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Daughter of the White River - Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (Paperback): Denise White Parkinson Daughter of the White River - Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta (Paperback)
Denise White Parkinson; Foreword by Dale P. Woodiel
R534 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R71 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas' White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten--despite her unmarked grave.

Men's Lacrosse in Maryland: - The Pride of the Old Line State (Paperback): Tom Flynn Men's Lacrosse in Maryland: - The Pride of the Old Line State (Paperback)
Tom Flynn
R581 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R97 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Freedom - The Overthrow of the Slave Empires (Hardcover): James Walvin Freedom - The Overthrow of the Slave Empires (Hardcover)
James Walvin 1
R618 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R379 (61%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Walvin synthesises this complex global history with skill and ingenuity. Freedom is beautifully written and clearly organised . . . thought-provoking, rich in detail and imbued with an emotional intelligence that pushes us to imagine what slave life meant, especially during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.' J. R. Oldfield, University of Hull, Family & Community History, Vol. 22/3, October 2019 'A wide-ranging history of resistance during the Atlantic slave trade that reminds us how captives fought their miserable fates every step of the way.' David Olusoga, BBC History Magazine 'A sobering reminder of the trade's cruelty and scope . . . but also, through resistance, rebellion and riots, the power of individual people to change the world against the odds.' History Revealed In this timely and very readable new work, Walvin focuses not on abolitionism or the brutality and suffering of slavery, but on resistance, the resistance of the enslaved themselves - from sabotage and absconding to full-blown uprisings - and its impact in overthrowing slavery. He also looks that whole Atlantic world, including the Spanish Empire and Brazil. In doing so, he casts new light on one of the major shifts in Western history in the past five centuries. In the three centuries following Columbus's landfall in the Americas, slavery became a critical institution across swathes of both North and South America. It saw twelve million Africans forced onto slave ships, and had seismic consequences for Africa. It led to the transformation of the Americas and to the material enrichment of the Western world. It was also largely unquestioned. Yet within a mere seventy-five years during the nineteenth century slavery had vanished from the Americas: it declined, collapsed and was destroyed by a complexity of forces that, to this day, remains disputed, but there is no doubting that it was in large part defeated by those it had enslaved. Slavery itself came in many shapes and sizes. It is perhaps best remembered on the plantations - though even those can deceive. Slavery varied enormously from one crop to another- sugar, tobacco, rice, coffee, cotton. And there was in addition myriad tasks for the enslaved to do, from shipboard and dockside labour, to cattlemen on the frontier, through to domestic labour and child-care duties. Slavery was, then, both ubiquitous and varied. But if all these millions of diverse, enslaved people had one thing in common it was a universal detestation of their bondage. They wanted an end to it: they wanted to be like the free people around them. Most of these enslaved peoples did not live to see freedom. But an old freed man or woman in, say Cuba or Brazil in the 1880s, had lived through its destruction clean across the Americas. The collapse of slavery and the triumph of black freedom constitutes an extraordinary historical upheaval - and this book explains how that happened.

A History of Nebraska Agriculture: A Life Worth Living (Paperback): Jody L Lamp A History of Nebraska Agriculture: A Life Worth Living (Paperback)
Jody L Lamp
R692 R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Save R109 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Southold Reminiscences - Rural America at the Turn of the Century (Paperback): Joseph N Hallock Southold Reminiscences - Rural America at the Turn of the Century (Paperback)
Joseph N Hallock; Edited by Geoffrey K Fleming
R553 R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When the primary value of bay-front property was the privilege of harvesting seaweed, state legislator and Southold newspaperman Joseph Nelson Hallock was stealing watermelon from Peter Gils Well's patch and fighting for the privilege to pass the water at Southold Academy. In the spirit of Mary Ellen Chase's turn-of-the-century account of life in rural New England, Hallock offers his firsthand impressions of the difficulties and pleasures of North Fork life one hundred years ago. With a recipe for samp porridge and tales of power brokering in Albany, "Southold Reminiscences" is sure to inspire.

Hidden History of Vermont (Paperback): Mark Bushnell Hidden History of Vermont (Paperback)
Mark Bushnell
R627 R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Save R107 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From Slavery to Civil Rights - On the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-Present (Hardcover): Hilary Mc Laughlin-Stonham From Slavery to Civil Rights - On the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-Present (Hardcover)
Hilary Mc Laughlin-Stonham
R1,369 Discovery Miles 13 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An Open Access edition of this book will be made available on publication on our website and on the OAPEN Library, funded by the LUP Open Access Author Fund. The history of Louisiana from slavery until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 shows that unique influences within the state were responsible for a distinctive political and social culture. In New Orleans, the most populous city in the state, this was reflected in the conflict that arose on segregated streetcars that ran throughout the crescent city. This study chronologically surveys segregation on the streetcars from the antebellum period in which black stereotypes and justification for segregation were formed. It follows the political and social motivation for segregation through reconstruction to the integration of the streetcars and the white resistance in the 1950s while examining the changing political and social climate that evolved over the segregation era. It considers the shifting nature of white supremacy that took hold in New Orleans after the Civil War and how this came to be played out daily, in public, on the streetcars. The paternalistic nature of white supremacy is considered and how this was gradually replaced with an unassailable white supremacist atmosphere that often restricted the actions of whites, as well as blacks, and the effect that this had on urban transport. Streetcars became the 'theatres' for black resistance throughout the era and this survey considers the symbolic part they played in civil rights up to the present day.

Hidden History of New Jersey at War (Paperback): Joseph G Bilby, James M Madden, Harry Ziegler Hidden History of New Jersey at War (Paperback)
Joseph G Bilby, James M Madden, Harry Ziegler
R521 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R89 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Garden State has made innumerable contributions to our nation's military history, on both battlefield and homefront, but many of those stories remain hidden within the larger national narrative. Perhaps the most crucial one-day battle of the Revolution was fought in Monmouth County, and New Jersey officers engineered the conquest of California in the Mexican War. During the Civil War, a New Jersey unit was instrumental in saving Washington, D.C., from Confederate capture. In World War II, New Jersey women flocked to war production factories and served in the armed forces, and a West Orange girl helped ferry Spitfire fighters in England. War came home to the coast in 1942 with the sinking of the SS "Resor" by a German submarine, but the state's citizens reacted by contributing everything they could to the war effort. Uncover these and other stories from New Jersey's hidden wartime history.

101 Glimpses of the North Fork and the Islands (Paperback): Rosemary McKinley 101 Glimpses of the North Fork and the Islands (Paperback)
Rosemary McKinley
R378 R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Save R68 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The North Fork's natural riches have been seducing people for more than four hundred years. The Algonquin Indians -and, later, Dutch and English colonists- first recognized the area for its waters rich with clams and fish, its fertile soil for growing crops and its abundant forests to support shipbuilding. Hearing the ocean's call, many have long admired the inlets, creeks and bays and contrast the ruggedness of the Long Island Sound with the tranquility of Peconic Bay. In this pictorial history, local author Rosemary McKinley showcases the nautical history, idyllic seaside settings and lush landscapes of this picturesque country.

Wild Women of Boston - Mettle and Moxie in the Hub (Paperback): Dina Vargo Wild Women of Boston - Mettle and Moxie in the Hub (Paperback)
Dina Vargo
R609 R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Save R110 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Louis Jordan - Son of Arkansas, Father of R&B (Paperback): Stephen Koch Louis Jordan - Son of Arkansas, Father of R&B (Paperback)
Stephen Koch
R563 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Though you may not know the man, you probably know his music. Arkansas-born Louis Jordan's songs like "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Caldonia" and "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" can still be heard today, decades since Jordan ruled the charts. In his five-decade career, Jordan influenced American popular music, film and more and inspired the likes of James Brown, B.B. King, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles. Known as the "King of the Jukeboxes," he and his combo played a hybrid of jazz, swing, blues and comedy music during the big band era that became the start of R&B.

In a stunning narrative portrait of Louis Jordan, author Stephen Koch contextualizes the great, forgotten musician among his musical peers, those he influenced and the musical present.

Fire Lookouts of Oregon (Paperback): Cheryl Hill Fire Lookouts of Oregon (Paperback)
Cheryl Hill
R641 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hidden History of New Hampshire (Paperback): D Quincy Whitney Hidden History of New Hampshire (Paperback)
D Quincy Whitney
R521 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R89 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hidden in the cracks and crevices of the Granite State are the stories of pioneers who pursued their passions, creating legacies along the way. There is the tale of the mountain man who became an innkeeper; the Bird Man who took his passion to the White House; the gentleman who ascended the highest peak in the Northeast in a steam-powered locomobile; the story of one skier's dramatic win at the 1939 "American Inferno" Mount Washington race; the Shaker Meetinghouse, built in just one day, in complete silence; and the gallant efforts to save the Old Man of the Mountain. Quincy Whitney's compilation of stories makes for a colorful narrative of some of New Hampshire's most notable news-makers and remarkable historic events.

A Brief History of Orillia - Ontario's Sunshine City (Paperback): Dennis Rizzo A Brief History of Orillia - Ontario's Sunshine City (Paperback)
Dennis Rizzo; Foreword by John Forrest
R572 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First populated by the Huron, Iroquois and Chippewa Nations, Orillia is now a well-loved, year-round recreation destination. Its history is deeply tied to its water. Situated in the narrows where Lake Simcoe flows into Lake Couchiching, Orillia was a gathering place for centuries before Europeans used it to bring furs to market. Sir John Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, fostered permanent settlement of the area. A gateway to the Muskoka region, it has been home to lumber, manufacturing, and artistic endeavours. Today, summer cottagers and winter athletes alike enjoy the Sunshine City and its more than twenty annual festivals. Local author Dennis Rizzo tells the fascinating and diverse history of Orillia, Ontario.

Wild Catalina Island - Natural Secrets and Ecological Triumphs (Paperback): Frank J. Hein, Carlos de La Rosa Wild Catalina Island - Natural Secrets and Ecological Triumphs (Paperback)
Frank J. Hein, Carlos de La Rosa
R572 R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Save R99 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A year-round escape for one million annual tourists, Catalina Island is gaining popularity as a world-class eco-destination. Eighty-eight percent of the island is under the watch of the Catalina Island Conservancy, which preserves, manages and restores the island's unique wild lands. Bison, foxes and bald eagles are its best-known inhabitants, but Catalina is home to more than sixty other animal and plant species that exist nowhere else on earth. And they are all within the boundaries of one of the world's most populous regions: Los Angeles County. Biologists Frank Hein and Carlos de la Rosa present a highly enjoyable tour through the fascinating origins, mysterious quirks and ecological victories of one of the West Coast's most remarkable places.

Kings Mountain and Cowpens - Our Victory Was Complete (Paperback): Robert W Brown JR Kings Mountain and Cowpens - Our Victory Was Complete (Paperback)
Robert W Brown JR
R562 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the rocky slopes of Kings Mountain to the plains of Hannah's Cowpens, the Carolina backcountry hosted two of the Revolutionary War's most critical battles. On October 7, 1780, the Battle of Kings Mountain utilized guerilla techniques- American Over Mountain Men wearing buckskin and hunting shirts and armed with hunting rifles attacked Loyalist troops from behind trees, resulting in an overwhelming Patriot victory. In January of the next year, the Battle of Cowpens saw a different strategy but a similar outcome: with brilliant military precision, Continental Regulars, dragoons and Patriot militia executed the war's only successful double envelopment maneuver to defeat the British. Using firsthand accounts and careful analysis of the best classic and modern scholarship on the subject, historian Robert Brown demonstrates how the combination of both battles facilitated the downfall of General Charles Cornwallis and led to the Patriot victory in America.

The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers (Paperback): Thomas Fleming The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers (Paperback)
Thomas Fleming
R450 R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Save R68 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An intimate look at the founders--George Washington, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison--and thewomen who played essential roles in their lives

With his usual storytelling flair and unparalleled research, notedhistorian Thomas Fleming examines the relationships between theFounding Fathers and the women who were at the center of theirlives. They were the mothers who powerfully shaped their sons'visions of domestic life, from hot-tempered Mary Ball Washington to promiscuous Rachel Lavien, Hamilton's mother. Lovers and wives played even more critical roles. We learn of the youthful Washington's tortured love for the coquettish Sarah Fairfax, a close friend's wife; of Franklin's two "wives," one in London and one in Philadelphia; of how lonely, deeply unhappy Abigail kept home and family togetherfor years on end during Adams's long absences; of Hamilton's adulterous betrayal of his wife and their eventual reconciliation; of how the brilliant Madison, jilted by a flirtatious fifteen-year-old, went on to marry the effervescent Dolley, who helped make this shy man into a popular president. Jefferson's controversial relationshipwith Sally Hemings is also examined, reinterpreting where his heart truly lay.

The Underground Railroad on Long Island - Friends in Freedom (Paperback): Kathleen G. Velsor The Underground Railroad on Long Island - Friends in Freedom (Paperback)
Kathleen G. Velsor
R507 R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From the arrival of the Quakers in the seventeenth century to the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, Long Island played an important role in the Underground Railroad's work to guide slaves to freedom. In Old Westbury, the Post family established a major stop on the freedom trail with the help of an escaped Virginia slave. In Jericho, families helped escaping slaves to freedom from the present-day Maine Maid Inn. Elias Hicks helped free 191 slaves himself and worked to create Underground Railroad safe houses in many northeastern cities. Some former slaves even established permanent communities across the island. Visit the safe houses--many of which are still standing today--and explore the journey of runaway slaves on Long Island.

Staten Island Slayings - Murderers & Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough (Paperback): Patricia M. Salmon Staten Island Slayings - Murderers & Mysteries of the Forgotten Borough (Paperback)
Patricia M. Salmon
R558 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Enchanted Forest - Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park (Paperback): Janet Kusterer, Martha Anne Clark The Enchanted Forest - Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park (Paperback)
Janet Kusterer, Martha Anne Clark
R563 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The history of the Enchanted Forest is one of magical beginnings. When it first opened in 1955, Ellicott City's storybook land became the first children's theme park on the East Coast. Young visitors could climb aboard rides like the Little Toot tugboat, Mother Goose and Ali Baba or encounter animals like peacocks and burros. Upon its closing in 1989, Marylanders who cherished memories of the Enchanted Forest were deeply disappointed. However, many of the park's beloved figures were moved to nearby Clark's Elioak Farm, where they were restored and displayed to the delight of new generations. Even today, the farm is a popular destination that evokes the whimsical spirit of the iconic park. Local author Janet Kusterer and Martha Anne Clark of Elioak Farm trace the park's history through vintage images and interviews with the Harrison family, former employees and visitors. Join Kusterer and Clark to rediscover the magic of the Enchanted Forest.

Murder on Long Island - A Nineteenth-Century Tale of Tragedy & Revenge (Paperback): Geoffrey K Fleming, Amy K. Folk Murder on Long Island - A Nineteenth-Century Tale of Tragedy & Revenge (Paperback)
Geoffrey K Fleming, Amy K. Folk; Foreword by Joseph S. Wickham
R507 R416 Discovery Miles 4 160 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the mid-nineteenth century, James Wickham was a wealthy farmer with a large estate in Cutchogue, Long Island. His extensive property included a mansion and eighty acres of farmland that were maintained by a staff of servants. In 1854, Wickham got into an argument with one of his workers, Nicholas Behan, after Behan harassed another employee who refused to marry him. Several days after Behan's dismissal, he crept back into the house in the dead of night. With an axe, he butchered Wickham and his wife, Frances, and fled to a nearby swamp. Behan was captured, tried, convicted and, on December 15, became one of the last people to be hanged in Suffolk County. Local historians Geoffrey Fleming and Amy Folk uncover this gruesome story of revenge and murder.

Minnesota Mysteries - A History of Unexplained Wonders, Eccentric Characters, Preposterous Claims and Baffling Occurrences in... Minnesota Mysteries - A History of Unexplained Wonders, Eccentric Characters, Preposterous Claims and Baffling Occurrences in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes (Paperback)
Ben Welter
R609 R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Save R110 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Any Minnesotan worth his lutefisk has heard of the Kensington Runestone. But have you heard of Victor Setterlund? In 1949, he uncovered another runestone less than ten miles away. How about Newmann the Great? In 1909, the Kenyon-born illusionist astonished Minneapolitans by driving a team of horses blindfolded across town to find a key hidden in a drugstore safe at Lake and Nicollet. How about little Mary Weinand? In 1915, her father demanded justice when the "meanest boy" at her one-room schoolhouse in Corcoran cut off her luxurious auburn curls. These little-known stories, along with dozens more culled from Minnesota newspaper archives, are presented here in their original form.

Ladies of the Brown: - A Women's History of Denver's Most Elegant Hotel (Paperback): Debra Faulkner Ladies of the Brown: - A Women's History of Denver's Most Elegant Hotel (Paperback)
Debra Faulkner
R553 R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since the day it opened in 1892, Denver's Brown Palace Hotel has been the Mile High City's foremost destination for high-powered business travelers, celebrities, royalty and politicians. In Ladies of the Brown, hotel historian and archivist Debra B. Faulkner introduces readers to some of the hotel's most fascinating and famous female visitors, residents and employees. From Denver's "Unsinkable" Molly Brown and Romania's Queen Marie to Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mamie Eisenhower and many, many more, these intriguing characters play leading roles in true tales of romance, scandal, humor and heartbreak. This collection of stories is integral to the history of the Brown Palace and Denver, offering a glimpse into the lives of generations of women from all walks of life.

A History of Spiritualism and the Occult in Salem - The Rise of Witch City (Paperback): Maggi Smith-Dalton A History of Spiritualism and the Occult in Salem - The Rise of Witch City (Paperback)
Maggi Smith-Dalton
R564 R464 Discovery Miles 4 640 Save R100 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Salem, Massachusetts, is the quintessential New England town, with its cobbled streets and strong ties to the sea. With the notoriety of the Salem witch trials, the city's reputation has been irrevocably linked to the occult. However, few know the history behind the religion of Spiritualism and the social movement that took root in this romanticized land. At the turn of the century, seers, mediums and magnetic healers all hoped to connect to the spiritual world. The popularity of Spiritualism and renewed interest in the occult blossomed out of an attempt to find an intellectual and emotional balance between science and religion. Learn of early converts, the role of the venerable Essex Institute and the psychic legacy of "Moll" Pitcher. Historian Maggi Smith-Dalton delves into Salem's exotic history, unraveling the beginnings of Spiritualism and the rise of the Witch City.

Lincoln's Men - The President and His Private Secretaries (Paperback): Daniel Mark Epstein Lincoln's Men - The President and His Private Secretaries (Paperback)
Daniel Mark Epstein
R387 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During the Civil War three intelligent, articulate young men served as Abraham Lincoln's secretaries. John Nicolay and John Hay lived in the White House across the hall from the president's office and, together with William Stoddard, spent more time with Lincoln than anyone else outside his immediate family. "Lincoln's Men" is a fascinating, intimate, and moving portrait of life in the Civil War White House and of the beleaguered president's extraordinary relationship with the indispensable trio he used as a sounding board--the best and the brightest of their day who had a place near the center of Washington's grandest galas and a front-row seat on the drama of war.

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