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The Wilson Circle

President Woodrow Wilson and His Advisers

By: Charles E. Neu

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The Wilson Circle

President Woodrow Wilson and His Advisers

By: Charles E. Neu

This book is a study of Woodrow Wilson's political leadership, consisting of ten vivid biographical sketches of those who were members of his inner group of advisers"--

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JHU Press

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1421442981

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Colonel House

A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent Partner

By: Charles E. Neu

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Colonel House

A Biography of Woodrow Wilson's Silent Partner

By: Charles E. Neu

A man who lived his life mostly in the shadows, Edward M. House is little known or remembered today; yet he was one of the most influential figures of the Wilson presidency. Wilson's chief political advisor, House played a key role in international diplomacy, and had a significant hand in crafting the Fourteen Points at the Paris Peace Conference. Though the intimate friendship between the president and his advisor ultimately unraveled in the wake of these negotiations, House's role in the Wilson administration had a lasting impact on 20th century international politics. In this seminal biography, Charles E. Neu details the life of "Colonel" House, a Texas landowner who rose to become one of the century's greatest political operators. Ambitious and persuasive, House worked largely behind the scenes, developing ties of loyalty and using patronage to rally party workers behind his candidates. In 1911 he met Woodrow Wilson, and almost immediately the two formed what would become one of the most famous friendships in American political history. House became a high-level political intermediary in the Wilson administration, proving particularly adept at managing the intangible realm of human relations. After World War I erupted, House, realizing the complexity of the struggle and the dangers and opportunities it posed for the United States, began traveling to and from Europe as the president's personal representative. Eventually he helped Wilson recognize the need to devise a way to end the war that would place the United States at the center of a new world order. In this balanced account, Neu shows that while House was a resourceful and imaginative diplomat, his analysis of wartime politics was erratic. He relied too heavily on personal contacts, often exaggerating his accomplishments and missing the larger historical forces that shaped the policies of the warring powers. Ultimately, as the Paris Peace Conference unfolded, differences appeared between Wilson and his counselor. Their divergent views on the negotiations led to a bitter split, and after the president left France in June of 1919, he would never see House again. Despite this break, Neu refutes the idea that Wilson and House were antagonists. They shared the same beliefs and aspirations and were, Neu shows, part of an unusual partnership. As an organizer, tactician, and confidant, House helped to make possible Wilson's achievements, and this impressive biography restores the enigmatic counselor to his place at the center of that presidency.

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Oxford University Press

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0199391432

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Black Horse Creek

By: Charles G. West

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Black Horse Creek

By: Charles G. West

In this thrilling western, the combined sins of a father and son will push a lawman to his limits. There’s no taming Billy Blanchard. He’s cut from the same rough cloth as his father, Jacob, the man who built the town of Black Horse Creek from nothing. Jacob takes pride in Billy’s lawless, wild ways. But when the boy returns home with a stolen horse, having just killed a U.S. Marshal, Jacob knows trouble will be coming. Called in on special assignment, enigmatic former deputy marshal Grayson is asked to find Billy. The marshals would prefer to have him brought in alive. But Grayson knows Billy. He knows his father. And he knows that things don’t always go the way the law would like....

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Penguin

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1101607467

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Misadventures in Archaeology

The Life and Career of Charles Conrad Abbott

By: Carolyn D. Dillian,Charles A. Bello

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Misadventures in Archaeology

The Life and Career of Charles Conrad Abbott

By: Carolyn D. Dillian,Charles A. Bello

A comprehensive portrait of the controversial self-taught archaeologist C. C. Abbott. In the late nineteenth century, Charles Conrad Abbott, a medical doctor and self-taught archaeologist, gained notoriety for his theories on early humans. He believed in an American Paleolithic, represented by an early Ice Age occupation of the New World that paralleled that of Europe, a popular scientific topic at the time. He attempted to prove that the Trenton gravels—glacial outwash deposits near the Delaware River—contained evidence of an early, primitive population that pre-dated Native Americans. His theories were ultimately overturned in acrimonious public debate with government scientists, most notably William Henry Holmes of the Smithsonian Institution. His experience—and the rise and fall of his scientific reputation—paralleled a major shift in the field toward an increasing professionalization of archaeology (and science as a whole). This is the first biography of Charles Conrad Abbott to address his archaeological research beyond the Paleolithic debate, including his early attempts at historical archaeology on Burlington Island in the Delaware River, and prehistoric Middle Woodland collections made throughout his lifetime at Three Beeches in New Jersey, now the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark. It also delves into his modestly successful career as a nature writer. As an archaeologist, he held a position with the Peabody Museum at Harvard University and was the first curator of the American Section at the Penn Museum. He also attempted to create a museum of American archaeology at Princeton University. Through various sources including archival letters and diaries, this book provides the most complete picture of the quirky and curmudgeonly, C. C. Abbott.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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1949057062

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9781949057065

The American Counties

Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000

By: Joseph Nathan Kane,Charles Curry Aiken

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The American Counties

Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000

By: Joseph Nathan Kane,Charles Curry Aiken

The premiere guide to information on the histories of the names, sizes, and populations of the counties of the United States.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810850362

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9780810850361

The American Counties

Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010

By: Charles Curry Aiken,Joseph Nathan Kane

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The American Counties

Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010

By: Charles Curry Aiken,Joseph Nathan Kane

Most Americans give little thought to their county's size, population, when it was created, or how its name came about. But such information can be very helpful to anyone, particularly researchers and genealogists, investigating local or state history. Drawing on information obtained from the 2010 Census, the 6th edition of The American Counties provides up-to-date data on each county's: -land area -population -county seat -date of creation -name origin -dates of governmental organization, elimination, and re-creation This edition includes information on counties created since the previous edition was published as well as more precise "date of creation" details for many colonial counties. If a county is named for a geographical feature--river, mountain, lake, etc.--the origin of the name and the meaning of any Indian or foreign words is provided. For those counties that were named after a specific individual, a brief sketch of the person's life is provided, including updated biographical information from previous editions. The Introduction has been expanded to address such topics as counties with similar names, persons who have more than one namesake county, the paucity of counties named for women, the practice of creating counties in uninhabited regions, and legislators naming counties for each other. At the request of many readers, the 6th edition contains new appendices ranking all counties nationally by population and area, as well as an appendix listing counties that have been eliminated. Containing information on all 3,143 counties and county equivalents (independent cities, parishes, boroughs, etc.) in the United States, the 6th edition of The American Counties is an essential resource for researchers looking for basic information on counties in the United States.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810887614

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9780810887619

Key States, High Stakes

Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections

By: Charles S. Bullock

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Key States, High Stakes

Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections

By: Charles S. Bullock

The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the potential to transform the composition of congress and set the stage for the nation's politics for the next decade, or even the next generation. In this new edited volume, Charles S. Bullock III collects original contributions from top political scientists to evaluate Sarah Palin and the Tea Party's role in the 2010 midterm elections. Key States, High Stakes focuses on states where Republicans had the chance to pick up Senate seats, as well as examining GOP Senate primaries if they involved a Palin or a Tea Party nominee facing an establishment favorite. Bullock concludes the anthology with a chapter on the legacy of the Tea Party and of Sarah Palin on American politics. One thing is certain. In terms of control of the House and Senate (and its effect on President Obama's policy agenda), the prospects for the 2012 presidential race, and the long-term viability of the Tea Party movement, the stakes in the 2010 midterm elections could not have been higher.

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256

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442210974

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9781442210974

Fading Ads of Birmingham

By: Charles Buchanan

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Fading Ads of Birmingham

By: Charles Buchanan

The fading advertisements on the walls of Birmingham's buildings paint an illuminating picture of the men and women who built an industrial boomtown in the first half of the twentieth century. Advertising expert, artist and writer Charles Buchanan unravels the mysteries behind Birmingham's ghost signs to reveal glimpses of the past now hidden in plain sight. Featuring stunning color photography by Birmingham native Jonathan Purvis.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614237603

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9781614237600

Resources of South-West Virginia: Showing the Mineral Deposits of Iron, Coal, Zinc, Copper and Lead. Also, The Staples of the Various Counties, Methods of Transportation, Access, Etc.

By: Charles Rufus Boyd

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Resources of South-West Virginia: Showing the Mineral Deposits of Iron, Coal, Zinc, Copper and Lead. Also, The Staples of the Various Counties, Methods of Transportation, Access, Etc.

By: Charles Rufus Boyd

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385429323

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9783385429321

A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia

By: Charles A. Johnson

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A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia

By: Charles A. Johnson

This history is enriched with personal recollections and reminiscences. Its pages are filled with the names of those individuals who settled, or helped in some way to establish the County, as well as those who are remembered for various other reasons. The fifty-four illustrations include Wise County’s commonwealth attorneys, from the first (1856) to the twenty-first (1935).

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The Overmountain Press

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0932807291

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9780932807298

They Went Thataway

By: Charles Hughes Hamlin

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They Went Thataway

By: Charles Hughes Hamlin

Composed almost entirely of abstracts of wills, deeds, marriage records, powers of attorney, court orders, church records, cemetery records, tax records, guardianship accounts, etc., this unique work provides substantive evidence of the migration of individuals and families to Virginia or from Virginia to other states, countries, or territories. Although primarily concerned with Virginians, the data are of wide-ranging interest. England, France, Germany, Scotland, Barbados, Jamaica, and twenty-three American states are represented, all entries splendidly tied to court sources and authorities. Each record provides prima facie evidence of places of origin and removal, irrefutably linking individuals to both their old and their new homes, and incidentally naming parents and kinsmen, all 10,000 of whom are listed in alphabetical order in the indexes. It is a safe observation that half of the records, having been exhumed from the most improbable sources (some augmented by the compiler's personal files), are the only ones in existence which can prove the ancestor's identity and origin.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806305886

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9780806305882

Haunted Maine

Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State

By: Charles A. Stansfield

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Haunted Maine

Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State

By: Charles A. Stansfield

Tales of pirates, witches, and other amazing denizens of the state of Maine. A fun look at spooky legends and stories of the paranormal, including the guardian spirit of Portland Head Light, the preacher and the cats from Hell, the ghost of Marie Antoinette, the ghost who toasts independence, and the logger who befriended the Devil. Other titles in series: Haunted Connecticut Haunted Delaware Haunted Jersey Shore Haunted Massachusetts Haunted New Jersey Haunted New York Haunted Pennsylvania

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Stackpole Books

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0811733734

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9780811733731

A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas

By: Charles Finsley

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A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas

By: Charles Finsley

A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas is the only definitive guide that presents a collection of the state's most common fossils and also shows the most important, noteworthy, and unusual specimens.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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1461661927

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9781461661924

The $K$-book

An Introduction to Algebraic $K$-theory

By: Charles A. Weibel

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The $K$-book

An Introduction to Algebraic $K$-theory

By: Charles A. Weibel

Informally, $K$-theory is a tool for probing the structure of a mathematical object such as a ring or a topological space in terms of suitably parameterized vector spaces and producing important intrinsic invariants which are useful in the study of algebr

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821891324

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9780821891322

Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

By: Charles H. Thorne

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Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

By: Charles H. Thorne

Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery has long been considered the premier reference for plastic surgery residents and practitioners. So it should be no surprise that for this 7th edition major steps have been taken to completely revise and refresh its content. As always, this single-volume reference covers all major areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including pediatric issues. But updates in this latest edition include a complete reworking of the section on the Hand, an expansion of the dermatology coverage, a new section on body contouring, and 11 new chapters; Principles of Awake Sedation, Otoplasty, Congenital Anomalies of the Breast, Brachioplasty and Upper Trunk Contouring, Principles of Plastic Surgery after Massive Weight Loss, Anesthetic Techniques in the Upper Extremity; Management of Mutiliating Injuries of the Upper Extremity, Hand Tumors, Vascular Disorders of the Upper Limb, Management of the Burned Hand, and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Atypical Arthritic Conditions of the Hand.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469830779

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9781469830773

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The Wilson Circle

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Black Horse Creek

Black Horse Creek

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Misadventures in Archaeology

The American Counties

The American Counties

The American Counties

The American Counties

Key States, High Stakes

Key States, High Stakes

Fading Ads of Birmingham

Fading Ads of Birmingham

Resources of South-West Virginia: Showing the Mineral Deposits of Iron, Coal, Zinc, Copper and Lead. Also, The Staples of the Various Counties, Methods of Transportation, Access, Etc.

Resources of South-West Virginia: Showing the Mineral Deposits of Iron, Coal, Zinc, Copper and Lead. Also, The Staples of the Various Counties, Methods of Transportation, Access, Etc.

A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia

A Narrative History of Wise County, Virginia

They Went Thataway

They Went Thataway

Haunted Maine

Haunted Maine

A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas

A Field Guide to Fossils of Texas

The $K$-book

The $K$-book

Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery

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