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Middle School Sleuths: How an Eighth-Grade Class Reunited Two Holocaust RefugeesMiddle School Student Sleuths Refuse to Let History Be Forgotten.In an extraordinary act of service and dedication, a group of committed middle-school students embarked on a mission to reunite two Holocaust refugees who, inseparable in their youth, lost contact 73 years ago after escaping...
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Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul RubensAlthough his popularity is eclipsed by Rembrandt today, Peter Paul Rubens was revered by his contemporaries as the greatest painter of his era, if not of all history. His undeniable artistic genius, bolstered by a modest disposition and a reputation as a man of...
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Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions: African American Women Radical ActivistsThis book explores the significant contributions of African American women radical activists from 1955 to 1995. It examines the 1961 case of African American working-class self-defense advocate Mae Mallory, who traveled from New York to Monroe, North Carolina, to provide support and weapons to...
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Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions: African American Women Radical ActivistsThis book explores the significant contributions of African American women radical activists from 1955 to 1995. It examines the 1961 case of African American working-class self-defense advocate Mae Mallory, who traveled from New York to Monroe, North Carolina, to provide support and weapons to...
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Luck o' the Draw: Irish Gunfighters in the WestLuck O' The Draw is a rollicking tale of Irish gunfighters who roamed the remote vastness of 19th century Nevada. In a labor of love, Karen Wilkes takes us into her personal search to uncover the hidden history of the notorious desperadoes who populated...
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Loons of New Hampshire: Preserving a Natural TreasureNoted for its stunning plumage and haunting cries, the common loon is an iconic symbol of nature in the Granite State. Once a familiar site on local ponds and lakes, by the early twentieth century their numbers had dwindled due to human activity. By...
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Long Island's Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons KidnappingAlice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite when she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook in 1937. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personallAuthor:...
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Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the WorldThe bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet. If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty minutes or so of the final hour. But...
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Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Un DerpreparedThe award-winning account of how America's educational system fails it students and what can be done about it Remedial, illiterate, intellectually deficient--these are the stigmas that define America's educationally underprepared. Having grown up poor and been labeled this way, nationally acclaimed educator and author...
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Legends Leaders Pioneers: Surgeons Who Built Vascular Surgery: Interviews from the Society for Vascular Surgery's History Project Work GroupVascular surgery is an extraordinary success story. The ability to reliably repair, modify or replace human blood vessels is very recent on the long timeline of surgical history. In this book an important part of the story is told through the interview recollections of...
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Landmark Maps of Texas: The Frank and Carol Holcomb CollectionLandmark Maps of Texas features important depictions of the Lone Star State and the Americas from 1513 to 1904. 100 maps in their old color grace its pages and many of these specimens are extraordinary and rare. This is not just a picture book...
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Lake Nipigon: Where the Great Lakes Begin2017 Gertrude H. Dyke Award -- NominatedThe history of Lake Nipigon, where the Great Lakes begin.The name Nipigon is evocative of storied brook trout, cold clear waters, elusive woodland caribou, sweeping vistas, and spectacular scenery. Situated in the heart of Northwestern Ontario, almost every...
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Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. LongFrom the moment he took office as governor in 1928 to the day an assassin's bullet cut him down in 1935, Huey Long wielded all but dictatorial control over the state of Louisiana. A man of shameless ambition and ruthless vindictiveness, Long orchestrated elections,...
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Keeper of Lost PlacesAuthor: Matthew BruenPublisher: Rothco PressPublished: 04/25/2024Pages: 178Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41dISBN: 9781945436369
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society China 2023The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, China Branch, 2023 edition. This edition includes writings from Melinda Liu, Paul French, Margaret Sun, Pierre-Henri Biger, Fiona Lindsey Shen, Dr Elizabeth Driver, Peter Hibbard, Mark O'Neill, Christine Maiwald, Paul Sofronoff, Frances Wood, Jen Lin-Liu and Katherine...
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Journal of the American Revolution 2024: Annual VolumeThe year's best articles from the leading on-line source of new research on the Revolution and Founding eras The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2024, presents the journal's best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume is designed...
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James Buchanan: The biography of the 15th president of the United States and his unpopular legacyJames Buchanan's book, delve into the tumultuous era of the 15th President of the United States, a man whose leadership during a critical period in American history has left an enduring legacy of debate and scrutiny. James Buchanan's presidency, from 1857 to 1861, was...
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I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name: Jacksonville's Stories of the HolocaustA unique approach to Holocaust literature, I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name comprises the compelling stories of eight Jews, a Righteous Gentile, and a liberator, all connected by the Holocaust and Jacksonville, Florida. They experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in Europe in...
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It Happened on the Mackinac BridgeThe Mackinac Bridge has seen it all since opening in 1957, and it continues to stand tall, thanks to the close-knit crew who expertly perform maintenance on a year-round basis. In It Happened on the Mackinac Bridge, Mike Fornes utilizes photographs to tell the...
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Iowa Northern Railway: History Through the MilesOn December 6, 2023, Canadian National announced that it had signed and closed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), a railroad started on August 7, 1981, by shippers on a recently closed route of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. Starting as...
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