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In Search of the Kuskokwim and Other Great Endeavors
The Life and Times of J. Edward Spurr
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
The United States knew relatively little about Alaska prior to the turn of the century when the Klondike Gold Rush was about to attract thousands of stampeders north, many of them spilling over into Alaska as more gold was discovered on the Yukon River and her tributaries. The government had few reliable...
The Victory Album
Reflections on the Good Life after the Good War
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2013
In these essays, a combination of personal remembrance and broad-stroke cultural history, Philip Beidler addresses the culture and politics of post–WWII America: the national blindness toward the Holocaust and a rising China, the canker of McCarthyism, ascendant cultures of hard smoking and heavy...
by Len Lazarick
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017
Jim Rouse secretly bought 14,000 acres of farmland in segregated Howard County, Maryland, in 1964. He promised to transform the land into a city of 100,000 that was "economically diverse, poly-cultural, multi-faith and interracial." Veteran journalist Len Lazarick tells the fascinating story...
Tahoe Tales of Historic Times & Unforgettable People
Of Historic Times & Unforgettable People
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
This manuscript is a collection of short stories that were originally prepared as part of a radio program that began in the early 1980s as a summer informational and educational program for Tahoe area residents and visitors. Between 1982 and 1985, the author presented over a hundred live radio features...
by Linda Maye Adams
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2015
On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever when four planes crashed, including one that struck the Pentagon in Washington, DC.Linda Maye Adams describes the events of the day in Washington DC from a Desert Storm veteran’s perspective. This story moves chronologically through what happened...
by Addison Richards
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Addison Richards takes us on a trip up the East River and down the Hudson, around Manhattan, the whole of New York City in the 1860's.
by Charles F. Dudley, Peter M. Dunbar
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Completely updated guide to the laws governing homeowners associations in Florida. Cross-referenced to the latest Florida statutes, this book covers everything from creating and maintaining a budget to conducting productive meetings. Includes 27 forms that can be adapted to any association.
The Hogg Family and Houston
Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Progressive former governor James Stephen Hogg moved his business headquarters to Houston in 1905. For seven decades, his children Will, Ima, and Mike Hogg used their political ties, social position, and family fortune to improve the lives of fellow Houstonians. As civic activists, they espoused...
Radical Gotham
Anarchism in New York City from Schwab's Saloon to Occupy Wall Street
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
New York City's identity as a cultural and artistic center, as a point of arrival for millions of immigrants sympathetic to anarchist ideas, and as a hub of capitalism made the city a unique and dynamic terrain for anarchist activity. For 150 years, Gotham's cosmopolitan setting created a unique interplay...
As Always, Norb
Ww Ii Letters of Norbert A. Rawert, Us Army, and Family
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
The letters are worn thin from rereading and sharing with family and friends, and age has discolored them. As you read the letters, you will relive the war experience in the details of the Rawert familys everyday lives, love, worry, concern, faith, pride, and neighborhood news of a typical American...
Santa Barbara
Another HarborTown History
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012
This comprehensive, concise history of Santa Barbara will introduce you to this stunningly-beautiful town. With over 30 historical photographs, this 100-page story of Santa Barbara is a must read for visitors and residents alike.
Reforming Hollywood:How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies
How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2012
Hollywood and Christianity often seem to be at war. Indeed, there is a long list of movies that have attracted religious condemnation, from Gone with the Wind with its notorious "damn," to The Life of Brian and The Last Temptation of Christ. But the reality, writes William Romanowski, has been far...
by Raymond B. Fosdick and Albert L. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2011
A study of alcohol regulation commissioned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and authoried by Raymond Fosdick and Albert Scott that was published shortly before the repeal of Prohibition. Provides guidance and understanding of various alcohol regulatory approaches and the limits of alcohol regulation. Note: this is a reproduction of an historical document, and best viewed in a two-page layout.
Quellen zum Bau- und Enteignungsrecht (19401958)
Entwuerfe zu einem Reichsbaugesetz (1940/41) Vorentwurf zu einem Deutschen Baugesetzbuch von 1942 Entwuerfe zu einem Baugesetzbuch (1949/50) Baulandbeschaffungsgesetz vom 3.8.1953 Entwurf zu einem Bundesenteignungsgesetz von 1958
Language: German
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Die Edition macht die Entwürfe des Reichsarbeitsministeriums von 1940/41 zu einem Reichsbaugesetz, den Vorentwurf zu einem Deutschen Baugesetzbuch von 1942 sowie die Entwürfe zu einem Baugesetzbuch für Bayern und die Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu einem Baugesetzbuch sowie die Materialien zum Baulandbeschaffungsgesetz...