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Hidden History of Lorain County

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

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Hidden History of Lorain County

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

Early pioneers braved countless dangers to start anew in what is now Lorain County. Some of their stories faded from memory along the way, waiting to be rediscovered. Uncover the origins of the Felons' Feast held by abolitionists in 1859. Celebrate the true story of Major League Baseball's first black player, Moses Fleetwood Walker, who played for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1883. Learn about the great scientific discovery made in Oberlin by Charles Martin Hall in 1886, as well as how one of Elyria's forefathers rose to become chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Discover how the Easter Seals, officially named in 1967, began with a sixty-year-old streetcar accident. Author Kelly Boyer Sagert shines a light on fascinating lives and the county they shaped.

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History Press Library Editions

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1540235645

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9781540235640

Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

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By: Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman

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Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

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By: Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman

This collection of fascinating biographies of outstanding women athletes past and present including superstars such as Nadia Comaneci, Mia Hamm, Jackie-Joyner Kersee, Danica Patrick, and Serena and Venus Williams. Icons of Women's Sport identifies and examines the individuals who have impacted history, challenged the status quo, influenced sport culture, and garnered wide public interest. Including stars from the past and present, ranging from Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Billie Jean King to Dara Torres and Venus and Serena Williams, the featured athletes are iconic not only because of their achievements in the sports arena, but also because of their contributions to society: advancing cultural diversity and gender equity, breaking class barriers, and transcending stereotypes. The book contains biographies of 36 women athletes—American and international—who excelled in competitive sports from the post-World War I era through the modern era in a dozen different sports. Icons of Women's Sport spotlights athletes across a wide range of women's sports, with appropriate attention given to the major sports. Readers will enjoy learning about stars from both amateur and professional sports arenas, including Olympic athletes, as well as female competitors who have reached the top of their game in newer arenas such as golf and snowboarding.

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668

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313385491

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9780313385490

Ready, Aim, Specialize!

Create Your Own Writing Specialty and Make More Money!

By: Kelly James-Enger

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Ready, Aim, Specialize!

Create Your Own Writing Specialty and Make More Money!

By: Kelly James-Enger

Offering established and novice freelancers suggestions on specializing, this handbook guides writers towards more successful careers. As this analysis demonstrates, when freelancers concentrate on one type of writing rather than being a general freelancer, they discover a lucrative niche in the writing market. Using the advice supplied in this reference, writers will be able to make more money, focus their careers, and learn a more effective way of freelancing. The book lays out the basics of 10 key markets--including health, parenting, and home and garden--and provides a series of interactive exercises to help discover which is the writer's best fit. Published writers and unpublished hopefuls alike will benefit from this valuable and informed guidebook.

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240

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Marion Street Press, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1933338245

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9781933338248

Flappers

A Guide to an American Subculture

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

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Flappers

A Guide to an American Subculture

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

This book offers an examination of the Roaring Twenties in the United States, focusing on the vibrant icon of the newly liberated woman—the flapper—that came to embody the Jazz Age. Flappers takes readers back to the time of speakeasies, gangsters, dance bands, and silent film stars, offering a fresh look at the Jazz Age by focusing on the women who came to symbolize it. Flappers captures the full scope of the hedonistic subculture that made the Roaring Twenties roar, a group that reacted to Prohibition and other attempts to impose a stricter morality on the nation. Topics include the transition from silent films to talkies, the arrival of American Jazz as the country's first truly indigenous musical form, the evolution of the United States from a rural to an urban nation, the fashion and slang of the times, and more. It is an exhilarating portrait of a brief outburst of liberation that would last until the Great Depression came crashing down.

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196

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216085027

The 1970s

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

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The 1970s

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

Few conventions were left unchallenged in the 1970s as Americans witnessed a decade of sweeping social, cultural, economic, and political upheavals. The fresh anguish of the Vietnam War, the disillusionment of Watergate, the recession, and the oil embargo all contributed to an era of social movements, political mistrust, and not surprisingly, rich cultural diversity. It was the Me Decade, a reaction against 60s radicalism reflected in fashion, film, the arts, and music. Songs of the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and Patti Smith brought the aggressive punk-rock music into the mainstream, introducing teenagers to rebellious punk fashions. It was also the decade of disco: Who can forget the image of John Travolta as Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever decked out in a three-piece white leisure suit with his shirt collar open, his hand points towards the heavens as the lighted disco floor glares defiantly below him? While the turbulent decade ushered in Ms. magazine, Mood rings, Studio 54, Stephen King horror novels, and granola, it was also the decade in which over 25 million video game systems made their way into our homes, allowing Asteroids and Pac-Man games to be played out on televisions in living rooms throughout the country. Whether it was the boom of environmentalism or the bust of the Nixon administration and public life as we knew it, the era represented a profound shift in American society and culture.

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283

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313085226

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9780313085222

Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

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Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

Students and extreme sport enthusiasts will not only learn about the sports themselves, but also about the techniques, innovations, engineering, and physics behind them. How do ice yachters achieve speeds of up to 150 MPH? What does take to become a pro snowboarder? Other parts of the encyclopedia highlight key areas of study, such as extreme sports and the media, the controversies surrounding, and the impact of extreme sports on our culture. A resource guide of print and electronic sources, competitions, organizations offers students an insider's guide to all things extreme. Inside readers will discover BASE (Building, Antenna tower, Span, Earth) Jumping. What's more dangerous than leaping off of a tall building? Jumping off a structure that's much closer to the ground, and that's exactly what many BASE jumpers regularly do. The risks include malfunctioning parachutes, landing on rocks, into electrical wires and more. Readers will learn about Bhang Gliding, where experienced pilots perform full barrel rolls, inverted maneuvers and other stunt flying moves. It is no longer unusual for an experienced hang glider to travel 200 miles or reach altitudes above 10,000 feet. Coverage also includes information on caving, which involves exploring caves that travel deep into the earth, moutain biking, and many other sports.

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304

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313344736

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9780313344732

Flappers

A Guide to an American Subculture

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert

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A Guide to an American Subculture

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Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

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By: Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman

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Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

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By: Kelly Boyer Sagert,Steven J. Overman

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Book's by Kelly Boyer Sagert

Hidden History of Lorain County

Hidden History of Lorain County

Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

Ready, Aim, Specialize!

Ready, Aim, Specialize!

Flappers

Flappers

The 1970s

The 1970s

Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports

Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports

Flappers

Flappers

Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]

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