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The Old Slave House has stood for some 166 years a few miles east of the village of Equality, Illinois. An antebellum plantation manor, it's long held the history of nefarious activities in its attic, stories of kidnappings and victims held against their will. It's been recognized for its ghosts — some say it's one of the most haunted places in America. It's been recognized for its architecture. That's why it's on the National Register of Historic Places and in September 2004, the National Park Service recognized it for its history as a station on the Reverse Underground Railroad by naming it to its National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Slaves, Salt, Sex & Mr. Crenshaw is the result of eight years of research into the real history behind the stories long told to visitors, from the kidnappings and slave breeding to the visit of Abraham Lincoln and the potent political connections, both real and those just claimed, held by the owner John Hart Crenshaw and his family. This hardcover edition is an expanded and revised version of the book with more than 66 photographss, more Crenshaw and Taylor genealogy, plus a new timeline about the house. ... Read more

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The Old Slave House--Slaves, Salt, Sex & Mr. Crenshaw
Excellent book.Superbly researched.Detailed accounts and documentation of the history of the Old Slave House in Southern Illinois.As a native of this area I grew up with the stories and lore of this historic site.I was happy to read this book and I appreciate the years of diligent effort Mr. Musgrave and his associates put into accomplishing this work.The Old Slave House is a building that is not only important to Illinois history, but also important to U.S. history because it is one of only a few remaining buildings that was specifically dedicated to the business of capturing and holding runaway slaves.The story of Mr. Crenshaw, the salt mines, the captured freedmen and runaway slaves is a sordid and horrific tale, but the history should be preserved and told.Kudos for Mr. Musgrave and his associates.

Poorly written and edited
This has to be one of the most poorly written and edited books that I have ever read. What could have been an excellent story was rambling, disjointed and riddled with mistakes in spelling and grammar. The information that the book contained could probably been edited down into a magazine article and would have made much more sense. Save your money. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Desiree's Baby, the Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, the Adventure of the Final Problem, the Adventure of the Crooked Man, the Adventure of the Naval Treaty, the Adventure of the Gloria Scott, the Adventure of the Reigate Squire, the Adventure of the Resident Patient, the Union Buries Its Dead, the Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, the Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk, the Middle Years, Mowgli's Brothers, on the Edge of a Plain, Kaa's Hunting, a Son of the Celestial, the Clemency of the Court. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Désirées Baby is a short story written by American author Kate Chopin about miscegenation in Creole Louisiana during the antebellum period. Désirée is the adopted daughter of Monsieur and Madame Valmondé, who are wealthy Creoles in Louisiana. As a baby, she was discovered by Monsieur Valmondé lying in the shadow of a stone pillar near the Valmondé gateway. She is courted by another wealthy scion of a Creole family, Armand. They appear very devoted to one another and eventually have a child. The people who see the baby get a sense that something is unusual about it. Eventually they realize that the baby's skin is the same color as the quadroon (one-quarter African) nursemaid - the baby is not white. At the time of the story, this would have been considered a terrible taint. Because of Désirées unknown origins, Armand immediately assumes that she is part Black, and after Madame Valmondé suggests that Désirée and the baby return to the Valmondé estate, Armand tells her to leave. Désirée then takes the child and walks off into a bayou where she is never seen again. Armand then proceeds to burn all of Désirées belongings and the childs cradle, as well as all of the letters that she had sent ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10458460 ... Read more

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Collection of 10 Children's classics with great illustrations adapted to small 5 Minute paperback bedtime stories: Includes: "George and the Dragon", "The Gingerbread Man", "The Little Red Hen", "Rapunzel", "The Flying Prince", "The Selfish Giant", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Nightingale", "Thumbelina", and "The Frog Prince". ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on September 22, 1997. The length of the article is 558 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gente. (notas sobre diversas personalidades incluyendo el presidente polaco Aleksander Kwasniewski y la ministra francesa Elisabeth Guigou; septiembre 1997)(TT: People) (TA: notes about various celebrities, including Polish president Aleksander Kwasniewski and French minister Elisabeth Guigou; September, 1997)
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 1997
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Issue: n656Page: p50(1)

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Grownups sometimes tell you that dreams are not real. This little girl knows differently. In her world, dreams are much more real than bathtubs, houses, purple shoes, worms ... even the first day of school. Sometimes the dreams are fun; sometimes the dreams are scary. But, more importantly, the dreams tell her about the feelings she has inside. And if she can just get through it, that first day she's worried about might not be so bad. After all, dreams are even more real than school. And she's not just dreaming, you know. ... Read more

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Book DescriptionMiriam Weinstein and James Duvalier are cops with a difference. As psychic investigators for the San Diego Police Department's Paranormal Psychology Unit, they are acutely familiar with the underworld of the occult. But nothing can prepare them for the unimaginable forces about to confront them. Satan's time is at hand, and Miriam Weinstein bears the pentangle mark of his chosen bride. As the dead begin to rise, and the forces of good and evil rise up in anticipation of the final battle, the union known as the Black Wedding must be stopped at all costs. Lucifer's Wedding, the latest novel from award winning author Jim Musgrave, is an intelligent and blood-curdling chiller that takes us into the dark netherworld of the occult. ... Read more

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Lucifer's Wedding
Evil is not cured, only held at bay. Jim Musgrave's novel Lucifer's Wedding is a scary and at times disturbing portrait of the darker sides of all of us. Mr. Musgrave has written a frightening, complex and disturbing book of the darker sides of life, the occult and the unknown recesses of our minds.Miriam becomes involved in the play of good and evil, experiencing first hand the powers of evil. This fast paced novel is packed with multiple characters moving in and out, making it challenging to keep up with. But anyone who wants a look into how evil is cunning, and waits for its chosen moments, taking advantage of the weak and disheartened, only to once again be held at bay by forces willing to do what they must, relying on their faith to survive, will enjoy this tale!

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Its real name was Slautara, but the town was so wild and lawless they called it Slaughter City. It was a hell-hole populated by vicious deserters from both the Union and Confederate armies and the scum of a dozen outlaw trails. Worse still, no lawmen had ever entered it and lived to tell the tale... ... Read more

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Before winning recognition as an artist and writer, Emily Carr served as landlady to an apartment building where she bred English sheep dogs to supplement a meager income. A collection of stories about those hard-working days, The House of All Sorts features vividly portrayed tenants who frequently surprise Carr with their foibles, as well as the beloved canines who provide her with companionship. Carr is at her most acerbic and rueful, but also filled with vitality and an inextinguishable hope. ... Read more