Hydroplane Racing in Detroit: 1946-2008, Hardcover - David D. Williams

Since the start of the 20th century, Detroit has been the hub of the motorized world. It was only natural that the powerful motors built in Detroit...

Reducere. Hydroplane racing burst onto the Seattle scene in 1950, and local sports fans embraced it with a passion that is hard to imagine. Throughout the ea...

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He Is a Champion follows the life of a young boy, at first only accustomed to working hard on the family farm. His life changes drastically when he...

As the roaring twenties came to an end and a new decade dawned, the United States found itself locked in the grips of the Great Depression. The Cit...

Reducere. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name, was chartered in 1834 for the purpose...

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Reducere. American Grand Prix rider, David De Wispelaere talks about his life, about the very special horses, and at the same time, holds up a mirror to toda...

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Ho...

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The author has carefully selected some rare and unusual pictures for this volume, which will be of interest and use to both railway historians and ...

Reducere. This is the story of David. No, not that David, the David of the Bible. This is the story of Decatur, Illinois native and musician David Causey, my...

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Violent crime in New York City had grown too much for the state's criminal justice system to follow through with death penalties bogged down by the...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the story of how one of America's first national resorts gave birth to the first national sport of horse racing. It introduces a...

This is an amazing story based on Kossula's memories of his long-ago life in his beloved Africa. Through Kossula and the other's resilience, they n...

Since the 1920s, Art Deco, or "The Modern Style, " has delighted people with its innovative use of materials and designs that capture the spirit of...

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Reducere. The changing fortunes of Detroit, told through the lens of the city's major sporting events, by the bestselling author of Soccernomics, and a prize...

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Bert Williams--a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged the stereotypes of minstrelsy. Eva Tanguay--an entertainer with the signat...

Reducere. DescriptionThis deeply sensitive and powerful debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbal...

Explore the inner-workings of six types of popular vehicles and find out what makes them tick.

The British cycling star reveals his story of coming to terms with drug use and cleaning up his act. Millar was living and racing in France by his ...

Cultura in schimbare - David D. Henderson

Reducere. DescriptionThe 1950s, 60s, and 70s saw some of the most defining moments in our nation's history, and Detroit remained at the forefront during thes...

Reducere. Tennesse Williams in Provincetown is the story of Tennesse Williams' four summer seasons in Provincetown, Massachusetts: 1940, '41, '44 and '47. Du...

The new playbook for innovation and startup success is emerging from beyond Silicon Valley--at the "frontier."Startups have changed the world. In t...

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A bursting-with-personality cookbook from Sister Pie, the boutique bakery that's making Detroit more delicious every day. IACP AWARD FINALIST At Si...

David I was never expected to become king, but on succeeding to the Scottish throne in 1124 he quickly demonstrated that he had the skills, ruthles...

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Reducere. In the heat of June in 1943, a wave of destructive and deadly civil unrest took place in the streets of Detroit. The city was under the pressures o...

Duck is a magician. Abracadabra! He can conjure up a bunny, a chicken and even the king of the jungle. But can he make a dragon disappear? A wonder...

I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era - David Williams

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