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Professional Wrestling in Mississippi: A HistoryBounce off the ropes for a high-flying jaunt through the history of Magnolia State professional wrestling. At its peak, professional wrestling was arguably the most popular sport in Mississippi. The pageantry and colorful personalities appealed to grandparents and grandchildren alike. Author Jeffrey Martin invites...
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The Egyptian Trail in Illinois: A History from Chicago to CairoJourney down one of the most important roadways in the annals of Illinois transportation history.Stretching from Chicago to Cairo, the Egyptian Trail was one of the earliest "improved" roadways in Illinois. Dating to 1915, it was the longest road in the state, running four...
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The Battle of Shiloh: A Captivating Guide to the One of the Bloodiest Battles of the American Civil WarDid you know that the Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War up to that time?The Battle of Shiloh was fought along the Tennessee River near the border with Mississippi when the Confederates attempted to prevent the Union forces,...
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Childhood, Memory, and the Nation: Young Lives under Nazism in Contemporary German CultureAuthor: Alexandra LloydPublisher: LegendaPublished: 01/09/2023Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.46dISBN: 9781781885406This title is not returnable
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Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War AmericaEngaging . . . With a novelist's eye for biographical detail, Epps has written an . . . enthralling book.--David W. Blight, Chicago Tribune The last battle of the Civil War wasn't fought at Appomattox by dashing generals or young soldiers but by middle-aged...
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Towards a New Cold War: U.S. Foreign Policy from Vietnam to ReaganFeaturing Noam Chomsky's trademark directness and analytical precision, this is a sobering assessment of American foreign policy from the end of the Vietnam War to the Reagan era "What Chomsky has made vivid is the truth that western political leaders, respectable people whose 'moderation'...
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Lost Mackinac IslandWhether prehistoric and glacially slow or swift and modern, countless changes to Mackinac Island have driven much of its history out of sight and memory. Eons ago, waves washed away soft rock to leave behind limestone formations like Arch Rock, which have survived virtually...
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The Belles of New England: The Women of the Textile Mills and the Families Whose Wealth They WoveThe Belles of New England is a masterful, definitive, and eloquent look at the enormous cultural and economic impact on America of New England's textile mills. The author, an award-winning CBS producer, traces the history of American textile manufacturing back to the ingenuity of...
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85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert KennedyFrom noted journalist Jules Witcover, the classic account of Robert F. Kennedy's tragically short-lived campaign for president in 1968.85 Days is veteran Washington journalist Jules Witcover's masterpiece of political reportage. It brilliantly captures a lost moment in time when the politics of conviction seemed...
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A Matter of Honor: Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame, and a Family's Quest for JusticeOn the seventy-fifth anniversary, the authors of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Eleventh Day unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral who was in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the continuing struggle to restore his lost...
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The Scariff Martyrs: War, Murder and Memory in East Clare'This incredible book is very, very important'. Damien Dempsey In November 2008, Tomás Mac Conmara sat with a 105 five-year-old woman at a nursing home in Clare. While gently moving through her memories, he asked the east Clare native; 'Do you remember the time...
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The Fall of the House of Walworth: A Tale of Madness and Murder in Gilded Age AmericaThe Walworth family was the very symbol of virtue and distinction for decades, rising to prominence as part of the splendor of New York's aristocracy. When Frank Walworth travels to New York to settle a family difficulty by shooting his father at point blank...
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When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and DreamsIncludes a bonus excerpt from Bob Greene's forthcoming Late Edition: A Love Story There is something absolutely magical about Bob Greene's voice.--Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor, The Last Lecture Running away to join the circus is a dream we're told to put away once we're no...
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Farming in Northern Macomb CountyMacomb County is located in the eastern portion of Michigan and is considered part of northern Metro Detroit. Formally organized on January 15, 1818, the county was named after Alexander Macomb Jr., a Detroit-born veteran of the War of 1812 who distinguished himself in...
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England's Secret Weapon: The Wartime Films of Sherlock HolmesEngland's Secret Weapon examines the way Hollywood used Sherlock Holmes in a series of fourteen films that spanned the years of World War II in Europe, from The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1939 to Dressed to Kill in 1946. Basil Rathbone's portrayal of...
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Mrs. Adams in Winter: A Journey in the Last Days of NapoleonEarly in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of Eastern Europe, across the...
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The Essential Harold Cruse: A ReaderThe first collection of published and unpublished work by Harold Cruse, one of America's foremost and controversial black writers. In 1967, as the movement for civil rights was turning into a bitter, often violent battle for black power, Harold Cruse's The Crisis of the...
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East TerrorWith a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted the country's elected prime minister, ushered in a quarter-century of brutal rule under the Shah, and stimulated the rise...
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The Underground Railroad in OhioOhio was at the heart of it all.During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fugitive slave traffic of the antebellum era. A mix of Northern...
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Virginia's Presidents: A History & GuideTravel the Old Dominion and visit the museums and historic homes that tell the stories of Virginia's presidents.George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. James Madison. James Monroe. William Henry Harrison. John Tyler. Zachary Taylor. Woodrow Wilson. More US Presidents were born in Virginia than in any...
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