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Solomon Northup
Twelve Years a Slave – Enhanced Edition by Dr. Sue Eakin Based on a Lifetime Project. New Info, Images, Maps
DR. SUE EAKIN EDITIONS PREFERRED BY COLLEGES SINCE 1968 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PICTURE GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER AUDIBLE AUDIOBOOK BY LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. "I wish to thank this amazing historian, Sue Eakin, who gave her life's work to preserving Solomon's story...
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Mark Essig
Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend—yet their flesh is banned in man...
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Steve Luxenberg
Separate: The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson, and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation
A New York Times Editors' Choice A myth-shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences. Plessy v. Ferguson , the Supreme Court case synonymous with “separate but equal,” created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimou...
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Jeff Gold
Sittin' In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s – Rare Photographs of Legendary Musicians and Integrated Nightlife in Jim Crow America
A rare collection of more than 200 full-color and black-and-white souvenir photographs and memorabilia that bring to life the renowned jazz nightclubs of the 1940s and 1950s, compiled by Grammy Award-winning record executive and music historian Jeff Gold and featuring exclusive interviews with Quinc...
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Stanley Clisby Arthur
Walking Tours of Old New Orleans
Originally published in 1936, an invaluable guide to wander with. Walking Tours of Old New Orleans was written for those who want to wander along the narrow streets of New Orleans' Vieux Carr� and view its historic antiquated buildings, look upon beflowered patios and flagged courtyards, or ins...
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Ashutosh Bhagwat
Our Democratic First Amendment
The First Amendment to the US Constitution protects free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association and assembly, and the right to petition the government. Why did the Framers protect these particular rights? What role were these rights intended to play in our democracy? And what force do ...
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Lee Sandlin
Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild
A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America's historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.   Beginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, Wicked River bri...
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Howard Means
Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story
“Finally, the cliché is peeled away and the essence of this utterly American character is so revealing. John Chapman comes alive here and it is a thrilling experience to escape the specific gravity of the decades of myth” (Ken Burns). This portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-b...
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James R. Arnold
Jeff Davis's Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier
The men of the Second Cavalry went to Texas to fight Indians. Then they returned home to fight each other. The creation of the Second Cavalry in 1855 was a watershed event in the history of the United States Army. Ordered to engage the Native American tribes whose persistent raids were slowing th...
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Kaufman
Cardozo
Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, unarguably one of the most outstanding judges of the twentieth century, is a man whose name remains prominent and whose contributions to the law remain relevant. This first complete biography of the longtime member and chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals and Justice...
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Susan Jacoby
Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion
In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has chan...
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Ridley Pearson
Killer Summer (Sun Valley Series)
Sun Valley, Idaho—playground of the wealthy and politically connected—is home to an annual wine auction that attracts high rollers from across the country, and Blaine County sheriff Walt Fleming must ensure it goes on without a hitch. The world’s most elite wine connoisseurs have descended on ...
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Stan Sutton
100 Things Hoosiers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 Things...Fans Should Know)
This guide to all things Hoosiers tells the history of Indiana University basketball across several decades and covers anything and everything a fan should know. It takes years of Hoosiers history and distills it to the absolute best and most compelling, identifying the personalities, events, and fa...
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Mark C. Mattes
Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty: A Reappraisal
Many contemporary theologians seek to retrieve the concept of beauty as a way for people to encounter God. This groundbreaking book argues that while Martin Luther's view of beauty has often been ignored or underappreciated, it has much to contribute to that quest. Mark Mattes, one of today's leadin...
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Heidi Schulz
Hook's Revenge, Book 1 Hook's Revenge (Hook's Revenge, Book 1)
Twelve-year-old Jocelyn dreams of becoming every bit as daring as her infamous father, Captain James Hook. Her grandfather, on the other hand, intends to see her starched and pressed into a fine society lady. When she’s sent to Miss Eliza Crumb-Biddlecomb’s Finishing School for Young Ladies, Joc...
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Ave Maria Press
Oremus: A Treasury of Latin Prayers with English Translations (Latin and English Edition)
Oremus allows Catholics to experience anew—or for the first time—the beauty and rich spiritual heritage of the language used for almost two-thousand years in the scriptures, liturgy, and prayers of the Church. Traditional Latin prayers such as the Ave Maria, Sancte Michael, and Tantum Ergo are ...
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David McCullough
Brave Companions: Portraits In History
From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has writte...
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Seth Mnookin
Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top
An inside account about how the Boston Red Sox rose from a reputedly "cursed" team to World Series champions documents such topics as the 2001 sale of the team, recent player trades and acquisitions, and plans for the next decade. By the author of Hard News. 250,000 first printing. Not so many years...
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Larry Niven
Building Harlequin's Moon
The first interstellar starship, John Glenn, fled a Solar System populated by rogue AIs and machine/human hybrids, threatened by too much nanotechnology and rife with political dangers. The John Glenn' s crew intended to terraform the nearly pristine planet Ymir, in hopes of creating a utopian so...
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Richard "Pete" Peterson
50 Great Moments in Pittsburgh Sports: From the Flying Dutchman to Sid the Kid
A century of Pittsburgh’s rich sports history is celebrated through 50 greatest moments in this volume, culled from the coverage by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Among the storied past of athletics in the Pennsylvanian city, this collection highlights such events as the Pirates at the World Serie...
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