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  • The Pied Piper and the Marionette

    by S. C. Coleman ...
    The system of dependence, which we call modern society, is built on the fundamental principles of child grooming and abuse. To understand our abusers, and abuses that we may have inflicted on their behalf, we cannot look at abuse as merely evil; for doing so would succumb to the intent of our abusers. Instead, we must understand the purpose and methods of abuse as they are; vehicles for domination ... Read more

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  • Broken Trust

    Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust

    Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the largest landowner and richest woman in the Hawaiian kingdom. Upon her death in 1884, she entrusted her property--known as Bishop Estate--to five trustees in order to create and maintain an institution that would benefit the children of Hawai‘i: Kamehameha Schools. A century later, Bishop Estate controlled nearly one out of every nine acres in the state, a ... Read more

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  • Il Pifferaio Magico e la Marionetta

    by S. C. Coleman ...
    Il sistema di dipendenza, che chiamiamo società moderna, è costruito sui principi fondamentali dell'adescamento e degli abusi sui minori. Per comprendere i nostri abusatori e gli abusi che potremmo aver inflitto per loro conto, non possiamo considerare l'abuso solo come un male; perché così facendo soccomberemmo all'intento dei nostri abusatori. Invece, dobbiamo capire lo scopo ei metodi dell ... Read more

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  • Le Joueur de Flute et la Marionette

    by S. C. Coleman ...
    Le système de dépendance, que nous appelons la société moderne, est construit sur les principes fondamentaux de la préparation et de la maltraitance des enfants. Pour comprendre nos agresseurs et les abus que nous avons pu infliger en leur nom, nous ne pouvons pas considérer l'abus comme un simple mal; car cela reviendrait à succomber à l'intention de nos agresseurs. Au lieu de cela, nous devons ... Read more

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  • Capital of the World

    The Race to Host the United Nations

    From 1944 to 1946, as the world pivoted from the Second World War to an unsteady peace, Americans in more than two hundred cities and towns mobilized to chase an implausible dream. The newly-created United Nations needed a meeting place, a central place for global diplomacy—a Capital of the World. But what would it look like, and where would it be? Without invitation, civic boosters in every ... Read more

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  • O Flautista e a Marioneta

    by S. C. Coleman ...
    O sistema de dependência, que chamamos de sociedade moderna, é construído sobre os princípios fundamentais de cuidados infantis e abuso. Para entender nossos abusadores e os abusos que possamos ter infligido em seu nome, não podemos considerar o abuso como meramente mal; pois isso iria sucumbir às intenções de nossos agressores. Em vez disso, devemos entender o propósito e os métodos de abuso como ... Read more

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  • A Voice From the Past

    by W.H. Frank ...
    Experience the firsthand account of the founding of Richwood, Ohio in 1832. W.H. Frank was just 10 years old when the very first log cabin was built in Richwood. He recounts his experiences with vivid detail of the wilderness that eventually transforms into the bustling village we have today. Rewritten from Richwood Gazette articles circa 1900. ... Read more

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  • Street People

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    New York City, 1970s. Take a walk on the wild side.1970s New York was a mecca for artists, writers, and musicians drawn to its vibrant energy and creative possibilities. It was also a place of grinding poverty and urban decay, where crime and violence were everyday realities and hope danced with despair.In this curated selection of stories and photos from Street People: Invisible New York Made ... Read more

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  • The Red Badge of Courage (Best Navigation, Active TOC) (A to Z Classics)

    The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. It is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crane an international success. Although he was born after the war and had ... Read more

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  • Western North Carolina: A History (1730-1913)

    "John Preston Arthur's History of Western North Carolina has for many years been considered one of the prime sources of information on the growth of the western section of the state." -Asheville Citizen, April 20, 1969"The first complete history of Western North Carolina...the author had visited every county in the mountain region...had gone to the original sources: people and their recollections, ... Read more

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  • By Ox Team to California

    A Narrative of Crossing the Plains in 1860

    “We then determined to use the small remnant of our fortune to provide a suitable outfit for a lengthy journey toward the setting sun.”Like so many others Lavinia Honeyman Porter and her husband decided to make the treacherous journey across the continent of America to find a better life.This is their story.Although very young, as they were both in their twenties, their decision had been made and ... Read more

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  • Some Recollections of Arizona and Cochise

    In the July 1890 issue of The United Service, a Monthly Review of Military and Naval Affairs, Edward L. Keyes published an 8-page article "Some Recollections of Arizona and Cochise."In introducing his article, the author writes: "Arizona in 1872 was quite a different place from the Arizona of 1890. It was during the first-mentioned period that 'some spirit in my feet' led me there. No railroad ... Read more

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  • History of Omaha from the Pioneer Days to the Present Time

    "Sorenson gave Omahans a great service through his book...an interesting and humorous writer." -Historical MarkerAs a wild west frontier settlement, how does Omaha compare to other more publicized famous places such as Dodge City?The early history of Omaha is to some extent the early history of Nebraska and was often referred to, by jealous rivals in the State, as the "State of Omaha."In 1889, ... Read more

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  • Pioneer History of Bandera County: Seventy-five Years of Intrepid History

    "Ranking in historical importance with 'The Old Trail Drivers' is 'The Pioneer History of Bandera County,' which Mr. Hunter published in 1921. As a dependable and complete record of Bandera County life this book is to be commended; as a fine adventure in pioneer bookmaking it is probably unparalleled." -Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 17, 1932"Camp Verde...was established in 1846 for frontier ... Read more

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  • A Journey in the Back Country

    "A racy account of personal adventure." - New York Tribune, 1860"No book could tell us more satisfactorily what we really want to know about slavery." - Saturday Review, 1860"The most useful and interesting of those books of travel which the author as yet published." -The Athenaeum, 1861Best known as a landscape architect, with Central Park as his most conspicuous achievement, Olmsted was also ... Read more

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  • Incidents in the Life of Capt. Samuel H. Walker, Texan Ranger

    "One of the most fascinating Texas Rangers of all time was Samuel Hamilton Walker—no relation...to Chuck Norris' fictional character Cordell Walker." - Samuel Walker: The Real 'Walker, Texas Ranger' (Texas Standard 3/21/2018)"Many Ranger aficionados rate Sam Walker the second-most-important Texas Ranger of all time, behind Jack Coffee Hays." - Stories from Texas (2018)"The Walker Colt, developed ... Read more

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  • The Great American Canals, The Erie Canal

    Volume 14 of the series "Historic Highways of America". According to Wikipedia: "Archer Butler Hulbert (26 Jan 1873 24 Dec 1933), historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history... He was Vice-Principal of the Putnam Military Academy, Zanesville, Ohio, until 1897. Hulbert then did newspaper work in Korea in 1897 and '98: he was editor of the Korean Independent (Seoul) and edited ... Read more

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  • Pioneer Days in the Southwest from 1850 to 1879

    "Charles Goodnight is perhaps more extensively known than any other western ranchman, cattle owner, and pioneer."Our imagination has been fired by such pioneer names as Boone, Kenton and the Wetzels in the pioneer days in Kentucky, and later farther west on the great plains and the Rocky Mountains we have other historical names, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill (Cody), Payne and others, but very little ... Read more

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  • First Time Under Fire

    by J W DeForest ...
    After training for what seemed forever the twelfth Connecticut finally gets a chance to fight in the  Lafourche Interieur of Mississippi. ... Read more

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  • Jim Wardner, of Wardner, Idaho

    "A good story of a 'maybe' Bigfoot capture that occurred in the Big Hole area near Butte Montana is found in chapter 7 of Wardner's autobiography, entitled 'The Wild Man of Big Hole.'" -Bigfoottales Blog, Nov. 1, 2012"Peculiarly American, a chronicle of pluck and courage." -New York Times Saturday Review, 1900."Wardner is the best-known miner from Cape Nome to Arizona, and his fame spans the ... Read more

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  • Three Years In Field Hospitals Of The Army Of The Potomac

    by Anna Holstein ...
    Anna Holstein's book "Three Years in Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac" is a compelling and highly personal account of her experiences as a nurse during the war. The book provides a distinctive viewpoint on the trying circumstances and difficulties experienced by medical professionals in the middle of one of the most turbulent times in American history. While caring for the Army of the ... Read more

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  • Early Life Of The Pennsylvania Germans

    Early Life Of The Pennsylvania Germans by A. Monroe Aurand THE HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS is a most interesting subject. It began more than three hundred years ago, and the end is not in sight. One of many things to be remembered about the people called Pennsylvania Germans (or Dutch), is that they came here of their own free will from the Old World, and supported themselves without any ... Read more

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  • Jackson and New Orleans An Authentic Narrative of the Memorable Achievements of the American Army, Under Andrew Jackson

    "Walker has done ample justice to American valor and patriotism." -Hunt's Merchants' Magazine"His style is lively, often graphic... a good gift to the American people." - United States ReviewThe defense of New Orleans must be regarded as the most complete and brilliant in all its parts and in its results, in modern warfare. That victory affords valuable lessons and glorious illustrations of the ... Read more

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  • The Red Acorn

    by John Mcelroy ...
    The Red Acorn' by John McElroy is a historical novel set during the American Civil War. The story is named after the emblem worn by the soldiers of the First Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps, a red acorn that symbolizes their bravery and achievements on the battlefield. The novel follows the experiences of a young Union soldier named Harry Glen, who joins the army at the start of the war and ... Read more

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