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  • 535 Knuckleheads A Brief History of Mischief and Misbehavior in the U.S. Congress

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    Mischief and misbehavior abounds in the Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government but is not a new phenomona. "535 Knuckleheads - A Brief History of Mischief and Misbehavior in the U.S. Congress" travels from the genesis of the Constitution to modern times. It contains a historical and philosophical view of the Constitution and Article I, the knucklehead adventures of 17members of Congress dating ... Leer más

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  • Bartram Covered Bridge: Spanning History

    Bartram Covered Bridge: Spanning History chronicles the complete history of Bartram Covered Bridge located in Newtown Square (southeastern PA) including color and rare photos community remembrances and much more . All profits from the sale of this book will help fund the ongoing maintenance of the bridge so that future generations may be able to enjoy this beautiful structure listed on National ... Leer más

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    On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphia's "Main Line." Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasn't resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players ... Leer más

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    Famed New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell, as a young newspaper reporter in 1930s New York, interviewed fan dancers, street evangelists, voodoo conjurers, not to mention a lady boxer who also happened to be a countess. Mitchell haunted parts of the city now vanished: the fish market, burlesque houses, tenement neighborhoods, and storefront churches. Whether he wrote about a singing first baseman for ... Leer más

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    Edición de Sally A. Freedman ...
    Series series Images of America
    The rich heritage of descendants of English, Dutch, and German settlers in the Hunterdon County population centers of Clinton, Flemington, and Lambertville is presented here. Life among the rolling hills of northwest New Jersey and in the three small towns that became centers of that area's population has been faithfully recorded by residents since the Civil War, capturing the rural character of ... Leer más

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    Mount Pleasant has deep American roots going back to the Revolutionary War, when local tenant farmers filled the ranks of General Washington�s Continental army. For years, travel to New York City was difficult, until the arrival of the railroad in 1846 allowed easy transportation to lower Manhattan. In 1893, John D. Rockefeller Sr. began buying land in Pocantico and built his classic Georgian ... Leer más

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    Series series Columbia History of Urban Life
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