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The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1940 Facsimile Edition - Paperback

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by Victor H. Green (Author)2020 Reprint of 1940 Edition. The Negro Motorist Green Book was an annual guidebook for African American road trippers. It was originated and published by African American, New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green from 1936 to 1966, during the era of Jim Crow laws, when open and often legally prescribed discrimination against African Americans especially and other non-whites was widespread. Although pervasive racial discrimination and poverty limited black car owners...

Broken Child, Broken Girl, Broken Woman - Paperback

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by Janis Smith (Author)In Broken Child, Broken Girl, Broken Woman, Dr. Janis Smith fearlessly shares her story of a childhood filled with unspeakable abuse, as featured in the major motion picture Southern Gospel. With unwavering courage, she opens the doors to her past, offering readers a profound insight into the depths of trauma, its enduring impact, and her extraordinary path to healing and redemption.Drawing from her dual roles as a nationally certified psychologist and a devoted pastor ...

The History of Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Biographical Approach - Paperback

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by H. Thomas Milhorn (Author)The history of astronomy and astrophysics ranges from antiquity to the landing of spacecraft on the Moon, Mars, Venus, and even an asteroid. Since early times, human beings have sought to understand what they see in the sky. The invention of the telescope opened new avenues of observation and research. Speculation about life on the Moon and other planets became a hot topic, and theories about the evolution of the universe were developed. New investigative tools, s...

A Genealogical And Biographical Sketch Of The Name And Family Of Stetson: From The Year 1634, To The Year 1847 (1847) - Paperback

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by John Stetson Barry (Author)A Genealogical and Biographical Sketch of the Name and Family of Stetson: From the Year 1634 to the Year 1847 is a book written by John Stetson Barry. The book is a comprehensive genealogical and biographical account of the Stetson family, tracing their lineage from the year 1634 up until the year 1847. The Stetson family is one of the oldest and most distinguished families in America, and this book provides a detailed look into their history, origins, and notabl...

The Christmas of the Phonograph Records: A Recollection - Paperback

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by Mari Sandoz (Author), Linda M. Hasselstrom (Introduction by)Charmingly, Mari Sandoz tells of a long-ago Christmas in western Nebraska when her father's house was filled with good music. Old Jules had ordered an Edison phonograph and boxes of cylinder records from the East, paying for them with an inheritance and ignoring debts, to the chagrin of his long-suffering wife. But the entire family soon entered into the holiday spirit as neighbors arrived to feast and dance and enjoy musical sele...

Dorothea Lange: A Photographer's Life - Paperback

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by Milton Meltzer (Author)Dorothea Lange's depression-era photographs became mythic symbols in their time and are exhibited worldwide as standards of classic photography. In this first biography of Lange, Milton Meltzer documents her development as an artist and provides a moving portrayal of a life burdened with illness and the conflicting demands of family and profession.Author BiographyMilton Meltzer is the author of many books of history and biography, four of them nominated for the Natio...

E.D. Nixon: The Unsung Father of the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Paperback

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by Michael Escoffery (Illustrator), Michael Eaddy (Author)Before Dr. Martin Luther King, E.D. Nixon was the principal black leader in Montgomery, Alabama. He helped sparked the Civil Rights Movement and bailed imprisoned civil rights icon, Rosa Parks out of jail. Mr. Nixon's contributions in civil rights, voter registration, leadership, and social justice was paramount in the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advancing the civil rights movement. A true story about the man behind the m...

Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age - Paperback

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by Fred M. Kray (Author)One fateful winter night, a famous racehorse mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall. An investigation ensued, but the real story has never been told...until now. It was a cool, quiet evening at Calumet Farm, where the most valuable racehorses-including the prolific stallion Alydar-had settled into their stalls for the evening. Alton Stone, filling in for the regular night watchman, completed his rounds at the barn. Although nothing seemed out of the ordina...

The Lobster Lady: Maine's 102-year-old Legend - Paperback

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by Barbara A. Walsh (Author), Shelby J. Crouse (Illustrator)An inspiring story about the oldest lobster trapper in Maine, and maybe even the world. Virginia Oliver is 103 and began catching lobsters off Rockland's coast when she was a little girl. People all over the country think Virginia is brave and strong, but Ginny, as her friends call her, knows the secret to staying young is doing what you love. People often ask Ginny when she plans to stop lobstering. She smiles and tells them, "When ...

Letters from a Stoic: The 124 Epistles of Seneca - Complete - Paperback

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by Seneca (Author), Richard Mott Gummere (Author)This edition of Seneca's Epistles unites all 124 of the letters in a single volume, complete with thorough explanatory notes, an appendix, and an index of the names referred to in the text. The entirety of this compendium was penned by Seneca during his retirement and sent to his friend Lucilius Junior, a procurator of Sicily. At this late stage of life, Seneca held great experience in matters of both philosophy and governance, having served un...

Son of the San Juans: Growing Up Cowboy in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado - Paperback

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by Lyle Carnal (Author)This book will give you an insider's look into a way of life in our country that has vanished forever-the cowboy life the author lived in Southwestern Colorado starting in the early 1900's. Lyle shares his stories of a simpler and hardier life with humor and pathos. Love of life and wry observation of human nature are the dominant themes of this book. Lyle's story begins at a time in our country's history when 'horse power' had a literal meaning in day to day life, when...

Billie Holiday: Essays on the Artistry and Legacy - Paperback

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by Michael V. Perez (Editor), Jessica McKee (Editor)Eleanora Lady Day Fagan, better known as Billie Holiday, played a primary role in the development of American jazz culture and in African American history. Devoted to the enduring jazz icon, covering many aspects of her career, image and legacy, these fresh essays range from musical and vocal analyses, to critical assessments of film depictions of the singer, to analysis of the social movements and protests addressed by her signature songs, ...

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by Lisa V. Proulx (Author)Growing up during the Depression and forced to live in coal mining camps throughout Appalachia, Virgie Hopkins is subjected to child molestation, the KKK, murder, homelessness, starvation, and ridicule for being the daughter of the town whore.Virgie grows up hating her mother who was taken away when she was nine years old and while she was gone, she and her brother were put into foster care, starved, and abused.When her mother returned, she did not know her husband o...

Nostradamus: The End of End Times - Paperback

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by John Hogue (Author)The Media and New Age Gurus made 2012 The 'Lindsey Lohan' of End Time Dates. What was 2012 really about and what more important reboots of ages are happening that we missed? The purported end of the Mayan Calendar on 21 December 2012 had been marketed for over a quarter century as the most accurate date either pinpointing the end of the world or the dawn of a golden age. Moreover, many myths were created binding the famous seer, Nostradamus, in all the wrong ways, with ...

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by Estrella Ravelo Alamar (Author), E. Alamar (Author), Willi Red Buhay (Author)The pictorial history of Filipino immigration to Chicago encompasses 100 years, moving from the Philippines to this country of unknown landscapes and uncertainties. The pioneering Filipinos came in the early 1900s to seek the land of "milk and honey." They were mostly pensionados-government-supported students-and self-supported students who settled in the Garfield Park, Hyde Park, and Near North Side neighborhoods...

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Paperback

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by Editorial Oneness (Editor), Mark Twain (Author)Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc By Mark Twain, Editorial Oneness (Edited by) Number of Pages: 428 Dimensions: 0.87 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: October 14, 2016 Accelerated Reader: Quiz Name: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8 Reading Level: 4.4 ...

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by Silvia Isabel Rael Almanza (Author)Silvia Isabel Rael Almanza is a Chicana. That is not a racial or an ethnic statement/status but, rather, a political one. It was in the 1950s that the hyphen in Spanish-American defined a group of people as less-than-American. It was the political process that eliminated the hyphen and restored our rightful place on this North American land in the United States of America. Silvia feels at home and is proud to be defined as a Chicana. Number of Pages: 108 ...

Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau - Hardcover

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by Martha Ward (Author)Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence. Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name. Both were legendary leaders of religious and spiritual traditions many still label as evil. The Laveaus were free women of color and prominent French-speaking Catholic Creoles. From the 1820s...

The Complete Prophecies of Nostradamus - Paperback

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by Michel Nostradamus (Author), Nostradamus (Author)Here are the complete prophecies of Nostradamus. Nostradamus is the best known and most accurate mystic and seer of all times. There are those who say that he predicted Napoleon and even the attack on the World Trade Center. Read the prophecies and judge for yourself. Since governments, sects and countries will undergo such sweeping changes, diametrically opposed to what now obtains, that were I to relate events to come, those in power now -...

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by Godfrey Rathbone Benson Charnwood (Author), Lord Charnwood (Author)One of the most important works on Abraham Lincoln from the era when he was passing out of living memory and into history, this 1917 classic is a rich, evocative portrait of the man and how actions as a leader were shaped by his character and ideals. From its British perspective, offering a fresh angle on an American legend, to its charming readability, Charnwood's treatise-which was called, in 1947, "the best one-volume li...

Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction - Paperback

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by Gary Rogowski (Author)"Gary Rogowski leads us gently but surely upon the path to a type of success we may not have previously considered. (Hint: it involves blisters)." --Nick Offerman In an era when there are countless competing claims on one's attention, how does one find the internal focus to be creative? For master furniture craftsman Gary Rogowski, the answer is in the act of creative work itself. The discipline of working with one's hands to create unnecessarily beautiful things shap...

The Autobiography of Mother Jones - Paperback

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by Mother Jones (Author)Mary G. Harris Jones (baptized 1837; died 1930), known as Mother Jones, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent organized labor representative and community organizer. She helped coordinate major strikes and cofounded the Industrial Workers of the World.Jones worked as a teacher and dressmaker, but after her husband and four children all died of yellow fever in 1867 and her dress shop was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 187...

Young Abraham Lincoln: The Childhood and Early Life of Abraham Lincoln - Paperback

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by Brinkley Howard (Author), Lifecaps (Created by)Few famous humans came into the world under such humble circumstances as Abraham Lincoln on February 12, 1809. But it may very well be that the humble and unassuming life he lived actually served to shape him into the solid, moral, honest, decent, hard-working adult that he became. What were those circumstances, the formula so to speak, that molded this future president? This biography looks at the childhood and young adulthood of Abraham Li...

Grace O'Malley: The Queen of the Sea - Paperback

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by Elizabeth O'Neill-Sheehan (Author)Grace O'Malley, The Queen of the Sea is a children's storybook written and illustrated by Elizabeth O'Neill-Sheehan. Grace was a heroic woman whose legacy as warrior, chieftain, and pirate should ring on as one who did not let roles, but rather made her ambitions define her. Written with rhythm and rhyme, Grace's story, including her famous meeting with Queen Elizabeth I, is echoed in true Irish songlike manner to inspire readers to tap into the pirate in ...

The 48 Laws of Black Empowerment - Paperback

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by Dante Fortson (Author)The 48 Laws of Power was written by Robert Greene and first published in 1998. It is often praised as one of the best books to read if you want to get ahead in life. This got me to thinking, "why isn't there anything like this for our community?" We have a lot of people talking about what we need to do, what we should do, and what we could do as a community, but nothing con-crete that we could all sit down with, learn from, and relate to on an individual level. The 48...

The Life of Saint Simeon Stylites - Paperback

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by Frederick Lent (Translator)Originally published in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, this English translation of The Life of Saint Simeon the Stylite is a fascinating account of the prototypical pillar saint-the first of those strange holy athletes who took their stand atop a high column. Of unknown authorship, this vita was originally written in Syriac and was most likely penned shortly after Simeon's death in AD 459. Much of Simeon's biography consists of mystical events, mir...

King Philip: War Chief of the Wampanoag People - Paperback

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by John Stevens Cabot Abbott (Author)Metacomet (1638-1676), also known by his adopted English name King Philip, was chief to the Wampanoag people and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. He became a chief in 1662 when his brother Wamsutta (or King Alexander) died shortly after their father Massasoit. Wamsutta's widow Weetamoo (d. 1676), sunksqua of the Pocasset, was Metacomet's ally and friend for the rest of her life. Metacomet married Weetamoo's younger sister Wootonekanuske. No one know...

Beyond Columbo: The Life and Times of Peter Falk - Paperback

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by William J. Birnes (Author), Richard A. Lertzman (Author)We knew him as Lieutenant Columbo, showing up at a crime scene behind the wheel of an iconic Peugeot 403 convertible and wearing a rumpled trench coat, tie often at half mast from an open collar, and smoking a cigar. He was meticulous, though, in his search for clues, focusing on things that didn't add up and homing in on a person whom he suspected as he tightened the web around his prey until, in a final reveal, he got the suspect to...

John Stark of Rogers' Rangers: a Famous Ranger and His Associates During the French & Indian War: The Life of General John Stark of New Hampshire by H - Paperback

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by Howard Parker Moore (Author), Caleb Stark (Author)The early military career of a great American soldier and patriotStudents of the history of the American War of Independence will be familiar with Major-General John Stark of the Continental Army who served at Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton and notably at Bennington, 1777. However, in common with many American soldiers of his period, he had once been a soldier of the British Army. More interestingly he joined the elite rangers, serving wit...

Dyatlov Pass Incident: The Grotesque Death Of Nine - Paperback

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by John Downey (Author)In February 1959, nine hikers, led by Igor Dyatlov, died in mysterious circumstances on the slopes of the Ural Mountains. Rescuers found their bodies hundreds of metres from the campsite. The tent had been slashed from the inside and still contained their clothes and shoes. Their half-naked corpses had crushed ribs, fractured skulls; one poor girl was even missing her tongue. An inquest at the time concluded that they had been killed by "unknown compelling natural force...

The Memoirs of Paul Kruger: Four Times President of the South African Republic: Told by Himself - Paperback

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by Paul Kruger (Author)Paul Kruger was the dominating figure of Boer-and therefore South African-history of the nineteenth century. His life spanned the time of the Great Trek-the European settlement of the interior-right up to the end of the Second Boer War, and the shadow of his political career stretched deep into the twentieth century.His memoirs, dictated while in exile shortly after the end of the Second Boer War, provide a remarkable and unique insight into this period of history, from...

The Story of Katherine Johnson: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers - Paperback

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by Andrea Thorpe (Author)Discover the life of Katherine Johnson--a story about reaching for the stars, for kids ages 6 to 9 Katherine Johnson was one of the best mathematicians in the history of the United States. Before her math skills helped send the first American astronauts safely into space, she was a smart and curious girl who loved to learn new things about the world around her. She studied hard in school and became one of the first Black women hired by NASA. Independent reading--This...