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A Florida historian uncovers strange but true tales of The Sunshine State from the 16th century arrival of Spanish ships to the antics of modern politics.
From Key West to the Redneck Riviera, Florida has a history as colorful as its landscape and as diverse as its residents. But beneath the famous legends of Florida's storied past are intriguing tales that don't appear in the popular guides or history books. In Hidden History of Florida, author...
2) Hidden History of Nashville: The Best Stories From The Tennessean's Weekly Column "Learn Nashville"
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This collection uncovers the fascinating past of Tennessee's legendary Music City from true tall tales to larger than life characters and much more. Perched on the banks of the Cumberland River, Nashville is best known for its role in the civil rights movement, world-class education and, of course, country music. In this unique collection of columns written for The Tennessean, journalist and longtime Tennessee native George Zepp illuminates a less...
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The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic. In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and plotted political upsets. During the Civil War, a company of "Key West Avengers" escaped their Union-occupied city to join the Confederacy by sailing through the Bahamas. In the early twentieth century, black Bahamians founded a town of their own, while...
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Americas Hidden History volume 10
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 8
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 9
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 6
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 11
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 12
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 4
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 13
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 3
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 2
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 5
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 1
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Americas Hidden History volume 7
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Join Historian David Barton, Tim Barton, and special guests as they uncover the stories some historians don't what you to know.
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Discover the fascinating and nearly forgotten history amid Cape Cod's salty waves and sandy beaches-photos included. From Provincetown to Falmouth, the Cape's fifteen towns offer a plethora of hidden and enchanting tales. Learn why one of the most famous rescues in Coast Guard history spent nearly fifty years in the shadows without public notice. Discover which wild creature went from the nineteenth-century soup pot to enjoying conservation protection...
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Take the ferry to this New York City borough and discover its colorful secrets, in a quirky history packed with facts and photos. Staten Island has a rich and fascinating cultural legacy that few people outside New York City's greenest borough know about. Chewing gum was invented on the island with the help of Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna. Country music legend Roy Clark got his start as a virtuoso guitar player on the Staten Island...
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"America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann paves the way to saving our democracy. In this powerful, sweeping history and analysis of American democracy, Thom Hartmann shows how democracy is the one form of governance most likely to produce peace and happiness among people. With the violent exception of the Civil War, American democracy resisted the pressure to disintegrate into factionalism for...
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Delve into the forgotten past of town and university. Well known as a university town, Chapel Hill's rich and fascinating history dates back to the eighteenth century. Learn all about the origins of the 1,200-acre Strowd plantation and its complete transformation into a modern neighborhood. Robert Strowd was vital to the town's prosperity, growth and image. Meet aristocratic slaveholder Hardy Morgan, who grew tobacco in today's Glen Lennox area and...
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