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Delaware Before the Railroads
by Dave TablerHistorical overview of Delaware history 1610-1832, illustrated with 100+ photographs of the state's historic sites as they look currently. -
THE AUSCHWITZ PROTOCOLS: CESLAV MORDOWICZ AND THE RACE TO SAVE HUNGARY'S JEWS
by Fred R. BleakleyThe clock was ticking on the Nazi plan to annihilate the last group of Hungarian Jewry. But after nearly suffocating in an underground bunker, Auschwitz prisoners Ceslav Mordowicz and Arnost Rosin escaped and told Jewish leaders what they had seen. Their testimony in early June, 1944, corroborated earlier hard-to-believe reports of mass killing in Auschwitz by lethal gas and provided eyewitness accounts of record daily arrivals of Hungarian Jews meeting the same fate. It was the spark needed to ... more -
George Washington Dealmaker-In-Chief
by Cyrus A. AnsaryDrawing on substantial new material, Cyrus A. Ansary gives a riveting account of how George Washington sought to put in place in America an economic system that was the antithesis of what had existed in the colonies under British rule. The entrepreneurial economy – which nurtures and rewards innovation and inventiveness – did not sprout into being in the United States by sheer happenstance. It was put in place by our first President. He painstakingly laid the foundation for it, but it did not ta... more -
Breaking Barriers: The First Ladies of Education
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During the Lockdown Ludo or Satta Why?
by guru sattaking1During the lockdown, people suffered a lot. They felt bored, exhausted, and lazy because they had nothing to do. Many people have played Ludo in their house but is this game worth you? I can guarantee you that you enjoyed this satta game but there is no profit from it. Satta king game is one of the best games played in the lockdown season. Ludo can enjoy you but making money from it cannot be possible. -
1492 Jewish Bravehood: The victorious saga from Spain to America
by Paul RothIn a journalistic style, the author narrates the trajectory of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. He highlights the afflictions suffered in Portugal, the birth of the Amsterdam Community, and rescues the Recife Community, the first in the Americas. After the expulsion from Brazil in 1654, some refugees founded the New York City Community. -
The Great California Story
by Carl R PalmCalifornia is one of a kind. Few dispute it. But what are the facts on which this reputation rests? The Great California Story aspires to answer that question in a way not systematically undertaken before. It makes no pretentions to replacing the picture of California that traditional histories typically draw. It aspires instead to amplify and complete that picture. The book has been envisioned from the beginning as an evergreen that should read as freshly ten years from now as it does tod... more -
Bravo Zulu: My Search to Save Classic Warbirds
by Jerry YagenEstablished from the largest private collection of vintage warplanes in the US, the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, is a time capsule of aviation in the 20th century with an emphasis on World War II. Bravo Zulu is an account of this brainchild of celebrated collector Jerry Yagen and his wife Elaine. These pages recall some of the most exciting war stories ever told and some of the most famous airplanes of all time—from Replica Fokker Dr. I triplanes built to resemble those flown by t... more -
Bourgueil Tapestry
by Douglas BullisThe famed Bayeux Tapestry depicted a few days in the lives of soldiers in October, 1066. But where was everybody else? In this Bourgueil Tapestry we see and read what everyday people lived like from 1003 through 1905. Their stories are sourced entirely from visual images from the times they lived in. In 231 color images and 43,000 words, Bourgueil Tapestry is a portrait of people's days as accurate as its military counterpart in the Bayeux Museum.
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Ancient Explorers and Their Amazing Maps
by Leslie TragerDiscover new history of ancient exploration. An analysis of European maps made between the 13th to 17th centuries shows that these were copies of maps surveyed as far as 5000 years ago. Accurate maps of the Mediterranean and North Africa are found, by examining geographical features reflected by these maps, to go back 5000 years. Maps of the Americas and Antarctica (without ice at its coast) are found to be copies of maps surveyed about 3700 years ago. The technological ability of the ancient ci... more -
The Borinqueneers: A Visual History of the 65th Infantry Regiment
by Noemi Figueroa SouletAn inspiring collection of more than 700 rare photographs which traces the glorious history of the 65th Infantry Regiment, the only Hispanic-segregated unit in U.S. Army history, comprised primarily of Puerto Ricans. This bilingual edition illustrates the regiment's more than 120 years of service, from its origins in 1899 through its service in three wars. The historical content and veteran quotes provide an in-depth perspective about the service of one of the country's last segregate... more
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From Asteroids to Pandemics
by Jose Nessin AbboThis book is about the existential risks humankind is confronting in the midst of a spontaneous world, and the dangers facing the continuation of our civilization. -
From Asteroids to Pandemics
by Jose Nessin AbboBook focuses on existential riks, and the dilemma our civilization has in a world of spontaneous risks. -
The Black Story: Who Made It a Sin to be Black: Choosing Racism Over Human Decency
by Debbie AlstonAn urgent telling of Black history of racism. A testament to African Americans' struggles with slavery, segregation, and police brutality. -
Gridiron Gypsies: How the Carlisle Indians Shaped Modern Football
by Tom BenjeyWhen Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Richard Henry Pratt acceded to students’ request that they be allowed to play football against other schools he had two conditions: 1) that they not slug or they would be considered savages if they did, and 2) in a few years they would play and beat the best team in the land. In 1896, just their third full season of play, they played tight games with the country’s four best teams in successive weeks, all on the road. Experts observed that... more
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American Clarion Call: Our Journey Through History
by Michael BoyajianMike and Jeri share their journeys through American history visiting historic sites, attending patriot events and honoring family members who served from the American Revolution to the present while campaigning, protesting and voting.
"The person we had just purchased our historic 1841 John Adams style saltbox home from said that a flag had flown from this house since 9-11. We quickly asked him why the flag had not been flying before then.
"A great tribute to your ... more