A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes, Paperback - Eric Jay Dolin

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DescriptionAfter centuries of colonial domination and a twentieth century riddled with dictatorships, indigenous peoples in Bolivia embarked upon a...

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The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters (ISBN 978 1 63149 622 6) reclaims the daring freelance sailors who proved essential to the winn...

Publisher: Citadel Press Inc., U.S.Author(s): Michael L. LanningNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 226 x 28Cover type: Pap...

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The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enou...

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Contributor(s): Author: Eric GrynaviskiThroughout American political history, the US government has formed alliances with militias, tribes, and reb...

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Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It was the custom ...

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Tells the true stories of the hurricanes that had the greatest impact on North Carolina and South Carolina, from the eighteenth century to the pres...

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Publisher: Arkose PressAuthor(s): Robert Studley VidalIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 572Publication date: 2015Dime...

Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor(s): Jay StoutIllustration(s): 16 pages of photosNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 163 x 23...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Eric FarringtonNumber of pages: 80Collection: Osprey WargamesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 184 x...

Drawing on an extensive trove of written and oral sources, Longley explores how President Lyndon Baines Johnson perceived the most significant even...

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A lavishly illustrated, beautiful collection of highlights from the Tate collection over the past 500 years. A must have treasure for those wanting...

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DescriptionThe diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colon...

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Publisher: Smithsonian BooksAuthor(s): Jay A. (Jay A. Levenson ) LevensonNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 252 x 313 x 43Cover ...

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