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Little Known Tales in Hawaii History

Alton Pryor

Historic California: Its Colorful Names and how it Got Them

Alton Pryor

The Lawmen

Alton Pryor

It was necessary for a successful lawman to be both tougher and smarter than the criminal he chased. Sometimes the lawmen had to pull out all the stops to get their man.

Classic Tales in California History

Alton Pryor

Women discovered gold in California a full year before James Marshall announced his discovery.

Outlaws and Gunslingers

Alton Pryor

Western outlaws terrorized the country during the late 1800s and early 1900s, robbing stagecoaches, banks, trains and merchants.

Little Known Tales in Nevada History

Alton Pryor

The state's geology dates back to the Stone Age and its tales of train robberies, lynchings and Indian battles are all explored here in this book.

Alton Brown: EveryDayCook

Alton Brown

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • My name is Alton Brown, and I wrote this book.

Those Wild and Lusty Gold Camps

Alton Pryor

A good example is the story of a mob in one California gold camp that hanged a man for horse stealing. It was found after the handing that the man was innocent. The vigilante mob sent a messenger to break the news to the victim's widow.

California's Hidden Gold: Nuggets from the State's Rich History

Alton Pryor

“While kneeling to pray for the woman,” said author Sr. Mary Katherine Doyle, “ they realized she was not dead.” After sending for the priest, they revived the woman and sent her to the county hospital. Mary Baptist deliberately rented a house ...

Little Known Tales in California History

Alton Pryor

This book has 41 different chapters on California's gold rush and development history. Read about The Lost Spanish Galleon, Pegleg Smith's Lost Gold Mine, Joaquin Murrieta, and railroad titans.

Fascinating Women in California History

Alton Pryor

... 88 Madame Moustache, 39, 40 Magalia, 140, 141 Mary Baptist Russell, 11, 12 Mary Katherine Doyle, 12 Marysville, 140 Mexican, 74 Mexican War, 74 Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 73 Monterey, 74 Mother Frances Bridgerman, 11 Nevada, ...

Illustrations, Historical and Genealogical: Of King James''s ...

John D''Alton

A Funeral Entry in the Office of Arms, Dublin, records the death in July, 1636, of John D''Alton of Dundonell, County of Westmeath, son and heir of Hubert D''Alton, eldest son of Henry D''Alton, eldest son of Edmund, eldest son of Henry, eldest son of John, (all of Dundonell) eldest son of Pierce D''Alton of Ballymore in said County, whose death, as son of an elder Pierce, is attributed to the plague of 1467. The first named John had married Elinor, daughter of Gerald Dillon of Portlick in ...

Anthony Pryor: Sculpture & Drawings 1974-1991

Jenny Zimmer

This book offers a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated account of Anthony Pryor's short but spectacular career.

Alton Brown: Everydaycook

Alton Brown

My name is Alton Brown and I wrote this book.

Building Bridges: Is there hope for North Korea?

David Alton

Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict. Lord Alton suggests that there is a better way to relate to the pariah state.

Alton Pickens: paintings, prints, sculpture : Vassar College ...

Alton Pickens

Practical Handbook of Warehousing

Kenneth B. Ackerman

Some of the ideas here were based on lectures and writings of Charles Hughes, Center for Values Research; Fred Pryor, Fred Pryor Seminars Inc.; Alfred T. DeMaria, attorney at Clifton Budd Barlach and DeMaria. 3 Local 8, Steel Fabricators ...

Colored Travelers: Mobility and the Fight for Citizenship ...

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor

In this book, Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor shows that African Americans fought obstructions to their mobility over 100 years before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.

ThirdWay

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The second, however, which discusses David Alton's book Faith in Britain, contains ambiguities and misrepresentations which invite critical response. The most disturbing point he makes is that David Alton's argument 'has underestimated the ...

Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him

David Henry

We offer our sincere thanks to: Franklyn Ajaye Richard Lewis Michael Ashburne Phil Luciano Harry Belafonte Stuart Margolin Sandra Bernhard Kathy McKee Jimmy Binkley Kres Mersky Kathleen Brennan Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor David ...

Alton Brown's Gear for Your Kitchen

Alton Brown

The popular host of Food Network's Good Eats presents an offbeat look at kitchen gadgets and equipment that explains how to select the best--and simplest tool for the job and offers practical advice on what is needed, what is not, what ...

Good Eats: The Middle Years

Alton Brown

Showcasing everything Alton Brown fans have ever wanted to know about his award-winning television show, "The Middle Years" is chock-full of behind-the-scenes photographs and trivia, science-of-food information, cooking tips, and--of course ...

Bala Chitto Simmons family: descendants of Richard and Ann ...

Hansford L. Simmons

(2) Ruth Ritchie Ott married (l) Lloyd Bardwell.l Dtr-Linda Ann. Ruth Ritchie married (2) Alton Lamar Varnado, sr., son of Fred Freiler Varnado. They live at 5532 Adams St., Baton Rouge* 3 Chn— Kenneth Freiler, Alton Lamar, Jr., and Arthur ...

Building Bridges: Is There Hope for North Korea?

David Alton

Is There Hope for North Korea? David Alton, Rob Chidley, Caroline Cox ... Rob Chidley would like to thank: Ali Hull; Caroline Masom; Jan Greenough; Ella Blackmore, Lucy Blackmore; and Richard Chidley. Foreword North Korea is perhaps ...