The Kansas City Monarchs: Champions of Black Baseball, Paperback - Janet Bruce

Charter members of the Negro National League, stepping stone for Jackie Robinson, home base for Satchel Paige, and training ground for more than tw...

Reducere. The Kansas City Monarchs are arguably the best-known of all Negro League teams, thanks in part to the inimitable Satchel Paige's association with t...

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Reducere. The story of the most famous all-brother, semi-pro baseball team of all time began when Mary and Martin Stanczak were forced to flee their Polish h...

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Is there a future for the doctrine of Christian Holiness in the churches of the 21st century or will it become a dated concept that is associated o...

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DescriptionThe Ku Klux Klan kicked off a nationwide revival in 1921 and took Kansas City, Kansas, by storm. The majority white population--alarmed ...

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Winner of the 2014 Robert W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Negro League Research from the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, sponsored by Neg...

Reducere. When Chris Bryson was discovered nude and severely beaten stumbling down Charlotte Street in Kansas City in 1988, Police had no idea they were abou...

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Reducere. DescriptionOne hundred years ago, Kansas Citians referred to their city as "the prophetic city." Why did this name fit the city?Have you ever wonde...

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Sophisticated and compelling, the book of Hebrews challenges its readers to an unwavering commitment to Christ. The anonymous writer of this intrig...

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To be holy as God is holy is central to the theme of the book of Leviticus. Known for what scholars call the Holiness Code, Leviticus is about conf...

Here in NBBC Numbers, we find the story of two generations of Israelites. The first, departing from Sinai, begins a wilderness journey that is mark...

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A new narrative history of Athens, telling the three-thousand-year story of the birthplace of Western civilization.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s)...

Adeptly exploring the Gospel of Matthew as narrative, with attention given to underlying Old Testament influences, the authors of this New Beacon B...

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In 1960, a ten-year old boy in Levittown is exhilarated by his hometown heroes--an All Star youth baseball team--as they win 13 consecutive games t...

Reducere. DescriptionRelational Holiness offers insight and evidence for understanding the theology of holiness by focusing on love - the core of God's natur...