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Founded as California's state capital in 1850 and named for one of the state's pre-eminent native sons, General Mariano Vallejo, the city of Vallejo has a favored location on the eastern interior of San Francisco Bay. Protected from wind, fog, and possible invasion by sea, Mare Island, just off Vallejo's...

(From the Preface) “The author has attempted to show how the original five counties in 1812 were divided and sub-divided until, by 1862, 114 counties had emerged. Reynolds County at one time, at least in part, has been a portion of seven counties; Ste. Genevieve, Cape Girardeau, Washington, Wayne, Madison, Ripley, and Shannon.”

Have you ever wondered what those who struggle with mental illness are thinking? This book sheds light on one such human being. The author shares his insights, hopes, dreams, and fears. Through a series of poems and essays, he illustrates how those who struggle with mental illness are still special in a good way.

History has always been a fascinating subject for Jim and World War II intensified that interest. As a teenager growing up during this global conflict, he recalls how it seemed to dominate every aspect of daily life. Jim kept daily scrapbooks of every report from Europe, as his uncle was serving with...

Written by the once Director of the School of Journalism at the Ohio State University, this is a fascinating guide for anybody interested in becoming a journalist or involved in the world of the printed media. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are...

Representing an international gathering of scholars, Fields Watered with Blood—now available in paperback—constituted the first critical assessment of the full scope of Margaret Walker’s literary career. As they discuss Walker’s work, including the landmark poetry collection For My People...

First published in 1961, this reissue examines the contemporary economic problems of Mauritius alongside those social problems which have a bearing on economic development. As a small and isolated economy, marked by a very rapid rate of contemporary population growth, by an extreme concentration on...

Carolina Bird talks about the excitement that a young author as myself has gone from average society to on my way to a whole different world. Especially living as a young black male in Charleston South Carolina. Yet still not forgetting to pay attention to everyday life lessons as well as trying to...

Comprehensive look into the dangerous world of glider warfare.

Learn what effective teachers do to support students with mental retardation in and out of the inclusive classroom!  Providing special and general educators with highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation, and offering a pretest,...

Unlike other books on the blues, which tend to focus on musician biographies, Listen to the Blues! devotes time to the compositions, recordings, and musical legacies of blues musicians from the early 20th century to the present. Although the author references musical structure, harmony, form, and...

Listen to Pop! discusses the evolution of pop music in America from the 1950s to the present, diving into its impact on American culture, particularly through its association with television, and its enduring legacy. • Analyzes a diversity, stylistically and otherwise, of must-hear examples •...

This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Much of the French department of the Nord was occupied during the First World War. This book considers the ways in which occupied locals responded to and understood their situation, focusing on key behaviours adopted...

Reminding readers that the Cold War was actually a time of hot wars, spying, murders, defections, shoot downs of reconnaissance aircraft, and a space race, the authors uncover some unknown or long-forgotten incidents of the period. Among them, the murder of a U.S. naval attache on the Orient Express,...