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The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America
Publisher: Princeton University Press How the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America's racial divide On February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, England, to witness...
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THE FIRE NEXT TIME (VINTAGE ED.)
A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation, gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement—and still lights the way to understanding race in America today. "Basically the finest essay I’ve ever read. . ....
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The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race
The New York Times bestseller, these groundbreaking essays and poems about race—collected by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward and written by the most important voices of her generation—are “thoughtful, searing, and at times, hopeful. The Fire This Time is vivid proof that words...
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THE FIRE THIS TIME: A NEW GENERATION SPEAKS ABOUT RACE
National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping-off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation...
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THE FIRE THIS TIME: A NEW GENERATION SPEAKS ABOUT RACE (PB)
In light of recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, The Progressive magazine republished one of its most famous pieces: James Baldwin’s 1962 “Letter to My Nephew,” which was later published in his landmark book, The Fire Next Time. Addressing his fifteen-year-old...
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The Firebombing of Dresden and Tokyo: The History and Legacy of the Allies' Controversial Bombing Campaigns Near the End of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contentsIn the middle of February 1945, the Allies were steadily advancing against the Germans from both east and west, with British and American forces having repulsed the German offensive during the Battle of...
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The Firebombing of Dresden: The History and Legacy of the Allies' Most Controversial Attack on Germany
*Includes pictures*Includes survivors' accounts of the attacks*Discusses the various debates over the morality and necessity of targeting Dresden*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"We saw terrible things: cremated adults shrunk to the size of small...
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The Firebombing of Tokyo: The History of the U.S. Air Force's Most Controversial Bombing Campaign of World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the firebombing by both Americans and Japanese civilians in Tokyo *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, commander of the B-29s of the...
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THE FIREBRAND AND THE FIRST LADY: PORTRAIT OF A FRIENDSHIP: PAULI MURRAY, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (PB)
A finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and longlisted for the National Book Award, The Firebrand and the First Lady is the riveting history, two decades in the making, of how a brilliant writer-turned-activist and the first lady of...
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The First Afghan War
The first expedition into Afghanistan and the lessons.
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Publisher : Orkos Press (October 8, 2015)
Language: : English
Paperback : 62 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592329225
ISBN-13 : 978-1592329229
Item Weight : 4.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.16 x 8.5 inches
$8.95
The First Afghan War
The first expedition into Afghanistan and the lessons
Product details
Publisher : Orkos Press (October 8, 2015)
Language : English
Paperback : 62 pages
ISBN-10 : 1592329225
ISBN-13 : 978-1592329229
Item Weight : 4.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.16 x 8.5 inches
$8.95
The First Battle of Heligoland Bight: The History and Legacy of the Royal Navy's Greatest Victory in World War I
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of sailors' accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe most iconic images of the First World War are of the war on land. They depict the trench lines, the shell holes, and the barbed...
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The First Battle of Kiev: The History of the Soviet Red Army's Most Disastrous Defeat of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.” – Adolf HitlerIn the warm predawn...
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The First Battle of the Marne: The History and Legacy of the First Major Allied Victory in World War I
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"So we come to the Marne. This will ever remain the Mystery Battle of all time. We can see more clearly across the mists of time how Hannibal conquered at Cannea,...
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The First Battle of Ypres: The History of the Indecisive World War I Battle that Produced a Stalemate along the Belgian Coast
The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led...
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THE FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR: PINKNEY BENTON STEWART PINCHBACK
Haskins, James
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Publisher : Africa World Pr (August 1, 1996)
Language : English
Paperback : 292 pages
ISBN-10 : 0865433445
ISBN-13 : 978-0865433441
Grade level : 7 - 9
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
$18.93
The First Confederate Hero: The Life and Career of P.G.T. Beauregard
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“On the refusal of Major Anderson to engage, in compliance with my demand, to designate the time when he would evacuate Fort Sumter, and to agree meanwhile not to...
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The First Great Confederate General: The Life and Career of Albert Sidney Johnston
*Includes pictures of Johnston and important people and places in his life.*Analyzes his generalship at the beginning of the Civil War and at Shiloh.*Includes some of Johnston's quotes during the Battle of Shiloh and accounts of the battle from Grant,...
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The First Italian War of Independence: The History and Legacy of the Revolutions that Started the Process of Italy's Unification
In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers, almost unrivaled in Europe. During the 18th century, all of...
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The First Italian War: The History and Legacy of the Italian Wars' Initial Conflict at the Height of the Renaissance
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers,...
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