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Sandhill Cities

Metropolitan Ambitions in Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia

by J. Mark Souther, David Goldfield ...

Series series Making the Modern South
Sandhill Cities is a comparative history of Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia, in the twentieth century. Weaving together southern, urban, and environmental history, J. Mark Souther narrates urban boosters’ hopes and actions in their pursuit of metropolitan stature in three midsized cities situated along the fall line running through the middle of the state. ... Read more

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Sandhill Cities is a comparative history of Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia, in the twentieth century. Weaving together southern, urban, and environmental history, J. Mark Souther narrates urban boosters’ hopes and actions in their pursuit of metropolitan stature in three midsized cities situated along the fall line running through the middle of the state.
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Christmas Hearthside with Emory Wells, A

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Step into the warm glow of A Christmas Hearthside, where cherished memories, timeless tales, and classic carols come to life. Hosted by the soothing voice of Emory Wells, this heartfelt holiday audiobook invites you to experience the magic of Christmas like never before.Join Emory by the fire as he shares personal stories of Christmases past, explores traditions from around the world, and reads ... Read more

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Step into the warm glow of A Christmas Hearthside, where cherished memories, timeless tales, and classic carols come to life. Hosted by the soothing voice of Emory Wells, this heartfelt holiday audiobook invites you to experience the magic of Christmas like never before.Join Emory by the fire as he shares personal stories of Christmases past, explores traditions from around the world, and reads
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On the Road to Freedom

A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail

by Charles E. Cobb Jr. ...

This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent ... Read more

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This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent
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A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit

The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

by Noliwe Rooks, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...

Series series Significations
An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberationWhen Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes in newspapers around the country said the same thing: she should be on the Mount Rushmore of Black American achievement. Indeed, Bethune is ... Read more

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An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberationWhen Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes in newspapers around the country said the same thing: she should be on the Mount Rushmore of Black American achievement. Indeed, Bethune is
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The Company Town

The Industrial Eden's and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy

by Hardy Green ...

Company town: The very phrase sounds un-American. Yet company towns are the essence of America. Hershey bars, Corning glassware, Kohler bathroom fixtures, Maytag washers, Spam -- each is the signature product of a company town in which one business, for better or worse, exercises a grip over the population. In The Company Town, Hardy Green, who has covered American business for over a decade, ... Read more

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Company town: The very phrase sounds un-American. Yet company towns are the essence of America. Hershey bars, Corning glassware, Kohler bathroom fixtures, Maytag washers, Spam -- each is the signature product of a company town in which one business, for better or worse, exercises a grip over the population. In The Company Town, Hardy Green, who has covered American business for over a decade,
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Charleston

Race, Water, and the Coming Storm

by Susan Crawford ...

An unflinching look at a beautiful, endangered, tourist-pummeled, and history-filled American city.At least thirteen million Americans will have to move away from American coasts in the coming decades, as rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms put lives at risk and cause billions of dollars in damages. In Charleston, South Carolina, denial, boosterism, widespread development, and public ... Read more

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An unflinching look at a beautiful, endangered, tourist-pummeled, and history-filled American city.At least thirteen million Americans will have to move away from American coasts in the coming decades, as rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms put lives at risk and cause billions of dollars in damages. In Charleston, South Carolina, denial, boosterism, widespread development, and public
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Traveling Black

A Story of Race and Resistance

by Mia Bay ...

Winner of the Bancroft PrizeWinner of the David J. Langum PrizeWinner of the Lillian Smith Book AwardWinner of the Order of the Coif Book AwardWinner of the OAH Liberty Legacy Foundation AwardA New York Times Critics’ Top Book of the Year“This extraordinary book is a powerful addition to the history of travel segregation…Mia Bay shows that Black mobility has always been a struggle.”—Ibram X. Kendi ... Read more

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Winner of the Bancroft PrizeWinner of the David J. Langum PrizeWinner of the Lillian Smith Book AwardWinner of the Order of the Coif Book AwardWinner of the OAH Liberty Legacy Foundation AwardA New York Times Critics’ Top Book of the Year“This extraordinary book is a powerful addition to the history of travel segregation…Mia Bay shows that Black mobility has always been a struggle.”—Ibram X. Kendi
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Rhode Island 101

by Tim Lehnert ...

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From Narragansett Bay, Roger Williams, the American Industrial Revolution and the Independent Man to the New England mob, the Newport Mansions, Family Guy and profiles of Buddy Cianci, H.P. Lovecraft and the Farrelly brothers, no book provides a more insightful lowdown on the Ocean State than Rhode Island 101. No book is more fun! Well known Rhode Islanders weigh in on the nation’s smallest state ... Read more

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From Narragansett Bay, Roger Williams, the American Industrial Revolution and the Independent Man to the New England mob, the Newport Mansions, Family Guy and profiles of Buddy Cianci, H.P. Lovecraft and the Farrelly brothers, no book provides a more insightful lowdown on the Ocean State than Rhode Island 101. No book is more fun! Well known Rhode Islanders weigh in on the nation’s smallest state
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No Common Ground

Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice

by Karen L. Cox ...

Series series A Ferris and Ferris Book
When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuvering to preserve the statues, legal battles to remove them, and rowdy crowds taking matters into their own hands. These conflicts have raged for well over a century — but they've never been as intense as they are today.In this eye-opening narrative of ... Read more

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When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuvering to preserve the statues, legal battles to remove them, and rowdy crowds taking matters into their own hands. These conflicts have raged for well over a century — but they've never been as intense as they are today.In this eye-opening narrative of
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Grand Central's Engineer

William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan

by Kurt C. Schlichting ...

Series Book 130 - The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City as William J. Wilgus. As chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus conceived the Grand Central Terminal, the city’s magnificent monument to America’s Railway Age. Kurt C. Schlichting here examines the remarkable career of this innovator, revealing how his tireless work moving people and goods over and under ... Read more

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Few people have had as profound an impact on the history of New York City as William J. Wilgus. As chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad, Wilgus conceived the Grand Central Terminal, the city’s magnificent monument to America’s Railway Age. Kurt C. Schlichting here examines the remarkable career of this innovator, revealing how his tireless work moving people and goods over and under
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Alabama Civil Rights Crawl

A Travel Guide

by J.A. Pieper ...

Are you curious to visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice? If you are wondering what other civil right sites are nearby, this guide has the resources you need. You will find this guide useful for planning a civil rights experience whether you go solo, or lead a trip for your youth group, students, book club or church study circle. Or maybe you’ll be in Alabama for a sporting event or ... Read more

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Are you curious to visit the National Memorial for Peace and Justice? If you are wondering what other civil right sites are nearby, this guide has the resources you need. You will find this guide useful for planning a civil rights experience whether you go solo, or lead a trip for your youth group, students, book club or church study circle. Or maybe you’ll be in Alabama for a sporting event or
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Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and the Building of Boston's Golden Age

by Ted Clarke ...

"Tells the story of Boston's growth in the 19th century, a time of immense cultural and physical expansion in the city." — The Patriot LedgerVenture back to the Boston of the 1800s, when Back Bay was just a wide expanse of water to the west of the Shawmut Peninsula and merchants peddled their wares to sailors along the docks. Witness the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution; learn how a ... Read more

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"Tells the story of Boston's growth in the 19th century, a time of immense cultural and physical expansion in the city." — The Patriot LedgerVenture back to the Boston of the 1800s, when Back Bay was just a wide expanse of water to the west of the Shawmut Peninsula and merchants peddled their wares to sailors along the docks. Witness the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution; learn how a
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