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“david l williams”

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  • Lifeline Across the Sea

    Mercy Ships of the Second World War and their Repatriation Missions

    by David L. Williams ...
    Behind the scenes during the Second World War, agreements were negotiated for the safe exchange and repatriation of wounded or gravely ill prisoners, 'Protected Personnel', diplomats, civilians and alien internees, a little-known dimension of the war. Conducted under the oversight of the International Red Cross and through neutral intermediaries, exchanges were arranged individually between Allied ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In Titanic's Shadow

    The World's Worst Merchant Ship Disasters

    by David L. Williams ...
    While the near 1,500 victims of Titanic accounted for a huge loss of life, each of the ships here had a greater number of casualties, in some cases more than five times as many. In total, these 27 merchant ship sinkings resulted in a staggering loss of life at sea – more than 96,000 in total, 3,840 per ship. While the circumstances were different to Titanic, the outcome in each case was no less ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • African Americans in Indianapolis

    The Story of a People Determined to Be Free

    by David L. Williams ...
    Indianapolis has long been steeped in important moments in African American history, from businesswoman Madame C. J. Walker's success to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan to the founding of Crispus Attucks High School, which remained segregated through the 1960s.In African Americans in Indianapolis, author and historian David Leander Williams explores this history by examining the daunting and ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Scientific Foundations of Biochemistry in Clinical Practice

    Edited by David L. Williams, Vincent Marks ...
    Scientific Foundations of Biochemistry in Clinical Practice, Second Edition describes the pathological aspects of general metabolic disorders. This book is organized into 10 sections encompassing 45 chapters that discuss the nature of disorders involving disturbance in hydrogen ion concentration and blood gases, as well as the disorders of fluid and electrolyte balance. Some of the topics covered ... Read more

    $84.59 USD

  • Ophthalmology of Exotic Pets

    by David L. Williams ...
    This quick reference handbook covers the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease in a range of exotic companion animal species, including rabbits, rodents, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish. It clarifies when extrapolation from cat or dog eyes is appropriate, or when new information is needed to ensure that diagnoses and treatments are appropriate for the particular species. Writing in an ... Read more

    $83.00 USD

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    The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

    by Nancy Isenberg ...
    **The New York Times bestsellerA New York Times Notable and Critics’ Top Book of 2016Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionOne of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head OnNPR's Book Concierge Guide To 2016’s Great ReadsSan Francisco Chronicle's Best of 2016: 100 recommended booksA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2016Globe & Mail 100 Best of 2016 ... Read more

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  • Arc of Justice

    A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age

    by Kevin Boyle ...
    Winner of the National Book Award for NonfictionFinalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryFrom the leading historian and Guggenheim fellow, an electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggle.Arc of Justice is a necessary contribution to what seems like an insoluble moral dilemma: race in America.” —Paul Hendrickso... ... Read more

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  • The Black Calhouns

    From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family

    by Gail Lumet Buckley ...
    "A history cum memoir by Lena Horne's daughter tells the story of her forebears . . . eloquently conveys . . . how politics and prejudice can shape a family." — The New YorkerIn The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley—daughter of actress Lena Horne—delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African American family from Civil War to Civil Rights.Beginning ... Read more

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  • Riot and Remembrance

    The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy

    by James S. Hirsch ...
    With a new preface, a "profound, chilling, and heartbreaking, contribution to American history" that investigates the causes of the twentieth century's deadliest race riot and how its legacy has scarred and shaped a community ( Boston Globe).On May 30, 1921, a misunderstanding between a white elevator operator and a Black delivery boy escalated into the worse race riot in U.S. history. In this ... Read more

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  • Black Detroit

    A People's History of Self-Determination

    by Herb Boyd ...
    NAACP Image Award Finalist: "Boyd's riveting new history…turns an oft-caricatured community into a world of actual, struggling human beings."—Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and MeA Michigan Notable Books HonoreeIn this book, the author of Baldwin's Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—in "a blend of memoir, love letter, history, ... Read more

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  • A Shining Thread of Hope

    The History of Black Women in America

    by Darlene Clark Hine, Kathleen Thompson ...
    At the greatest moments and in the cruelest times, black women have been a crucial part of America's history. Now, the inspiring history of black women in America is explored in vivid detail by two leaders in the fields of African American and women's history.A Shining Thread of Hope chronicles the lives of black women from indentured servitude in the early American colonies to the cruelty of ... Read more

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  • Freedom Riders

    1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice

    by Raymond Arsenault ...
    Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
    They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond ... Read more

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