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The American Adventuress

Author : C. W. Gortner
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063035812
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The American Adventuress written by C. W. Gortner and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No one writes bright, bold, bad, and beautiful women of history like C.W. Gortner, and he outdoes himself with his latest heroine: Jennie Jerome, American heiress, royal mistress, and mother of Winston Churchill. The American Adventuress shines on every page with Jennie's irrepressible thirst for adventure, love, and everything else life has to offer!" -- Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code The story of Jennie Jerome Churchill, mother of Winston, a New York born heiress who always lived life on her own terms. Daughter of New York financier Leonard Jerome, Jennie was born into wealth—and scandal. Upon her parents’ separation, her mother took Jennie and her sisters to Paris, where Mrs. Jerome was determined to marry her daughters into the most elite families. The glamorous city became their tumultuous finishing school until it fell to revolt. Fleeing to Queen Victoria’s England, Jennie soon caught the eye of aristocrat Randolph Spencer-Churchill, son of the Duke of Marlborough, one of Britain’s loftiest peers. It was love at first sight, their unconventional marriage driven by mutual ambition and the birth of two sons. Undeterred by premature widowhood or society’s rigid expectations, Jennie brashly carried on a lifelong intimate friendship with Edward, Prince of Wales—a notorious bon vivant—and had two later marriages to younger men. When her son Winston launched his brilliant political career, Jennie guided him to success, his most vocal and valuable supporter. By turns scandalous, tragic, and exciting, Jennie Jerome lived an unconventional life full of defiance—one that enshrined her as an American adventuress.

An American Adventure

Author : William Stearman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514030
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book An American Adventure written by William Stearman and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of extraordinary scope, William Lloyd Stearman’s reminiscences will attract those interested in early aviation, World War II in the Pacific, life as a diplomat behind the Iron Curtain, the Vietnam War, and the ins and outs of national security decision-making in the White House. Stearman begins with a description of childhood as the son of aviation pioneer Lloyd Stearman. He then covers his naval combat experiences in the Pacific war and later struggles as one of the Navy’s youngest ship captains. Following graduate school, he moved to the front lines of the Cold War and writes about his life as a diplomat who negotiated with the Soviets, spent nine years in Berlin and Vienna, and was director of psychological operations in Vietnam. His reflections on seventeen years with the National Security Council at the White House are of special interest.

My American Adventure

Author : Rita Abiamiri
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1639032614
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book My American Adventure written by Rita Abiamiri and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is one of its kind, written by an immigrant who experienced firsthand the real life of an immigrant in America. It exposes the truth about the real struggles some immigrants endure when they initially set foot in American soil. The reader will be intimated on how difficult things could be for some immigrants, especially those who go to America with the preconceived idea that America is the land free of struggles. Those who plan to go to America thinking that money is easy to come by may be royally disappointed after spending a short time in America. The author writes from personal experience of the difficulties she encountered, some of which could have derailed her goals and aspirations. In spite of all odds, her courage, perseverance, and tenacity helped her overcome and become successful in achieving the American dream. In the pages of this book, the author passionately describes examples of various adversities she endured, including racism and discrimination. Racism and discrimination were and still are endemic in American society. The author emphasizes the importance of hard work, believing in oneself, having faith in God, and persistence as the factors that helped her navigate her challenges successfully. This book is a good resource for anyone who has plans to visit or emigrate to America for any reason for an extended period of time. The reader will be well prepared and pleasantly surprised if he or she fails to experience any challenges similar to what the author has described...

Fiasco

Author : Thomas E. Ricks
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101201401
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Fiasco written by Thomas E. Ricks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • One of the Washington Post Book World's 10 Best Books of the Year • Time's 10 Best Books of the Year • USA Today's Nonfiction Book of the Year • A New York Times Notable Book "Staggeringly vivid and persuasive . . . absolutely essential reading." —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "The best account yet of the entire war." —Vanity Fair The definitive account of the American military's tragic experience in Iraq Fiasco is a masterful reckoning with the planning and execution of the American military invasion and occupation of Iraq through mid-2006, now with a postscript on recent developments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of an extraordinary number of American personnel, including more than one hundred senior officers, and access to more than 30,000 pages of official documents, many of them never before made public. Tragically, it is an undeniable account—explosive, shocking, and authoritative—of unsurpassed tactical success combined with unsurpassed strategic failure that indicts some of America's most powerful and honored civilian and military leaders.

Railroads

Author : Charlton Ogburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Railroads written by Charlton Ogburn and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical account of the growth of the railroad and it's influence on American history.

Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims

Author : Clyde Robert Bulla
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590440554
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims written by Clyde Robert Bulla and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1982 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. An Indian goes to London with some of the first English explorers, is sold into slavery in Spain, and finally returns to America where he befriends the Pilgrims when they land.

Riot in the Night

Author : Bonnie Hinman
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781577482567
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Riot in the Night written by Bonnie Hinman and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Lankford survives the biggest flood Cincinnati has seen. As he and his cousin, Rachel Farley, spend time with Dr. Daniel Drake, they learn that the dreaded disease cholera is headed toward the city. At the same time, armed whites are roaming Cincinnati attacking those trying to abolish slavery.

Dream Seekers

Author : Loree Lough
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780791050439
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Dream Seekers written by Loree Lough and published by Chelsea House Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When twelve-year-old Phillip and his sister move with their parents from Plymouth to Boston in 1634, they encounter mysterious Indians and survive narrow escapes.

Our American Adventure

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Our American Adventure written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Adventure Gap

Author : James Edward Mills
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594858691
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book The Adventure Gap written by James Edward Mills and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Chronicles the first all-African American summit attempt on Denali, the highest point in North America • Part adventure story, part history, and part argument for the importance of inspiring future generations to value nature The nation’s wild places—from national and state parks to national forests, preserves, and wilderness areas—belong to all Americans. But not all of us use these resources equally. Minority populations are much less likely to seek recreation, adventure, and solace in our wilderness spaces. It’s a difference that African American author James Mills addresses in his new book, The Adventure Gap: Changing the Face of the Outdoors. Bridging the so-called “adventure gap” requires role models who can inspire the uninitiated to experience and enjoy wild places. Once new visitors are there, a love affair often follows. This is important because as our country grows increasingly multicultural, our natural legacy will need the devotion of people of all races and ethnicities to steward its care. In 2013, the first all-African American team of climbers, sponsored by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), challenged themselves on North America’s highest point, the dangerous and forbidding Denali, in Alaska. Mills uses Expedition Denali and its team members’ adventures as a jumping-off point to explore how minority populations view their place in wild environments and to share the stories of those who have already achieved significant accomplishments in outdoor adventures—from Mathew Henson, a Black explorer who stood with Peary at the North Pole, to Kai Lightner, a teenage sport climber currently winning national competitions. The goal of the expedition, and now the book, is to inspire minority communities to look outdoors for experiences that will enrich their lives, and to encourage them toward greater environmental stewardship.

Hoover Dam

Author : Joseph E. Stevens
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806173971
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Hoover Dam written by Joseph E. Stevens and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring building projects ever undertaken—the construction of Hoover Dam. Through the worst years of the Great Depression as many as five thousand laborers toiled twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to erect the huge structure that would harness the Colorado River and transform the American West. Construction of the giant dam was a triumph of human ingenuity, yet the full story of this monumental endeavor has never been told. Now, in an engrossing, fast-paced narrative, Joseph E. Stevens recounts the gripping saga of Hoover Dam. Drawing on a wealth of material, including manuscript collections, government documents, contemporary newspaper and magazine accounts, and personal interviews and correspondence with men and women who were involved with the construction, he brings the Hoover Dam adventure to life. Described here in dramatic detail are the deadly hazards the work crews faced as they hacked and blasted the dam’s foundation out of solid rock; the bitter political battles and violent labor unrest that threatened to shut the job down; the deprivation and grinding hardship endured by the workers’ families; the dam builders’ gambling, drinking, and whoring sprees in nearby Las Vegas; and the stirring triumphs and searing moments of terror as the massive concrete wedge rose inexorably from the canyon floor. Here, too, is an unforgettable cast of characters: Henry Kaiser, Warren Bechtel, and Harry Morrison, the ambitious, headstrong construction executives who gambled fortune and fame on the Hoover Dam contract; Frank Crowe, the brilliant, obsessed field engineer who relentlessly drove the work force to finish the dam two and a half years ahead of schedule; Sims Ely, the irascible, teetotaling eccentric who ruled Boulder City, the straightlaced company town created for the dam workers by the federal government; and many more men and women whose courage and sacrifice, greed and frailty, made the dam’s construction a great human, as well as technological, adventure. Hoover Dam is a compelling, irresistible account of an extraordinary American epic.

James Martin's American Adventure

Author : James Martin
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787132471
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book James Martin's American Adventure written by James Martin and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from his triumphant TV show and book James Martin's French Adventure, our food hero takes on the United States in James Martin's American Adventure. The book sees James travel from coast to coast, cooking and eating everywhere from San Francisco to Dallas, Philadelphia to New Orleans, New York to Maine, and sampling the high life in The Hamptons. On the way he cooks with real cowboys at a ranch, caters at Reno air race, and explores Creole food in Baton Rouge. It's the culinary journey of a lifetime and here are all the recipes from the series, along with exclusive photography from behind the scenes on James's extraordinary food trip.

Kit Carson

Author : Frank Lee Beals
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258089719
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Kit Carson written by Frank Lee Beals and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plymouth Pioneers

Author : Colleen L. Reece
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780791050422
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Plymouth Pioneers written by Colleen L. Reece and published by Chelsea House Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old John and his ten-year-old sister experience hardship and adventure when they arrive at Plymouth Colony.

Fire by Night

Author : Loree Lough
Publisher : Chelsea House Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780791050446
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Fire by Night written by Loree Lough and published by Chelsea House Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While living in Boston in 1635 and 1636, thirteen-year-old Phillip and his family survive a hurricane and a devastating fire while holding to their faith in God.

The Secret of the Howling Cave

Author : Lee Roddy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781556610943
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Secret of the Howling Cave written by Lee Roddy and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hildy finds a stolen watch concealing a crude, hand-drawn map, she is accused of the theft and must try to clear her name.

Sabre Jet Ace

Author : Charles Coombs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Sabre Jet Ace written by Charles Coombs and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabre Jet Ace is a story based upon the military records and flying deeds of the world's first triple jet ace-Captain Joseph McConnell, Jr. This is Mac's story. But it is also the story of daring young airmen, fighting their battles high in the sky-of blazing machine guns-of planes falling in flames. Sabre Jet Ace is more than a war story of men and planes. It is a story of all brave men fighting for what is right and good-freedom. With more than 60 original illustrations by Rod Ruth.