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#1 Snow can be a beautiful thing, but it is also the mayor's mortal enemy. One day's bungled plowing is all that stands between a mayor and political disaster.
#2 The Blizzard of '78 was a major snowstorm that occurred in 1978. It was so severe that it brought the city to a standstill, and it was still being discussed decades later.
#3 By midafternoon on January 6,...
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#1 The town of Ada, Oklahoma, is a mix of small-town southerners and westerners. The people are friendly and welcoming, and the quarter-horse bidness is a source of local pride.
#2 Ada, Mississippi, was a small town with a large county surrounding it. The town was home to many nightclubs and bars, and it was here that Debbie Carter, a local girl, spent much of her time.
#3 Mike and...
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#1 The shark attacks in 1916 were the result of a mystery that has baffled scientists for nearly a century. I have tried to make the individuals who play a role in this story come to life through the use of numerous historical and contemporary sources.
#2 The Engleside Hotel was a grand lodge off the southern coast of New Jersey, at the edge of the vast and desolate...
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#1 In 2008, two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were waiting for the go-ahead to arrest a priest for lying to a grand jury. The priest they were waiting for was Father Joseph Sica, the resident chaplain at Mercy Hospital in Scranton.
#2 Ralph Periandi was a lieutenant colonel and deputy commissioner with the Pennsylvania State Police. He had his finger on the pulse...
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Mayan ideas spread via broadcast and influenced divergent cultures and languages. It is possible to trace the influence of the Mayan civilization far beyond its confines (400 to 600 A.D.). One or two of these lesser civilizations may have existed contemporaneously with the great Mayan civilization, but most were at their best long after the great culture had declined. This chapter will emphasize the ties between these lesser civilizations and the...
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#1 Nick was a technician, and he would stalk his victims, following them and learning as he watched them move. He would figure out how to kill them, and then disappear.
#2 Nick was in the mob, and he was afraid to quit. He was a quiet man, and the mob appreciated that. He was given a job, and in a Chicago lunch-bucket kind of way, it got done.
#3 The Chicago...
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#1 The war was won by a coalition of countries that were already at war with one another ideologically and geopolitically. The victors would have to cease being who they were or give up much of what they had hoped to attain by fighting the war.
#2 The American and Russian armies, which met in 1945 on the banks of the Elbe River, had similarities in their birth in revolution...
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The first edition of this book, published in 1999, was well-received, but interest in it has surged in recent years. It chronicles an early example of "regime change" that was based on a flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even as its mistakes were becoming clear. Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA's activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearthed other...
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#1 The case for the use of fire being the decisive transformation in the fortunes of hominids is clear. Fire was mankind's oldest and greatest tool for reshaping the natural world. It was used to clear old vegetation and encourage a host of quick-colonizing grasses and shrubs, many of which bore desired seeds, berries, fruits, and nuts.
#2 The use of fire to clear land...
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#1 The path to disaster was laid on October 15, 1842, when the Sharon arrived at Ascension Island in the tropical northwest Pacific. Twelve men escaped while the ship was anchored in the lagoon, an almost unprecedented number. Norris had no choice but to steer for the Bay of Islands to try to recruit more men.
#2 The story of the recapture of the Sharon is often told...
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#1 During the 1950's, anti-intellectualism became a common part of American vocabulary. The term was used to describe the fear that the critical mind was at a ruinous discount in this country.
#2 During the Eisenhower administration, the country seemed to be turning away from anti-intellectualism. The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957 brought about a period of...
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¿Cómo escribir una historia que incluya a la gran mayoría de personas que vivieron en el pasado? Por medio siglo esta pregunta ha tenido una cierta urgencia, no sólo por razones historiográficas sino también porque la respuesta ha sido considerada central en los proyectos que buscan ganar la inclusión en la sociedad de grupos sociales previamente excluidos. En la década de 1960 la historia social creció rápidamente y tuvo bastante éxito...
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En este texto se describen y analizan las circunstancias que provocaron el traslado del Real Hospital de San Lázaro del centro de la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias a una isla cercana llamada Tierra Bomba, en el sitio conocido como Caño de Loro; las gestiones para el desplazamiento se inician en 1759 y terminan, más de treinta años después, en 1790. La reubicación se realizó en el marco de la política hospitalaria propuesta por el reformismo...
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Book Preview: #1 Annie had left home during a blizzard, but was returning in mud season. She had been treated for pneumonia, but an X-ray of her lungs had revealed a trouble spot. She was given a prognosis of two to four years to live.
#2 In 1954, a single older woman without family or employment faced few and stark choices. Annie had no bank account, no savings, and no relatives...
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#1 On September 19, 1972, police officer Donald Schwerdt was patrolling the streets of suburban Springfield, New Jersey, when he received a call about a woman who had found an arm on the lawn of her apartment complex. He thought the woman was the victim of a prank.
#2 The rear of the Baltusrol Gardens apartment complex. The arm was discovered by the building's...
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#1 Tubman's story begins with a complicated set of relationships, black and white, between several generations of families living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
#2 Tubman's story begins with the history of some of the white families who claimed ownership of her and her family. The detailed records of the lives of the white families who enslaved Tubman and her friends...
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#1 I had a small, talented team, but I was a control freak who didn't have anything resembling a blueprint for growth. I was sorely lacking the ability to manage anything beyond bringing in clients, and I was unable to concede enough authority to empower anyone on my staff to rise to the occasion and fill in the gaps.
#2 The moment when your life takes a drastic turn...
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Este volumen recoge una serie de artículos, fruto del esfuerzo de colaboración de algunos de los principales historiadores argentinos y brasileños sobre Estados Unidos de América. Esto no quiere decir que sean los únicos que estudian este país, pero sí que ellos lo hacen desde la Historia y desde posturas independientes. A pesar de que sus visiones no representan la verdad absoluta de los hechos narrados, sus aproximaciones históricas se apoyan...
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#1 The story of adoptees connected to the Tennessee Children's Home Society is a very familiar one to Connie Wilson. She was one of the last babies placed by the scandal-ridden orphanage, and her adoption was held up.
#2 The end of Tann's reign of terror nears in 1950, when the state of Tennessee releases a report detailing her years of nefarious dealings in the adoption...
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