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Product Description: The Civil War left no corner of the United States untouched, and Brockport--a small western New York town--was no exception. Brockport more than answered the call of duty, sending hundreds of its sons to battle. Brockporters were among the first to respond to Lincoln's initial call for volunteers, and the experiences of that company in the famous Old 13th" are renowned...read more

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9781626191228 | History Pr, June 18, 2013, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: The Civil War left no corner of the United States untouched, and Brockport--a small western New York town--was no exception.

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Product Description: OUTLAW PENNSYLVANIA continues the popular series that critics, true-crime fans, historians and travelers have hailed as "the ultimate guilty pleasure," "thorough and unflinching," and "the best damn crime travel series ever published!" This rollicking romp across the historic Pennsylvania landscape promises all the can't-look-away allure of its predecessors ...read more

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9780762788330 | Globe Pequot Pr, October 1, 2013, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: OUTLAW PENNSYLVANIA continues the popular series that critics, true-crime fans, historians and travelers have hailed as "the ultimate guilty pleasure," "thorough and unflinching," and "the best damn crime travel series ever published!

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Product Description: In Dancing the Fairy Tale, Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance. Using Marius Petipa and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classical dance--specifically as it was staged in Philadelphia over nearly 70 years--Katz Rizzo looks at the gendered nature of women staging, coaching, and reanimating this magnificent ballet, and well as the ongoing push-pull between tradition and innovation within the art form...read more

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9781439911228 | Temple Univ Pr, February 15, 2015, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: In Dancing the Fairy Tale, Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance.

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Product Description: In Dancing the Fairy Tale, Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance. Using Marius Petipa and Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classical dance--specifically as it was staged in Philadelphia over nearly 70 years--Katz Rizzo looks at the gendered nature of women staging, coaching, and reanimating this magnificent ballet, and well as the ongoing push-pull between tradition and innovation within the art form...read more

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9781439911211 | Temple Univ Pr, February 15, 2015, cover price $69.50 | About this edition: In Dancing the Fairy Tale, Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance.

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By Steven Knapp (contributor)

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9781588344984, titled "The Evolution of Washington, D.C.: Historical Selections from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection at the George Washington University" | Smithsonian Inst Pr, March 17, 2015, cover price $40.00

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A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history. ''The Erie Canal rubbed Aladdin's lamp. America awoke, catching for the first time the wondrous vision of its own dimensions and power.'' -- Francis Kimball, American architect. The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The Erie Canal made New York the financial capital of America and brought the modern world crashing into the frontier. Men and women saw God face-to-face, gained and lost fortunes, and reveled in a period of intense spiritual creativity.Heaven's Ditch illuminates the spiritual and political upheavals along this ''psychic highway,'' from its opening in 1825 through 1844. ''Wage slave'' Sam Patch became America's first celebrity daredevil. William Miller envisioned the apocalypse. Farm boy Joseph Smith gave birth to Mormonism, a new and distinctly American religion. Along the way, one encounters America's very first ''crime of the century,'' a treasure hunt, searing acts of violence, a visionary cross-dresser, and a panoply of fanatics, mystics, and hoaxers.A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history.

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9781137280091, titled "Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal" | St Martins Pr, July 5, 2016, cover price $27.99

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9781504729390, titled "Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal" | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, July 5, 2016), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history.

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9781476728773 | Simon & Schuster, September 23, 2014, cover price $30.00

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9781476728797 | Reprint edition (Simon & Schuster, August 30, 2016), cover price $19.99

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Product Description: For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past. How accurate is this prediction? Is Newark on the verge of revitalization? Robert Curvin, who was one of New Jersey’s outstanding civil rights leaders, examines the city, chronicling its history, politics, and culture...read more

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9780813565712 | Rutgers Univ Pr, July 9, 2014, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: For decades, leaders in Newark, New Jersey, have claimed their city is about to return to its vibrant past.

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Product Description: A Light Shines in Harlem tells the fascinating story of the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, the first charter school in New York, and of the charter movement. It is a penetrating look at the host of real-world decisions that make a charter school, or any school, succeed...read more

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9781613747704 | Chicago Review Pr, September 1, 2014, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A Light Shines in Harlem tells the fascinating story of the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, the first charter school in New York, and of the charter movement.

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9781439913154 | Temple Univ Pr, October 1, 2015, cover price $24.50

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Product Description: At the beginning of the Civil War, New Brunswick was positioned at the transportation and manufacturing hub of New Jersey. Many of the city's young men exchanged manufacturing equipment for rifles, and those whom they left behind witnessed the war through letters from their sons, brothers and husbands...read more

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9781626191747 | History Pr, August 27, 2013, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: At the beginning of the Civil War, New Brunswick was positioned at the transportation and manufacturing hub of New Jersey.

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Product Description: While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment...read more

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9780813575148 | Rutgers Univ Pr, June 14, 2016, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: While many older American cities struggle to remain vibrant, New Brunswick has transformed itself, adapting to new forms of commerce and a changing population, and enjoying a renaissance that has led many experts to cite this New Jersey city as a model for urban redevelopment.

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Product Description: Although far from the fighting, the residents of Oswego County were forever changed by the Civil War. One of the few regions that never forced a draft, thousands of men volunteered, motivated by patriotism, abolitionism or a yearning for adventure...read more

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9781626192089 | History Pr, October 8, 2013, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Although far from the fighting, the residents of Oswego County were forever changed by the Civil War.

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9780823253692 | Fordham Univ Pr, December 1, 2013, cover price $70.00

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9780823267408 | Reprint edition (Fordham Univ Pr, September 1, 2015), cover price $19.95

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Product Description: Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital. An exploration of the history, politics, architecture, and people of the city and region, Washington 101 is a must-read for anyone curious to learn more about Washington.

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9781137433381 | Palgrave Macmillan, June 18, 2014, cover price $105.00 | About this edition: Washington 101 offers a layman's introduction to the richness and diversity of the nation's capital.

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