Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend, Hardcover - Ron J. Jackson

Reducere. If we do in fact "remember the Alamo, " it is largely thanks to one person who witnessed the final assault and survived: the commanding officer's s...

The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through ha...

Reducere. To his contemporaries in Gilded Age Manhattan, Guillermo Eliseo was a fantastically wealthy Mexican, the proud owner of a luxury apartment overlook...

Reducere. In 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first 40 years of his life as a slave, was elected to the U.S. Congress. He was the first African American f...

It is 1965, and Swinging London is coming into its prime years. Amid the color and chaos is a boy sporting drainpipe jeans, a devoted fan of The Wh...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

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The story of the extraordinary relationship between a former slave and England's most distinguished man of lettersPublisher: Yale University PressA...

At the age of 19, scared and illiterate, James Pennington escaped from slavery in 1827 and soon became one of the leading voices against slavery pr...

It could happen to you. It happened to the girl next door... When Theresa was 15 she moved to a new school and fell for an older pupil, Daniel.

Reducere. From his earliest memories, Joe Jackson dreamed of playing in the National Football League and being somebody great-a champion. But growing up in a...

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Reducere. Winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography - Winner of the Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize - Winner of the W...

Reducere. The inspiring true story of Reckless, the brave little mare that became a marine. This is the first picture book from award-winning novelist Patric...

Reducere. An astronomer turned psychiatrist, Jaime Smith traces his education back to his early studies in the humanities and a life-changing move to Argenti...

Reducere. This is the amazing story of Ben Johnson, the cowboy who grew up in the tall grass prairie of Oklahoma, rode to Hollywood in a boxcar full of horse...

Reducere. "A Free Woman On God's Earth" The True Story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, The Slave Who WOn Her Freedom is the inspiring story of Mumbet, an ensl...

Reducere. Amelia and Ava both dream of becoming pop stars like their idol, the world's most famous pop star. They are twins but they have very different pers...

Reducere. Imagine a German Jew who was a decorated German soldier in World War I, a resister in Cologne at the start of Hitler's reign of terror, and a Silve...

Reducere. The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empireIn Empress of the...

Reducere. DescriptionJames J. Corbett and Joe Choynski were destined to spill each other's blood.In the beginning, the boxing legends were simply two lads sc...

"Lively and absorbing. . . -- The New York Times Book Review Engrossing. --Wall Street Journal "Entertaining and well-researched . . . " --Houston ...

Reducere. Children have binged on this riotous takeoff on the popular ``I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly`` for the last decade. This delicious romp by ...

Reducere. What does an undocumented immigrant look like? What kind of family must she come from? How could she get into this country? What is the true price ...

Reducere. For those who love dogs and hate What Michael Vick did to our best Friends...the rest of the story. It Went to the DogsHow Michael Vick's Dogfighti...

Reducere. At last, here is a book that tells the full story of the turning point in World War II's Battle of the Bulge--the story of five crucial days in whi...

Reducere. Sir Romeo Beau is a sweet and unique basset hound service-work doggie. In recent years, basset hounds have increasingly been used as therapy dogs b...

When Ryan Spenzer and his family moved to the small remote mining town of Round Mountain, he never expected the adventure to follow. After meeting ...

Reducere. Through people-to-people encounters, we expand our sense of mutual understanding and respect.Welcome Back to Abuja Once Again: How I Became a Citiz...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Annie Oakley, then keep reading...How could Annie Oakley, a woman of barely 110 pounds with a child...

The story of the founder of Reebok, Joe Foster, who grew the business from a small factory in Bolton to a major international brand.Illustrations: ...

The story of the founder of Reebok, Joe Foster, who grew the business from a small factory in Bolton to a major international brand.Illustrations: ...

The story of the founder of Reebok, Joe Foster, who grew the business from a small factory in Bolton to a major international brand.Illustrations: ...

Reducere. SOME BATTLES BREAK YOU. OTHERS MAKE YOU A WARRIOR."What a storyline. Trust me, you won't see this coming!" ARC reader.A few weeks have passed since...