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Nantucket DoorwaysOnce a major whaling center, Nantucket today draws thousands to its New England shores as one of America's leading summer resorts. The author gives guided tour of the homes of such noted families as the Macys, the Folgers and the Starbucks.Author: Edward A. Stackpole,...
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Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and ConstructionEarth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling Adobe -...
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North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored MushroomsA comprehensive guide to this extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility. The scope of North American Boletes goes beyond the identification of the species; it also encompasses the symbiotic relationship boletes share...
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Encyclopedia of North CarolinaThe first single-volume reference to the events, institutions, and cultural forces that have defined the state, the Encyclopedia of North Carolina is a landmark publication that will serve those who love and live in North Carolina for generations to come. Editor William S. Powell,...
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Royal Descents of Judith Ivye, Wife of Anthony PraterThis is a significant addition to the literature of royal and noble genealogy. Author Thomas Benjamin Hertzel establishes conclusively that Judith Ivye (b. 1550, d. Feb. 6, 1578), wife of Anthony Prater and daughter of Thomas Ivye and his second wife, Elizabeth Malet, descends...
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Derry-Londonderry: Gateway to a New World. the Story of Emigration from the Foyle by Sail and SteamThis book, or booklet, by genealogist and Irish emigration expert Brian Mitchell recounts the history of departures from the port of Derry-Londonderry from the late 17th century to the year 1939, when the last transatlantic steamer sailed from the port. The author's brief narrative...
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Natchitoches Colonials, a Source Book: Censuses, Military Rolls & Tax Lists, 1722-1803The frontier outpost of Natchitoches was the oldest settlement in all the 828,000 square miles of the Louisiana Purchase. Natchitoches was built by France along the Texas border as a buffer against Spanish and Indian aggression. For the next century and a half, it...
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Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American GenealogyWhen this book was originally published in 1978, it was the first book to provide researchers with information on resources and a methodology specific to African-American genealogy. Now, owing to the unprecedented growth of interest in the subject, this landmark publication has been completely...
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Complete Book of Emigrants, 1661-1699. a Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for PoliticFrom every available source in the public archives of England, Peter Wilson Coldham, the foremost authority on English emigration records has put together a comprehensive list of emigrants who sailed to America between the years 1661 and 1699.Author: Peter Wilson ColdhamPublisher: Genealogical Publishing CompanyPublished:...
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What's in a Name? Everything You Wanted to Know. New, Revised Edition (New Rev)What's in a Name? will tell you the facts behind the names of persons, places and things; about how names are chosen for business and for success; how they are used for everything from tracing settlement patterns to telling fortunes; how forenames have their...
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Finding Our Fathers. a Guidebook to Jewish GenealogyIn this work Dan Rottenberg shows how to successfully trace your Jewish family back for generations by probing the memories of living relatives; by examining marriage licenses, gravestones, ship passenger lists, naturalization records, birth and death certificates, and other public documents; and by looking...
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Irish Emigrants in North America, Part TenIrish immigration to North America can be said to have commenced in earnest with the ""Scotch-Irish"" in 1718. By comparison, significant numbers of Irish people could already be found in the English colonies in the West Indies, and to a limited degree in the...
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Historical Atlas of New Mexico"Combines a good geography of the state with much interesting information along practically any line one might wish to follow." Navajo Times "It is a supreme treat to look at a volume so well organized. . . . [T]his is a must-have book." American...
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The People of South West Scotland at Home and Abroad, 1800-1850This work identifies people in or from the neighboring counties of Renfrewshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Wigtownshire between 1800 and 1850. South West Scotland originally contained about 150 parishes, some of which subsequently merged. The main burghs were Renfrew, Greenock, Largs, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Ardrossan,...
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Winning Go: Successful Moves from the Opening to the EndgameMaster the game of Go with this expert guide. Go is a two-player board game that first originated in ancient China but is also very popular in Japan and Korea. There is significant strategy and philosophy involved in the game, and the number of...
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Encyclopedia of the Great PlainsThe Encyclopedia of the Great Plains is a cooperative project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the University of Nebraska Press, with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the University of Nebraska Foundation, and the Nebraska Humanities Council....
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Reason for the Hope WithinDuring the last two decades there has been a renaissance in the field of Christian philosophy. Unfortunately, most of this excellent work has not reached general readers. Reason for the Hope Within was produced specifically to make available the best of contemporary Christian philosophy...
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The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec, or the United States Who Were Themselves Notable or Left Descendants Notable inVolume III of this three-volume set contains the Index, Postscript, and the essay "Toward an RD 1000". Most Americans with sizable New England Yankee, mid-Atlantic Quaker, or Southern "planter" ancestry are descended from medieval kings-of England, Scotland and France especially. This book tells you...
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The Orgasm Answer GuideCredible, readable, and easy to follow, The Orgasm Answer Guide tells you everything you ever wanted to know . . . but were afraid to ask.The Orgasm Answer Guide answers common questions many people have about one of life's most fascinating experiences.In an accessible...
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Basics for BelieversAn exposition of Philippians that considers Paul's instruction on consistent integrity and the cross as the center of life.Author: D. A. CarsonPublisher: Baker Academic & Brazos PressPublished: 04/05/2012Pages: 124Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.33dISBN: 9780801054945Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorD. A. Carson...
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