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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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The Genealogical Helper
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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History of Harrison County, Missouri
Author: George W. Wanamaker
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Category : Harrison County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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History of Harrison County, Missouri containing personal sketches of many who have been identified with the development the county.
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ISBN:
Category : Harrison County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 908
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History of Harrison County, Missouri containing personal sketches of many who have been identified with the development the county.
A History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares
Author: Marian M. Ohman
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Category : Administrative and political divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Category : Administrative and political divisions
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Lynching of Cleo Wright
Author: Dominic J. CapeciJr.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813156467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
On January 20, 1942, black oil mill worker Cleo Wright assaulted a white woman in her home and nearly killed the first police officer who tried to arrest him. An angry mob then hauled Wright out of jail and dragged him through the streets of Sikeston, Missouri, before burning him alive. Wright's death was, unfortunately, not unique in American history, but what his death meant in the larger context of life in the United States in the twentieth-century is an important and compelling story. After the lynching, the U.S. Justice Department was forced to become involved in civil rights concerns for the first time, provoking a national reaction to violence on the home front at a time when the country was battling for democracy in Europe. Dominic Capeci unravels the tragic story of Wright's life on several stages, showing how these acts of violence were indicative not only of racial tension but the clash of the traditional and the modern brought about by the war. Capeci draws from a wide range of archival sources and personal interviews with the participants and spectators to draw vivid portraits of Wright, his victims, law-enforcement officials, and members of the lynch mob. He places Wright in the larger context of southern racial violence and shows the significance of his death in local, state, and national history during the most important crisis of the twentieth-century.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813156467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
On January 20, 1942, black oil mill worker Cleo Wright assaulted a white woman in her home and nearly killed the first police officer who tried to arrest him. An angry mob then hauled Wright out of jail and dragged him through the streets of Sikeston, Missouri, before burning him alive. Wright's death was, unfortunately, not unique in American history, but what his death meant in the larger context of life in the United States in the twentieth-century is an important and compelling story. After the lynching, the U.S. Justice Department was forced to become involved in civil rights concerns for the first time, provoking a national reaction to violence on the home front at a time when the country was battling for democracy in Europe. Dominic Capeci unravels the tragic story of Wright's life on several stages, showing how these acts of violence were indicative not only of racial tension but the clash of the traditional and the modern brought about by the war. Capeci draws from a wide range of archival sources and personal interviews with the participants and spectators to draw vivid portraits of Wright, his victims, law-enforcement officials, and members of the lynch mob. He places Wright in the larger context of southern racial violence and shows the significance of his death in local, state, and national history during the most important crisis of the twentieth-century.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Laclede County, Missouri
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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563115492
Category : Laclede County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563115492
Category : Laclede County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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The Encyclopedia of Illinois 1999
Author: Somerset Publishers
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ISBN: 9780403093243
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This two volume set offers information on the stae of Illinois from many varied sources. The addition of a political section and the new annual publication cycle will add further to the usefullness of the Encyclopedia.
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ISBN: 9780403093243
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This two volume set offers information on the stae of Illinois from many varied sources. The addition of a political section and the new annual publication cycle will add further to the usefullness of the Encyclopedia.
Calamity Jane and Her Siblings
Author: Jan Cerney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625856911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A historian separates facts from myths to search for the real woman behind the Western legend. The mere mention of Calamity Jane conjures up images of buckskins, bull whips, and dance halls, but there’s more to the woman than what’s been portrayed in dime novels and countless books, films, and TV shows. Born Martha Canary, she was orphaned as a child and assumed the responsibility of caring for her siblings. Much too young and ambitious to rear a family, she found homes for all. After setting off on her own, Martha tried to reconnect with her fractured family in her typical haphazard fashion, all the while transforming into Calamity Jane. Soon, her own foibles and her siblings’ choices rendered the attempt futile. From her brother Elijah’s horse thieving to her sister Lena’s denial of Martha’s tales, author Jan Cerney uncovers the tumultuous Canary family relationships often overlooked in the Calamity canon.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625856911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A historian separates facts from myths to search for the real woman behind the Western legend. The mere mention of Calamity Jane conjures up images of buckskins, bull whips, and dance halls, but there’s more to the woman than what’s been portrayed in dime novels and countless books, films, and TV shows. Born Martha Canary, she was orphaned as a child and assumed the responsibility of caring for her siblings. Much too young and ambitious to rear a family, she found homes for all. After setting off on her own, Martha tried to reconnect with her fractured family in her typical haphazard fashion, all the while transforming into Calamity Jane. Soon, her own foibles and her siblings’ choices rendered the attempt futile. From her brother Elijah’s horse thieving to her sister Lena’s denial of Martha’s tales, author Jan Cerney uncovers the tumultuous Canary family relationships often overlooked in the Calamity canon.
Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey
Author: Francis Bazley Lee
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Category : Mercer County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mercer County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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