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This book presents the little-studied story of the history and documents of the pardons, passes, paroles and promises of loyalty used by both North and South. The words of the loyalty oaths required for passes, paroles and pardons grew over time from
Autor:
Scott Wilson
In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 14,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this editi
Autor:
Michael J. Dubin
This book is the definitive record of election results in all states'gubernatorial races from 1932 to 1952 for every candidate who received at least one percent of the total vote. It offers the reader both state and county level voting details of the
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Louis J. Palmer, Jr
The death penalty landscape has changed considerably since the 1998 first edition of this book. For example, six states that had the death penalty--Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York--no longer impose the punishment.
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George B. Clark
In April 1917, the United States ended its nonintervention policy and entered World War I as an'Associated Power'to aid the Allies in their fight against the Central Powers. The American Expeditionary Force, fighting alongside French and British troo
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James R. Heintze
This is the first comprehensive reference work on America's Independence Day. Bringing attention to persons, places, and events of historical significance, the book focuses on the Fourth of July as it has been commemorated over the span of more than
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Ball, Phil
The author arrived at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego ill-prepared for the training and abuse that awaited him in boot camp. At the time, he would have done anything to escape; only upon reflection years later did he realize that the self
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Craig Martin Gibbs
This annotated discography covers the first 50 years of audio recordings by black artists in chronological order, music made in the'acoustic era'of recording technology. The book has cross-referenced bibliographical information on recording sessions,
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Eric Ledell Smith
African American theater buildings were theaters owned or managed by blacks or whites and serving an African American audience. Nearly 2,000 such theaters, including nickelodeons, vaudeville houses, storefronts, drive-ins, opera houses and neighborho
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Gino Di Felice
This comprehensive reference work presents detailed bibliographical information about worldwide chess periodicals past to present. It contains 3,163 entries and many cross-references. Information for each entry includes year and country of publicatio