Maceos and the Free State of Galveston: An Authorized History, Hardcover - Kimber Fountain

Reducere. Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sic...

Reducere. Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sic...

Reducere. Along Galveston's Gulf Coast runs a seventeen-foot-high, ten-mile-long protective barrier--a response to the nation's all-time deadliest natural di...

Reducere. DescriptionKnown today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston was once notorious f...

Reducere. Between late 1863 and mid-1864, an armed band of Confederate deserters battled Confederate cavalry in the Piney Woods region of Jones County, Missi...

Reducere. The novel, Widow of the Free State of Jones, is about the courage of one woman who managed to survive the ravages of the Civil War as well as the w...

Publisher: XlibrisAuthor(s): Rd Sharon Kaye HuntNumber of pages: 260Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 151 x 230 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

In 1980 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers celebrates the centenary of its founding. The occasion has provided an opportunity for the Soc...

Reducere. Using historic recipes with modern twists from renowned mixologists, Greg and Nicole Priebe present Maryland s golden age of the cocktail. Recipe c...

Reducere. In September 1900, the people of Galveston, Texas, knew a storm was coming. But they'd experienced storms before and didn't think much of it. Howev...

Reducere. Howard Johnson created an orange-roofed empire of ice cream stands and restaurants that stretched from Maine to Florida and all the way to the West...

Reducere. The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude...

Complicating historical narratives associated with the history of lynching in the city of Salisbury, The Silent Shore explores the immediate and li...

Reducere. I first knew I wanted to be healthy at age seventeen. I was brought up in a family that consumed a lot of fast food meals, frozen meals, and proces...

Reducere. One of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires,...

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

DescriptionThe fascinating history of Zoar, from the German Separatists who settled there to the present-day historical village In 1817, a group of...

Reducere. Nicholas Aloysius Gallagher became the third Roman Catholic bishop for the Diocese of Galveston in1882. During his thirty-six year tenure as bishop...

Reducere. DescriptionThe daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indenture...

Reducere. Howard Johnson created an orange-roofed empire of ice cream stands and restaurants that stretched from Maine to Florida and all the way to the West...

Reducere. DescriptionOne of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidem...

Reducere. For nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the ...

Reducere. Raimund E. Goerler, acclaimed archivist and historian, has written the definitive guidebook to the history of The Ohio State University, one of the...

Reducere. DescriptionItalian immigrants settled along San Diego's waterfront in the early 1900s and formed the "Italian Colony, " a tightly knit community th...

Reducere. Based on a lifetime of researching and writing about their home county of Winston, the husband and wife team of Don and Amy Dodd have crafted a uni...

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. Located on the banks of the Chattahoochee, Columbus boasts a historic past that runs as deep as the river itself. But peer closely into the murkier...

Reducere. On March 31, 1968, over 500 Black nationalists convened in Detroit to begin the process of securing independence from the United States. Many concl...

On 2 April 1792, John Kimber, captain of the Bristol slave ship Recovery, was denounced in the House of Commons by William Wilberforce for flogging...

Reducere. God's Free-Man is a historical presentation guided by God that delineates the capture of Harry and Kate Freeman, who were the co-founders of the ci...

Reducere. Since Audubon visited Galveston in 1837, artists have flocked to the island, some just passing through and others staying their entire lives. But b...

Friedrich Engels' treatise on family economics and its connection with human history and development is published here in full. Engels examines the...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the 19th century, Galveston shores were a gateway for immigrants to Texas and destinations beyond. Slaves, the forced immigrants, wer...

Reducere. DescriptionBuilt on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but ...