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Within Arm's Length: A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President
A rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who provided protection worldwide for President George H. W. Bush, President William Clinton, and President George W. Bush Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the President's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a US Secret Service agent—one of a special group of people willing to trade their lives for that of the President, if necessary. Within Arm's Length is a revealing and compelling inside look at the Secret Service and the elite Presidential Protective Division (PPD). With stories from some of the author's more high-prof...
Inside the Minstrel Mask
A sourcebook of contemporary and historical commentary on America's first popular mass entertainment.
I Am a Secret Service Agent
Adapted from Within Arm'’s Length for a younger audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to become a Secret Service agent, one of an elite group of highly trained men and women dedicated to preserving the life of the President of the United States at any cost, including sacrificing their own lives if necessary. Armed with single-minded determination and a never-quit attitude, he did just that. Selected over thousands of other highly qualified applicants to become...
The Rise and Fall of the White Republic
Saxton asks why white racism remained an ideological force in America long after the need to justify slavery and Western conquest had disappeared.
The Banjo
The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound—strings humming over skin—that has eased souls and electrified crowds for centuries. The Banjo invites us to hear that sound afresh in a biography of one of America’s iconic folk instruments. Attuned to a rich heritage spanning continents and cultures, Laurent Dubois traces the banjo from humble origins, revealing how it became one of the great stars of American musical life. In the seventeenth century, enslaved people in the Caribbean and North America drew on their memories of varied African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providi...
Mount Vernon
In 1805, veterans of the American Revolution claimed a plot of land in Ohio as reward for their military service, settling the town of Mount Vernon. In honor of President George Washington, the town was named after his colonial farm, and Mount Vernon remained true to its image, earning it the nickname of "Ohio's Colonial City." The town takes pride in its many original, well-preserved grand historic homes and mansions. An architectural gem and America's oldest, authentic 19th-century theater, the Woodward Theater is currently being renovated and 200 years later, today's vehicles still rumble over the Colonial City's original brick streets.
Harlequin Koleksi Istimewa: Cinta Musim Dingin (A Christmas Proposition)
Sang ratu sosialita, Stefanie Ferguson tidak melihat jalan lain selain menikah untuk menyelamatkan karier politik saudara laki-lakinya. Untunglah, sahabat baik saudara laki-lakinya, Emmett Keaton, bersedia membantu. Hanya saja, sampai detik ini, Stefanie sebenarnya tidak pernah mempertimbangkan Emmett sebagai calon kekasih apalagi calon suami! Namun, entah bagaimana sumpah pernikahan yang diucapkan di tengah musim dingin membuat hasrat bergejolak di antara mereka. Apakah pernikahan sementara untuk meredakan skandal ini akan berlanjut menjadi pernikahan sungguhan?
Way Up North in Dixie
Who really wrote the classic song "Dixie"? A white musician, or an African American family of musicians and performers?
Tap Roots
Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word "Tap" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical events that influenced the development of Tap dancing. Section One covers primary influences such as Irish step dancing, English clog dancing and African dancing. Section Two covers theatrical influences (early theatrical developments, "Daddy" Rice, the Virginia Minstrels) and Section Three covers various other influences (Native American, German and Shaker). Also included are accounts of the people present at tap's inception and how various styles of dance were mixed to create a new art form.
