Stories from the history of the United States beginning with a full account of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. The 99 chapters are grouped under 7 headings: Stories of Explorers and Pioneers, Stories of Virginia, Stories of New England, Stories of the Middle and Southern Colonies, Stories of the French in America, Stories of the Struggle for Liberty, and Stories of the United States under the Constitution. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

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The past doesn't always stay in the past. Sometimes it comes back with a vengeance. Rachel Burrows went for a run. Now she lays at the end of a trail gutted from her groin to her throat. Lt. Damien Kaine stares at the beautiful woman. Her last breath taken alone and scared. The killing has the earmark of a serial killer from over a decade ago. But something isn’t adding up. Before Damien can give Rachel his undivided attention, he receives a message. A silent killer from the past, hellbent on revenge, is back in Chicago. Forcing Damien to put ...

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find ...

This study aimed to analyze the Emotional Intelligence (EI) in reference to the set of skills by hypothesizing different constructs for the purpose of contribution to the accurate appraisal and assessment of emotion in oneself and in others. The assumption is that the effective management of emotion in self and others can enhance individual's job performance. In the meantime, this study examines Extra-Role Customer Service and Creative Performance as two variables that can affect job performance. The current study is designed to examine the impact of EI on ...

In this "energetic" ( Publishers Weekly ) memoir, Victor Woods vividly recounts a trouble-filled and misunderstood coming-of-age in the suburbs of Chicago, the rollercoaster ride that led him to captain a multi-million dollar counterfeit scheme, and his life-changing stint in federal prison. In 1990, Victor Woods was charged by the US federal government with organizing a credit card scam worth more than forty million dollars. He refused to implicate his family and friends for a reduced sentence. His lawyer at the time remarked that he was "a breed ...

Characters: 3 male, 2 female A noir-ish meditation on brutality A possibly rogue g-man stalks a stalled-out artist with a suspicious affinity for accident victims. Traps are set, traps are sprung, and everyone gets caught. Roadkill Confidential attempts to tackle, with style, humor and high theatricality, mediated violence and the numbness it produces, and, whether in art or in global politics, the ends can justify the means. " Roadkill Confidential , a new work by S

Walvis Bay is a depressed and isolated port on the edge of the Namib Desert. Corrupt and claustrophobic, its shifting population consists of transients and vagabonds--people with no future and no past. When it seems that a methodical serial killer may be working undetected in this pit of darkness and desperation, police profiler Dr. Clare Hart is brought in to investigate. Tangled up in her own doomed love affair, Clare is happy for the distraction--until it becomes clear that it is really her life at stake. This enthralling procedural is perfect for ...

Are you craving for simple, no-fuss air fryer recipes ? Do you want to turns your oven into an all-purpose cooking machine? The Cuisinart Air Fryer Oven Cookbook is here for your Quick ' Hassle-Free Frying! With more than 100 recipes, this amazing cookbook goes beyond fried foods to give you inspired meals that are baked, grilled, roasted,etc. Rather than cooking the food in oil and hot fat that may affect your health, the air fryer uses rapid hot air to circulate around and cook meals. With this air fryer cookbook, there are much ...

Within each of us are emotions that scale the heights of praise then sink so deep we are beyond the reach of light. In those depths we hold a notion that we cannot lift ourselves out, but there must be a power that can save. ""Follow me,"" Jesus said. From the first immersion that birthed earth from water, to the Hebrew mikveh that requires baptism in a natural body of water, to the Pentecost immersing believers into the age of the church, water is the signature of God. The ocean is the heartbeat of earth, covering 70 percent of the planet, pulsing warmth ...