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Grant's Final Victory by Charles Bracelen Flood
epub |eng | | Author:Charles Bracelen Flood

William H. Vanderbilt: When the Grants moved to Manhattan, they were befriended by William Henry Vanderbilt, son of the great entrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt, from whom he had inherited nearly $100 ...
( Category: United States April 23,2016 )
Love Lessons from the Old West by Chris Enss
epub |eng | 2015-02-13 | Author:Chris Enss

Within six months of opening, Luzena had earned a substantial amount of money, and the Wilson’s Hotel had earned the reputation of being the best on the route from Sacramento ...
( Category: State & Local April 23,2016 )
Under This Roof by Paul Brandus
epub |eng | | Author:Paul Brandus

Beyond changing the White House, Theodore Roosevelt changed the way in which Americans saw the presidency itself. It was seen, more than ever, as a center of great and unmatched ...
( Category: History & Theory April 23,2016 )
The Court-Martial of Paul Revere by Michael M. Greenburg
epub |eng | | Author:Michael M. Greenburg

Chapter 10 Outrage and Allegations GEORGE LITTLE could not believe his eyes. Hours earlier, he had brazenly scolded Commodore Dudley Saltonstall on the deck of the Warren, pressing him to ...
( Category: Revolution & Founding April 23,2016 )
Grace and Power by Sally Bedell Smith
epub |eng | 2004-05-03 | Author:Sally Bedell Smith

Jackie marked her triumphant return from India and Pakistan on Thursday, March 29, by issuing a subdued, almost melancholy statement: “It feels unnatural to me to go on such a ...
( Category: U.S. Presidents April 23,2016 )
Four Queens by Nancy Goldstone
epub |eng | 2007-04-21 | Author:Nancy Goldstone

Sanchia alt="image"/> Purses, symbols of money. CHAPTER XIV A ROYAL WINDFALL Beauty can be as effective a social or political tool as wealth or breeding, but it must be coupled ...
( Category: England April 22,2016 )
Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership by Jon Knokey
epub |eng | 2015-04-21 | Author:Jon Knokey

Since at least 1886, when he offered to fight against Mexico with “an entire regiment of cowboys,” Theodore had dreamed of military glory. He wanted to restore honor to the ...
( Category: Leadership April 22,2016 )
1627229191 (N) by Terrence Hake
mobi |eng | 2015-04-17 | Author:Terrence Hake

So the judge boarded a train with his little daughter and took an apartment near the Traffic Court Building for an indefinite stay. Although the FBI would use several other ...
( Category: State & Local April 21,2016 )
1846686199 (N) by Lucy Moore
epub |eng | 2013-04-15 | Author:Lucy Moore [Moore, Lucy]

CHAPTER 8 Mephisto Valse 1914–1918 IN LATE JULY 1914 they went to Budapest to introduce Kyra to her grandmother. From there they planned to travel to St Petersburg to see ...
( Category: Women April 21,2016 )
0739454064 (N) by Sally Denton
azw3 |eng | 2007-12-17 | Author:Sally Denton

On entering the long-sought valley of Zion, Mormon “Saints” like Jean Rio were greeted with the majestic sight of the Great Salt Lake. Always impressed by the physical grandeur of ...
( Category: Executive Branch April 21,2016 )
A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:James Shapiro

This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. To which Juliet replies: Good pilgrim, ...
( Category: Shakespeare April 20,2016 )
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer
epub |eng | | Author:Joshua Hammer

12 At his home in the Bella Farandja neighborhood, Abdel Kader Haidara paced the courtyard for long periods of reflection, pondering how to respond to the rebels’ seizure of Timbuktu. ...
( Category: General April 19,2016 )
The Cretan Runner by George Psychoundakis
epub |eng | 2015-10-03 | Author:George Psychoundakis

1. To Africa, that is. 2. A party. 3. An old revolutionary song against the Turks, dating from early in the last century. 4. Good-day. 5. In this case, a ...
( Category: Biographical April 19,2016 )
Hungarian Goulash by Hajdu Robert
epub |eng | 2015-04-28 | Author:Hajdu, Robert

CHAPTER 6 The Revolution Lost IN HUNGARY THE REVOLUTIONARY FEVER of 1848 took the form of a nationalist movement. By then, as you know, the German prince and sort of ...
( Category: Historical April 18,2016 )
Broken (#Hashtag Book 2) by Kady Hunt
epub |eng | 2016-04-13 | Author:Kady Hunt [Hunt, Kady]

The Meeting LIAM I can’t believe how punctual he is. Exactly at eight, I see Sebastian’s car pull up from the restaurant’s large window. Who does that anymore? You do, ...
( Category: Historical April 16,2016 )

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