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Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft...
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Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841. He spent the next 12 years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation, and during this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. This is his detailed description of slave life and plantation society.
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2019
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Welcome to Newcastle, 1905. Ten-year-old Grace is an orphan dreaming of the mysterious African father she will never meet. Cornwall, 1953. Winsome is a young bride, recently arrived from Barbados, realising the man she married might be a fool. London, 1980. Amma is the fierce queen of her squatters' palace, ready to Smash The Patriarchy with a new kind of feminist theatre. Oxford, 2008. Carole is rejecting her cultural background (Nigeria by way of...
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Bodley Head
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2012
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English
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The 4th volume of Robert Caro's monumental work on American President Lyndon Johnson spans the years 1958 to 1964, arguably the most crucial years in the life of Johnson and pivotal years for American history. This era saw some of the most frustrating moments of Johnson's career, but also some of his most triumphant.
14) The Custer companion: a comprehensive guide to the life and campaigns of George Armstrong Custer
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Stackpole
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2002
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English
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Few figures from American history inspire more interest than the enigmatic George Armstrong Custer. From his early service in the American Civil War, to his later years fighting Indians on the frontier, Custer's image has been indelibly printed on the pages of American history.
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Pimlico
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2005
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English
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This is the epic story of the hundreds of Indian nations that have inhabited North America for more than 15,000 years and their 500 year struggle with the Europeans. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1994; London: Hutchinson, 1995
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