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Category : Chariton County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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History of Chariton and Howard Counties, Missouri
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Category : Chariton County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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History of Clay County, Missouri
Author: William H. WoodsonPublisher:
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Category : Clay County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Naomi "Omie" Wise
Author: Hal E. PughPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476690138
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 219
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Naomi "Omie" Wise was drowned by her lover in the waters of North Carolina's Deep River in 1807, and her murder has been remembered in ballad and story for well over two centuries. Mistakes, romanticization and misremembering have been injected into Naomi's biography over time, blurring the line between reality and fiction. The authors of this book, whose family has lived in the Deep River area since the 18th century, are descendants of many of the people who knew Naomi Wise or were involved in her murder investigation. This is the story of a young woman betrayed and how her death gave way to the folk traditions by which she is remembered today. The book sheds light on the plight of impoverished women in early America and details the fascinating inner workings of the Piedmont North Carolina Quaker community that cared for Naomi in her final years and kept her memory alive.
Civil War Records, Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments: 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st & 32nd regiments (11,896 names)
Author: Kenneth WeantPublisher:
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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An Irish-American Odyssey
Author: Colum KennyPublisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826273203
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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The O’Shaughnessy brothers’ story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in Ireland and his Irish-American wife.An Irish-American Odysseyis the tale of this first-generation immigrant family’s struggle to assimilate into American society, highlighting their perseverance and determination to seize opportunities and surmount obstacles, all the while establishing a legacy for their own descendants in American art, advertising, journalism, and public service. TIME magazine called James O’Shaughnessy “the best in the business” of advertising, and he became the first chief executive of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Earlier, he was a “star” reporter at the Chicago Tribune, and James and Francis were centrally involved in founding and maintaining the Irish Fellowship Club. Francis was also the first graduate of the University of Notre Dame to be invited to deliver its annual commencement address, while Martin was the first captain of Notre Dame’s official basketball team. An attorney, John represented the alleged victim in a notorious “white slavery” case. Thomas (“Gus”) became the leading Gaelic Revival artist in America as well as a promoter of Italian-American heritage, campaigning successfully to have Columbus Day enacted a public holiday. The remarkable rise of the O’Shaughnessy brothers proves the American dream is attainable.
Civil War Records, Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments: 17th, 19th, 20th, 23rd, & 24th regiments (3742 names)
Author: Kenneth WeantPublisher:
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Civil War Records, Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments: 33rd, 34th,35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th & 40th regiments (9458 names)
Author: Kenneth WeantPublisher:
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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A Wyatt Earp Anthology
Author: Roy B. YoungPublisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 1574417835
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 937
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Wyatt Earp is one of the most legendary figures of the nineteenth-century American West, notable for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Some see him as a hero lawman of the Wild West, whereas others see him as yet another outlaw, a pimp, and failed lawman. Roy B. Young, Gary L. Roberts, and Casey Tefertiller, all notable experts on Earp and the Wild West, present in A Wyatt Earp Anthology an authoritative account of his life, successes, and failures. The editors have curated an anthology of the very best work on Earp—more than sixty articles and excerpts from books—from a wide array of authors, selecting only the best written and factually documented pieces and omitting those full of suppositions or false material. Earp’s life is presented in chronological fashion, from his early years to Dodge City, Kansas; triumph and tragedy in Tombstone; and his later years throughout the West. Important figures in Earp’s life, such as Bat Masterson, the Clantons, the McLaurys, Doc Holliday, and John Ringo, are also covered. Wyatt Earp’s image in film and the myths surrounding his life, as well as controversies over interpretations and presentations of his life by various writers, also receive their due. Finally, an extensive epilogue by Gary L. Roberts explores Earp and frontier violence.
Civil War Records, Missouri Enrolled Militia Infantry Regiments: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, & 16th regiments (8060 names)
Author: Kenneth WeantPublisher:
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Author: Allen Glenn