Sperry - History 1

A battered warship. A wounded crew. A voyage that should have been impossible. On February 4, 1942, in the dangerous waters of the Dutch East Indies, the USS Marblehead came under attack from Japane……続きを見る

This book is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American documents, ……続きを見る

Twenty Years of Hus'ling by J.P. Johnston is a captivating autobiographical account that chronicles the remarkable journey of a self-made man navigating the dynamic and often unpredictable world of ……続きを見る

In "The American Mind," Bliss Perry engages in a profound exploration of American thought and culture during the early twentieth century. Through a keen analysis of philosophical, literary, and soci……続きを見る

"Perry is a splendid type of the Negro genius." -Men of Mark (1887) "Perry is considered one of the best scholars the negro race has produced." -Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia (1896) "Perry is able t……続きを見る

"Unusual and illuminating . . . will appeal to all who are moved by and curious about Frank's story and legacy, and everyone interested in humanitarian activism" ( Booklist). Although many books and……続きを見る

An extraordinary piece of American history. "We are but strangers in an inn, but passengers in a ship," said Roger Williams. This sense of the transiency of human effort, the perishable nature of hu……続きを見る

"Perry is a splendid type of the Negro genius." -Men of Mark (1887) "Perry is considered one of the best scholars the negro race has produced." -Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia (1896) "Perry is able t……続きを見る

Singapore has gained a reputation for being one of the wealthiest and best-educated countries in the world and one of the brightest success stories for a colony-turned-sovereign state, but the count……続きを見る

Collecting 635 meticulous recipes, Scents and Flavors invites us to savor an inventive cuisine that elevates simple ingredients by combining the sundry aromas of herbs, spices, fruits, and flower es……続きを見る

A saga of love and lust, personal tensions and rivalries, antagonisms and hatreds, The Flight of the Romanovs describes the last century of the Russian imperial dynasty, the Romanovs, from the yout……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

There has been a great deal of speculation and questions raised as to why the United States and the Western Allies allowed the Soviets to capture the Nazi capital of Berlin. This study will address ……続きを見る

Oliver Nugent, Ireland’s longest-serving divisional commander of the Great War, led the Ulster Division on the western front from 1915 to 1918. That period saw the operational transformation of the ……続きを見る

Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art. It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bot……続きを見る

"Perry is a splendid type of the Negro genius." -Men of Mark (1887) "Perry is considered one of the best scholars the negro race has produced." -Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia (1896) "Perry is able t……続きを見る

When Gene Stallings came to Texas A & M in December of 1964, there were a lot of players that were just eating their way through school. Dude McLean Class of 1965 ********** When we went through spr……続きを見る

Soon after his inauguration in 1934, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia began appointing women into his administration. By the end of his three terms in office, he had installed almost a hundre……続きを見る

Where Away, first published in 1944, recounts the exploits of the Omaha class light-cruiser U.S.S. Marblehead in her service in the Pacific during World War Two. The Marblehead was in Borneo at the ……続きを見る

A revealing look at the changing role of churches in the decades after the American Revolution. Most Americans today would not think of their local church as a site for arbitration and would probabl……続きを見る

It is commonly believed that women’s entry into the political realm is a recent phenomenon. Originally published in 1992, Belle Moskowitz shatters that myth, restoring to history the career of a rem……続きを見る

The story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul As leader of an unprecedented crime-busting squad, twenty-eight-year-old Eliot Ness……続きを見る

A masterful exploration of the practice of civil disobedience in America from the nation’s earliest days to the present The distinctive American tradition of civil disobedience stretches back to pre……続きを見る

The true story of the murderesses who became media sensations and inspired the musical Chicago Chicago, 1924. There was nothing surprising about men turning up dead in the Second City. Life was chea……続きを見る

Many years ago, as a student in a foreign university, I remember attacking, with the complacency of youth, a German history of the English drama, in six volumes. I lost courage long before the autho……続きを見る

The United States of America has been from the beginning in a perpetual change. The physical and mental restlessness of the American and the temporary nature of many of his arrangements are largely ……続きを見る

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