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Peter Becomes a Trail Man

By: William Glasgow Bruce Carson,William C. Carson

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Peter Becomes a Trail Man

By: William Glasgow Bruce Carson,William C. Carson

In the 1850s, twelve-year-old Peter takes his dog and heads west on the Santa Fe Trail to find his father, guided by "Uncle" Seth, who leads their wagon train through an Indian attack, desertion by greenhorns, a buffalo stampede, and other hardships.

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UNM Press

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0826328954

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9780826328953

A Treatise on Wills

Vol. III

By: Thomas Jarman,Joseph Fitz Randolph,William Talcott

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A Treatise on Wills

Vol. III

By: Thomas Jarman,Joseph Fitz Randolph,William Talcott

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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3368630385

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9783368630386

The Baptists

By: William H. Brackney

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The Baptists

By: William H. Brackney

A brief, narrative survey of the Baptists in North America over the last three and a half centuries, from their roots in Europe to their present manifestations in contemporary America and the world. The six chapters are organized around five distinctives historically important to Baptists: the Bible, the Church, the ordinances/sacraments, voluntarism, and religious liberty. Concluding with a Chronology and extensive Bibliographic Essay, this is an ideal text for courses in Church History, North American Religious History, or American social and cultural history.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313389780

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9780313389788

He Moved West with America

The Life and Times of Wm. Carr Lane: 1789–1863

By: William C. Carson

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He Moved West with America

The Life and Times of Wm. Carr Lane: 1789–1863

By: William C. Carson

Wm. Carr Lane was a man of great courage and intelligence who combined action, vision, and leadership to solve problems during the decades leading up to the Civil War. Elected to mayor of St. Louis in 1823 at just thirty-four, Lane was greatly involved in the expansion of the United States as his brawling frontier town grew into a city trapped in struggles over slavery. There is no question he was a fascinating and important man who lived through a period of major and rapid change in America. William C. Carson, great-great grandson of Wm. Carr Lane, has written an intriguing biography inspired by letters Lane wrote his wife of forty-five years and the journal he kept while traveling over the Santa Fe Trail and in New Mexico. After beginning with an early history of Lanes life, Carson details his public persona as he was elected to eight terms as mayor of St. Louis, appointed to another, served in the state legislature, worked as quartermaster general of Missouri, ran for Congress, practiced medicine, traded real estate, started businesses, and raised a family. When he died in St. Louis in 1863, Lane was known as a tireless leader who played a critical role during a tumultuous time in American history. He Moved West with America shares a captivating history of a political leader who, in his own passionate way, made a great impact on the United States during the pre-Civil War era.

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246

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Archway Publishing

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1480837040

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9781480837041

Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

Vol. IV

By: Franklin George Adams,George Washington Martin,William Elsey Connelley

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Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

Vol. IV

By: Franklin George Adams,George Washington Martin,William Elsey Connelley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1890.

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3385391997

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9783385391994

First Impressions

A Reader’s Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest

By: David J. Weber,William deBuys

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First Impressions

A Reader’s Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest

By: David J. Weber,William deBuys

A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change. The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System—including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde—to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors’ skillful evocation of the region’s sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers. Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University

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Yale University Press

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030023175X

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9780300231755

The Man and His Wings

William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture

By: William Wellman Jr.

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The Man and His Wings

William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture

By: William Wellman Jr.

William Wild Bill Wellman was not Paramount Pictures' first choice to direct the World War I epic Wings (1927), but as a former aviator and war hero, he was the right choice. Despite months waging epic battles of his own with studio executives, Wild Bill managed to finish the big-budget war saga by inventing many of the techniques still used to film aerial battle scenes. The film, starring Clara Bow, broke box office records and earned its studio the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Considered by many to be the last great film of the silent era, Wings has been cited as a major influence on such directors as Martin Scorsese and Robert Redford. Its director, who went on to direct the likes of John Wayne, James Cagney, and Gary Cooper, later earned an Oscar for writing one of Hollywood's most loved (and often remade) films, A Star is Born. In this biography, the director's son, William Wellman Jr., reveals the war hero, family man, occasional prankster, and underestimated visionary who changed Hollywood forever. Augmented with personal correspondence from Wellman's own World War I tour of duty as a fighter pilot, on-set photographs from Wings and other classic Hollywood films, and anecdotes from the back lots of the early studio system, this unique work traces the way in which the first Best Picture's director used his own war experience to bring a war epic to the screen. The versatile director also excelled at comedies such as Nothing Sacred (1937), and had a lasting influence on the gangster genre with The Public Enemy (1931), starring James Cagney. With the recent release of Wellman's later aviation classics, Island in the Sky (1953) and The High and the Mighty (1954), both starring John Wayne, Wellman is gaining renewed attention and appreciation from a new generation of film enthusiasts. The book ends with a detailed Filmography of more than 75 classic films directed by Wellman.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313043140

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9780313043147

Angels of Mercy

White Women and the History of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum

By: William Seraile

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Angels of Mercy

White Women and the History of New York's Colored Orphan Asylum

By: William Seraile

William Seraile uncovers the history of the colored orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as the nation’s first orphanage for African American children. It is a remarkable institution that is still in the forefront aiding children. Although no longer an orphanage, in its current incarnation as Harlem-Dowling West Side Center for Children and Family Services it maintains the principles of the women who organized it nearly 200 years ago. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots, several epidemics, waves of racial prejudice, and severe financial difficulties to care for orphaned, neglected, and delinquent children. Eventually financial support would come from some of New York’s finest families, including the Jays, Murrays, Roosevelts, Macys, and Astors. While the white female managers and their male advisers were dedicated to uplifting these black children, the evangelical, mainly Quaker founding managers also exhibited the extreme paternalistic views endemic at the time, accepting the advice or support of the African American community only grudgingly. It was frank criticism in 1913 from W. E. B. Du Bois that highlighted the conflict between the orphanage and the community it served, and it wasn’t until 1939 that it hired the first black trustee. More than 15,000 children were raised in the orphanage, and throughout its history letters and visits have revealed that hundreds if not thousands of “old boys and girls” looked back with admiration and respect at the home that nurtured them throughout their formative years. Weaving together African American history with a unique history of New York City, this is not only a painstaking study of a previously unsung institution of black history but a unique window onto complex racial dynamics during a period when many failed to recognize equality among all citizens as a worthy purpose.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823241629

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9780823241620

The Geology of Erie and Crawford Counties

By: Israel Charles White,Joseph William Spencer

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The Geology of Erie and Crawford Counties

By: Israel Charles White,Joseph William Spencer

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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434

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338544182X

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9783385441828

Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing

By: Arthur J. Kidnay,William R. Parrish

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Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing

By: Arthur J. Kidnay,William R. Parrish

Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing explores the natural gas industry from the wellhead to the marketplace. It compiles information from the open literature, meeting proceedings, and experts to accurately depict the state of gas processing technology today and highlight technologies that could become important in the future. This book cov

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CRC Press

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1420014048

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9781420014044

Keeping Time

The History and Theory of Preservation in America

By: William J. Murtagh

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Keeping Time

The History and Theory of Preservation in America

By: William J. Murtagh

The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years. Discover the cornerstone primer on the topic -- Keeping Time. This edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on preservation values in oral-based cultures, international preservation, and future developments in the field. In addition, you?ll find a clear, concise survey of preservation movement?s history, complete with: Helpful coverage of the theory and practice driving the movement. Expanded material on landscape preservation. New information on scientific conservation, cultural corridors, and historic tourism. Numerous informative photographs illustrating the book's content. Order your copy of this fundamental volume for tomorrow's historic preservationists today.

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272

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471473774

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9780471473770

The American Highway

The History and Culture of Roads in the United States

By: William Kaszynski

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The American Highway

The History and Culture of Roads in the United States

By: William Kaszynski

Minnesota-based writer and photographer Kazynski traces the transformation of the US from a network of places connected by rutted wagon trails to a maze of highways connected to other highways. He describes and illustrates road and bridge construction and the new roadside culture that threw up motels, restaurants, gas stations, and scenic perspectives.

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248

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McFarland

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0786408227

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9780786408221

Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958

By: William Hawes

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Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958

By: William Hawes

This work examines the change from live to filmed television dramas during the period 1952-1958 and the characteristics and programs that are most associated with filmed television drama. Along with many technical changes that had to be made in the industry in order to convert live television to filmed television came an interesting social one. The American society in general was developing a growing interest in the lives of ordinary people, and television moved with them, offering more programs that concentrated on the middle and lower classes. Because of the inherent qualities of filming, television began to feature more documentary-like realism, began to broaden its interpretation of traditional romantic escapism to include more outer space and supernatural science fiction, began to better fulfill materialistic desires through well-designed, enjoyable commercials, and began to offer the best dramas and most popular personalities, often leading viewers to greater self-appreciation and richer lives. This work focuses on the important anthology programs and specials that were on the air from 1952 to 1958 such as Kraft Television Theatre, Philco Television Playhouse, and The Hallmark Hall of Fame, filmed serials like Colgate Theatre, Amos 'n' Andy, and I Love Lucy, and the challenges of converting from live to filmed television drama.

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308

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McFarland

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0786411325

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9780786411320

America - The Last Best Hope

From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom, 1914-1989

By: William J. Bennett

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America - The Last Best Hope

From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom, 1914-1989

By: William J. Bennett

Respected scholar Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in this engaging narrative that slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.

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Thomas Nelson Inc

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1595550879

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9781595550873

Earth under Fire

How Global Warming Is Changing the World

By: Gary Braasch,William McKibben

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Earth under Fire

How Global Warming Is Changing the World

By: Gary Braasch,William McKibben

More than a warning, Earth under Fire is the most complete illustrated guide to the effects of climate change now available. It offers an upbeat and intelligent account of how we can lessen the effects of our near-total dependence on fossil fuels using technologies and energy sources already available. A thorough revision and a new preface for the paperback edition bring the compelling facts about climate change up to date.

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Univ of California Press

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0520943937

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9780520943933

Book's by William Chapin Carson

Peter Becomes a Trail Man

Peter Becomes a Trail Man

A Treatise on Wills

A Treatise on Wills

The Baptists

The Baptists

He Moved West with America

He Moved West with America

Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

First Impressions

First Impressions

The Man and His Wings

The Man and His Wings

Angels of Mercy

Angels of Mercy

The Geology of Erie and Crawford Counties

The Geology of Erie and Crawford Counties

Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing

Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing

Keeping Time

Keeping Time

The American Highway

The American Highway

Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958

Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958

America - The Last Best Hope

America - The Last Best Hope

Earth under Fire

Earth under Fire

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