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Duchess of Palms

A Memoir

by Nadine Eckhardt ...

"An extraordinary work of women's history, offering a candid consideration of the wifely role in politics during a pre-women's movement era." — Texas ObserverChild of the Great Depression, teenage "Duchess of Palms" beauty queen, wife of an acclaimed novelist and later of a brilliant U.S. congressman, and ultimately a successful single working woman and mother, Nadine Eckhardt has lived a ... Read more

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"An extraordinary work of women's history, offering a candid consideration of the wifely role in politics during a pre-women's movement era." — Texas ObserverChild of the Great Depression, teenage "Duchess of Palms" beauty queen, wife of an acclaimed novelist and later of a brilliant U.S. congressman, and ultimately a successful single working woman and mother, Nadine Eckhardt has lived a
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A Short History of San Francisco

by Tom Cole ...

A concise, "colorful, well-told" history of the City by the Bay, from the Gold Rush to the Summer of Love to the twenty-first century ( Los Angeles Times).This is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and gamblers, crackbrains and dreamers, the building of ... Read more

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A concise, "colorful, well-told" history of the City by the Bay, from the Gold Rush to the Summer of Love to the twenty-first century ( Los Angeles Times).This is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and gamblers, crackbrains and dreamers, the building of
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When Evil Came to Good Hart, 10th Anniversary Edition

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In this page-turning true-life whodunit, author Mardi Link looks into the cold-case files of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968, detailing and reviewing all the evidence to date. She crafts her book around police and court documents and historical and present-day statements and interviews, in addition to exploring the impact of the case on the ... Read more

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In this page-turning true-life whodunit, author Mardi Link looks into the cold-case files of the murders of a wealthy Detroit-area family in their northern Michigan cabin in 1968, detailing and reviewing all the evidence to date. She crafts her book around police and court documents and historical and present-day statements and interviews, in addition to exploring the impact of the case on the
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The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873

Including a Full and Complete Account of the Four Days' Draft Riot of 1863

by J. T. Headley ...

CONTENTSPREFACE.CHAPTER I.CHAPTER II. — THE NEGRO RIOTS OF 1712-1741.CHAPTER III. — THE STAMP-ACT RIOT OF 1765.CHAPTER IV. — DOCTORS' RIOT, 1788.CHAPTER V. — SPRING ELECTION RIOTS OF 1834.CHAPTER VI. — ABOLITION RIOTS OF 1834 AND 1835.CHAPTER VII. — FLOUR RIOT OF 1837.CHAPTER VIII. — ASTOR-PLACE RIOTS, 1849.CHAPTER IX. — POLICE RIOT—DEAD-RABBITS' RIOT—BREAD RIOT.CHAPTER X. — DRAFT RIOTS OF 1863 ... Read more

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CONTENTSPREFACE.CHAPTER I.CHAPTER II. — THE NEGRO RIOTS OF 1712-1741.CHAPTER III. — THE STAMP-ACT RIOT OF 1765.CHAPTER IV. — DOCTORS' RIOT, 1788.CHAPTER V. — SPRING ELECTION RIOTS OF 1834.CHAPTER VI. — ABOLITION RIOTS OF 1834 AND 1835.CHAPTER VII. — FLOUR RIOT OF 1837.CHAPTER VIII. — ASTOR-PLACE RIOTS, 1849.CHAPTER IX. — POLICE RIOT—DEAD-RABBITS' RIOT—BREAD RIOT.CHAPTER X. — DRAFT RIOTS OF 1863
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The Texas Rangers

A Century of Frontier Defense

by Walter Prescott Webb ...

Series series Texas Classics
The renowned historian's classic study of the Texas Ranger Division, presented with its original illustrations and a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.Texas Rangers tells the story of this unique law enforcement agency from its origin in 1823, when it was formed by "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, to the 1930s, when legendary lawman Frank Hamer tracked down the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. ... Read more

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The renowned historian's classic study of the Texas Ranger Division, presented with its original illustrations and a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.Texas Rangers tells the story of this unique law enforcement agency from its origin in 1823, when it was formed by "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, to the 1930s, when legendary lawman Frank Hamer tracked down the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde.
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A History of Appalachia

by Richard B. Drake ...

Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region.The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands ... Read more

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Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region.The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands
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The 1925 Tri-State Tornado’S Devastation in Franklin County, Hamilton County, and White County, Illinois

by Bob Johns ...

When the tornado roared across southern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana for many hours during the afternoon on March 18th in 1925, there was now way that people along the tornado path would know it was occurring before they could see it. This was because there was no radar systems then and the National Weather Service was not able to let people know that a tornado was going ... Read more

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When the tornado roared across southern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana for many hours during the afternoon on March 18th in 1925, there was now way that people along the tornado path would know it was occurring before they could see it. This was because there was no radar systems then and the National Weather Service was not able to let people know that a tornado was going
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Touring the Shenandoah Valley Backroads

by Andrea Sutcliffe ...

Shenandoah—most often translated as "Daughter of the Stars"—is one of the loveliest names in the language. Backroads travelers will find that it fits the Valley perfectly. Most people know the Shenandoah Valley for its Civil War–era history, from Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859 to Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862 to the Battle of New Market in 1864. Fewer ... Read more

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Shenandoah—most often translated as "Daughter of the Stars"—is one of the loveliest names in the language. Backroads travelers will find that it fits the Valley perfectly. Most people know the Shenandoah Valley for its Civil War–era history, from Robert E. Lee's capture of John Brown at Harpers Ferry in 1859 to Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862 to the Battle of New Market in 1864. Fewer
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San Francisco, California

by Patricia Kennedy ...

Series series Images of America
On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the life and times of the city's earliest residents and their ... Read more

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On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the life and times of the city's earliest residents and their
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A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Volume I)

by Stephen M. Ostrander ...

A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Volume I) At the time of his death, in 1885, Mr. Ostrander had completed considerable MS. for a history of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County; had prepared many chronological notes with a view to fuller writing, and had accumulated a mass of material in the form of transcripts, references, newspaper and other reports. It was his own ... Read more

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A History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County (Volume I) At the time of his death, in 1885, Mr. Ostrander had completed considerable MS. for a history of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County; had prepared many chronological notes with a view to fuller writing, and had accumulated a mass of material in the form of transcripts, references, newspaper and other reports. It was his own
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To Live Again

Archeology and History of the Robinson-West River Plantation 1857-2011

by Bill D. West ...

The reader of this book will be taken on a fascinating journey from the earliest days of the historic Robinson plantation of 150 years ago, to its present day name of the West River Plantation. Carved out of the wilderness of east Texas , the estate rose to immense prosperity during the industrial revolution, only to fall into inevitable decline and tragedy. Reduced to a few acres, and the home in ... Read more

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The reader of this book will be taken on a fascinating journey from the earliest days of the historic Robinson plantation of 150 years ago, to its present day name of the West River Plantation. Carved out of the wilderness of east Texas , the estate rose to immense prosperity during the industrial revolution, only to fall into inevitable decline and tragedy. Reduced to a few acres, and the home in
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Kentucky Moonshine

by David W. Maurer ...

A concise, lively history of how the Bluegrass State became famous for illicit distilleries, by the author of The Big Con.When the first American tax on distilled spirits was established in 1791, violence broke out in Pennsylvania. The resulting Whiskey Rebellion sent hundreds of families down the Ohio River by flatboat, stills on board, to settle anew in the fertile bottomlands of Kentucky.Once ... Read more

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A concise, lively history of how the Bluegrass State became famous for illicit distilleries, by the author of The Big Con.When the first American tax on distilled spirits was established in 1791, violence broke out in Pennsylvania. The resulting Whiskey Rebellion sent hundreds of families down the Ohio River by flatboat, stills on board, to settle anew in the fertile bottomlands of Kentucky.Once
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