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One Mississippi, Two Mississippi: Methodists, Murder, and ...

One Mississippi, Two Mississippi: Methodists, Murder, and ...

Carol V. R. George

Willie Morris, My Mississippi (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2000), 105 . 30. Mars, Witness in Philadelphia, 1. 31. Mars, Witness in Philadelphia, 1. 32. Florence Mars, interview, May 17, 2002. 33. Florence Mars, interview, May 17, ...
A place called Mississippi

A place called Mississippi

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FLORENCE MARS A native of Philadelphia, Mississippi, Florence Mars knew well the land and people she came to describe after the murders of Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) workers James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, ...
Praise from a Future Generation: The Assassination of John ...

Praise from a Future Generation: The Assassination of John ...

John Kelin

Walter Cronkite and “Bloody Neshoba”: Witness in Philadelphia, by Florence Mars, p. 95. Discovery ofcar: The New York Times, June 24, 1964, et al. “...some sort of publicity stunt,” Witness in Philadelphia, by Florence Mars, Chapter Three.
The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever

The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever

Richard C. Hoagland

Hoagland's history of the exploration of Mars, and his case that beings were on Mars millions of years ago assembling behemoth structures whose ruins are still seen today, is updated with a new preface covering the Mars Global Surveyor ...
The Courting of Marcus Dupree

The Courting of Marcus Dupree

Willie Morris

When Collier departed, Florence Mars said: “He doesn't look too good.” “No, he don't,” Lillie Jones agreed. They described to me how the Klan had burned crosses on his lawn and later destroyed his church and tried to take away his land.
A Perfectly Understandable Mistake: The True Story of the ...

A Perfectly Understandable Mistake: The True Story of the ...

Luke Dittrich

The U.S. Air Force accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb over pig farmer Walter Gregg's property in Mars Bluff in Florence County, S.C., on Mar. 11, 1958.
Max Goes to Mars: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog

Max Goes to Mars: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog

Jeffrey Bennett

When Max the dog becomes the first canine to embark on a mission to Mars, he makes one of the most important discoveries of all time, in a book that includes facts about Mars.
Mississippi Writers: Reflections of Childhood and Youth : ...

Mississippi Writers: Reflections of Childhood and Youth : ...

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About the author and her work Turner Catledge, also a native of Philadelphia and former editor of the New York Times, has written: "Florence Mars was there through it all, and in Witness in Philadelphia she tells what happened and why.
Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting from Paris to New York

Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting from Paris to New York

Florence Mars

Beautifully and playfully illustrated by Lévêque, Say Bonjour to the Lady pokes fun at the extremes of both styles, making for an amusing look at parenting today. From the Hardcover edition.
Terminus

Terminus

Mike Read

Physicist and civil engineer Dr. Richard St. James lives on the Mars Settlement and works for the Mars Administration.
Mars

Mars

Steve Potts

Describes the physical characteristics of Mars, discusses the mysteries surrounding the planet, and covers the ways it has been and will be explored.
An American in Gandhi's India: The Biography of Satyanand Stokes

An American in Gandhi's India: The Biography of Satyanand Stokes

Asha Sharma

3. Stokes to Florence S., 6 May 1925. 4. Stokes to Florence S., 1 December 1924. 5. Richard B. Gregg to Florence S., June 1926, Stokes Papers. 6. Interview with Fazl-ud-Din Ali. 7. Richard Gregg to Florence S., 11 July 1925, Stokes Papers. 8.
Mars

Mars

Jason Glaser

Provides an introduction to Mars and his role in Roman mythology, including his connection with the Trojan War and such figures as Venus and Hercules.
Florence: A Portrait

Florence: A Portrait

Michael Levey

Looks at the political and artistic history of the city of Florence in Italy, from its earliest times through the nineteenth century In Dante, exiled from Florence in 1321, Levey finds an inspired guide to the city's thirteenth-century ...
Destination Mars

Destination Mars

Rick North

Thrown far beyond the Earth's gravitational field, the Young Astronauts are soon on a beeline course for Mars and must use their varied talents to bring their ship down gently on the Red Planet.
Destination Mars

Destination Mars

Hugh Walters

Chris Godfrey and his friends plan an expedition to Mars with great detail but nothing prepares them for the confrontation with the planet's inhabitants and the threat to Earth's future they pose.
We Have Always Lived on Mars: A Tor.Com Original

We Have Always Lived on Mars: A Tor.Com Original

Cecil Castellucci

Nina, one of the few descendants of human colony on Mars that was abandoned by Earth, is surprised to discover that she can breathe the toxic atmosphere of the Martian surface.
Life on Mars

Life on Mars

Jennifer Brown

But when Cash falls ill, will Arty find the courage to complete his mission by himself? And might he actually prove, once and for all, that there is life on Mars?
Witness in Philadelphia

Witness in Philadelphia

Florence Mars

Traditionally Boots made an opening speech imitating "Uncle Jim" Hillman, who for thirty years was president of the Neshoba County Fair. Mr. Hillman had died since the last fair and instead Boots imitated a political speech. He began ...
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit ...

The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit ...

Elizabeth Rusch

Filled with awesome pictures from NASA and the author's personal collection, this is a stellar addition to the Scientists in the Field series about the planet, Mars. "
Magnificent Mars

Magnificent Mars

Ken Croswell

Presents a pictorial tour of the planet Mars, tracing the planet's history, citing new discoveries, and discussing NASA's investigations of the planet as a possible living world.
Packing for Mars

Packing for Mars

Mary Roach

Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining voyage into the science of life in space and space on Earth.
How We'll Live on Mars

How We'll Live on Mars

Stephen Petranek

In this sweeping, provocative book that mixes business, science, and human reporting, Petranek makes the case that living on Mars is an essential back-up plan for humanity and explains in fascinating detail just how it will happen.
Orbiting Ray Bradbury’s Mars: Biographical, Anthropological, ...

Orbiting Ray Bradbury’s Mars: Biographical, Anthropological, ...

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... Intentional Fallacy.” Sewanee Review 54, 1946. 468–488. Print. Bradbury's Mars Pathway to Reinvention and Redemption KIMBERLY FAIN The 116 Part Three: Literary Lens.
Mars Crossing

Mars Crossing

Geoffrey A. Landis

Geoffrey A. Landis had been a major figure in hard SF for over a decade before delivering this a novel-length work of SF - an epic of human tenacity and survival in the early days of manned Mars exploration.
Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Today s ...

Beyond Mars and Venus: Relationship Skills for Today s ...

John Gray

In Beyond Mars and Venus, Gray teaches you how to strengthen your bond and grow in love together, so you and your loved one can meet each other’s needs in the best way possible, bringing you lasting happiness and a fulfilling partnership.
Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line

Rob Thomas

This first book in an all-new mystery series finds 28-year-old Veronica Mars investigating one of Neptune's darkest cases with the help of her old friends Logan Echolls, Mac Mackenzie, Wallace Fennel and Dick Casablancas. Original.
Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp

Florence Nightingale: Lady with the Lamp

Sam Wellman

For Florence Nightingale (1820--1910), following Christ's example of service meant tending to the medical needs of the sick and injured.

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