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  Blood Runs Coal - The Yablonski...

  Mark A. Bradley

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  In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1969, in the small soft coal mining borough of Clarksville, Pennsylvania, longtime trade union insider Joseph "Jock" Yablonski and his wife and daughter were brutally murdered in their old stone farmhouse. Seven months earlier, Yablonski had announced his campaign to oust the corrupt president of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), Tony Boyle. Yablonski wanted to return the union to the coal miners it was supposed to represent. Boyle was enraged about his opponent's bid to take over—and would go to any lengths to maintain power.The most infamous crimes in the history of American labor unions, the Yablonski murders triggered one of the most intensive and successful manhunts in FBI history—and also led to the first successful rank-and-file takeover of a major labor union in modern US history, one that inspired workers in other labor unions to rise up and challenge their own entrenched, out-of-touch leaders.Blood Runs Coal comes at a time of resurgent labor movements in the United States and the current administration's attempts to bolster the fossil fuel industry. Brilliantly researched and compellingly written, it sheds light on the far-reaching effects of industrial and socioeconomic change that unfold across America to this day.

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  Open Season - True Stories of...

  Daren Worcester

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  Before reality TV, GPS devices, and dashboard computers, there was a coming of age for the Maine Warden Service. It was a time when a compass, map, and one's wits were what mattered most in the field. Every day offered the potential for an exciting new adventure, many of which endangered the wardens' lives.Recreating the full warden experience, Open Season includes twenty stories from two former colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and one currently active-duty corporal. Altogether, their cumulative experiences account for more than 300 years of north woods law.In addition to hair-raising, life-and-death scenarios, the collection covers moments such as a child innocently outing his parents as "looking for deer" at night, the doldrums of a stakeout, and the grief of tragedy. You'll live through the eyes of these twelve wardens and feel the excitement of a twig snapped in the dark . . . the frustration of second guessing yourself when lives are at stake . . . and the duty to do what's right, even when it means breaking the law.

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  Woodrow Wilson: Speeches...

  Woodrow Wilson, Josephus Daniels

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  Woodrow Wilson was a leading force in the Progressive Movement, and during his first term he oversaw the passage of progressive legislative policies unparalleled until the New Deal, He led the United States during World War I and was one of the 3 key leaders at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, where he championed a new League of Nations. 
  Contents: 
  Biography of Woodrow Wilson  
  Inaugural Addresses:
  First Inaugural Address (4 March 1913)
  Second Inaugural Address (4 March 1917)
  State of the Union Addresses
  I State of the Union address (2 December 1913)
  II State of the Union address (8 December 1914)
  III State of the Union address (7 December 1915)
  IV State of the Union address (5 December 1916)
  V State of the Union address (4 December 1917)
  VI State of the Union address (2 December 1918)
  VII State of the Union address (2 December 1919)
  VIII State of the Union address (7 December 1920)
  Other Addresses:
  First Address to Congress
  Address on the Banking System
  Address at Gettysburg
  Address on Mexican Affairs
  Understanding America
  Address before the Southern Commercial Congress
  Trusts and Monopolies
  Panama Canal Tolls
  The Tampico Incident
  In the Firmament of Memory
  Memorial Day Address at Arlington
  Closing a Chapter
  Annapolis Commencement Address
  The Meaning of Liberty
  American Neutrality
  Appeal for Additional Revenue
  The Opinion of the World
  The Power of Christian Young Men
  Address before the United States Chamber of Commerce
  To Naturalized Citizens
  Address at Milwaukee
  The Submarine Question
  American Principles
  The Demands of Railway Employees
  Speech of Acceptance
  Lincoln's Beginnings
  The Triumph of Women's Suffrage
  The Terms of Peace
  Meeting Germany's Challenge
  Request for Authority
  The Call to War
  To the Country
  The German Plot
  Reply to the Pope
  Labor must be Free
  The Call for War with Austria-Hungary
  Government Administration of Railways
  The Conditions of Peace
  Force to the Utmost
  Presidential Decisions:
  The State of War: The President's Proclamation of April 6, 1917
  Formal U.S. Declaration of War with Germany

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  Napoleon Bonaparte - The...

  Adam Brown

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  There is no doubt that Napoleon Bonaparte has attracted legions of biographers over the last two centuries, documenting his endlessly fascinating life, associated with some of the most important and controversial events in history. A military general who became France’s first emperor, Napoleon’s single-minded determination for military expansion would change the world completely and revolutionize military training and organization. As such, Napoleon is considered one of the greatest military leaders the world has ever known. This biography considers a military commander whose military endeavors and sheer personality dominated Europe for over a decade.

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  This Could Be Serious

  Julius Grafton

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  Sex, drugs, rock and roll, Absinthe, splatter, death, internet dating and MUCH MORE. The story of an innocent Sydney boys journey from slum to splendour along the explosive rock and roll highways of the 70's, through heartbreak and happiness.Having made and lost fortunes, 4 wives and adventures all around the world. Julius Grafton is a writer, former rock and roll roadie, and entrepreneur doing business in the music, events and media industries.This fast moving story gathers some unbelievable chapters in a colourful life lived hard. You meet plenty of interesting people: Bruce Jackson, Eric Robinson, Garry Glitter, Roger Davies, A. J. Maddah and Tom Misner all get a chapter.

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  The Fall of the House of Usher

  Edgar Allan Poe

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  This is a tale of an old man, Roderick Usher, who is being driven mad after his sister died and was entombed in a vault in the basement. Over the course of the story the unraveling of a terrible atrocity comes to light and threatens to avenge everyone dwelling in the House of Usher.

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