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In the second half of the 19th century, the Euro-American citizenry of California carried out mass genocide against the Native population of their state, using the processes and mechanisms of democracy to secure land and resources for themselves and their private interests. The murder, rape, and enslavement of thousands of Native people were legitimized by notions of democracy - in this case mob rule.

Growing up in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, Maggie Gonzalez has always been a little messy, but she’s okay with that. After all, she has a great family, a goofy group of friends, a rocky romantic history, and dreams of being a music photographer. Tasked with picking an escort for her little sister’s quinceañera, Maggie has to face the truth: that her feelings about her friends—and her —aren’t as simple as she’d once believed.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Santorini. Greater Than a Tourist- Santorini, Cyclades, Greece by Author Vivi Gialou offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit Santorini island. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

A trip to the English Lake District leads famed archaeologist Henry Contini, and his wife, Danielle, into the supernatural world of legends, folklore and the beast with a taste for mankind!

Greater Than A Tourist: Yerevan, Armenia by Tatevik Hovsepyan offers the inside scoop on Yerevan. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Introducing "Crafting Your Message," your essential guide to navigating the world of local politics and successfully communicating your election campaign agenda. This influential and thought-provoking eBook presents an impactful exploration of local political landscapes and the significant role communication plays within. The initial chapters guide you on a journey, introducing the intricacies of local politics and helping you analyze your target demographic, to ultimately equipping you with the skills necessary to effectively craft your election campaign message. This powerful resource ...

On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heeymeyer unleashed his gigantic, armored, tank-like bulldozer upon the small town of Granby, Colorado. It was an act of defiant, but misguided, revenge upon those who he perceived had done him wrong in a long series of local property disputes. Over a period of serveral hours, Heemeyer proceeded to cause mayhem and destruction while overwhelming the efforts of local police to stop the Killdozer in its tracks.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Terceira Island. Greater Than a Tourist—Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal by Author Vanessa Ferraz offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the little Portuguese Paradise. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

In this audio, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other shorter travel books. Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and culture. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

“Internationally Known, Locally Disrespected” is a collection of the most insane, unexpected, and hilarious Uber Rides from your favorite Uber Youtuber, Driver Eddie. From a late night drug run to getting trapped in a brothel, these funny, absurd, and downright wild rides are guaranteed to leave you wondering who ever thought driving around drunk strangers you met on the internet would be a good idea. Eddie Doyle is a comedian, author, and content creator born and bred outside of Philadelphia in that little slice of heaven known as Delco.

Greater Than a Tourist - Munich Bavaria Germany, by Velimir Ilicic, offers the inside scoop on Munich. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Conrad Bishop is hiding, somewhere in Costa Rica! Garret Cooper and his Joint Task Force teammates have finally been given approval to enter the country and bring the elusive felon to justice. The Task Force faces roadblocks, hurdles, delays and a lack of cooperation from people who should be helping them, along with a brief window of time to legally operate in Costa Rica. Will they have enough time to locate the man who thinks he has outwitted his foes by using the alias, Russel Wilson? Will Garret accomplish the mission given to him by his wife, Fonda? Will Conrad survive and eventually ...

This new South End Press edition makes available the full text of this out-of-print classic - along with a new foreword by Manning Marable, interviews with participants in DRUM, and reflections on political developments over the past three decades by Georgakas and Surkin.

Greater Than a Tourist: Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Provice, Thailand by Branko Ciric offers the inside scoop on Phi Phi Island. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller travel books.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you. Greater than a Tourist - Jerusalem Israel: 50 Travel Tips from a Local by Raquel Baccetto and Igor de Mattos offers the inside scoop on Jerusalem. Travel like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the people and culture. By the time you finish this audiobook, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next destination.

House church advocates want pastors to know exactly why they left the institutional church. They have legitimate disagreements with the way the local church is functioning today, and their issues have been largely ignored by pastors and those who are in leadership. Their evacuation out of the institutional church and into house churches may be the wrong move for some of the right reasons. There are serious issues to deal with, and pastors, it’s time to wake up and lead the church into the new wine skin.

Brody stands alone against the might of a merciless, blood-baying gang of Muslim radicals. On the sun-drenched shores of a remote tropical island, Brody faces an imminent threat unlike any before. A ruthless gang of Muslim radicals, led by a determined Sheikh, aims to transform the serene paradise into their own Sharia Law stronghold. The islanders, powerless against the militants' might, look to Brody—a seasoned operative with a troubled past—as their last hope. Brody's mission becomes twofold when he learns of a long-lost treasure hidden beneath the island's azure waters. As the ...

Greater Than a Tourist: Brooklyn, New York, USA by Lavina Solomonova offers the inside scoop on Brooklyn. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you’ll discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This audiobook will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local.

As the 20th century began, oil in Texas was easy to find, but the quantities were too small to attract industrial capital and production. Then, on January 10, 1901, the Spindletop gusher blew in. Over the next 50 years, oil transformed Texas, creating a booming economy that built cities, attracted out-of-state workers and companies, funded schools and universities, and generated wealth that raised the overall standard of living - even for blue-collar workers. No other 20th-century development had a more profound effect upon the state.

The ship 'General Carleton' was built in Whitby in 1777 and sank off the coast of Poland in 1785. When she was excavated in the 1990s a wide range of artefacts were recovered many of which, due to being coated in tar from the ship's cargo, were in a remarkable state of preservation - most notably a unique collection of sailors' clothing. It is because of the picture these objects give us about life, both aboard and ashore, for 18th-century mariners from Whitby and other coastal towns in the North-East, that 'General Carleton' has been called the 'Yorkshire Mary Rose'. This book is the story...