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Nine Lives of a Black Panther by Pharr Wayne
epub |eng | 2014-09-21 | Author:Pharr, Wayne

13 BLOOD AND GUTS “Strap me up. I’ll do it,” I said fiercely as I stood up out of my chair. I got up quickly, and as I did, I ...
( Category: African-American Studies September 22,2014 )
The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War by Leonard L. Richards
epub |eng | 2007-02-12 | Author:Leonard L. Richards

Davis never admitted his bias. Instead, he attributed his enthusiastic support of a southern railroad to two other factors. One was his job as secretary of war. The other was ...
( Category: State & Local September 22,2014 )
Snow-Storm in August by Jefferson Morley
epub |eng | 2012-07-02 | Author:Jefferson Morley [Morley, Jefferson]

With the restoration of calm, the recriminations began. “What causes have produced the declension in American character and the present supremacy of Mobocracy?” asked the Richmond Whig, one of the ...
( Category: Discrimination & Racism September 22,2014 )
We Got the Neutron Bomb by Marc Spitz
epub, mobi |eng | 2001-09-21 | Author:Marc Spitz [Spitz, Marc]

DAVID ALLEN: Margot Olaverra, who took over John and Exene’s room at our house on South Van Ness, had designs on learning bass and had already started an all-girl punk ...
( Category: Punk September 22,2014 )
One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard
mobi, epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Chris Ballard

Thursday morning dawned blessedly clear. At 1 P.M., the boys fled class and headed for the bus, playing cards on the hour-long ride to Champaign Central High. Located two miles ...
( Category: State & Local September 18,2014 )
Gospel of Freedom by Jonathan Rieder
epub, mobi |eng | 2013-09-17 | Author:Jonathan Rieder

A Child Shall Lead Them To ignite the Birmingham campaign, King would need more than his passionate preaching. He would also need to draw on the remarkable initiative of some ...
( Category: Asian September 18,2014 )
Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia by John Gilmore
azw3 |eng | 2006-05-01 | Author:John Gilmore

11 The Los Angeles County morgue, where the questionable deaths and murder victims were delivered pending identification or burial, was cramped, dingy, and had leaking water pipes. Glass panels in ...
( Category: State & Local September 16,2014 )
The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern
epub |eng | 2011-01-25 | Author:Gerald M. Stern [Stern, Gerald M.]

So, Pittston knew the company it was buying was not complying with federal safety standards and did not know how to comply. That’s one of the reasons Pittston was able ...
( Category: State & Local September 15,2014 )
The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
mobi, epub, azw3, pdf |eng | 2009-09-10 | Author:Daniel James Brown

I hope good Santa Claus will fill Rob’s stockings tonight, that Mildred’s, Agnes’s, and [Annie’s] may break down with good things. I do not know what he may have for ...
( Category: State & Local September 15,2014 )
Unintimidated by Scott Walker
epub |eng | 2013-11-18 | Author:Scott Walker

CHAPTER 18 Ending the “Lemon Dance” It was now clear to the people of Wisconsin that the dire predictions that Act 10 would decimate education had not come true. But ...
( Category: State & Local September 6,2014 )
Bloody Breathitt by T.R.C. Hutton
epub |eng | 2013-09-05 | Author:T.R.C. Hutton

“A killing in Breathitt always seems to be big news” In Jackson, Kentucky, the news of 1891’s peace between the Hatfields and McCoys was received as it was everywhere else: ...
( Category: State & Local September 6,2014 )
The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zacks
epub |eng | 2003-06-17 | Author:Richard Zacks [Zacks, Richard]

13. Stranded . . . with Treasure On St. Mary’s Island on June 16, 1698, the day after Culliford had sailed north, Captain Kidd found himself stranded in pirate paradise. ...
( Category: State & Local September 5,2014 )
After the Flag Has Been Folded by Karen Spears Zacharias
epub |eng | 2009-08-23 | Author:Karen Spears Zacharias

DADDY’S LAST INSTRUCTION to me was to stop crying because it upset Mama. I tried as best I could to do as Daddy had asked. But what he didn’t know ...
( Category: State & Local August 24,2014 )
Exploring Havasupai by Greg Witt
epub |eng | 2010-08-23 | Author:Greg Witt

Havasu Falls during a flood Although Supai Village was spared significant damage, the narrow sections of the canyon that host the well-known waterfalls and quiet campground were ravaged by the ...
( Category: Mountain August 24,2014 )
High Mountains Rising by Richard A. Straw
epub |eng | 2004-08-20 | Author:Richard A. Straw

NOTES 1. Richard Harrington assessed the effects of the movie and soundtrack in the Washington Post, Aug. 12, 2001. 2. Guthrie T. Meade Jr., Dick Spottswood, and Douglas S. Meade, ...
( Category: State & Local August 21,2014 )

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