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American Legends: The Life of Red Skelton*Includes pictures *Includes Skelton's quotes about his life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading "I don't want to be called 'the greatest' or 'one of the greatest'; let other guys claim to be the best. I just want to be known as...
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Chichen Itza: The History and Mystery of the Maya's Most Famous City*Includes pictures of Chichen Itza's ruins and art. *Explains the history of the site and the theories about its purpose and abandonment. *Describes the layout of Chichen Itza, its important structures, and the theories about the buildings' uses. *Includes a bibliography for further reading....
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The Culper Ring: The History and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Most Famous Spy Ring*Includes pictures *Includes correspondence between the spy ring and explains the results of their activities *Includes a bibliography for further reading After the siege of Boston forced the British to evacuate that city in March 1776, Continental Army commander George Washington suspected that the...
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William Henry Harrison: The Life and Legacy of the First American President to Die in Office*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Harrison's battles and Harrison's quotes about his career *Includes online resources and a bibliography "Old Tip he wore a homespun coat, he had no ruffled shirt: wirt-wirt, But Matt he has the golden plate, and he's a little squirt:...
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The Cambodian Campaign during the Vietnam War: The History of the Controversial Invasion of Cambodia and Laos*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of accounts of the fighting by soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "When elephants fight, ants should stand aside." - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, on the Vietnam War The Vietnam War could have been called...
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Major John André: The Life and Death of the Famous British Spymaster during the Revolutionary War*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts about Andr 's career and execution *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I pray you to bear me witness that I meet my fate like a brave man." - Andr Spying...
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Mohenjo-daro: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "...the ever present menace of inundation." - Sir John Marshall, 1931 What is a city? A simple definition is a "largely constructed landscape," and through inferences and comparisons with modern states, a successful...
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The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria: The History of the Occupation of Northeastern China that Presaged World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the invasion and occupation written by Japanese and Chinese officers and civilians *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Though scarcely mentioned in the world of early 21st century politics, Manchuria represented...
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The New York City Subway: The History of America's Largest and Most Famous Subway System*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction of the competing lines and their unification *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe,...
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The Disappearance of Jean Spangler: The History of One of Hollywood's Most Enduring Unsolved Mysteries*Includes pictures *Profiles Spangler's life and looks at the theories and suspects regarding her disappearance *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading "Can't wait any longer, Going to see Dr. Scott. It will work best this way while mother is away,"...
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U.S. Route 66: The History of America's Most Famous Highway*Includes pictures *Describes the origins, route, construction, and history of the highway *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Sometimes there's a tackiness about Route 66 that out-tacks any tackiness I've ever seen anywhere else. And the...
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The Rape of Nanking: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Massacre during the Second Sino-Japanese War*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the massacre by civilians and Japanese soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "When you're talking about the Japanese military, thievery and rape just come with the territory. We stabbed them with bayonets, cut open pregnant...
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Odessa: The Controversial History of the Mysterious Network that Helped Nazis Escape Germany after World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Nazis' escapes *Discusses the question of whether ODESSA actually existed *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Cloak and dagger espionage, assassination, dangerous adventure, and strange deceptions such as the Operation Mincemeat plan wherein the corpse of...
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony: The History and Legacy of the Settlement of Colonial New England*Includes pictures *Profiles important figures like John Winthrop, Roger Williams, and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The first successful American colony in North America was settled in 1607 at Jamestown, Virginia. Though the Virginian...
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The Battle of Kursk: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Tank Battle of World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battle by generals and soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The Russians have learnt a lot since 1941. They are no longer peasants with simple minds....
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The Antikythera Mechanism: The History and Mystery of the Ancient World's Most Famous Astronomical Device*Includes pictures *Chronicles the discovery and theories over the mechanism's origins and capabilities *Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents "It multiplies, divides and subtracts, but you can't program it." - Michael Edmunds Discovering ancient shipwrecks...
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Coney Island: The History of New York City's Most Famous Amusement Park Resort*Includes pictures of the various amusement parks and rides *Traces the history of Coney Island and includes accounts of the old amusement parks and rides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "If Paris is France, Coney...
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The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of training, combat, and segregation written by multiple members of the Tuskegee Airmen *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "When World War II started, the black press and the black community wanted...
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American Legends: The Life of Sharon Tate*Includes pictures *Includes Tate's own quotes about her life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "When I was in school, I dreamed about becoming a psychiatrist or a ballerina. Like most girls I would...
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The Roman Pantheon: The History and Legacy of Rome's Famous Landmark*Includes pictures *Includes historic descriptions of the Pantheon over the last two millennia *Profiles theories regarding the construction and purpose of the Pantheon *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Of the whole mighty fabric of...
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