Backcountry Revolutionary


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Biography of Col. James Williams, 1740-1780, the highest ranking officer who died from wounds suffered at the Battle of Kings Mountain (October 7, 1780) during the American Revolutionary War.




Hobson


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The Digital Classroom


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Educators and technology experts share their thoughts on classroom technology and how equity, the digital divide, and other issues need to be addressed to ensure students and teachers are realizing the full potential of different technologies.




The York Legal Record


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A record of cases decided in the courts of York County, Pa., with reports of important cases in other counties and abstracts of decisions made throughout the state.




AMETHYST COUNTRY


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Devastated by the collapse of her marriage, Helen Bradshaw flees London for Achill Island on the West Coast of Ireland hoping that her new job researching painter, Grace Henry, will offer her an escape. Achill is wild and beautiful, but island life poses many challenges, she feels isolated, lonely.







Henry Adams


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This book, first published in 1933, examines the life and achievements of Henry Adams, the American historian and political journalist. It looks at his youth and early development of his ideas, and goes on to look at his time as a diplomat, historian and journalist – and his impact upon American political and intellectual life.




Our Quaker Ancestors


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The Annenbergs


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"This is the colorful and dramatic biography of two of America's most controversial entrepreneurs: Moses Louis Annenberg, 'the racing wire king, ' who built his fortune in racketeering, invested it in publishing, and lost much of it in the biggest tax evasion case in United States history; and his son, Walter, launcher of TV Guide and Seventeen magazines and former ambassador to Great Britain."--Jacket.