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In a Mirror Darkly

By: Bob Stampfli

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Ray Lennox has just returned from the army. With his wife, Laura, his high school sweetheart, he hopes to begin a new life on the familys run-down, unproductive farm, called Oak Hill. Ray is determined to make the farm a success and thereby prove to friends, relatives, and the entire population of the nearby village the he has the skills to be a great farmer. Laura, a brilliant, beautiful woman, intended to enroll at the local university before marrying Ray; her family is extremely unhappy when she decides to become a farmer's wife instead. They had high hopes for her, but she is deeply in love and pays no attention to their advice. Everything goes well for a time; area farmers help Ray get started in his new venture. Then a blizzard strikes the hilltop farm, destroying so much of what Ray has created. Certainly, Ray will now forsake farming and take the lucrative trucking job offered to him by his in-laws; Laura pleads with him to do so. But Ray knows best; he will rebuild. He will attempt to restore the farm to its original splendor and get a good crop. However, Ray makes a crucial error in judgment, setting in motion forces that could cost him dearly.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426939728

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9781426939723

Mersey Built: The Role of Merseyside in the American Civil War

By: Robert (Bob) Thorp

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Mersey Built: The Role of Merseyside in the American Civil War

By: Robert (Bob) Thorp

‘Mersey Built’ chronicles the little-known commercial battle that raged between North and South during the American Civil War. The South relied on Europe for its military supplies, which the North tried to stop with a naval blockade of all Southern ports. The South retaliated by destroying Northern merchant ships on the high seas, using war ships, secretly procured from British shipyards and smuggled out of Britain by sympathetic British captains using British crews. The Charleston-based business empire headed by George Trenholm provided a conduit for Confederate finance with its Liverpool branch acting as bankers for the Confederacy’s procurement agents. Merseyside, with its extensive docks and numerous shipyards quickly became the epicenter of Confederate operations in Europe. Several British businessmen bought ships specifically to run supplies through the Union blockade, leaving relationships between the United States and Britain strained, close to breaking point. The book relates the history of Trenholm’s commercial empire, its pre-war expansion into Liverpool and the pivotal role it played in supporting the Confederate war effort. The involvement of other Liverpool-based entrepreneurs and their successes and failures in blockade-running is described. Background histories of the Merseyside ship builders who constructed warships and blockade runners for the Confederacy are included as well as several mini-biographies of the Liverpool-based captains who smuggled out warships and braved the Union blockade. Details of each ship built on Merseyside for involvement in the Civil War are listed. The role of the United States consular service and its extensive, Liverpool-based, spy ring is described, as are the efforts of the United States ambassador in London to influence British government policy on neutrality. The author, a direct descendant of a Liverpool ship builder, and a blockade-running captain, brings new insights and previously unpublished facts to light in this fascinating chapter of history.

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Vernon Press

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1622732812

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9781622732814

Smokin' Sports Cars

By: Bob Woods

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Smokin' Sports Cars

By: Bob Woods

Readers who love fast cars will love this book, featuring many of the fastest, most powerful cars on the planet. They will meet the international "superstars" adored by car lovers the world over, sports cars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, Porsche, Jaguar, and more.

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Enslow Publishing, LLC

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1622851064

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9781622851065

Hottest Sports Cars

By: Bob Woods

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Hottest Sports Cars

By: Bob Woods

Learn about some of the world's most famous sports cars; how they began, and where they are going in the future"--Provided by publisher.

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Enslow Publishers, Inc.

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0766028739

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9780766028739

Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

25,000 Listings of Old Books with Current Values

By: Bob Huxford

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Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

25,000 Listings of Old Books with Current Values

By: Bob Huxford

Nearly 25,000 titles with current values fill this hardbound book. Much more than just a typical price guide, the book is a directory with scores of actual buyers listed by the subject matter they are searching for, as well as dealers offering the books at listed prices. It will put you in touch with a person interested in buying or selling the books you have piled on your bookshelves

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0891454519

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9780891454519

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In a Mirror Darkly

In a Mirror Darkly

Mersey Built: The Role of Merseyside in the American Civil War

Mersey Built: The Role of Merseyside in the American Civil War

Smokin' Sports Cars

Smokin' Sports Cars

Hottest Sports Cars

Hottest Sports Cars

Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

Huxford's Old Book Value Guide

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