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  • Charleston's Trial

    Jim Crow Justice

    by Daniel J. Crooks Jr., Douglas W. Bostick ...
    A harrowing, in-depth account of a black man's wrongful conviction and execution for a white man's murder in Jim Crow South Carolina.June 1910, Charleston, South Carolina. A Jewish merchant, Max Lubelsky, lay murdered in his clothing store on Upper King Street. Daniel "Nealy" Duncan, the black man eventually convicted of the crime was arrested several weeks later as an angry mob called for his ... Read more

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  • Charleston is Burning!

    Two Centuries of Fire and Flames

    by Daniel J. Crooks Jr. ...
    From the days of "bucket brigades" and private volunteer companies--such as the Phoenix, the Axemen and the Eagle--Charleston has seen more than its fair share of conflagrations. A carelessly overturned candle could ignite a blaze that would consume hundreds of Charleston's closely built wooden structures within just a few hours, leaving large swaths of the city in ruins. Join Charleston native ... Read more

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  • Lee in the Lowcountry

    Defending Charleston & Savannah 1861–1862

    by Daniel J. Crooks ...
    This Civil War biography sheds light on the Confederate General's first year serving the newly formed Southern Republic.Early in the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee was given command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia and East Florida. Making him, in effect, the first line of defense for for Confederacy and two of its key cities: Charleston and Savannah. In Lee in the Lowcountry, ... Read more

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  • Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform

    by Gérard Bonnet, Mary Canning, Terry J. Crooks, Luis Crouch, Ori Eyal, Eva Forsberg, Martin Gustafsson, Batia P. Horsky, Dan Inbar, Barbara M. Kehm, Stephen T. Kerr, Ulf P. Lundgren, Peter Schrag, Hasan Simsek, Ryo Watanabe, Alison Wolf, Ali Yildirim, Robert W.McMeekin, Adam Nir, Kai-ming Cheng, Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew, Ratna Ghosh, Allan Luke ...
    In Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform, Rotberg brings together examples of current education reforms in sixteen countries, written by "insiders". This book goes beyond myths and stereotypes and describes the difficult trade-offs countries make as they attempt to implement reforms in the context of societal and global change. In some countries, reforms are a response to major ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • Runner

    by M.J Crook ...
    He must have been in his early thirties or maybe even his late thirties. His jaw was broad and masculine and it appeared he had come from a line of warriors. Tall and broad of shoulder and chest, this man had to be one that was desired by many women.Toes dug into the wet sand and his muscles pumped in a steady rhythm while his movement was graceful and smooth.She saw the man tumble and fall. He ... Read more

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  • Beloved Guardian

    by M.J. Crook ...
    Beloved GuardianWhile taking a short walk since the evening was cool and quiet, Ted was relaxing and currently not being pressured to prepare for another assignment, hewas surprised by a lovely woman dropping from a tree branch above him, tumbling both of them to the ground and allowing the cat she had been rescuing, to get away.He was a man, but not a 'man'. He was the son of a creature that had ... Read more

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  • Across All Time

    by M. J. Crook ...
    Who could imagine a lifetime adventure beginning as you sit at your desk at work? But time waits for no one, and an experience could start on such a lark. In a moment, one could fall through a tear in time to travel back to the past to find a love to cherish forever to share everything with, even seeing a piece of the future. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Romance in Land Titles

    Edited by Leslie J. Crook ...
    These are a collection of short stories revealing the little intimate glimpses of the romances and tragedies that have surrounded the lives of people who have owned land and who have left the record of their joys and sorrows written into the land title papers. Behind most land titles, there is a unique story behind it and these stories are intertwined with principles of real estate law. Through ... Read more

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  • Records Relating to the Gold Coast Settlements from 1750 to 1874

    by Major J.J. Crooks ...
    First Published in 1973. Forming part of a collection on general African studies, this text presents records of the Gold Coast Settlements from 1750 to 1874, by the Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone, Major Crooks. It covers the period from the formation of the last African Company of Merchants in 1750 until the conclusion of the third Ashantee War in 1874. ... Read more

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  • Life in a Moment

    by M. J. Crook ...
    Who could guess what could happen in just a small moment of time. A life could be changed or ended. Hope for the future could be quenched. Yet opportunities could also surprisingly arrive in a moment of time. How would you feel if you tumbled across the floor, running into your heros feet? What would be your thoughts if you stood at the heavenly gates? Seeing the person of your dreams from your ... Read more

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  • Historical Aspects of Pediatric Surgery

    by D. Abdel-Halim, D. Anagnostopoulos, T.A. Angerpointner, H. Bill, D. Cass, H.W. Clatworthy, J. Crooks, T. Ehrenpreis, J.A. Haller, W.C. Hecker, C.A. Montagnani, E. Ring-Mrozik, N.A. Myers, D. Pellerin, M. Perko, J. Prevot, P.P. Rickham, A.F. Schärli, V.A.J. Swain, U.G. Stauffer, E.H. Strach ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    At first sight it may appear strange that a volume of Progress in Pediatric Surgery should be devoted to the history of our specialty. One assumes that progress is concerned primarily with recent developments whilst history deals with matters of the past. However, in the past there has also been considerable progress in the development of our understand ing of paediatric surgical problems, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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