountain StoriesBrockway Mountain Stories brings back to print in one revised volume two popular publications, The Brockway Mountain Drive Story and The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Story. Filled with photos and other historical documents, this book is essential for anyone interested in the history of Michigan,...
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Bright Light City: Las Vegas in Popular CultureWhen Elvis crooned "Bright light city . . . gonna set my soul on fire," he voiced and embraced the siren call of a glittering urban utopia that continues to mesmerize millions. Call it Sin City or Lost Wages, Las Vegas definitely deserves its...
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Brides of Christ: Women and Monasticism in Medieval and Early Modern IrelandThroughout the long history of Irish monasticism, the experience of women monastics has, until recently, been relatively sidelined. A desire to redress this inspired the decision in 2021 to dedicate the Fifth Glenstal History Conference to exploring the various ways in which women responded...
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Bound in Silence: An Unsolved Murder in a Small Texas TownOn a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to...
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Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the RenaissanceSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence's art world, he was commissioned by a member of the city's powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one...
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Book of Knowledge Acquired Concerning the Cultivation of Gold2018 Reprint of 1923 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Text in English and Arabic. Reprint of the first edition of this medieval Arabic work on alchemy, prepared by noted British historian of Islamic science Eric Holmyard...
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Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public HousingBlueprint for Disaster traces public housing's history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through current mayor Richard M. Daley's Plan for Transformation. In the process, D. Bradford Hunt chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority's own transformation from the city's most progressive government agency to...
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BlackRock: A Breve História e as Controvérsias da Maior Empresa de Gestão de Ativos do Mundo e seus Fundadores; Larry Fink, RoberDescubra a cativante história da BlackRock, a maior gestora de ativos do mundo, e sua notável influência nas finanças globais, nas estratégias de investimento e na governança ambiental, social e corporativa (ESG).Este livro leva você a uma jornada pela ascensão da BlackRock à proeminência,...
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Black Power in Bermuda: The Struggle for DecolonizationA transnational, pan-African youth movement, Black Power in Bermuda sought freedom for Blacks from the island's White oligarchy and independence from British colonialism. It was spearheaded by activists such as Pauulu Kamarakafego and the Black Beret Cadre. The Cadre maintained relationships with revolutionary organizations...
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Black Gangsters of ChicagoChicago has long been a haven of organized from, home to such celebrated figures as Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Sam Giancana. In Black Gangsters of Chicago, author Ron Chepesiuk focuses on a lesser known group, the annals of black organized crime in Chicago,...
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