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|  | A Longing for Holiness by John Wesley, Keith Beasley-Topliffe, Timothy K. Jones
John Wesley, founder of Methodism, offers essential biblical truths for all Christians. These selected writings reveal Wesley's understanding of Christianity for all to explore. AUTHOR: John Wesley, Keith Beasley-Topliffe, Timothy K. Jones
PUBLISHER: Upper Room Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | Where Death & Glory Meet by Russell Duncan
On July 18, 1863, the African American soldiers of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry led a courageous but ill-fated charge on Fort Wagner, a key bastion guarding Charleston harbor. Confederate defenders killed, wounded, or made prisoners of half the regiment. Only hours later, the body of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the regiment's white commander, was thrown into a mass grave with those of twenty of his men. The assault promoted the young colonel to the higher rank of martyr, ranking him alongside the legendary John Brown in the eyes of abolitionists. In this biography of Shaw, Russell Duncan presents a poignant portrait of an average young soldier, just past the cusp of manhood and still struggling against his mother's indomitable will, thrust unexpectedly into the national limelight. Using information gleaned from Shaw's letters home before and during the war, Duncan tells the story of the rebellious son of wealthy Boston abolitionists who never fully reconciled his own racial prejudices yet went on to head the North's first black regiment and give his life to the cause of freedom. This thorough biography looks at Shaw from historical and psychological viewpoints and examines the complex family relationships that so strongly influenced him. AUTHOR: Russell Duncan
PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Biography of Jane Addams by Jean Bethke Elshtain
Writing from the University of Chicago, Elshtain examines the lasting influence that Jane Addams has had on American cultural and intellectual life. AUTHOR: Jean Bethke Elshtain
PUBLISHER: Basic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Gold Dust & Gunsmoke by John Boessenecker
Description not available.Chronicles the vigilante justice, fandango houses, gambling halls, love affairs, prostitutes, bare-knuckled fighting, and rough riding of California's goldrush AUTHOR: John Boessenecker
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Petty Family Album by Kyle Petty, Pattie Petty
Description not available.A visual chronicle of the Petty family stock car racing legacy focuses on the life and career of fourth-generation driver Adam Petty from his childhood to his tragic death at the age of nineteen. AUTHOR: Kyle Petty, Pattie Petty
PUBLISHER: Universe Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | In the Garden of Our Dreams by Harold C. Haizlip, Shirlee T. Haizlip
Description not available.A memoir of the struggles and triumphs of a young AfricanAmerican couple whose generation was reared in segregation describes their fight to engage white America at all levels. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. AUTHOR: Harold C. Haizlip, Shirlee T. Haizlip
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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