The Wreck of the Columbia: A Broken Boat, a Town, Paperback - Ken Zurski

DescriptionPart of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library research collection, Springfield On the night of July 5, 1918, a steamboat named Columb...

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Reducere. Years ago, a young Jewish boy stood on a broken boat, half buried in the sand, holding a piece of bamboo he had made into a toy telescope. The boy ...

Peter L. Waters has just finished his first year of law school at the University of Michigan. With the help of Jamie, Peter's bride-to-be, he lands...

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Reducere. The Wreck of the Titan or Futility by Morgan Robertson. The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility (originally called Futility) is an 1898 novella writte...

The USS Shenandoah was the pride of the American Navy in 1925 and America's first rigid dirigible. Her name is a Native American word often said to...

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Reducere. From Ken Zurski, author of The Wreck of the Columbia, comes a collection of stories about people and events which helped shape a city and region. I...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Morgan RobertsonIt was the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men. In her construction and maintenance w...

Reducere. The Captain: Isaac "Kip" Dustan, a well-respected mariner whose adventures were frequently recounted in the mid-1800s New York newspapers...The Mis...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Morgan RobertsonTHE WORLD'S GREATEST MARITIME TRAGEDY The world's greatest ocean liner crosses the ocean. The largest, most...

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A deeply moving memoir of how one theatre company, Slung Low, fed their local community during the Covid pandemic of 2020. This is the vivid story ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspiring Story of How Brokenness Leads to Bold FaithJesus promises peace and trouble for his followers. But most of us ...

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Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Beck Dorey-SteinNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 131 x 202 x 24Cover type: Paperback /...

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Long ago, in the faraway land of Morgenstern, ruled King Marechan. All his people were happy and at peace until Goronzo decided to seize power in t...

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Reducere. A collection of award-winning writer Ken Burger's best newspaper columns about life in the South, especially the Palmetto State. Features beautiful...

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