Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties, Hardcover - Herman Jr. Mason

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Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, 1920s America was a place of drama, tension and hedonism. This title pres...

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Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties....

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As early as 1441, and well before other European countries encountered Africa, small Portuguese and Spanish trading vessels were plying the coast o...

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Can 1920's script girl Jessie do Mary Pickford's bidding and uncover a real killer? When Jessie is asked by her idol, the famous actress Mary Pickf...

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The million-copy bestseller that has got everyone talking.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): Herman (Author) KochTranslator: Sam (Translator) Garr...

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My email to cousin Danny Gasman, professor of history in New York. 8 July 1999 I left IREX 15 months ago. Maybe I'm slow in these matters but by th...

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A doctor to the rich and famous goes to extreme lengths to protect his daughter in this dark and addictive novel from the author of the million-cop...

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