Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, The Crisis that Shocked the Nation 2006041334, 1416548289, 9781416548287

“This is a mesmerizing and brave book, a story with complicated layers and meaning for all Americans, a heroic saga of p

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English Pages 700 Year 2007

Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, The Crisis that Shocked the Nation
2006041334, 1416548289, 9781416548287

For eight years, two outlaw biker clubs fought to control street-level drug sales in Quebec, Canada. The notorious Hells

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The fatal wreck of an express train nine years later, during a similar bridge crossing in Ashtabula, Ohio, serves as a c

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Robert Pickton, inherited a pig farm worth a million dollars and used his wealth to lure skid row hookers to his farm wh

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With extreme hatred in his heart against feminism, an act that feminists would label 'gynocide', a heavily arm

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On November 6, 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby was found dead in a parking lot for day use at Keystone State Park in Derry Townsh

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Based on extensive archival work, private paper collections, and oral history, this book includes eight of John Kirk s e

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On December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad’s eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high trus

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In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Arkansas governor Orval Faubus viewed the desegregation of Little Rock Centr

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