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This is the untold story of the women military aviators of the 1970s and 1980s who kicked open the door to fly in combat in 1993?along with the story of the women who paved the way before them.

"A graphic novel exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies"--.

The Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among the Creek Indians metastasized like a cancer. The ensuing Creek War of 1813-1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep South and led to the infamous Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the southeastern Indians from their homeland. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role, and his newfound popularity after defeating the Creeks would set him on the path to the White House. In A Brutal Reckoning, Peter Cozzens vividly captures the young Jackson, describing a brilliant but harsh military commander with unbridled ambition, a taste for cruelty, and a fraught sense of honor and duty. Jackson would not have won the war without the help of Native American allies, yet he denied their role and even insisted on their displacement, together with all the Indians of the American South in the Trail of Tears. A conflict involving not only white Americans and Native Americans, but also the British and the Spanish, the Creek War opened the Deep South to the Cotton Kingdom, setting the stage for the American Civil War yet to come. No other single Indian conflict had such significant impact on the fate of America--and A Brutal Reckoning is the definitive book on this forgotten chapter in our history.

"In 2007, Saket Soni received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker inside a Mississippi labor camp. He and 500 other men were living in squalor in Gulf Coast 'man camps,' surrounded by barbed wire, watched by armed guards, crammed into cold trailers with putrid portable toilets, forced to eat moldy bread and frozen rice. Worse, lured by the promise of good work and green cards, the men had desperately scraped together up to 20,000 dollars each to apply for this 'opportunity' to rebuild oil rigs after Hurricane Katrina, putting their families into impossible debt. Soni traces the workers' extraordinary escape; their march on foot to Washington, DC; and their 31-day hunger strike to bring attention to their cause"--Provided by publisher.

"The Pacific front was an integral part of World War II. In this in-depth volume, readers will learn more about the military campaigns there and how they connected to the fronts in Europe and North Africa. Timelines show the progression of the war and how each battle and event tied in to the greater whole. Historical photographs give even greater context, while detailed text shows how each battle and attack affected the course and outcome of the greater war"--Amazon.

Provides answers to thirty-two questions about rap music and musicians and their role in pop culture.

"Explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Virginia Loh-Hagan to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds. [This book] explores the events in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way"--Provided by publisher.

"Shows the gory pitfalls and the miraculous breakthroughs of medical history. With ... illustrations, clear diagrams, and illumnated text, it charts fascinating developments in diagnosis, surgery, healing, and drugs through the ages, and tells the stories of ther men and women involved in the extraordinary evolution of this scientific field."--Back cover.

Collects biographies, statistics, and photographs of over 175 members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and is updated through the 2020 Hall of Fame elections, with Derek Jeter and Larry Walker joining their fellow inductees.