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  • Irish lives in America

    Edición de Liz Evers ...
    The Irish struck out across America's frontiers, built its railroads, fought on both sides of the civil war, captured its major historic moments in print, paint and bronze, led many of its religious denominations, policed its streets, set up its banks, educated its masses, entertained America on its stages and screens and in its sporting arenas, and made ground-breaking contributions in science ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • It's About Time

    From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History

    de Liz Evers ...
    From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some of the most technically and aesthetically beautiful devices ever invented. This book is a tribute ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • I Told You I Was Ill

    Laughing In the Face of Death

    de Liz Evers ...
    Death may be bleak but - rest in peace - there is nothing gloomy about this curious compendium of tales of the departed. Here is a book that looks at the funny side of one of life's certainties (the other being taxes ... about which nothing is amusing). With advice on planning your big finish and how to attract the crowds at your funeral, as well as inspirational anecdotes involving extremely ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Here Comes A Chopper to Chop Off Your Head - The Dark Side of Childhood Rhymes & Stories

    de Liz Evers ...
    Today's parents are increasingly replacing nursery rhymes with the latest pop songs, and fairy tales - now thought too scary for little ones - with cute stories about farmyard animals and talking trains.Until recently, weird tales of fairy curses and flesh-eating ogres were considered suitable bedtime reading. And the strange-sounding and sometimes violent rhymes we learned by rote were often ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • To Be or Not To Be

    ... and everything else you should know from Shakespeare

    de Liz Evers ...
    The entertaining and accessible guide to the life and work of Shakespeare, celebrating over 400 years of his legacy.Known the world over and translated into innumerable languages, Shakespeare’s plays are as eloquent and as relevant today as they were more than 400 years ago. His works have been a permanent feature on school curricula for years, but with thirty-eight plays, over 150 sonnets and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Sons of Molly Maguire

    The Irish Roots of America's First Labor War

    de Mark Bulik ...
    Sensational tales of true-life crime, the devastation of the Irish potato famine, the upheaval of the Civil War, and the turbulent emergence of the American labor movement are connected in a captivating exploration of the roots of the Molly Maguires. A secret society of peasant assassins in Ireland that re-emerged in Pennsylvania’s hard-coal region, the Mollies organized strikes, murdered mine ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Africa's Children

    A History of Blacks in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

    "Africa’s Children is a testament to one’s heritage, a belief in one’s ancestors, and a record of truth … no told!" – Dr. Henry V. Bishop, chief curator, Black Cultural Centre, Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaChronicling the history of Black families of the Yarmouth area of Nova Scotia, Africa’s Children is a mirror image of the hopes and despairs and the achievements and injustices that mark the early ... Leer más

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  • Mount Pleasant Cemetery

    An Illustrated Guide: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

    de Mike Filey ...
    Established in 1876, Mount Pleasant Cemetery has a rich and textured history. It is the keeper of thousands of stories, each of which has contributed to the history of our city, province, and country.Many of Canada's most beloved figures rest there - William Lyon Mackenzie King, Foster Hewitt, Glenn Gould, and Timothy Eaton are just a few. Other, less known historical figures are buried there also ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The House of Harper

    The Making of a Modern Publisher

    de Eugene Exman ...
    An updated edition of this definitive history of Harper—a fascinating look into the history of American letters from the unique perspective of one of the country's most distinguished and enduring publishers—now with a new introduction that brings the book up to the present day. From Moby Dick to Huckleberry Finn—but not Alice in Wonderland, which was rejected— The House of Harper is a sweeping ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Belleville

    A Popular History

    de Gerry Boyce ...
    Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of the present city was reserved for the Mississauga First Nation. White settlers who built dwellings and businesses on the land paid annual rent to them until the land was "surrendered" and a town plot laid out in 1816. The new town quickly became an ... Leer más

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  • Mark Of The Scots - Cl

    Here is the first-ever celebration of all things—and all people—of Scottish descent.While relatively few in number, the Scots have certainly made their mark on the world:· More the seventy-five percent of all American presidents have had Scottish ancestors, although fewer than five percent of the American population is of Scottish descent.· Almost eleven percent of all the Nobel Prizes ever ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • American Connections

    The Founding Fathers. Networked.

    de James Burke ...
    Using the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator James Burke shows us our connections to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Over the two hundred-plus years that separate us, these connections are often surprising and always fascinating. Burke turns the signers from historical icons into flesh-and-blood ... Leer más

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