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The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
mobi |eng | 2004-02-10 | Author:Erik Larson

In April 1893 the citizens of Chicago elected Carter Henry Harrison to his fifth term. In preparation for the fair, he ordered two hundred barrels of whiskey, to be used ...
( Category: Studying & Workbooks November 22,2017 )
Operation Drumbeat by Michael Gannon
epub |eng | 1990-11-22 | Author:Michael Gannon [Gannon, Michael]

In Hardegen’s shooting report the diagram depicting the relative courses of the two vessels, U-boat and target, shows that the torpedo hit on the target’s port side. The accompanying narrative ...
( Category: Europe November 22,2017 )
The Secret Genesis of Area 51 by Td Barnes
epub |eng | 2017-11-21 | Author:Td Barnes

A mobile car following a U-2 across Groom Lake at Watertown. CIA via TD Barnes Collection. Stress showing on the face of a U-2 pilot following an eight-hour flight. CIA ...
( Category: United States November 21,2017 )
A History of the Occult Tarot by Ronald Decker
epub |eng | 2016-10-13 | Author:Ronald Decker

Glahn mentions the pack in his text, assigning the designs for it to Schubert and making the same claim for it as Kurtzahn had made for his, that it was ...
( Category: Business November 21,2017 )
Reservations by Kindle Alexander
epub |eng | 2017-10-29 | Author:Kindle Alexander [Alexander, Kindle]

~~~ Thane reread Levi’s message and then went back to his own profile, staring at all his information on the page. His full name was clearly stated at the top. ...
( Category: Literary November 21,2017 )
The Atlantic in Global History by Jorge Canizares-Esguerra Erik R Seeman
epub |eng | 2017-08-05 | Author:Jorge Canizares-Esguerra,Erik R Seeman

From this jumping-off point in Bengal in the 1790s, it was but a small step for European (and Asian) merchant capitalists either to set up rice export platforms or to ...
( Category: Americas November 21,2017 )
River Master by Cecil Kuhne
epub |eng | 2017-11-21 | Author:Cecil Kuhne

PART V THE GRAND CANYON DAYS 82–99: AUGUST 13–30 * * * * BRIEF TIMELINE August 13: Grand Canyon August 25: Lava Falls August 28: Desertion of Three Men August ...
( Category: Travelers & Explorers November 21,2017 )
Coach by Keith Dunnavant
epub |eng | | Author:Keith Dunnavant

10 Arms and the Man JOE NAMATH WAS a gift. During the recruiting season of 1960–61, the immensely talented quarterback from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, signed with the University of Maryland, ...
( Category: Biographies November 21,2017 )
The Communist by Kengor Paul
mobi, epub |eng | 2012-07-17 | Author:Kengor, Paul [Kengor, Paul]

WE WANT WAR! From 1951 to 1957, Frank fired away from the pages of the Honolulu Record. Once again, Harry Truman was a target, remaining in the White House until ...
( Category: Americas November 20,2017 )
Richmond's Culinary History by Maureen Egan
epub |eng | 2017-11-20 | Author:Maureen Egan

The Jefferson as it looked from the Franklin Street side around the time of the 1901 fire. William Henry Jackson, Detroit Publishing Co., Library of Congress. The hotel survived Lewis ...
( Category: United States November 20,2017 )
Breaking History by Sarah Pruitt
epub |eng | | Author:Sarah Pruitt

“KING OF THE WILD” In 1933, English actor Albert de Winton, who had appeared in Hollywood B-movies like King of the Wild, launched his own search for Fawcett. Vowing to ...
( Category: Americas November 20,2017 )
Assignment by James P. Hosty
epub |eng | 2011-11-20 | Author:James P. Hosty

11 Wednesday, May 6, 1964 TIME: 2:00 P.M. “It will just be a moment.” “Thank you,” I replied to J. Edgar Hoover’s aide, Sam Noisette. I was sitting in a ...
( Category: True Crime November 20,2017 )
Gloucester on the Wind by Joseph E. Garland
epub |eng | 2011-09-06 | Author:Joseph E. Garland

“HEY, WHAT’S YER STOCK?” All eyes and ears are turned to the nearest of the returning dory trawlers. The shoresmen are weighing out and washing a fare of salt codfish ...
( Category: Photography & Video November 19,2017 )
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest by Restall Matthew;
epub |eng | 2003-11-19 | Author:Restall, Matthew;

In 1539, Jerusalem was attacked by three Christian armies at once. One was an imperial force led by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Spain, accompanied by his ...
( Category: Europe November 19,2017 )
Battles for Freedom by Battles for Freedom; the Use & Abuse of American History (2017)
epub |eng | 2016-12-19 | Author:Battles for Freedom; the Use & Abuse of American History (2017)

Rebel Yell February 14, 2000 The recent march in Columbia, South Carolina, demanding the removal of the Confederate battle flag from atop the state capitol is the latest episode in ...
( Category: Americas November 19,2017 )

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