First Manhattans: A History of the Indians of Greater New York, Paperback - Robert S. Grumet

A concise history of the Indians said to have sold Manhattan for $24 The Indian sale of Manhattan is one of the world's most cherished legends. Few...

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Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): New York Chamber of CommerceIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 12Publication date: 2009Dimension...

"I trace my ancestry back to the Mayflower, " writes Andrew S. Dolkart. "Not to the legendary ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachus...

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Reducere. What if the history of America's largest Indian nation is actually a polite modern fiction, one invented by "anthropologists and other friends"? In...

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Reducere. Robert W. Snyder's Crossing Broadway tells how disparate groups overcame their mutual suspicions to rehabilitate housing, build new schools, restor...

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On August 1, 1944, Miron Bialoszewski, later to gain renown as one of Poland's most innovative poets, went out to run an errand for his mother and ...

Publishing during the 100th Anniversary of the First World War An NYRB Classics Original The budding young Hungarian artist B la Zombory-Moldov n w...

An NYRB Classics Original Robert Sheckley was an eccentric master of the American short story, and his tales, whether set in dystopic city-scapes, ...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth centu...

The study of slavery in the Americas generally assumes a basic racial hierarchy: Africans or those of African descent are usually the slaves, and w...

All the Nations Under Heaven is an unparalleled chronicle of the role of immigrants and migrants in shaping the history and culture of New York Cit...

DescriptionAn inclusive and expansive telling of the history of civilization from the beginning of time, by one of France's most beloved children's...

Reducere. The Witchcraft Outbreak at Abiquiu, New Mexico, occurred between 1756 and 1766, five decades after the witchcraft trials at Salem, Massachusetts. T...

This work provides an account of the West Indian soldiers in World War I. It focuses on the processes and politics surrounding the participation of...

How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the...

One of the major documents of modern European civilization, Robert Burton's astounding compendium, a survey of melancholy in all its myriad forms, ...

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The essays in this book combine the authors' personal experiences walking through the landscape and among the plants of Western New York with both ...

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How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated through eatin...

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The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee--a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and ...

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Publisher: Leonaur LtdAuthor(s): John G BourkeNumber of pages: 168Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 222 x 144 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedescopera f...

In 1798, Irish patriots, committed to freeing their country from England, landed with a company of French troops in County Mayo, in westernmost Ire...