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Memories of Drop City: The first hippie commune of the 1960's and the Summer of Love - Paperback

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by John Curl (Author)Memories of Drop City follows a group of people and their radical movement, in the Southwest and on both coasts, in a decade that shaped the rest of the century. "John Curl's characters in Memories of Drop City aspire to be '100 years' ahead of the rest of us, but Curl shows, through his highly crafted and brilliant novelistic memoir, that they often succumb to the same social flaws as the rest of us. This might be the most balanced memoir or novel yet published about th...

Facts the Historians Leave Out: A Confederate Primer - Paperback

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by John S. Tilley (Author)Subtitled "A Confederate Primer," this little book covers a wide range of subjects in short, succinct chapters on the true causes of the war, the historical and economic background behind Southern slavery, the usurpations and deceptions of Abraham Lincoln, State sovereignty and the right of secession, the sterling character of such Confederate leaders as Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, and much more.Author BiographyJohn Shipley Tilley was born in Conyers, Georgia ...

Native Athletes in Sport and Society: A Reader - Paperback

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by C. Richard King (Editor)Though many Americans might be aware of the Olympian and football Hall of Famer Jim Thorpe or of Navajo golfer Notah Begay, few know of the fundamental role that Native athletes have played in modern sports: introducing popular games and contests, excelling as players, and distinguishing themselves as coaches. The full breadth and richness of this tradition unfolds in Native Athletes in Sport and Society, which highlights the accomplishments of Indigenous athletes i...

Patriots, Pistols and Petticoats: Poor Sinful Charles' Town During the American Revolution, Second Edition - Paperback

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by The Estate of Walter J. Fraser (Author)Patriots, Pistols, and Petticoats vividly portrays the lively--at times bawdy--atmosphere in Charleston during the Revolutionary War era. This brawling port city--the fourth largest in Britain's North American colonies and the largest in the South at the time of the Revolutionary War--boasted commerce, politics, cultural events, and entertainment as sophisticated as any found in America. From the city's taverns and streets to the drawing rooms of its ...

Sounds and Sights of Taos Valley - Paperback

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by Helen G. Blumenschein (Author)Helen G. Blumenschein, daughter of artist Ernest L. Blumenschein, and an artist in her own right was a chronicler of her time. In this book, she records and describes Taos, New Mexico as it was in 1972. Long an art colony, Taos had attracted many artists. By 1915 Joseph Henry Sharp, E. Irving Couse, Oscar E. Berninghaus and W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton had moved to Taos and with Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips they formed the Taos Society of Artists. The six...

Mein Kampf: The New Ford Translation - Hardcover

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by Adolf Hitler (Author), Michael Ford (Translator)For the first time in 65 years, a modern, easy to understand, truly complete, accurate and uncensored edition of Mein Kampf has been released which reveals more than any past translation. Older translations altered passages, omitted passages, mistranslated Hitler's words, made some parts more sensational while concealing the true meaning in other parts of the book. If you have read one of these older translations of Mein Kampf, then you have ...

The Poetic Edda Six Cosmology Poems - Paperback

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by Maria Kvilhaug (Author)The Edda poems were written down in the Old Norse language by Icelandic scholars during the 11th to 13th centuries AD. They contain a poetical, metaphorical lore about Cosmos and the fate of mortals on the path to immortality. A lore that is, despite having been transmitted in writing by medieval monks and scholars, deeply steeped in ancient Pre-Christian beliefs. Number of Pages: 122 Dimensions: 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 17, 2023

Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification - Paperback

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by Mike Amezcua (Author)An exploration of how the Windy City became a postwar Latinx metropolis in the face of white resistance. Though Chicago is often popularly defined by its Polish, Black, and Irish populations, Cook County is home to the third-largest Mexican-American population in the United States. The story of Mexican immigration and integration into the city is one of complex political struggles, deeply entwined with issues of housing and neighborhood control. In Making Mexican Chic...

Stonehenge: A New Look at the Oldest Mystery in the World (Solving the Mysteries of the Greatest Stone Age Monument) - Paperback

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by Cynthia Medina (Author)Stonehenge stands today one signpost left along the way that identifies the building race. It bears witness to the vigour and vitality of a national religion already passed from the primitive into the metaphysical stage which embodied abstract ideas astronomical observations and a high and pure code of ethics.From pottery shards ancient burials and the silent stones themselves have come the amazing saga of a race of colonizers who created a unique civilization in bri...

Native American Code Talkers in World Wars I and II - Paperback

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by David Sullivan (Author)Native Americans have fought gallantly in every conflict since the War for Independence, mostly under the stars and stripes, but some under the stars and bars of the Confederacy. That said, the greatest contribution of Native Americans in wartime was their use as code talkers during World Wars I and II. This book chronicles the experiences of these men in both wars. Number of Pages: 118 Dimensions: 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 11, 2017

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by Robert G. O'Meally (Editor)The Romare Bearden Reader brings together a collection of new essays and canonical writings by novelists, poets, historians, critics, and playwrights. The contributors, who include Toni Morrison, Ralph Ellison, August Wilson, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Kobena Mercer, contextualize Bearden's life and career within the history of modern art, examine the influence of jazz and literature on his work, trace his impact on twentieth-century African American culture, and...

A Plymouth Pilgrim: William Bradford's Eyewitness Account of the Mayflower Passengers - Paperback

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by William Bradford (Author), Donald W. White (Illustrator), Donald W. White (Author)"An easy to digest contemporary guide to the Mayflower Pilgrims.... a useful companion to the original text, 'Of Plimoth Plantation.'... The book is excellent." - Jane Williams (Producer and Director of the documentary film, "Pilgrim Home: In Search of Scrooby Manor")"I highly recommend A Plymouth Pilgrim for middle school and high school students. My boys will be reading the book... and I feel blessed to be ...

Black Patriots in the American Revolutionary War: The Untold Story - Paperback

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by Patrick G. Cabral (Author)Many Americans know the Revolutionary War was won by the bravery and battle skills of our first patriots. But did you know that many of these loyal servicemen were black? With selfless dedication and no fanfare, these soldiers and seamen risked their lives to help shape our great country.Black Patriots in the American Revolutionary War: The Untold Story is a chapter book that tells the remarkable story of these early Americans. Written for young readers ages nine ...

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by Rob Lewis (Author)The city known today as Fall River, Massachusetts, considered until 1803 to be a part of Freetown and until 1862 to be partially contained within the boundaries of Rhode Island, came into its own as a great industrial city in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The massive power of the Quequechan River fueled several mills, and Fall River granite provided the basis for a developing stone-cutting business. Over the years, the city's numerous villages have been home ...

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by Kurt Thornton (Author)In 1825, two government surveyors platting the southwest Michigan territory engaged in a small skirmish with two Native Americans. With a humorous nod, the surveyors gave the name Battle Creek to the river where this encounter took place. A few years later, a group of entrepreneurs, led by Sands McCamly, established a milling community and named it after the river. Thus the city of Battle Creek had its start. Over the following 170 years, it has grown into a thriving ...

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by Janet Allured (Author), Jessica Hutchings (Author), Debbie Johnson-Houston (Author)Isolated from the main transportation routes during the early 19th century, Lake Charles was a backwater of 500 people when incorporated in 1867. The arrival of the schooners and the railroad integrated it into the corridor between Galveston, Houston, and New Orleans, and Lake Charles grew rapidly after the Civil War. Streams of migrants from Europe, nearby communities in Texas and Louisiana, and northern st...

Surfing Corpus Christi and Port Aransas - Hardcover

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by Dan Parker (Author), Michelle Christenson (Author), Texas Surf Museum (Author)Surf culture in the Texas Coastal Bend began in the early 1960s when a few young men set up surfboard rental stands on the beach. By 1970, thousands of people had caught the surfing bug. In the decades that followed, dozens of surf shops and surfboard makers established themselves in Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, and nearby communities. Coastal Bend surfers won national championships for their wave-riding prowess...

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by Stefani Koorey (Author), Fall River History Club (Author)Founded in 1803, Fall River changed its name the following year to Troy, after a resident visiting Troy, New York, enjoyed the city. In 1834, the name was officially changed back to Fall River. The city's motto, "We'll Try," originates from the determination of its residents to rebuild the city following a devastating fire in 1843. The fire resulted in 20 acres in the center of the village being destroyed, including 196 buildings, an...

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by Paul Gromosiak (Author), Christopher Stoianoff (Author)Since their creation thousands of years ago, the Niagara Falls have captured the hearts and imaginations of all those who witness their endless power and strength. As settlers arrived and began to harness the falls as a resource, the population climbed. Small hamlets, including Bellevue, Clarksville, Schlosser, and Manchester, grew to become the villages of Suspension Bridge and Niagara Falls, which were incorporated in March 1892 into...

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by J. Guthrie Ford (Author), Mark Creighton (Author)Port Aransas, known colloquially as Port A, is on Mustang Island, one of the Texas barrier islands. This community grew from the seed of El Mar Rancho, the homestead an Englishman established for his family in 1855--the name Port Aransas was adopted in 1910. The evolution of Port A includes the guiding of sport fishermen to the hard-fighting tarpon fish, bouncing back from five major hurricanes, and the development of tourism that has made t...

Montana Americana Music: Boot Stomping in Big Sky Country - Hardcover

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by Aaron Parrett (Author), Smith Henderson (Foreword by)Montana s relationship to Americana music is as wide and deep as the famed Missouri River that inspired countless musicians seated at its shores. From the fiddling of Pierre Cruzatte and George Gibson in the Corps of Discovery to the modern-day loner folk of Joey Running Crane and Cameron Boster, the Treasure State inspires the production of top-notch country music. In the 1950s, bands like the Snake River Outlaws fostered a long-standin...

Arizona Word Search: Word Search and Other Puzzles about Arizona Places and People - Paperback

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by Emily Jacobs (Author)The Ultimate Book of Arizona Themed Word Searches and Scrambles What Do You Know About Arizona? Top selling puzzle master Emily Jacobs's newest collection of word puzzles is all about Arizona. With over 90 different puzzles to work through, you will have hours of entertainment as you test your word skills and learn all about what makes Arizona special. As you solve the different word searches, word scrambles, and other puzzles you will discover just how many of the fam...

Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945 - Hardcover

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by Norman Polmar (Author)Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Volume I provides a comprehensive analysis of carrier developments and warfare in the first half of the twentieth century, and...

Aircraft Carriers, Volume 2: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, 1946-2006 - Hardcover

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by Norman Polmar (Author)In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, and highly capable submarines. At times, as in the early days of the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in the Falklands conflict, carriers alone could deploy high-performance aircraft to the battlefield. In other operations, such as enforcing the no-fly zones and the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, only carriers could pro...

Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers - Paperback

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by Alexander Young (Author)Containing an authentic history of the Pilgrim Fathers, who planted the Colony of Plymouth in Massachusetts, Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers documents Govenor William Bradford's history of the Plymouth Colony. From the Pilgrim's congregational origin in 1602, including a thorough history of Pilgrim's rise in the north of England to their residence in Holland, it charts the factors that led to their migration to the wilderness of the North American Continent and th...

Attack from the Sea: A History of the U.S. Navy's Seaplane Striking Force - Paperback

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by William F. Trimble (Author)An award-winning aviation historian chronicles the Navy's efforts to develop a powerful sea-based strike force through the use of long-range attack seaplanes supported by surface ships and submarines. William Trimble traces the concept back to the early 1930s when American strategic planners sought ways to mount an assault across the Pacific with minimum air support. But it was not until 1950, when the Navy was threatened with losing its big carriers and long-ran...

Keeper of the Flame: A Biography of Nina Simone - Paperback

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by Jennifer Warner (Author), Lifecaps (Editor)The life of Nina Simone is one of blocked paths and surprising detours. Some people are born to an obvious destiny, only to find that society, circumstance, and chance steer them onto an entirely different course. Had Nina been born at a different time, she could very well have been a superstar of classical music at an early age. However, the severe oppression of African Americans in the United States during the 1950s forced her to find her fate d...

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 ...

Meditations - The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus - With Biographical Sketch, Philosophy Of, Illustrations, Index and Index of Terms - Hardcover

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by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Author), George Long (Translator)The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is a life-changing classic ..."The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." "You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." "When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ..." "It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." "Ever...

The Ritual Year in Ancient Egypt: Lunar & Solar Calendars and Liturgy - Paperback

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by Mogg Morgan (Author)The very oldest Egyptian ritual calendar was lunar. The evidence for this is very complex and in the words of Professor Leo Depuydt, "does not exactly jump out at you " This ancient lunar calendar continued a veiled existence alongside the dominant solar or civil year. Many details are lost so the project of this book is to bring together what has survived. Revealed here is a very ancient pantheon of gods, including Set, Min, & Hathor, one for each month of the luna...

American Legends: The Life of Chuck Norris - Paperback

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by Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures *Includes Norris' own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion." - Chuck Norris A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how ...

Code Talkers: Real (Native) American Heroes - Paperback

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by Beakakchush (Illustrator), Holabitubbe (Author)This book is a great introduction to the the roles of various Native American people in assisting the United States in two world wars. Each section begins with key vocabulary and is followed by learning activities. This book is a perfect supplement text for elementary students (reading level 3rd grade and above) and a superb addition to any home schooling curriculum. Number of Pages: 40 Dimensions: 0.08 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: Augus...