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Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania. Fourth Series, in Two Volumes.

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Report copyright infringementby William Henry Egle (Editor)This is the most important multi-volume work on the genealogy, biography, and history of central Pennsylvania. It has genealogies, biographies, and family sketches, plus lists of early settlers and soldiers of the various wars, including the Revolution. There are also a vast number of church records, wills, and marriage, death, and tax lists. Number of Pages: 340 Dimensions: 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN P...

Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania. Third Series, in Three Volumes. Volume III

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Report copyright infringementby Clifford Laplante (Author)Travel back in time to the era of the Mayflower at Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Boston. Explore the history of the Bradley Family, pioneers of the Connecticut Colony known as New Haven. Journey north up the Connecticut River Valley to the wilderness between New Hampshire and New York and discover the battle for independence that history forgot. Learn how a Bradley petitioned America's new Congress to make Vermont our 14...

Notes and Queries: Historical and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania. Third Series, in Three Volumes. Volume I

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Report copyright infringementby John Macdonell (Editor), Edward Manson (Editor), Van Vechten Veeder (Introduction by)The Lives and Works of Eminent Jurists From the Last Two Thousand Years. Written by a team of eminent scholars under the auspices of the Association of American Law Schools, this highly readable book covers the lives and chief works of selected eminent Classical, Continental and English jurists including Gaius, Papinian, Ulpian, Bartolus, Alciati, Cujas, Gentili, Hugo Grotius, ...

Irish Pedigrees. Fifth Edition. In Two Volumes. Volume I

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Report copyright infringementby John O'Hart (Author)This work is the magnum opus of Irish genealogy, a vast and prodigious compendium of family history and source material. The first volume explores the origin and stem of the Irish nation. The old Irish genealogies assembled here are brought down to the lineal descendant of each family living at the time of the British dispossession, although many of the descents are brought down to the 19th century. Also included is a lengthy appendix with a...

Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales [Revised and Enlarged Edition, 1872]. in Two Volumes. Volume I

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Nicholas (Author)First published in 1872, with a second edition in 1875, Nicholas's "Annals and Antiquities of the County Families of Wales" is still the standard work on Welsh family history and the chief source of genealogical data on the counties and families of the principality. Unlike other books on the subject, it combines histories of the ancient counties of Wales with family lineages, integrating the two to show the social and genealogical evolut...

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Report copyright infringementby William Armstrong Crozier (Author)This work was originally published as Volume IV of Crozier's well-known series "Virginia County Records." As the title suggests, it is a collection of early Virginia marriages. Most of the records date from the 1700s, although some--the Westmoreland marriages, for instance--run as late as 1824. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: November 19, 2008 ...

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution. Volume III: Records of Elbert County, Georgia

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Report copyright infringementby Grace Gillam Davidson (Compiled by)Records of Elbert County, Georgia spans the period 1791-1835 with respect to the earliest extant Elbert County records, covering wills, administrations and guardians' records, minutes of the Inferior Court, deed books, land court records, land lotteries, tombstone records, and marriages. Will abstracts, returns of administrators and guardians, and Inferior Court records constitute just under half of the volume. The marriage re...

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. in Four Volumes. Volume I

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Report copyright infringementby William Richard Cutter (Editor)The four-volume "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts" is one of the most sought after of all the Cutter titles. Many researchers with ancestors in the northern tier of the United States will find immigrants or 17th-century forebears in this series. Number of Pages: 696 Dimensions: 1.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: October 21, 2013...

The Ancestry of Theodore Timothy Judge and Ellen Sheehy Judge

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Report copyright infringementby California Genealogical Society (Author)Theodore Timothy "Ted" Judge died in Cupertino, California, June 11, 2008. Although neither he nor his late wife Ellen Sheehy Judge left descendants, they shared a mutual interest in family history which they had enthusiastically pursued over the years. In his will, Ted left legacies to numerous charities and institutions, including the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, where he had spent many ...

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Report copyright infringementby William James Maloney (Author)"The Medical Lives of History s Famous People" highlights the effects of various diseases on the public lives of famous individuals in history. The contents of this book include chapters on the historical facts concerning Babe Ruth s heroic battle with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the oral cancer affecting Sigmund Freud, Celiac disease (the cause of president John F. Kennedy s lifelong medical travails), porphyria (the condition affli...

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Report copyright infringementby Sandaura Brooks (Author)Know Thyself Defense dismantles the factors surrounding attacks to create understanding and teaches sensible actions to prevent, avoid, or escape a dangerous situation. Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 29, 2019

Webster's All-In-One Dictionary and Thesaurus, Third Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Merriam-Webster (Editor) A new edition of this fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus makes finding the right word easier than ever! Features of this Book Over 68,000 clear and concise dictionary definitions 130,000 synonyms and antonyms Usage examples clarify meanings Dictionary and thesaurus entries are combined for ease of use Newly added words and senses across a variety of fields include bot, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, coronavirus, long COVID, spongy ...

The Old Farmer's Almanac Container Gardener's Handbook

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Report copyright infringementby Old Farmer's Almanac (Author)You can grow almost anything in a container--and do it almost anywhere! Whether you're tight for space, time, money, or other resources or just want to keep things satisfyingly simple, container gardening is the perfect way not only to explore your love of plants but also to "grow" your knowledge.How to start? This is where the Container Gardener's Handbook comes in. Created by The Old Farmer's Almanac, America's longtime trusted ga...

5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!): Updated and Expanded!: .

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Report copyright infringementby National Geographic Kids (Author)From Africa, alligators, and astronauts to zippers, zebras, and Zambonis, this treasure trove of fascinating, fantastic facts will keep fun-seeking 7-to-10-year-olds entertained for hours! Did you know that houseflies taste with their feet--which are 10,000,000 times more sensitive than the human tongue?Or that Sesame Street's Big Bird is one foot shorter than a real-life ostrich? This collection of the world's most entertaining...

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Report copyright infringementby Julia Mitchell (Author)Julia was born with cerebral palsy. This is Julia's account of her experience in life, the support her parents gave her and how she coped with the barriers she faced whilst trying to be independent. During her final year of her Open University degree she lost her sight and ended up in a wheelchair. She describes how she came to terms with this additional disability and faced up to the new challenges they presented. Her account gives an in...

Star of India: The Life and Films of Sabu (hardback)

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Leibfried (Author)This is the HARDBACK version. Among the top child stars of the 1930s and 1940s was a former stable boy from southern India, the only star with a single name - Sabu. Born Selar Shaik in 1924, he vaulted to stardom in his first film, a British production entitled Elephant Boy (1937). For the next decade he either starred or was featured in several finely crafted adventure films, including the fantasy favorite The Thief of Bagdad (1940) an...

Draqualian Silk: A Collector's and Bibliographical Guide to the Books of William Maltese, 1969-2010

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Report copyright infringementby William Maltese (Author), Robert Reginald (Editor)Since 1969, William Maltese has penned more than 180 books under 36 pseudonyms. His early novels are regarded as classics of gay literature, selling on the collectors' market for up to $1000 each. But his fiction has continued to develop, and now has the sheen and polish of the "Draqualian Silk" that he invented for his Stud Draqual mystery series. This volume provides a complete list of the author's books, and ...

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Report copyright infringementby Lynne Turnbow (Author)The stories acquired from researching family genealogy haven taken on deep meaning during the last three decades. This is a story of one little girl, who grew into a woman and became a grandmother with wisdom and gray hair. It is a story of survival and determination. This is a story about a woman and her family, and so many kinds of love. In 1921, a baby girl was born in simple and humble circumstances. Blanche Rose was a woman, who reall...

The Utrecht Chronicle of the Teutonic Order: A History of the Crusades in the Holy Land, Prussia and Livonia (Edition and Translation)

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Report copyright infringementby Rombert Stapel (Editor)This book offers a diplomatic edition and parallel English translation of the recently rediscovered 'author's copy' (Vienna, Deutschordenszentralarchiv, Hs. 392), written in direct cooperation with the original author.Author BiographyRombert Stapel is senior researcher at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2021 he published a study titled Medieval Authorship and Cultural Exchange in the Late Fiftee...

Women Marked for History: New Mexico's Women Leaders in Community and Government, Education, Military, Business, Healing Arts and Medicine, Ente

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Report copyright infringementby Phil T. Archuletta (Author), Rosanne Roberts Archuletta (Author), Rosanne Roberts Archuletta (Joint Author)New Mexico's Historical Marker Project has served an important part in the way New Mexico tells its story to visitors, residents, and future generations. Lining the miles of highways and roads across its beautiful countryside, each marker has a unique story that provides those passing by with information about an intriguing historical moment or influential...

Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors, 1873-1945: including Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario (1884-1945) and their predecessors, the municipalities of

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Report copyright infringementby Frederick Brent Scollie (Author), Thorold J. Tronrud (Editor), Cathy Chapin (Author)Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors, 1873-1945 is a meticulously assembled biographical and genealogical reference to the people who shaped local government at the Lakehead-covering Shuniah, Neebing, Port Arthur, and Fort William before their amalgamation into the City of Thunder Bay. Conceived as a tool for political and social history rather than a narrative chronicle, the vo...

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Report copyright infringementby C. H. Turner (Author)This county in southern Delaware was the site of the first Dutch settlement in the area in 1631. Initially, the county was only twelve miles wide and thirty miles long because what is now the western side of the county was claimed by Lord Baltimore until 1767 when the Maryland boundary was finally settled. "Previous to the settlement of the dispute between Lord Baltimore and Penn[, ] Sussex County was only 30 miles long and 12 miles wide. T...

Royalty in Canada; Embracing Sketches of the House of Argyll, the Right Honorable the Marquis of Lorne (Governor-General of Canada), Her Royal Highnes

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Report copyright infringementby Charles R. Tuttle (Author)This work was prepared in 1877 upon the announcement that a member of the Royal Family, Princess Louise, was coming to take up her abode in Canada with her husband The Right Honorable, the Marquis of Lorne, who was named to succeed the Earl of Dufferin as Governor General. In addition to the Introductory, the book includes a history of the House of Argyll, a Sketch of the Right Honorable, the Marquis of Lorne, the new Governor-General;...

Rope Saw: The Remarkable Journey Learning to Use a Rope Saw

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Report copyright infringementby Floyd Park (Author)Ever tried cutting tree limbs with a rope saw and nearly sawed your sanity in half? In Rope Saw, retired software engineer and hands-on problem solver Floyd shares his hilarious and hard-won journey mastering one of the most underrated tools in DIY landscaping. From tangled limbs to triumphs in trimming, this book delivers practical rope saw techniques, clever hacks, and laugh-out-loud stories from rebuilding a retaining wall and other backya...

The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus - Hardcover

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by Marvin W. Meyer (Author)A fresh, authoritative English translation, with an informative introduction, fascinating explanatory notes, and the Coptic text, with interpretation by Harold Bloom, our pre-eminent literary critic. Back JacketIn this fresh and masterful translation, Marvin Meyer presents one of the world's best-loved sacred texts. Honed over the last twenty years through a dozen versions, Meyer's Thomas promises to remain the definitive translation for decades to come. Widely rega...

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Report copyright infringementby John Miller (Author)Recognized by the Driver and Vehicle Stands Agency (DVSA) as recommended reading for the Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) exams, this bestselling guide is the authoritative guide for both trainee and qualified driving instructors. The Driving Instructor's Handbook covers every aspect of being a driving instructor, from the role itself, to the characteristics needed to the job effectively, through to preparation for the ADI exams. Now in its...

SkillShare: Learn How Ordinary People Do Extraordinary Things Everyday

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Report copyright infringementby Julio Belson (Author), Paul David Brand (Author), Sheila Brown (Author)Have you ever read something or had a conversation where you walked away feeling really jazzed up and excited? Maybe you learned something new that you couldn't wait to tell a friend about? Or maybe your mind was blown open when you learned something that you'd never known, that explained so much and changed your entire viewpoint about something? That feeling you get from those things is wha...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Ray (Author)From the poorhouse to the White House, one man's journey of faith, courage, and destiny unfolds. Abandoned as an infant in Eastern Kentucky, Roger Ray grew up in two orphanages, never knowing why no one came for him. In a small town where everyone knows everyone, how could a child simply disappear?Determined to rise above the unknowns of his past, Roger built a remarkable life of service and honor. From Military Policeman to U.S. Marshal, his ...

Transformation from Within: A Transformational Journey of Surrender, Discovering, and Healing

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Report copyright infringementby Pedro Power Soler (Author)Discover your soul's true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that will transform your destiny!Can you imagine living a joy-filled, purposeful life, complete with an abundance of love, happiness, and prosperity? Can you envision success and fulfillment, a life infused with creativity, awareness, and high spiritual growth? If so, Transformation from Within will take you on a transformational journey that will empo...

Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises, Volume 1

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Report copyright infringementby William Cushing (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), and other notations in the work....