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A short biography of Abraham Piersey, an early colonist in Jamestown and one of the wealthiest landowners of the Virginia Colony. Also included is a brief sketch of Piersey's father-in-law, Clement Draper, an alchemist.

America, A Country Divided is a book that delves into some of the major societal issues that’s going on in America. From abortion and birth control to the race war and police brutality, those are a few topics of many that are discussed in this book that talk about what’s going on in the country. America has been divided for decades but the country is back to a place where there is racial tension and social divide among citizens. The question that always remains is how did we get to this place, what can be done to resolve these issues, and what does the future hold for this country? A book that will make you think about what’s going on around us and what we can do as a nation to make it a ...

A brief history of the major wars America fought to defend our Constitution.

Ever wonder where famous people like Chuck Yeager were born? How about Taylor Swift? In this booklet, the author, a U.S. Air Force Cold War veteran, offers birthplaces (and interesting tidbits) on everyone from Billy the Kid to Sharon Stone (who grew up in Pennsylvania not far from the author's childhood hometown)... Interesting photographs are added to enrich the reader's experience... History buffs will enjoy the stroll down memory lane... but anyone, whether 15 or 85, should find this booklet an interesting read

Coming to terms with Early New Netherland - New York History: 1610-1614 While most histories of New Netherland begin with Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage and skip to the founding of New Amsterdam in 1624, it’s the period between that holds the real fires of creation—not simply for the Dutch colony but all that followed in New York and the United States. In the years 1613-1614 traders Adrian Block, Hendrick Christiaensen and Jacob Eelkens forged an agreement with people of the First Nations that established the first world trade center in the New World and altered the course of history. This is the epic story of what these forgotten founding fathers accomplished, from first contact to ...

David Calvin Bledsoe was a poor man who in the best of times never owned land and could barely support a family. When his nation called for volunteers he risked his own death to preserve the union of the United States. He returned home without a scar. No musket ball or shell fragment ever found him on the battlefield, but in the course of his military service his health was shattered. He afterward lived a ruined physical life and a disastrous financial one. He and his wife were dependent upon the charity of family and friends for their day to day sustenance. The Union veteran pension system - the physicians, politicians, and bureaucrats - did not know how to deal with Bledsoe, and those ...

By Jack Speece With text & photo contributions from John Benton, Catherine Bishop, Ronnie Doyle, Angelo George, Larry McCarty, Jeffrey Miller, Bill Napper, Stan Sides, Gary Soule, Gordon Smith, Joel Sneed, Dean Snyder, Jack Speece, Bob Thompson, Norman Warnell, Cave Research Foundation, Kentucky Speleological Survey, Mammoth Cave National Park (NPS), National Cave Museum This book is an attempt to preserve the history of the lesser known show caves of Kentucky which are becoming overshadowed by the fame and size of Mammoth Cave. The book was made possible by the efforts of those who contributed to it. Speece Productions - Kentucky Show Cave Series 2024 Contents Ex-Show Cave ...

Long before the establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park, the town of Three Forks, later Glasgow Junction, now Park City, became a major departure point for visitors traveling to the famous cave. The community developed around the Louisville & Nashville Turnpike, the Mammoth Cave Stagecoach Road, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Mammoth Cave Railroad. This historic town was once known worldwide for the famous Bell's Tavern and other noted hotels that offered fine accommodations for visitors to Mammoth Cave. Today, the city still serves as a gateway for visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park. 70 pages of text, newspaper clippings and old photographs Available at the Th ...

A reprint of the history of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, from its original publication in the St. Tammany Farmer Newspaper on September 4, 1926. A series of "Historical Silhouettes of St. Tammany" detailing the history of the area from the time of colonization by the French, bringing out those incidents that had a particular bearing upon its future and that influenced the character of its settlement. By Flores Ford Meagher, and edited for reprinting by Ron Barthet.

Set in Comstock Nevada, 1863, the story of a wealthy, powerful, seductress, lady of the night, who's charming character invited warmth, passion, violence, and mystery stands up to life's sometimes wild, cruel, intentions like love, and honesty, adventure and politics. Miss Ruby’s intellectual tale of the worlds oldest trade has an amazing storyline told from the heart of the Comstock lode just below Virginia City during one of the most important mining discoveries in American History. She had child like features that contradicted her voluptuous chest and rounded curves that revealed her distinct, well-rounded, bottom that followed her. Every man in Dayton knew it was Ruby from beh ...