A mysterious midnight shooting spree that began on a dirt road in Texas between Brownsville and Fort Brown on August 13, 1906, killed one civilian and shattered the lives of 167 black infantrymen who had been summarily discharged without honor by a stroke of President Theodore Roosevelt's pen. In The Senator and the Sharecropper's Son, John D. ...
From its founding in the late 1800s through the 1950s, Brownsville, a section of eastern Brooklyn, was a white, predominantly Jewish, working-class neighbourhood. The famous New York district nurtured the aspirations of thousands of upwardly mobile Americans while the infamous gangsters of Murder, Incorporated controlled its streets. But during ...
Drawing heavily on the reminiscences of the Brownsville boys themselves, and skillfully integrating these with material from newspapers, books, and commentary of the time, Sorin creates an original and compelling picture of the communal and individual vitality that allowed an unusual and heartening social achievement.
Maurice Dupree's aspirations to become the first African American attorney in his Louisiana town are sidelined by his fiancee's ultimatum. Could the sophisticated daughter of an influential judge be the answer to his prayers?
Examining the infamous conflict between a predominantly black community and a predominantly Jewish teachers' union, Gordon takes a new look at this historically rich and racially diverse community.
This remarkable collection of letters written by a U.S. Army officer's wife during five years on the South Texas frontier is among the most significant collections of letters published in recent years. Helen Chapman and her husband William, the first quartermaster at Fort Brown, were two influential founding citizens of Brownsville, Texas. An ...
This first-hand, photo-journalistic account of the long-running revival at Brownsville Assembly of God in Pensacola profiles its leaders, interviews its converts and critics, and provides one of the most comprehensive and well-balanced reports to date. Photos.
In a small town on the Mexican border live two brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino. Stubborn and independent, they now must face the facts: they are old, and they have let a family argument stand between them for too long. Don Celestino's good-natured housekeeper encourages him to make amends - while he still can. They secretly liberate Don ...
The Ville, as a Brooklyn neighborhood is called by the locals, is one of the most dangerous places in America--a place where homicide is a daily occurrence. Written by a veteran urban reporter and long-time teacher in Brooklyn's toughest schools, this story brilliantly captures the firestorm of violence that is destroying a generation. Photos.
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Valley zoological society
Description: Fair to Good. No dust jacket. Pages are clean, but covers are insect nibbled around edges. 64 p. Oversized book loaded with color photos of the zoos collection read more
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