A Turbulent Life ? ? ?

A Turbulent Life ? ? ?

Author: Grace Boykin

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2023-08-27

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13:

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It tells a story of grandparents in the 1800s as judges in Missouri and those on the Supreme Court of Missouri on my mother's side of the family, then Congressman Frank W. Boykin of Mobile, Alabama, on my father's side of the family. Some highlights from the manuscript: Congressman Boykin started the multiethnic, multireligious Kounter Klan to challenge the corrupt Ku Klux Klan in Alabama and other Southern States. He served in Congress for over twenty-eight years but remained a man of the people. Boykin was also involved in real estate, where he purchased more than three million acres during his lifetime, developing Homosassa Springs in Florida with President Truman's brother. He had over eighteen different businesses, including in timber, farming, cattle raising, and shipbuilding. Boykin's suggestion is untold history setting the English Channel ablaze during World War II and helped thwart the Nazi invasion of the country of England. Also, a movie that was to be made in the '50s and '60s by Breedlove Production Company in Los Angeles, California, have been unable to find out if it is sitting in a can in a Hollywood, California, studio and if it was ever made. Charlton Heston was proposed to star in it, and the title was trademarked called Everything Is Made for Love, Frank Boykin's motto for over forty years. It tells of sexual and physical abuse, bullying through childhood to adulthood, divorces, being conned, and the con receiving seven years in prison, having four fathers from age two to fourteen. Travel experiences to other countries and of family, children, cousins, abduction, and the way to learning one's true self and identity.


Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

Author: Kathleen C. Winters

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2010-11-23

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0230112293

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When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex portrait. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, airline records, and other original research, this book reveals a flawed heroine who was frequently reckless and lacked basic navigation skills, but who was also a canny manipulator of mass media. Winters details how Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, worked to establish her as an international icon, even as other spectacular pilots went unnoticed. Sympathetic yet unsentimental, this biography helps us to see Amelia Earhart with fresh eyes.


Rhett

Rhett

Author: William C. Davis

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13: 9781570034398

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Rhett first raised the possibility of secession in 1826, well before Calhoun adopted the notion, and would ever after hold fast to his one great idea. In this examination of Rhett's personal and political endeavors, Davis draws upon many newly found sources to reveal the extremism that would make and mar Rhett's adult life."--BOOK JACKET.


Saint Columba A turbulent life

Saint Columba A turbulent life

Author: Adamnan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-18

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 1291522913

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The life of St Columbia - Columkille, ' the dove of the church', his emblem the flying dove within the lovely columbine flower - who left Ireland in a rage, founded monasteries and, himself turbulent, started the tranquil church of Iona. A beautiful life by a one of his successor abbots. Callender Peace Studies /. Callender Saints


Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine

Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine

Author: Robert Fripp

Publisher: Power of a Woman. Eleanor...

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 798

ISBN-13: 0978062167

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The feminine spirit soars in Power of a Woman as Eleanor of Aquitaine, toughest of medieval women, relates her memoirs: of caring and loyalties, triumphs and trials; of her marriages to two warring kings, Louis VII of France, then Henry II of England. She speaks intimately, emotionally of her "too many quarreling sons," including Richard the Lionheart and John, of Magna Carta fame. A patron of troubadours, Eleanor commissions poetry as propaganda. She regales her readers with intrigues, crusades and tales of ruthless diplomacy against barons, kings, popes and Thomas Becket, while confessing her loves, her hopes for her many children, and their fates.


Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

Author: Thomas M. Coffey

Publisher: Random House Value Publishing

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13:

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The story of LeMay's career begins in WW II with the Flying Fortresses and the air strikes against Japan. Later he launches the Berlin Air Lift in 1948 and serves as Air Force Chief of Staff under Kennedy.


Bibi

Bibi

Author: Anshel Pfeffer

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1849049882

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For many in Israel and elsewhere, Benjamin Netanyahu is anathema, an embarrassment; yet he continues to dominate Israeli public life. How can we explain his rise, his hold on Israeli politics, and his outsized role on the world's stage?In Bibi, Anshel Pfeffer reveals the formative influence of Netanyahu's father and grandfather, who bequeathed to him a once-marginal brand of Zionism combining Jewish nationalism with religious traditionalism. In the Zionist enterprise, Netanyahu embodies the triumph of the underdogs over the secular liberals who founded the nation.Netanyahu's Israel is a hybrid of ancient phobia and high-tech hope; of tribalism and globalism -- just like the man himself. We cannot understand Israel today without first understanding the man who leads it.


Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night and His Turbulent Life

Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night and His Turbulent Life

Author: Amelia White

Publisher: Daniel O Brien

Published: 2024-10-25

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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Step into the vibrant world of Vincent van Gogh, a genius whose life was as turbulent as the brushstrokes he made. Dive into a profound exploration of the artist's journey, delving into his humble beginnings, his struggles with mental illness, and his relentless pursuit of artistic expression. Discover the inspiration behind iconic masterpieces like "The Starry Night," unravel the secrets behind his vibrant color palette, and witness the profound impact of his unique style on the art world. This book offers a compelling and intimate portrait of Vincent van Gogh, capturing his struggles, triumphs, and ultimately, the enduring legacy of his art. You'll discover: The profound impact of his family and social environment on his artistic development. The influence of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism on his revolutionary style. The intimate details of his life in Arles, his creative community, and the tragic breakdown that marked his final years. The lasting impact of his art on modern culture and its enduring relevance to our own times. More than just a biography, this book is a captivating journey through the life and legacy of a visionary artist, forever etched in the annals of art history.


Citizen Jane

Citizen Jane

Author: Christopher Andersen

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 9780863694318

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Jane Fonda has grabbed the headlines most of her life - from 1960s sex kitten to feminist champion and from Miss Army Recruiting 1962 to outspoken anti-Vietnam protestor. This biography exposes her scandalous life and covers her films, family, politics, men and marriages.


Simpson

Simpson

Author: Morrice McCrae

Publisher: Birlinn

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781780270258

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This is the story of one of the great events in the history of medicine. In 1847, challenging the firmly held convictions of the medical profession of the time, James Young Simpson demonstrated for the first time that a woman could be safely relieved of the pains of difficult and traumatic labor by the administration of a general anesthetic. He later added to his fame when he introduced a new and better anesthetic, chloroform, which soon became the most popular general anesthetic for use in general surgery as well as midwifery. Its use was endorsed by Queen Victoria when she asked for it to be administered during the birth of Prince Leopold in 1853. The book also gives a history of a time of rapid change in Scottish society that allowed the seventh son of a village baker in a rural apart of Scotland to go to university and then become a successful physician, a medical professor at one of the leading university medical schools in the world and Physician to the Queen, all before he had reached the age of forty.