Last Letters from Attu: The True Story of Etta Jones, Alaska Pioneer and Japanese POW, Hardcover - Mary Breu

Reducere. Etta Jones was not a World War II soldier or a war time spy. She was a school teacher whose life changed forever on that Sunday morning in June 194...

Reducere. Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery; it's the only life she has ever known. Now, with the death of her mistress, there is a chance she will be giv...

Reducere. It was a desperate mission that made front-page headlines and captured the attention of millions of readers around the world. In January 1998, in t...

Reducere. 1. At Last (Single Version) 3: 01 2. I Just Want To Make Love To You (Single Version) 3: 06 3. I'd Rather Go Blind (Single Version) 2: 33 4. Do Rig...

Best-selling author Laurie Aaron Hird of The Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt shares the next installment of this beloved series. A few years before Ada...

Reducere. "Plants That We Eat" is a handy, easy-to-use guide to the abundant edible plant life of Alaska. Drawing on centuries of knowledge that have kept th...

Reducere. March 4, 1911). . . and even at night when I cross the turbulent waters of the Rio Grande and listen to the music her waters make in their mad rush...

DescriptionIn January 1940, navy nurse Dorothy Still eagerly anticipated her new assignment at a military hospital in the Philippines. Her first ye...

Reducere. A national bestseller—over 7 million copies sold. "[A] social document of rare importance."—The New Republic. Prosecuting attorney in the Manson tr...

The Last Viking tells the dramatic story of King Harald Hardrada of Norway, one of the greatest warriors to have ever lived. Drawing on original so...

Reducere. Mary Jones was poor and illiterate. She learned to read and walked two miles to study a neighbor's Bible. A resolution became fixed in her mind tha...

Reducere. The December 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the subsequent detention and internment of America citizens of Japanese ancest...

Dixie Kiefer's reputation for durability began at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he broke an ankle and shattered a kneecap while playing football. A...

Reducere. Pioneer Girl is the true story of Grace McCance Snyder. In 1885, when Grace was three, she and her family became homesteaders on the windswept prai...

DescriptionA man of Native American descent contemplates what lessons he will pass on to his newborn son in this heartfelt, expansive exploration o...

Into the WildmeetsHelter Skelterin this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness an...

A self-deprecating and humorous account of life in the Coldstream Guards followed by a wry, witty collection of letters that provides unique insigh...

A self-deprecating and humorous account of life in the Coldstream Guards followed by a wry, witty collection of letters that provides unique insigh...

"In this book Marya recounts the exciting tale of their journey, while at the same time revealing many aspects of Tibet's religion and culture. The...

Reducere. Since 1935, Alaska magazine has charted the development of our biggest, most mysterious state. With compelling stories on such events as earthquake...

After learning about electricity that can make dead frogs twitch, she has a nightmare that triggers the birth of one of the greatest scary stories ...

Reducere. A Touchstone of Determination - Ture Grit is a story of one man's career journey from North Carolina by way of Florida, ultimately to the Black Bel...

Reducere. Nestled at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers in the first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory resides one of the most dom...

Mary Edwards Walker was unconventional for her time: She was one of the first women doctors in the country, she was a suffragist, and she wore pant...

Reducere. DescriptionAssembled over the last four decades and still growing, the Mary and Cheney Cowles collection of Japanese art is one of the finest in pr...

Ernest C. Brace was a former Marine hero, banished in disgrace from the Corps. In 1965, while working as a civilian pilot in Laos, he was captured ...

Reducere. "Roche published the first account of the last slave ship to enter the United States....She was the artist/writer daughter of a prominent white fam...

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With unique and playful illustrations this multicultural children's book is a classic Japanese fairy tale that young children and parents alike wil...

Reducere. Eleven years of events can have a profound effect on an entire lifetime. The story of Stanislawa Emilia (Emma) Krasowska Serbinski is told by her d...

Reducere. About the AuthorHoward Eaton was seven years old when he was diagnosed with severe dyslexia. He dropped out of school in grade five and attended a ...

Reducere. The incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and t...

Reducere. Ernie Plantz responded to his country's call, accepted duty in the American Submarine Service, developed a place of worth and comradeship, and foun...

Reducere. DescriptionMary's StoryOctober 21, 1949, in the bucolic little town of around 2, 000 souls, Beaver, Utah, all seemed right in my world. World War I...

Reducere. The True Story of Santa's Sleigh captures the magic and fantasy of Christmas. Taking place in the countryside several days after Christmas, a spark...

Reducere. The True Story of Santa's Sleigh captures the magic and fantasy of Christmas. Taking place in the countryside several days after Christmas, a spark...

The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster UnbrokenA modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My...

Reducere. Athletically gifted, Louis Zamperini propelled himself from the tough streets of Southern California to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and to an NCAA mi...

Reducere. Shaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Nativ...

Reducere. 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 ...

Reducere. 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 ...

Publisher: FantagraphicsAuthor(s): Jacques TardiIllustration(s): 64 Illustrations, unspecifiedTranslator: Jenna AllenNumber of pages: 64Publication...

Charlotte. The True Story of Scandal and Spectacle in Georgian London - Kathryn Shevelow

Reducere. Mukluks for Annabelle is based on a true story of Annabelle, the baby elephant at the Alaska Zoo, and how she faced adapting to Alaska's environmen...

Reducere. This is the first collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Writt...

Reducere. WILLA Literary AwardOne of our country's first professional female athletes, Goldie Griffith didn't know how to ride when she got a job with a famo...