From the award-winning novelist and biographer Beverly Lowry comes an astonishing re-imagining of the remarkable life of Harriet Tubman, the “Moses of Her People.” Tubman was an escaped slave, lumberjack, laundress, raid leader, nurse, fund-raiser, cook, intelligence gatherer, Underground Railroad organizer, and abolitionist. In Harriet Tubman, Lowry creates a portrait enriched with lively imagined vignettes that transform the legendary icon into flesh and blood. We travel with Tubman on slave-freeing raids in the heart of the Confederacy, along the treacherous route of the Underground Railroad, and onto the battlefields of the Civil War. Integrating extensive research and interviews with scholars and historians into a rich and mesmerizing chronicle, Lowry brings an American hero to life as never before.
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, and the 43rd LA Times Book Prize in Biography | Finalist for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Atlantic, The Washington Post and Smithsonian Magazine and a New York Times Top 100 Notable Books of 2022 “Masterful…This book is an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work”—The Washington Post “A nuanced portrait in a league with the best of Ron Chernow and David McCullough.”—The Wall Street Journal A major new biography of J Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today's conservative political landscape. We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he had been the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative state, buzzing with energy and big ideas for reform. He transformed a failing law-enforcement backwater, riddled with scandal, into a modern machine. He believed in the power of the federal government to do great things for the nation and its citizens. He also believed that certain people--many of them communists or racial minorities or both-- did not deserve to be included in that American project. Hoover rose to power and then stayed there, decade after decade, using the tools of state to create a personal fiefdom unrivaled in U.S. history. Beverly Gage’s monumental work explores the full sweep of Hoover’s life and career, from his birth in 1895 to a modest Washington civil-service family through his death in 1972. In her nuanced and definitive portrait, Gage shows how Hoover was more than a one-dimensional tyrant and schemer who strong-armed the rest of the country into submission. As FBI director from 1924 through his death in 1972, he was a confidant, counselor, and adversary to eight U.S. presidents, four Republicans and four Democrats. Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson did the most to empower him, yet his closest friend among the eight was fellow anticommunist warrior Richard Nixon. Hoover was not above blackmail and intimidation, but he also embodied conservative values ranging from anticommunism to white supremacy to a crusading and politicized interpretation of Christianity. This garnered him the admiration of millions of Americans. He stayed in office for so long because many people, from the highest reaches of government down to the grassroots, wanted him there and supported what he was doing, thus creating the template that the political right has followed to transform its party. G-Man places Hoover back where he once stood in American political history--not at the fringes, but at the center--and uses his story to explain the trajectories of governance, policing, race, ideology, political culture, and federal power as they evolved over the course of the 20th century.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet comes a novel of suspense and passion about a terrible mistake that changed a family forever, now in paperback and featuring an all-new Reading Group Guide Cassie Danvers is holed up in her family’s crumbling mansion in small-town Ohio, mourning the loss of her grandmother, June. But the noise of the rusted doorbell forces her out of isolation. Cassie has been named the sole heir to legendary movie star Jack Montgomery's fortune. Soon Jack’s famous daughters arrive, entourage in tow, determined to wrestle Cassie away from an inheritance they feel is theirs. Together, they come to discover the true reason for June’s silence about the summer she was eighteen, when Hollywood came to town, and June and Jack’s lives were forever altered. Shifting deftly between the past and present, Cassie and her guests will be forced to reexamine their legacies, their definition of family, and what it truly means to love someone, steadfastly, across the ages.
A baby changes everything… Detective Sawyer Montgomery never makes the same mistake twice. Burned in the past, he's learned to stay guarded when a beautiful woman is involved. Problem is, getting the key testimony to close a case requires a hands-on approach, because strong-willed counselor Liz Mayfield—not to mention the desire between them—is quickly getting under his skin. Now that his witness, Liz's client, has suspiciously vanished, joining forces and taking to the road in order to save the pregnant teen's life is their only option. But it soon becomes clear that the danger targeting Liz places her in need of protection. Sawyer's protection. And that this unexpected complication will test every fiber of Sawyer's legendary self-control…
In this captivating sequel to Caty Maclean, readers join Caty and her family as The Winds of Change sweep across the hilly backcountry settlement of Waxhaw. As a wife and mother, Caty finds life on a wilderness farm difficult. The dream for a son is tragically dashed when her life is threatened by childbirth, imposing heart-breaking consequences. In the midst of her own battles, the rivalry between France and England over possession of Indian lands triggers continuous Indian uprisings, and eventually war. Settlers in the backcountry are caught up in the midst of the turmoil. Indians are invading their land, farms are being destroyed, and lives are being lost. On the distant horizon, the winds of change bring revolution ---- another war that will determine the fate of "all" Americans. With cameos of historical characters from young Andrew Jackson to General George Washington ------ along with descriptive battle scenes fought in the south ------ The Winds of Change is a remarkable piece of insight, character, and adventure---- a novel that echoes in the mind long after the last pages are turned.
Anna Newsom had led a quiet life until World War II German POWs were brought to her small Alabama town to a work camp to spend the duration of the war. With no money for college, Anna needs a job and she is picked to take books to the prisoners. With her own brother off at war, and fighting her family's disapproval, Anna struggles with feelings of disloyalty but finds herself relishing her visits to the prison camp as she takes on the role of teacher, sharing her love of history and literature, and even her faith with the prisoners. As the war drags on, Anna takes comfort in the fact that she, like her brother, is making a difference in the war effort. She slowly begins to see the prisoners as young men who are also tired of war and want to start a new life. Anna becomes close to one prisoner in particular, a man named Klaus, who is a leader to the men but he has lost his way spiritually. Due to circumstances from his youth, Klaus no longer believes in God, and although he is drawn to Anna, he cannot share her faith. Anna begins to question her judgment, her feelings, and her faith as she falls in love with Klaus. Knowing that no one close to her would accept a relationship with the enemy, Anna finds herself isolated and afraid of what the future will bring.
Did advocates of the social gospel carry the burden of humanitarian aid during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? Were evangelicals content merely to maintain the status quo and avoid ameliorating the plight of the needy? Focusing upon the period from the Civil War to about 1920, this study attempts to portray the sizeable body of Christians whose extensive welfare activities and concern sprang similarly from their passion for evangelism and personal holiness, writes the author. He meticulously traces the urban welfare activities of the Salvation Army, the Volunteers of America, the Christian Missionary and Alliance, multiple rescue missions and homes, and the religious journal 'Christian Herald'.
Who are the Brushy Crick Kids? They are every kid from a large family. They are every kid that ever lived near a creek, lived on an old farm, or attended a one-room or small town school. They are everyone's kids getting into mischief. They are old and young, happy and sad, rich and poor. Some page of The Brushy Crick Kids will remind you of yourself or someone you know. The Brushy Crick Kids; one Iowa farm family and it's journey from innocence, laughter and tears into the Twenty-first Century. A family history beginning 600 years ago in Europe; of slave traders, American Colonists, and pioneer families in Iowa. A personal journey of faith for Veenbaas and her ancestors.
Carlisle is the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is about 18 miles west of Harrisburg, the state capital. Carlisle was planned and founded in 1751 when it was a pioneer town and became the gateway to the westward movement. It was a prominent military post in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Carlisle was the home of two signers of the Declaration of Independence and a heroine of the Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher. It was also one of the most northern towns occupied by the Confederate army during the Civil War. The town was the location of a number of known manufacturers, such as Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company, Quartz Crystal Company, and C.H. Masland Company. Carlisle is known today as the "Trucking Capital of the World." It is also the home of Dickinson College, the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, and the US Army War College.
Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want stories filled with life-and-death situations that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, strong women and brave, powerful men? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! SNOWED IN WITH A COLTON (A Coltons of Colorado novel) by Lisa Childs Certain her new guest at the dude ranch she co-owns is hiding something, Aubrey Colton fights her attraction to him. Luke Bishop is hiding something—his true identity: Luca Rossi, an Italian journalist on the run from the mob. CAVANAUGH JUSTICE: THE BABY TRAIL (A Cavanaugh Justice novel) by USA TODAY bestseling author Marie Ferrarella Brand-new police detective partners Korinna Kennedy and Brodie Cavanaugh investigate a missing infant case and uncover a complicated conspiracy while Korinna is slowly drawn into Brodie's life and family—causing her to reevaluate her priorities in life. DANGER AT CLEARWATER CROSSING (A Lost Legacy novel) by Colleen Thompson After his beloved twins are returned from the grandparents who’ve held them for years, widowed resort owner Mac Hale-Walker finds his long-anticipated reunion threatened by a beautiful social worker sent to assess his fitness to parent—and a plot to forcibly separate him from his children forever. TROUBLE IN BLUE (A Heroes of the Pacific Northwest novel) by Beverly Long Interim police chief Marcus Price is captivated by newcomer Erin McGarry, who has come to Knoware to help her sick sister. But he has his hands full with a string of robberies and a credible terrorist threat, and he's not confident that Erin didn't bring the danger to the small community or that either one of them will survive it.
A native of Nowata Co, OK, msbev grew up near the Verdigris River in Nowata County, OK. She attended a one room country school part of her elementary years. Having researched family history for 40+ years, she knew the true stories about real people would be lost if someone did not write them. She listened as her Pioneer~Blacksmith father and her mysterious mother gave her rare glimpses into their lives. Her father even kept his name a secret. msbev did not know his complete given name until after he passed away. Now msbev knew what was behind the looks she remembered seeing pass between her mom and dad, especially if they were disagreeing! She talks with them, listens, and loves them as though they were sitting beside her. She says their conversations are better than when they were alive, because she know them so much better now. Volume 1 includes several of these stories, but not the entire collection.
As a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever… Sex with a stranger isn't what Paige Summers expects when she is trapped in an elevator with hot cowboy Jared Montgomery, but he unleashes her wild side. It all seems like a great adventure. Until two days later when she reports to her new boss, J. L. Montgomery—her elevator cowboy in a suit and tie! Jared is on the fast track to success. It's time for him to settle down, but his adorable redheaded assistant is more bedroom than boardroom. Still, he can't get her and the stormy night they shared together out of his mind. When Jared overhears Paige telling a friend she's pregnant, he wants to do the right thing. But Paige isn't willing to settle. Marriage means love—and until that's on the table, there's no deal. Book 10 of the 36 Hours series. Don't miss Book 11: A dangerous mudslide leads to disaster—and a chance for Karen and Cassidy to heal their broken marriage in The Parent Plan by Paula Detmer Riggs.
Presidents, executive teams, governing boards, administrators, faculty leaders, and graduate students alike will benefit from this comprehensive primer. Designed to help professionals at all stages of their careers, this resource is particularly useful to the growing number of new CEOs. Thorough attention is paid to operational principles and organizational design as well as policy development in both general and specific contexts such as students, curriculum, staff, and resource development. Look for special chapters on crisis management as well as practical advice for new CEOs.
In Reelpolitik Ideologies in American Political Film, Beverly Merrill Kelley examines more than a century of political movie history, providing a thorough historical background for diametrically opposed political ideologies in order to facilitate debate and dialectical learning. Kelley explores 185 American political movies (categorized by ideological themes and presented in chronological order) in order to illustrate the history of film as well as the history of the specific political ideology. Each chapter includes a case study which provides an in-depth analysis of the single film that best illustrates the ideology at hand, including: The Candidate (populism), Wall Street (elitism), The Godfather (fascism), All the President's Men (anti-fascism), Patton (interventionism), and M*A*S*H (isolationism). Reelpolitik Ideologies in American Political Film establishes a paradigmatic analysis of political films that details the cyclical nature of ideological dialectic throughout American history and identifies the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the voters who choose not to affiliate with Republicans and Democrats, and who often determine the outcomes of elections. The text also includes an extensive ideological filmology spanning more than 100 years of American cinema. This study represents a bold investigation of the political and social values of American film, and is an essential text in the study of the relationship between culture and politics.
Harlequin Intrigue brings you three new edge-of-your-seat romances for one great price, available now for a limited time only from July 1 to July 31! This Harlequin Intrigue bundle includes The Smoky Mountain Mist by Paula Graves, Fearless by HelenKay Dimon, and For the Baby's Sake by Beverly Long. Catch a thrill with six new edge-of-your-seat romances every month from Harlequin Intrigue!
An autobiography, this book is about the events and personalities of one hundred years of modern legends through the eyes of one who has lived it, stated in a uniquely opinionated manner. It includes wars and whores, the inside of business and politics on several continents, with unexpurgated revelations of individuals known to nearly everyone who lived during those times or learned about them since. Royalty, film figures, heads of state, corporate tycoons, and politicians parade through the pages as part of the author's daily life. Twentieth century history comes alive with experiences in Baltic wars, Adolf Hitler's inner circle, Greek government coups, CIA mercenaries in Africa, American heiresses, and the privileges of diplomatic office. Related by one born into riches and relegated to poverty, the narrative progresses via family scoundrels, political involvements, and escape and escapades in America. An unintendedly adventurous life from wealth and privilege to penniless, left with the asset of a brilliant mind to tell the story.
Technocracy, loosely defined, is rule by experts. Technocracy at Work focuses on the organizational dimensions and aspects of technocracy. Substantial sociological literatures have analyzed contemporary changes in factories, bureaucracies, and professional organizations. What has not been well investigated is the interrelatedness of these changes and the emergence of technocracy in the workplace. This book fills this gap and analyzes the social and political implications of technocracy, in both particular work organizations as well as the world-wide technocratic system, so as to inform future democratic debate.
36 Hours Serial As a devastating summer storm hits Grand Springs, Colorado, the next thirty-six hours will change the town and its residents forever…. Nine Months Part 2 Paige Summers's life hasn't been the same since she started her new job—and accidentally had sex with her boss during the night of the storm! She's always wanted a baby, and J. L. Montgomery might be the perfect husband and father—if he loves her. Jared is used to getting what he wants, so he can't understand Paige's reluctance to marry him. Is she just a gold digger hoping to make him want her more by playing it cool? Or the most independent—and sexy—woman he's ever met? What will it take for Jared to see Paige as more than an acquisition, and for Paige to get her elevator cowboy back? The story concludes in Nine Months Part 3.
Five extraordinary siblings. One dangerous past. Unlimited potential. Fans of "Heroes" and "The X-Files" will be unable to resist the mysteries of Family Secrets! This second collection contains books 5-8: Her Beautiful Assassin by Virginia Kantra, A Verdict of Love by Jenna Mills, The Billionaire Drifter by Beverly Bird and Fever by Linda Winstead Jones.
After losing her husband in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver, Tierci Morgan sells her thriving law practice in Illinois to return to the small town in West Virginia where she was born. She agrees to take over the law offices of her mentor who wants to retire to a life of fishing in Florida. Soon after returning to Greenville, Tierci hires a construction company to build a house for her. She is shocked and elated to discover that the owner of Greenville Builders is her long ago friend and soul mate Gavin CaIdwell. From childhood until she went away to law school, Gavin had been her rock to lean on and shoulder to cry on when boys she dated found greener pastures. In renewing their friendship, Tierci discovers that Gavin had lost his wife five years earlier to cancer and raised his teen-aged son alone. As they work together planning her dream house, they discover an attraction and feelings for each other that had never occurred to Tierci when she knew Gavin as a boy. lie had always loved her but was afraid to voice his feelings as a boy and settled for just being her friend and confidant He has grown into a ruggedly handsome man who is gentle and sensitive and had never lost the special connection he has always had with Tierci. Tierci becomes the target of a vengeful stalker who blames her for letting him go to prison years ago in Illinois because she refused to represent him in court. In leaning on Gavin once more and in his efforts to protect her, they discover a love that was meant to be all of their lives. Greenville is a suspenseful, poignant love story that evolves around meeting, and becoming friends with some of the main players from the book Arizona Macgregor and the frightening terror caused by the stalker who is maniacal in his determination to punish Tierci.
Arizona Ari Macgregor was relaxing on a blanket by her favorite mountain pool, when a shadow fell across her face. She opened her eyes, expecting to see Josh. She looked up into the face of a loathsome stranger standing over her. Get away from me, you creep, she screamed at him. He bent down and grabbed her. He reeked of sweat and whiskey as he put his face close to hers, leeringly grinning at her. My creepy hands are gonna be all over your sweet little body, girlie, so relax and enjoy it. He straddled her waist and held her hands in one of his as he fumbled with the zipper of his jeans. He then ripped Aris bikini top off and his weight crashed down on her, crushing the breath out of her. As she screams and struggles to get free, she fears this vile attack will be the end of all her dreams. Oh, God, Josh. Where are you? Please hurry!
Infertility, divorce, domestic violence, eating disorders...all have become part of a day's work for women and men in ministry to women. Yet, most are not prepared for this aspect of ministering to women in real pain over real issues. Designed to give leaders and care givers greater understanding, insights for shepherding, and referral resources, Shepherding Women in Pain is a compilation from contributors who have expertise and experience with women on the given issue. For example Stacey Womack, founder and executive director of Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services, wrote the chapter on domestic violence and Kimberley Davidson, founder of Olive Branch Outreach, authored the chapter discussing eating disorders. The reader will be provided concise, practical, and grace-infused information designed to help women deal constructively with the trauma of their life experiences. This book will serve as a key resource--read and re-read often--to those who serve women in pain.
Once the third-largest port on the Gulf of Mexico, Apalachicola's diverse and colorful past remains visible today. This delightful little fishing village has a warm and friendly atmosphere, making it even more appropriate that Apalachicola's name is a Native American word meaning "friendly people." When Apalachicola was established in 1831, its major industry was cotton export, and the city soon became an important port on the Gulf of Mexico. When the railroads expanded throughout the United States, Franklin County developed several large lumber mills to harvest and process wood from the surrounding cypress forests. These lumber magnates built many of the magnificent historic homes that still line Apalachicola's streets today. With more than 900 historic homes and buildings in the National Register Historic District, visitors are invited to stroll along the picturesque, tree-lined streets where Victorian homes display the charm of years gone by.
Book Description: This Medicaid book is a step-by-step guie for applying for Medicaid for nursing home payment. Who's going to pay for those nursing home expenses? The parent/spouse is sick, too sick to stay at home, has to be placed in a nursing home, yet there are no funds to pay for it. Also, an issue, which compounds the problem, is most nursing homes want a source of payment before admitting a patient. Medicaid Made Easy has a listing by state of all the Medicaid offices. If your parent lives in Florida and you live in California, Medicaid Made Easy will explain what is required to apply for Medicaid, and direct you to the appropriate Medicaid office in the state where your parents live. Medicaid Made Easy specifically speaks to the patient and their families in understandable terms. Medicaid Made Easy will explain in detail how to apply and complete a Medicaid application. It will tell what documentation is needed, give an explanation of income and resources, and discuss rights and responsibilities. It will give a description of penalties if assets have been given away, and explain how much must be contributed to pay for their cost of care each month, etc. Authors Bio: Beverly H. Albanese has spent the last 8 1/2 years determining Medicaid eligibility for nursing home payment. She lives with her husband and son in Canandaigua, NY. Heidi L. Macomber worked for the Department of Social Services for 5 years. She has an AAS degree in Business Administration. She is married and has three children.
“I am a woman that came from the cotton fields of the South; I was promoted from there to the wash-tub; then I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations.” --Madam C. J. Walker, National Negro Business League Convention, 1912 Now, from a writer acclaimed for her novels and the memoir Crossed Over, a remarkable biography of a truly heroic figure. Madam C. J. Walker created a cosmetics empire and became known as the first female self-made millionaire in this nation’s history, a noted philanthropist and champion of women’s rights and economic freedom. These achievements seem nothing less than miraculous given that she was born, in 1867, to former slaves in a hamlet on the Mississippi River. How she came to live on another river, the Hudson, in a Westchester County mansion, and in a New York City town house, is at once inspirational and mysterious, because for all that is known about the famous entrepreneur, much that occurred before her magnificent transformation—years that trace a circuitous route across the country—remains obscure. By breathing life into scattered clues and dry facts, and with a deep understanding of the times and places through which Madam Walker moved, Beverly Lowry tells a story that stretches from the antebellum South to the Harlem Renaissance and bridges nearly a century of our history in her search for the distant truths of a woman who defied all odds and redefined conventional expectations. “Wherever there was one colored person, whether it was a city, a town, or a puddle by the railroad tracks, everybody knew her name.” --Violet Davis Reynolds, Stenographer, Madam C. J. Walker Co
In 1861 a young farmer, drafted into the Confederate Army, was wounded in battle and sent home to die. For two days he lay on a railway platform, begging passengers to contact his family in the hills. At last, an old slave who had purchased a wagon along with his freedom gently loaded him into his cart. The old man drove him to his family's farm, bathed his wounds in a stream, carried him to his cabin, and delivered the soldier to his astonished young wife. By Faith and By Love is the story of that soldier's grandson, who grew up poor in small South Carolina mill towns. While many of his neighbors take out their frustrations with the legacy of the Civil War by joining the Ku Klux Klan, this soldier's grandson must honor his grandfather's rescuer by finding another path.
A special Bay light falls on beautiful Benicia, on the north shore of the Carquinez Strait. Two U.S. citizens, Robert Semple and Thomas Larkin, bought the land from Mexican Army General Mariano Vallejo for $100 and the promise to name it for Vallejo's wife in 1847. The next year a customer at Von Pfister's Benicia waterfront store let slip the secret of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill. Benicia's deep water harbor attracted Pacific Mail and Steamship Company, the first major California industry, the famous Matthew Turner shipyards, tanneries, and the Central Pacific Railroad, which made Benicia its transcontinental terminus. State legislators made the town their third state capital in 1853. That oldest surviving capitol building still stands along with many historic buildings, including the stately structures of a U.S. military base that began with the Benicia Barracks in 1849 and continued to serve until 1964.
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