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How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

par Elyse Graham ...

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the warAt the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly formed—and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly, ... En savoir plus

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The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the warAt the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today’s CIA, was quickly formed—and, in an effort to fill its ranks with experts, the OSS turned to academia for recruits. Suddenly,
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Cattle Kingdom

The Hidden History of the Cowboy West

par Christopher Knowlton ...

**"The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!" —Douglas Brinkley, The New York Times–bestselling author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaThe open-range cattle era lasted barely a quarter century, but it left America irrevocably changed. Cattle Kingdom ... En savoir plus

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**"The best all-around study of the American cowboy ever written. Every page crackles with keen analysis and vivid prose about the Old West. A must-read!" —Douglas Brinkley, The New York Times–bestselling author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for AmericaThe open-range cattle era lasted barely a quarter century, but it left America irrevocably changed. Cattle Kingdom
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Beach Blanket Bedlam

Volume Two in the Service with a Sneer Chronicles

par John J. Lamb ...

Finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion award in the nonfiction category.Back in 1982, Frankie and Annette wouldn’t have survived ten minutes on this beach. Not before either being robbed, brutally assaulted, or forced to flee in terror from a violent lunatic amped to the gills on angel dust.Incredibly, the seaside sands were still much safer than the anarchic downtown streets of ... En savoir plus

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Finalist for the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion award in the nonfiction category.Back in 1982, Frankie and Annette wouldn’t have survived ten minutes on this beach. Not before either being robbed, brutally assaulted, or forced to flee in terror from a violent lunatic amped to the gills on angel dust.Incredibly, the seaside sands were still much safer than the anarchic downtown streets of
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The United States of Cryptids

A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

par J. W. Ocker ...

Welcome to the stranger side of America—where monsters lurk in forests, lakes, swamps, deserts, and roadside legends across all fifty states.The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters is a fascinating and fully illustrated journey through the weird world of American cryptids, from iconic creatures like Bigfoot and Mothman to bizarre local legends most people have never ... En savoir plus

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Welcome to the stranger side of America—where monsters lurk in forests, lakes, swamps, deserts, and roadside legends across all fifty states.The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters is a fascinating and fully illustrated journey through the weird world of American cryptids, from iconic creatures like Bigfoot and Mothman to bizarre local legends most people have never
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Service With a Sneer

The Unrepentant Recollections of An Old-School Cop

par John J. Lamb ...

Are you ready for a stroll down memory alley?Can you recall a time when cops arrested rioters who were setting fire to buildings and vandalizing historical monuments? Remember when shoplifters actually went to jail? Imagine an era when violent lunatics weren’t allowed to wander freely through neighborhoods and menace residents.Don’t you wish you lived in a time when the police were allowed to do ... En savoir plus

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Are you ready for a stroll down memory alley?Can you recall a time when cops arrested rioters who were setting fire to buildings and vandalizing historical monuments? Remember when shoplifters actually went to jail? Imagine an era when violent lunatics weren’t allowed to wander freely through neighborhoods and menace residents.Don’t you wish you lived in a time when the police were allowed to do
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The Third Coast

When Chicago Built the American Dream

par Thomas L. Dyja ...

**Winner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland PrizeA critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture**Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous ... En savoir plus

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**Winner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland PrizeA critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture**Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to-coast journey included a stop in Chicago, and this flow of people and commodities made it the crucible for American culture and innovation. In luminous
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Landmarks Historic Sites of Long Island

par Ralph F. Brady ...

New York's Long Island is long on history from land to sea! Ralph Brady covers well known and unknown sites, events, homes, places and people. Everyone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it's like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old carousel to World War II camps and missile sites, Long Island native Ralph Brady reveals the secrets to what ... En savoir plus

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New York's Long Island is long on history from land to sea! Ralph Brady covers well known and unknown sites, events, homes, places and people. Everyone lucky enough to live on Long Island already knows that it's like nowhere else in the world. From lighthouses and a one-hundred-year-old carousel to World War II camps and missile sites, Long Island native Ralph Brady reveals the secrets to what
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Dallas

The Making of a Modern City

par Patricia Evridge Hill ...

From the ruthless deals of the Ewing clan on TV's "Dallas" to the impeccable customer service of Neiman-Marcus, doing business has long been the hallmark of Dallas. Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, Dallas business leaders amassed unprecedented political power and civic influence, which remained largely unchallenged until the 1970s. In this innovative history, Patricia Evridge Hill explores the ... En savoir plus

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From the ruthless deals of the Ewing clan on TV's "Dallas" to the impeccable customer service of Neiman-Marcus, doing business has long been the hallmark of Dallas. Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, Dallas business leaders amassed unprecedented political power and civic influence, which remained largely unchallenged until the 1970s. In this innovative history, Patricia Evridge Hill explores the
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Revolutionary Bergen County

The Road to Independence

par Barbara Z. Marchant ...

Along the banks of the Hudson River, New Jersey's Bergen County endured much of the brunt of the Revolutionary War. With an impressive compilation of scholarly essays, Barbara Z. Marchant and company vividly portray those who found their lives altered by the conflict, from famous military men, such as George Washington, who attained glory on the battlefields to ordinary citizens like Helen Brasher ... En savoir plus

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Along the banks of the Hudson River, New Jersey's Bergen County endured much of the brunt of the Revolutionary War. With an impressive compilation of scholarly essays, Barbara Z. Marchant and company vividly portray those who found their lives altered by the conflict, from famous military men, such as George Washington, who attained glory on the battlefields to ordinary citizens like Helen Brasher
... En savoir plus
Lone Star Justice

The First Century of the Texas Rangers

par Robert M. Utley ...

From The Lone Ranger to Lonesome Dove, the Texas Rangers have been celebrated in fact and fiction for their daring exploits in bringing justice to the Old West. In Lone Star Justice, best-selling author Robert M. Utley captures the first hundred years of Ranger history, in a narrative packed with adventures worthy of Zane Grey or Larry McMurtry. The Rangers began in the 1820s as loose groups of ... En savoir plus

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From The Lone Ranger to Lonesome Dove, the Texas Rangers have been celebrated in fact and fiction for their daring exploits in bringing justice to the Old West. In Lone Star Justice, best-selling author Robert M. Utley captures the first hundred years of Ranger history, in a narrative packed with adventures worthy of Zane Grey or Larry McMurtry. The Rangers began in the 1820s as loose groups of
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Astor

The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

par Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe ...

A NPR Best Book of the YearThe number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family dynasty, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention.From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first ... En savoir plus

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A NPR Best Book of the YearThe number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family dynasty, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American story—of ambition, invention, destruction, and reinvention.From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first
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True Crime Stories of the Triad

par Cathy Pickens ...

Crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist's eye to the stories that define the sinister--and quirky--side of the Triad. The Triad region ranks high in national murder statistics, but crime stories are always more interesting than numbers. Crimes in North Carolina's Piedmont happen in small towns, rural farmhouses and elegant mansions, carried out by criminals who were just visiting, some who ... En savoir plus

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Crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist's eye to the stories that define the sinister--and quirky--side of the Triad. The Triad region ranks high in national murder statistics, but crime stories are always more interesting than numbers. Crimes in North Carolina's Piedmont happen in small towns, rural farmhouses and elegant mansions, carried out by criminals who were just visiting, some who
... En savoir plus
Lost Attractions of Florida

par James C. Clark ...

Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, ... En savoir plus

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Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front,
... En savoir plus
Calamity Jane

The Life and Legend of Martha Jane Cannary

par D. J. Herda ...

Young Martha Jane Cannary began life as a camp follower and street urchin. Parentless by the age of twelve, she morphed into the mother of two who just as often took employment as a waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl as she did an Indian scout or bullwhacker. Just as likely to wear a dress as she was buckskins, she was impossible to ignore no matter what she wore, particularly after she’d had ... En savoir plus

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Young Martha Jane Cannary began life as a camp follower and street urchin. Parentless by the age of twelve, she morphed into the mother of two who just as often took employment as a waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl as she did an Indian scout or bullwhacker. Just as likely to wear a dress as she was buckskins, she was impossible to ignore no matter what she wore, particularly after she’d had
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Ghosts of 42nd Street

A History of America's Most Infamous Block

par Anthony Bianco ...

Imagine shuffling down Broadway through the hustle and bustle right into the nonstop, neon heart of New York City: 42nd Street.Once a quiet neighborhood of brownstones and churches, the area wastransformed in the early 1900s into an entertainment hub unlike any in theworld. No place has ever evoked the glamour and romantic possibility of bigcity nightlife as vividly as did 42nd Street. It was the ... En savoir plus

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Imagine shuffling down Broadway through the hustle and bustle right into the nonstop, neon heart of New York City: 42nd Street.Once a quiet neighborhood of brownstones and churches, the area wastransformed in the early 1900s into an entertainment hub unlike any in theworld. No place has ever evoked the glamour and romantic possibility of bigcity nightlife as vividly as did 42nd Street. It was the
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Tippecanoe County and the 1913 Flood

par Pete Bill ...

Heralding the coming spring, the weather forecast promised a warm and sunny Easter in 1913. Little did the citizens of Tippecanoe County realize that a furious deluge would cause the Wabash River to swell to an ungovernable and lethal height. Bridges collapsed, whole buildings came unmoored from their foundations and washed away and heroic rescue attempts saved lives and cost others. Using ... En savoir plus

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Heralding the coming spring, the weather forecast promised a warm and sunny Easter in 1913. Little did the citizens of Tippecanoe County realize that a furious deluge would cause the Wabash River to swell to an ungovernable and lethal height. Bridges collapsed, whole buildings came unmoored from their foundations and washed away and heroic rescue attempts saved lives and cost others. Using
... En savoir plus
American Political History

A Very Short Introduction

par Donald T. Critchlow ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country's national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual ... En savoir plus

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The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country's national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual
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Blue Ridge Country

par Jean Thomas, Erskine Caldwell, Editor ...

CONTENTSThe Country and the PeopleTHE LANDTHE PEOPLEBLAZING THE TRAILTHE MOUNTAINEERLand of Feuds and StillsHATFIELDS AND MCCOYSPEACEMAKERTAKING SIDESMARTIN-TOLLIVER TROUBLESFAMILY HONORProducts of the SoilTIMBERWOMAN’S WORKTraditionPHILOMEL WHIFFET’S SINGING SCHOOLRIDDLES AND FORTUNESTHE INFARE WEDDING<... ... En savoir plus

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CONTENTSThe Country and the PeopleTHE LANDTHE PEOPLEBLAZING THE TRAILTHE MOUNTAINEERLand of Feuds and StillsHATFIELDS AND MCCOYSPEACEMAKERTAKING SIDESMARTIN-TOLLIVER TROUBLESFAMILY HONORProducts of the SoilTIMBERWOMAN’S WORKTraditionPHILOMEL WHIFFET’S SINGING SCHOOLRIDDLES AND FORTUNESTHE INFARE WEDDING<...
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The Black Hand

The Story of Rene "Boxer" Enriquez and His Life in the Mexican Mafia

par Chris Blatchford ...

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Step It Up and Go

The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk

par David Menconi ...

This book is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining North Carolina’s extraordinary contributions to American popular music. David Menconi spent three decades immersed in the state’s music, where traditions run deep but the energy expands in countless directions. Menconi shows how working-class roots and rebellion tie North Carolina’s Piedmont blues, jazz, and bluegrass to beach ... En savoir plus

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This book is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining North Carolina’s extraordinary contributions to American popular music. David Menconi spent three decades immersed in the state’s music, where traditions run deep but the energy expands in countless directions. Menconi shows how working-class roots and rebellion tie North Carolina’s Piedmont blues, jazz, and bluegrass to beach
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Morning of Fire

John Kendrick's Daring American Odyssey in the Pacific

par Scott Ridley ...

Morning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of one of the most exciting and uncertain times in world history, John Kendrick’s odyssey aboard his sailing ship Lady Washington carries him from the shores of New England across the unexplored waters of ... En savoir plus

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Morning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of one of the most exciting and uncertain times in world history, John Kendrick’s odyssey aboard his sailing ship Lady Washington carries him from the shores of New England across the unexplored waters of
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Early Organized Crime in Detroit

Vice, Corruption and the Rise of the Mafia

par James Buccellato ...

Though detectives denied it, the Italian mafia was operating in Detroit as early as 1900, and the city was forever changed. Bootleggers controlled the Detroit River and created a national distribution network for illegal booze during Prohibition. Gangsters, cops and even celebrities fell victim to the violence. Some politicians and prominent businessmen like Henry Ford's right-hand man, Harry ... En savoir plus

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Though detectives denied it, the Italian mafia was operating in Detroit as early as 1900, and the city was forever changed. Bootleggers controlled the Detroit River and created a national distribution network for illegal booze during Prohibition. Gangsters, cops and even celebrities fell victim to the violence. Some politicians and prominent businessmen like Henry Ford's right-hand man, Harry
... En savoir plus
Threads of Alaskan Gold (Expanded, Annotated)

par Sarah Fell ...

More than one woman ventured alone to the great Alaskan north during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Sarah Fell was one them. She did not find gold but nevertheless made a good living for herself through perseverance and resourcefulness. Lucky for us, she left us this volume full of stories, facts about prices in the gold rush, and how she made her way."I have seen strong men in middle ... En savoir plus

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More than one woman ventured alone to the great Alaskan north during the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Sarah Fell was one them. She did not find gold but nevertheless made a good living for herself through perseverance and resourcefulness. Lucky for us, she left us this volume full of stories, facts about prices in the gold rush, and how she made her way."I have seen strong men in middle
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Hillbilly Elegy

A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

par J. D. Vance ...

Hillbilly Elegy recounts Vice President J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as the Vice President of the United States, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"You will not read a more importa... ... En savoir plus

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Hillbilly Elegy recounts Vice President J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as the Vice President of the United States, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"You will not read a more importa...
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