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The True History of the Elephant Man by Michael Howell & Peter Ford
epub |eng | 1979-12-31 | Author:Michael Howell & Peter Ford [Howell, Michael & Ford, Peter]

CHAPTER 9 ‘Such a Gentle, Kindly Man, Poor Thing!’ Even during the early days following his admission to the London Hospital, the case of Joseph Merrick began to attract the ...
( Category: Rich & Famous September 4,2019 )
Entertaining Women by Chris Enss
epub |eng | | Author:Chris Enss

Irksome was too mild a word for Lillian’s third marriage. In 1894 she wed a singer, John Haley Augustin Chatterton, who styled himself Signor Giovanni Perugini. Her actress friend, Marie ...
( Category: United States September 3,2019 )
Mary Chesnut's Diary by Mary Boykin Chesnut
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-03-22 | Author:Mary Boykin Chesnut

XII FLAT ROCK, N. C. August 1, 1862—August 8, 1862 FLAT ROCK, N. C., August 1, 1862.—Being ill I left Mrs. McMahan’s for Flat Rock.89 It was very hot and ...
( Category: American Civil War September 3,2019 )
The Writing on the Wall by Juliet Rieden
epub |eng | 2019-08-26 | Author:Juliet Rieden

I ride to Theresienstadt with my partner Katie in a taxi, quickly leaving behind Prague’s grandeur for lush green, undulating hills. It is brilliant sunshine and very warm, which feels ...
( Category: Historical September 1,2019 )
Alexander the Great by Anthony Everitt
epub |eng | 2019-08-26 | Author:Anthony Everitt

* * * — ON THEIR WAY TO Susa, the Macedonians came across unrefined petroleum oozing from the soil, so copiously that it formed a small lake. The substance was ...
( Category: United States August 31,2019 )
Mar-a-Lago by Laurence Leamer
epub |eng | | Author:Laurence Leamer

* * * Even while he was tinkering with presidential politics, Trump kept a close watch on Mar-a-Lago, including the perennial quest to find a great chef. In August 2000, ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents August 30,2019 )
Nights in White Castle by Steve Rushin
epub |eng | 2019-05-06 | Author:Steve Rushin

I make friends named Mike, Mike, Steve, and Steve. These were, respectively, the first and thirteenth most popular baby boy names of 1966. To distinguish the two Mikes on our ...
( Category: United States August 28,2019 )
The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broom
epub |eng | 2019-08-12 | Author:Sarah M. Broom [Broom, Sarah M.]

MOVEMENT III Water Far off from these a slow and silent stream, Lethe the river of oblivion rolls Her wat’ry labyrinth, whereof who drinks, Forthwith his former state and being ...
( Category: African-American & Black August 24,2019 )
After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family by Taraborrelli J. Randy
epub |eng | 2012-04-24 | Author:Taraborrelli, J. Randy [Taraborrelli, J. Randy]

Peter Lawford Dies Flash back to June 1966. “What the hell do my kids need me for?” Peter Lawford said to Jackie Kennedy in the presence of his friend and ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents August 23,2019 )
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet by Daisy Dunn
epub |eng | 2016-07-04 | Author:Daisy Dunn [Dunn, Daisy]

Murder, adultery, injustice, and careless disregard for the gods were rife. Near the beginning of the poem, in contrast, Catullus praised the Heroic Age: ‘Heroes, born in the moment most ...
( Category: Rome August 23,2019 )
The Real Dirt on America's Frontier Legends by Jim Motavalli
epub |eng | 2019-08-18 | Author:Jim Motavalli

Louis Vasquez, a second-generation mountain man who took up the fur trade in 1772. (Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society) Colter vowed not to visit the area again, and ...
( Category: United States August 19,2019 )
Charles I (Penguin Monarchs) by Mark Kishlansky
epub, azw3 |eng | 2014-10-14 | Author:Mark Kishlansky

5 Reform and Rebellion The implications of the Scottish invasion sunk in slowly. Initially Charles believed that he could reinvigorate his forces and revive his cause. All he needed was ...
( Category: Military August 19,2019 )
This Day in Presidential History by Paul Brandus
epub |eng | 2017-11-06 | Author:Paul Brandus

Gerald Ford. Official White House portrait. 2015: Barack Obama announced that the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany reached a deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program. ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents August 18,2019 )
Professional Criminals of America by Thomas Byrnes
epub |eng | 2019-07-08 | Author:Thomas Byrnes

132 KATE ARMSTRONG, alias MARY ANN DOWD, alias DILLON, alias SANDERS. PICKPOCKET AND SHOPLIFTER. ——— DESCRIPTION. Forty-five years old in 1886. Born in England. Married. Cook. Stout build. Height, 5 ...
( Category: Crime & Criminals August 18,2019 )
Barnum by Robert Wilson
epub |eng | 2019-08-05 | Author:Robert Wilson

THIRTEEN * * * * * * A RUINED MAN After the Jenny Lind tour ended, Barnum briefly but seriously considered moving the family to Philadelphia, where he owned a ...
( Category: United States August 18,2019 )

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