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Oregon's long tradition of volunteer search and rescue dates back to the territorial days, when Good Samaritans and mountain men came to aid those in need. On the coast, surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service protected mariners traversing the "Graveyard of the Pacific." In the early twentieth century, outdoor clubs like the Mazamas, the Skyliners and the Obsidians served as informal search and rescue units, keeping Oregonians safe in the mountains,...
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Gin has been a drink of kings infused with crushed pearls and rose petals, and a drink of the poor flavored with turpentine and sulfuric acid. Born in alchemists' stills and monastery kitchens, its earliest incarnations were juniper flavored medicines used to prevent plague, ease the pains of childbirth, even to treat a lack of courage. In The Book of Gin, Richard Barnett traces the life of this beguiling spirit, once believed to cause a "new kind...
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We trace one family, generation by generation, throughout the one thousand years of the second millennium. The trilogy sets the family within its social environment, describing its migration from the continent, and across England, Scotland, and Ireland to settle in the New World. From that we get a vivid picture of what affected, motivated, worried, and encouraged this Saxon family and how they coped. Since the migration of this family was typical...
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Step back in time to 1964, a year of cultural upheaval and political transformation. From the rise of the Civil Rights movement in the United States to the global phenomenon of Beatlemania, this was the year that gave us bold fashion, unforgettable music and social change that continues to shape society across the world today.
While Britain's new Labour government promised the 'white heat of technology', on the world stage 1964 saw the escalation...
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Examines the evolution of black nationalist thought from its earliest proto-nationalistic phase in the 1700s to the Garvey movement in the 1920s
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in modern black nationalist leaders such as Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X. But what of the ideological precursors to these modern leaders, the writers, and leaders from whose intellectual legacy modern black nationalism emerged? Wilson Jeramiah Moses, whom...
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No matter the war, no matter the army, no matter the nationality, common threads run through the experiences of men at war. Soldiers highlights these shared experiences across 150 years of warfare, from the Napoleonic Wars through World War II and everything in between, such as the Mexican and Crimean Wars, the American Civil War, the U.S. Indian Wars and Britain's imperial bush wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the Boer War, the First World War, and more....
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To a lawyer, injustice is the unfair conduct of a trial. This book looks into several notorious cases of supposed injustice, Socrates, Joan of Arc, Charles I, Admiral Byng, Lord Haw-Haw, and the Nuremberg Trials. It looks for answers to the legal question 'was the trial fair?', and the humane question 'was the accused guilty or innocent?'.
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Unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art, the eminent curator, taking us from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, explains art's power to illuminate our lives and reveals how great art resonates powerfully by transcending the boundaries of time.
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El hombre lleva dentro preguntas: ¿de dónde vengo?, ¿a dónde voy?, ¿por qué existo cuando pudiera no existir?, ¿qué es el mal?, ¿puedo superarlo?, y el amor, ¿qué sentido tiene? Las respuestas que se den no son indiferentes, antes bien, condicionan la vida; estas preguntas se presentan en la literatura, se enraízan en las religiones, hablan a través del arte. Revelan una actitud humana fundamental: la búsqueda de sentido.
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The early origins of the Khwarazmian dynasty are rooted in the complex historical tapestry of Central Asia during the medieval period. The rise of this dynasty, which would later become a formidable power in the region, can be traced back to the leadership of its founder, Anush Tigin Gharchai. Exploring the early origins of the Khwarazmian dynasty involves delving into the socio- political context, the initial establishment of authority, and the dynamic...
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The founders and award-winning distillers of Kings County Distillery follow up their successful Guide to Urban Moonshining with an extensive history of the figures who distilled American spirits. Dead Distillers is a spirited portrait of the unusual and storied origins of forgotten drunkenness. The book presents fifty fascinating-and sometimes morbid-biographies from this historic trade's bygone days, including farmers, scientists, oligarchs, criminals,...
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Desde que los dominicos llegaron a la Nueva España, junto con su labor evangelizadora y misionera, estuvo presente el trabajo apostólico de la teología; primero en cartas, consultas y memoriales; después, a partir de 1540, en los colegios de la provincia dominicana, y en 1554, en la universidad. Los tratados teológicos conservados, los cursos de teología y algunas obras menores, como opúsculos y cartas de contenido doctrinal, ofrecen un material...
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Get the Summary of Steve Jackson's Monster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Monster" by Steve Jackson recounts the chilling tale of Cher Elder, a 20-year-old whose life was cut short by a brutal murder. Detective Scott Richardson, a dedicated Lakewood police officer, takes on the case, uncovering a web of lies spun by Cher's boyfriend, Byron Eerebout. Richardson's investigation leads him to Tom Luther, a suspect...
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The book begins with the description of the family history of Claytons, which serves as the foundation. Then the book follows it up through its various changes to the present time. It gives an account of how Rollo made peace with the King of France, and Dukedon of Normandy was confirmed. It tells about the details of that settlement after a thirty-year war. From that time, Normandy began to flourish, and during the time of its first six Dukes, it...
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The medieval historian of the Armenian people Movses Khorenatsi was the first Armenian to give a wonderful account of the inception of his nation in Babylon, the power struggles of the Armenian aristocracy, and the final dissolution of the Armenian kingdom. As the author said about his compatriots: "For although we are a small garden, and are very limited in number, and deprived of power, and have been conquered by other nations many times, still...
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The Life of Columbus From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time by Edward Everett Hale
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From the first rude ridgeways to the modern interstate highway, the evolution of the road is a fascinating story. Readers will learn the progression of roads from the first ridgeways, roads in the ancient world, Roman roads and the development of the revolutionary McAdam Road. American Indians developed an extensive system of trails for both trade and war. The pioneers used parts of these trails to blaze the first traces that penetrated the interior...
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The Short History of Railroads takes readers on a journey along the trail of the evolution of the railway. Discover the role trains had in the transportation revolution that changed the world. Readers will find an extensive list of railroad museums across the United States.
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Lancaster, the county town of Lancashire, stands at the lowest bridging point of the river Lune. A chartered borough since 1193 and a city since 1937 it has had a long and turbulent history. Since the Roman army first saw the strategic possibilities of a low hill by the river it has housed garrisons and acted as a fortress. Its position on the main west-coast road to and from Scotland has on numerous occasions led to the passage of hostile armies.
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