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Denmark Vesey: Slave Revolt Leader (Black Americans of Achievement)

by Lillie Johnson Edwards

Published: 1990-03-01

Library Binding: 109 pages

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A biography of the black freedom whose planned slave revolt in 1822, while never materializing, caused South Carolina to pass severe laws restricting the education, movement, and occupation of free blacks and slaves.

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The Angle Of Repose: Four American Photographers In Egypt

by Emily Teeter

Published: 2002-02-02

Hardcover: 60 pages

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Egypt provides a classic rather than a unique experience. According to modern historians, it has been a tourist destination since 30 B.C., and the interest of foreign travelers has hardly waned since. The photographers presented here are no exception; each knits past with present while val...

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Denmark Vesey’s Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy

by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts

Published: 2018-04-03

Hardcover: 464 pages

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Named on of ?17 Refreshing Books to Read This Summer” by The New York Times?A fascinating and important new historical study.”?Janet Maslin, The New York Times ?Denmark Vesey’s Garden reveals that the long struggle over how Americans remember slavery has been inseparable from the lon...

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The Handbook for Catholic Moms: Nurturing Your Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul

by Lisa M. Hendey

Published: 2010-02-08

Paperback: 256 pages

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Drawing from the deep tradition of the Catholic faith, Lisa Hendey, the creator of the popular CatholicMom.com website, coaches Catholic moms how to care for themselves--heart, mind, body, and soul--so that they can better love and care for their families, their neighbors, and their Church...

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We Have This Ministry: The Heart of the Pastor's Vocation

by Samuel DeWitt Proctor

Published: 1996-12-01

Paperback: 136 pages

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Proctor and Taylor share their insights and unravel the mysteries of how to be a pastor of integrity and character.

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The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando

by Paul Kix

Published: 2017-12-05

Hardcover: 304 pages

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In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II—Robert de La Rochefoucauld, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur�...

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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

by Jon Meacham

Published: 2018-05-08

Hardcover: 416 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • The Chr...

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Something in the Water: A Novel

by Catherine Steadman

Published: 2018-06-05

Hardcover: 352 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A shocking discovery on a honeymoon in paradise changes the lives of a picture-perfect couple in this taut psychological thriller debut—for readers of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Shari Lapena.“A psychological thriller that captivated me from page on...

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The Dying Game: A Novel

by Asa Avdic

Published: 2017-08-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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A masterly locked-room mystery set in a near-future Orwellian state—for fans of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Dave Eggers’ The Circle, and Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games  Do you live to play? Or play to live?The year is 2037. The Soviet Union never fell, and much of ...

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A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery

by Victoria Gilbert

Published: 2018-06-12

Paperback: 352 pages

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Librarian Amy Webber must archive overdue crimes and deadly rumors before a killer strikes again in her new Virginia home in Victoria Gilbert’s charming series debut.Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain tow...