Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery
0n May 24, 1869, a one-armed Civil War veteran named John Wesley Powell and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. No one had ever explored the fabled Grand Canyon. The ten men set out from Green River Station, Wyoming Territory, down the mighty Colorado in four wooden rowboats. Ninety-nine days later, just six half-starved wretches came ashore near Callville, Arizona.
Drawing on rarely-examined diaries and journals, Down the Great Unknown is the first book to tell the full, dramatic story of the Powell expedition. Lewis and Clark opened the West in 1803, as memorably recreated in Stephen Ambrose's bestseller Undaunted Courage; six decades later Powell and his scruffy band aimed to resolve the West's last mystery. A brilliant narrative, a thrilling journey, a cast of memorable heroes -- all these mark Down the Great Unknown as the true story of the last epic adventure on American soil. publs. 2001
America's Last Chance
Senator gaylord Nelson
U.S. Senate 88th- 96th Congresses (1963-1981) Democrat-Wisconsin
America's Last Chance
Very Good in dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Modest wear to boards . Dust jacket is clipped , aged . Illustrated w/ 65 B&W photographs. Some of the staggering and sobering facts set forth By Senator Gaylord who stated in 1970 that we urgently needed to reverse the trend toward greater exploitation of our natural resources; Folio; 12-1/2 x 9-1/2"; 98 pages English, B&W Photographs; Hardcover.
Publisher: Country Beautiful Corporation
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A biography of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, discussing his accomplishments as well as the controversy and scandal that marked his career.
Publisher: Millbrook Press pages. 185 Brand new condition
Best Little Stories from World War II
by C. Brian kelly
One of the fascinating things about war is the stories that come from it. Kelly has compiled over a hundred of these stories from World War II that would make any history buff proud. Books like this remind us that war is not only battles, generals and casualty rates. There is so much more beneath the surface. Wars are faught by people, by human beings, and when that many human beings share a common experience, there are certainly some good stories coming from it. Best Little Stories of World War II is a wonderful choice for anyone interested in history or in WWII. 352 pages
22.7 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm CUMBERLAND HOUSE PUBLISHING
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Beyond the Rhine: A Screaming Eagle in Germany
Donald R. Burgett and the rest of the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne had fought long and hard since the Normandy invasion. They fought through seventy-two days of continuous combat in Holland, and thirty days of frozen hell in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. War weary, tired, and bloodied, Burgett and other Screaming Eagles of A Company were heading for the last battle, the drive that would carry them through Alsace, Germany's Ruhr Valley, the Rhineland, Austria, and the end of the war in Europe." "The last push across Germany did not hold the full-scale fanatic resistance the U.S. command had expected, but rather, small pockets of die-hard Nazis unwilling to admit that they had lost. It became clear why some did not wish to surrender. Burgett and the other American soldiers discovered forced labor camps of half-starved Poles, Russians, Czechs, and Jews; men, women, and children all forced to labor for the cause of Germany, or die." "Burgett and his men liberated four Nazi concentration camps where inmates were starved, brutally and systematically tortured, medically and surgically experimented on, and finally gassed and cremated. Burgett writes: "German guards were still forcing inmates to stoke the furnaces with human bodies as we tore through the barbed-wire enclosures. We witnessed atrocities that were beyond human comprehension."" "The Americans fought on from the Black Forest in Bavaria, to Berchtesgaden, where VE day found the Screaming Eagles finally at rest in the Eagle's Nest, Hitler's fabled mountaintop retreat. pages 208 hardcover.
Random House Publishing Group
Faith of My Fathers
John McCain learned about life and honor from his father and grandfather, both four star admirals in the U.S. Navy. This story covers their lives, their heroism, and the ways that sons are shaped and enriched by their fathers. John McCain's grandfather was one of the Navy's greatest commanders, and led the strongest aircraft carrier force of the THIRD FLEET in key battles during WWII. John's father followed a similar path, equally distinguished by heroic service in the Navy as a submarine commander during WWII, rising to the rank of four star admiral. The McCains became the first family in American History to achieve that distinction. John McCain Jr. became commander of all U.S. forces in the Pacific during the Vietnam war.
It was in the Vietnam war that John McCain III faced the most difficult challenge of his life. As a naval aviator he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967. His story tells of torture beyond belief, inhumane treatment by his Vietnamese captors during five and a half years of imprisonment.
After a career in the U.S. Navy and two terms as a U.S. Representative (1982-86), John McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 and re-elected in 1992 and 1998. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, with 22 years in the military, McCain became best known as " The U.S. Senator from Arizona."
RANDOM HOUSE , NEW YORK,NY 10022
1999 John McCain/Mark Salter 149 pages
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A More Perfect Union DVD
Barack Obama's landmark speech on race delivered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 18th, 2008. DVD contains extra features accessible via your computer. 1 for $12
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Plan for a Clean Energy Future
"Well, I don't believe that climate change is just an issue that's convenient to bring up during a campaign. I believe it's one of the greatest moral challenges of our generation. That's why I've fought successfully in the Senate to increase our investment in renewable fuels. That's why I reached across the aisle to come up with a plan to raise our fuel standards… And I didn't just give a speech about it in front of some environmental audience in California. I went to Detroit, I stood in front of a group of automakers, and I told them that when I am president, there will be no more excuses — we will help them retool their factories, but they will have to make cars that use less oil."
— Barack Obama, Speech in Des Moines, IA, October 14, 2007
THE FERGUSON RIFLE
Stripped of all he values in life, Ronan Chantry takes up his prized Ferguson rifle and heads west, into an unknown land and an uncertain future. For an educated man, Chantry is surprisingly tough. For a civilized man, he is unexpectedly dangerous. But even he can't know the true extent of his courage until he draws the fire of a man who will do anything, or kill anyone, for the glitter of gold.
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0553253034
Pages: 192
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Brief history of the Ferguson.
The brainchild of Major Patrick Ferguson. Breechloaders had been built prior to Ferguson, most notably the rifles made by Chaumette, but they were delicate affairs, unsuited to the rigors of military requirements. Ferguson took an existing idea: the screw breech, and built it into a practical military firearm, or at least as practical as technology of the time (1770's) would permit.
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Democrats Party In Denver Like It's 1908
by Linton Weeks
· It's summertime, and the Democrats are holding their national convention in Denver. A lame-duck Republican president is nearing the end of his term.
The Democrats want to regain control of the White House. Eight years earlier there had been a heated contest, a tight presidential race in which both sides felt as if the future of the country hung in the balance.
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Lame-duck Republican president
1908-2008
Denver Then And Now .... August 20, 2008
This is a tale of one city, two conventions. Some things about holding a convention in Denver have changed; others have not.
Just like 100 years ago, the Democratic National Convention is being held in Denver.
John McCain calling the VP rejects and giving them the bad news
