Download or read book The Half Has Never Been Told written by Edward E Baptist and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of enslaved people Winner of the 2015 Avery O. Craven Prize from the Organization of American Historians Winner of the 2015 Sidney Hillman Prize Americans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution -- the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy. As historian Edward E. Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew from a narrow coastal strip of worn-out tobacco plantations to a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy. Told through the intimate testimonies of survivors of slavery, plantation records, newspapers, as well as the words of politicians and entrepreneurs, The Half Has Never Been Told offers a radical new interpretation of American history.
Download or read book Jacob The Liar written by Jurek Becker and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 1996-02-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cut off from all news of the war along with thousands of fellow prisoners, Jacob Heym accidentally overhears a radio broadcast that reveals the Red Army's advancement and is forced to tell a series of lies in order to explain his knowledge. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Prince Charming by Rita written by Eliza Margaret J. Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Jilted Wives Club Trilogy written by Bethany Lopez and published by Bethany Lopez. This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boxset of the Jilted Wives Club, Books 1-3, by Bethany Lopez, including Starter Wife, Trophy Wife, and Work Wife. Starter Wife - Divorced and jobless at forty-something, Whitney never thought she’d be starting over and nothing has prepared her for Luca. Trophy Wife - Summer wants to prove she’s more than a Trophy Wife. Sure, she’s sexy, sweet, and has a body that won’t quit, but she’s so much more, and she’ll do whatever it takes to prove it to Noah. Work Wife - Margo will never be a Work Wife again, but there’s something about Aiden that makes her want to let down some walls and see what happens.
Download or read book Collected Poems of Anthony Hecht written by Anthony Hecht and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his centenary year, this volume of the Pulitzer Prize winner and former poet laureate’s poems celebrates the indispensable artistry of a writer who faced the history of his era with a “clear-eyed mercy toward human weakness” (The New York Times Book Review) and was hailed in his day as “the best poet writing in English” (Joseph Brodsky). This volume brings together for the first time all of the poems that appeared in Anthony Hecht’s seven trade collections, from A Summoning of Stones of 1954 through to The Darkness and the Light of 2001; it adds the remarkable work contained in his posthumously issued Interior Skies: Late Poems from Liguria of 2011; and it rounds this out with the best of the many poems which were left uncollected at the time of his death in 2004, the earliest dating from 1950 and the latest from 2001. Including the woodcuts by Leonard Baskin that accompanied some of his pieces through the years, Collected Poems brings us the full sweep of the experience and artistry of Anthony Hecht, who, as an infantryman in World War II, bore witness to the shaping events of his time, which continue to shape our own. As the editor Philip Hoy states in his introduction: “Anthony Hecht once wrote that poems can allow us to contemplate our ‘sweetest triumphs’ and our ‘deepest desolations,’ and by employing ‘the manifold devices of art’ to recover for us what he memorably called ‘the inexhaustible plenitude of the world.’ The work gathered together here amply attests to the truth of that claim, and makes it clear that Hecht was one of the finest poets, not just of his generation, but of the twentieth century.”
Download or read book The Captain written by Marisabel Bonet-Cruz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1595. Puerto Rico. The Aquino Plantation is a world of wealth, tradition, and loyalty to Spain. For sixteen year-old Soledad it is a world of empty rituals and hypocrisy. Until the night she is captured by pirates. The night she meets Captain Luna Negra. Luna Negra is a pirate. He lives in a world of violence and betrayal. His life has been dedicated to the destruction of the Spanish rule. Until he meets Soledad. Now, their lives can no longer be the same. Soledad must face what it means to be a lady of Spain, the fiancee of headstrong Captain Rodrigo de las Rosas, and a silent member of a society trapped in the past. Luna Negra must question his place as the leader of his men, his part in a society that shuns him, and his blind desire for revenge. United in their search for freedom, Soledad and Luna Negra must find their true destiny.
Download or read book Jada Sly Artist Spy written by Sherri Winston and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jada Sly, a hilarious and spunky artist and spy, explores New York City on a mission to find her mom in this "fast paced, fun" illustrated novel from an acclaimed author (School Library Connection). Ten-year-old Jada Sly is an artist and a spy-in-training. When she isn't studying the art from her idols like Jackie Ormes, the first-known African American cartoonist, she's chronicling her spy training and other observations in her art journal. Back home in New York City, after living in France for five years, Jada is ready to embark on her first and greatest spy adventure yet. She plans to scour New York City in search of her missing mother, even though everyone thinks her mom died in a plane crash. Except Jada, who is certain her mom was a spy, too. With the stakes high and danger lurking around every corner, Jada will use one spy technique after another to unlock the mystery of her mother's disappearance -- some with hilarious results. After all, she's still learning.
Download or read book Adventure written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Emperor written by Bo Liu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How could a teenager who did not have a whirlpool grow up amidst the scorn and ridicule of his tribe members? Entering the martial way through battle, how would one reach the peak of the martial way? My Dao, the Dao of Heaven! Zhan Tian! Battle! World Conqueror! Fight! Fight! Fight! Dazzling and colorful Five Elements true energy, dazzling martial skills, and a thousand years of extinct savage beasts ... Everyone, please support this new book. Those who were paying attention to War Emperor could add a QQ group: 11468430 [put away]
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Download or read book The Dawning Knight written by L. Kincavel and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reprint of an earlier version of the same novel, this story is (very loosely) based on the Role Playing Game of 'Omnifray', designed by Matthew J. West. The story takes place in 'The Shrouded Lands' where magic is hidden and superstition is rife. A young warrior, Marek z'Drubov, agrees to become the champion of the goddess of the Dawn Light, Erria, and rid the forest of Duran Fal of all the evil beings, living and undead, which infest it. Joined by Stepan, a herbalist and fellow Brother of the Order of the Leaf, Marek rides out to do Erria's bidding. From then on, his life gets very interesting.
Download or read book Lost on the Goodwin Sands written by Verena Flocke and published by ShieldCrest. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sam and Alex partner up for their school project about the notorious Goodwin Sands, they don't imagine it could turn into a thrilling adventure for them both. They face first love and near death. Will their friends Gemma and Toby be able to rescue them in time? A race for time begins. Join Sam, Alex, Gemma and Toby as they navigate feelings of curiosity and bravery, guilt and betrayal to learn more about the wonderful forces of love and friendship.
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Download or read book Cowboy Seeks Bride written by Carolyn Brown and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rancher Dewar O'Donnell is just an old-fashioned cowboy at heart, and he can't wait to reenact the historic Chisholm Trail ride with his buddies. The trial-run cattle drive for a reality TV show sounds like a great time -- until H.B. McKay pulls up in her slick red sports car. Haley McKay is a feisty, high-powered businesswoman with the power suit and stiletto heels to prove it. She's keen to research her company's hot new idea for a reality TV show -- but mount up with a bunch of modern-day cowboys? Are they kidding?
Download or read book The Adventures of Gum written by Julie Brothers and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gum could barely hold in his excitement on the last day of school. He had waited for this moment for over 280 days! School was close to being out, and he had plans BIG PLANS! His fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Magle, told the class that she had a fun surprise for the last day of school. What could it be? Well, lets just say that Mrs. Magle and Gum dont define fun the same way. Mrs. Magle announced to the class that she would be their teacher next year also. That wouldnt be so bad, except she assigned everyone a SUMMER WRITING PROJECT! Gum doesnt like this news! Whats he supposed to write about? He hates writing! How can he live out a summer of adventure with a writing project looming over his head? To make matters even worse, Gums mom is a teacher across the hall. How will he ever get out of this unfortunate mess? A summer must be savored and enjoyed. SUMMERS ARE FOR KIDS!
