Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Khok Phanom Di Khok Phanom Di Rachanie Thosarat,Charles Higham Research report on Phanom Di Burial Mound, archeological site in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. OL2308201W
The earliest farmers and the first cities The earliest farmers and the first cities Charles Higham Discusses information archaeologists have gathered about early farmers in central Turkey and on the Tigris-Euphrates plain. OL2308210W
The Maoris The Maoris Charles Higham Discusses the history of the Maori people and the effect of European colonization on these original inhabitants of New Zealand. Briefly describes the Maori today. OL2308213W
Life in the Old Stone Age Life in the Old Stone Age Charles Higham An account of the discoveries of the remains of early man and a reconstruction of his life as it must have been. OL2308214W
Ava Ava Charles Higham The repressed, insecure child of North Carolina tenant farmers, Ava Gardner was de-twanged and groomed into an actress at M-G-M. Following a brief, unhappy marriage to Mickey Rooney -- the studio's d… OL2910684W
Orson Welles, the rise and fall of an American genius Orson Welles, the rise and fall of an American genius Charles Higham Recounts the life of the man responsible for the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast. OL2910709W
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Charles Higham This biography is bolstered by the support and recollections of Laughton's widow Elsa Lanchester and is consequently somewhat less skimpy and more ""intimate"" than Higham's Kate and The Warner Broth… OL2910717W
Errol Flynn Errol Flynn Charles Higham Recounts surprising--and shocking--exploits and escapades undertaken by the box-office idol, including love affairs with men and women, manslaughter charges, smuggling (gold, guns, and drugs), klepto… OL2910725W
Ziegfeld Ziegfeld Charles Higham Chronicles the life and loves of Florenz Ziegfeld and his career in the theater. OL2910734W
Bette Bette Charles Higham Biography of Bette Davis; Several Photographs. OL2910736W