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Pendergast!

by Lawrence H. Larsen e Nancy J. Hulston

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 Through extensive research, including use of recently released prison records and previously unavailable family records, this text takes a look at the life of Thomas J. Pendergast, Kansas City's notorious political boss more than half a century ago.
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Frontier Doctor - William Beaumont, America'S First Great Medical Scientist

by Reginald Horsman

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 This is the biography of William Beaumont, a 19th century doctor whose pioneering research on human digestion gained him international renown as a physiologist. The book details his medical career in the army, his experiments and research, and his publications.
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The Cinematic Voyage Of The Pirate - Kelly, Garland, And Minnelli At Work

by Pratibha A. Dabholkar

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They Raised Me Up - A Black Single Mother And The Women Who Inspired Her

by Carolyn Marie Wilkins

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 In They Raised Me Up, Carolyn Marie Wilkins juxtaposes her personal story as an up-and-coming musician and single mother in the 1980s with the histories of influential women from her family's past. This poignant and telling narrative not only offers insights on the travails of a musician and single mother but also humanizes the struggles of black and biracial women from the early twentieth century into the 1980s. The interweaving of memoir with family history creates a cohesive, entertaining, informative, and engrossing read that will appeal to anyone with an interest in African American Studies, Women's History, Ethnomusicology, or simply looking for an intriguing story about music and family.
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The Catholic Tradition

by Thomas Langan

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 This study examines the history of the Catholic Church and the origins of its teachings since the Church's conception. It discusses the differences in the spiritualities of East and West, and portrays the crucial role the pope and bishops played during the Dark Ages.
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T.S.Eliot And American Poetry

by Lee Oser

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 A study of Eliot's major poetry, as well as an examination of what America means to its poets. Investigating Eliot's literary heritage through his familial traditions, the author addresses all phases of his career as a poet, and constructs a way of comparing Eliot to other American poets.
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Women, America And Movement - Narratives Of Relocation

by Susan L. Roberson

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 This work offers a journey through the experiences of migrating women in America. The collection of narratives - both real and imagined - represent a range of personal and critical perspectives; some of the women describe their travels as freeing, whilst other relate the costs of relocating.
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Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder - The Women Behind The Legend

by John E. Miller

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 This biography focuses upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's years in Missouri from 1894 to 1957. Utilizing her unpublished autobiography, letters, newspaper stories and other documentary evidence, John E. Miller fills the gaps in Wilder's autobiographical novels, separating fact from fiction.
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Black September To Desert Storm - A Journalist In The Middle East

by Claude Salhani

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 This text offers an insider's view on covering the news. The author has travelled throughout the Middle East as a photojournalist for over 20 years and recounts the stories behind the stories. From travels with Kissinger to the battles of Desert Storm, he provides a behind-the-lens perspective.
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Assessing Public Journalism

by Esther Thorson e Philip E. Meyer

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 An evaluation of the experimentation of newspapers and television stations in the United States with novel approaches to reporting that closely link the news media to the genuine information needs of the public. This ""public"" journalism contradicts some principles of traditional reporting.
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Frank Blair - Lincoln'S Conservative

by William E. Parrish

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 This biography of Missourian Frank Blair demonstrates the extent of his importance as a national political figure, showing his ardent support of Abraham Lincoln and championing of the president's programme in Congress. He is one of only two Missourians honoured by his state in Statuary Hall.
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Kansas In The Great Depression - Work Relief, The Dole, And Rehabilitation

by Peter Fearon

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 Looks at how federal, state, and local authorities worked together to deal with a national emergency, revealing the complexities of policy initiatives not generally brought to light in studies at the national level while establishing important links between pre-Roosevelt policies and the New Deal.
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Nathan B. Young And The Struggle Over Black Higher Education

by Antonio F. Holland

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 Describes how the author campaigned to raise academic standards and gain accreditation for Lincoln's programs. This work shows that the debate over black higher education was fought not only in the rhetoric of Washington and Du Bois, but also on the campuses.
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Tracking The Meaning Of Life - A Philosophical Journey

by Yuval Lurie

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 Provides a philosophical investigation stretching over several traditions, such as analytic philosophy, phenomenology, and existentialism. This book draws on the thought of Tolstoy, Wittgenstein, Sartre, and Camus and explores the insights these thinkers offer regarding their own difficulties concerning the meaning of life.
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An Opportunity Lost Volume 1 - The Truman Administration And The Farm Policy Debate

by Virgil Dean

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 Assesses Harry Truman's relationships with the farming community and with politicians of both parties and analyzes the complex problems facing those concerned about the welfare of the American farm. It looks at the "Brannan Plan" to examine the farm policy dilemma and Truman's quest for a long-range agricultural program.
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Take Up The Black Man'S Burden - Kansas City'S African American Communities, 1865-1939

by Charles E. Coulter

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 Focuses on the people and institutions that shaped the city's black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II. This book tells how various elements of the population worked together to build schools, churches, hospitals, the Paseo YMCA/YWCA, and other institutions that made African American life richer.
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Governor Lady - The Life And Times Of Nellie Tayloe Ross

by Teva J. Scheer

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 The story of a famous political woman of America - Nellie Tayloe Ross. She was born in Missouri, was the nation's first female governor, was appointed director of the US Mint by Roosevolt, was renominated to the post thrice, retired at 76 and died at the age of 101, having witnessed and participated in the entire second American century.
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Showdown In The Show-Me State - The Fight Over Conceal-And-Carry Gun Laws In Missouri

by William T. Horner

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 When the Missouri state legislature overrode Governor Bob Holden's veto in 2003 to make conceal-and-carry the law of the land, the Show-Me State became one of the last in the country to adopt this type of law. William Horner chronicles this fight in chronological order.
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Natural Missouri - Working With The Land

by Napier Shelton

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 Napier Shelton offers a tour of notable natural sites in Missouri through the eyes of the people who work with them. Over a period of three years, he roamed all over the state, and interviewed professional resource managers and naturalists, biologists and others in an effort to gain a perspective that only people who work with the land can have.
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William J. Spillman And The Birth Of Agricultural Economics

by Laurie Winn Carlson

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 William J. Spillman (1863-1931), considered the founder of agricultural economics, was a scientist and agricultural educator for USDA. Laurie Winn Carlson looks at Spillman's career as he moved from Missouri to Washington, where his concepts shaped what became the agricultural New Deal and, eventually, the farm allotment programs.
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Harry'S Farewell - Interpreting And Teaching The Truman Presidency

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 Confronts what is considered the biggest issue of Truman historiography: the historical significance of Harry S. Truman's presidency. Exploring the subject from the point of view of Truman's Farewell Address of January 15, 1953, the book describes the preparation of the address itself and the negative view of his presidency that prevailed.
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The United States In 1800

by Henry Adams

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 The United States in 1800 by Henry Adams is a compilation of the first six chapters of his magnum opus, ""History of the United States of America during the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison"". In this volume, Adams explains how personalities and events from this period shaped the main lines of American national development.
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Dancing To A Black Man'S Tune - A Life Of Scott Joplin

by Susan Curtis

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 Though born into a time when blacks were denied basic civil rights and opportunities, Scott Joplin's music was embraced by the white middle class. The story of American cultural history is countered with fascinating events from Joplin's life in this engaging portrait.
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A Creed For My Profession - Walter Williams, Journalist To The World

by Ronald T. Farrar

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 This biography of Walter Williams details his life and career. Williams became convinced that journalism would never reach its potential until its practitioners had the opportunity for professional training in their field, so he established the first school of journalism.
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