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This easy-reading autobiography established Davy Crockett as a larger-than-life American hero and introduced tall tales of the frontier to a popular audience. Written in 1834, two years before the l……続きを見る

Paperback edition with color interior pages... Showcasing more than 80 high-resolution, mostly never-before-published, official White House photographs and documents, Bill Brockett's memoir, "Follow……続きを見る

The 'Collection of Military and Pioneer Legends – 5 Classic Expansionist Historical Memoirs' is an insightful anthology capturing the spirit and challenges of American frontier life. This compilatio……続きを見る

From Appomattox to World War I, Black Americans continued their quest for a secure position in the American system. The problem was how to be both black and Americanーhow to find acceptance, or even……続きを見る

Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the twentieth century. Ke……続きを見る

In Winning It Back**, David A. Crockett explores why presidents who promise to set things arightーto "restore"ーso often usher in the opposite.** Since the earliest days of the United States, presid……続きを見る

From the late 1960s until the early 1990s the Canadian government, assisted by the RCMP, conducted a comprehensive program of harassment of Gays and Lesbians in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Pub……続きを見る

Lord, Lord! how I hated itーI, Margaret Douglas, who had been the petted of great men and strong men ever since I could rememberーay, and before! I, who had known Maud Lindsay (called the “Snarer of……続きを見る

In 2004 the Corporate Crime Reporter asserted that Mississippi was the most crooked state in America. By comparing the number of federal corruption convictions over the past decade and the 2002 popu……続きを見る

"The Red Axe" by S. R. Crockett is a gripping historical fiction novel that immerses readers in the rugged landscapes of Scotland's past. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish countryside, the no……続きを見る

"The Dew of Their Youth" by using S. R. Crockett is a singular that delves into the complexities of human relationships, personal boom, and the passage of time. The story is set against the backdrop……続きを見る

"A Tatter of Scarlet: Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871" by S. R. Crockett is a gripping historical novel that plunges readers into the tumultuous events of the Paris Commune in 1……続きを見る

"The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story" by S. R. Crockett is a captivating blend of romance, historical fiction, and Scottish literature, set against the backdrop of rural life in Scotland during the Vi……続きを見る

A tribute to the extraordinary sacrifices and devotion of heroic women during the Civil Warーfrom battlefield nurses to helpers of freedmen and refugees. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the ……続きを見る

Davy Crockett has long been revered as an American folk hero. In this facsimile edition of his original 1834 autobiography, Crockett gives readers "a plain, honest, homespun account of my state in l……続きを見る

Early promoters of Colorado�s Western Slope would have had settlers believe the area was one of proper behavior and upstanding morality. But this was not the case. Hot tempers led to quick trigger f……続きを見る

In "Das Leben von Davy Crockett" entwirft David Crockett ein facettenreiches Porträt der legendären Figur, die nicht nur als Frontiersman, sondern auch als Politiker und Folk-Hero gilt. Mit einem le……続きを見る

This is what I, Quintin MacClellan, saw on the grassy summit of the Bennanーa thing which, being seen and overpast in an hour, changed all my life, and so in time by the grace of God and the chafe o……続きを見る

They were young, they were old, they were mothers, sisters, wives, widows, and neighbors. They were ladies of high social position, farmer's wives, and school teachers. Shells and bullets flew throu……続きを見る

"Spain is a dream world, steeped in mysticism, locked in tradition, charged with violence, inhabited by the most delightful, the most courtly, the most gracious, barbarians."ーLucy Herndon Crockett,……続きを見る

Millions of immigrants entered America's “golden door” in the years after 1880. This authentically reproduced Handbook was a trusted resource that told them everything they needed to know as they st……続きを見る

During the 1980s fifty-seven of Mississippi's 410 county supervisors from twenty-six of the state's eighty-two counties were charged with corruption. The FBI's ploy to catch the criminals was code-n……続きを見る

From 2003 to 2009 sensational judicial bribery scandals rocked Mississippi's legal system. Famed trial lawyers Paul Minor and Richard (Dickie) Scruggs and renowned judge and former prosecutor Bobby ……続きを見る

“This old Greek powerboat seems to be making pretty fair time, isn’t it, Amos?” “It certainly is, Jack, which fact gives me a whole lot of solid satisfaction, I tell you.” “Lucky for us the water ha……続きを見る

“Why not climb up into this battered old windmill, Amos, and take an observation?”“Now, that’s a good idea, Jack, only we’d better be mighty careful about showing ourselves too recklessly, you know.……続きを見る

Through the study of a regional industry, the book illustrates the impact of an expanding national market on a previously isolated market, offering new insights into a pioneer industry in the West a……続きを見る

During the years 1959–1966 Mississippi universities dominated the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the big three sportsーbasketball, baseball, and football. Of the twenty-four championships that cou……続きを見る

The Complete Works of Linus Pierpont Brockett An American historical and miscellaneous writer; born in Canton, CT, Oct. 16, 1820; died on Jan. 13, 1893. He graduated from Yale Medical College in 184……続きを見る

"In the following pages I have endeavoured to give the reader a plain, honest, homespun account of my state in life, and some few of the difficulties which have attended me along its journey, down t……続きを見る

During the 1980s fifty-seven of Mississippi's 410 county supervisors from twenty-six of the state's eighty-two counties were charged with corruption. The FBI's ploy to catch the criminals was code-n……続きを見る