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“william edward gardner”

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  • Three Bricks and Three Brothers

    The Story of the Nantucket Whale-Oil Merchant Joseph Starbuck

    by William Edward Gardner ...
    Nantucket, stands now as one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, its early wealth fuelled by the whaling trade and the riches of the open sea lanes offshore. The Starbuck stone mansions that dominate Main Street, have become "architectural icons that would gradually become visual symbols of the prosperity of Nantucket's whaling era". This fascinating book recounts the life of their ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Handbook of Chemical Synonyms and Trade Names

    Edited by William Gardner, Edward I. Cooke, Richard W.I. Cooke ...
    To this Eighth Edition of the late Mr William Gardner‘s Chemical Synonyms and trade Names there have been added some 3,300 new entries, principally in the field of plastics, alloys and pharmaceuticals. A number of entries describing products known to the Editors to be no longer commercially available have been deleted, with the principal object of keeping the bulk of the book within reasonable ... Read more

    $535.00 USD

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    In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America’s Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the ... Read more

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  • The Mayflower Bride

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    Can a religious separatist and an opportunistic spy make it in the New World?A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees.Mary Elizabeth Chapman boards the Speedwell in 1620 as a Separatist seeking a better life in the New World. William Lytton embarks on the Mayflower as a carpenter looking for opportunities to succeed—and he may have ... Read more

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  • Who Was Paul Revere?

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    by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ ...
    Series series Who Was?
    In 1775, Paul Revere of Boston made his now-famous horseback ride warning colonists of an impending attack by the British. This event went largely unnoticed in history until Longfellow celebrated it in a poem in 1861. So who was Paul Revere? In addition to being an American patriot, he was a skilled silversmith and made false teeth from hippo tusks! This biography, with black-and-white ... Read more

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  • Here Shall I Die Ashore

    Stephen Hopkins: Bermuda Castaway, Jamestown Survivor, and Mayflower Pilgrim.

    by Caleb Johnson ...
    In the spring of 1621, Plymouth Colony sent STEPHEN HOPKINS to make the first visit to Wampanoag sachem Massasoit to present a red horseman’s coat as a gift and sign of friendship. For most ordinary Englishmen, venturing off into the depths of unexplored America would have been a once in a lifetime adventure: but not for Stephen. By the time he turned forty, he had already survived a hurricane, ... Read more

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  • A Darker Sea

    Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812

    by James L. Haley ...
    Series Book 2 - A Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure
    The second installment of the gripping naval saga by award-winning historian James L. Haley, featuring Commander Bliven Putnam, chronicling the build up to the biggest military conflict between the United States and Britain after the Revolution—the War of 1812.At the opening of the War of 1812, the British control the most powerful navy on earth, and Americans are again victims of piracy. Bliven ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Kidnapped Prince

    The Life of Olaudah Equiano

    by Ann Cameron ...
    Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized and shortened it while remaining true to the spirit of the original. It's a gripping story of adventure, betrayal, ... Read more

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  • Barons of the Sea

    And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship

    by Steven Ujifusa ...
    “A fascinating, fast-paced history…full of remarkable characters and incredible stories” about the nineteenth-century American dynasties who battled for dominance of the tea and opium trades (Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award–winning author of In the Heart of the Sea).There was a time, back when the United States was young and the robber barons were just starting to come into their own, ... Read more

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  • The Women Who Came in the Mayflower

    Enriched edition. Untold Stories of Mayflower Women: Brave Pioneers of Colonial America

    by Annie Russell Marble, Jordan Pierce ...
    In "The Women Who Came in the Mayflower," Annie Russell Marble provides a meticulously researched narrative that delves into the often-overlooked lives of the women aboard the Mayflower. Written in an engaging literary style, the book weaves historical facts with vivid storytelling, illustrating the resilience and agency of these women in the face of adversity. Set against the backdrop of the ... Read more

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  • Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving

    A Harvest Story from Colonial America of How One Native American's Friendship Saved the Pilgrims

    by Eric Metaxas ...
    Discover the amazing true story of how one Native American's suffering, generosity, and friendship led to the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims, by New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas.In 1608, traders came to Massachusetts, captured a Patuxet boy named Squanto, and sold him into slavery. He was later cared for by Christians, taught faith in God, and learned to speak English. Ten ... Read more

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  • The Landing of the Pilgrims

    by James Daugherty ...
    Series series Landmark Books
    Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America!In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter was harsh, and before a year ... Read more

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