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The Serpent and the South

The Race to Stop the Burmese Python from Escaping Florida

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A rollicking deep dive into the invasive spread of Burmese pythons, from their devastation of regional ecosystems to the eclectic group of scientists, hunters, and snake enthusiasts fighting to protect the South's last wild spacesSomewhere in Miami in the 1970s, someone got tired of owning a very large snake. They drove west, opened their trunk, and let their pet slither off into the Everglades. ... Read more

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A rollicking deep dive into the invasive spread of Burmese pythons, from their devastation of regional ecosystems to the eclectic group of scientists, hunters, and snake enthusiasts fighting to protect the South's last wild spacesSomewhere in Miami in the 1970s, someone got tired of owning a very large snake. They drove west, opened their trunk, and let their pet slither off into the Everglades.
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The Race to Stop the Burmese Python from Escaping Florida

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A rollicking deep dive into the invasive spread of Burmese pythons, from their devastation of regional ecosystems to the eclectic group of scientists, hunters, and snake enthusiasts fighting to protect the South's last wild spacesSomewhere in Miami in the 1970s, someone got tired of owning a very large snake. They drove west, opened their trunk, and let their pet slither off into the Everglades. ... Read more

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A rollicking deep dive into the invasive spread of Burmese pythons, from their devastation of regional ecosystems to the eclectic group of scientists, hunters, and snake enthusiasts fighting to protect the South's last wild spacesSomewhere in Miami in the 1970s, someone got tired of owning a very large snake. They drove west, opened their trunk, and let their pet slither off into the Everglades.
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Comped

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The story I tell is from my own casino High Roller gambling experiences in the early 80s when casino gambling became legal in Atlantic City. At that time only Nevada and New Jersey had commercial casinos. Today there are 44 states with some form of casino gambling. Some states have commercial and tribal casinos. I’ve written “COMPED” as fiction because if I would have written as nonfiction, what ... Read more

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The story I tell is from my own casino High Roller gambling experiences in the early 80s when casino gambling became legal in Atlantic City. At that time only Nevada and New Jersey had commercial casinos. Today there are 44 states with some form of casino gambling. Some states have commercial and tribal casinos. I’ve written “COMPED” as fiction because if I would have written as nonfiction, what
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No Hope for Heaven, No Fear of Hell

The Stafford-Townsend Feud of Colorado County, Texas, 1871-1911

by James C. Kearney, Bill Stein, James Smallwood ...

Two family names have come to be associated with the violence that plagued Colorado County, Texas, for decades after the end of the Civil War: the Townsends and the Staffords. Both prominent families amassed wealth and achieved status, but it was their resolve to hold on to both, by whatever means necessary, including extra-legal means, that sparked the feud. Elected office was one of the paths to ... Read more

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Two family names have come to be associated with the violence that plagued Colorado County, Texas, for decades after the end of the Civil War: the Townsends and the Staffords. Both prominent families amassed wealth and achieved status, but it was their resolve to hold on to both, by whatever means necessary, including extra-legal means, that sparked the feud. Elected office was one of the paths to
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Who We Are Is Made

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by Nicole Combeau, Daniel Amador, LeeBetsy Charon, Carmen Pelaez, Elízabeth Echemendía, Jess Swanson0, Alexandra Martinez2, Michael Ivory, Jr4, Esther Stein6, Shannon Manno8, Alex Reboredo0, Sady Diaz Martorell2, Kita Huerta4, Tracey Jackson6, Yaddyra Peralta8, Amelia Badri0, Isabella “Isa” Marie Garcia2, Carmella de los Angeles Guiol4, Bill Kearney6, Lúcia Leão8, Marnino Toussaint0, Arcadio Rodrigues2, Jubi Arriola-Headley3, Valentina Mena5, Mike Lozoff7, Sofia Hernandez9, Mateo Contesse-Quintero1, Melanie Rodriguez3, Maria Alecia Izturriaga5, Gabriela Serra9, Kristia Leon1 ...

Narrated by Nicole Combeau, Daniel Amador, LeeBetsy Charon, Carmen Pelaez, Elízabeth Echemendía, Jess Swanson1, Alexandra Martinez3, Michael Ivory, Jr5, Esther Stein7, Shannon Manno9, Alex Reboredo1, Sady Diaz Martorell3, Kita Huerta5, Tracey Jackson7, Yaddyra Peralta9, Amelia Badri1, Isabella “Isa” Marie Garcia3, Carmella de los Angeles Guiol5, Bill Kearney7, Lúcia Leão9, Marnino Toussaint1, Jubi Arriola-Headley4, Valentina Mena6, Mike Lozoff8, Sofia Hernandez0, Mateo Contesse-Quintero2, Melanie Rodriguez4, Maria Alecia Izturriaga6, P. Scott Cunningham7, Dana Raja Wahab8, Gabriela Serra0 ...

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Who We Are Is Made is an audio-anthology of South Florida writers and their roots, a collection of histories that came together through an open call for submissions, through workshops, through mentorships, and sometimes through phoning a friend. We set out to explore how much of us is actually the gift, legacy, the influence of those from other generations. How do they shape the language we use to ... Read more

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Who We Are Is Made is an audio-anthology of South Florida writers and their roots, a collection of histories that came together through an open call for submissions, through workshops, through mentorships, and sometimes through phoning a friend. We set out to explore how much of us is actually the gift, legacy, the influence of those from other generations. How do they shape the language we use to
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Eagles and Empire

by David A. Clary ...

A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of the least known and most important in both Mexican and United States history—a war that really ... Read more

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A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency.The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one of the least known and most important in both Mexican and United States history—a war that really
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Kings of Texas

The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire

by Don Graham ...

Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS"Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience."-Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning Lonesome Dove"This book is about the King Ranch, but it is about much more than that. A compelling chronicle of war, ... Read more

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Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS"Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience."-Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning Lonesome Dove"This book is about the King Ranch, but it is about much more than that. A compelling chronicle of war,
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The Alamo

by John Myers Myers ...

John Myers Myers authored sixteen books, including Doc Holliday and Tombstone's Early Years, also available as Bison Books. ... Read more

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Deep in the Heart of San Antonio

Land and Life in South Texas

by Char Miller ...

Char Miller's collection of essays provides an insightful survey of San Antonio and South Texas. The essays are grouped into six thematic sections: an overview; natural and environmental history; water issues; urban development; politics; and the city's future. Miller describes the First Friday Art Walks in Southtown, where the promenade reenacts the pedestrian traffic envisioned by the San ... Read more

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Char Miller's collection of essays provides an insightful survey of San Antonio and South Texas. The essays are grouped into six thematic sections: an overview; natural and environmental history; water issues; urban development; politics; and the city's future. Miller describes the First Friday Art Walks in Southtown, where the promenade reenacts the pedestrian traffic envisioned by the San
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The Battleship Texas

by Mark Lardas ...

Series series Images of America
The USS Texas was built when dreadnought battleships were kings of the seas. It was the world's most powerful battleship when first commissioned in 1914, and for over a century it fought many battles. Some took place while the Texas served as a warship in the US Navy in World Wars I and II. Since becoming a museum ship and war memorial in 1948, it has fought a longer and more difficult struggle as ... Read more

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The USS Texas was built when dreadnought battleships were kings of the seas. It was the world's most powerful battleship when first commissioned in 1914, and for over a century it fought many battles. Some took place while the Texas served as a warship in the US Navy in World Wars I and II. Since becoming a museum ship and war memorial in 1948, it has fought a longer and more difficult struggle as
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The Historic Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix

by Larry Upton, Judy McDonald, Stock Car Racing Association ...

Series series Images of America
Phoenix's Manzanita Speedway, the last of the big dirt tracks located near the central corridor of a major metropolitan area, is now gone. The track opened in the early 1950s when Jack Holloway, president of the Arizona Jalopy Racing Association, along with Avery Doyle and Gene Gunn, set about convincing Rudy Everett and Larry Meskimen to convert their unprofitable dog-racing operation into a ... Read more

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Phoenix's Manzanita Speedway, the last of the big dirt tracks located near the central corridor of a major metropolitan area, is now gone. The track opened in the early 1950s when Jack Holloway, president of the Arizona Jalopy Racing Association, along with Avery Doyle and Gene Gunn, set about convincing Rudy Everett and Larry Meskimen to convert their unprofitable dog-racing operation into a
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Main Street Oklahoma

Stories of Twentieth-Century America

Edited by Linda W. Reese, Patricia Loughlin ...

Oklahoma historian Angie Debo once observed that all the forces of United States history have come to bear in the development of the Sooner State. This collection of essays provides a series of snapshots reflecting both the singularity of the Oklahoma experience and the state’s connections to America’s broader history.Spanning the Civil War era and the present, this book develops historic themes ... Read more

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Oklahoma historian Angie Debo once observed that all the forces of United States history have come to bear in the development of the Sooner State. This collection of essays provides a series of snapshots reflecting both the singularity of the Oklahoma experience and the state’s connections to America’s broader history.Spanning the Civil War era and the present, this book develops historic themes
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