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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The adversaries The adversaries Jack Cavanaugh Book 4, American Family Portrait series. Emotions erupt between the Morgan and Cooper families when the Morgan boys run slaves during a reunion with their Southern friends. As national tensions escal… OL134188W
Hitch-22 Hitch-22 Christopher Hitchens “Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter … OL15741856W
In search of your British & Irish roots In search of your British & Irish roots Angus Baxter Whether you conduct your research in person or by mail, this celebrated manual will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Noted genealogist Angus Baxter provides detailed instruc… OL15837258W
The English in America The English in America Edwin H. Cates Includes information on the reasons for English colonization in America, the colonial period, English immigration from the Revolution to the present, and famous English-Americans in many fields. OL180094W
Dear America Dear America Marion Dane Bauer "Land of the Buffalo Bones" is the diary of Mary Rodgers, known as Polly. Promising religious freedom and fertile land, Polly's father, Reverend Rodgers, moves their Baptist community from England to… OL1882824W
Genealogy of the Tomlinson and Kellum families Genealogy of the Tomlinson and Kellum families Asher K. Tomlinson Descendants of William Tomlinson (b. 1749) who emigrated from Ireland with two brothers, Josiah & Samuel. William married Martha Coppeck in South Carolina (date unknown) and after the Revolutionary W… OL19800418W
Please enjoy your happiness Please enjoy your happiness Paul Brinkley-Rogers "Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Paul Brinkley-Rogers has lived an adventurous life all over the world. But there is one story he cannot forget: that of his haunting love affair with a myste… OL20034103W
Making the White Man's West Making the White Man's West Jason E. Pierce In the early nineteenth century, critics like Zebulon Pike and Washington Irving viewed the West as a ?dumping ground? for free blacks and Native Americans, a place where they could be segregated fro… OL20930399W
British gentlemen in the Wild West British gentlemen in the Wild West L. Milton Woods In the freewheeling days of the open range, a group of English gentlemen saw and seized a unique opportunity to graze huge herds of cattle free of charge on public lands in the unsettled American Wes… OL3342818W
The English Americans The English Americans James M. Cornelius Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the English Americans; factors encouraging their emigration; and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America. OL4809818W
To the Far Blue Mountains To the Far Blue Mountains Louis L'Amour Filled with exciting tales of the frontier, the chronicle of the Sackett family is perhaps the crowning achievement of one of our greatest storytellers. In To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L'Amour we… OL51051W
Emigrants from England to the American colonies, 1773-1776 Emigrants from England to the American colonies, 1773-1776 Peter Wilson Coldham ![alt text][1]A genealogical reference text comprised of abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admirality with reference to colonial America. Includes both equity cases and criminal cases. … OL534324W
Last wish Last wish Tom Roulstone Ken Sanderson, a widower with young children, feels a growing affection for longtime friend, Nell, an admired actress from London, but his relationship with her becomes suddenly threatened by Stephen… OL5757697W
Primrose day Primrose day Carolyn Haywood Summary, The adventures of a little English girl who cooms to America during World War II to live with her aunt and uncle and her cousin Jerry. OL7990908W