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  The Bible Told Them So - How...

  J. Russell Hawkins

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  Why did southern white evangelical Christians resist the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s? Simply put, they believed the Bible told them so. These white Christians entered the battle certain that God was on their side. Ultimately, the civil rights movement triumphed in the 1960s and fundamentally transformed American society. But this victory did little to change southern white evangelicals' theological commitment to segregation. Rather than abandoning their segregationist theology, white evangelicals turned their focus on institutions they still controlled and fought on. 
   
   
   
  Focusing on the case of South Carolina, The Bible Told Them So shows how, despite suffering defeat in the public sphere, white evangelicals continued to battle for their own institutions, preaching and practicing a segregationist Christianity they continued to believe reflected God's will. Increasingly caught in the tension between their sincere belief that God desired segregation and their reluctance to give voice to such ideas for fear of being perceived as bigoted or intolerant, by the late 1960s southern white evangelicals embraced the rhetoric of colorblindness and protection of the family as measures to maintain both segregation and respectable social standing. This strategy set southern white evangelicals on an alternative path for race relations in the decades ahead.

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  Any Other Way - Histories of...

  Ed Jackson, John Lorinc, Tatum...

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  Toronto is home to multiple and thriving queer communities that reflect the dynamism of a global city. Any Other Way is an eclectic and richly illustrated local history that reveals how these individuals and community networks have transformed Toronto from a place of churches and conservative mores into a city that has consistently led the way in queer activism, not just in Canada but internationally.
     
  From the earliest pioneersto the parades, pride and politics of the contemporary era, Any Other Way draws on a range of voices to explore how the residents of queer Toronto have shaped and reshaped one of the world’s most diverse cities.
     
  Any Other Way includes chapters on: Oscar Wilde’s trip to Toronto; early cruising areas and gay/lesbian bars; queer shared houses; a pioneering collective trans archive project; bath house raids; LBGT-police conflicts; the Queen Street art/music/activist scene; and a profile of Jackie Shane, the gay R&B singer who performed in drag in both Toronto and Los Angeles, and gained international fame with his 1962 chart-topping single, ‘Any Other Way.’

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  Brownies and Bogles - A...

  Louise Imogen Guiney

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  American essayist and poet, Louise Imogen Guiney put together a wonderful, poetic book dedicated to the happenings of the Fair Folk. Now being republished for a modern audience, Brownies & Bogles is the timeless treasure that you didn’t realize was missing from your library. Contained within are stories and anecdotes regarding the lives of the Little People, offering insight into the interests and hobbies of those unseen. Written in a language that will resonate with today’s readers, Brownies & Bogles is an entertaining and informative book sure to please the witch who works with Fairies.

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  Roman Mythology - Tales From the...

  Adam Andino

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  ROMAN MYTHOLOGY 
  Why did the Roman Empire fall? 
  The theories are numerous, including the rise of Islam, lead in the drinking water, inflation with other economic problems, and even allowing vandals and barbarians to have positions of power. By far the most popular and widely believed is the rise of Christianity. Beforehand, Rome’s main religion was polytheistic, or involved the worshiping of many gods. It was the lifeblood of the Roman belief systems and culture. This culture dated back thousands of years, as far back enough to when the Etruscans were in power. 
  What was once the religion of Ancient Rome is now referred to Roman mythology and is the focus of this book. Inside, you will discover how the Ancient Romans lived and worshipped the many Gods and Goddesses they believed in. Also included are the most famous and interesting stories to emerge from the Roman pantheon that still captivate us today! 
  Inside, you will learn about:The 12 Main Gods of the Roman PantheonThe Creatures, Monsters, and Heroes of Roman MythologyLife in Ancient RomeHow the Gods Were WorshippedThe Founding of RomeAeneas and the Founding of LatiumJupiter and the BeeBacchus and AriadnePluto and the River StyxMuch, Much More! 
  So, what are you waiting for? 
  Scroll up and hit "Buy Now" to discover the fascinating world of Roman Mythology today!

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  Washington - A Legacy of Leadership

  Dr. Paul Vickery

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  His name is carved in granite, his likeness cast in bronze, his legend as large as the role he played as America's first president. But before he was a commander-in-chief, George Washington was a general in a revolution that would decide the future of the people and land he called his own. If victorious, he would gain immortality. If defeated, he would find his neck in a hangman's noose. 
  Washington knew the sting of defeat—at Brandywine, at Germantown—yet this unwavering leadership and his vision for a new and independent nation emboldened an army prepared to fight barefoot if necessary to win that independence. Wrote an officer after the Battle of Princeton:  "I saw him brave all the dangers of the field and his important life hanging as it were by a single hair with a thousand deaths flying around him." 
  Among America's pantheon of Founding Fathers, one man to this day stands out.  Author Paul Vickery tracks the unlikely rise of Washington, a man whose stature in command of a young army became prelude to a presidency. As Vickery writes, "He learned to become the father of our country by first being the father of our military." 
  Accompanying images are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  Chasing Lewis's Monkeyflower -...

  Elizabeth Adelman

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  A look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the plant specimens the great explorers gathered on their way—and of their amazing afterlife.Elizabeth Adelman's Chasing the Missing Monkeyflower is the two hundred-year saga of finding, losing, and finding the wild plants collected on America's first exploration west, the Lewis and Clark Expedition.Thomas Jefferson handpicked Meriwether Lewis to lead the expedition, gather notable specimens along the way, and then write the journals, with one volume to include science-worthy descriptions and classifications of the plants that Lewis collected and pressed to preserve. Not a botanist, Lewis needed help to write this part of the journals.Ambition, deceit, theft, wealth, debt, alcoholism, loss, suicide, serendipity, and stubborn persistence cross the plants' paths in Philadelphia, New York, and London. This is the first work detailing the places, practices, and times of a cavalcade of people who touched the plants. A fascinating chronicle of an unexplored byway of the great American story.

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