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by Frederic Lombardi
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
It could be said that the career of Canadian-born film director Allan Dwan (1885–1981) began at the dawn of the American motion picture industry. Originally a scriptwriter, Dwan became a director purely by accident. Even so, his creativity and problem-solving skills propelled him to the top of his...
Van Heflin
A Life in Film
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
A versatile craftsman, actor Van Heflin was never concerned with popularity or comfortable with stardom. Lauded by his peers, Heflin won over moviegoers with his portrayal of resolute homesteader Joe Starrett in George Stevens’ classic Shane (1953). He impressed in all genres, convincingly portraying...
Margaret O'Brien
A Career Chronicle and Biography
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
Among Hollywood’s child stars are some talented children, normal and pleasant who find fame in film. Margaret O'Brien is one; her career began in 1941. The fresh-faced moppet quickly became a sensation and won the 1944 Academy Award for Outstanding Child Actress. As Adele in Jane Eyre (1944) and...
by Robert Nott
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Reclusive American actor Randolph Scott, known for his subtle, dignified performances in almost 60 westerns, has been called the “most genuine Westerner.” His career began in 1928 with the first of several bit parts; his first starring role was 1932’s Heritage of the Desert. He fought in World...
The ATL-98 Carvair
A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
The ATL-98 Carvair is a truly unusual aircraft. Converted from 19 C-54 World War II transport planes and two DC-4 airliners into a small fleet of air ferries by Aviation Traders of Southend, England, the Carvair allowed commercial air passengers to accompany their automobiles onboard the aircraft....
Holy War
The Rise of Militant Christian, Jewish and Islamic Fundamentalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2015
Temple Mount is believed by some Jews to be the locus of their ancient Temple. Known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), this site is home to two mosques, one of which is the third most holy shrine in all of Islam. Jewish fundamentalists want to destroy the mosques on Temple Mount...
Deadly Turbulence
The Air Safety Lessons of Braniff Flight 250 and Other Airliners, 1959-1966
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2014
Jet airliner operations in the United States began in 1958, bringing, it was thought, a new era of fast, high, safe, smooth, sophisticated travel. But almost immediately, the new aircraft were involved in incidents and accidents that showed jets created new problems even as they solved old ones. This...
Settlers of the American West
The Lives of 231 Notable Pioneers
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Depictions of the American west in literature, art and film perpetuate romantic stereotypes of the pioneers—the gold-crazed ’49er, the intrepid sodbuster. While ennobling the woodsman, the farmwife and the lawman, this tunnel vision of American history has shortchanged the whaler, the assayer,...
Mexican Business Culture
Essays on Tradition, Ethics, Entrepreneurship and Commerce and the State
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Western business owners and managers are increasingly interested in doing business in Mexico. Yet few have thoroughly investigated the country’s business climate and culture. This collection of new essays by contributors who work in and research the business culture of Mexico takes a combined academic...
by Merrie A. Fidler
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
This in-depth treatment of the organization and operation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League draws on primary documents from league owner Arthur Meyerhoff and others for a unique perspective inside the AAGPBL. The study begins with a brief history of women’s softball, an important...
Small Town Economic Development
Reports on Growth Strategies in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
We tend to associate small town economic development with the decline of the rural United States—empty houses, shuttered shops and rusting factories. A common diagnosis of sluggish small town recovery is their lack of lifestyle amenities that attract new residents and businesses. Yet many small...
Jersey Joe Walcott
A Boxing Biography
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Born into extreme poverty in 1914, Jersey Joe Walcott began boxing at the age of 16 to help feed his hungry family. After ten years, without proper training and with little to show for his efforts beyond some frightful beatings, Walcott quit the ring. A chance meeting with a fight promoter who recognized...
Jock Mahoney
The Life and Films of a Hollywood Stuntman
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first...
Jazz on My Mind
Liner Notes, Anecdotes and Conversations from the 1940s to the 2000s
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Dr. Herb Wong (1926–2014) was an internationally recognized jazz industry leader and the author of more than 400 liner notes from the 1940s through the early 2000s. He reviewed not only the tracks on those albums but the artists and their eras as well. This book features the best of Wong’s liner...