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Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920 - Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men - Bog af Harry M. Ward - Paperback

Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920 - Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men - Bog af Harry M. Ward - Paperback

A kind of sub-society existed in Richmond, as in other urban areas, of tricksters, swindlers, confidence men and certain thieves. By looking at the lower sort of deception and crime, one can gauge a fringe society. The indefatigable crime reporters of Richmond's newspapers, always with a bit of humour or pathos, give glimpses of a wide variety of misbehavior.

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United States Holidays and Observances - By Date, Jurisdiction, and Subject, Fully Indexed - Bog af Steve Rajtar - Paperback

United States Holidays and Observances - By Date, Jurisdiction, and Subject, Fully Indexed - Bog af Steve Rajtar - Paperback

Every day of the year, somewhere in the United States, some sort of holiday or special remembrance is being observed by individuals, organizations, or governments. January 30 is Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Day. On March 26, Hawaii celebrates Prince Janah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day. November 9 is set aside for Women Veterans Day in Alaska, while in Puerto Rico they honor baseball scout Pedrin Zorilla, and as the sun sets, New Jersey holds a Kristallnacht Memorial Night. This book is a detailed reference..

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Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia - A History, 1733-1783 - Bog af David Lee Russell - Paperback

Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia - A History, 1733-1783 - Bog af David Lee Russell - Paperback

Many of America''s first European settlers felt they were traveling to a sort of promised land, but James Oglethorpe viewed America--specifically, what is today the state of Georgia--as his own personal utopia. Convincing his king to grant him a land parcel, Oglethorpe threw his lot in with 35 poor families and traveled to the New World. There, he became the first administrator of the Georgian colony and founded the town of Savannah. This work tells the story of James Oglethorpe and of Georgia..

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Speak So I Shall Know Thee - Interviews with Southern Writers - Bog af William J. Walsh - Paperback

Speak So I Shall Know Thee - Interviews with Southern Writers - Bog af William J. Walsh - Paperback

A.R. Ammons was asked if he agreed that the United States has not produced a major poet in the last 30 years: \I agree.... The poetry in the country has become sort of a company affair where support for the arts has just about ruined the arts and the system of bureaucrats managing the funds being developed here and there is turning into trade unionism, which may be the best way to write poetry, but it is unfamiliar to me.\ This comprehensive collection contains 31 interviews in which Southern writers..

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A Strange Sort of Being - The Transgender Life of Lucy Ann / Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 - Bog af Bambi L. Lobdell - Paperback

A Strange Sort of Being - The Transgender Life of Lucy Ann / Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 - Bog af Bambi L. Lobdell - Paperback

Born in 1829 to a working-class family in upstate New York, Lucy Ann Lobdell was not your average girl. Donning her brother's clothes, she worked on the family farm and in her father's saw mill, demonstrating marksmanship skills that earned her the nickname \The Female Hunter of Delaware County.\ After leaving home, she moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named \Joe.\ Because of nineteenth century social restrictions and gender expectations, Lobdell endured..

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