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  • Nation Within

    The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i

    de Tom Coffman ...
    In 1893 a small group of white planters and missionary descendants backed by the United States overthrew the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and established a government modeled on the Jim Crow South. In Nation Within Tom Coffman tells the complex history of the unsuccessful efforts of deposed Hawaiian queen Lili‘uokalani and her subjects to resist annexation, which eventually came in 1898. Coffman describes ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Ted Sullivan, Barnacle of Baseball

    The Life of the Prolific League Founder, Scout, Manager and Unrivaled Huckster

    In his day, perhaps no one in baseball was better known than Irish-born Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan. For 50 years, America's sportswriters sang his praises, genuflected to his genius and bought his blarney by the barrel. Damon Runyon dubbed him "The Celebrated Carpetbagger of Baseball."Cunning, fast-talking, witty and sober, Sullivan was the game's first player agent, a groundbreaking scout who ... Leer más

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    Nation Within

    The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i

    de Tom Coffman ...
    Narrado por Kaipo Schwab ...

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    In 1893 a small group of white planters and missionary descendants backed by the United States overthrew the Kingdom of Hawai'i and established a government modeled on the Jim Crow South. In Nation Within Tom Coffman tells the complex history of the unsuccessful efforts of deposed Hawaiian queen Lili'uokalani and her subjects to resist annexation, which eventually came in 1898. Coffman describes ... Leer más

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  • Every Spring A Parade Down Bay Street

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  • Black Ice

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    The first black American in the NHL tells his storyVal James became the first African American player in the NHL when he took to the ice with the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and in 1987 he became the first black player of any nationality to skate for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Born in central Florida, James grew up on Long Island and received his first pair of skates for his 13th birthday. At 16, James ... Leer más

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  • The Summer of Beer and Whiskey

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  • Where They Ain't

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    Greedy owners, spoiled players, disillusioned fans -- all hallmarks of baseball in the 'nineties. Only in this case, it's the 1890s. We may think that business interests dominate the sport today, but baseball's early years were an even harsher and less sentimental age, when teams were wrenched from their cities, owners colluded and the ballplayers held out, and the National League nearly turned ... Leer más

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  • Fenway Park

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  • The First Tip-Off: The Incredible Story of the Birth of the NBA

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