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|  | White Slaves African Masters by Paul Baepler
This collection of captivity narratives of whites who were enslaved by Africans on the Barbary Coast includes the stories of John Foss and Ion Perdicaris, as well as Robert Adams, who was actually a light-skinned African American. These captives were often held until ransomed, and this situation lent support to the demands for an American Navy. AUTHOR: Paul Baepler
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Iran's Security Policy in the Post-Revolutionay Era by Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Daniel L. Byman, Jerrold Green, Shahram Chubin
Religion, nationalism, ethnicity, economics, and geopolitics all are important in explaining Iran`s goals and tactics in its relationship with the outside world, as are the agendas of key security institutions and the ambitions of their leaders. This report assesses Iran`s security policy in light of these factors. It examines broad drivers of Iran`s security policy, describes important security institutions, explores decisionmaking, and reviews Iran`s relations with key countries. The authors conclude that Iraq is widely recognized as the leading threat to Iran`s Islamic regime and Afghanistan is seen as an emerging threat. In contrast, Iran has solid, if not necessarily warm, relations with Syria and established working ties to Pakistan and Russia. Iran`s policies toward its neighbors are increasingly prudent: It is trying to calm regional tension and end its isolation, although its policies toward Israel and the United States are often an exception to this policy. Iran`s security forces, particularly the regular military, are often voices of restraint, preferring shows of force to overactive confrontations. Finally, Iran`s security forces generally respect and follow the wishes of Iran`s civilian leadership; conducting rogue operations is rare to nonexistent. AUTHOR: Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Daniel L. Byman, Jerrold Green, Shahram Chubin
PUBLISHER: Rand Corporation, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Smokechaser by Warren Yahr
In the 1940s, the Clearwater Forest, a vast wilderness area in northern Idaho, was watched over by a unique breed of men - fire lookouts. It was an isolated, lonely life that was not for everyone. Warren J. Yahr came to Idaho as a teenager to work for the Forest Service and became a lookout in the remote Bungalow Ranger Station 28 miles from Pierce, Idaho, near the North Fork of the Clearwater River. In Smokechaser, he recalls his experiences during the years he worked as a lookout watching over large stands of virgin fir, pine, hemlock, cedar, and spruce. In the early 1940s, no commercial logging had yet been done in the Bungalow District, parts of which had burned off in the fire of 1910 and were just recovering. Mr. Yahr describes his experiences as a lookout - the struggles of daily life and the joys of wilderness living. He recalls the dangers of being lost in a snowstorm, befriending wildlife, and enjoying the remote wilderness. His experiences are told with enchanting good humor and give readers a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about this chapter of Idaho history. AUTHOR: Warren Yahr
PUBLISHER: University of Idaho Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Anne Frank by Mirjam Pressler
The author examines the famous diary and draws upon other source materials to come up with new insights into Anne Frank's life. In addition to studying the diary, the author also reflects upon the accounts of Miep Gies, Otto Frank's stepdaughter Eva Schloss, and one of Anne's school friends. There is also an overview of the three published versions of the diary and an explanation of how Anne Frank herself might have reworked the document as she hoped for its postwar publication. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly. AUTHOR: Mirjam Pressler
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Black Manhattan by James Weldon Johnson, Sondra Kathryn Wilson
In this classic work, first published in 1930, James Weldon Johnson, one of the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance, combined the skills of the historian, the social scientist, ad the reporter to trace the New York black experience from the earliest settlements on Chatham Square during the pre-revolutionary period to the triumphant achievements of Harlem of the 1920s. AUTHOR: James Weldon Johnson, Sondra Kathryn Wilson
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Looks Like a Million by M. H. Dunlop
This historical critique concerns the social elite of turn-of-the-century Manhattan. The author informs readers of fashions, artistic tastes, and class tensions of the era, arguing that not much has changed between the late 19th century and the year 2000. AUTHOR: M. H. Dunlop
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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