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Portland Maine: Connections Across Time
Ever since the early 1600s, when the first Europeans set foot on the peninsula that was to later become the City of Portland, the city's social and economic history has been shaped by national and international events. Some of these events are very well-known while others have been mostly forgotten, but all of them have influenced the city in both tangible and intangible ways. This book looks at the growth of Portland and provides the historical background to help explain why the city, and its diverse neighborhoods, developed the way they did. Photos, maps, and other archival evidence add richness to Portland Maine: Connections Across Time and give a whole new perspective on the urban environment.
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Slavery and War in the Americas
In this pathbreaking new work, Vitor Izecksohn attempts to shed new light on the American Civil War by comparing it to a strikingly similar campaign in South America--the War of the Triple Alliance of 1864–70, which galvanized four countries and became the longest large-scale international conflict in the history of the Americas. Like the Union in its conflict with the Confederacy, Brazil was faced with an enemy of inferior resources and manpower--in their case, Paraguay--that nonetheless proved extremely difficult to defeat. In both cases, the more powerful army had to create an elaborate war machine controlled by the central state to achieve victory. While it was not the official cause o...
Tax Court Memorandum Decisions
Contains the full texts of all Tax Court decisions entered from Oct. 24, 1942 to date, with case table and topical index.
US-China Review
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Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles
Provides portraits and background information for important Union and Confederate leaders, and describes each officer's most important battles.
