The Old Pike
Author: Thomas Brownfield Searight
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 584
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Author: Thomas Brownfield Searight
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 584
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nick Reding
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2009-07-01
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1608191567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize Winner of the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism Named a best book of the year by: the Los Angeles Times the San Francisco Chronicle the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch the Chicago Tribune the Seattle Times "A stunning look at a problem that has dire consequences for our country.”-New York Post The dramatic story of Methamphetamine as it comes to the American Heartland-a timely, moving, account of one community's attempt to confront the epidemic and see their way to a brighter future. Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland is the story of the drug as it infiltrates the community of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), a once-thriving farming and railroad community. Tracing the connections between the lives touched by meth and the global forces that have set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy. Oelwein, Iowa is like thousand of other small towns across the county. It has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy and an out-migration of people. If this wasn't enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, long-lasting, and highly addictive drug has come to town, touching virtually everyone's lives. Journalist Nick Reding reported this story over a period of four years, and he brings us into the heart of the town through an ensemble cast of intimately drawn characters, including: Clay Hallburg, the town doctor, who fights meth even as he struggles with his own alcoholism; Nathan Lein, the town prosecutor, whose case load is filled almost exclusively with meth-related crime, and Jeff Rohrick, who is still trying to kick a meth habit after four years. Methland is a portrait of a community under siege, of the lives the drug has devastated, and of the heroes who continue to fight the war. It will appeal to readers of David Sheff's bestselling Beautiful Boy, and serve as inspiration for those who believe in the power of everyday people to change their world for the better.
Author: Rose Pesotta
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780875461274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henry Wilson Storey
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 948
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Annelise Orleck
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2018-02-27
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0807081787
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of low-wage workers rising up around the world to demand respect and a living wage. Tracing a new labor movement sparked and sustained by low-wage workers from across the globe, “We Are All Fast-Food Workers Now” is an urgent, illuminating look at globalization as seen through the eyes of workers-activists: small farmers, fast-food servers, retail workers, hotel housekeepers, home-healthcare aides, airport workers, and adjunct professors who are fighting for respect, safety, and a living wage. With original photographs by Liz Cooke and drawing on interviews with activists in many US cities and countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mexico, South Africa, and the Philippines, it features stories of resistance and rebellion, as well as reflections on hope and change as it rises from the bottom up.
Author: Thomas Townsend Sherman
Publisher: New York : T.A. Wright
Published: 1920
Total Pages: 592
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 860
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Caleb Atwater
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Published: 1833
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAtwater, a 19th-century anthropologist, believed that Ohio's Indian burial mounds were constructed by a superior race of mound-builders. He was a supporter of publicly funded education and was the first historian of his state.
Author: Jerry L. Coffman
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 120
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 688
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