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Forgotten Pioneers

Irish Leaders in Early California

By: Thomas F. Prendergast

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Forgotten Pioneers

Irish Leaders in Early California

By: Thomas F. Prendergast

This is a comprehensive look at the Irish in Northern California from 1835 to 1900. Filled with anecdotes and insider history - this book is a unique piece of California history. The title, Forgotten Pioneers, embodies only half a truth in its application to the subject --- those early settlers in the wilderness of California, men of Irish birth or ancestry who contributed lavishly toward laying the foundations of a new commonwealth on the Pacific. It is the purpose of this book to reinstate in the rank where they belong, some, at least, of these overlooked men "whose character and achievement entitle them to the highest place in the respect and esteem of the people.

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314

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The Minerva Group, Inc.

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ISBN 10

0898753902

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9780898753905

Stedman's Medical Eponyms

By: Thomas Lathrop Stedman

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Stedman's Medical Eponyms

By: Thomas Lathrop Stedman

Covers equipment names, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, operations, new techniques and maneuvers, incisions, methods and approaches, syndromes and diseases, and anatomy terms that are based upon people's names.

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926

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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0781754437

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9780781754439

More TC'S Tales

By: Thomas McCavour

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More TC'S Tales

By: Thomas McCavour

MORE TC’S TALES is a second collection of short stories by Thomas McCavour. Trust Me is a story about the illicit drug trade, embezzlement and love. Hugs and Kisses deals with a romance and rescue. Arrowhead is a Native American love story and the curse of an arrowhead pendant. The Cave is a Tom Sawyer type of adventure tale involving drug traffickers, imprisonment and escape. Kelsie is a story about a paraplegic couple who inspire their daughter to compete in aerial acrobatics. The Cat Sign is play set in the depression years of the 1930s. Just Twins is a story about two identical twins pursuing a successful musical career. In The Lost Years, grandma follows the Golden Rule. The Golden Nugget is about a mining robot that discovers gold. The Burtons story outlines how five siblings experience love and murder. The Bluenose is all about catching smugglers. What is a Sister is a love poem. The Red Surge is a murder mystery about lethal injection. Home Sweet Home is a nostalgic poem. Change is a perspective about global warming. Trinity is a story about erecting a statue on Alcatraz Island. In Hiawatha, two Indians become rich and successful silver barons. The Oracle is some early writing by the author. Pine Tree Haven is a tale about unusual activities at a nursing home. Peekaboo is about an amputee who discovers a murder. I’m clean details how a drug addict recovers. Washed Up describes how a window washer is rescued.

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234

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FriesenPress

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1525539272

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9781525539275

Gideon's Spies

The Inside Story of Israelâ€™s Legendary Secret Service

By: Gordon Thomas

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Gideon's Spies

The Inside Story of Israelâ€™s Legendary Secret Service

By: Gordon Thomas

Created in 1951 to ensure an embattled IsraelÕ s future, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism and assassination ever ventured. GideonÕ s Spies has been created from closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants and spymasters, and drawing from classified documents and top-secret sources, revealing previously untold truths about the Israeli intelligence agency. Bang-up-to-date, this new paperback edition of this best-selling book includes startling new information on subjects ranging from Weapons of Mass Destruction, international terrorism, North KoreaÕ s bird-flu war games and Ô ethnic bombsÕ . The riveting text is supported by glossaries, appendices and shows a Mossad as it has historically been: brilliant, ruthless, flawed but ultimately fascinating.

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555

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JR Books

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1907532579

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9781907532573

John Tracey Ellis

An American Church Reformer

By: Thomas J. Shelley

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John Tracey Ellis

An American Church Reformer

By: Thomas J. Shelley

For several decades prior to his death in October1992, Monsignor John Tracy Ellis was the most prominent historian of American Catholicism. His bibliography lists 395 published works, including seventeen books, most famously, American Catholics and the Intellectual Life, a scathing indictment of the mediocrity of Catholic higher education and a clarion call for American Catholics to make a greater contribution to American intellectual life. Ellis’s ecumenically-minded scholarship led to his election in 1969 as the President of both the American Catholic Historical Association and the predominantly Protestant American Society of Church History. As a professor at the Catholic University of America, Ellis trained numerous graduate students, who made their own contributions to American Catholic history, and he also furthered the careers of several talented young church historians. Especially in his later years, during the polarized atmosphere that followed Vatican II, Ellis became an outspoken but balanced advocate of reform in the Church, urging greater transparency and honesty, collegiality on the diocesan level, a role for the laity in the selection of bishops, reassessment of church teaching on birth control, decentralization to provide an enhanced role for the local churches, and an eloquent defense of religious freedom and the American Catholic commitment to separation of church and state. His fellow church historian, Jay P. Dolan, remarked that Ellis “used history as an instrument to promote changes he believed necessary for American Catholicism. . . .No other historian of American Catholicism matched Ellis in this regard.”

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253

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CUA Press

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081323705X

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9780813237053

Song of the Season

Outstanding Broadway Songs since 1891

By: Thomas Hischak

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Song of the Season

Outstanding Broadway Songs since 1891

By: Thomas Hischak

What links the popular songs "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Send in the Clowns", "Memory" and "I Am What I Am"? They all originated in Broadway musicals. Song of the Season is for those who believe that the score is at the heart of a musical and is the essential building block on which the rest of a show is built. Through a systematic historical survey from 1891 to 2023 it argues that the best musicals survive because of their songs, from early 20th century classics such as Show Boat and Oklahoma! through to the contemporary sound of Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton. looking at outstanding songs from each Broadway season, the development and history of the musical is illustrated with a fresh perspective. As song styles and popular music tastes changed throughout the decades this structure charts the progress of American showtunes alongside popular music forms as songs evolved from the waltz and ragtime to jazz, rock, rap and hip-hop. Factual analysis and historical context combine to offer a rich picture of the American songbook from Irving Berlin to Elton John. Song of the Season paints a fresh picture for musical theatre students and fans alike, illustrating significant changes in the form through the music. Analyzed in an accessible and engaging way that doesn't rely on music theory knowledge, and including a link to playlist where all the 'songs of the seasons' can be listened to, it is a must-have for those looking to expand their knowledge of the form and trace the social history of the American showtune.

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441

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350423742

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9781350423749

The Immortality of Influence

By: Salome Thomas-EL,Cecil Murphey

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The Immortality of Influence

By: Salome Thomas-EL,Cecil Murphey

A teacher and administrator whose programs have inspired dozens of children to better themselves shares his thoughts on the importance of positive influences, role models, and encouragement on children and spouses.

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Dafina Books

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0758212666

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9780758212665

Father Francis M. Craft

Missionary to the Sioux

By: Thomas W. Foley

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Father Francis M. Craft

Missionary to the Sioux

By: Thomas W. Foley

A balanced history of Father Francis M. Craft, a key figure in Sioux missionary history, who ministered to the Sioux in the turbulent decades following Sitting Bull's surrender in 1881.

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220

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803269250

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9780803269255

Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns

By: J. Thomas Hetrick

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Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns

By: J. Thomas Hetrick

Fans who think the game is wild now will appreciate Hetrick's account of Von der Ahe...who throughout the 1880s was embroiled in legal battles and baseball disputes that culminated in his own kidnapping and his stadium being burned to the ground. Direct ancestor to today's Cardinals, the Browns won the pennant four years in a row under his wild leadership.' REFERENCE AND RESEARCH BOOK NEWS

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314

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Scarecrow Press

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0810834731

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9780810834736

The Porkchoppers

By: Ross Thomas

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The Porkchoppers

By: Ross Thomas

A union boss fights for his job—and his life. “What Elmore Leonard does for crime in the streets, Ross Thomas does for crime in the suites” (The Village Voice). Born to a steelworker but harboring theatrical aspirations, Donald Cubbin grew up tempted by two careers. A Hollywood scout finally notices him, but Cubbin has already taken a job with the local union boss. He’s always regretted that decision—especially now. After decades climbing the ranks, Cubbin runs the show as the union’s president. An election looms, and his opponent proves to be a dangerously loose cannon. Cubbin made dozens of enemies over the years, and one has just engaged a hired killer. The fight for Cubbin’s job starts with muckraking but could end in murder.

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193

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Open Road Media

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1453228160

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9781453228166

In the Inner Sanctum

Behind the Scenes at Big Fights

By: Thomas Hauser

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In the Inner Sanctum

Behind the Scenes at Big Fights

By: Thomas Hauser

When Thomas Hauser was selected for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019, his relationship with Muhammad Ali was widely cited. But Ali was just one of the many fighters who have shared momentous times with Hauser. For decades, elite fighters like Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr., Bernard Hopkins, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Sergio Martínez, Jermain Taylor, Miguel Cotto, Gennady Golovkin, and Canelo Álvarez have welcomed him into their dressing rooms to record their journeys on fight night. Gathering and updating more than thirty essays from Hauser’s critically acclaimed yearly collections, In the Inner Sanctum celebrates these most dramatic hours in boxers’ lives. In each account, Hauser chronicles the very moment when a fighter’s physical well-being and financial future are on the line—when the fighter is most at risk and most alive.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1610757831

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9781610757836

The Genius of the System

Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

By: Thomas Schatz

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The Genius of the System

Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

By: Thomas Schatz

At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's tradional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that businesspeople and producers stifle artistic talent and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of careers, and the making-and unmaking-of movies, from Frankenstein to Spellbound to Grand Hotel. Richly illustrated and highly readable, The Genius of the System gives the definitive view of the workings of the Old Hollywood and the foundations of the New.

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530

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Henry Holt and Company

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1627796452

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9781627796453

The Boxing Scene

By: Thomas Hauser

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The Boxing Scene

By: Thomas Hauser

From the bestselling author, an insiders look into a year of "the sweet science.

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257

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Temple University Press

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1592139787

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9781592139781

The Truth Agenda

Making Sense of Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups & Visions for a New Era

By: Andy Thomas

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The Truth Agenda

Making Sense of Unexplained Mysteries, Global Cover-Ups & Visions for a New Era

By: Andy Thomas

The Truth Agenda explores some of the most famous unexplained mysteries and global cover-ups of recent history. What is the truth about UFOs, pyramids, religious apparitions, psychic phenomena, visions of the future and ancient prophecies, and what is their connection to famous conspiracy theories concerning the Moon landings, 9/11, the New World Order, and claims that the planet is secretly run by a powerful ruling elite? Leading mysteries researcher Andy Thomas pulls the many threads together in an accessible, stimulating and credible overview which suggests that our world may be very different from the picture presented by the establishment. The Truth Agenda shows how we can avoid control manipulations and help to create a more positive future. Why do so many people believe in conspiracy theories, and what is the evidence to support them? What is the basis for the wide belief that we are now in a ‘New Era’ of massive change and consciousness shift? Why is there such huge but officially undeclared interest in paranormal phenomena from authorities and religions? How does all this tie together and explain the agendas of control and surveillance in the West, and what can we do?

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399

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SCB Distributors

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1939149479

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9781939149473

Book's by Thomas Kelly

Forgotten Pioneers

Forgotten Pioneers

Stedman's Medical Eponyms

Stedman's Medical Eponyms

More TC'S Tales

More TC'S Tales

Gideon's Spies

Gideon's Spies

John Tracey Ellis

John Tracey Ellis

Song of the Season

Song of the Season

The Immortality of Influence

The Immortality of Influence

Father Francis M. Craft

Father Francis M. Craft

Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns

Chris Von Der Ahe and the St. Louis Browns

The Porkchoppers

The Porkchoppers

In the Inner Sanctum

In the Inner Sanctum

The Genius of the System

The Genius of the System

The Boxing Scene

The Boxing Scene

The Truth Agenda

The Truth Agenda

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