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In a sense, it was fitting that Alcatraz became the most famous prison in American history, because hundreds of years before the penitentiary was located there, it was being used by Native Americans to banish members. Uncle Sam’s Devil Island: The History and Legacy of Alcatraz Island chronicles the history of the island before, during, and after it became America’s most notorious prison. You will learn about The Rock like never before.

President Jefferson Davis officially dissolved the Confederate government in May 1865 in Georgia. Davis hoped to escape federal authorities, but on May 10 in Irwinville, Georgia, he and his family were spotted. While attempting to run, Davis slung his wife's overcoat over his shoulders. In the North, Davis was portrayed as attempting to disguise himself as a woman to avoid capture. Placed in heavy shackles, he was transported to Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was charged with treason and planning to assassinate Lincoln.

The US Naval Station Argentia, located in Placentia Bay, a sheltered harbor on Newfoundland Island, was the unlikely setting for one of the most pivotal summit meetings of the 20th century. The meeting took place on August 9, 1941. World War II was in its second year, the British had won the Battle of Britain, but were still encircled by German U-boats, and the British fleet was being decimated in the North Atlantic.

There are 40 short stories in volume 3 and 10 short stories in volume 4. So, you’ll get total of 50 short stories with this bundle. Each fable ends with a moral. So, there’s something more than entertainment, your child will learn ethics and good manners. This audiobook will be the ideal gift for your kids.Not only for kids, so many teens, adults and seniors have told us, these fables are highly entertaining for them too and bring back their childhood memories.

Born on a modest farm in Dearborn, Michigan, Henry Ford embarked on an extraordinary and inspirational journey that left an indelible mark on the world. His story is a testament to the transformative power of determination and innovation. He not only revolutionized the automotive industry but also imparted invaluable lessons about the importance of saving, investing, and serving society. In his book, "My Life and Work," you will discover a refreshing and powerful account of how he embraced challenges, innovated, and overcame obstacles on his path to success.

Ever since the human mind developed the capacity for thought, people have pondered not just the meaning of life, but the genesis of the world, the universe, and all the natural marvels and precious forms of life within it. To this day, all of these intricate subjects continue to be matters of great contention, and they are often best encapsulated in the debate between creationism and evolution. The kindler of this impassioned existential dispute, of course, is none other than Charles Darwin, who himself devised the term "creationists".

Kris Kringle had a hell of a Christmas last year. This year isn't shaping up to be any better. The Workshop might have provided the enemy with a piece of jewelry she now wears around her neck. What is the purpose?

Napoleon Bonaparte’s Invasion of the Levant: The History and Legacy of the French Campaign in Syria chronicles one of the French leader’s most forgotten campaigns. You will learn about the French invasion of the Levant like never before.

QuickRead.com presents a summary of The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman...a simple guide for making love last by learning how to speak your partner’s love languages. Dr. Gary Chapman has set out to help marriages succeed by identifying the five love languages and explaining how you can speak your partner’s language. Throughout The Five Love Languages, find out your primary love language, how you can speak your partner’s language, and why communication is key in any relationship.

On the surface, the Galápagos could have been plucked out of the imagination of a vastly creative author of adventure fiction or perhaps, a starry-eyed spinner of fairy tales. But of course, the astounding archipelago is indeed real, a picturesque product of Mother Nature's endless mastery, and the archipelago has become almost synonymous with British naturalist Charles Darwin, who produced several groundbreaking theories about natural selection and evolution based on his time there.

If you’ve always wanted to uncover the secrets to influence people and discover how the environment affects our brain development, then keep reading...Influencing people requires you to have a certain power over them. In this guide, you will learn: The principles of persuasion and how use them in daily life, the difference between influence and manipulation, the tools and techniques used to influence people's behavior, and much more.

Charlemagne, while subjugating the people he conquered, modernized education, currency, art, music, and leadership to bring stability back to Europe, setting it on the path to thrive for years to come. Europe had been in upheaval, with threats from every direction, when Charlemagne came to power in the eighth century. The barbarian king worked to unite Germanic people into one kingdom and to spread Catholicism.

Many Americans remember Burns today as the funny comedian who lived (and worked) for an incredibly long time, but Burns' prolific career, which lasted almost the last 75 years of the 20th century, not only demonstrates the enduring influence of vaudeville on radio, television, and cinema but also evidences important ideological developments, particularly related to ethnicity and gender.

It’s the mid-1800s, and William Chestnut is thrown into an epic adventure that leads to betrayal, epidemic plague, Indian aggression, and a city on fire. What could go wrong? As he raises his family amidst the St. Louis Saints, William struggles to forgive those who have wronged him.

The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led their troops on mass charges across No Man’s Land and into a hail of bullets...The armies at the beginning of the war moved quickly through the land, but the First Battle of the Marne devolved into a bloody pitched battle that led to the construction of trenches after the Germans retreated, blocked in their pursuit of Paris.

Worldwide terrorism has reached an all-time high. The Nation of Israel has been reborn. The nations of the world are coming against God's holy city, Jerusalem. Israel's latter-day enemies are rising up and allying together, just as the Holy Bible prophesied they would. Believers and nonbelievers alike will lift up their eyes to the sky after hearing the extremely captivating information, life-changing messages, and amazing revelations contained in this audiobook.

A story that takes place during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. White Fang is a wild wolf-dog hybrid who, through a series of dramatic twists and turns, grows to become a savage, callous, morose, solitary, and deadly fighter. But one day his life starts to change when a loving master named Weedon Scott, a rich, young gold hunter, buys him and starts a desperate attempt to tame White Fang.

The objective reality of this world is solely produced by the human imagination, in which all things exist. I hope to teach you how to subjectively appropriate that which already exists in you, and turn it into an objective fact. Your life is nothing more than the out picturing of your imaginal activity, for your imagination fulfills itself in what your life becomes.

John Quincy Adams: The Often Ignored Sixth President of the United States tracks the life and times of John Quincy Adams from boyhood until his death. John Quincy was the first case of the son of a president of the United States taking office after the father. In many ways, the two President Adams were similar in temperament and in performance. Neither understood politics; neither had the common touch. Both of them were scholars, and in another era might have made a career of teaching or research.

The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the "shot heard 'round the world" to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington and Concord were borne out of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from colonial representation in governments to taxation, the nature of searches, and the quartering of British regulars in private houses.