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Old Town Plaza in AlbuquerqueWitness the evolution of Albuquerque from the perspective of its birthplace, the historic Old Town Plaza.Explore the rich architectural heritage and traditions that frame the bustling tourist attraction that is Albuquerque's Old Town Plaza. Learn to navigate the district by the original street names...
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Profiles in Freedom: Heroes Who Shaped America with a Foreword by Senator Markwayne MullinIn PROFILES IN FREEDOM: HEROES WHO SHAPED AMERICA , author Carl Higbie shines a light on the real heros of American history.PROFILES IN COURAGE is the definitive collection of the heroes of American history - some famous, some forgotten; some known, some you might...
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Stars on FireMurmurs of the dead drift through the streets of post-war Paris, where a freshly discharged Holden Thompson is recovering from his time on the Western Front. The continuous stream of cigarettes and women do little to pacify the voices of his violent past-or the...
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Pirates, Raiders & Invaders of the Gulf CoastFor centuries, the shoreline between Galveston and Tallahassee was marked by the desperate deeds of men who fought for God, gold, and glory, as well as those who simply wanted to be left alone. Regardless of motive, the Gulf Coast has seen its share...
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Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family"Creepy crawling" was the Manson Family's practice of secretly entering someone's home and, without harming anyone, leaving only a trace of evidence that they had been there, some reminder that the sanctity of the private home had been breached. Now, author Jeffrey Melnick reveals...
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Streeterville: Chicago's Most Exciting NeighborhoodMeet the Chicagoans who had the vision -- or the chicanery -- to turn a worthless marsh into the amazing cityscape that is modern Streeterville.The towering buildings between beautiful Lake Michigan and Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" didn't just happen. Follow the development from mud and...
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HegewischFounded in 1884 as the company town of the United States Rolling Stock Company, Hegewisch became Chicago's most remote and isolated neighborhood in 1889. Surrounded by waterways and railroads, the community even today is mistakenly considered an independent town. In order to gain amenities...
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Mississippi Bear Hunter Holt Collier: Guiding Teddy Roosevelt and a Lifetime of AdventureAuthor Mark Neaves guides readers on an incredible tale through the life of one of America's greatest adventurers. Born into slavery in the Mississippi Delta in 1847, Holt Collier was taught to hunt at an early age, killing his first bear at age 10,...
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No Entry ZoneAuthor: Romuald RomanPublisher: Chestnut Hill PressPublished: 10/16/2023Pages: 280Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9798888550038
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Tatae's Promise: Based on the true story of a young woman's escape from AuschwitzHinda was eighteen years old when an axe crashed through the front door of her home in Poland. Nazi soldiers swarmed inside and herded the family into an army truck and hauled them away for one lone reason: They were Jews. World War II...
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Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Second EditionFULLY UPDATED THIRD EDITION, NOW WITH NEW POSTSCRIPT BY ALI ANSARI 'If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this' Ervand Abrahamian, Times Higher Education For some 40 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread...
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Authentic Chicago: The Fairway Flapper, the Lincolnwood Lone Ranger, the Wandering Church and Other Quirky HistoryDiscover the history most Chicagoans don't know---the real Chicago Way.The Windy City is full of forgotten landmarks and unusual stories that rarely get the benefit of a guided tour. Meet the African-American congressman who paved the way for Harold Washington and Barack Obama, the...
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The Perfect Amount of Wrong: The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago's North SideIn just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress, T.J. Miller, Kyle Kinane, Cameron Esposito, Pete Holmes, Beth Stelling, Matt Braunger and...
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1930: Europe in the Shadow of the BeastThe year 1930 can be seen as the dawn of a period of darkness, the beginning of a decade that Auden would style "low, dishonest." That year was one of the most reflective moments in modernity. After the optimism of the nineteenth century, the...
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The 1938 Hurricane Along New England's CoastDocumenting the destruction caused by the 1938 hurricane along New England's coast and the ways in which victims united to rebuild their communities.The Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most devastating storms to strike New England's Atlantic coast. It forever changed the landscapes...
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The Witch of Mansfield: The Tetched Life of Phebe WiseMeet one of Richland County's most colorful citizens. There are those who thought Phebe Wise was a witch. More thought that the cranky old lady was "tetched," meaning crazy. And she was crazy--like a fox. An eccentric who outwitted violent robbers, a mad stalker,...
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Death Strikes: The Emperor of AtlantisMixing dystopian sci-fi, mythic fantasy, and zombie horror, Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis, is a graphic novel based on a suppressed opera written in 1943 by Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, two prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. The authors did...
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American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten CrisisNational Bestseller - One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post, Fast CompanyFrom legendary historian Adam Hochschild, a "masterly" (New York Times) reassessment of the...
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Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American IntelligenceA New Yorker "Best Books of 2022" selection"Need to Know is the most thorough and detailed history available on the origins of U.S. intelligence." --Michael Morell, former Deputy Director and Acting Director, CIAHistorian and former CIA officer Nicholas Reynolds, the New York Times bestselling...
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I Am the Storm: My Odyssey from the Holocaust to the Frontiers of MedicineMorrell Avram, born in Bucharest, could have easily become one of the 200,000 Romanian Jews killed by the German Nazis or their Romanian allies. I AM THE STORM is the riveting true story of how he survived--and later triumphed as a pioneering doctor--through a...
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