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Lithuanian Roots in American Soil: A Memoir of the Barunas Family
ISBN: 9781500745066 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Along with thousands of refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion of Eastern Europe, a young couple and their baby left Lithuania in the summer of 1944. They expected to return home at the end of the war but instead had to move further west into war-ravaged Germany, ahead of the approaching Soviet army. After miraculously surviving bombings and near starvation, they ended their flight in displaced persons' camps under American administration. In these camps three more children were born and a grandmother died. Unable to return to communist-occupied Lithuania, they found the chance to start a new...
Along with thousands of refugees fleeing the Soviet invasion of Eastern Europe, a young couple and their baby left Lithuania in the summer of 1944. Th...
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Out of Wisconsin: Orson Welles, Houdini, Lorine Niedecker, August Derleth
ISBN: 9781502902382 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Orson Welles, Houdini, but also August Dereleth and Lorine Niedecker, celebrities who bring something more to the table than we have come to expect. And they are all from Wisconsin. Here is their story, as fictional autobiography, as well as a short essay, called "Wiscon-Zen." Read it. Think about it. It will change your life.
Orson Welles, Houdini, but also August Dereleth and Lorine Niedecker, celebrities who bring something more to the table than we have come to expect. A...
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Sebastian Hoover Family: The Remaining Children Combined
ISBN: 9781502986924 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the final volume of this series on the Descendants of Sebastian hoover Family. If you have purchased the three previous volumes, you will notice in this volume there is not as much information available for each individual child. To date, we have been unable to find any further information on these siblings. By publishing this information, we hope to open new lines of communication with other descendants of Sebastian Hoover from Pendleton County, Virginia. (now West Virginia.)
This is the final volume of this series on the Descendants of Sebastian hoover Family. If you have purchased the three previous volumes, you will noti...
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Amos Family Connections
ISBN: 9781503017351 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William Amos our immigrant ancestor, was born in England abt 1690 and died in 1759 in Baltimore County, MD, in that portion which later became Harford County in 1773. He and his wife were buried on the family homestead but when the property (later called Mt Soma) went out of the possession of his descendants, their remains were moved to the Fallston cemetery at the Friends Meeting House. He was not a Quaker but his son William was. William Amos, Sr. was laid to rest beside his son's grave and a stone properly acquired at that time was engraved "William Amos of England. Died 1759." Of his wife...
William Amos our immigrant ancestor, was born in England abt 1690 and died in 1759 in Baltimore County, MD, in that portion which later became Harford...
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Passing Fox style: based on the life of an extra ordinary woman of native decent and historic events
ISBN: 9781499534597 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on real events this is the story of Ethola. She rides with her brothers on one of the last horse drives from Missouri into early Alberta during the fateful fall and winter of 1906/07. In a time where "race" still matters she creates her own identity even if she has to pay a price for it. Her life shows that the true values in life and love are timeless and oblivious to conventions or heritage.
Based on real events this is the story of Ethola. She rides with her brothers on one of the last horse drives from Missouri into early Alberta during ...
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Little American Man: A Memoir
ISBN: 9781499771725 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A memoir of a young boy who immigrated from Israel to the United States, the struggles he encountered, and his journey to find his identity and reconcile his two cultures.
A memoir of a young boy who immigrated from Israel to the United States, the struggles he encountered, and his journey to find his identity and reconc...
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Benjamin Franklin
ISBN: 9781502497772 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Abbott was a well-known historian in the mid-19th century, and this is his biography of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Before the United States of America even existed, the first American celebrity was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). In his career, Franklin was an author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. After having his hand in all kinds of community service in Philadelphia, and inventing important devices like lightning rods, Franklin used his unique status as an international...
John Abbott was a well-known historian in the mid-19th century, and this is his biography of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Before the United Stat...
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Generations: The Journey of a Family Throughout the Ages.
ISBN: 9781502890238 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a detailed narrative about the journey of a family through the centuries. It begins with the author's DNA test results, plus genealogy records, linking him to his earliest documented paternal ancestors a thousand years ago in 1033 AD. The story of Raphael DiPodio, also know as Raphael DuPui, who was the commander of the Roman Holy Empire Calvary is highlighted. Continued with the story of his descendants, among them Raymond DuPui who was Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, and a veteran of the Crusades. Another branch of the family highlighted is the Pons of Toulouse, narrating...
This book is a detailed narrative about the journey of a family through the centuries. It begins with the author's DNA test results, plus genealogy re...
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The Danny Boy Stories and Commentary
ISBN: 9781503027800 / Angielski / Miękka / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A look into the mind of a Tea Party leader and some events of the 40's and 50's in Indiana. These unedited ramblings, bits and pieces, are things remembered, through the eyes of a child growing up and a young adult. While some items may be lacking in accuracy, each may add to the insight of a time in America's history, and of the mind of the author. His political commentary is included as the back half of this publication.
A look into the mind of a Tea Party leader and some events of the 40's and 50's in Indiana. These unedited ramblings, bits and pieces, are things reme...
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Garibullah Gopeah's Descendants: in black and white
ISBN: 9781503066908 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Garibullah Gopeah arrived, in British Guiana, in 1866, at the age of 4, with his mother Suppeity. His father Sorehur, was not with them. In his mother Suppeity's document, we see that her father's name is Boolauty, their caste was Dosaud. Her occupation: farmer. They came from the district of Arrah, the present Bhojpur Garibullah Gopeah's mother, Suppeity, died the following year at the age of 26. He became an orphan in a strange country and without family.
Garibullah Gopeah arrived, in British Guiana, in 1866, at the age of 4, with his mother Suppeity. His father Sorehur, was not with them. In his mother...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
ISBN: 9781503116276 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Linda Brent (the pen name of Harriet Ann Jacobs), was a former slave who escaped to the North. Her autobiography, published in 1861, was one of the first slave autobiographies.
Linda Brent (the pen name of Harriet Ann Jacobs), was a former slave who escaped to the North. Her autobiography, published in 1861, was one of the fi...
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Garibullah Gopeah's Descendants
ISBN: 9781892306364 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Garibullah Gopeah and his mother arrived from South Beach, Calcutta, possibly as indentured immigrants. They had traveled, to work the land, as did so many Indians, on the ship British Trident. Garibullah Gopeah's mother, Suppeity, died the following year at the age of 26. He became an orphan in a strange country and without family. Garibullah Gopeah was possibly adopted, at the age of 5, by a Moslem family.
Garibullah Gopeah and his mother arrived from South Beach, Calcutta, possibly as indentured immigrants. They had traveled, to work the land, as did so...
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Twelve Years a Slave: Large Print Edition
ISBN: 9781897384220 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Large Print Edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 16 point, spacing 1.25. (1853) Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of Solomon Northup, a free black man enslaved for twelve years. It provides the details of Northup's kidnapping in Washington, D.C. and his sale into slavery. During his bondage in Louisiana, by various slavemasters, Northup wrote to friends and family who eventually managed to have him released.
This Large Print Edition is cleanly formatted for easy reading. 16 point, spacing 1.25. (1853) Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of Solomon Northup, ...
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She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer
ISBN: 9781612345055 / Angielski / Twarda / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long before it became the slogan of the presidential campaign for Barack Obama, Dorothy Ferebee (1898 1980) lived by the motto YES, WE CAN. An African American obstetrician and civil rights activist from Washington DC, she was descended from lawyers, journalists, politicians, and a judge. At a time when African Americans faced Jim Crow segregation, desperate poverty, and lynch mobs, she advised presidents on civil rights and assisted foreign governments on public health issues. Though articulate, visionary, talented, and skillful at managing her publicity, she was also tragically... Long before it became the slogan of the presidential campaign for Barack Obama, Dorothy Ferebee (1898 1980) lived by the motto YES, WE CAN. An Afri... |
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Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781494248789 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Solomon Northup was a free born African American but was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup gained his freedom in 1853 and wrote a famous account of his twelve years as a slave. Northup's book was made into a critically acclaimed movie in 2013.
Solomon Northup was a free born African American but was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup gained his freedom in 1853 and wrote a famou...
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Goff Family Tree: Salathiel Goff's Many Descendants
ISBN: 9781503180192 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn the origin of the Goff Surname. Are you related to Salathiel Goff. This information begins in 1720 and continues to the present day.
Learn the origin of the Goff Surname. Are you related to Salathiel Goff. This information begins in 1720 and continues to the present day.
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Perfiles
ISBN: 9781503210929 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Esta obra representa un compendio de perfiles documentados de distintos personajes sobresalientes del ultimo decenio, recogidos, escritos y agrupados por el autor indistintamente su procedencia. Desde politicos de la talla del sudafricano Nelson Mandela hasta la figura extravagante de la britanica Vivienne Westwood, durante un periodo de ocho anos, desfilan artistas, musicos, escritores, monarcas, disenadores y cientificos que han formado parte central de la historia contemporanea reciente, mirados bajo una lupa de analisis sobre la conviccion, la mirada universal del mundo y la fantasia...
Esta obra representa un compendio de perfiles documentados de distintos personajes sobresalientes del ultimo decenio, recogidos, escritos y agrupados ...
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Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles
ISBN: 9781932841961 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. It is a deeply personal story that weaves together the cultural and political history of dreadlocks with Ashe's own mid-life journey to lock his hair. Ashe is a fresh, new voice that addresses the importance of black hair in the 20th and 21st centuries through an accessible, humorous, and literary style sure to engage a wide variety of readers. After leading a far-too-conventional life...
In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male iden...
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Growing Up African American: Struggling Through the Legacy of Slavery and Jim Crow Segregation
ISBN: 9781410763761 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Skipping Stones
ISBN: 9781503357020 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "From the prologue... " With so much significant travel behind me, it's only natural to look back. Everyone does this after reading a certain age.... So here I am, remembering my childhood, up until age 13 or 14, in bits and pieces of prose and prose poetry. You will be disappointed if you expect to be shocked or surprised, because I had no drunken Pap to deal with nor any great fears or uncertainties inhibiting me. But you may learn what it was like growing up at a particular time (the 50s and early 60s) and place (Racine, WI) when fathers had jobs, mothers were mostly at home, and kids...
"From the prologue... " With so much significant travel behind me, it's only natural to look back. Everyone does this after reading a certain age.... ...
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