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7) The great oildorado: the gaudy and turbulent years of the first oil rush: Pennsylvania, 1859-1880
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Random House
Pub. Date
[1959]
Language
English
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English
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The host of the NBC Today Show's popular segment shares his favorite stories of citizens making a difference around the country.
For the six million people who watch the Emmy Award-winning 'American Story with Bob Dotson' on NBC's Today Show, Bob Dotson's reports celebrate the inspirational stories of everyday Americans. Dotson has been crisscrossing the country for more than forty years-logging more than four million miles-in search of people who...
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Anchor Press/Doubleday
Pub. Date
1973
Language
English
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Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.
In 1966, in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Georgia, A teacher and his students founded a quarterly magazine that they named Foxfire, after a phosphorescent lichen. In 1972, several articles from the magazine were published in book form and the acclaimed Foxfire series was born. Some thirty years later, the books continue...
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Culture Smart! Mexico takes you to the heart of Mexican society. It describes how people socialize and meet members of the opposite sex, the dynamics of daily life, the central importance of family, and the annual cycle of Catholic feasts and fiestas. For business travelers there are key sections on the economy and vital insights into the general business culture. The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural...
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