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  • Historic Photos of Charlotte

    by Ryan L. Sumner ...
    Series series Historic Photos
    Historic Photos of Charlotte captures the historical growth of the Queen City"" in still photography from the top archives in the area. Stunning black and white photography with most of the photographs never been published before in this beautiful coffee table book. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Charlotte history and the building of this unique late blooming ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Police

    by Ryan L. Sumner ...
    Series series Images of America
    For nearly a century and a half, police in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have displayed tremendous courage and sacrifice in the execution of their duty, adapted to social and cultural changes within the American South, and increasingly embraced sophisticated methods and revolutionary advances in technology to meet the challenges posed by criminals and a violent culture. Images of America: ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.

    by James T. de Kay ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    Learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this revised edition of the popular Random House Step Up(TM) Biography of the great civil-rights leader and advocate for peaceful resistance --includes new text and additional dynamic photos. Perfect for reading level: 2.2.When Martin Luther King Jr., was growing up, he wasn't allowed to use the water fountains the white children drank from- ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • On the Road to Freedom

    A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail

    by Charles E. Cobb Jr. ...
    This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Rosa Parks Mini Biography

    by eBios ...
    Series series Mini Biographies
    Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in the U.S. states of California and Ohio.On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to obey bus ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Rosa Parks

    Civil Rights Activist

    by Chuck Bednar ...
    Series series Transcending Race in America: Biographie
    On December 1, 1955, 42-year-old Rosa Parks became the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in America by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. On that day, Rosa, of mixed African-American, Muscogee Indian, and Scots-Irish ancestry, helped launch one of the most important movements of the 20th century. Born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1913, Rosa attended the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Savannah, Georgia Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    by Stephen Richards ...
    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Savannah, Georgia.Savannah [1], the historic riverside birthplace of Georgia, was settled in 1733 by British colonists led by General James Oglethorpe and Colonel William Bull. In 1864 when General William Tecumseh Sherman marched in, the mayor of Savannah gave Sherman's men run of the city in exchange for leaving it untorched. As a result, Savannah is ... Read more

    $4.91 USD

  • How to Build a Museum

    Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

    by Tonya Bolden ...
    Series series Smithsonian
    Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking!The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening.And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America.The ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Sacramento's Southern Pacific Shops

    by Kevin W. Hecteman ...
    Series series Images of Rail
    In 1862, the Central Pacific Railroad was founded and began building eastward from Sacramento as part of the transcontinental railroad. This required a shop capable of keeping the railroad�s equipment in running order. So in 1867, in the swamps just north of town, the Sacramento shops were born. For well more than a century, this massive complex kept the Central Pacific and its corporate successor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pennsylvania Railroad: A Brief Look in Time

    by Eugene Weiser ...
    Entire libraries could be written on the Pennsylvania Railroad ranging from its history to the different businesses it owned, far too much to cover here which is a mere brief history of the railroad. The Pennsy was an institution to the City of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. For over 100 years, the keystone represented the PRR as much as it did the State of Pennsylvania itself. For ... Read more

    $2.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour

    by Warren L. Bingham ...
    This account of the first president's trip to unite a young America "follows Washington's travels day-by-day with detailed information about each stop" ( Daily Herald).Newly elected president George Washington set out to visit the new nation aware that he was the singular unifying figure in America. The journey's finale was the Southern Tour, begun in March 1791. The long and arduous trek from the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Norfolk and Western Railway

    by Nelson Harris ...
    Series series Images of Rail
    Through the images and stories of the people who built it, discover the fascinating history of a railway established to fuel the nations' appetite for coal and that grew into so much more. For a century, the Norfolk and Western Railway operated as one of the greatest transportation companies in the southeastern United States. From developing the coal fields of West Virginia to accommodating ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus