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White Christmas: The Story of an American SongWhen Irving Berlin first conceived the song White Christmas, he envisioned it as a throwaway -- a satirical novelty number for a vaudeville-style stage revue. By the time Bing Crosby introduced the tune in the winter of 1942, it had evolved into something far...
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Living on the Edge: Life at the Montauk Point Lighthouse 1930-1945A lifestyle that has since become legendary The social landscape of Montauk Point comes ever more into focus through the deft pen of Henry Osmers. With passion and drama, "Living on the Edge" captures the people, places, and events that shaped Long Island's eastern...
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They Call Me Doc: The Story Behind The Legend Of John Henry HollidayA fresh, lively retelling of the life of one of the most infamous characters of the Old West, Doc Holliday, by an imaginative, yet accurate storyteller.Author: D. J. HerdaPublisher: Lyons PressPublished: 12/07/2010Pages: 214Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.95h x 6.11w x 0.57dISBN: 9780762760466About the AuthorD....
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Connecticut Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Third EditionConnecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affection--and a healthy dose of attitude--the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state's borders and in the chronicles...
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Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily LifeThis book is about cults, crime, and shoddy goods, and the shrinking dollar. It's about porno parlors, and sex shops, and men kissing in the streets. It's about daughters shaking up, women on the rampage, marriages postponed, divorces on the rise, and no one...
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The Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore RooseveltThe Cowboy President: The American West and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt reveals how his time spent in the Western Dakota Territory helped him recover from an overwhelming personal loss, but more importantly, how it transformed him into the man etched onto Mount Rushmore,...
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It Happened in Ohio: Stories of Events and People That Shaped Buckeye State HistoryTrue Tales from the Buckeye State's Past-from the birth of Tecumsehto the Bicentennial Barnstorm For a small state, Ohio has had a big impact on America. This agricultural, political, and industrial power has long been known for the vigor, earnestness, and imagination of its...
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Death of a Texas Ranger: A True Story Of Murder And Vengeance On The Texas Frontier, First EditionDeath of a Texas Ranger is the thrilling, action-packed story of the murder of Texas Ranger John Green by Cesario Menchaca, one of three Rangers of Mexican descent under Green's command. Immediately word spread that the killing may have been the botched outcome of...
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Badasses of the Old West: True Stories of Outlaws on the EdgeBadasses of the Old West brings together thirty-six tales of the worst (and best) robbers, rustlers, and bandits who shaped the history of the Wild West in one compelling volume. From the famous, such as Billy the Kid and the Wild Bunch, to the...
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Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson: Lawmen of the Legendary WestWhich lawman did the most to tame the frontier, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp? Neither of them was a saint. At times their actions were not in compliance with the law, and they only served as peace officers for limited portions of their lives....
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Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed SouthwestEven after WWI had ended, the region of Arizona, New Mexico, and West Texas stubbornly refused to be tamed. It was still a place where frontier gunfights still broke out at an alarming rate. Utilizing official records, newspaper accounts, and oral histories, Cowboys and...
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Journal of an Indian Trader: Anthony Glass and the Texas Trading Frountier, 1790-1810A decade before the celebrated mountain men entered the Northern Plains and Rockies, some dozen little-known trading forays were launched into the plains of the Southwest. Anthony Glass led one of the most important. In 1808-1809, with a party of twelve hunter-traders, he acted...
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Tom Jeffords: Friend of CochiseThe first full-length biography of the Western legend Tom Jeffords, immortalized by Jimmy Stewart in 1950's Broken Arrow. This book tells the true story of a man who headed West drawn by the lure of the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1858; made a...
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Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920: How the Second Great Wave of Immigrants Made Their Way in AmericaThe second wave of U.S. immigration, from 1870 to 1920, brought more than 26 million men, women, and children onto American shores. June Granatir Alexander's history of the period underscores the diversity of peoples who came to the United States in these years and...
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Billy the Kid and Jesse James: Outlaws of the Legendary WestWho was the biggest, baddest outlaw in the Old West? Billy the Kid or Jesse James? Which outlaw did the most to wreak havoc across the frontier? And which outlaw left behind the biggest legacy? Author Bill Markley takes on those questions and more...
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Ma Barker: America's Most Wanted MotherWas Arizona Donnie Clark, AKA Kate "Ma" Barker the mastermind behind the Barker gang terrorizing the Midwest during the early years of the great Depression? Or was she a terrible mother who urged her sons to criminal behavior for her own financial gain? Or...
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Unsolved Mysteries of the Old WestTwo subjects continue to fascinate people-the Old West and a good mystery. This book explores and examines twenty-one of the Old West's most baffling mysteries, which lure the curious and beg for investigation even though their solutions have eluded experts for decades. Many relate...
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Billy the Kid: Beyond the GraveBilly the Kid: Beyond the Grave traces the life of this famous desperado through his role in the Lincoln County War, the alleged killing by Sheriff Pat Garrett, Billy's escape, and his life for the next sixty-nine years. In 1948, an old man named...
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Juan Patron: A Fallen Star in the Days of Billy the KidJuan Patr n lived through one of the bloodiest chapters of the American West: the 1878 feud known as the Lincoln County War in New Mexico. Reputed for his heroics, Patr n tried to tame a frontier plagued with violence, illiteracy and greed-first as...
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Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Lee Kennedy OnassisExplore the Lives and Relationship of John and Jackie Two captivating manuscripts in one book: John F. Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of JFK Jackie Kennedy: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Part 1: Explore the Fascinating Life...
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