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Historic Paxton, her Days and her Ways, 1722-1913: Family Recipes Contributed by the Woman's Aid Society of Paxton Church

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Bruce Wallace (Author), Dauphin C. Paxton Presbyterian Church (Created by)This 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, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Sch...

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A Brief Popular Account of All the Financial Panics and Commercial Revulsions in the United States, From 1690 to 1857: With a More Particular History

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Horton Pierce (Author), William Pennington Toler (Author), Harmon De Pau Nutting (Author)This 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, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body o...

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Report copyright infringementby David Ricardo (Author), J. R. McCulloch (Author)This 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, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, th...

The Law of Negotiable Instruments: Including Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, Bank Checks and Other Commercial Paper, With the Negotiable Instrume

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Modern Cookery in all its Branches: Embracing a Series of Plain and Simple Instructions to Private Families and Others, for the Careful and Judicious

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Mrs. Lincoln's Boston Cook Book: What to Do and What Not to Do in Cooking

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The Bar-tender's Guide; or How to Mix All Kinds of Plain and Fancy Drinks, Containing...directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United Sta

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Report copyright infringementby Jerry 1830-1885 Thomas (Author)This 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, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is i...

Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation

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Report copyright infringementby Charles K. Hyde (Author) A comprehensive history of the highs and lows of the Chrysler Corporation and its lasting impact on the automotive industry. Chrysler has had an impressive list of technological "firsts" throughout the years--including the Chrysler Six of 1924 and front-wheel-drive vehicles in the '70s and '80s, to name just two. While the company has catered well to a variety of consumers, it has also come to the brink of financial ruin more than once ...

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by Henry Kissinger (Author)"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history." --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "No one can lay claim to so much influence on the shaping of foreign policy over the past 50 years as Henry Kissinger." --The Financial Times In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he hel...

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Report copyright infringementby Jay Hoster (Author)Early Wall Street: 1830-1940 traces the development of New York's financial district, from the low-lying city of the early 19th century, through the building boom of the 1870s and 1880s, and into the skyscraper era. A sequence of views shows 40 Wall Street as a modest three-story walk-up topped by a figure from Greek mythology, then the stately Victorian structure that replaced it, and finally, the skyscraper that missed being the tallest bui...

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Report copyright infringementby John Jr. Medkeff (Author)While Delaware maintains one of the oldest beer-brewing traditions in the United States, its history has largely been lost or forgotten over the course of nearly four centuries. Beer was a main source of sustenance to Delaware's early European settlers, and its production eventually became one of the young colony's first industries. From its humble colonial beginnings, beer production grew to become one of the state's largest and most p...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Personal Size Large Print, Leathersoft, Pink, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)A Bible with large print in an easy-to-carry format that is ideal to take with you wherever you want to enjoy God's Word.Exploring God's Word on the go just got easier. This edition not only includes the full text of the trustworthy New King James Version in an easy-to-read large print, but it is also small enough for everyday use and easy navigation with thousands of cross-references conveniently located at the end of verses.Trusted by millions of believers around th...

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Report copyright infringementby François Bougon (Author)Xi Jinping wants to become the world's most powerful leader. To succeed, he must balance Mao's Little Red Book with the Analects of Confucius, and more.For Xi, the task ahead of China is to preserve the guiding ideology of Marxism, while challenging mistaken credos like neoliberalism, constitutional democracy, and 'universal values'. China must have total faith in its own brand of socialism, blended meaningfully with Chinese tradition. A...

Medicine, Education, and the Arts in Contemporary Native America: Strong Women, Resilient Nations

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Report copyright infringementby Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor), Donna L. Akers (Editor), Amanda K. Wixon (Editor)This book offers twenty original scholarly chapters featuring historical and biographical analyses of Native American women. The lives of women found her contributed significantly to their people and people everywhere. The book presents Native women of action and accomplishments in many areas of life. This work highlights women during the modern era of American history, countering pa...

Fight of Exiled Journalist and Anti-Communist Activist Josef Josten: For Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights (1948-1985)

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Report copyright infringementby Milada Polisenská (Author), Martin Josten (Foreword by), Václav Havel (Foreword by)This book explores the life and work of exiled Czech journalist Josef Josten (1913-1985) and his life-long battle against the communist Soviet regime, culminating in the creation of the British Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Prosecuted.Author BiographyMilada Polisenská is distinguished senior lecturer and provost emerita at Anglo-American University. Numbe...

China and the Founding of the United States: The Influence of Traditional Chinese Civilization

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Report copyright infringementby Dave Xueliang Wang (Author)This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China's distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage for the United States.Author BiographyDave Xueliang Wang has taught at the University of Arizona and St. John's University. Number of P...

Reverend Dr. Thomas Nelson Baker: Philosopher Born Enslaved

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Report copyright infringementby Linda Batty (Author), George Yancy (Introduction by)From slave to Doctor of Philosophy to preacher, Thomas Nelson Baker exemplifies the struggles and rewards of becoming and being an educated Black man in Jim Crow America. His biography is both a lesson in history and a source of inspiration.Author BiographyLinda Batty is a professional librarian who served as a faculty member at Northfield Mount Hermon preparatory school. Her previous publications include annu...

K. K. Kawakami and U.S.-Japan Relations: The Forty-Year Road to Pearl Harbor

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Report copyright infringementby William D. Hoover (Author)U.S.-Japan relations occupy an important position in international affairs. This book analyzes the writings of Japanese journalist K. K. Kawakami to provide insight into the decline of U.S.-Japan relations from 1901 to 1941. His writings do much to help us understand the reasons behind the clash at Pearl Harbor.Author BiographyWilliam D. Hoover is professor emeritus of history at the University of Toledo. Number of Pages: ...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael H. Taylor (Author)James Wilson's life began as an Atlantic World success story, with mounting intellectual, political, and legal triumphs, but ended as a Greek tragedy. Each achievement brought greater anxiety about his place in the revolutionary world. James Wilson's life story is a testament to the success that tens of thousands of Scottish immigrants achieved after their trans-Atlantic voyage, but it also reminds us that not all had a happy ending. T...

Warren Austin, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and the Cold War at the United Nations, 1947-1960

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Report copyright infringementby Sean Brennan (Author)Representing the US government during the earliest era of the United Nations, Warren Austin, who served the Truman administration, and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who was Eisenhower's ambassador, both attempted to navigate a delicate path in tumultuous time period marked by the beginning of the Cold War, the end of European imperialism, the McCarthyite scare in the United States, and the threat of atomic annihilation. Their success in doing so l...

Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism - Paperback

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by Dennis Prager (Author), Joseph Telushkin (Author)From the bestselling authors of The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism, a compelling discussion of the dangerous rise in antisemitism during the twenty-first century. The very word Jew continues to arouse passions as does no other religious, national, or political name. Why have Jews been the object of the most enduring and universal hatred in history? Why did Hitler consider murdering Jews more important than winning World War II? Why ...

Henry VIII: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works

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Report copyright infringementby Clayton Drees (Author)Henry VIII: A Reference Guide to His Life and Work captures his eventful life, his works, and his legacy. It features a chronology, an introduction, a comprehensive bibliography, and the dictionary section lists entries on all the locales, events and personalities associated with King Henry.Author BiographyClayton Drees is professor of history at Virginia Wesleyan University, where he has taught courses in medieval and early modern Europea...

The Life and Times of Moses Jacob Ezekiel: American Sculptor, Arcadian Knight

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Adam Nash (Author)This first book-length study of Moses Ezekiel examines the life and historical context of the once celebrated, now little-known Jewish-American sculptor.Author BiographyPeter Adam Nash teaches literature and writing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Number of Pages: 190 Dimensions: 0.77 x 9.15 x 6.23 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: March 06, 2014

Heart Like a Fakir: General Sir James Abbott and the Fall of the East India Company

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Mason (Author)Heart Like a Fakir is a history of the final forty years of British East India Company rule in India as witnessed by General Sir James Abbott (1807-1896), the man for whom the Pakistani town of Abbottabad is named. Based on extensive research into primary source documents, the book uses the life of General Sir James Abbott as a narrative thread to explore the troubled period between William Dalrymple's White Moghuls and the Indian Rebellion ...

The Demon of Geopolitics: How Karl Haushofer

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Report copyright infringementby Holger H. Herwig (Author)In this definitive biography, noted historian Holger H. Herwig explores the life and times of Karl Haushofer, widely recognized as the "father of geopolitics" and the architect of Lebensraum, the rationale for Germany's control of Europe and the world.Author BiographyHolger H. Herwig is professor emeritus at the University of Calgary. His books include the prize-winning The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918 and The ...