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Detailed accounts of five coast-to-coast drives make up this lively history. Drawing from plentiful contemporary newspaper reports and the women's own words, author Curt McConnell recounts the bold adventurers' experiences day by day and mile by mile.
This volume collects together the personal stories of 55 women who stayed on the American home front during World War II. It includes the tales of women who worked as marines and government workers as well as those of single mothers whose husbands had gone off to fight.
This volume combines a biography of John Taylor Wood and three of his memoirs published in ""Century"" magazine between 1885 and 1898. His writings... Læs mere
A complete biography of Louis Sockalexis, known during his playing days as ""Chief of Sockem"" and ""Deerfoot on the Diamond"". For three seasons Sockalexis... Læs mere
This volume tells the story of how Sunday baseball went from being an illegal activity in most areas of the US in... Læs mere
Provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the... Læs mere
Fluent in German, English and Arabic, he made the Hadj to Mecca but was more at home in high society or travelling the desert on... Læs mere
This volume investigates why peasants defend themselves against the predations of politics by using such... Læs mere
The contributors place the dramatic events which took place in China in April-May 1989 within the broader context of China's developmental experience. It aims to provide an historical, societal, cultural and political context on the history of the Chinese People's Movement.
With a historical sweep that recent events have made definitive, the authors examine the influence of Soviet ideology on the presentation of social reality in films produced in the Soviet Union between the October Revolution and the final days of glasnost
This book traces the early history of Nigeria from inception to civil war, and the complex events that defined the conflict in Biafra, revealing how and why this awful event played out.