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Wild Bill Elliott

A Complete Filmography

By: Gene Blottner

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Wild Bill Elliott was a major western star. His screen persona met evil head-on and emerged victorious, bringing cheers from Saturday audiences. This book covers Elliott's entire career. It begins with a biographical sketch and then discusses each of his 78 starring roles as well as his more than 130 supporting roles. The film entries include studio, release date, alternate titles, cast and credit listings, songs, location filming, color, running time, source, story synopsis, notes and commentary, quotations from published reviews and a critical summation of the film. Appendices include Elliott's short films, TV and radio appearances and comic books.

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McFarland

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078646903X

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9780786469031

Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana

The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History

By: Gene E Salecker

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Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana

The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History

By: Gene E Salecker

The Sultana was a sidewheel Mississippi steamboat carrying almost two thousand recently-released Union prisoners-of-war back north at the end of the Civil War. At 2:00 a.m. on April 27, 1865, when the boat was seven miles above Memphis, her boilers exploded. Almost 1,200 people perished in the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Gene Eric Salecker covers this disaster in detail and dispels the many myths that have been connected to the Sultana for too long. Almost every author who has written about the Sultana has relied on the words of a few survivors or referred to the works of previous authors to get their story. Advancing the scholarship, the author has visited the National Archives in Washington, DC, to comb through the handwritten transcripts of the three investigative bodies that looked into the disaster or poured over the handwritten testimony from the court-martial trial of Capt. Frederic Speed, the only person tried for the overcrowding of the vessel. In 1996, after extensive research and using the most current sources available at that time, Salecker wrote Disaster on the Mississippi: The Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865. Still, there were inevitable omissions. After almost twenty-five years of continued research on the Sultana, and all those involved in the disaster, Salecker has gleaned unparalleled knowledge into every aspect of the disaster. His research, covering the National Archives, and thousands of pages of newspapers from around the world and government documents, including pension records and service records, has allowed Gene to tell the story of the Sultana as completely as possible. By bringing his research back to primary sources, Salecker dispels myths and adds to the story of the Sultana. In Destruction of the Steamboat Sultana: The Worst Maritime Disaster in American History paroled prisoners, civilian passengers, guards, crew members, rescuers, and eyewitnesses tell their stories in their own words. The true, and complete, story about the Sultana and the disaster has finally, and fully, been told.

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Naval Institute Press

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1682477444

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9781682477441

Universal Sound Westerns, 1929-1946

The Complete Filmography

By: Gene Blottner

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Universal Sound Westerns, 1929-1946

The Complete Filmography

By: Gene Blottner

After Fox released In Old Arizona, the first feature length western with sound, in 1929, Universal president Carl Laemmle decided that Universal's westerns should follow suit. Beginning that same year, with the release of The Wagon Master starring Ken Maynard, up until 1946, when the studio merged with International Pictures, Universal Pictures captivated audiences with its sound westerns. Individual entries for the approximately 180 feature films and serials released by Universal during that period are presented here. Each entry includes the film's title release date, alternate title, cast, credits, songs, location of filming, running time, source if the film was an adaptation, plot synopsis, commentary from the author and from the actors and directors, representative excerpts from reviews, and a tag line from the original advertising. Also provided is a chronological listing of Universal's short western films and a chronological listing of Universal's sound westerns.

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McFarland

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1476606781

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9781476606781

Disaster on the Mississippi

The Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865

By: Gene E Salecker

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Disaster on the Mississippi

The Sultana Explosion, April 27, 1865

By: Gene E Salecker

At two o’clock in the morning on 27 April 1865, seven miles north of Memphis on the Mississippi, the sidewheel steamboat Sultana’s boilers suddenly exploded. Legally registered to carry 376 people, the boat was packed with 2,100 recently released Union prisoners-of-war. Over 1,700 people died, making it the worst marine disaster in U.S. history. This book looks at the disaster through the eyes of the victims themselves. It offers a concise, minute-by-minute account on the cause of the explosion and its effect on different parts of the boat. To focus on the personal stories of the victims, both civilian and soldier, Gene Eric Salecker patiently collected material from hundreds of letters, period newspaper stories, and other sources. Readers are first introduced to victims while they are languishing in Confederate prisons and follow their release to an exchange camp outside of Vicksburg to their eventual crowding onto the Sultana. His knowledgeable narrative is interwoven with individual reminiscences, including those of the heroic rescuers. He offers unprecedented details about the captain’s handling of the steamboat and corrects some long-held myths about the placement of the soldiers on the Sultana and newspaper coverage of the disaster. A large portion of the book covers rescue attempts, both successful and failed, and the aftermath of the disaster as it affected those involved. With its emphasis on the human-interest aspect of the Sultana, this book brings to the literature a critical point of view and much new information.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612517730

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9781612517735

Pioneer Mother

The Memoirs of Lillie Belle Grisham Parmenter Horn

By: Irene Epler Vickers,Paul Gene Epler,Stephen Edward Epler

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Pioneer Mother

The Memoirs of Lillie Belle Grisham Parmenter Horn

By: Irene Epler Vickers,Paul Gene Epler,Stephen Edward Epler

At the request of her children and grandchildren, Lillie Belle Parmenter Horn has written the following history and memoirs of her life. She had what few years of schooling were attainable in the 1800s. There was no punctuation whatsoever in the original manuscript which she wrote in long hand. She read voraciously. When her grandsons lived with her while they attended college, she read their textbooks.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462822711

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9781462822713

Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Life and Times of a Caged Bird

By: Gene Andrew Jarrett

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Paul Laurence Dunbar

The Life and Times of a Caged Bird

By: Gene Andrew Jarrett

The definitive biography of a pivotal figure in American literary history A major poet, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was one of the first African American writers to garner international recognition in the wake of emancipation. In this definitive biography, the first full-scale life of Dunbar in half a century, Gene Andrew Jarrett offers a revelatory account of a writer whose Gilded Age celebrity as the “poet laureate of his race” hid the private struggles of a man who, in the words of his famous poem, felt like a “caged bird” that sings. Jarrett tells the fascinating story of how Dunbar, born during Reconstruction to formerly enslaved parents, excelled against all odds to become an accomplished and versatile artist. A prolific and successful poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and Broadway librettist, he was also a friend of such luminaries as Frederick Douglass and Orville and Wilbur Wright. But while audiences across the United States and Europe flocked to enjoy his literary readings, Dunbar privately bemoaned shouldering the burden of race and catering to minstrel stereotypes to earn fame and money. Inspired by his parents’ survival of slavery, but also agitated by a turbulent public marriage, beholden to influential benefactors, and helpless against his widely reported bouts of tuberculosis and alcoholism, he came to regard his racial notoriety as a curse as well as a blessing before dying at the age of only thirty-three. Beautifully written, meticulously researched, and generously illustrated, this biography presents the richest, most detailed, and most nuanced portrait yet of Dunbar and his work, transforming how we understand the astonishing life and times of a central figure in American literary history.

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Princeton University Press

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0691254761

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9780691254760

1926 American Scenes

By: Gene Andrew

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1926 American Scenes

By: Gene Andrew

If you enjoy firsthand accounts from real people, you’ll love 1926. Rural America… …Great Depression, Dust Bowl. One might be discouraged, but this young farmer was quite the opposite. You’ll find Gene to be a bit mischievous and a lot hardworking. Pull up a chair. Stay a while. Gene remembers growing up in rural America on a small farm. He’ll share with you the time a couple of men stopped by his farm looking for work (those “men” turned out to be Bonnie and Clyde.) Or listen to him tell you about riding double bareback with his brother on their pony to the one room schoolhouse for daily lessons. Read how entire communities came together in times of need. Late in life, Gene would write down anecdotes as they came to mind. There was no greater purpose to these scraps of paper than to record what he could for his grandchildren’s sakes. This is not a complete history of America, but rather the firsthand, real accounts of a man who worked hard, served his country, and loved his family. A glimpse into one American’s life. From an outsider’s perspective, times were hard growing up during the Great Depression, enduring the Dust Bowl, and experiencing World War II. But for Gene, it was life – he knew nothing different. He didn’t complain, in fact, he was happy. Gene’s story is his own, but his perspective provides a window into the broader expanse of home and small-town life for many Americans during this time period (1926-1970.) Whether you are a history buff, writing a paper for that class assignment on American life, would like to reminisce, or perhaps you had a family member who had a similar upbringing and want another’s perspective, Gene’s short stories are sure to entertain and inform you. These are clean stories for all ages written in an understandable, engaging style, making history come alive.

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Jung Works

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ISBN 13

9798987624555

Rick Steves London

By: Rick Steves,Gene Openshaw

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Rick Steves London

By: Rick Steves,Gene Openshaw

Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through London. From the sacred stones of Westminster Abbey to the top of the London Eye, the city is yours to discover! Inside Rick Steves London you'll find: Fully updated, comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring London Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from Trafalgar Square and the Tower of London to where to find the best tikka masala or fish and chips How to connect with local culture: Catch a show in Soho, take afternoon tea, or have a pint of English ale with Londoners in a pub Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a Pimm's Cup Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and world-class museums like the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Day trips to Windsor, Cambridge, and Stonehenge Detailed neighborhood maps and a fold-out city map for exploring on the go Covid-related travel info and resources for a smooth trip Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves London. Spending just a few days in the city? Try Rick Steves Pocket London.

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Rick Steves

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1641715537

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9781641715539

The Pond Lovers

By: Gene Logsdon

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The Pond Lovers

By: Gene Logsdon

To his legions of readers, Gene Logsdon is best known as the Contrary Farmer. This is Logsdon's ode to the watery microcosms all around, from the half-acre farm pond to the suburban garden pool. Readers looking for hands-on experience will find plenty of pond-keeping do's and don'ts.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820329541

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9780820329543

Listen to My Heart

By: E. Gene Givens

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Listen to My Heart

By: E. Gene Givens

“Listen To My Heart,” is full of passion; the poetry makes you look inside your soul and face the vulnerabilities of being human. The poems take you on a journey that lovers make: from the contemplative and lonely beginnings; to the tender and happy dreams of what love could be; to the new and passionate discoveries a person finds in another, and in one’s self; it is about the choices made by lovers that lead to the satisfying outcomes, and to the feelings of intense longing for something, or someone, that a lover experiences.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664133771

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9781664133778

Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s

A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed.

By: Gene Scott Freese

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Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s

A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed.

By: Gene Scott Freese

This biographical dictionary shines the spotlight on several hundred unheralded stunt performers who created some of the cinema's greatest action scenes without credit or recognition. The time period covered encompasses the silent comedy days of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, the early westerns of Tom Mix and John Wayne, the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, and Burt Lancaster, the costume epics of Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas, and the action films of Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson. Without stuntmen and women working behind the scenes the films of these action superstars would not have been as successful. Now fantastic athletes and leading stunt creators such as Yakima Canutt, Richard Talmadge, Harvey Parry, Allen Pomeroy, Dave Sharpe, Jock Mahoney, Chuck Roberson, Polly Burson, Bob Morgan, Loren Janes, Dean Smith, Hal Needham, Martha Crawford, Ronnie Rondell, Terry Leonard, and Bob Minor are given their proper due. Each entry covers the performer's athletic background, military service, actors doubled, noteworthy stunts, and a rundown of his or her best known screen credits.

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McFarland

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1476614709

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9781476614700

Florence's Standard Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Gene Florence

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Florence's Standard Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Gene Florence

An easy-to-use guide for anyone interested in baseball cards. Over 60,000 alphabetical listings include the new 1992 rookie players. A color section showing both the front and back of the card identifies these collectibles throughout the years. Prices are included for cards in mint, extra fine, and very good condition.

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0891455086

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9780891455080

The Standard Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Gene Florence

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The Standard Baseball Card Price Guide

By: Gene Florence

The beginner as well as the advanced collector can find any card in less than 30 seconds, making this book--with more than 45,000 listings--a must for anyone interested in baseball cards.

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0891454136

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9780891454137

A Guide to Texas Rivers and Streams

By: Gene Kirkley

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A Guide to Texas Rivers and Streams

By: Gene Kirkley

Floating, fishing & fun.

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0884157814

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9780884157816

Tascosa Gun

The Story of Jim East

By: Gene Shelton

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Tascosa Gun

The Story of Jim East

By: Gene Shelton

In this blend of fiction and historical fact, a lawman named Jim East joins the manhunt for Billy the Kid. The infamous hunt is just the beginning of Jim's worries. When he finds himself in the midst of a battle, Jim tries to keep it from exploding into a Texas bloodbath.

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Berkley Books

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0425172570

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9780425172575

100 Best Stocks to Own in America

By: Gene Walden

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100 Best Stocks to Own in America

By: Gene Walden

In a changing market, Walden's proven objective criteria pinpoint the strongest companies for the long haul. Results are illustrated for each company in a table of points, at-a-glance results, and a bar chart of stock growth.

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422

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Dearborn Trade

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0793144361

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9780793144365

The Best in Television

50 Years of Emmys

By: Morrie Gelman,Gene Accas

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The Best in Television

50 Years of Emmys

By: Morrie Gelman,Gene Accas

A tribute to the brilliant producers, directors, writers, and stars that made television programming possible presents a photographic review of the last fifty years and coincides with the Emmy anniversary network special to be aired on September 13, 1998.

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Stoddart

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1575440423

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9781575440422

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