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James Lincoln Collier
Liz SonnebornJames Lincoln Collier feels that, through Carrie, he was able to correct a flaw in the other two Arabus books. In writing the trilogy, the Colliers set out to create a historically accurate picture of African American life in the late eighteenth century.
The Bloody Country
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher CollierFifteen-year-old Ben Buck and his family spent four years clearing the wilderness to build a new home in Pennsylvania. They fought the Indians and the British, and made sacrifices most people wouldn't have been strong enough to make.
Christopher Columbus: To the New World
James Lincoln Collier"An exploration of the life and momentous voyages of the Italian-born explorer"--Provided by publisher.
Steam Engines
James Lincoln Collier"Follows the development of the steam engine"--Provided by publisher.
Who is Carrie?
James Lincoln CollierCarrie has been a kitchen slave in Sam Fraunces's tavern in New York City for as long as she can remember. But after she narrowly escapes a kidnapper, Carrie becomes more curious about her mysterious past.
The Automobile
James Lincoln CollierDiscusses the history of cars, from the earliest models developed in Europe to the current global states of automobile design, production, and use, including the positive and negative effects of automobiles on society and the environment.
Jazz: The American Theme Song
James Lincoln CollierQuestioning everything we think we know about jazz--its origins, its innovative geniuses, the importance of improvisation and spontaneous inspiration in a performance--and the jazz world, these ten provocative essays on the music and its ...
Jump Ship to Freedom
James Lincoln CollierEven if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to freedom?
Louis Armstrong: An American Genius
James Lincoln Collier... S. Frederick Starr, and Richard Winder of the Milne Boys' Home for generously sharing with me insights of their own. ... Joe Sully of Associated Booking Corporation, Milt Gabler, John Hammond, Dr. Alexander Schiff, and Dr. Gary Zucker.
My Brother Sam is Dead
James Lincoln CollierMy Brother Sam Is Dead is a stirring, probing tale full of action and suspense, putting listeners right into the heart of the Revolutionary War.
Monthly Bulletin
Ohio State LibraryThe ancestry of Abraham Lincoln; by James Henry Lea. B-L638 . The boyhood of Lincoln: by Eleanor Atkinson. B-L638 . The boy's life of Abraham Lincoln; by Helen Nicolay. B-L638 . The death of Lincoln; the story of Booth's plot, his deed and ...
Chipper
James Lincoln CollierOrphaned and homeless, twelve-year-old Chipper Carey is a street-wise gang member in 1890s New York City, until a con man introduces him to a wealthy woman who is seeking her long-lost nephew and Chipper must decide where his loyalties lie.
Personal Recollections Of Abraham Lincoln And The Civil War ...
James R. GilmoreAt that moment, James R. Gilmore made a suggestion to Abraham Lincoln to take to Confederate President Jefferson Davis a set of accords by which the North would be willing to have peace.
Lincoln's Sanctuary: Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
Matthew PinskerThe members formed an all-star cast of Lincoln and Civil War— era scholars and included Jean Baker, James Basker, David Blight, Gabor Boritt, David Donald, Allen Guelzo, Harold Holzer, David Long, Phillip Paludan, Gary Scott, and ...
Lincoln in Indiana
Brian R. DirckLincoln in Indiana offers a fascinating account of Lincoln's boyhood in Indiana, setting the relationships, values, and environment that fundamentally shaped Lincoln's character within the context of frontier and farm life in early ...
Morton: A Cross-Canada Rail Journey
David CollierThe book opens in media res as Collier finds out about his grandmother s death.
From Duty to Desire: Remaking Families in a Spanish Village
Jane Fishburne CollierCollier's findings as recorded here are perhaps surprising and altogether fascinating. Photos.
The Annotated Lincoln
Abraham LincolnNo U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment.
In Lincoln's Hand: His Original Manuscripts
Abraham LincolnA collection of writings includes images of a variety of handwritten speeches, letters, and childhood notebooks, accompanied by commentary by James M. McPherson, Ken Burns, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Updike, Toni Morrison, and other ...
John Payne Collier: Scholarship and Forgery in the ...
Arthur FreemanThis monumental two-volume work for the first time addresses the whole of Collier’s activity, systematically sorting out his genuine achievements from his impostures.
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
James M. McPhersonSuspenseful and inspiring, this is the story of how Lincoln, with almost no previous military experience before entering the White House, assumed the powers associated with the role of commander in chief, and through his strategic insight ...
Warships of the World to 1900
Lincoln P. PaineLincoln Paine has done for ships, condensing vast mountains of historiography into accurate, accessible and readable volumes. Paine's encyclopedias should be a part of every serious library of maritime history." -James L. Nelson, author of ...
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House of Commons Papers
Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsWilliam Thomas Birch 53 Collier Injuries to body. 2 Charles Boden ... 62 Collier Fractured skull. 3 John Henry Turner ... 49 Collier Both legs fractured. 4 Thomas Walter Turner 21 Filler Fractured skull and right leg fractured. 5 Bernard Newton ...
Ships of Discovery and Exploration
Lincoln P. PaineLincoln Paine has done for ships, condensing vast mountains of historiography into accurate, accessible and readable volumes. Paine's encyclopedias should be a part of even, serious library of maritime history." -James L. Nelson, author of ...
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