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Gates of Dannemora: For the first time in the history of the United States, a freestanding Church exists inside a prison.In 2015, two convicted murderers escaped from maximum security Clinton Prison in Dannemora, New York. After three weeks on the run, one inmate was apprehended - - the other shot dead.Gaining nation-wide attention, Ben Stiller pitches the idea to Showtime to film a docuseries...
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Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to EmancipationWinner of: - The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Nonfiction Book Award- The Tampa Bay Historical Society's D. B. McKay Award- The Florida Historical Society's Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History "A thoroughly researched and balanced account of the...
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The Bulatovich Saga: The Name of HeroAuthor: Richard SeltzerPublisher: Booklocker.comPublished: 05/05/2024Pages: 384Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.04dISBN: 9781958892558This title is not returnable
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A Beggar's BargainA shocking proposal that changes everything.Desperate to honor his father's dying wish, Layken Martin vows to do whatever it takes to save the family farm. Once the Army discharges him following World War II, Layken returns to Missouri to find his legacy in shambles...
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Johnson Did It: LBJ's Role in the JFK AssassinationEverything about the JFK assassination points to Lyndon Johnson. He had the most to gain, he had the ways and means to accomplish it, and he was in a position to cover it up afterwards. He also had the psychological make-up to commit such...
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Growing Up in BeloitRobert Burdick's Growing Up in Beloit, serves as both an homage to coming of age in a gentler era, and as a poignant love letter to his beloved Midwestern hometown. In a lively narrative, Burdick brings to life the universal exuberance and industry of...
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The Four Consorts of Joseph Slagle: An Unauthorized Biography of Judge Joseph SlagleThe notorious Judge Joseph Slagle was feared, reclusive, and wealthy. And he was implicated in the first recorded murder in Livingston County, Missouri-his own brother-in-law. Slagle was also known for creating a private burying ground, surrounded by a high brick wall, that is said...
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Beauty Is Never EnoughBeauty Is Never Enough. As a thirteen-year-old, Elizabeth B. Alton participated in the 1920 Atlantic City International Rolling Chair Parade, an event that gave rise to the Miss America Pageant. Walking the length of the Boardwalk surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd-she remembered the day...
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That Pirate, Bouchard: Revolutions, Redemption and the Plunder of Old CaliforniaThat Pirate, Bouchard: the epic true story of Hipolito Bouchard who became the hero of three South American nations, while considered the scourge of Alta California. The young French sailor, disillusioned after the Napoleonic wars, casts his lot with the emerging republic of Argentina...
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The Nine Lives of Charles E. Lively: The Deadliest Man in the West Virginia-Colorado Coal Mine WarsThe West Virginia and Colorado Coal Mine Wars of the early twentieth century was a tumultuous and violent time in our nation's history. At the center of this saga is Charles Everett Lively, perhaps one of the deadliest of the undercover agents of the...
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The Beginner's Cow: Memories of a Volga German from KansasAt the age of seven, Loren Schmidtberger was assigned to a beginner's cow-the gentlest cow in the herd and the easiest for a child just beginning to milk. As he learned to milk with the help of the cow, he also learned the art...
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The Human Face of the Alaska Gold RushIt is the land of the Alaska Gold Rush, where nuggets were said to be the size of goose eggs, where men froze to death in search of the elusive yellow metal, and dancehall girls lured overnight millionaire sourdoughs into marriage. Honky-tonk pianos punctuated...
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The Life and Death of Juan Coy: Outlaw and LawmanThe West was still wild in South Texas in the 1880s and 1890s for a rich Anglo landowner and a Mexican hired gun-outlaw-lawman. The authors explore a shoot-out that was more explosive than the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in a town that no...
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They Must Be Monsters: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt - The untold story of the McMartin Phenomenon: the longest, most expensive criminal case in U.It began on August 12, 1983, when a disturbed woman's bizarre accusation ignited hysteria across the small Southern California community of Manhattan Beach. Driven by over-zealous investigators and a sensational news media, the legend of The McMartin Preschool became the "case of the century"-the...
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Touring America by Automobile in the 1920s: The Travel Journals of Hepzy Moore CookA true labor of love, author William Cook has reproduced his grandmother's (Hepzy Moore Cook) narrative of the day-to-day rigors in early twentieth century vacation travel by automobile. The journals describe in great detail, a more remote, less accessible nation that existed ninety years...
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The Free MenThis moving narrative by John Ehle describes the experiences of a handful of dedicated young students, both black and white, during the 1963-64 civil rights protests in Chapel Hill, NC. The movement began through the efforts of three young men: two white UNC-CHapel Hill...
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The Hatfields and the McCoysThe Hatfield-McCoy feud has long been the most famous vendetta of the southern Appalachians. Over the years it has become encrusted with myth and error. Scores of writers have produced accounts of it, but few have made any real effort to separate fact from...
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The Great Exception: The New Deal and the Limits of American PoliticsHow the New Deal was a unique historical moment and what this reveals about U.S. politics, economics, and culture Where does the New Deal fit in the big picture of American history? What does it mean for us today? What happened to the economic...
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Martin Van Buren and the American Political SystemAuthor: Donald B. ColePublisher: Eastern NationalPublished: 06/25/2004Pages: 492Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 8.88h x 6.34w x 1.23dISBN: 9781590910290This title is not returnable
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Teaching MockingbirdTeaching Mockingbird presents educators with the materials they need to transform how they teach Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Interweaving the historical context of Depression-era rural Southern life, and informed by Facing History's pedagogical approach, this resource introduces layered perspectives and thoughtful...
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