Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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Florida Lighthouses

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The Abolition of Slavery in Ottoman Tunisia

This book fully explicates the complexity of Tunisian society and culture and reveals how abolition was able to occur in an environment hostile to such change.

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Alive in Their Garden: The True Story of the Mirabal Sisters and Their Fight for Freedom

In this memoir, Dedé Mirabal offers an intimate account of the lives and legacy of her sisters Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, Dominican revolutionaries who were assassinated in 1960 by order of dictator Rafael Trujillo. This is the first English translation of Dedé’s story, introducing new readers to a tragedy and international outcry that heralded the fall of the Trujillo dictatorship.

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Rethinking Colonialism: Comparative Archaeological Approaches

Inciting a critical examination of the lasting consequences of ancient and modern colonialism on descendant communities, this wide-ranging volume includes essays on Roman Britain, slavery in Brazil, and contemporary Native Americans.

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Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida

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The Life and Times of Mary Musgrove

Using Mary Musgrove's life as a narrative thread, Steven Hahn explores the connected histories of the Creek Indians and the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia.

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In Katrina's Wake: The U.S. Coast Guard and the Gulf Coast Hurricanes of 2005

Meet the heroes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

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Panama Lost?: U.S. Hegemony, Democracy, and the Canal

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Michener's South Pacific

Michener&rsquo;s first novel,&nbsp;<em>Tales of the South Pacific</em>, won the Pulitzer Prize. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein used it as the basis for the Broadway musical&nbsp;<em>South Pacific</em>, which also won the Pulitzer. How this all came to be is the subject of Stephen May&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>Michener&rsquo;s South Pacific</em>.

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Backcountry Lawman: True Stories from a Florida Game Warden

Most people have never imagined the often dicey, comical, and sometimes bizarre job of a Florida game warden.&nbsp;Lee's fascinating memoir reveals the danger and the humor in the unsung exploits of game wardens.<div><br /></div>