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The 5th Marine Regiment Devil Dogs in World War I
A History and Roster
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
More than 8,000 men served in the Fifth Marine Regiment during World War I and the occupation of Germany. Marine units were among the first to arrive in war-torn Europe in 1917, and they sustained greater casualties than other American units. This book tells the story of the “Devil Dogs” in World...
Commonsense Copyright
A Guide for Educators and Librarians, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
This second edition presents information updated as of the end of 1998 regarding the Copyright Act as currently amended. Applicable to both general and specialized audiences, the book covers copyright as it applies to a variety of settings, with numerous usage examples and guideline charts, all presented...
The Star Wars Phenomenon in Britain
The Blockbuster Impact and the Galaxy of Merchandise, 1977-1983
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Among the top-grossing Hollywood blockbusters of all time, Star Wars launched one of the most successful movie and licensing franchises in history. Yet much of the film’s backstory was set in Britain, where the original trilogy was made and where early efforts at tie-in merchandising were spearheaded....
by Godfrey Oswald
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2017
Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles...
The Williamston Freedom Movement
A North Carolina Town's Struggle for Civil Rights, 1957-1970
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
During the summer of 1963 civil rights movements were taking place all over the South. In northeastern North Carolina the struggle for freedom focused on the small town of Williamston, where a legacy of voting rights advocacy and a history of violence caught the attention of Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
by Anita Price Davis
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Atlanta writer Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) wrote Gone with the Wind (1936), one of the best-selling novels of all time. The Pulitzer Prize–winning novel was the basis of the 1939 film, the first movie to win more than five Academy Awards. Margaret Mitchell did not publish another novel after...
by Carroll Gantz
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
As the Great Depression started in 1929, several dozen creative individuals from a variety of artistic fields, including theatre, advertising, graphics, fashion and furniture design, pioneered a new profession. Responding to unprecedented public and industry demand for new styles, these artists entered...
by Dennis L. Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
Thousands of books have been written covering every aspect of the Civil War. Yet scant attention has been given to the civilian government of the Confederacy. The most recent book on the subject was published in 1944, and what little has been written since is scattered among various journals and magazines....
Pioneers of Cable Television
The Pennsylvania Founders of an Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Although there are different opinions about where cable television actually began, a great deal of the ingenuity that developed cable into today’s multibillion dollar industry came from Pennsylvania. In this state, with its mountainous geography, the need for an unusual means of obtaining a television...
Religion in the Composition Classroom
A Pragmatic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Students in first-year composition courses across the country discuss and write about touchy subjects like race, class, gender and religion. This book focuses on the latter, offering a pragmatic way of working with religious belief as a subject of study in the secular setting of the university classroom....
Aluminum in America
A History
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
The history of aluminum: metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics—and the advance of civilization itself. The earth’s most abundant metal, aluminum remained largely inaccessible until after the Industrial Revolution. A precious commodity in 1850s, it later became a strategic resource:...
Frantic Frank Lane
Baseball's Ultimate Wheeler-Dealer
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2013
The book follows the colorful career of Frank Lane, who as baseball’s busiest general manager during the 1950s made the deals that turned the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from losers into pennant contenders almost overnight. He also worked—or tried to—as general...
Baseball Prodigies
Best Major League Seasons by Players Under 21
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
This is a book about baseball players who performed in the major leagues before the age of 21. For years the dream of many boys has been to enter the world of professional sports. Out of millions of boys who have played baseball, more than 17,000 have appeared in major league contests. Among them...
Pennant Hopes Dashed by the Homer in the Gloamin'
The Story of How the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Blew the National League Pennant
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
After many disappointing seasons during the 1930s, the 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates looked like they were finally poised to claim their first National League pennant since 1927. A hot streak during June and July propelled manager Pie Traynor’s squad into first place. Yet after commanding the top spot...