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Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade Diary of James Josiah Webb 1844-1847
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Extraordinary Lives Tribute to American Express First Members Profiles
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Lamy of Santa Fe A Biography by Paul Horgan First Edition First Printing
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James Josiah Webb started out with a loan of $600 and a dream of making a fortune out west. By the age of 43 he had enough to retire back to the East Coast, but not without a few stories of the Wild West and how his fortune was won.
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These are mini biographies of those people who took on the American Express card in 1958, so it would be safe to say they either grew up or were young adults during the Depression. The people profiled within these pages, with lovely illustrations, epitomize courage, creativity and compassion.
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Lamy, first archbishop of Santa Fe. Born was in France, he served a pioneer apprenticeship in the American Middle West until he was sent to New Mexico as bishop at the relatively youthful age of thirty-seven. A prime civilizer of the frontier Southwest, Lamy made his presence felt from the Rocky Mountains across New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona into old Mexico -- and as far as Rome.
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The Sign of the Golden Grasshopper : biography of Sir Thomas Gresham Signed by Author
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Bird Life and The Painter by R.B. Talbot Kelly First Edition
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Cook Peary The Polar Controversy Resolved by Robert M. Bryce 1st Ed
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the authors have crafted this biography in the form of a novel, filled with fascinating characters from the courts of England France and Spain. The story of the man who saved England from bankruptcy And Began the Royal Exchange
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There are many fine reproductions of the author's paintings, of which 16 are in color, are masterpieces of delicacy and sensitive perception in a variety of treatments
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Bryce unravels the tangled threads of partisan arguments based on illogic, falsehoods, misquotations, misunderstands, and insufficient evidence that have obscured the truth and he exposes the motivations and hidden agendas of those who sought victory for one side or the other.
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20 Hrs 40 Min Our Flight in the Friendship Across the Atlantic Amelia Earhart 1928
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Dancing Diplomats Kelly Peru 1950s HCDJ 1st edition
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Memoir of Brazilian German Citizen during WWII Quambuschine Signed
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Amelia shares the story of her flight across the Atlantic, a publicity stunt to counter Lindberg's accomplishment. Although she was not the pilot, this flight served to launch her toward greater endeavors. 1928, 314 pages, photographic plates
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Lighthearted true adventures of a young American greenhorn diplomat - the late Henry W. Kelly and his bride and their life and love in the heart of fabulous Iquitos, in Peru, on the Upper Amazon, 1950s
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A lively, dramatic read from a woman remembering living through the terrors of war and perhaps wishing she could have done more. Appears to be self-published
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William Herschel by Francois Arago Arcturus Reprints
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The Fur Trade of the American West 1807 - 1840 David J. Wishart
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Captive in the Congo Return to the Heart of Darkness by Michael Hoyt
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The following Memoir of William Herschel is printed in facsimile (with the original pagination retained) from a collection of nine papers entitled Biographies of Distinguished Men of Science, published in London, 1857, by Arcturus reprints
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The whole fur trade system is traced out from the Green River rendezvous or the Fort Union post to the trading houses of St. Louis and the auctions in New York and Europe.
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A diplomat's account of his capture and being held hostage in the Congo in 1964.
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British Character Actors by Terence Pettigrew 1982 Olivier O'Toole Sellers, McDowell, Ustinov and more
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Westering Man The Life of Joseph Walker Frontiersman by Bil Gilbert
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Woodswoman Signed Copy
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When you meet Trevor Howard, the first thing he does is to fill a glass and screw it into your hand like he would a light bulb... that dour imperturbability which has sustained him through around 65 films and as many years ...
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A rousing and authoritative picture of Joseph Walker -- his pioneering heritage, his many accomplishments, and his exceptional personality
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A Young Ecologist Meets the Challenge of Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness
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