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Heisman

The Man Behind the Trophy

By: John M Heisman,Mark Schlabach

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Heisman

The Man Behind the Trophy

By: John M Heisman,Mark Schlabach

The first authorized and definitive biography of the man behind the most famous individual award in sports, including never-before-published photos and correspondence. No other football trophy captures the country’s imagination like the Heisman does. Each September, as the college football season begins, every player has the same singular aspiration—to hold aloft the Heisman Trophy in New York come December. Yet very little is known about John W. Heisman, the man the Downtown Athletic Club of New York honored in 1936 when it named its national player of the year award for him. In this richly illustrated official biography, the legendary coach’s great-nephew joins with New York Times bestselling author Mark Schlabach to reveal the real story behind the iconic image. Drawing on thousands of pages of personal documents, writings, playbooks, and correspondence with some of college football’s most famous coaches, the authors chronicle Heisman’s life from a young boy growing up on the oil fields of northwest Pennsylvania to one of football’s most innovative and successful coaches. For football fans, this is a fascinating and insightful look at the man linked forever with one of sport’s most enduring symbols.

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Simon and Schuster

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145168293X

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9781451682939

Outcasts United

An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference

By: Warren St. John

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Outcasts United

An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference

By: Warren St. John

BONUS: This edition contains a reader's guide. The extraordinary tale of a refugee youth soccer team and the transformation of a small American town Clarkston, Georgia, was a typical Southern town until it was designated a refugee settlement center in the 1990s, becoming the first American home for scores of families in flight from the world’s war zones—from Liberia and Sudan to Iraq and Afghanistan. Suddenly Clarkston’s streets were filled with women wearing the hijab, the smells of cumin and curry, and kids of all colors playing soccer in any open space they could find. The town also became home to Luma Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian woman who founded a youth soccer team to unify Clarkston’ s refugee children and keep them off the streets. These kids named themselves the Fugees. Set against the backdrop of an American town that without its consent had become a vast social experiment, Outcasts United follows a pivotal season in the life of the Fugees and their charismatic coach. Warren St. John documents the lives of a diverse group of young people as they miraculously coalesce into a band of brothers, while also drawing a fascinating portrait of a fading American town struggling to accommodate its new arrivals. At the center of the story is fiery Coach Luma, who relentlessly drives her players to success on the soccer field while holding together their lives—and the lives of their families—in the face of a series of daunting challenges. This fast-paced chronicle of a single season is a complex and inspiring tale of a small town becoming a global community—and an account of the ingenious and complicated ways we create a home in a changing world.

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322

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Random House

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0385529597

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9780385529594

The American Revolution: From the Rejection of the Stamp Act Until the Final Victory

Complete History of the Uprising; Including Key Speeches and Documents of the Epoch: First Charter of Virginia, Mayflower Compact, The Stamp Act, Continental Association, Declaration of Independence

By: John Fiske,George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,William Bradford,Patrick Henry

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The American Revolution: From the Rejection of the Stamp Act Until the Final Victory

Complete History of the Uprising; Including Key Speeches and Documents of the Epoch: First Charter of Virginia, Mayflower Compact, The Stamp Act, Continental Association, Declaration of Independence

By: John Fiske,George Washington,Thomas Jefferson,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,William Bradford,Patrick Henry

This edition offers you a complete overview of the American history before the great revolution, the wars after the uprising, and the impact of the revolution itself. This meticulously edited book includes all the documents which are crucial for the history of USA before and after the Revolution and the works that influenced the revolutionary thinking. Contents: The History of the American Revolution: The Beginnings The Crisis The Continental Congress Independence First Blow at the Centre Second Blow at the Centre Saratoga The French Alliance Valley Forge Monmouth and Newport War on the Frontier War on the Ocean A Year of Disasters Benedict Arnold Yorktown Key Speeches and Documents: First Charter of Virginia (1606) Second Charter of Virginia (1609) Mayflower Compact (1620) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-1651) The Stamp Act (1765) Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1765) Virginia Resolutions Against the Stamp Act (1765) Glorious News, Boston, Friday 11 O'clock, 16th May 1766 Quartering Act of 1765 Townshend Act (1767) Continental Association (1774) Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry (1775) Thanksgiving Proclamations (1776, 1777, 1782, 1789) Common Sense (1776) Declaration of Independence (1776) Articles of Confederation (1777) Constitution (1787)

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1308

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e-artnow

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8026899695

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9788026899693

Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

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Twelve Virginia Counties

Where the Western Migration Began

By: John Hastings Gwathmey

This is a scholarly and informative account of the origin and settlement of the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of the people and events associated with their history. Woven throughout the narrative are descriptions of homes and homeowners, lands and landowners, and choice and enthralling tidbits of lore and legend, not to mention biographical sketches of notable countians and lists of civil and military officers, histories of churches and other institutions, and much, much more.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806308613

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9780806308616

The Kentucky Encyclopedia

By: John E. Kleber

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The Kentucky Encyclopedia

By: John E. Kleber

The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813128838

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9780813128832

Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment

Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture

By: John Gascoigne

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Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment

Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture

By: John Gascoigne

A biography of scientific thinker Joseph Banks, placing his work in the context of eighteenth-century Britain.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521542111

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9780521542111

Lexington

Heart of the Bluegrass

By: John Dean Wright

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Lexington

Heart of the Bluegrass

By: John Dean Wright

This is a perceptively written, generously illustrated chronicle of the founding and development of a unique and vibrant community that has served as the cultural and economic center of Kentucky's famed Bluegrass region for more than 200 years. This rich tapestry of people, architecture, dates, facts, figures, and anecdotes covers every facet of Lexington's history.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0912839066

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9780912839066

The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820

By: John McAleer

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The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820

By: John McAleer

This book foregrounds the role of the Royal Navy in creating the British Atlantic in the eighteenth century. It outlines the closely entwined connections between the nurturing of naval supremacy, the politics of commercial protection, and the development of national and imperial identities – crucial factors in the consolidation and transformation of the British Atlantic empire. The collection brings together scholars working on aspects of the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic in order to gain a better understanding of the ways that the Navy protected, facilitated, and shaped the British-Atlantic empire in the era of war, revolution, counter-revolution, and upheaval between the beginning of the Seven Years War and the end of the conflict with Napoleonic France. Contributions question the limits – conceptually and geographically – of that Atlantic world, suggesting that, by considering the Royal Navy and the British Atlantic together, we can gain greater insights into Britain’s maritime history.

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Springer

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1137507659

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9781137507655

Mary I

England's Catholic Queen

By: John Edwards

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Mary I

England's Catholic Queen

By: John Edwards

A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen offers a detailed portrait of the daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon, exploring her religious faith and policies, as well as her historical significance in English history.

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Yale University Press

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0300118104

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9780300118100

Crooked Deals and Broken Treaties

How American Indians Were Displaced by White Settlers in the Cuyahoga Valley

By: John Tully

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Crooked Deals and Broken Treaties

How American Indians Were Displaced by White Settlers in the Cuyahoga Valley

By: John Tully

Draws on contemporary accounts and a wealth of studies to produce this history of the Cuyahoga Valley. Tully pays special attention to how settlers' notions of private property--and the impulse to own and develop the land--clashed with more collective social organizations of American Indians. He also documents the ecological cost of settlement, long before heavy industry laid waste to the region. --From publisher description.

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NYU Press

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1583675663

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9781583675663

Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

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Doggett's New York City Directory

By: John Doggett

Reprint of the original, first published in 1845.

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3385263557

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9783385263550

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Heisman

Heisman

Outcasts United

Outcasts United

The American Revolution: From the Rejection of the Stamp Act Until the Final Victory

The American Revolution: From the Rejection of the Stamp Act Until the Final Victory

Twelve Virginia Counties

Twelve Virginia Counties

The Kentucky Encyclopedia

The Kentucky Encyclopedia

Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment

Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment

Lexington

Lexington

The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820

The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic World, c. 1750–1820

Mary I

Mary I

Crooked Deals and Broken Treaties

Crooked Deals and Broken Treaties

Doggett's New York City Directory

Doggett's New York City Directory

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