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A Woman's Work: The Storied Life of Pioneer Esther Morris, the World's First Female Justice of the Peace

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Report copyright infringementby Marian Betancourt (Author)Uncover the Story of a Remarkable Woman of the West Esther Morris (1812-1902) was a unique American woman whose life paralleled the dramatic events of the 19th century: abolition, railroads, Civil War, and suffrage. She lived on three frontiers and made a difference on each one. Ultimately, by organizing what may have been the second most important tea party in American history, she made it possible for Wyoming to be the first place in...

Calling the Brands: Stock Detectives in the Wild West

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Report copyright infringementby Monty McCord (Author)Calling the Brands tells the story of the, "range detectives," "stock detectives," and "inspectors," who usually worked completely alone, courageously capturing or killing livestock rustlers in order to assure the survivability of the ranchers. The detectives and inspectors had to be proficient in "calling the brands," which meant being able to read a brand and identify its owner. While most western lawmen's titles and many of them are fami...

Principles of Posse Management: Lessons from the Old West for Today's Leaders

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Enss (Author)Principles of Posse Management tells the stories of the lawmen and leaders of the Old West who organized citizens in the pursuit of law and order. This collection of tales reveals what Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and other legends of the old west knew about leadership with a clever twist on the classic shoot-em-up, black-hats-vs-white-hats tale.Author BiographyChris Enss is an award-winning screen writer who has written for television, short s...

Under This Roof: The White House and the Presidency--21 Presidents, 21 Rooms, 21 Inside Stories

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Brandus (Author)"Like taking a tour of the White House with a gifted storyteller at your side!" 1.Why, in the minutes before John F. Kennedy was murdered, was a blood-red carpet installed in the Oval Office? 2.If Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom, where did he sleep? 3.Why was one president nearly killed in the White House on inauguration day-and another secretly sworn in? 4.What really happened in the Situation Room on September 11, 2001?...

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Enss (Author), Howard Kazanjian (Author)Colorado Territory in 1864 wasn't merely the wild west, it was a land in limbo while the Civil War raged in the east and politics swirled around its potential admission to the union. The territorial governor, John Evans, had ambitions on the national stage should statehood occur--and he was joined in those ambitions by a local pastor and erstwhile Colonel in the Colorado militia, John Chivington. The decision was ma...

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Report copyright infringementby Randy Stapilus (Author)Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Idaho History features fourteen short profiles of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of the Gem State. It reveals the dark side of some well-known and even revered characters from Idaho's past-both part-time Jerks and others who were Jerks through and through. They include: Ezra Pound, native Idahoan and celebr...

The Capture of U-505: The Us Navy's Controversial Enigma Raid, Atlantic Ocean 1944 - Paperback

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by Mark Lardas (Author), Irene Cano Rodríguez (Illustrator)U-505 was the first enemy warship the US Navy captured at sea since 1812. This is a new account of how Captain Gallery planned and executed the raid on his own initiative, and how his success almost endangered the war against the U-boats. On June 4, 1944 a US Navy antisubmarine task group in the Atlantic captured an enemy U-boat on the high seas. It was not the first time the Allies had taken a German U-boat as a prize, but the captur...

Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 - Paperback

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by Max Hastings (Author)Winner of the Pritzker Prize for Military HistoryA New York Times Notable BookFrom one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences. For thirty-five years, Max Hastings has researched and written about different aspects of the war. Now, for the first time, he gives us a magnificent, single-volume history of the entire conflict. Through his strikingly detailed stori...

The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks - Hardcover

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by Barb Rosenstock (Author), Mordecai Gerstein (Illustrator)Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little-known but important story from our nation's history. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt joined naturalist John Muir on a trip to Yosemite. Camping by themselves in the uncharted woods, the two men saw sights and held discussions that would ultimately lead to the establishment of our National Parks.Author BiographyBarb Rosenstock (www.bar...

La Cosecha del Imperio. Historia de Los Latinos En Estados Unidos / Harvest of Empire - Paperback

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by Juan Gonzalez (Author)Una historia arrolladora, cuidadosamente revisada y actualizada, de la experiencia latina en Estados Unidos. Es la primera reedición en diez años de este importante estudio sobre los latinos en la historia de Estados Unidos. La cosecha del imperio cubre un periodo de cinco siglos, desde las primeras colonias en el Nuevo Mundo, hasta la primera década del nuevo milenio. Hoy en día, los latinos representan el grupo minoritario más grande en Estados Unidos, y su impacto...

One Giant Leap: A Historical Account of the First Moon Landing - Paperback

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by Robert Burleigh (Author), Mike Wimmer (Illustrator)The exciting story of the first-ever moon landing--a perfect way to introduce young readers to that pivotal moment in human history! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person in history to set foot on the moon. As he did so, he uttered his famous declaration: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." But how did he and Buzz Aldrin reach the moon? What was their journey like? In this gorgeously illustrated ...

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner) - Paperback

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by Nathaniel Philbrick (Author)From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and history. In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate...

Ruth Asawa and the Artist-Mother at Midcentury

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Report copyright infringementby Jordan Troeller (Author)How a group of artist-mothers in postwar San Francisco refused the centuries-old belief that a woman could not make art while also raising children. For most of modern history, to be an artist and a mother was to embody a contradiction in terms. This "awful dichotomy," as painter Alice Neel put it, pitted artmaking against caretaking and argued that the best art was made at the expense of family and futurity. But in San Francisco in the ...

Ancient Greece and the Olympics: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics - Paperback

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by Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Natalie Pope Boyce (Author), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the facts with Jack and Annie When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #16: Hour of the Olympics, they had lots of questions. What did the ancient Greeks wear? What did they do for fu...

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War - Paperback

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by Stephen R. Platt (Author)Winner of the 2012 Cundill Prize in HistoryA gripping account of China's nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles--a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story begins in the early 1850s, the waning years of the Qing dynasty, when word spread of a maj...

The Crusades Through Arab Eyes - Paperback

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by Amin Maalouf (Author)Front JacketThe author has combed the works of contemporary Arab chronicles of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants. He retells their story and offers insights into the historical forces that shape Arab and Islamic consciousness today.Back JacketEuropean and Arab versions of the Crusaders have little common. What the West remembers as an epic effort to reconquer the Holy Land is portrayed here as a brutal, destructive, unprovoked invasion by barbarian hord...

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by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the national bestselling author of Stalin: An "epic history on the grandest scale" (Financial Times) about the most successful dynasty of modern times, a family who created the world's greatest empire--and then lost it all. "An essential addition to the library of anyone interested in Russian history." --The New York Times Book Review The Romanovs ruled a sixth of the world's surface for three centuries. How did one family t...

America's Achilles Heel: How to Protect Your Family When America Loses the Reserve Currency

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Report copyright infringementby Elliott J. Schuchardt (Author)Sixty years ago, economist Robert Triffin warned that the U.S. dollar could suddenly drop in value, if the United States used the dollar as the world's reserve currency. America's leaders, determined to obtain as much power as possible, insisted on internationalizing the dollar. They flooded world markets with dollars, initially backed by gold. When they ran out of gold, the United States backed the dollar by means of oil from the ...

Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War II - Paperback

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by Blake Hoena (Author), Marcel P. Massegu (Illustrator)During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navaj...

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky - Hardcover

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by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Author), Daniel Minter (Illustrator)Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the history and cultural significance of the color blue. From a critically acclaimed author and an award-winning illustrator comes a vivid, gorgeous book for readers of all ages.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - New York Public Library - Chicago Public Library - Kirkus Reviews For centuries, blue powders and dyes were some o...

Brotherly Love: Freemasonry and Male Friendship in Enlightenment France - Hardcover

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by Kenneth B. Loiselle (Author)Friendship, an acquired relationship primarily based on choice rather than birth, lay at the heart of Enlightenment preoccupations with sociability and the formation of the private sphere. In Brotherly Love, Kenneth Loiselle argues that Freemasonry is an ideal arena in which to explore the changing nature of male friendship in Enlightenment France. Freemasonry was the largest and most diverse voluntary organization in the decades before the French Revolution. At...

Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World - Paperback

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by Edward W. Said (Author)In this classic work, now updated, the author of Culture and Imperialism reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world. From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the bombing of the World Trade Center, the American news media have portrayed "Islam" as a monolithic entity, synonymous with terrorism and religious hysteria. At the same time, Islamic countries use "Islam" to justify ...

Foxfire 3: Animal Care, Banjos and Dulimers, Hide Tanning, Summer and Fall Wild Plant Foods, Butter Churns, Ginseng - Paperback

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by Foxfire Fund Inc (Author), Eliot Wigginton (Editor)First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. Volume three of this series covers animal care, banjos and dulc...

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors - Paperback

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by Stephen E. Ambrose (Author)The full story of what led Crazy Horse and Custer to that fateful day at the Little Bighorn, from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 U.S. Army soldiers rode toward the banks of the Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where 3,000 Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Arm...

Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction - Paperback

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by Eric Foner (Author)From one of our most distinguished historians comes a groundbreaking new examination of the myths and realities of the period after the Civil War. Drawing on a wide range of long-neglected documents, Eric Foner places a new emphasis on black experiences and roles during the era. We see African Americans as active agents in overthrowing slavery, in shaping Reconstruction, and creating a legacy long obscured and misunderstood. He compellingly refutes long-standing misconce...

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey - Hardcover

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by Maira Kalman (Author), Maira Kalman (Illustrator)* "A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman's book should be among the first answers."--Booklist, starred review * "Intelligently conveys those unfathomable events in a way that a picture book audience can comprehend. . . . With this inspiring book, Kalman sensitively handles a difficult subject in an age-appropriate manner."--Publishers Weekly, starred review * "Fireboat does many thi...

Foxfire Story: Oral Tradition in Southern Appalachia - Paperback

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by Foxfire Fund Inc (Author)Since 1972, the Foxfire books have preserved and celebrated the culture of Southern Appalachia for countless readers all around the world. In Foxfire Story, folklorist (and Foxfire director) T.J. Smith collects some of his favorite stories from the archives to illuminate the oral traditions that have been part of the culture of the mountains for centuries. Here are instances of mountain speech, proverbs and sayings, legends, folktales, anecdotes, songs, and pranks...

Castle: By the Author of the Way Things Work - Hardcover

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by David Macaulay (Author)A 1978 Caldecott Honor Book The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.Author BiographyA critically acclaimed illustrator...

Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III - Paperback

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by Robert A. Caro (Author)Master of the Senate, Book 3 of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson's story through one of its most remarkable periods: his 12 years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done. It was during these years that all Joh...

Teaching White Supremacy: America's Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity - Paperback

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by Donald Yacovone (Author)A powerful exploration of the past and present arc of America's white supremacy--from the country's inception and Revolutionary years to its 19th century flashpoint of civil war; to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and today's Black Lives Matter. "The most profoundly original cultural history in recent memory." --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University "Stunning, timely . . . an achievement in writing public history . . . Teaching White Supremacy should be ...

Historical Culture in Iron Age Italy: Archaeology, History, and the Use of the Past, 900-300 Bce - Hardcover

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by Seth Bernard (Author)Long before the emergence of Roman historical writing, the societies of Iron Age Italy were actively engaged in transmitting and using their past. This book provides a first account of this early historical interest, providing a sort of prehistory of historical thought in Italy leading down to the first encounters with Roman expansion. From the Early Iron Age to the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, Italian communities can be seen actively using burial practices, images,...

The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer - Paperback

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by David Goldblatt (Author)The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final. In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer'...