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When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History
Hugh Ryan - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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The never-before-told story of Brooklyn's vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day. "A romantic, exquisite history of gay culture." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred"A monumental achievement." -- Ira Sachs, filmmakerHugh Ryan's... |
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Pompeii (Archaeological Histories)
Alison E. Cooley - Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover
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This second edition of Alison E. Cooley's accessible introduction to Pompeii takes into account the major new theories and discoveries that have emerged since the first edition was published 20 years ago. . Italy's third most popular tourist destination, Pompeii attracts millions... |
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Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
George Dyson - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution -- and an unsettling vision of what comes next.In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with... |
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Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad
Andrew K Diemer - ?Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable and inspiring story of William Still, an unknown abolitionist who dedicated his life to managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia - the free state directly north of the Mason-Dixon Line - helping hundreds of people escape from slavery.Born free... |
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America's Original Sin: White Supremacy, John Wilkes Booth, and the Lincoln Assassination
John Rhodehamel - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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On April 14, 1865, after nearly a year of conspiring, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln as the president watched a production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre. Lincoln died the next morning. Twelve days later, Booth himself was fatally shot by a Union soldier after an extensive... |
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DK Eyewitness Denmark (Travel Guide)
DK Eyewitness - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback
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Enchanting villages, forward-thinking design and epic heritage - welcome to Denmark. Whether you want to adventure like a Viking, sample cutting-edge cuisine or practise the art of hygge, your DK Eyewitness travelguide makes sure you experience all that Denmark has to offer.From the captivating... |
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Just Another Day in Vietnam
Keith Nightingale (Ret) - Casemate
Format: Hardcover
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Keith Nightingale's accomplishments in both military and civilian life largely contribute to the excellence of Just Another Day in Vietnam as a memoir of unusual depth as well as breadth.Uniquely adopting a third-person omniscient point of view, Nightingale eschews the "I"... |
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Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
David Howarth - ?Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company - from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch - to laying the groundwork for future British expansion The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked.... |
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
James Fell - Bantam
Format: Paperback
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The hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice. Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says "f*ck" a lot.. Nazis are bad.... |
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