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Spirit of the New England Tribes
Indian History and Folklore, 1620–1984
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Spanning three centuries, this collection traces the historical evolution of legends, folktales, and traditions of four major native American groups from their earliest encounters with European settlers to the present. The book is based on some 240 folklore texts gathered from early colonial writings,...
A Spy in Their Midst
The World War II Struggle of a Japanese-American Hero
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 1995
A Japanese-American spy, captured by the Japanese in WWII, tells of his remarkable capture and survival.
by Kim S Haddow, George D. Haddow
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2013
Communications are key to the success of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Accurate information disseminated to the general public, to elected officials and community leaders, as well as to the media, reduces risk, saves lives and property, and speeds recovery. Disaster Communications...
I Love to Brush My Teeth Gustong-gusto ko Magsipilyo (English Tagalog Book for Kids)
English Tagalog Bilingual Collection
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
English Tagalog Bilingual Book. Perfect for kids studying English or Tagalog as their second language. Little Jimmy doesn’t like to brush his teeth. But when strange and magical things start happening to Little Jimmy, he begins to realize how important brushing his teeth can be.
Ang munting...
by S.A. Dunham
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print.
The Eastern Front Campaign
An Operational Level Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
The Eastern Front, 1941-1945, is one of the biggest and most decisive theaters of operation in modern history, and was the largest theater of war in World War Two. A total force of 9 million Germans and Russians battled on both sides with a combined strength of 590 divisions. Military losses approached...
by J Meseguer, I Pérez-Grande, A Sanz-Andrés
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Thermal control systems are an essential element of spacecraft design, ensuring that all parts of the spacecraft remain within acceptable temperature ranges at all times. Spacecraft thermal control describes the fundamentals of thermal control design and reviews current thermal control technologies....
The Birth of Britain (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
The Birth of Britain is the first volume of A History of the English Speaking Peoples, the immensely popular and eminently readable four-volume work by Winston Churchill. A rousing account of the early history of Britain, the work describes the great men and women of the past and their impact on the...
by Suzanne S. Kulp, Joseph F. Bieron
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2003
Attracted by the fertile soil, ample forests, and abundant water, the first pioneer arrived in the Orchard Park area in 1803, making this one of the earliest settlements in western New York. Prominent among the settlers were the Quakers, who built a picturesque meetinghouse that is still in use today....
by Margaret S. King
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
The author is convinced that the early Byzantine Church deliberately cut out sections from an historic text to conceal the truth about the crucifixion of a man they were promoting as their Messiah. She solves the mystery by reconstructing the deleted sections. King pieces together what happened in...
Tragedy at Graignes
The Bud Sophian Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
Tragedy at Graignes tells the story of Captain Bud Sophian, the only US Army officer who did not flee Graignes, France, as the Waffen SS overran the American positions and stormed the village. Sophian was a surgeon, and he refused to abandon the fourteen wounded paratroopers in his care. He surrendered...
Western Attitudes toward Death
From the Middle Ages to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1974
The Material Atlantic
Clothing, Commerce, and Colonization in the Atlantic World, 1650–1800
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
In this wide-ranging account, Robert DuPlessis examines globally sourced textiles that by dramatically altering consumer behaviour, helped create new economies and societies in the early modern world. This deeply researched history of cloth and clothing offers new insights into trade patterns, consumer...
Hurricane
The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
In 1967, the black boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and a young acquaintance, John Artis, were wrongly convicted of triple murder by an all-white jury in Paterson, New Jersey. Over the next decade, Carter gradually amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of celebrities...