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The Quiet Light

In Search of Carolina’S Lost Treasure - a Carli Owens Adventure

By: George Dick,Talia Hodgson

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The Quiet Light

In Search of Carolina’S Lost Treasure - a Carli Owens Adventure

By: George Dick,Talia Hodgson

While on a summer, history research trip in 1976, Canadian William Dick finds himself dumped by his girlfriend in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. He soon meets up with Jacques Pierre Falstaff an Australian with a French-Canadian background. Falstaff is known by his friends as BS Jack and gets Bill Dick a room at the Alvermay, a seedy hotel run by Fripp, a black man raised on Fripp Island. BS Jack tells Bill and Fripp a story about how Benjamin Franklin arranged for Bills ancestors from Edinburgh, Scotland to send a fortune over to Charleston in the 1770s to help the Patriots win the revolutionary war against the British. Jack then pulls a stunt that gets Bill into trouble with the law. Fripp hides Bill at the Blue Dolphin Inn on Fripp Island. Spending days in Beaufort, Bill meets an eclectic group of characters, who together with Fripp and BS Jack search out the treasure they believe to be hidden in and around Charleston. The clues that they follow are from stories that Bills grandfather told him. A double cross, leads to a double murder in Sumter County that remains unsolved to this day.

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iUniverse

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1469746646

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9781469746647

Plunder, Profit, and Paroles

A Social History of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada

By: George Sheppard

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Plunder, Profit, and Paroles

A Social History of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada

By: George Sheppard

Sheppard demonstrates that the colony was a fragmented and pluralistic community before the war and remained so after it. Upper Canadians were divided by racial, religious, linguistic, and class differences and the majority of settlers had no strong ties to either the United States or Britain, with most men avoiding military service during the war. Reviewing the claims submitted for damages attributed to the fighting, he argues that British forces as well as enemy troops were responsible for widespread destruction of private property and concludes that this explains why there was little increase in anti-American feeling after the war. Much of the wartime damage occurred in areas west of York (now Toronto). This was the cause of grievances harboured by settlers in the western part of Upper Canada against their eastern counterparts long after the war had ended. As well, some Upper Canadians profited from wartime activities while others suffered greatly. Only later, in the 1840s when these issues had faded from memory, did Canadians begin to create a favourable version of wartime events. Using garrison records, muster rolls, diaries, newspapers, and damage claims registered after the war, the author delves beyond the rhetoric of wartime loyalties and reveals how the legacy of war complicated colonial politics.

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345

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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077356442X

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9780773564428

Harvesters of Stone

By: George Dick,Talia Hodgson

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Harvesters of Stone

By: George Dick,Talia Hodgson

While on a summer history research trip in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1976, William Dick is befriended by Jack Falstaff. Bull-scat Jack, as he is known, gets Bill a room at the Alvermay, a seedy hotel run by Fripp, a black man raised on Fripp Island. Bull-scat Jack tells Bill and Fripp a story about how Benjamin Franklin arranged for Bill’s ancestors from Edinburgh Scotland to send a fortune over to Charleston in the 1770s to help the patriots win the Revolutionary War against the British. Jack then pulls a stunt that gets Bill in trouble with the law. Fripp hides Bill at the Blue Dolphin Inn on Fripp Island. Spending days in Beaufort, South Carolina, Bill meets an eclectic group of characters who, together with Fripp and Bull-scat Jack, search out the treasure they believe to be hidden in and around Charleston. The clues that they follow are from stories that Bill’s ancestors have passed down. A double cross leads to a double murder in Sumter County that remains unsolved to this day. Bill’s granddaughter, Carli Owens, picks up the search for the treasure where her grandfather left off.

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415

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iUniverse

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1532071825

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9781532071829

With a Hammer for My Heart

A Novel

By: George Ella Lyon

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With a Hammer for My Heart

A Novel

By: George Ella Lyon

“A story rich in precise, gorgeous language . . . Tragedies old and new weave a tiny Kentucky town into the center of the universe.”—Booklist (starred review) With a Hammer for My Heart is the story of Lawanda, a precocious, poverty-stricken fifteen-year-old girl from Cardin, Kentucky, who dreams of attending college. When Lawanda’s friendship with an alcoholic World War II veteran named Garland is misinterpreted by their fellow townspeople, a tragedy calls her future into question. “A compelling, skillfully told story . . . Lyon’s finest achievement.” —Lexington Herald-Leader “[A] rich tale of healing, redemption, and social responsibility.” —Publishers Weekly “Lyon consistently reveals in her work an ability to render the peculiarities of the people and the places she knows best, while at the same time exploring concerns that lend her stories and poems universal appeal. The same is true of With a Hammer for My Heart, a powerful first novel that catapults Lyon into the ranks of other well-respected contemporary novelists.” —The Southern Register “The dialogue in this wonderful story is moving, often funny, and always true to life. YAs will find in Lawanda a revealing picture of a young woman struggling to become her own person in the midst of a loving family whose members think they know what’s best for her.” —School Library Journal

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211

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813146461

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9780813146461

Restoring Williamsburg

By: George Humphrey Yetter,Carl R. Lounsbury

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Restoring Williamsburg

By: George Humphrey Yetter,Carl R. Lounsbury

This up-to-date and comprehensive look at the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg illuminates the important role it has played in our understanding of 18th-century America.

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298

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Yale University Press

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0300248350

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9780300248357

Byron and Shakespeare

By: George Wilson Knight

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Byron and Shakespeare

By: George Wilson Knight

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Taylor & Francis

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0415290805

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9780415290807

The Works of Lord Byron; Letters and Journals

Volume 2 - in large print

By: George Gordon Byron

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The Works of Lord Byron; Letters and Journals

Volume 2 - in large print

By: George Gordon Byron

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387333943

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9783387333947

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The Quiet Light

The Quiet Light

Plunder, Profit, and Paroles

Plunder, Profit, and Paroles

Harvesters of Stone

Harvesters of Stone

With a Hammer for My Heart

With a Hammer for My Heart

Restoring Williamsburg

Restoring Williamsburg

Byron and Shakespeare

Byron and Shakespeare

The Works of Lord Byron; Letters and Journals

The Works of Lord Byron; Letters and Journals

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