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She Sang Promise

The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

By: Jan Godown Annino

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She Sang Promise

The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

By: Jan Godown Annino

Traces the life and achievements of one of modern America's first female elected tribal leaders, describing her half-Seminole heritage, her determination to acquire an education and her contributions as a community activist.

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National Geographic Books

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1426305931

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9781426305931

Scenic Driving Florida

By: Jan Annino

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Scenic Driving Florida

By: Jan Annino

Scenic Driving Florida features nearly thirty separate drives, route maps, and in-depth descriptions of attractions through the Sunshine State.

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239

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1461746515

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9781461746515

Conradology

A celebration of the work of Joseph Conrad

By: Kamila Shamsie,Paul Theroux,Wojciech Orlinski,Giles Foden,Sarah Schofield,Jacek Dukaj,SJ Bradley ,Agnieszka Dale,Zoe Gilbert,Jan Krasnowolski,Grazyna Plebanek,Farah Ahamed,Dr Richard Niland,Prof Robert Hampson

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Conradology

A celebration of the work of Joseph Conrad

A merchant sailor works for a decade, captaining a yacht up and down the coasts of Malaysia, in the hope that his crooked employer will stay true to a promise... Years after a pandemic sweeps across Europe, wiping out its all-white population, a pilgrim returns to his Polish birthplace in search of the only other non-white kid he knew at school... An inscrutable hotelier loses his composure when a secret passage is discovered in his hotel, leading to a mysterious room and a previously hidden existence... Born in what is now Ukraine to Polish parents, naturalised as a British citizen, and schooled on the high seas of international commerce, Joseph Conrad was a true citizen of the world. His novels bore witness to the dehumanising repercussions of empire, explored a world in which state-sponsored terrorism ruined individuals' lives, and pioneered complex narrative structures and subjective points-of-view in what was to become the first wave of literary modernism. To mark his 160th birthday, 14 authors and critics from Britain, Poland and elsewhere have come together to celebrate his legacy with new pieces of fiction and non-fiction. Conrad felt that the writer's task was to offer 'that glimpse of truth for which you have forgotten to ask.' In an age of increasing isolationism, these celebrations remind you of the value of such glimpses.

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232

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Comma Press

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1910974331

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9781910974339

Family Fun in Florida

By: Jan Godown,Jan Godown Annino

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Family Fun in Florida

By: Jan Godown,Jan Godown Annino

Over 500 recreational and educational experiences for every season and region of the Sunshine State. Expand your family's appreciation of nature, history, science, art, and culture.

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340

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Falcon Guides

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ISBN 10

1560447648

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9781560447641

Farewell the Trumpets

By: Jan Morris

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Farewell the Trumpets

By: Jan Morris

Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. With characteristic balance, this masterpiece of narrative history describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire. The Pax Britannica Trilogy includes Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress and Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire. Together these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Jan Morris is also world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades and including such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, A Writer's World and most recently, Contact! 'The British Empire is fortunate in having found in Morris a chronicler and memorialist who can do it justice. . . Morris writes with inspired gusto, firmly rooted in erudition, which carries the book into the realms of literature.' Sunday Telegraph 'One of our finest writers on Empire - alive to its glory, yet with a beady eye for the corruptions and failures which were at its heart, along with the dreams.' Observer

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462

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Faber & Faber

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0571265987

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9780571265985

The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

By: Jan Hogendorn,Marion Johnson

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The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

By: Jan Hogendorn,Marion Johnson

A study of the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade.

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252

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Cambridge University Press

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0521541107

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9780521541107

Hong Kong

By: Jan Morris

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Hong Kong

By: Jan Morris

In its last days under British rule, the Crown Colony of Hong Kong is the world's most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and primitive poverty, the most architecturally incongruous yet undeniably beautiful urban panorama of all. World-renowned travel writer Jan Morris offers the most insightful and comprehensive study of the enigma of Hong Kong thus far.

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321

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Vintage

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0307781062

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9780307781062

Stones of Empire

The Buildings of the Raj

By: Jan Morris

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Stones of Empire

The Buildings of the Raj

By: Jan Morris

The attitude of the British to India was compounded partly of arrogance, but partly also of homesickness, and it shows in their constructions. Georgian terraces were adapted to tropical conditions, Victorian railway stations were elaborately orientalised, and seaside villas were adjusted to suit Himalayan conditions. This book, now reissued with a new introduction by Simon Winchester, is the first to describe the whole range of British constructions in India. Stones of Empire charts an enterprise in architecture, engineering, and social adaptation unique in human history.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192805967

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9780192805966

She Sang Promise

The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

By: Jan Godown Annino

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The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader

By: Jan Godown Annino

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Farewell the Trumpets

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The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

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