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Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller: The Lives and Careers of America's Most Famous Big Band Leaders
When the phrase “the King” is used in the context of American music, most people think of Elvis Presley, but Presley was just a baby when the title was first conferred upon Benny Goodman as the King of Swing in...
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Benny Goodman: The Life and Legacy of the King of Swing
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out and have a good time.” – Benny GoodmanSprightly swing...
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Betty Grable & Rita Hayworth: The Most Famous Pin-Up Models of World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes their most famous quotes *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents “There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.” – Betty Grable “I've had a lot...
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Billie Holiday and Etta James: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Jazz Singers
*Includes pictures*Includes the artists' quotes about their lives*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIf Billie Holiday wanted to become a jazz singer, she chose the best of all eras in which to attempt it....
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Black Bart & Howell Davis: Mastering Piracy
*Weaves the lives and piracy of the two famous pirates into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Explains how the myths and legends of the pirates helped create the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today.*Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places,...
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Black Hawk Down: The History of the Battle of Mogadishu
*Includes pictures *Includes an explanation of the action, what went wrong, and an analysis of who was to blame *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “The Somalis were a curious bunch....
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Black Tuesday: The History and Legacy of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the stock market crash written by newspapers and other contemporaries *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Roaring Twenties were an age of optimism. New technology was being invented, and...
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Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois: The Civil Rights Icons Who Became Bitter Rivals
Despite a Union victory and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, unthinkable in the previous century, a new form of suppression and violence descended on the African American population. “Reconstruction” is employed as a generic term for the period that followed the American...
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Civil Rights Activist
From 1890 to 1915, the most influential Black man in America was Booker T. Washington, who less than 35 years earlier had been born into slavery. The young boy worked laboriously until emancipation before going on to seek an education,...
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Booming Brew Town: The History of Milwaukee in the 20th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"It is true, similar things [cultural events and societies] were done in other cities where the Forty-eighters [sic] had congregated. But so far as I know, nowhere...
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Brandy Station and the March to Gettysburg: The History of the Confederate Invasion of Pennsylvania Before the Biggest Battle of the Civil War
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Buoyed by his recent successes at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate...
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Braxton Bragg vs. William Rosecrans: The Battles of Stones River (Murfreesboro) and Chickamauga
*Includes pictures of the battles' important generals.*Includes several maps of the battles.*Includes accounts of the battles written by important generals. .*Includes a Bibliography for each battle.“I know Mr. Davis thinks he can do a great many things other men would...
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Broadway and Wall Street: The History New York City's Most Famous Streets
Of all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, NYC represents the beauty, diversity, and sheer strength of the United States,...
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Broadway: The History and Legacy of New York City's Theater Center and Cultural Heart
*Includes pictures*Includes historic descriptions of Broadway theaters and plays*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOf all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration...
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Buffalo Soldiers: The History and Legacy of the Black Soldiers Who Fought in the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingDuring the Civil War, over 180,000 black men fought in volunteer units as part of the United States Colored Troop (USCT), but it was only after the end of it...
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Bugs Moran: A Notória Vida E Legado Do Gângster de Chicago Que Se Tornou O Maior Rival de Al Capone
Música dançante espalhava-se pelo clube pouco iluminado. As cortinas acinzentadas de fumaça de cigarros se abriam de vez em quando revelando um palco cintilante e mesas e mais mesas de clientes, alguns incuravelmente inebriados e outros no alto da agitada...
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Bugs Moran: La vida y legado del notorio gánster de Chicago que llegaría a ser el mayor rival de Al Capone
“Espero, cuando llegue mi hora, morir decentemente en mi cama. No quiero ser asesinado junto a los botes de basura en algún callejón de Chicago”. – Bugs MoranLa música swing se derrama en el tenuemente iluminado club. Las cortinas grisáceas...
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Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky: The Controversial Mobsters Who Worked with Lucky Luciano to Form the National Crime Syndicate
In the last 70 years, a countless number of people have come across the grisly and morbidly fascinating crime scene photographs of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel's murder. The photographs are as disconcerting as they are iconic, for they show a gritty...
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Building America's Main Seats of Power: The Construction History of the White House and U.S. Capitol
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the construction of both buildings during the 19th century*Includes bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The cornerstone was laid by Washington in 1793; the terrace was finished nearly a hundred years later, in 1891; and...
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Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid: The Lives and Legacies of the Wild West's Famous Outlaw Duo
*Includes pictures of Butch, Sundance, and other important people and places in their lives.*Explains the origins of the names Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid*Discusses the legends and mysteries surrounding the lives, deaths, and legacies of Butch and Sundance.*Includes a Bibliography...
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