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1812 by Walter R. Borneman
mobi, epub |eng | 2007-03-15 | Author:Walter R. Borneman

But Wilkinson’s descent downriver toward Montreal proved short-lived. Reaching the mouth of the Salmon River just below Cornwall and now well aware that Wade Hampton’s force was not moving to ...
( Category: Americas June 14,2017 )
Tesla Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Margaret Cheney [Cheney, Margaret]

16. RIDICULED, CONDEMNED, COMBATTED As the “wonder tower” lifted its airy spars ever higher, Tesla drove himself and a large staff without mercy. He sent money to Germany for radio ...
( Category: Professionals & Academics June 14,2017 )
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Willy Lindwer
epub |eng | | Author:Willy Lindwer [Lindwer, Willy]

Rachel van Amerongen-Frankfoorder has added the following dedication: In memory of Charles Desiré Lu-A-Si, who fought from the very first hour and was killed in 1942 by the Nazis. BLOEME ...
( Category: World June 14,2017 )
A Heartbeat and a Guitar by Antonino D'Ambrosio
epub |eng | | Author:Antonino D'Ambrosio

La Farge then adds the chorus that paints, in vivid detail, the tragic story shared by so many tribes throughout the country:As long as the moon shall rise . . ...
( Category: Social Sciences June 14,2017 )
Heart So Hungry by Randall Silvis
epub, mobi |eng | 2004-06-13 | Author:Randall Silvis [Silvis, Randall]

George stood for a few moments before her, catching his breath. Then he folded his arms across his chest. “Well,” he finally said, and looked at her directly. “I guess ...
( Category: Travelers & Explorers June 14,2017 )
Hudson's Bay Company Adventures by Elle Andra-Warner
epub |eng | 2010-12-31 | Author:Elle Andra-Warner

CHAPTER 7 The Rivalry Continues During its first 100 years of operation, the Hudson’s Bay Company had successfully operated with only seven trading posts, all strategically located at the mouths ...
( Category: Travelers & Explorers June 14,2017 )
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie
epub |eng | 2011-05-10 | Author:Robert K. Massie [Massie K. Robert]

In the autumn of 1915, the Tsar brought his son, the eleven-year-old Tsarevich, to live with him at Army Headquarters. It was a startling move, not simply because of the ...
( Category: Russia June 14,2017 )
The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple
epub, azw3 |eng | 2017-04-03 | Author:Chris Whipple [Whipple, Chris]

Jim— As I listened to that thunderous applause at State just now, I realized just how much you are giving up to come here. I am so very grateful. Get ...
( Category: Americas June 14,2017 )
The Paper Garden by Peacock Molly
epub, mobi |eng | 2010-10-11 | Author:Peacock, Molly

Magnolia grandiflora, the Grand Magnolia, Bill Hill, August 26, 1776 Chapter Nine. MAGNOLIA Thin as a billowing white cotton nightgown, Mrs. Delany’s Grand Magnolia lies back in the balmy darkness ...
( Category: Arts & Literature June 14,2017 )
Dear Donald, Dear Bennett by Bennett Cerf
epub |eng | 2011-11-08 | Author:Bennett Cerf [Cerf, Bennett]

Sept. 17, 1943 Dear Bennett— I had a most uneventful trip back but a five hour layover in Omaha made me get in at 2-15 in the morning. I saw ...
( Category: Essays & Correspondence June 14,2017 )
An Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek
epub |eng | 2011-10-31 | Author:Robert Dallek [Dallek, Robert]

29449 i-x,1-838 r17jk.ps 3/4/03 10:21 AM Page 436 436 # R O B E R T D A L L E K Resistance to reform in Latin America itself was ...
( Category: Leaders & Notable People June 14,2017 )
Below Stairs by Margaret Powell
epub, mobi |eng | | Author:Margaret Powell [Powell, Margaret]

19 CHRISTMAS IN domestic service was nothing like the Christmases we had at home. I remember the excitement there was at home even with little money, the excitement of waking ...
( Category: Memoirs June 14,2017 )
American Caesar by William Manchester
epub |eng | 1978-09-30 | Author:William Manchester [William Manchester]

His first Luzon communiqué since the escape on Bulkeley’s PT-41 announced: “The decisive battle for the liberation of the Philippines and the control of the Southwest Pacific is at hand. ...
( Category: Leaders & Notable People June 14,2017 )
Russia's War by Richard Overy
mobi, epub |eng | 2008-11-27 | Author:Richard Overy

* * * A: BY MAIN PRODUCT TYPE 1941–45 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 (Per cent of total supplies) Aircraft —— 22.4 17.4 16.3 12.7 Guns and Ammo. —— 15.8 ...
( Category: Military June 14,2017 )
The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir
epub |eng | 2013-04-16 | Author:Alison Weir [Weir, Alison]

Security around the Queen was tight. She was theoretically guarded by twenty honorary Serjeants-at-Arms, but was in fact protected by the Yeomen of the Guard, founded by Henry VII, and ...
( Category: Leaders & Notable People June 14,2017 )

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