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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Uniform title: Autobiography. Published on: 1994-07-01. Released on: 1994-07-01. Format: Kindle Book. ... |
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More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea
Meet Tom, an Emergency Medical Technician for the London Ambulance service. It is Tom who shows up to pick up the drunk tramp, the heart attack victim and the pregnant woman who wants to go to hospital in an ambulance because she doesn't want to call a taxi. Tom is also a man who rails against the unfairness of it all, who bemoans the state of the NHS and who ridicules the targets that state that if the ambulance arrives within eight minutes and the patient dies it is a success and if the ambulance arrives in nine minutes and the patient's life is saved it is a fail.Welcome to the topsy-turvy ... |
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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, . A People's History of the United States. is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers. . This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.. Published on: 2005-08-01. Released on: 2005-08-02. Original language:
English. Binding: Paperback. 768 pages. Condition: New. Notes: BUY WITH ... |
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
In the tradition of . Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, . a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all.. S. C. Gwynne’s . Empire of the Summer Moon. spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mi... |
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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Upon its first publication, . A Different Mirror. was hailed by critics and academics everywhere as a dramatic new retelling of our nation's past. Beginning with the colonization of the New World, it recounted the history of America in the voice of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States--Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others--groups who helped create this country's rich mosaic culture.. Now, Ronald Takaki has revised his landmark work and made it even more relevant and important. Among the new additions to the book are:. --The rol... |
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City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11
On 9/11, the destruction of the World Trade Center unleashed a vortex of dust and ash that blotted out the sun--and has distorted science, medicine, and public policy ever since.. The likely dangers of 9/11-s massive dust cloud were evident from the beginning, yet thousands chose not to see, even as the sickening results of exposure became increasingly difficult to ignore. Why? And why have years of politics and courtroom maneuvers delayed justice for those who gave their all when the need was greatest? Anthony DePalma goes beyond his front-page coverage of ground zero in . The New York Times.... |
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A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of "dead white men." . As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef... |
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
This second edition of Douglass's . Narrative. reprints this classic document together with speeches and letters, all in a volume designed for undergraduate students. An extensive introduction places the . Narrative. Published on: 2002-12-25. Original language:
English. Binding: Paperback. 188 pages. Condition: New. Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. ... |
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The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
In . The Forgotten Man. , Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today. . Brand: Harper Collins Publishers. Published on: 2008-06-01. Released on: 2008-05-27. Original language:
English. Binding: Paperback. 512 pages. Condition: New. Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positiv... |
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The Marx-Engels Reader (Second Edition)
This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels--those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.. Published on: 1978-03-17. Original language:
English. Binding: Paperback. 788 pages. Condition: New. Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. ... |
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.. "The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man wh... |
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The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a tortur... |
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