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  • THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MARIS

    THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM MARIS (1781-1845)

    de Roy Ziegler ...
    Orphaned at the age of three with his four sisters and brother, William Maris, following a basic Quaker education, moved from his native rural town of Springfield, Pennsylvania, to the bustling metropolis of early 19th-century Philadelphia when he was in his early teens.Mentored by his older brother Richard, Maris opened a mercantile business on the city's rough and tumble wharves at nineteen. ... Leer más

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  • Mozart’s Last Words

    de Roy Ziegler ...
    At the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair, the Austrian government exhibited the original autograph manuscript of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D Minor. During the exhibition, a corner of a page of that precious manuscript was torn off and stolen. According to many musicologists, that missing fragment contains the last four words ever written my Mozart.Mozart’s Last Words is a compelling story ... Leer más

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  • The Parrys of Philadelphia and New Hope

    A Quaker Family’S Lasting Impact on Two Historic Towns

    de Roy Ziegler ...
    The Parrys left England to practice their Quaker religion without ridicule. They found their home in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where they went on to become one of the regions most illustrious families.Follow two generations of the Parry family, spanning a period of one hundred years from the pre-Revolutionary War to the end of the American Civil War. They rely on their knowledge, skills, and ... Leer más

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  • Unfaltering Trust

    How Pilgrim Edward Fitz Randolph Jr. and His Descendants Helped Build America

    de Roy Ziegler ...
    When he left England in 1630 in search of religious freedom and opportunity during the Great Migration to the New World, pilgrim Edward Fitz Randolph Jr. could never have imagined the vast impact his descendants would have on the creation of America.Originally settling in Plymouth Colony, he later moved his family to New Jersey after the Puritan theocracy denied the very freedom he had sought. In ... Leer más

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  • Requiem for Riley

    de Roy Ziegler ...
    During the 1958 World Expo, in Brussels, a part of the original manuscript of Mozarts Requiem Mass containing the last four words ever written by the great composer was stolen. It has never been recovered. In his suspense novel, Requiem for Riley, Roy Ziegler presents the gripping story about a powerful global investment broker, Heinrich Winterbottom, and his quest to find the precious fragment. ... Leer más

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  • Slave Labor in the Capital

    Building Washington's Iconic Federal Landmarks

    de Bob Arnebeck ...
    The little-known history of how enslaved African Americans contributed to the building of the White House and other landmarks—includes illustrations.In 1791, President George Washington appointed a commission to build the future capital of the nation. Workers flocked to the city—but the commission found that paying masters of faraway Maryland plantations sixty dollars a year for their slaves made ... Leer más

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  • Salem's Witch House

    A Touchstone to Antiquity

    de John Goff ...
    A close-up look at this historic Massachusetts landmark, including photos and illustrations.Though Salem is located on Massachusetts's scenic North Shore, its history has not always been picturesque. The "Witch City," as it is internationally known, is home to numerous landmarks dedicated to the notorious trials of 1692.Of these, the Witch House is perhaps most significant—the former residence of ... Leer más

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  • George Washington's Virginia

    de John R. Maass ...
    George Washington slept, worked, and fought here . . . A historian's guide to Virginia sites and landmarks associated with the Founding Father.Born in the Tidewater region, George Washington was reared near Fredericksburg and took up residence at Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. As a young surveyor, he worked in Virginia's backcountry. He began his military career as a Virginia militia ... Leer más

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  • New Hampshire Old Home Celebrations

    de Gary Crooker ...
    Series series Images of America
    In 1899, when many New Hampshire residents were moving to cities and other parts of the nation, Frank Rollins, soon to become governor of New Hampshire, delivered a proposal to hold an annual event he dubbed Old Home Week. Similar in form to many of the family and town picnics already a tradition throughout New Hampshire, Old Home Week was designed as an open invitation to all the former residents ... Leer más

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  • Norwich in the Gilded Age

    The Rose City's Millionaires' Triangle

    A photo-filled history of Norwich, Connecticut, and the families, fashions, and fortunes of its elite nineteenth-century residents.Stroll down Norwich's most fashionable mile of millionaires' mansions and mingle with the extraordinary people who lived and played behind their elegant facades during the glamorous Gilded Age. Wealthy manufacturers and merchants constructed magnificent mansions, many ... Leer más

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  • A Guide to Historic Staunton, Virginia

    Series series History & Guide
    Unlike many small towns in the South that were occupied by the Union army, beautiful Staunton, Virginia, emerged from the Civil War largely unscathed. Join historianEdmund Potter on a walking tour through the many architectural gems and notable buildings of downtownStaunton�s five National Historic Districts. From thepicturesque Wharf Area to the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson to the town�s many ... Leer más

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  • Warwick

    A City at the Crossroads

    Series series Making of America
    Although known as the retail capital of Rhode Island, Warwick is much more than a conglomeration of shopping centers, malls, and industrial parks; it is a city marked by an extraordinary history and in many ways, serves as a mirror of the American experience. Like many communities across the United States, Warwick developed from a rural hamlet into a town distinguished by a variety of industries ... Leer más

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