Author: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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A Woman of No Importance
Author: Sonia Purnell
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349010153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity. 'A rousing tale of derring-do' THE TIMES * 'Riveting' MICK HERRON * 'Superb' IRISH TIMES THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her papers say she is a journalist. Her wooden leg is disguised by a determined gait and a distracting beauty. She is there to spark the resistance. By 1942 Virginia Hall was the Gestapo's most urgent target, having infiltrated Vichy command, trained civilians in guerrilla warfare and sprung soldiers from Nazi prison camps. The first woman to go undercover for British SOE, her intelligence changed the course of the war - but her fight was still not over. This is a spy history like no other, telling the story of the hunting accident that disabled her, the discrimination she fought and the secret life that helped her triumph over shocking adversity. 'A cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman' TELEGRAPH 'Gripping ... superb ... a rounded portrait of a complicated, resourceful, determined and above all brave woman' IRISH TIMES WINNER of the PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349010153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity. 'A rousing tale of derring-do' THE TIMES * 'Riveting' MICK HERRON * 'Superb' IRISH TIMES THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In September 1941, a young American woman strides up the steps of a hotel in Lyon, Vichy France. Her papers say she is a journalist. Her wooden leg is disguised by a determined gait and a distracting beauty. She is there to spark the resistance. By 1942 Virginia Hall was the Gestapo's most urgent target, having infiltrated Vichy command, trained civilians in guerrilla warfare and sprung soldiers from Nazi prison camps. The first woman to go undercover for British SOE, her intelligence changed the course of the war - but her fight was still not over. This is a spy history like no other, telling the story of the hunting accident that disabled her, the discrimination she fought and the secret life that helped her triumph over shocking adversity. 'A cracking story about an extraordinarily brave woman' TELEGRAPH 'Gripping ... superb ... a rounded portrait of a complicated, resourceful, determined and above all brave woman' IRISH TIMES WINNER of the PLUTARCH AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHY
Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Author: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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The National Nurseryman
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Category : Nurseries (Horticulture)
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Category : Nurseries (Horticulture)
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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The Square Deal
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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The Virginia Odd Fellow [monthly].
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Category : Odd-fellows
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Category : Odd-fellows
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Virginia Journal of Education
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Southern Planter
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Tobacco-- Virginia Fire-cured and Sun-cured
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Law and Labor
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Virginia Medical Journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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