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Three Governors From Greensboro, Alabama    by Jabe Fincher, Jr
You set the price! 6460 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century.

Three citizens of Greensboro, Alabama have gone on to become governor of that state. This book chronicles the lives of Israel Pickens, John Gayle, and Thomas Seay, all from the small Alabama town of Greensboro.
George Strother Gaines    by Jabe Fincher, Jr
You set the price! 1330 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Native American.

George Strother Gaines was a well trusted and honored man among the Native Americans and whites in south Alabama in the early 1800s. Gaines was instrumental in the history of south Alabama among the inhabitants of the lower Tombigbee area. This is his story.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Did the Continental Army Try and Stage a Coup After the Revoluntionary War?    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2570 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.

0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A 2200 word history short about a possible military coup after the Revolutionary War. The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by disgruntled members of the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War drew to a close. They were unhappy with lack of pay and supplies promised to them by the Continental Congress. Was formation of the Society an attempt to form a milita junta to rule the new country?
A Kentucky Cuckoo's Egg: The Clay-Randolph Duel of 1826    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2940 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » History » North America.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A Kentucky Cuckoo’s Egg is a 2500 word history short about the duel between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826. It also delves into the history of dueling generally and specifically in Virginia. Who died, who lived, and who showed up to duel in a white bathrobe? Find out by downloading now! (www.katecooch.com)
The 1937 San Francisco Police Graft Report by Edwin Atherton    by Hank Chapot
Price: Free! 21900 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2012. Nonfiction » History » North America.

Here the infamous Atherton Report on police graft in 1937 San Francisco, published for the first time since it's disappearance from the County Clerk's office in 1939. Current copy has typos fixed.
African American Core Values: A Guide for Everyone    by Richard Rosenfield
Price: Free! 43920 words. Language: English. Published on February 9, 2012. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.

A common sense plan for advancement that everyone can use...A concise survey of African American history, in the words of people who lived it...An introduction to major figures in black literature from Sojourner Truth to President Obama
The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War    by Jo Swanson
You set the price! 73580 words. Language: English. Published on February 2, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century.

As an actor & activist in Boston during the early 1980's, Jo Swanson was committed to saving the world. A founding member of the popular movement, Food Not Bombs, Swanson chronicles her numerous and wildly varied attempts to head off the arms race, shut down nuclear power and end US intervention in Central America - with little more than a few good ideas and a handful of like-minded friends.
Timisoara - o scurta istorie    by GWP Publishing
You set the price! 1420 words. Language: English. Published on January 29, 2012. Nonfiction » History » European.

O scurta prezentare istorica a orasului Timisoara, asa cum este ea pe www.247timisoara.com
Nfr    by Tiziana Guggino
Price: Free! 37250 words. Language: Italian. Published on January 28, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Middle East / Egypt.

Un incubo terrificante. Il ritorno di una mummia. Una parola incomprensibile. Un viaggio nel passato dove Sarah, attraverso l’ipnosi regressiva, scopre di aver vissuto, durante una sua vita precedente, una tormentata storia d’amore con il futuro Faraone d’Egitto.
History of Whitehorse Farmhouse, Morton-On-The-Hill, Norwich, Norfolk.    by Susy Scott
You set the price! 4270 words. Language: English. Published on January 22, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 18th Century.

Whitehorse Farmhouse, Morton-on-the-Hill, located just outside Norwich, served as an Inn from the late C17 through to 1912. References to this hostelry can be found in Parson James Woodforde's country 'Diaries'. A short, history of this now private residence can be found on Kindle. Written by Susy Scott, the author of Finding Jingo.