A writer inherits an old home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Plumas County but finds it it's still occupied. The occupant, the restless spirit of a United States Army Captain who was ordered to lead a detachment of Cherokee on a forced removal to Oklahoma in 1838. Named Munroe-Who-Can-Not-Die by an old medicine woman, court martialed for a traitor and deserter and hanged as a result of prejudicial justice, he's waited 158 years to clear his name by telling his story; the story of an imm...

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 prosperous, primarily Black area known nationally as Black Wall Street. The Nation Must Awa...

An in-depth look at places—nation-states, states, and provinces—that are geographically side-by-side but otherwise, worlds apart.In the summer of 1968, Mary Soderstrom and her husband loaded up their VW Beetle and immigrated to Canada from the United States. The contrast between their new home and their old led to a long-running reflection on what makes the two countries different. How could two places that are similar in so many ways be so disparate in others?...

The American dream is possible with these patriotic pups!Wag your tail and wave your flag for the founding principles of freedom and liberty. In One Nation Under Dog, you can celebrate the loyalty and enthusiasm of our faithful four-legged friends and honor your country like never before.Each page offers a tribute to the American dream through the inspiring words of our nation's greatest leaders and heartwarming photographs of puppie...

A hot topic and a sensitive one for parents is given practical and supportive advice in this NCT guideCouples need accurate information in order to be able to give informed consent to antenatal testing. Ultrasound, amniocentesis and other tests can be emotive issues and sensitive times.This book discusses with the help of useful case studies and enough scientific information to be of genuine help and not confusing:• whether tests reassure parents or create even more ...

Hot Springs was one of the first areas set aside as a federal land reservation in 1832�predating the first national park at Yellowstone by 40 years. In 1921, it was officially designated a national park. Physically the smallest of the 59 US national parks today, Hot Springs measures just larger than 5,500 acres. Its 47 on-site springs produce more than 700,000 gallons of thermal water per day. From early natives who quarried novaculite found in the surrounding hills to famous politicians, ...

The War for a Nation provides a brief introduction to the American Civil War from the perspective of military personnel and civilians who participated in the conflict. Susan-Mary Grant brings the war, its many battles, and those who fought them – male and female, black and white – to the center of a riveting narrative that is accessible to general readers and students of American history. The War for a Nation explains, in a clear narrative structure, the war's origins, it...

In the ninth edition of "The National Cook Book," Hannah Mary Peterson presents a compelling compilation of culinary wisdom that reflects the diverse tapestry of American cuisine at the turn of the twentieth century. Richly illustrated and thoughtfully organized, the book features a plethora of meticulously tested recipes that emphasize both traditional dishes and innovative gastronomy. Peterson's literary style is both accessible and authoritative, using clear instructions that cater to b...

WINNER Literary Review of Canada’s 100 Most Important Canadian Books, 2005WINNER Margaret McWilliams Award, 1999“I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry.”—Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923)"[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer in existance that the average Indian residential school.”—N. Walker, Indian Affairs Superintendent (1948)

An important new biography of Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman from the South to serve in CongressDuring her keynote speech at the 1976 Democratic Party convention, Barbara Jordan of Texas stood before a rapt audience and reflected on where Americans stood in that bicentennial year. “Are we to be one people bound together by a common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor, or will we become a divided nation? For all of its uncertainty, we cannot flee the future....

Everything tastes better with bacon. One of those flavor-packed, umami-rich, secret-weapon ingredients, it has the power to elevate just about any dish, from soups to souffle´s, braises to bread pudding.Peter Kaminsky and Marie Rama know just how to employ it. Peter is the author of both Pig Perfect—a paean to the noble swine—and, most recently, Culinary Intelligence, which argues that the healthiest way to eat is to eat less but really well. He and Marie know tha...

“I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry.” — Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923)“[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer in existance that the average Indian residential school.” — N. Walker, Indian Affairs Superintendent (1948)For over 100 years, thousands of Aboriginal children passed through the Canadian...