"Though the Georgia coast is a mere 110 miles long, a wealth of historic beauty natural and manmade lies between the Savannah and St. Mary s Rivers. The last-settled and poorest of the original thirteen colonies of the United States, Georgia is a unique combination of war-torn history and genteel character.Here you'll find stories of Civil War soldiers, pioneers and settlers, Native Americans, seafarers and pirates (including Blackbeard) ..."
"From the union of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers at the Georgia-Florida state line, the mighty Apalachicola River flows unimpeded for about 100 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. At the river’s mouth lies Apalachicola Bay and Florida’s "Forgotten Coast," known for world-class seafood and seemingly endless miles of pristine beaches, shallow estuaries, and protected forests. In Apalachicola Bay, author Kevin McCarthy takes us through the hi ..."
"Blackbeard, Jose Gaspar, Jean Lafitte ― the names conjure up a romantic, swashbuckling figure with a black patch over one eye, a cutlass in his teeth, and a brace of pistols tucked into his waistband. Actors such as Errol Flynn did much to create that devil-may-care attitude glamorized on the silver screen, but in fact, real pirates were not so admirable; for the most part they were cruel, greedy, dastardly brigands, many of whom were s ..."
"Sunken treasure, cannibalism, prison ships, Nazi submarines, the Bermuda triangle all are tied into the lore of shipwrecks along Florida s coasts. There are as many shipwreck stories as there are thousands of Florida shipwrecks. This book offers thirty of the most interesting of them from the tale of young Fontaneda, who wrecked in 1545 and was held captive by Indians for 17 years, to the story of the Coast Guard cutter Bibb, which was ..."
""A fascinating shoreline tour from Fernandina’s Amelia Island on the Atlantic to Pensacola on the Gulf."--Tampa Tribune"After reading this book, you might feel like jumping in your car and touring the lighthouses on the Florida coasts. If so, you’ll be in luck, because Florida Lighthouses contains maps and directions for reaching each lighthouse, plus information about tours and fees."--Florida Times-Union"McCarthy covers the construct ..."
"Historians have devoted surprisingly little attention to African American urban history of the postwar period, especially compared with earlier decades. Correcting this imbalance, African American Urban History since World War II features an exciting mix of seasoned scholars and fresh new voices whose combined efforts provide the first comprehensive assessment of this important subject.           The first of this volumeâs ..."
Age of Empires Inside Moves; Winning Tips and Strategies for Microsoft Games (Inside Moves Series) by William H. Trotter, Steven L. Kent Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by Microsoft Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57231-529-7, ISBN: 1-57231-529-6
"Inside Moves Steve L. Kent ... From the days of Menes all the way into the Old
Kingdom period (B.C. 2700, the 3rd through 6th dynasties), the king of Egypt
called his men to arms during times of war, then allowed them to ... According to
Hittite records, Ramses II fled the battlefield, leaving his men to be caught in an
ambush."
Plain Papers On Prophetic and Other Subjects (Classic Reprint) (Paperback) by WilliamTrotter Paperback, 604 Pages, Published 2015 by Forgotten Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-331-46219-4, ISBN: 1-331-46219-3
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BLACK MILWAUKEE(Reprint) The Making of an Industrial Proletariat, 1915-45 (Blacks in the New World) by Joe WilliamTrotter Paperback, 302 Pages, Published 1988 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06035-9, ISBN: 0-252-06035-0
" Other historians have tended to treat black urban life mainly in relation to the ghetto experience, but in Black Milwaukee, Joe William Trotter Jr. offers a new perspective that complements yet also goes well beyond that approach. The blacks in Black Milwaukee were not only ghetto dwellers; they were also industrial workers. The process by which they achieved this status is the subject of Trotter’s ground-breaking study. ..."
"This collection serves as the single most comprehensive treatment of Pennsylvania's black history yet to appear in print. ―ChoiceContributors are Elijah Anderson, John F. Bauman, R. J. M. Blackett, John E. Bodnar, Carolyn Leonard Carson, Dennis C. Dickerson, Gerald G. Eggert, V. P. Franklin, Laurence Glasco, Peter Gottlieb, Theodore Hershberg, Leroy T. Hopkins, Norman P. Hummon, Emma Jones Lapsansky, Janice Sumler Lewis, Frederic Miller ..."
"He was born as the second son of Sadagoro Miki in Matsuyama, in the Ehime
Prefecture, on January 27, 1871. His family had a koji business (koji is an
enzyme that is the main ingredient for making sake, sweet sake, miso and shoyu)
but Mr Sadagoro Miki liked to gamble, so his business declined and finally he lost
his house. This happened when Reverend Tokuharu Miki was seven years old,
and he had to face hardships from that day on. T ..."
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