Jerry Lee Lewis: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians) by Hourly History (198 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Discover the remarkable life of Jerry Lee Lewis... Free BONUS Inside! With his fiery piano-playing style and powerful stage presence, Jerry Lee Lewis enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. Although his time as a relevant artist was comparably brief, that short time in the sun was nothing short of revolutionary. While his run lasted, Lewis played a pivotal role in forging what would become classic rock and roll and rockabilly. Lewis burst onto the music scene with his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," which was quickly followed by ...

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Adventures on Amtrak: Traveling on the Southwest Chief Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois (Railroad Adventures: Amtrak & Historic and ... by Julie McDonald (24 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

I love riding Amtrak! I don't care where any of my four kids move, as long as I can get there by train! I find rail travel to be as enjoyable as my final destination. This short eBook is designed to help you to have a good experience as well. The book is divided into three sections. The first section talks about the Southwest Chief, and all you will see and experience on this route. I also include humorous stories from my adventures on the Chief. The second section talks about the various cars on a passenger train; Sleeping Cars, ...

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Forgotten Woman of the Nineteenth Century THE ESSAY Final Romance for Margaret Fuller THE STAGE PLAY by Mark Wildermann (22 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

Beyond the book, ahead of her time, Margaret Fuller, the most famous woman of the nineteenth century, seeks a stage to give courage and solace to us here and now. "A moment of action in one's self is worth an age of apprehension through others; not that our deeds are better, but that they produce a renewal of our being," declared Margaret Fuller, who, at the age of forty, drowned with her soldier husband and two-year-old son in a shipwreck off Fire Island, New York attempting to return to America after reporting from Rome during one ...

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Katharine Hepburn: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors) by Hourly History (339 Reviews)    Price verified one hour ago

Discover the remarkable life of Katharine Hepburn... Free BONUS Inside! One of the foremost screen sirens of her era, Katharine Hepburn, was universally known for her grace, wit, and charm. She rose to the top of celebrity status in the great Golden Age of Hollywood, and she was able to maintain her sense of stardom all the way to her twilight years. During her many years in the limelight, Hepburn was dogged by wild gossip and rumors due to her eccentricities and often solitary lifestyle. Her long-lived affair with heartthrob ...

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Memoirs Of The Senator's Wife by S. M. Ford (146 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

A handsome politician, a protective Secret Service agent, and the woman caught between them. Estella, the poor girl in college, never thought she'd wind up married to a prominent Senator. With her abusive husband having affairs with celebrities, she knows their marriage is not lasting. Heartbroken, she turns to the man tasked with keeping her safe. But can she really abandon her responsibilities or the power, in the glamorous world of politics, as a Senator's wife? Award winning, international best selling saga of a dark romance ...

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Tallulah Bankhead: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Actors) by Hourly History (275 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

Discover the remarkable life of Tallulah Bankhead... Free BONUS Inside! Tallulah Bankhead was known just as much for her off-stage presence as she was for her on-stage performances. Fearless from birth, Tallulah charted her own course in life. She trudged off to New York to make it big in theater when she was still a teen. She then saw opportunity calling on the other side of the Atlantic and didn't hesitate to hop on a steamship and head to England, chasing her dreams until they became a certain reality. Tallulah Bankhead ...

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Bing Crosby: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of Musicians) by Hourly History (335 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

Discover the remarkable life of Bing Crosby... Free BONUS Inside! Bing Crosby was a real legend. Celebrated across the country and beyond, he was essentially America's first superstar. With catchy tunes, a catchy name, and a laid-back, charming personality that everyone just seemed to love, Crosby was a star both on and off stage. Bing Crosby arrived in California as a young man with nothing and rapidly progressed to superstardom. Such words may seem like an exaggeration, but they're really not. During the course of his prolific ...

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Skull and Bones: The History and Mystery of Yale University’s Notorious Secret Society by Charles River Editors Price verified 3 hours ago

Conspiracy theories, and particularly the belief that elements of the world are secretly controlled by individuals or groups, have been around for as long as people have lived in groups. Perhaps that's inevitable - after all, those who are excluded from power are very likely to be inclined to see their position not as an outcome of their own choices or situation but because of the secret machinations of shadowy groups. This type of conspiracy theory isn't new. As far back as the final years of the Roman Republic, some Romans became ...

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The Roman Civil Wars of the 3rd and 4th Centuries: The History of the Conflicts that Led to a Split of the Roman Empire by Charles River Editors (9 Reviews)    Price verified 25 minutes ago

The 50 years following the assassination of Severus Alexander on March 19, 235 CE has been generally regarded by academics as one of the lowest points in the history of the Roman Empire. This stands in stark contrast to the previous 150 years, which included the reigns of the Five Good Emperors and has been universally praised as one of the high points of the empire. Severus Alexander was the last of the Severan emperors, and the subsequent years of crisis (235-285 CE) were characterized by a series of short reigns, usually ending in ...

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Virginia Woolf: A Life from Beginning to End (Biographies of British Authors) by Hourly History (183 Reviews)    Price verified 5 hours ago

Discover the remarkable life of Virginia Woolf... Free BONUS Inside! Virginia Woolf ranks among the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Embracing the Post-Impressionist times in which she lived, her novels reflect the artistic shift from romanticism to abstract. Plot mattered very little to Woolf. Her writing was a stream of consciousness outside of time and place. Her novels, including her best-known work, Mrs. Dalloway, invariably dwell on gender roles and the concept of reality. Woolf suffered from mental ...

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Princess, Countess, Socialite, Spy: True Stories of High-Society Ladies Turned WWII Spies (Brave Women Who Changed the Course of WWII) by Elise Baker (Intrepidas Publishing) (114 Reviews)    Price verified 2 hours ago

The Second World War changed the course of modern history. It is filled with incredible stories of daring risks and exceptional struggles, but in the popular imagination, these stories are more often than not the stories of men. There is, however, a hidden treasure trove of untold stories of heroic women who have risked their lives in the monumental battle against fascism. We've heard of women who became nurses treating soldiers with battlefield injuries, partisans who fought occupying armies, and skilled laborers who worked in ...

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Shaland’s Lisbon: An Illustrated Guide to Jewish History and Sites In and Around Lisbon (Shaland's Portugal) by Irene Shaland (7 Reviews)    Price verified 54 minutes ago

In 1497, twenty thousand Jews came to Lisbon from every corner of Portugal. King Manuel I promised that ships would be waiting in the harbor to take those who did not wish to abandon Judaism out of the country. But there were no ships in the Port of Lisbon! Instead, the Jews were harassed by the priests and their henchmen and forcibly converted to Christianity. And so, Judaism was dead in Portugal, or was it? Drawing on extensive academic research and personal experiences during an extended stay in Portugal, Irene Shaland paints a ...

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