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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Flames After Midnight
Author: Monte Akers
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292704879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
What happened in Kirven, Texas, in May 1922 has been forgotten by the outside world. It was only a co-worker's whispered words, "Kirven is where they burned the [Negroes]," that set Monte Akers on a quest to find out what happened and, more important, why. After years of following clues found in old newspaper clippings, NAACP reports, and the memories of the few remaining witnesses who would talk, Akers here pieces together the story of a young white woman's brutal murder and the burning alive of three black men who were almost certainly innocent of it. This was followed by a month-long reign of terror as white men hunted down and killed blacks while local authorities concealed the real identity of the white probable murderers and allowed them to go free. Akers paints a vivid portrait of a community desolated by race hatred and its own refusal to face hard truths.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292704879
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
What happened in Kirven, Texas, in May 1922 has been forgotten by the outside world. It was only a co-worker's whispered words, "Kirven is where they burned the [Negroes]," that set Monte Akers on a quest to find out what happened and, more important, why. After years of following clues found in old newspaper clippings, NAACP reports, and the memories of the few remaining witnesses who would talk, Akers here pieces together the story of a young white woman's brutal murder and the burning alive of three black men who were almost certainly innocent of it. This was followed by a month-long reign of terror as white men hunted down and killed blacks while local authorities concealed the real identity of the white probable murderers and allowed them to go free. Akers paints a vivid portrait of a community desolated by race hatred and its own refusal to face hard truths.
After the Flames
Author: Robert Silverberg
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671559984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Three notable science-fiction authors offer, in three short novels, an extraordinary vision of the future of America in a post-holocaust world
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780671559984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Three notable science-fiction authors offer, in three short novels, an extraordinary vision of the future of America in a post-holocaust world
Burn Unit
Author: Barbara Ravage
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 078673891X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
“A compelling blend of science, history and storytelling. Barbara Ravage has fashioned an enlightening, invaluable book.” —Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American TragedyThough each of us is just a spark away from being a burn victim, the public knows little and understands less about the world that patients inhabit. Pulling the curtains back on this private and sterile environment, Burn Unit is a riveting account of the frontline efforts—both modern-day and historical—to save lives devastated by fire. With unflinching urgency, Barbara Ravage follows an extraordinary team of healers at Massachusetts General Hospital, the cradle of modern burn treatment and the site of one of the best burn units in the world. From Boston's Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942 to the treatment of the victims of the Rhode Island nightclub fire in early 2003, we watch everyday heroes do their incredible but punishing work against the backdrop of history. Both a moving human drama and an engrossing scientific exploration of this little-known field of medicine, Burn Unit is an unforgettably powerful read.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 078673891X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
“A compelling blend of science, history and storytelling. Barbara Ravage has fashioned an enlightening, invaluable book.” —Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American TragedyThough each of us is just a spark away from being a burn victim, the public knows little and understands less about the world that patients inhabit. Pulling the curtains back on this private and sterile environment, Burn Unit is a riveting account of the frontline efforts—both modern-day and historical—to save lives devastated by fire. With unflinching urgency, Barbara Ravage follows an extraordinary team of healers at Massachusetts General Hospital, the cradle of modern burn treatment and the site of one of the best burn units in the world. From Boston's Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942 to the treatment of the victims of the Rhode Island nightclub fire in early 2003, we watch everyday heroes do their incredible but punishing work against the backdrop of history. Both a moving human drama and an engrossing scientific exploration of this little-known field of medicine, Burn Unit is an unforgettably powerful read.
Flames of Extinction
Author: John Pickrell
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642832022
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Over Australia's 2019-20 Black Summer bushfire season, scientists estimate that more than three billion native animals were killed or displaced. Many species - koalas, the regent honeyeater, glossy black cockatoo, the platypus - are inching towards extinction at the hands of mega-blazes and the changing climate behind them. In Flames of Extinction, award-winning science writer John Pickrell investigates the effects of the 2019-2020 bushfires on Australian wildlife and ecosystems. Journeying across the firegrounds, Pickrell explores the stories of creatures that escaped the flames, the wildlife workers who rescued them, and the conservationists, land managers, Aboriginal rangers, ecologists and firefighters on the front line of the climate catastrophe. He also reveals the radical new conservation methods being trialled to save as many species as possible from the very precipice of extinction.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1642832022
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Over Australia's 2019-20 Black Summer bushfire season, scientists estimate that more than three billion native animals were killed or displaced. Many species - koalas, the regent honeyeater, glossy black cockatoo, the platypus - are inching towards extinction at the hands of mega-blazes and the changing climate behind them. In Flames of Extinction, award-winning science writer John Pickrell investigates the effects of the 2019-2020 bushfires on Australian wildlife and ecosystems. Journeying across the firegrounds, Pickrell explores the stories of creatures that escaped the flames, the wildlife workers who rescued them, and the conservationists, land managers, Aboriginal rangers, ecologists and firefighters on the front line of the climate catastrophe. He also reveals the radical new conservation methods being trialled to save as many species as possible from the very precipice of extinction.
The Nautical Magazine
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Proceedings of a Board of the Chemical Warfare Service
Author: United States. Army. Chemical Corps
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Category : Chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Chemicals
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Legend of the King
Author: Adam Stoak
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449762840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Legend of the King is a fantasy battle manga about a fearless 12 year old boy named Kios, who is living the life of an ordinary shepherd boy. Then suddenly he finds his life transformed forever when he meets the mystical seer, Zora, who selects Kios to be the newly anointed king of Kavalie. While on his journey to fulfill his new destiny, Kios finds that the trek is loaded with colossal challenges. At every turn there are overwhelming obstacles to conquer, not the least of which is the fact that there's already a king sitting on the Kavalie throne. King Azor, a king teetering on the edge of insanity. And it goes without saying that he's unwilling to give up his throne to the likes of a young, unproven whelp. Complicating matters even more is the ever present threat of the Dark Nation, Which has been at war with the Kavalie people for more than 100 years. So, to save his nation, Kios must face off against, and defeat, King Azor and the 7 invincible Dark Lords. Can Kios overcome these obstacles and claim his rightful place as king?
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1449762840
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Legend of the King is a fantasy battle manga about a fearless 12 year old boy named Kios, who is living the life of an ordinary shepherd boy. Then suddenly he finds his life transformed forever when he meets the mystical seer, Zora, who selects Kios to be the newly anointed king of Kavalie. While on his journey to fulfill his new destiny, Kios finds that the trek is loaded with colossal challenges. At every turn there are overwhelming obstacles to conquer, not the least of which is the fact that there's already a king sitting on the Kavalie throne. King Azor, a king teetering on the edge of insanity. And it goes without saying that he's unwilling to give up his throne to the likes of a young, unproven whelp. Complicating matters even more is the ever present threat of the Dark Nation, Which has been at war with the Kavalie people for more than 100 years. So, to save his nation, Kios must face off against, and defeat, King Azor and the 7 invincible Dark Lords. Can Kios overcome these obstacles and claim his rightful place as king?
The Era Almanack
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Category : Actors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Category : Actors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Nineteenth Century and After
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Journal of the United States Infantry Association
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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