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The Maid and the Socialite: The Brave Women Behind Green Bay's Scandalous Minahan TrialsIn the shadows of progress, two women's stories were erased. Until now. What if a respected surgeon could destroy your life with just one diagnosis? In early twentieth century Green Bay, Wisconsin, this terrifying reality was all too true for two women. Mary, an...
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The Louisville Grays and the Myth of Baseball's First Great ScandalThe National League was in its second season of existence in 1877. In mid-season, the Louisville Grays suddenly took the league by storm and by mid-August were considered a lock to win the pennant. Then, disaster struck. The Grays fell out of first place,...
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The Long Island Railroad Police DepartmentThe Long Island Railroad is the busiest commuter railroad in the United States, and the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. The railroad operates seven days a week with service and branches from Manhattan in New York City to Montauk on the...
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The Kids Book of Black History in CanadaAn important and comprehensive exploration of 400 years of Black history in Canada. This narrative journey through Black history in Canada begins with the arrival in 1604 of Mathieu Da Costa, the first known African in the country, and continues through the Black Lives...
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The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: A Personal Insider's AccountThis book describes the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian peace-seeking process from 1967 to the present. Written from the perspective of Israel's most prominent peace activist, it offers an unparalleled insider's account of a crucial set of negotiations intended to settle a seemingly endless conflict....
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The Iranian Expanse: Transforming Royal Identity Through Architecture, Landscape, and the Built Environment, 550 Bce-642 CEThe Iranian Expanse explores how kings in Persia and the ancient Iranian world utilized the built and natural environment to form and contest Iranian cultural memory, royal identity, and sacred cosmologies. Investigating over a thousand years of history, from the Achaemenid period to the...
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The Infernal Machine: A History of TerrorismA highly accessible account of the history of terrorism that places 9/11 and Al Qaeda in historical context Today, political violence has become the scourge of our world and terrorism is routinely described as a uniquely modern evil. Yet however unprecedented in scope the...
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The Horns and Hooves of the Goat: A History of Istria and its PeopleAbout the BookAuthor Robert Mansuri hopes to shine a light on the historical importance of Istria and the uniqueness of its people and culture.About the AuthorRobert Mansuri is a graduate of Queens College in New York City. He loves reading history books. One of...
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The Hivemind Swarmed: Conversations on Gamergate, the Aftermath, and the Quest for a Safer InternetAn incisive oral history that brings together the voices of major figures in gaming, tech, media, and politics to reflect on the long shadow of Gamergate With The Hivemind Swarmed, oral historian and documentary researcher David Wolinsky invites readers to sit in on a...
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The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American FutureA New York Times Bestseller Taking the story of white supremacy in America back to 1493, and examining contemporary communities in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma for models of racial repair, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy is "full of urgency and insight" (The New...
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The Henry Bagwell Story: English Adventurer, Virginia Planter (1589-1663)The Henry Bagwell Story is a remarkable tale of survival and achievement against great odds. Henry Bagwell was an enterprising young man from a prosperous merchant family in Exeter, Devon, England. A passenger on the ill-fated "Third Supply" mission that shipwrecked on the reefs...
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The Handy World War II Answer BookThe biggest and deadliest war. Over 50 countries involved. More than 100 million people mobilized. A death toll between 50 to 85 million--half of which were innocent civilians. Six bloody years. Countless atrocities and savageries. If you're interested in the story and legacy of...
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The Hand of EthelbertaThe Hand of Ethelberta is a novel written by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1876. The story follows the life of Ethelberta Petherwin, a beautiful and talented young woman who rises from humble beginnings to become a successful poet and novelist. Ethelberta is also...
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The Great Wonders of ChinaChina is the oldest continuous civilization on earth and holds a unique global place in the twenty-first century. The Great Wonders of China's wide focus shows what makes China such a special country, with topics stretching from the natural wonders, including mountains and rivers,...
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The Gospel According to This Moment: The Spiritual Message of Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau is best known as a writer, naturalist, and social critic, but he was also a schoolteacher, surveyor, and pencil-maker. In The Gospel According to This Moment, Unitarian minister Barry M. Andrews reveals how an idiosyncratic and unconventional religious faith was central...
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The Grandest Larceny: The Foundation of IsraelJ.E. Thomas challenges the common assumption that Israel was founded to right a historical wrong.A unique event--the handing over of an entire country by another that did not own it, to a people who simply laid claim to it by virtue of their myths...
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The Geopolitics of Culture: James Billington, the Library of Congress, and the Failed Quest for a New RussiaThrough the lens of James Billington and the institution he led as Librarian of Congress during a key period of US-Russian relations, The Geopolitics of Culture examines culture as a neglected area of US foreign policy. Billington advised presidents and members of Congress and...
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The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New EconomyIn 1776 the United States government started out on a shoestring and quickly went bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war's end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to...
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The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of WormsCharles Robert Darwin, FRS FRGS FLS FZS was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.Author: Charles DarwinPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 09/03/2018Pages: 138Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30dISBN: 9781722214319This title is not...
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The First EnterprizeAuthor: Deborah SpencerPublisher: Tactical 16Published: 01/10/2023Pages: 384Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19dISBN: 9781943226726This title is not returnable
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