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Boom: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50's

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Report copyright infringementby Keith Black (Author)"Everyone has to grow up sometime and everyone has to grow up somewhere and I am delighted that I did it in the Fifties and in the Beach." Keith Black, who was born in 1947 provides a sparkling narrative about what it was like to be a child during the 50's in the Beach area of Toronto at a time when the streets teemed with children. As we watch the children play and roam far from home, we also meet some of the residents, shop in some of the ...

The Memoir of John Baptiste Stradford: Hero of Black Wall Street

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Report copyright infringementby Laurel Stradford (Author), Leslee Stradford (Author)Born free in 1861 to an enslaved father and a free mother, John "J.B." Baptiste Stradford rose to become a teacher, lawyer, and one of the wealthiest Black entrepreneurs on Tulsa's Black Wall Street. In 1918, he built the elegant Stradford Hotel, a symbol of Black achievement and pride. During the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, white rioters destroyed Greenwood and forced Stradford to flee under false indictment.In...

The Ride: The Improbable Life of Freckles Brown, a Bull Named Tornado, and the Most Historic Eight Seconds in Rodeo

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Report copyright infringementby Ron J. Jr. Jackson (Author)Rodeo immortality dangled in front of the beloved, veteran bull rider Freckles Brown like a sack of gold on that frigid December night at the National Finals Rodeo in 1967. The forty-six-year-old former world champion had been granted one opportunity to forever - and against all odds - be remembered as the first cowboy to ride the "unrideable" Tornado or forever wonder what might have been. Either way, Freckles now stood moments away ...

A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa; Being a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the far Interior of South Africa ... With ... Illustrations

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Courteney Selous (Author), Edward Whymper (Author)Title: A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa; being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa ... With ... illustrations by ... E. Whymper, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known langua...

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Report copyright infringementby A. Mancini (Author)The Epic of Constantine is a epic poem chronicling the dramatic life, trials, and divine mission of the blessed Emperor Constantine: soldier, sovereign, and the first Christian emperor of Rome. Written in the grand tradition of The Odyssey and Paradise Lost, this epic fuses classical poetic form with profound theological reflection, tracing Constantine's rise from poverty to emperor, his divine vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, ...

Gung Ho, Raider! The Philosophy and Methods of Brig. Gen. Evans F. Carlson, Marine Corps Raider

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Report copyright infringementby Kathleen M. Gomrick (Author)While nearly every great military leader enthusiastically acknowledges the importance of morale and cohesion to any unit's success, few actually make these elements the central focus of their command. It is rarer still to find commanders that employ all-encompassing programs to shape the spirits, as well as the minds and bodies, of their charges. Brig Gen Evans F. Carlson, perhaps more so than any other American military leader, beli...

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Report copyright infringementby James Bisset (Author), Vernon (Editor)Commodore: War, Peace and Big Ships is the stirring third and final volume in Sir James Bisset's celebrated maritime trilogy. With vivid prose and the keen insight of a seasoned master mariner, Bisset recounts the twilight of his extraordinary career, one that spanned the Age of Steam, the rise of the great ocean liners, and the crucible of two world wars.This volume opens in the aftermath of World War I and follows Bisset ...

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea M. Decamara (Author)Robert Rosie Rosenthal is a relatively unknown American hero from World War II. Enlisting in the Army Air Corps immediately following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Mr. Rosenthal would go on to become a legend among the men of the 100th Bomb Group (BG) and Eighth Air Force. Rosenthal initially flew AT-6 trainers in Ft Myers, Florida before transferring to the 100th BG, located at Thorpe Abbotts, England. On just his third combat mission...

No Pardons to Ask, Nor Apologies to Make: The Journal of William Henry King, Gray's 28th Louisiana Infantry Regiment

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Report copyright infringementby Gary D. Joiner (Editor), Marilyn S. Joiner (Editor), Clifton D. Cardin (Editor)William Henry King began war service in 1862 in Louisiana and ended it in 1865 in Camden, Arkansas. During this period he chronicled action in the Trans-Mississippi theater, producing a diary that yields one of the most important accounts from a Confederate enlisted man. No Pardons to Ask, Nor Apologies to Make is a gritty look into the life of a soldier, with no romantic gloss. Whil...

Black Hawk's Autobiography Through the Interpretation of Antoine LeClaire

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Report copyright infringementby J. B. Patterson (Author)From his birth in the Sac village in 1767 to becoming the leader of the Sauk tribe and eventually fighting a war against the United States, Black Hawk's life was filled with significant events and experiences. After his tour of the Eastern States, Black Hawk returned to Mississippi and expressed to the official interpreter for the Sac and Fox agency at Rock Island, Mr. Antoine LeClaire, how he wished to have a history of his life written...

Community and the Human Spirit: Oral Histories from Montreal's Point St. Charles, Griffintown and Goose Village

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Report copyright infringementby David J. Flavell (Author)A solid contribution to social and urban studies, this fascinating collection of oral histories details the life and times in Canada's "cradle of industrialization." Contributors to this book were all born between the 1920s and 1950s and remember growing up around the east end of the Lachine Canal near the Montreal harbour. It was a time when ships from far away places still navigated the canal and this historic working-class area humme...

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Report copyright infringementby Randy Hopkins (Author), Ying-Ying Chang (Author)This book is about Iris Chang and her world-changing influence. At age 29, Iris, a Chinese American, wrote the wildly popular and deeply controversial book The Rape of Nanking - exposing the atrocity now known as the Nanjing Massacre which followed the Japanese Imperial Army's 1937 capture of Nanking, China. She later wrote another massively researched book, The Chinese in America. In 2004, at the age of 36, Iris ...

Assault on the Deadwood Stage: Road Agents and Shotgun Messengers

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Report copyright infringementby Robert K. Dearment (Author), Joseph G. Rosa (Foreword by)In the 1870s, Deadwood was a thriving--and largely lawless--boomtown. And as any fan of western history and films knows, stagecoach robberies were a regular feature of life in this fabled region of Dakota Territory. Now, for the first time, Robert K. DeArment tells the story of the "good guys and bad guys" behind these violent crimes: the road agents who wreaked havoc on Deadwood's roadways and the shotgu...

Lewis and Clarke, Pioneers of the Great American Northwest ..

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Report copyright infringementby William Clark (Author), Nicholas Biddle (Author), Paul Allen (Author)Embark on a thrilling journey through the early American West with 'Lewis and Clarke, Pioneers of the Great American Northwest.' Volume 1 recounts the epic expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they navigate uncharted territories, encounter native tribes, and document the rich natural history of the Louisiana Purchase. This meticulously researched account, based on the original j...

The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire: Gold, Gods, and Human Sacrifice. The Final Days of a Mesoamerican Civilization

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Report copyright infringementby Epic Epoch (Author)The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Empire by Epic Epoch (Disclaimer: This is an original work of historical non-fiction by Epic Epoch.) How did a blood-soaked empire rise out of a swamp-and fall in a matter of days? This is the astonishing story of the Aztecs, masters of war, religion, and ritual. From the splendor of Tenochtitlán to the shock of Spanish conquest, this book explores one of the most misunderstood civilizations in history. "We are ...

Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val: A Brief Biography

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Report copyright infringementby Philipe Roy-Lysencourt (Author)Rafael Merry del Val (1865-1930) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who had one of the most dazzling careers in ecclesiastical history: he was a secret supernumerary chamberlain at the age of 21, a secret participating chamberlain at the age of 26, an apostolic delegate to Canada at age 31, president of the Academy of Ecclesiastical Nobles and archbishop at age 34, secretary of state for Pius X (1903-1914) and cardinal at...

Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by John Gillingham (Author), Ralph A. Griffiths (Author)A comprehensive and authoritative short guide, this Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages. Out of the turbulence came stronger senses of identity in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Yet this was an age, too, of growing definition of Englishness and of a distincti...

Scotland: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Rab Houston (Author)Scotland's past is too often seen through a film of myths and misconceptions. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's very real and very fascinating history. Covering everything from the Jacobites to devolution to the modern economy, this concise account presents a fully-integrated picture of Scottish society, culture, politics and religion. Houston examines a range of important subjects, including ho...

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by Geraldine Pinch (Author)Egyptian myths articulated the core values of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history, and myths of deities such as Isis and Osiris influenced contemporary cultures and became part of the Western cultural heritage. Egyptian Mythology: A Very Short Introduction explains the cultural and historical background to the fascinating and complex world of Egyptian myth, with each chapter dealing with a particular theme.To show the variety of source material for E...

Clinical Psychology: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Susan Llewelyn (Author), Katie Aafjes-Van Doorn (Author)Clinical psychology makes a significant contribution to mental health care across the world. The essence of the discipline is the creative application of the knowledge base of psychology to the unique, personal experiences of individuals who are facing difficulties or changes in their lives. Rather than addressing such experiences as primarily a medical, political or legal problem, clinical psychologists approach personal distress as ...

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by Richard Foltz (Author)Home of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has been at the nexus of world history for the past three thousand years. Situated at the crossroads between East and West, it has been marked by its encounters with other cultures and has influenced them with its own. From paradise gardens and Persian carpets to the mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafez, Iran's contributions have earned it a place among history's most refined and sophisticated socie...

Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America - Paperback

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by Peter Andreas (Author)America is a smuggler nation. Our long history of illicit imports has ranged from West Indies molasses and Dutch gunpowder in the 18th century, to British industrial technologies and African slaves in the 19th century, to French condoms and Canadian booze in the early 20th century, to Mexican workers and Colombian cocaine in the modern era. Contraband capitalism, it turns out, has been an integral part of American capitalism. Providing a sweeping narrative history fro...

The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by John Guy (Author)The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and the art, architecture, and social and material culture of the time. Introducin...

Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs - Hardcover

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by Camilla Townsend (Author)In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the narrative offered by the Spaniards. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were intrigued by the Roman alphabet and, unbeknownst to the newcomers, they used it to wr...

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by Stephen C. Stearns (Author), Ruslan Medzhitov (Author)Evolutionary thinking provides insights into many different areas in the research and practice of medicine and public health. It takes specialties such as medical microbiology, epidemiology, oncology, gynecology, and psychiatry that had become increasingly siloed and places them in a larger framework. This foundational structure enables students to view medical knowledge as an integrated whole, underpinned by general principles rather t...

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Report copyright infringementby Theodor Herzl (Author)The Jewish State is a classic Jewish history text by Theodor Herzl. It is astonishing how little insight into the science of economics many of the men who move in the midst of active life possess. Hence it is that even Jews faithfully repeat the cry of the Anti-Semites: "We depend for sustenance on the nations who are our hosts, and if we had no hosts to support us we should die of starvation." Number of Pages: 120 ...

Through Thick and Thin: The Coming of Age of Floyd and Christine Martin in Southern Mississippi 1922-1952

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Report copyright infringementby William Neil Martin (Author)In 1922, Floyd Martin and Christine Mosley are young children, growing up in the quiet surroundings of Southern Mississippi. In 1929, the Great Depression begins and life gets a bit tougher. In 1936, Floyd and Christine meet, and, a few months later, are married. He is 22 and she is 16, and the challenges of life for them begins immediately. Their love and commitment to one another is tested from the outset. He works as a mechanic fo...

Literary New Hampshire: A History & Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Gary Crooker (Author), Joe Adamowicz (Foreword by)New Hampshire's literary roots are long and rich, with names like Robert Frost, Celia Thaxter and Willa Cather beckoning book lovers. Travel to Cornish and discover the connections between one of the state's premier novelists, Winston Churchill, and the British statesman of the same name. Experience north country beauty in Littleton, birthplace of Eleanor Porter, who introduced a new word into the English langua...

My Conscience: An Exile's Memoir of Burma

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Report copyright infringementby U. Kyaw Win (Author), Sean Turnell (Foreword by)Since gaining its independence from British colonial rule in 1948, Burma's history has been cursed. The military raped the resource-rich country for fifty years and drove its people to penury. Activists who advocated for democracy were imprisoned, tortured, and exiled. Civil society institutions were ground into oblivion. My Conscience: An Exile's Memoir of Burma is U Kyaw Win's compelling account of the bleeding ...

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791 Volume 11

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Report copyright infringementby Jesuits Jesuits (Author), Reuben Gold Thwaites (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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), a...

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Report copyright infringementby Herodotus (Author)A Selection From The Histories Of Herodotus (1830) is a book that features an abridged version of the famous historical work by Herodotus, a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BCE. The book includes selected passages from The Histories, which chronicles the events leading up to and during the Greco-Persian Wars of the 5th century BCE. The passages cover a range of topics, including the rise of the Persian Empire, the Persian invasion...

Mehetabel Chandler Coit: Her Book, 1714 (1714)

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Report copyright infringementby Mehetabel Chandler Coit (Author)Mehetabel Chandler Coit: Her Book, 1714 is a historical book written by Mehetabel Chandler Coit herself in the year 1714. The book contains a collection of poems, prayers, and personal reflections of Mehetabel Chandler Coit, who was a young woman living in colonial America. The book is a fascinating insight into the life and thoughts of a young woman in the early 18th century. It provides a glimpse into the social and cultural no...