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by Hourly History (Author)Discover the remarkable history of the Trail of Tears...In the early 1800s, the Five Civilized Tribes-the Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Muscogee-Creek, and Choctaw-were living in lands allocated to them by the United States government in present-day Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. In general, the Native American people lived in peace with the increasing numbers of white settlers coming to these areas, though there were occasional conflicts as ...

Listen to the Music: The Instruments: A World of Magical Melodies - Press the Notes to Listen to a World of Music - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Richards (Author), Khoa Le (Illustrator)Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-traveling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through classical music! Covering 10 different, beloved orchestral instruments, from different pieces from around the world, readers hear music composed and can press them to hear clips of musical masterpieces! From Elgar's Cello Concerto, to a violin sonata by Beethoven, this book will ...

The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns - Paperback

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by Elizabeth Kuhns (Author)Curiosity about nuns and their distinctive clothing is almost as old as Catholicism itself. The habit intrigues the religious and the nonreligious alike, from medieval maidens to contemporary schoolboys, to feminists and other social critics. The first book to explore the symbolism of this attire, The Habit presents a visual gallery of the diverse forms of religious clothing and explains the principles and traditions that inspired them. More than just an eye-opening...

Ancient Witchcraft of the Scottish Highlands: Magic, Seers, and Second Sight

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Report copyright infringementby John Gregorson Campbell (Author), James Cromb (Introduction by)Discover Scotland's magical history in Ancient Witchcraft of the Scottish Highlands. A testament to a world where the veil between the seen and unseen was never fully drawn. Collected and compiled by the folklorist J. G. Campbell in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this remarkable work preserves the authentic beliefs of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Discover visions, charms, ...

New Mexico: An Interpretive History - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Marc Simmons (Author)For all who love New Mexico, and for those who aspire to know the state, this book is a graceful and compelling summary of what has made the Land of Enchantment its distinctive self. Originally published in 1977 to commemorate the bicentennial of American Independence, New Mexico is now available for the first time in a quality paperback edition with a new introduction by the author. In writing this book, Marc Simmons sets out to arrive at ...

Cultural Genocide: 13 Things You Haven't Been Told About Residential Schools, Mass Graves and Broken Treaties in Canada - Paperback

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by Drew Eldridge (Author)A carefully researched and shocking list of thirteen little-known details concerning residential schools, mass graves and broken treaties in Canada. What happened? Who was involved? Why was it allowed to go on for so long? In Cultural Genocide, Drew Eldridge invites readers to ask all the hard questions as they confront unsettling aspects of Canada's dark history. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 7 x 4.37 IN Publication Date: July 22, 2022

Niagara Falls: The History of North America's Most Famous Waterfalls - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures *Includes historic descriptions of Niagara Falls written over the centuries *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elemen...

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by Snorri Sturluson (Author)"The Prose Edda," a timeless compilation of Old Norse tales and poetic theories meticulously crafted by Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. Offering a treasury of myths, legends, and insights into Viking Age beliefs, this cornerstone of Norse literature unveils the rich tapestry of gods, giants, and heroes that populate the ancient Nordic cosmos. From the thunderous exploits of Thor to the cunning wisdom of Odin, each story resonates with the ec...

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Inspiring Native American Stories for Kids: Captivating Tales of Tradition, Wisdom, and Resilience to Nurture Cultural Appreciation and Empathy - Hardcover

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by Ahoy Publications (Author)Dive into the heartwarming world of "Inspiring Native American Stories for Kids"! This book is full of captivating tales that link the past with the present, teaching wisdom, courage, and respect for nature. Perfect for children aged 8-12, this collection nurtures cultural appreciation and empathy through storytelling. Here's what you'll find inside: Timeless Wisdom: Discover ancient legends and their morals! (Chapter 1)Courage and Leadership: Be inspired by br...

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by Hugh Allen (Author)Originally published by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. as a promotional, The Story of the Airship chronicles the history and development of these great "silver cruisers of the sky." Filled with photos and authoritative text, the book springs from an era when dirigibles, balloons andblimps competed against airplanes for public attention. Sadly, incidents such as those that befell the USS Macon, USS Akron and Hindenburg caused the public to lose faith in these craft. Pub...

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS A DISASTROUS SPARK The Crash of TWA 800 - Paperback

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by Editor George Cramoisi (Author)On July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) flight 800, a Boeing 747, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. TWA flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York, New York, to Charles DeGaulle International Airport, Paris, France. All 230 people on board were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The weather was good. The Nationa...

Chief Of The Pilgrims - or, The Life and Time of William Brewster - Paperback

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by Ashbel Steele (Author)"Chief Of The Pilgrims" is a 1857 biographical sketch of William Brewster (1568-1644) written by Ashbel Steele. Brewster was an English official and passenger aboard the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620. The ship has since become an important part of North American history and culture, as well as the subject of innumerable works of art, plays, films, poems, songs, books, etc. Due to his education, Brewster was appoi...

The Pennsylvania Railroad: An Illustrated Timeline - Paperback

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by Robert C. Jones (Author)It is no exaggeration to say that, in its heyday, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the greatest railroad in the world. It was certainly the largest (track-wise), hauled the most freight and passengers, had the most employees, and the largest earnings. At its peak, the PRR had 23,000+ miles of track (a figure since eclipsed by modern Class I railroads). In 1929, the PRR owned 7,000 locomotives and 282,000 cars - many built at their railroad shops in Altoona. The PRR boa...

Bookbinding, and the Care of Books - Paperback

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by Douglas Cockerell (Author)Bookbinding, and the Care of Books is a classic book binding guide by Douglas Cockerell. It is hoped that this book will help bookbinders and librarians to select sound methods of binding books. It is intended to supplement and not to supplant workshop training for bookbinders. No one can become a skilled workman by reading text-books, but to a man who has acquired skill and practical experience, a text-book, giving perhaps different methods from those to which he...

Indian Wars Under the Lead of Sitting Bull: With Original Photos and Illustrations - Paperback

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by James P. Boyd (Author)In 1875, the Great Sioux War of 1876-77, the last serious Sioux war erupted, when the Dakota gold rush penetrated the Black Hills. The U.S. Government decided to stop evicting trespassers from the Black Hills, and offered to buy the land from the Sioux. When they refused, the Government decided instead to take the land, and gave the Lakota until January 31, 1876 to return to reservations. They were led in the field by Crazy Horse and inspired by Sitting Bull's earlier...

The story of a Pilgrim family. From the Mayflower to the present time; with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the aut - Paperback

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by John Alden (Author)This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature. Number of Pages: 440 Dimensions: 0.98 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 20, 2020

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by Peter a. Netzel (Author)THE LOST TREASURES OF UTAH is the latest addition to Peter Netzel's lost treasure series. It covers lost treasure stories and legends from around Utah. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A TREASURE HUNTER TO ENJOY THESE STORIES These books are filled with Western history, historical details, newspaper clippings, firsthand accounts and details that bring to life Utah in its early days. This is the latest addition to the group which includes the 7-volume series, THE LOST TREASURE...

The Catholic Religion: A Manual of Instruction for Members of the Anglican Church - Paperback

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by Vernon Staley (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 important enough to be preserved, repro...

Wax and Gold: Tradition and Innovation in Ethiopian Culture

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Report copyright infringementby Donald N. Levine (Author)In Abyssinian poetry, the "wax" is the obvious meaning, the "gold" is the hidden meaning. In Wax and Gold, Donald N. Levine explores mid-to-late-twentieth-century Ethiopian society on the same two levels, using modern sociology and psychology to seek answers to the following questions: What is the nature of the traditional culture of the dominant ethnic group, the Amhara, and what are its enduring values? What aspects of modern culture ...

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

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Report copyright infringementby 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...

Facts the Historians Leave Out: A Confederate Primer

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Report copyright infringementby 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 ...

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...

Tall Sheep: Harry Goulding Monument Valley Trader

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Moon (Author)Harry Goulding--"Tall Sheep" to the Navajos--ran a trading post in Monument Valley from 1925 to 1963. In this book the Gouldings, and those who knew them, tell the story of the trader and his wife among the Navajos and among the increasing number of Anglos, who came to Monument Valley as visitors and whom Harry introduced to the land and its people. Samuel Moon's commentary sets their words in the context of larger events. The Goulding years...

Both Sides of the Bullpen: Navajo Trade and Posts

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Report copyright infringementby Robert S. McPherson (Author) Between 1880 and 1940, Navajo and Ute families and westward-trending Anglos met in the "bullpens" of southwestern trading posts to barter for material goods. As the products of the livestock economy of Navajo culture were exchanged for the merchandise of an industrialized nation, a wealth of cultural knowledge also changed hands. In Both Sides of the Bullpen, Robert S. McPherson reveals the ways that Navajo tradition fundamentally r...

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...

The Michigan Dogman: True Stories from Eye Witnesses - Paperback

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by Gp Haggart (Author)60 true stories from eye accounts across the state of Michigan, along with a description of variance types, and actual photos from eye witnesses who have claimed to have seen Michigan dogmen. A great read at a bonfire, party, by the fireplace, while camping, or share with friends. Number of Pages: 74 Dimensions: 0.18 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 02, 2019

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

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Amezcua (Author)Winner of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society's First Book Award: 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 politi...

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...