Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak: Dictated by Himself

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This volume embraces "the traditions of his nation, various wars in which he has been engaged, and his account of the cause and general history of the Black Hawk War of 1832, his surrender, and travels through the United States." As dictated to An More

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According to Wikipedia: "The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples. They are often also referred to as Native Americans, Firs More

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Four volumes handsomely rebound by Riviere & Son in later 19th century half mottled calf over marbled boards, the backs with intricate gilt tooled designs and red and black morocco labels, marbled end papers, gilt tops. Near Fine, period owner name... More

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Dark, thrilling, and hilarious, The Black Hawks is an epic adventure perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch.Life as a knight is not what Vedren Chel imagined. Bound by oath to a dead-end job in the se More

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In Footsteps of the Hawk Burke himself is in danger of becoming a victim. Two rogue cops are stalking him. The coolly seductive Belinda Roberts wants him to free a man charged with a grisly string of rape-murders. The brutal and half-craz More

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This authoritative biography chronicles the pioneering work of a nineteenth-century Black abolitionist and civil rights activist.Growing up in the free state of Ohio before the Civil War, Peter H. Clark dedicated himself t More

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Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 - May 9, 1911) was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier. He was active in the American Abolitionism movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion a More

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Written from the perspective of someone who was shot by police, and who advocates for justice for himself and the police officer killed.Mumia gives a voice to African Americans whose lives have been taken by police activity.Mumia n More

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Randall's story is one of trial and tribulation and coming of age. His struggles with acceptance and deep desire wanting to be in love couples with seeking a group of people who he can be himself with and grow. The life of an openly gay man is a c More

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How do you love and not like the same thing at the same time? This was the riddle that met Mississippi writer B. Brian Foster when he returned to his home state to learn about Black culture and found himself hearing about the blues. One moment, Bl More

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Ron Keel lived through the glory days of the 1980's Los Angeles Heavy Metal explosion as the lead singer for Steeler and Keel, spent a brief moment of time in Black Sabbath, and went on to reinvent himself in country music. Now known as the Metal More

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Brad Wenneberg wasn't always a 6th degree Black Belt. Nor was he always a father, a husband, a teacher, a mentor, a community leader and a man of conviction. He was, however, an alcoholic spinning out of control-so much so that he found himself on More

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Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world-but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He's immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by... More

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W.E.B. Du Bois was a unique figure in his day. He was a well-traveled writer and thinker with a superb education, culminating with the first-ever doctorate a black American earned at Harvard. From his early life, he devoted himself to addressing t More