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Ghost Towns of the West

By: Philip Varney,Jim Hinckley

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Ghosts Towns of the West is filled with photographs, maps, history, and detailed directions to find the best ghost towns to linger in the wake of the Old West. Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, indigenous peoples, settlers, farmers, and miners. Perfect for planning a road trip, each section covers a geographic area and town entries are arranged by location to make this the most user-friendly book on ghost towns west of the Mississippi. Most ghost towns are within a short drive of major cities out West, and they make excellent day trip excursions. If you happen to be in or near Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, or El Paso, for example, you ought to veer towards the nearest ghost town. Western ghost towns can also easily be visited during jaunts to national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Glacier, Yellowstone, and many others throughout the West. Ghost Towns of the West is a comprehensive guide to former boomtowns of the American West, covering ghost towns in eleven states from Washington to New Mexico, and from California to Montana. This book has everything you need to learn about, visit, and explore a modern remnant of how life used to be on the western range.

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339

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Quarto Publishing Group USA

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0760357684

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9780760357682

Miller Cornfield at Antietam

The Civil War's Bloodiest Combat

By: Philip Thomas Tucker

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Miller Cornfield at Antietam

The Civil War's Bloodiest Combat

By: Philip Thomas Tucker

Author Phillip Thomas Tucker reveals the triumph and tragedy of the greatest sacrifice of life of any battleground in America. On September 17, 1862, the forces of Major General George B. McClellan and his Union Army of the Potomac confronted Robert E. Lee's entire Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The Union forces mounted a powerful assault on Lee's left flank in the idyllic Miller Cornfield. It was the single bloodiest day in the history of the Civil War. The elite combat units of the Union's Iron Brigade and the Confederate Texas Brigade held a dramatic showdown and suffered immense losses through vicious attacks and counterattacks sweeping through the cornstalks.

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240

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439661138

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9781439661130

Treason on the Cape Fear

Roots of the Civil War in North Carolina, January-April 1861

By: Philip Hatfield, PhD

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Treason on the Cape Fear

Roots of the Civil War in North Carolina, January-April 1861

By: Philip Hatfield, PhD

Although rarely discussed by historians, events on North Carolina's southeastern coast during the months of January to April 1861 challenge the popular narrative that the Civil War began with President Abraham Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers following the attack on Fort Sumter. Treason on the Cape Fear demonstrates that hostilities were already in progress well before Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861. Shortly after South Carolina's secession on December 20, 1860, President James Buchanan announced his intention to strengthen southern coastal forts. This agitated North Carolina's southeastern coastal residents' already tense mood, with fears of imminent invasion. However, when the Wilmington Journal falsely reported that Buchanan had sent two U.S. steamers carrying heavy artillery and soldiers to secure Fort Caswell, located south of the port city on the Cape Fear River, tensions escalated to the point of no return. On January 10, 1861, Wilmington city leaders ordered three hundred local militia deemed "The Cape Fear Minutemen" to capture Fort Caswell and Fort Johnston, without authorization from the Federal government, a blatant act of treason. Despite this, no legal action was taken as North Carolina Governor John W. Ellis simply apologized to President Buchanan and ordered the militia to immediately surrender the forts. Following the bombardment of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, however, Ellis ordered the militia to recapture the forts, and this time no apology was given.

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180

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35th Star Publishing

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1737857596

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9781737857594

Cathy Williams

From Slave to Buffalo Soldier

By: Philip Thomas Tucker

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Cathy Williams

From Slave to Buffalo Soldier

By: Philip Thomas Tucker

Women in the United States military have received more recognition than ever in recent years, but women also played vital roles in battles and campaigns of previous generations. Cathy Williams served as Pvt. William Cathay from 1866 to 1868 with the famed Buffalo Soldiers who patrolled the 900-mile Santa Fe Trail. Tucker traces her life from her birth as a slave near Independence, Missouri, to her service in Company A, 38th U.S. Infantry, one of the six black units formed following the Civil War. Cathy Williams remains the only known African American woman to have served as a Buffalo Soldier in the Indian Wars. Her remarkable story continues to represent a triumph of the human spirit.

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288

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Stackpole Books

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0811749630

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9780811749633

Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest

Your Guide to the Hidden History of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia

By: Philip Varney

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Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest

Your Guide to the Hidden History of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia

By: Philip Varney

Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest is a guidebook to the best boomtowns of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Once thriving centers for mining, fishing, logging, and national defense, these abandoned camps and pioneer villages still ring with history. Nowadays, these ghost towns are some of the best places to travel to, filled with fun things to do and see.Ghost town expert Philip Varney equips you with everything you need to know to explore these remnants of the past. Featuring color maps, driving and walking directions, town histories, touring recommendations, and stunning color photography, Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest details famous sites such as Port Gamble (Washington), Fort Steele (British Columbia), and Jacksonville (Oregon) â€” in addition to out-of-the-way gems like Holden (Washington), Sandon (British Columbia), and Flora (Oregon).Chasing down the ghost towns of the Pacific Northwest will take you from the seacoast high into the forests of the Cascade Range. You will view the magnificent Columbia River as it passes through Revelstoke, British Columbia, to its first entry into the United States in Northport, Washington, and to its dramatic meeting with the Pacific Ocean near Astoria, Oregon. See the region as you have never seen it before with this essential guidebook to the glory days of the Pacific Northwest!

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Voyageur Press

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1610587995

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9781610587990

Flow

Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

By: Philip Ball

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Nature's Patterns: a Tapestry in Three Parts

By: Philip Ball

Ball takes us on an inspiring journey into the depths of nature, encompassing all the sciences, in which we discover that broad and elegant principles underpin the formation of the countless beautiful patterns around us."--Inside jacket.

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199

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199604878

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9780199604876

Magic on the Early English Stage

By: Philip Butterworth

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Magic on the Early English Stage

By: Philip Butterworth

An original investigation into conjuring tricks and stage magic on the medieval stage.

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332

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Cambridge University Press

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052182513X

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9780521825139

England's Mail

Two Millenia of Letter Writing

By: Philip Beale

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England's Mail

Two Millenia of Letter Writing

By: Philip Beale

History of the use of letters since Roman times.

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The History Press

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0752472569

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9780752472560

Environmental Organic Chemistry

By: Rene P. Schwarzenbach,Philip M. Gschwend,Dieter M. Imboden

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Environmental Organic Chemistry

By: Rene P. Schwarzenbach,Philip M. Gschwend,Dieter M. Imboden

Examines in a pedagogical way all pertinent molecular and macroscopic processes that govern the distribution and fate of organic chemicals in the environment and provides simple modeling tools to quantitatively describe these processes and their interplay in a given environmental system Treats fundamental aspects of chemistry, physics, and mathematical modeling as applied to environmentally relevant problems, and gives a state of the art account of the field Teaches the reader how to relate the structure of a given chemical to its physical chemical properties and intrinsic reactivities Provides a holistic and teachable treatment of phase partitioning and transformation processes, as well as a more focused and tailor-made presentation of physical, mathematical, and modeling aspects that apply to environmental situations of concern Includes a large number of questions and problems allowing teachers to explore the depth of understanding of their students or allowing individuals who use the book for self-study to check their progress Provides a companion website, which includes solutions for all problems as well as a large compilation of physical constants and compound properties

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1026

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118767047

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9781118767047

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Ghost Towns of the West

Ghost Towns of the West

Miller Cornfield at Antietam

Miller Cornfield at Antietam

Treason on the Cape Fear

Treason on the Cape Fear

Cathy Williams

Cathy Williams

Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest

Ghost Towns of the Pacific Northwest

Flow

Flow

Magic on the Early English Stage

Magic on the Early English Stage

England's Mail

England's Mail

Environmental Organic Chemistry

Environmental Organic Chemistry

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