Widow of the Free State of Jones: The Story of Eliza Evans Crabtree During America's Most Troubled Era, Paperback - Paulette Wilson

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...

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 British colony of West Florida--which once stretched from the mighty Mississippi to the shallow bends of the Apalachicola and portions of what ...

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. Academic studies of the Civil War and historical memory abound, ensuring a deeper understanding of how the war's meaning has shifted over time and ...

BLACK DAHLIA: The Story of America's Most Gruesome MurderThe sun rose over Los Angeles that Wednesday morning in 1947, and a light breeze from the ...

Appointed by Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Civil War, Samuel Freeman Miller (1816--1890) served on the nation's highest trib...

Reducere. The Tri-State Tornado is a gripping account of the worst tornado disaster in American history. Claiming 689 lives during a three-hour rampage acros...

Based on exclusive, fresh reporting, the thrilling, definitive inside story of the pursuit, capture, and killing of legendary South Boston mob boss...

Reducere. What went wrong in Vietnam? Michael Lind casts new light on one of the most contentious episodes in American history in this controversial bestsell...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Erika LeeWith the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this landmark investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race.Pub...

A sexual sadist, the Zodiac's pleasure was torture and murder. He taunted the authorities with mocking notes telling where he would strike next. Th...

Reducere. As a recent college graduate and fledging newspaper reporter in the Lake Tahoe area, Jeremy Evans became immersed in ski bum culture-a carefree lif...

Now with an all-new bonus chapter - in the bestselling The Kennedy Curse, 'James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history .

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Publisher: Arkose PressAuthor(s): Robert Studley VidalIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 572Publication date: 2015Dime...

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An award-winning journalist's breathtaking mosaic of the tough-love industry and the young adults it inevitably fails.In the middle of the night, t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe bestselling author delves into his past and discovers the inspiring story of his grandmother's extraordinary life She was black and ...

'Too often, this major cultural icon for our times has been criminally ignored'. Irvine Welsh

Reducere. DescriptionFor nearly 40 years, Jim Simone patrolled Cleveland's 2nd District, a drug-plagued area with one of the highest violent crime rates in t...

Reducere. Now in paperback--a "thrilling narrative of bravery, bravado, and loss" (Kirkus Reviews) that tells the "gripping story of a handful of marines who...

An award-winning journalist's breathtaking mosaic of the tough-love industry and the young adults it inevitably fails.In the middle of the night, t...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

Reducere. For the first time, this ground-breaking book tells the forgotten story of the true genesis of the June 25, 1876 disaster along the Little Bighorn,...

Reducere. Furry fandom is a recent phenomenon, but anthropomorphism is an instinct hard-wired into the human mind: the desire to see animals on a more equal ...

Reducere. Jill Price has the first diagnosed case of a memory condition called "hyperthymestic syndrome" -- the continuous, automatic, autobiographical recal...

Reducere. DescriptionAs Seen On Discovery Channel's "Street Justice: The Bronx" 2, 000 arrests. 100 off-duty arrests. 6, 000 assists. 15 shootings. 8 shot. 4...

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

Contributor(s): Author: Stephen L. CarterThe bestselling author delves into his past and discovers the inspiring story of his grandmother's extraor...

The outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entert...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the award-winning author of Washington's Immortals, The Unknowns takes readers into the heart of combat in the Great War to tell th...

Reducere. This timeless memoir documents two sisters' bravery leading up to WWII--a singular historical account that shines a light on one of humanity's dark...

The first children's book about one of Ireland's greatest heroines, who saved the lives of hundreds of children during World War II.

Reducere. 9 square miles. 10, 000 criminals. 130 cops.Compton: the most violent and crime-ridden city in America. What had been a semirural suburb of Los Ang...

Wife, widow, mother, survivor, the story of the last queen of Henry VIII.

Reducere. Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the scramble *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Th...

Reducere. DescriptionNamed to Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 The Newspaper Boy is a remarkable collection of memories and personal reflections of the deep...

Reducere. Every city has a look and feel that informs how people respond to it. Visitors react to the skyline, clean streets, traffic patterns and the like, ...

Reducere. Hurston/Wright LEGACY AwardA 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-...

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the scramble *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "The British S...

DescriptionThe only cookbook you'll need during the year's warmest months A hot day and hanging over your stove were never meant to be. When fresh ...

Reducere. Dynasties of the Sea is the first book to examine one of the most powerful forces in global trade and economic development: world shipping and the ...

Traces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. Using specific ca...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the inspiring story of the first American team to win the Stanley Cup-a feat largely lost to history.In the winter of 1917, as E...

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How has the Chinese central government been able to avoid the crippling hyperinflation that has bedeviled so many developing and centrally planned ...