The Giant and How He Humbugged America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Giant and How He Humbugged America write by Jim Murphy. This book was released on 2013-02-01. The Giant and How He Humbugged America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone!Everyone has their own idea of his true origin: Is he an ancient member of the local Onandaga Indian tribe? Is he a biblical giant like Goliath? Soon the interests of world-renowned scientists and people from around the globe are piqued as arguments flare over who he is, where he came from, and if he is real--or just a hoax. In a riveting account of how the Cardiff Giant mystery snowballed into one of America’s biggest money-making spectacles--and scams--Jim Murphy masterfully explores the power of 19th-century media and the unexpected ripple effect that a single corrupt mastermind can produce when given a stage.
Impolite Conversations
Impolite Conversations - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Impolite Conversations write by Cora Daniels. This book was released on 2014-09-30. Impolite Conversations available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When was the last time you said everything on your mind without holding back? In this no-holds-barred discussion of America’s top hot-button issues, a journalist and a cultural anthropologist express opinions that are widely held in private—but rarely heard in public. Everyone edits what they say. It’s a part of growing up. But what if we applied tell-it-like-it-is honesty to grown-up issues? In Impolite Conversations, two respected thinkers and writers openly discuss five “third-rail” topics—from multi-racial identities to celebrity worship to hyper-masculinity among black boys—and open the stage for honest discussions about important and timely concerns. Organized around five subjects—Race, Politics, Sex, Money, Religion—the dialogue between Cora Daniels and John L. Jackson Jr. may surprise, provoke, affirm, or challenge you. In alternating essays, the writers use reporting, interviews, facts, and figures to back up their arguments, always staying firmly rooted in the real world. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don’t, but they always reach their conclusions with respect for the different backgrounds they come from and the reasons they disagree. Whether you oppose or sympathize with these two impassioned voices, you’ll end up knowing more than you did before and appreciating the candid, savvy, and often humorous ways in which they each take a stand.
Presenting Buffalo Bill
Presenting Buffalo Bill - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Presenting Buffalo Bill write by Candace Fleming. This book was released on 2016-09-20. Presenting Buffalo Bill available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights? This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, Presenting Buffalo Bill makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package. This title has Common Core connections.
The Great Fire
The Great Fire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Great Fire write by Jim Murphy. This book was released on 2016-08-30. The Great Fire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Great Fire of 1871 was one of most colossal disasters in American history. Overnight, the flourshing city of Chicago was transformed into a smoldering wasteland. The damage was so profound that few people believed the city could ever rise again.By weaving personal accounts of actual survivors together with the carefully researched history of Chicago and the disaster, Jim Murphy constructs a riveting narrative that recreates the event with drama and immediacy. And finally, he reveals how, even in a time of deepest dispair, the human spirit triumphed, as the people of Chicago found the courage and strength to build their city once again.
The Long Road to Gettysburg
The Long Road to Gettysburg - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Long Road to Gettysburg write by Jim Murphy. This book was released on 1992. The Long Road to Gettysburg available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Describes the events of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 as seen through the eyes of two actual participants, nineteen-year-old Confederate lieutenant John Dooley and seventeen-year-old Union soldier Thomas Galway. Also discusses Lincoln's famous speech delivered at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
