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  • The Nation Must Awake

    My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

    Mary Parrish was reading in her home when the Tulsa race massacre began on the evening of May 31, 1921. Parrish’s daughter, Florence Mary, called the young journalist and teacher to the window. “Mother,” she said, “I see men with guns.” The two eventually fled and unwittingly became eyewitnesses to the death of hundreds of Black Oklahomans and the destruction of the Greenwood district, a ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Events of the Tulsa Disaster

    The First hand account of the infamous Tulsa Massacre in 1918. Mary Jones Parrish includes background, interviews, photographs, and vital statistics. This on the scene reporting is pretty stark, highlighting a dark time of racial hatred. ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Riot and Remembrance

    The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy

    par James S. Hirsch ...
    With a new preface, a "profound, chilling, and heartbreaking, contribution to American history" that investigates the causes of the twentieth century's deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community ( Boston Globe).On May 30, 1921, a misunderstanding between a white elevator operator and a Black delivery boy escalated into the worse race riot in U.S. history. In this ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Baseball in the Garden of Eden

    The Secret History of the Early Game

    par John Thorn ...
    Think you know how the game of baseball began? Think again.Forget Abner Doubleday and Cooperstown. Forget Alexander Joy Cartwright and the New York Knickerbockers. Instead, meet Daniel Lucius Adams, William Rufus Wheaton, and Louis Fenn Wadsworth, each of whom has a stronger claim to baseball paternity than Doubleday or Cartwright.But did baseball even have a father—or did it just evolve from ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Beale Street Dynasty

    Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis

    "All aspects of [Beale Street's] complex, fascinating history are told…with verve and vivid erudition." —Wall Street JournalBetween Reconstruction and Prohibition, Beale Street in Memphis thrived as a strip with a unique soul that reshaped American culture. Preston Lauterbach recounts the rise and fall of Beale Street through the life of the South’s first black millionaire, an ex-slave who built ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • Hidden History of Detroit

    "Engaging" stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor, with photos and illustrations ( Detroit Metro-Times).Long before it became the twentieth-century automotive capital, Detroit was a muddy port town full of grog shops, horse races, haphazard cemeteries, and enterprising bootstrappers from all over the world.In this lively book you'll discover the city's forgotten ... En savoir plus

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  • The Burning (Young Readers Edition)

    Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

    Experience the True Story of Black Wall Street and the Devastating Tulsa Race MassacreIn 1921, one of the worst acts of racist violence in American history took place when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma.The Burning (Young Readers Edition) recreates Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explores the currents of ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Billy Sunday

    The Man and His Message

    par William Ellis ...
    Collections series Golden Oldies
    "It seemed impossible for Billy Sunday to stand behind the pulpit and talk only with his mouth. When he alluded to the man who acts no better than a four-footed brute, Sunday was down on all fours and you saw that brute. In a dramatic description of the marathon, he pictured an athlete falling at the goal and--there lay the evangelist on the platform."Through his ministry, approximately three ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Chicago Race Riots

    July, 1919

    This classic volume of reportage by the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and journalist examines the racial tensions that erupted in the Red Summer of 1919.In July of 1919, a black child swam past the invisible line of segregation at one of Chicago's public beaches. White men on the shore threw rocks at the boy until he was knocked unconscious and drowned. After police shrugged off demands for those ... En savoir plus

    $9.89 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • My Life and An Era

    The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin

    “My father’s life represented many layers of the human experience—freedman and Native American, farmer and rancher, rural educator and urban professional.”—John Hope FranklinBuck Colbert Franklin (1879–1960) led an extraordinary life; from his youth in what was then the Indian Territory to his practice of law in twentieth-century Tulsa, he was an observant witness to the changes in politics, law, ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Stories Behind the Hymns That Inspire America

    Songs That Unite Our Nation

    par Ace Collins ...
    From the moment the pilgrims landed on the shores of the New World, to the dark days following September 11, songs of faith have inspired, comforted, and rallied our beloved country. Stories Behind the Hymns That Inspire America describes the people, places, and events that have shaped the heart and soul of America. The stories behind these songs will fascinate you and bring new meaning and ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • Baseball in Blue and Gray

    The National Pastime during the Civil War

    During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, players and fans struggled over the form of the national pastime. George Kirsch gives us a color commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball during the Civil War. He shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a ... En savoir plus

    $25.99 CAD