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Genealogies of Virginia Families from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. in Five Volumes. Volume V: Randolph - ZouchThis is the fifth and final volume of a multi-volume work consisting of Virginia genealogies from the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," a notable periodical that contained a large number of genealogies that will be of help to the researcher. This volume consists...
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Across the Years in Prince George's County. a Genealogical and Biographical History of Some Prince George's County, Maryland and Allied FamiliesPart One of this landmark work is a personal history of Prince George's County, based on reminiscences, and was the inspiration for the important section following. The genealogical section designated Part Two deals with the following county families, many of them allied in one...
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History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Second (Augmented) Edition [1969]The author traces the origin and development of the county, describing its formation and settlement (probably three-quarters of its early settlers were of German extraction), its subsequent growth, the citizens, towns and villages, churches, schools, landmarks, businesses and industries. Much genealogical information is included....
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Some Prominent Virginia Families. Four Volumes in Two. Volumes I-IIOf all the compilations of Virginia genealogies this is undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive. In the preparation of the work the author drew on letters, diaries, manuscripts, books, newspapers, reminiscences, and original records. Intended at first as a history of the descendants of...
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Families of Early Milford, ConnecticutThis monumental compilation contains the genealogical records of approximately 300 families of early Milford, Connecticut. The genealogies range from a single paragraph to a dozen pages or more, enumerating descents through several generations, and are arranged alphabetically by family name, under which may also...
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Genealogies of Virginia Families from the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. in Five Volumes. Volume I: Adams - ChilesThis is the first volume of a five-volume work consisting of Virginia genealogies that appeared in the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," a notable periodical that contained a large number of genealogies that will be of help to the researcher. This volume contains...
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Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky and Their DescendantsThis massive compilation contains genealogies of the early families of eastern and southeastern Kentucky, the section originally comprised of the counties of Floyd, Knox, Greenup, and Clay. The genealogies refer to approximately 12,000 individuals, many of them worked through seven generations. The main families,...
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Norway to Washougal: An Unusual History Book Inspired by Washington Homesteaders Anna and Engel EngelsenWhere are we from? From our parents, certainly, and their parents. As we go further back, we come from cities, states, countries, and geographic areas. Going back even further, we come from modern humans and the planet Earth. This book begins in Norway, briefly...
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Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary WarBetween 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the...
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Building the Population BombAcross the twentieth century, Earth's human population increased undeniably quickly, rising from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to 6.1 billion in 2000. As population grew, it also began to take the blame for some of the world's most serious problems, from global poverty to...
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The Sobibor Death Camp: History, Biographies, RemembranceThe Sobibor Death Camp was the second extermination camp built by the Nazis as part of the secretive Operation Reinhardt--with intent to carry out the mass murder of Polish Jewry. This account of the Nazis' remorseless and relentless production line of killing at the...
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Agriculture in the Midwest, 1815-1900After the War of 1812 and the removal of the region's Indigenous peoples, the American Midwest became a paradoxical land for settlers. Even as many settlers found that the region provided the bountiful life of their dreams, others found disappointment, even failure--and still others...
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Daily Life in 1950s America'Daily Life in 1950s America shows that the era was anything but uneventful. Apart from revolutionary changes during the decade itself, it was in the 1950s that the seeds took root for the social turmoil of the 1960s and the technological world of today....
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Daily Life in the Industrial United States, 1870-1900Daily Life in the Industrial United States: 1870-1900 is a narrative-based social history that is ideal for college and high school students researching this era. Thematically organized chapters, devoted to Economic Life, Domestic Life, Recreational Life, and other themes, are broad in scope but...
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Daily Life of Women in the Progressive EraThe political and social change of the Progressive Era brought conflicts over labor, women's rights, consumerism, religion, sexuality, and many other aspects of American life. As Americans argued and fought over suffrage and political reform, vast changes were also taking place in women's professional,...
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Faulkner and SlaveryContributions by Tim Armstrong, Edward A. Chappell, W. Ralph Eubanks, Amy A. Foley, Michael Gorra, Sherita L. Johnson, Andrew B. Leiter, John T. Matthews, Julie Beth Napolin, Erin Penner, Stephanie Rountree, Julia Stern, Jay Watson, and Randall Wilhelm In 1930, the same year he...
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Daily Life of African American Slaves in the Antebellum SouthIn their daily struggles to forge lives of dignity and meaning within an inhuman system, slaves in the Antebellum South demonstrated creativity, resilience, and an insatiable desire to be free. The Daily Life of African American Slaves in the Antebellum South focuses on their...
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Daily Life in Jazz Age AmericaThe Jazz Age was a tumultuous time for Americans as they attempted to come to terms with modernity. Daily Life in Jazz Age America tells the story of how all Americans--blacks and whites, women and men, workers, employers, consumers, and activists--contended with new cultural...
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Collecting the Now: On the Financial Side of Postwar Art HistoryCollecting the Now offers a new, in-depth look at the economic forces and institutional actors that have shaped the outlines of postwar art history, with a particular focus on American art, 1960-1990. Working through four case studies, Michael Maizels illuminates how a set of...
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Daily Life of Women in Postwar AmericaAfter World War II, the United States was the strongest, most powerful nation in the world. Life was safe and secure--but many women were unhappy with their lives. What was going on behind the closed doors of America's picture-perfect houses?This volume includes chapters on...
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