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Mermaids are like leprechauns: it's very hard to sneak up and catch a glimpse of one. But in a hamlet on the Gulf Coast of Florida, people have been able to do just that since 1947, when Newton Perry opened a small roadside attraction with an underwater theater. For nearly 60 years, live mermaids have been the unique focal point of Weeki Wachee Springs. Mysterious and enchanting, these young performers have done everything from teaching a class to typing a letter underwater. They are carefully trained, completely enthusiastic, and delightful to see. Wander through the pages of this book and meet the mermaids of Weeki Wachee in their magical underwater theater.
In 1776 the U.S. owed huge sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens but, lacking the power to tax, had no means to repay them. This is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists—the immigrant founders Hamilton and Gallatin—solved the fiscal crisis and set the nation on a path to long-term economic prosperity.
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
A SOUTHERN CIVIL WAR CAVALRY CAPTAIN DESERTING WITH A PREGNANT SLAVE UNEXPECTEDLY TIME TRAVELS TO THE FUTURE TO HELP A MODERN DAY 24-YEAR OLD WOMAN TARGETED BY A TEAM OF FOREIGN ASSASSINS