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The Lost Sketchbooks: A Young Artist in The Great WarIn 1917, while still in art school, Edward Shenton joined Company B, 103rd Engineers of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He stocked up on art materials, including many canvas-bound sketchbooks and a watercolor set, and went off to train and fight. Corporal Shenton was a...
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Reminiscences of a 19th Century Gladiator - The Autobiography of John L. SullivanIn 1892, while training for his historic fight with Gentleman Jim Corbett, undefeated heavyweight boxing champion John L. Sullivan wrote "Reminiscences of a 19th Century Gladiator," a summation of his extraordinary life and career. In the book, the "Boston Strong Boy" shares with the...
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Historic Ranches of the Old WestA unique volume of information and colorful anecdotes about historic ranches, located throughout the American West. In all, almost sixty ranches are profiled, covering twelve states. From the King Ranch in Texas, to the Hash Knife in Arizona, Bill O'Neal tells the history, color...
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The Authentic Life of Billy the KidWhen Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett ended Billy the Kid's life on the night of July 14, 1881 with a shot in the dark, he was catapulted at once into stardom in the annals of Western history. The killing occurred at old Fort Sumner,...
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The Orange Riots: Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871In this book Michael A. Gordon examines the causes and consequences of the tragic and bloody "Orange Riots" that rocked New York City in 1870 and 1871. On July 12 of both years, groups of Irish Catholics clashed with Irish Protestants marching to commemorate...
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Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan"I sometimes think that if, as the result of an accident, I were to lose my knowledge of Japanese, there would not be much left for me. Japanese, which at first had no connection with my ancestors, my literary tastes, or my awareness of...
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I Could Be So Good for You: A Portrait of the North London Working ClassI Could Be So Good For You is a unique portrait of north London's working class from the 1950s to the 21st century, and how it lived, struggled, survived and sometimes thrived. I Could Be So Good For You tackles head-on the pernicious and...
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1942: The Year the War Came to Australia: The Bombing of Darwin and the Attack on Sydney by the JapaneseThe story of the bombing of Darwin and the Japanese midget sub attack on Sydney Harbour in one volume from the author of An Awkward Truth and A Very Rude Awakening. 'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account deserves to be widely read.' Sun Herald...
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Tuesday Night Massacre: Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican PartyWhile political history has plenty to say about the impact of Ronald Reagan's election to the presidency in 1980, four Senate races that same year have garnered far less attention--despite their similarly profound political effect. Tuesday Night Massacre looks at those races. In examining...
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Legacy of Empire: Britain, Zionism and the Creation of IsraelIt is now more than seventy years since the creation of the state of Israel, yet its origins and the British Empire's historic responsibility for Palestine remain little known. Confusion persists too as to the distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. In Legacy of Empire,...
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Jefferson's Nephews: A Frontier TragedyThe brutal axe murder and dismemberment of a Negro slave, committed in 1811 by two brothers, Lilburne and Isham Lewis, whose mother was Thomas Jefferson's sister and whose father was his first cousin, form the core of this historical detective story and account of...
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On the Border with CrookFrom 1870 until 1886 Captain John O. Bourke served on the staff of General George Crook, who Sherman described as the greatest Indian fighter the army ever had, a man whose prowess was demon-strated "from British America to Mexico, from the Missouri River to...
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Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971In this riveting collection, available for the first time in paperback, we follow Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, two giants of the post-World War II period who were primarily responsible for the Marshall Plan and NATO, among other world-shaping initiatives, as they move...
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The Odd Man KarakozovOn April 4, 1866, just as Alexander II stepped out of Saint Petersburg's Summer Garden and onto the boulevard, a young man named Dmitry Karakozov pulled out a pistol and shot at the tsar. He missed, but his "unheard-of act" changed the course of...
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In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena"We cannot do great deeds unless we are willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness."--on Action"The American people are good-natured to the point of lax indifference; but once roused, they act with the most straightforward and practical resolution."--on...
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Mark Twain's Hawaii: A Humorous Romp Through HistoryMark Twain's wit and wisdom is timeless. Mark Twain's Hawaii: A Humorous Romp through History, combines Twain's own writings on Hawaii with personal reminiscences by others who met him at that time, and traces Twain's journey through the region just as he experienced it...
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Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier"If only one book about women in the West were available, this certainly would be an appropriate choice."--Westerners Bookshelf Pioneer Women provides a rare look at frontier life through the eyes of the pioneer women who settled the American West. Linda Peavy and Ursula...
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Inventing Idaho: The Gem State's Eccentric ShapeAuthor: Keith C. PetersenPublisher: Washington State University PressPublished: 09/23/2022Pages: 228Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.63dISBN: 9780874224184
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One True Sentence_SPR22ARCA selection of the greatest sentences by the master, Ernest Hemingway. Sentences that can take a reader's breath away and are not easily forgotten. Each sentence has been selected and examined by authors such as Elizabeth Strout, Sherman Alexie, Paula McLain, and Russell Banks;...
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Meet Me on the Midway: A History of Wisconsin FairsJerry Apps explores the history of county and state fairs in Wisconsin, from their earliest incarnations as livestock exhibitions to today's multitude of exhibits and demonstrations, grandstand entertainment, games and rides, and competitions of all sorts. Drawing on his extensive research, interviews, and personal...
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