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I Hear My People Singing

Voices of African American Princeton

by Kathryn Watterson ...

A vivid history of life in Princeton, New Jersey, told through the voices of its African American residentsI Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and world-renowned Ivy-League towns—Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid first-person accounts of more than fifty black residents detail aspects of their lives throughout the ... Read more

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A vivid history of life in Princeton, New Jersey, told through the voices of its African American residentsI Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and world-renowned Ivy-League towns—Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid first-person accounts of more than fifty black residents detail aspects of their lives throughout the
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I Hear My People Singing

Voices of African American Princeton

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I Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and internationally renowned Ivy League towns—Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid first-person accounts of more than fifty black residents detail aspects of African American life throughout the twentieth century. Their stories show that the roots of Princeton's black community are ... Read more

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I Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and internationally renowned Ivy League towns—Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid first-person accounts of more than fifty black residents detail aspects of African American life throughout the twentieth century. Their stories show that the roots of Princeton's black community are
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City of Ambition

FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New York

by Mason B. Williams ...

“Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”—Edward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review ... Read more

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“Fascinating. . . . Williams tells the story of La Guardia and Roosevelt with insight and elegance.”—Edward Glaeser, New York Times Book Review
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Wicked Northern New York

by Cheri L Farnsworth ...

The friendly, relaxed atmosphere of the North Country belies a dark and sordid history: a time when it seemed that every city had its red-light district and every hamlet its brothel. Revisit an enigmatic period fraught with pistol duels and "tramp camps;" hermits on the run, "wild man" sightings and horse thieves. Local author Cheri Farnsworth has carefully researched and compiled the region's ... Read more

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The friendly, relaxed atmosphere of the North Country belies a dark and sordid history: a time when it seemed that every city had its red-light district and every hamlet its brothel. Revisit an enigmatic period fraught with pistol duels and "tramp camps;" hermits on the run, "wild man" sightings and horse thieves. Local author Cheri Farnsworth has carefully researched and compiled the region's
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The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn

by Henry P. Johnston ...

The site now occupied by the city of New York is pre-eminently "Revolutionary soil." Very few of our historic places are more closely associated with the actual scenes of that struggle. As at Boston in 1775, so here in 1776, we had the war at our doors and all about us. In the present volume the record of what has occured is given as a single connected account, with many additional particulars ... Read more

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The site now occupied by the city of New York is pre-eminently "Revolutionary soil." Very few of our historic places are more closely associated with the actual scenes of that struggle. As at Boston in 1775, so here in 1776, we had the war at our doors and all about us. In the present volume the record of what has occured is given as a single connected account, with many additional particulars
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Haunted Buffalo

Ghosts in the Queen City

by Dwayne Claud, Cassidy O'Connor ...

Series series Haunted America
Learn the spooky secrets of upstate New York in this haunting historical tour—photos included!Embark upon the haunted adventure of a lifetime using this comprehensive guide to some of Buffalo's spookiest sites.Avid ghost hunter and paranormal investigator Dwayne Claud and researcher Cassidy O'Connor present stories of the city's most acclaimed spooks and spirits, such as Tanya, the five-year-old ... Read more

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Learn the spooky secrets of upstate New York in this haunting historical tour—photos included!Embark upon the haunted adventure of a lifetime using this comprehensive guide to some of Buffalo's spookiest sites.Avid ghost hunter and paranormal investigator Dwayne Claud and researcher Cassidy O'Connor present stories of the city's most acclaimed spooks and spirits, such as Tanya, the five-year-old
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Perfectly Awful

The Philadelphia 76ers' Horrendous and Hilarious 1972-1973 Season

by Charley Rosen ...

During the 1972–1973 basketball season, the Philadelphia 76ers were not just a bad team; they were fantastically awful. Doomed from the start after losing their leading scorer and rebounder, Billy Cunningham, as well as head coach Jack Ramsay, they lost twenty-one of their first twenty-three games. A Philadelphia newspaper began calling them the Seventy Sickers, and they duly lost their last ... Read more

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During the 1972–1973 basketball season, the Philadelphia 76ers were not just a bad team; they were fantastically awful. Doomed from the start after losing their leading scorer and rebounder, Billy Cunningham, as well as head coach Jack Ramsay, they lost twenty-one of their first twenty-three games. A Philadelphia newspaper began calling them the Seventy Sickers, and they duly lost their last
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Strangers at the Gate; Black Poland

by James Omolo ...

The history of People of African Descent (PAD) is a complex story in itself, and lies at the centre of the history of humanity.This book recounts the multiple realities People of African Descent experience in Poland. The process of migration of PAD had been voluntary and devoid of duress because Poland had no colonies in Africa. Their rational choice for coming to Poland is mainly due to cheap ... Read more

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The history of People of African Descent (PAD) is a complex story in itself, and lies at the centre of the history of humanity.This book recounts the multiple realities People of African Descent experience in Poland. The process of migration of PAD had been voluntary and devoid of duress because Poland had no colonies in Africa. Their rational choice for coming to Poland is mainly due to cheap
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The Memory of All Ancient Customs

Native American Diplomacy in the Colonial Hudson Valley

by Tom Arne Midtrød ...

In The Memory of All Ancient Customs**, Tom Arne Midtrød examines the complex patterns of diplomatic, political, and social communication among the American Indian peoples of the Hudson Valley—including the Mahicans, Wappingers, and Esopus Indians—from the early seventeenth century through the American Revolutionary era**. By focusing on how members of different Native groups interacted with one ... Read more

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In The Memory of All Ancient Customs**, Tom Arne Midtrød examines the complex patterns of diplomatic, political, and social communication among the American Indian peoples of the Hudson Valley—including the Mahicans, Wappingers, and Esopus Indians—from the early seventeenth century through the American Revolutionary era**. By focusing on how members of different Native groups interacted with one
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Forgotten Tales of New York

by Melanie Zimmer ...

Learn the Empire State's little known history—from bone-stealing dogs to the world's largest puzzle—by the author of Curiosities of the Finger Lakes.Few New Yorkers remember the night when firemen, in tuxedos and top hats, were dragged from a ball to extinguish a Waterloo blaze, or the typographical error that reported Theodore Roosevelt taking a "bath" instead of his presidential "oath." Still ... Read more

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Learn the Empire State's little known history—from bone-stealing dogs to the world's largest puzzle—by the author of Curiosities of the Finger Lakes.Few New Yorkers remember the night when firemen, in tuxedos and top hats, were dragged from a ball to extinguish a Waterloo blaze, or the typographical error that reported Theodore Roosevelt taking a "bath" instead of his presidential "oath." Still
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Odysseys Home

Mapping African-Canadian Literature

by George Elliott Clarke ...

Series series Heritage
Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature is a pioneering study of African-Canadian literary creativity, laying the groundwork for future scholarly work in the field. Based on extensive excavations of archives and texts, this challenging passage through twelve essays presents a history of the literature and examines its debt to, and synthesis with, oral cultures. George Elliott Clarke ... Read more

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Odysseys Home: Mapping African-Canadian Literature is a pioneering study of African-Canadian literary creativity, laying the groundwork for future scholarly work in the field. Based on extensive excavations of archives and texts, this challenging passage through twelve essays presents a history of the literature and examines its debt to, and synthesis with, oral cultures. George Elliott Clarke
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Saving Central Park

A History and a Memoir

by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers ...

The story of how one woman's long love affair with New York's Central Park led her to organize its rescue from a state of serious decline, returning it to the beautiful place of recreational opportunity and spiritual sustenance that it is today.Elizabeth Barlow Rogers opens with a quick survey of her early life--a middle-class upbringing in Texas; college at Wellesley, marriage, a master's degree ... Read more

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The story of how one woman's long love affair with New York's Central Park led her to organize its rescue from a state of serious decline, returning it to the beautiful place of recreational opportunity and spiritual sustenance that it is today.Elizabeth Barlow Rogers opens with a quick survey of her early life--a middle-class upbringing in Texas; college at Wellesley, marriage, a master's degree
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