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The Defender: The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in PhiladelphiaLong before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia's public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. In 1934, when penniless defendants were routinely railroaded through the courts without ever seeing a...
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The Decline of Medieval Hellenism in Asia Minor and the Process of Islamization from the Eleventh Through the Fifteenth CenturyAuthor: Speros Jr. VryonisPublisher: ACLS History E-Book ProjectPublished: 12/31/1899Pages: 564Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38dISBN: 9781597401593This title is not returnable
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The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American GuerrillaThe Crucible: An Autobiography by "Colonel Yay", first published in 1950, is the dramatic firsthand memoir of Filipina-American Yay Panlilio's (1913-1978) time in the Philippines with the resistance group known as "Marking's Guerrillas." The book includes descriptions of encounters with the Japanese army, espionage,...
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The Book of Common WorshipThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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The Beginner's Guide to Cemetery Sleuthing: Scavenger Hunt & WorkbookMake your next outdoor adventure a historic one! Let's go to a cemetery. Bring your curiosity and this workbook with you as you walk through those hallowed gates. Get ready to seek out images and symbols-such as death's-heads, soul effigies, beehives, willow trees, and...
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The Beaches: Creation of a Toronto NeighbourhoodThe Beaches is one of Toronto's best known and most admired neighbourhoods. It has no striking works of architecture or splendid public spaces, no must-see galleries or public institutions, and no associations with historic events or great celebrities - the sort of things that...
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The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of the ChoiceIn this young adult edition of the bestselling, award-winning memoir The Choice, Holocaust survivor and renowned psychologist Dr. Edith Eger shares her harrowing experiences and gives readers the gift of hope and strength. Edie is a talented dancer and a skilled gymnast with hopes...
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The Avant-Gardists: Artists in Revolt in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union 1917-1935October 1917. The Russian Revolution wipes the old tsarist empire off the map. Marc Chagall, Wassily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Lyubov Popova, Alexander Rodchenko, Olga Rozanova, Vladimir Tatlin, and other avant-garde artists participate in the revolutionary struggle, transforming inner cities with their progressive murals, posters,...
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The Anatomy of RevolutionThe definitive, hugely influential comparative history of the English, American, French and Russian revolutions from a renowned American scholar. "Classic" and "famous," The Anatomy of Revolution examines the patterns and processes that all revolutions share. "Such is [Professor Brinton's] wit and historical knowledge that...
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The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in HistoryThis compilation of essential information on 100 superheroes from comic book issues, various print and online references, and scholarly analyses provides readers all of the relevant material on superheroes in one place. The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History covers the history...
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Telling October: Memory and the Making of the Bolshevik RevolutionENGTelling October examines the rich and accretive processes by which the new Soviet regime sought to construct the events of 1917 as a major revolutionary event, indeed a foundation event, for the new Communist state. As a "memory project," it sought to socialize generations...
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Tea on the Terrace: Hotels and Egyptologists' Social Networks, 1885-1925Offering a history of travel, tourism and Egyptology, Tea on the terrace follows Egyptologists between home and field sites, revealing how their activities in hotels and on dahabeahs impacted the development of the discipline.Author: Kathleen SheppardPublisher: Manchester University PressPublished: 06/25/2024Pages: 232Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize:...
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Talking Pots: Deciphering the Symbols of a Prehistoric PeopleArchaeologist James R. Cunke details his experiences at Raven Site Ruin in the White Mountains of Arizona. Countroversial new study of prehistoric pottery icons includes illustrations and more than 200 photos (16 pages in full color).Author: James CunklePublisher: American TravelerPublished: 07/01/1993Pages: 188Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...
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Tales of Ancient Egypt: Myths & Adventures from the Land of the PyramidsDiscover amazing true stories and breathtaking myths from ancient Egypt in this book by TikTok Egyptologist Hugo D. Cook, featuring stunning illustrations from Sona Avedikian. Everyone knows the story of Tutankhamun, but the ancient Egyptian civilization lasted for more than 3,000 years - which...
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Tales from the Chicago Bulls Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Bulls Stories Ever ToldFrom 1991 through 1993 the Bulls won three consecutive NBA titles behind the talents of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. When Jordan retired in the fall of 1993, fans thought the good times were over. In the fall of 1995, however, Jordan was ready...
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Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime IraqHow did ordinary Iraqis survive the occupation of their communities by the Islamic State? How did they decide whether to stay or flee, to cooperate or resist? Based on an original survey from Baghdad alongside key interviews in the field, this book offers an...
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Sumud: Birth, Oral History, and Persisting in PalestineSumud, meaning steadfastness in Arabic, is central to the issues of survival and resistance that are part of daily life for Palestinians. Although much has been written about the politics, leaders, and history of Palestine, less is known about how everyday working-class Palestinians exist...
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Storm Kings: America's First Tornado ChasersWith 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations In Storm Kings, Lee Sandlin retraces America's fascination and unique relationship to tornadoes and the weather. From Ben Franklin's early experiments, to "the great storm debates" of the nineteenth century, to heartland life in the early twentieth century,...
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Stories of the Humboldt Wagon RoadBefore the completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was the Chico and Humboldt Wagon Road, meant to connect California with the burgeoning mining industries of Nevada and Idaho. The ambitious plan to make Chico a major Northern California transpAuthor: Andy MarkPublisher: History PressPublished: 10/12/2020Pages:...
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State Capitalism and World RevolutionOver sixty years ago, C.L.R. James and a small circle of collaborators making up the radical left Johnson-Forest Tendency reached the conclusion that there was no true socialist society existing anywhere in the world. Written in collaboration with Raya Dunayevskaya and Grace Lee Boggs,...
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