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First published in 1936, this book is a collection of sixteen stories recounting James ("e;Uncle Jimmie"e;) McKenna's tales of prospecting, Indian Fights, exploration, town life and all the characters from the early days of the Black Range, the Mogollons, and the rest of the Gila Country of southwest New Mexico.

Following on from her successful 1949 memoir "e;With a Feather on My Nose,"e; here we have a further biography, first published in 1959, from famous Broadway and early silent film actress Billie Burke, best known as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz and widow of Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld of Ziegfeld Follies fame.

Originally published in 1936, this classic collection of Canadian yarns harkens to a simpler time, a time when we were closer to the natural world around us.

A young English couple sail to the new land where fortunes like plums are for the taking.

This 1960 novel by acclaimed author John H.

Originally published in 1929, this book details the famous silent actor and sex symbol Rudolph Valentino and his lover Natacha Rambova's travels back to Europe in 1923.

The autobiography of Ted Macauley, award-winning newspaper reporter, columnist, and sports journalist.

A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011.

A muggy night in Abu Dhabi, 2011.

Most of the many books about David Bowie track his artistic 'changes' chronologically throughout his career.

Born into a Jewish family in Lvov, Poland in the early-1930s, Nelly Ben-Or was to experience, at a very young age, the trauma of the Holocaust.

Most of the many books about David Bowie track his artistic 'changes' chronologically throughout his career.

Vine royalty, YouTube megastars, hip-pop sensations, and best friends, Jack & Jack bring their own brand of irreverent comedy, on-point style, and heartfelt life advice to You Don't Know Jacks.

An Essential Compendium for Any Firearms or Old West Aficionado, richly and comprehensively illustrated.

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Who does not ponder what inspires creativity?

A gripping slice of Americana, telling the exciting tale of Texas Ranger Daniel Webster Roberts' Ranger service.

Beginning with a general discussion of American Indian origins, language families, and culture areas, Deloria then focuses on her own people, the Dakotas, and the intricate kinship system that governed all aspects of their life.

Set shortly after the Civil War, this distinguished novel tells the story of a boy starting a new life in the Concho country of Northwest Texas.

"e;My Brother Was an Only Child"e; was Jack Douglas' very first humour book, having written for famous radio and television celebrities such as Jack Paar, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante, as well as TV shows such as "e;Adventures of Harriet and Ozzie"e;, "e;The George Gobel Show"e;, and "e;Laugh-In"e;.

This heartwarmingly funny book provides an idealized depiction of American comedian and actor Wally Cox's childhood.

The autobiography of famous actor and vaudevillian Otis Skinner who trod the boards in the early 1900's, this book is filled with anecdotes of a bygone age.

The myth of the Trickster-ambiguous creator and destroyer, cheater and cheated, subhuman and superhuman-is one of the earliest and most universal expressions of mankind.

Probably no native American handicrafts are more widely admired than Navajo weaving and Navajo and Pueblo silver work.

Strange & Prophetic Dreams of the Indian People.

First published in 1951, this book is a recollection of the memories of the pioneer days in Horse Heaven Hills, gleaned from letter correspondence between the author and early settlers.

In her spirited, witty and vastly entertaining memoir, Helene Hanff recalls her ingenuous attempts to crash Broadway in the early forties as one of "e;the other 999.

The popular comedienne's account of her theatrical career and her married life with Florenz Ziegfeld.

This study of the "e;Battle of the Rosebud"e; shows parallels between the army of 1876 and our army today.

From its beginning in the American Revolution to its current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States (U.

No homeseekers were ever plagued with more bad luck than those who followed the Englishman John Charles Beales to southern Texas late in 1834.

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Over half century ago the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children complained to Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, that Joe Keaton, a vaudeville actor, was brutally mistreating his five-year old son.

The lifestyle of a people, preserved in the memory of a Pima whose life ran from the late 1800s to the Space Age.

This is the autobiography of the famous Henry F.

Another barnstorming Western adventure from the prolific pen of William MacLeod Raine.

True and authentic stories of Indians and Pioneers, including "e;Kid"e; Wade, "e;Doc"e; Middleton, Frank Hart, and many others, having their locale in western South Dakota and Nebraska, that picturesque area of "e;wide open spaces"e;, pine-clad canyons and hills, and badlands that had such a colorful and romantic pastby WILL H.

In this volume the greatest and best-loved woman of her time shares the experiences - private and public - of her thirteen years since the death of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This slim, but richly illustrated, biography of Jackson Pollock has stood the test of time since its first publication in 1959.

Though the battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876, received widespread publicity because of the magic personality of General George Armstrong Custer and the mystery surrounding the massacre of half of the 7th Cavalry regiment, the Battle of the Rosebud, thirty miles southeast and occurring one week earlier-virtually unknown except to a few students-involved more troops, had fewer casualties, lasted for most of a day, and was of far greater historical significance.

A collection of Frederic Remington's writings, complemented by more than one hundred of his famous drawings, provides an exciting record of the Old West as it once was, with tales of cowboys, Indians, and soldiers.

"e;Although Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were more celebrated, Buck Barry did as much or more to tame the Old Southwest.

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The author was a businessman from New York who got tired of the "e;Big City"e; life and was unhappy for some time.

THE winning of the West was no child's play!

There can be no argument that the numerical advantage the Indians held during the battle of the Little Bighorn was a decisive factor in their overwhelming victory.

This will be a case study of the little known Fetterman Massacre of 1866.

This thesis investigates the operational and tactical procedures in counterinsurgency warfare developed by General George Crook while commanding U.

The Quantrill legend is rooted in acts of savage violence throughout Kansas and Missouri during the Civil War--deeds both romanticized and vilified.

First published in 1926 and respected ever since for its measured view of the most famous battle in the American West, The Story of the Little Big Horn asks questions that are still being debated.