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100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters & Lawmen

By: Laurence Yadon

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100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters & Lawmen

By: Laurence Yadon

The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe. Violent and out of control, the figures covered in 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen often left behind numerous victims, grisly accounts, and unforgettable stories. Included are criminals like James Deacon Miller, the devout Methodist and hired assassin. Righteous and devious, he often avoided the gallows by convincing others to admit to his murders. Rufus Buck, a man of Native American descent, targeted white settlers. His crimes against them became so heinous as to cause the Creek nation to take up arms against him. The answer to criminals such as these came in the form of Hanging Judge Parker and other officers of the law. Although they were greatly outnumbered, they provided some balance to the chaos. This historical compilation covers every memorable outlaw and lawman who passed through Oklahoma.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455600040

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9781455600045

Broadway to Main Street

How Show Tunes Enchanted America

By: Laurence Maslon

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Broadway to Main Street

How Show Tunes Enchanted America

By: Laurence Maslon

The music of Broadway is one of America's most unique and popular calling cards. In Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America, author Laurence Maslon tells the story of how the most beloved songs of the American Musical Theater made their way from the Theater District to living rooms across the country. The crossroads where the music of Broadway meets popular culture is an expansive and pervasive juncture throughout most of the twentieth century--from sheet music to radio broadcasts to popular and original cast recordings--and continues to influence culture today through television, streaming, and the Internet. The original Broadway cast album--from the 78 rpm recording of Oklahoma! to the digital download of Hamilton--is one of the most successful, yet undervalued, genres in the history of popular recording. The challenge of capturing musical narrative with limited technology inspired the imagination of both the recording industry and millions of listeners: between 1949 and 1969, fifteen different original cast albums hit number one on the popular music charts, ultimately tallying more weeks at number one than all of the albums by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and The Beatles combined. The history of Broadway music is also the history of American popular music; the technological, commercial, and marketing forces of communications and media over the last century were inextricably bound up in the enterprise of bringing the musical gems of New York's Theater District to living rooms along Main Streets across the nation. Featuring new interviews with Stephen Schwartz, Chita Rivera, Steve Lawrence, and prominent record producers and music critics, the story of this commercial and emotional phenomenon is told here in full--from the imprimatur of sheet music from Broadway in the early 20th century to the renaissance of Broadway music in the digital age, folding in the immense impact of show music on American culture and in the context of the recording industry, popular tastes, and our shared national identity. A book which connects cherished cultural artifacts to the emotional narratives at the core of American popular music, Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America is an ideal companion for all fans of American musical theater and popular music.

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Oxford University Press

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0190620412

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9780190620417

Hegel

Religion, Economics, and the Politics of Spirit, 1770-1807

By: Laurence Dickey,Laurence Winant Dickey

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Hegel

Religion, Economics, and the Politics of Spirit, 1770-1807

By: Laurence Dickey,Laurence Winant Dickey

This major study of Hegel's intellectual development up to the writing of The Phenomonology of Spirit argues that his work is best understood in the context of the liberalisation of German Protestantism in the eighteenth century.

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480

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Cambridge University Press

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0521389127

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9780521389129

The Law of Contract

By: Laurence Koffman,Elizabeth Macdonald

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The Law of Contract

By: Laurence Koffman,Elizabeth Macdonald

This complete guide to all aspects of contract law gives a thorough explanation of the law, sharply focused commentary and an in-depth analysis of the case law.

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Oxford University Press

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0199207151

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9780199207152

A Vision Greater than Themselves

The Making of the Bank of Montreal, 1817-2017

By: Laurence B. Mussio

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A Vision Greater than Themselves

The Making of the Bank of Montreal, 1817-2017

By: Laurence B. Mussio

For the past two centuries, the Bank of Montreal has been at the centre of Canada’s economic and financial development. Marking the bicentennial of Canada’s first bank, A Vision Greater than Themselves tells the story of the financial institution from its origins to the present through its iconography. Exploring the Bank of Montreal’s past through images of objects, its leaders, key documents, and forgotten advertisements, Laurence Mussio illustrates how the Bank of Montreal emerged over time. He shares perspectives on leadership, culture, community, triumphs, and challenges to offer a glimpse into the bank’s personality, innovations, technologies, nation-building projects, and architectural legacy. The mosaic that emerges provides a unique understanding of the Bank of Montreal’s experience over the years. Individually, each visual reveals a self-contained story that is both entertaining and extraordinary. Collectively, these objects impart a much larger story. Throughout this volume’s pages, a picture emerges of a bank that has shaped and been shaped by Canada and the North Atlantic world. Examining an astonishing range of material, A Vision Greater than Themselves celebrates the evolution of one bank and how it made its mark.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773599940

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9780773599949

As Thousands Cheer

The Life Of Irving Berlin

By: Laurence Bergreen

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As Thousands Cheer

The Life Of Irving Berlin

By: Laurence Bergreen

Irving Berlin (1888–1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "White Christmas," "Anything You Can Do," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and "God Bless America." As Thousands Cheer, winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award, explores with precision and sensitivity Berlin's long, prolific career; his self-doubt and late-blooming misanthropy; and the tyrannical control he exerted over his legacy of song. From his immigrant beginnings through Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood to his reclusive and bitter final years, this definitive biography reveals the man who wrote 1500 songs but could never quash the fear that, for all his success, he wasn't quite good enough.

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Da Capo Press

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0786752521

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9780786752522

American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin

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American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin

Describes the museum's collection of antique instruments, traces the history of technological developments in their manufacture, and looks at music's changing role in American society.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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0870993798

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9780870993794

Un destin plus grand que soi

L’histoire de la Banque de Montréal de 1817 à 2017

By: Laurence B. Mussio

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Un destin plus grand que soi

L’histoire de la Banque de Montréal de 1817 à 2017

By: Laurence B. Mussio

Au cours des deux derniers siècles, la Banque de Montréal s’est trouvée au cœur du développement économique et financier du Canada. Publié à l’occasion du bicentenaire de la première banque canadienne, Un destin plus grand que soi puise dans l’iconographie de cette institution financière pour raconter son histoire de ses origines jusqu’à nos jours. Retraçant le passé de la Banque de Montréal grâce à des images d’objets, de ses dirigeants, de documents essentiels et de publicités aujourd’hui tombées dans l’oubli, Laurence B. Mussio illustre son émergence progressive. En dévoilant petit à petit sa perception de sa direction, sa culture, la communauté, ses triomphes et ses difficultés, il offre un aperçu de la personnalité de cette banque, de ses innovations, de ses technologies, de ses projets d’édification de la nation et de son héritage architectural. La mosaïque qui en résulte jette un éclairage unique sur l’expérience vécue par la Banque de Montréal au fil des ans. Si chacun des éléments visuels évoque un épisode particulier aussi divertissant qu’extraordinaire, collectivement, ces objets révèlent une histoire beaucoup plus complète. De la lecture de ce livre se dégage l’image d’une banque qui a façonné l’univers canadien et nord-américain tout en se laissant modeler par lui. À partir d’une gamme incroyablement vaste de documents, Un destin plus grand que soi célèbre l’évolution d’une banque et la manière dont elle a laissé sa marque.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773599959

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9780773599956

The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia

By: Laurence Raw

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The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia

By: Laurence Raw

From his first feature film, The Duellists, to his international successes Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and American Gangster, Ridley Scott has directed some of the most compelling films of the last 30 years. Apart from his work as a film director, Scott has engaged in a vast range of activities, including that as a designer, producer, film mogul, and advertising executive. The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia is the first book that focuses on all aspects of his work in a wide-ranging career that spans nearly 50 years. The entries in this encyclopedia focus on all aspects of his work and are divided into four categories. The first focuses on Ridley Scott's work as a director, encompassing his feature films from The Duellists to Body of Lies, as well as his work in television, including commercials. The second category focuses on the people who have been involved in Scott's projects, including actors, directors, producers, designers, writers and other creative personnel. The third focuses on general thematic issues raised in Scott's work, such as gender construction, political issues, and geographical locations. Finally the encyclopedia incorporates entries on films by other directors who have influenced Scott's approach to his work as a director or producer. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published sources, both in print and online, making this the most comprehensive reference on Scott's body of work.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810869527

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9780810869523

Renaissance Men Ii

By: Laurence Holder

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Renaissance Men Ii

By: Laurence Holder

The dancers, Jack Diamond, King of all dancers and JUBA the sensation set the stage for the other plays – all about some of our great musicians Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lena Horne, Thelonious Monk, Buddy Powell, Scott Joplin.

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AuthorHouse

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1403317410

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9781403317414

Conspiracy of Interests

Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State

By: Laurence M. Hauptman

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Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State

By: Laurence M. Hauptman

As New York State grew in the period between the American revolution and the mid-19th century, the Iroquois Indians were gradually displaced and forced to move West. Drawing on a variety of sources - memoirs, tribal records, petitions, letters - this study tells their story.

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0815605471

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9780815605478

Book's by Laurence Harris

100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters & Lawmen

100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters & Lawmen

Broadway to Main Street

Broadway to Main Street

Hegel

Hegel

The Law of Contract

The Law of Contract

A Vision Greater than Themselves

A Vision Greater than Themselves

As Thousands Cheer

As Thousands Cheer

American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Un destin plus grand que soi

Un destin plus grand que soi

The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia

The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia

Renaissance Men Ii

Renaissance Men Ii

Conspiracy of Interests

Conspiracy of Interests

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