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Memoirs of the Life of Robert Cary, Baron of Leppington, and Earl of Monmouth. Written by Himself, and Now Published from an Original Manuscript in thThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...
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Tragic MythWith literature, music constituted the most important activity of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's life. The two arts were closely related to each other throughout his career. As a child, Lorca imbibed traditional Andalusian songs from the lips of the family maids, whom...
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Washington's New Cold War: A Socialist PerspectiveArgues the forces which originally drove us into the Cold War never went anywhere, and the stakes are higher than ever As the American people delude themselves once more into thinking of the United States as a liberating force for peace in the world,...
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The Loss of the S. S. Titanic: Its Story and Its LessonsThis analytic, yet personal, account of the sinking of the Titanic by Lawrence Beelsely, scholar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, provides a valuable complement to the American and British governmental inquiries and modern movies.Author: Lawrence BeesleyPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 11/01/2019Pages: 126Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize:...
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Backbone of the Nation: Mining Communities and the Great Strike of 1984-85"An admirably compassionate testament"--Max Hastings, Sunday Times "A vivid and evocative panorama"--James Graham, The Observer "Superb"--John Harris, The Guardian A powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners' own voices, based on more than 140 interviews with former miners and their families...
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Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's EnglandAuthor: Rory MuirPublisher: Yale University PressPublished: 08/29/2023Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.26dISBN: 9780300273311This title is only available via back order
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I Never Called Him PaI Never Called Him Pa by Diane Kane is a coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s told in the voice of Henry, a young fatherless boy living on a farm in Northern Illinois with his Grandmother, his wayward mother, and the traveler who changes...
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They Bled OrangeA family divided. A war-torn continent. An impossible journey.In the thick of World War II, Nora Brouwer is the Resistance's most valuable asset. But when her cover is blown in a botched execution, her life is in grave danger. She must leave Amsterdam immediately...
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The Auschwitz TwinsA bloodcurdling drama unravels in the shadow of Mengele's dark, twisted obsession.Ernst must face his nemesis as he battles to save Shoshana, Bluma, Perle, and ultimately, his heart.Marcel Petoit has weaponized Gisele's dark secrets. Will she escape his evil grip?Will Herschel and Naomi ever...
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The Autobiography of Theodore RooseveltRegarded as one of the greatest Presidents of The United States, Theodore Roosevelt led a full and vibrant life that reflected his storied personality and presence. "The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt" is an invaluable literary work and a true gift to readers, as it...
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Share Our Wealth: A Manual for the Share Our Wealth Society"Is that a right of life when the young children of this country are being reared into a sphere which is more owned by 12 men than it is by 120,000,000 people?" --Every Man a King, Huey Long (1934)In 1934, Louisiana left-wing populist Huey...
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The History of the Standard Oil CompanyJournalist Ida Tarbell wrote her exposé of the monopolistic practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company as a serialized work in McClure's Magazine before the appearance of the first book edition of 1904. The breakup of Standard Oil in 1911 into thirty-four "baby...
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Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists ExposedThe aftermath of the Civil War saw the Ku Klux Klan founded as a white supremacist insurgency of former Confederate rebels. But the Klan saw its greatest growth in the first decades of the 20th century. By 1925, with a membership of about four...
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Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom...we were only slaves, and had no legal rights; consequently we were compelled to smother our wounded feelings, and crouch beneath the iron heel of despotism. I must now give the account of our escape; but, before doing so, it may be well to...
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The Life of Louise Norton Little: An extraordinary woman: mother of Malcolm X and his 7 siblingsTHE COMPELLING STORY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF THE MOTHER OF AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ICON MALCOLM X. SHORTLISTED FOR RANDOM HOUSE BEST FIRST CHAPTER AT THE FESTIVAL OF WRITING AND THE BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB TONY LOTHIAN PRIZE. JUDGES SAID: 'This story is told with immediacy...
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The Long Telegram: A 1946 Call for Containment of the Soviet Union"(while Soviet power was) impervious to the logic of reason, it was highly sensitive to the logic of force." -The Long Telegram, George F. Kennan (1946) Although the United States and the Soviet Union were allies during World War II, their relationship soon changed...
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Trees in the Mist: Discovering a family tree and a story hidden in the mist of time.Trees in the Mist is a five-part novel about a family line that begins with the young man, John Dowling, coming to America in the mid-1700s bringing his father's flintlock musket. He finds himself along the northern coast of Maine where he meets up...
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A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon Which the Story Is FoundedHarriet Beecher Stowe reveals the many sources that inspired and motivated her writing the renowned anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in response to criticism and disparaging remarks from pro-slavery figures in newspapers of the time. Doubt was...
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Played: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics"A brilliantly written, absorbing book which puts the full impact of the '36 Olympic games-and its aftermath-into proper perspective. Seldom does a book immediately draw you in like this one does. An important book about a critical time in world history." -ERIK SHERMAN, NEW...
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A Chance to Breathe: Stories from a 1918 Road TripAugust 1918, a group of friends gathers in Western Pennsylvania for a two-week camping road trip, but these were not ordinary friends-and this was no ordinary time.A Chance to Breathe follows Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone, along with a caravan...
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