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Navy at Point Mugu - Bog af Gina Nichols - Hardback

Navy at Point Mugu - Bog af Gina Nichols - Hardback

Point Mugu has played a major part in naval history since 1943, when a small group of U.S. Navy Seabees and several newly organized amphibious units headed across the Oxnard Plain to establish an advance base training facility. Toward the end of World War II, the small naval air base began testing newly developed guided missiles, pilotless aircraft, and special weapons to combat kamikaze pilots. This early testing transitioned Point Mugu from a temporary base into a pioneer in the world of science..

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Cincinnati's General Protestant Orphan Home - Beech Acres Parenting Center - Bog af Christine (University of Nottingham UK) Hall & Natasha Rezaian - H

Cincinnati's General Protestant Orphan Home - Beech Acres Parenting Center - Bog af Christine (University of Nottingham UK) Hall & Natasha Rezaian - H

In 1849, a cholera epidemic devastated Cincinnati, taking the lives of 4,114 residents. The First German Protestant Aid Association proposed creating a home for the orphaned children and established the German General Protestant Orphan Asylum in Mount Auburn. In 1851, the annual Orphan Feast and parade began and was one of the largest one-day festivals in Cincinnati for 137 years. In 1949, the desire to move the children from the city to the country drove the purchase of 60 acres in Anderson. The..

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Candlestick Park - Bog af Ted Atlas - Hardback

Candlestick Park - Bog af Ted Atlas - Hardback

Opened in 1960 as the home of the San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park is among America's most iconic sports facilities. It is a striking example of modernism and was the first reinforced-concrete stadium. The Giants' home for 40 years, it played host to two World Series, including in 1989, when it was infamously delayed by the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Renovated to a dual-purpose stadium in 1970, it became home to the San Francisco 49ers. In 1982, \The Catch,\ one of the most famous plays in NFL..

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Wright Field - Bog af Kenneth M Keisel - Hardback

Wright Field - Bog af Kenneth M Keisel - Hardback

From its founding in 1927 until the establishment of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1948, Wright Field played a vital role keeping the Army Air Force positioned as the world's leader in aircraft design and development. The Second World War catapulted it into the forefront of America's war effort, as virtually every new aircraft produced for the Army Air Force was developed and tested in Dayton. Wright Field's testing program also had the fascinating task of studying captured enemy aircraft, including..

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Historic Homes of Northeast Tennessee - Bog af Robert Sorrell - Hardback

Historic Homes of Northeast Tennessee - Bog af Robert Sorrell - Hardback

The communities of northeast Tennessee are among the oldest settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains and the original 13 colonies. The cities of Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport and surrounding towns of Elizabethton, Erwin, Greeneville, Jonesborough, Mountain City, and Rogersville are home to some of the most remarkable historic houses in the country. The region is home to the oldest frame structure in Tennessee the Carter Mansion in Elizabethton and Pres. Andrew Johnson s residences in..

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Silver Spring Township - Bog af Christine Clepper Musser - Hardback

Silver Spring Township - Bog af Christine Clepper Musser - Hardback

Established in 1757, Silver Spring Township is the fourth-oldest township in Cumberland County. The area was founded by the Scots-Irish, who cleared the area for farming and built taverns, inns, and mercantile businesses. Eventually, the villages of Hogestown and New Kingstown were established; these two villages are still home to many township residents. Rich in history, Silver Spring is home to the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, the oldest church west of the Susquehanna River. Between 2012..

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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park - Bog af Kelly Carper Polden & Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Par - Hardback

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park - Bog af Kelly Carper Polden & Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Par - Hardback

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) took pride in his heritage and in the Texas Hill Country roots of his pioneer ancestors. He delighted in showing guests the ancestral settlement, and his birthplace, boyhood home, and the family treasure: the LBJ Ranch and the home that became known as the Texas White House. LBJ generously gifted these cherished assets to the people of the United States. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park holds more assets significant to an American president than any other U.S...

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Thais in Los Angeles - Bog af Chanchanit Martorell & Beatrice Tippe Morlan - Hardback

Thais in Los Angeles - Bog af Chanchanit Martorell & Beatrice Tippe Morlan - Hardback

Los Angeles is home to the largest Thai population outside of Thailand. With a relatively recent history of immigration to the United States dating to 1965, reports estimate that 80,000 Thais make their home in Southern California. In spite of its brief history in the United States, the Thai community in Los Angeles has already left its mark on the city. While the proliferation of Thai-owned businesses and shops has converted East Hollywood and some San Fernando Valley neighborhoods to destinations..

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Northwest Bronx - Bog af Bill Twomey & Thomas X Casey - Hardback

Northwest Bronx - Bog af Bill Twomey & Thomas X Casey - Hardback

Northwest Bronx is home to Wave Hill, Van Cortlandt Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, the New York Botanical Garden, and a variety of colleges and universities. Hunter College served as a training facility during World War II, and Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt's family, and Arturo Toscanini once lived at Wave Hill. Pres. John F. Kennedy's boyhood home is only steps from Wave Hill, and George Washington slept at the Van Cortlandt Mansion. Northwest Bronx features an array of vintage photographs of the borough's..

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Sports of Santa Cruz County - Bog af Geoffrey (Palliative Care Consultation Service Hamot Medical Center Erie Pa USA) Dunn - Hardback

Sports of Santa Cruz County - Bog af Geoffrey (Palliative Care Consultation Service Hamot Medical Center Erie Pa USA) Dunn - Hardback

Its inviting climate, enticing rugged mountains, and welcoming beaches have always made Santa Cruz County a haven for athletic activities. A wide variety of sporting endeavors, some beyond the norm, have called Santa Cruz home over the decades. In the 19th century, Santa Cruz served as a springboard for modern surfing. It was an early bastion for organized baseball, too, beginning in the 1860s, and it was home to a series of professional teams as early as the 1870s. Other colorful athletic activities..

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Quincy Valley - Bog af Karen Murray - Hardback

Quincy Valley - Bog af Karen Murray - Hardback

The Quincy Valley is a unique place with a distinct environment. In the beginning, not even the local Columbia River tribes could find a use for the sagebrush desert, home to jackrabbits, coyotes, and rattlesnakes, but by 1910, immigrants from more than 20 nations called it home. Today the technology of the 21st century knocks on its door. From the early days of dry-land farming, to the abundant orchards and crops nourished by the Grand Coulee Dam, to the data-server farms of major Internet companies,..

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Motorcycling in Santa Barbara County - Bog af Ed Langlo - Hardback

Motorcycling in Santa Barbara County - Bog af Ed Langlo - Hardback

Starting in the early 1900s, Santa Barbara County became home to over a dozen motorcycle race courses. Not one of those battlegrounds survives today. Pershing Park once had a stadium, Elings Park on Las Positas Road was Veronica Springs Hill Climb Course, and before that, La Conchita was home to hill climbing and TT events. Motorcycling in Santa Barbara County will take the readers back in time to the glory days of two wheels on city streets and engage them in competition at its race tracks. Preserved..

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Ligonier - Bog af Daniel L Replogle - Hardback

Ligonier - Bog af Daniel L Replogle - Hardback

Isaac Cavin, of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, traveled to Indiana in 1830. He returned home and married Elizabeth Marker in 1834, and they traveled together to northern Indiana. In May 1835, he planned a new town and named it Ligonier. He built his home a few miles north of town and lived there for 52 years. The next big players were two German Jewish peddlers, Solomon Mier and Frederick William Straus, who traveled to the United States and settled in Indiana. After training with their uncle, they moved..

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Legendary Locals of Washington - Bog af Suzanne Stotesbury - Hardback

Legendary Locals of Washington - Bog af Suzanne Stotesbury - Hardback

Located on the banks of the Pamlico River, Washington has been home to many famous, infamous, and unique people over the years. Springing from the community of Forks of the Tar under the watchful eyes of the everlasting Blount family, the town has grown from a small shipping port into a prominent county seat. Many pivotal people have called Washington home. William Blount, son of town founding father John Gray Blount, signed the US Constitution before scandal drove him from his Senate seat and into..

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