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  • The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror

    Eyewitness Accounts of the 1900 Texas Hurricane, Disaster, Heroism, and Recovery

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    The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror presents a contemporaneous account of the catastrophe that devastated Galveston, Texas, in September 1900, when a massive hurricane and storm surge destroyed homes, businesses, and much of the city's civic infrastructure. Combining narrative reportage, eyewitness testimony, descriptive detail, and documentary information, the volume records both the storm ... Read more

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  • Yellow Like a Submarine, Purple Like the Rain

    A Rocking Book of Colors

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    Illustrated by John Coulter ...
    Rock & Learn: A Colorful Journey Through Classic Tunes!Introduce your child to a vibrant fusion of colors and classic rock with Yellow Like a Submarine, Purple Like the Rain. This engaging board book is designed for children aged 4–8, transforming color learning into a musical adventure.Why This Book Rocks:Educational Engagement: Each page pairs a specific color with an iconic rock lyric, creating ... Read more

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  • North American Species of Cactus

    In the fall of 1890 Dr. George Vasey, then Botanist of the Department of Agriculture, arranged with me to prepare a revision of North American Cactaceae. Owing to the peculiar difficulty of preserving material the family was poorly represented, even in our leading herbaria. To secure a large amount of additional material in the way of specimens and field notes the Department authorized me to visit ... Read more

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  • Drama Of Fiji

    A Contemporary History

    This history of Fiji focuses on the period of Imperial British control and offers a fascinating glimpse at a unique and volatile situation.The drama unfolds with a look into the backgrounds of the native Fijians—subsistence farmers most of whom are hardly affected by modern progress. Complications arise with the introduction of the Indian migrants who were recruited to serve periods of indenture ... Read more

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  • Cadets on Campus

    History of Military Schools of the United States

    Series Book 155 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
    Since the founding of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1802, more than eight hundred military schools have existed in this country. The vast majority have closed their doors, been absorbed into other educational institutions, or otherwise faded away, but others soldier on, adapting to changing times and changing educational needs.While many individual institutions have had their ... Read more

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  • The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook

    Arts for Health and Wellbeing

    This handbook examines why, how and where creative arts can help meet the social, psychological and occupational needs of people living with dementia and their family carers.Bringing together case studies of music, dance, poetry, digital arts and more, this book explores the core skills needed to co-create inspiring programmes in various settings. Foregrounding the lived experience of people ... Read more

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  • The Complete Story OF THE Galveston Horror

    In presenting to the people of this country and the world a chronicle of the frightful visitation of hurricane and flood upon the beautiful and enterprising City of Galveston, which unparalleled calamity occurred on September 8, 1900, the Publishers wish to say that the utmost care has been taken to make the record of the catastrophe complete in every particular. ... Read more

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  • Dark Places

    Crime and Politics in the Personal Noir of James Ellroy

    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    James Ellroy has mined the darkest corners of the American experience, public and private, to paint a landscape of corrupt hearts, minds, and institutions. Ellroy is particularly notable for exploring the connection between the murder of his own mother, when he was ten years old, and his troubled adolescence and early adulthood struggles with addiction. “Dead people belong to the live people who ... Read more

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  • The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror

    Unveiling the Devastating Galveston Hurricane of 1900

    by Various ...
    The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror unfolds a harrowing narrative recounting the devastating hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900. This gripping compilation intricately weaves firsthand accounts, personal testimonies, and historical analysis, illustrating not only the meteorological calamity but also the sociocultural repercussions it unleashed. The literary style combines ... Read more

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  • TRUE CRIME - Ultimate Collection (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Detective Cases from the Archives of Pinkerton (Including The Mysterious Card & Its Sequel)

    TRUE CRIME - Ultimate Collection gathers Cleveland Moffett's accounts of criminal investigation, detection, and social transgression into a compelling panorama of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century crime writing. Blending reportage with the narrative tension of detective fiction, the collection reflects an era fascinated by forensic method, urban anonymity, and the psychology of ... Read more

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  • How John Wilkes Booth Crossed the Potomac River

    This is the story of how John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, eluded Federal authorities, escaped from Washington DC, hid in southern Maryland and fled to Virginia across the Potomac River via covert Confederate river-crossing operations, as published in CENTURY magazine’s April 1884 edition. The book also describes the Confederate smuggling system to exchange mail with ... Read more

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