The Nisqually Valley has long been a transportation route, a source of livelihood for its residents, and a source of beauty for its visitors. Before settlement, a system of trails through the valley gave Native Americans access to rich hunting and fishing,..
The essays in this volume explore the diverse encounters Irish and Scottish migrants had with Indigenous peoples in North America and Australasia. The Irish and Scots were among the most active and enthusiastic participants in what one contributor describ..
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On August 17, 1862, four young warriors hungry and resentful over broken treaties, unkept promises and mistreatment had murdered five white settlers near Acton in central Minnesota. This isolated, unplanned and random event swept like a wildfire ravaging t..
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At the same time, new states in the Midwest and west struggled with the tensions between settlers and Native Americans. In Minnesota, the Dakota were pushed beyond human endurance. Starving and without any hope of help, they lashed out. Hundreds of settler..
The first book on the Mutter Museum contain artful images of the museum's fascinating exhibits shot by contemporary fine art photographers. Here, the focus is on the museum's archive of rare historic photographs, most of which have never been seen by the p..
The recipes (spelled ""receipts"") it published were often submitted by women from both the North and the South, and they reveal the wide variety of regional cooking that characterized American culture. There is a remarkable diversity in the recipes, thank..
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Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank) lives a solitary existence in a God-fearing mid-western town. She is designated by members of her church to take back East three women who have lost their minds. On the way from Nebraska to Iowa where those women will at la..
Columbia Pictures purchased Clarence Budington Kelland's 1939 novel Arizona intending it as a reunion vehicle for Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur the stars of Mr. Deeds Goes To Town and The Plainsman. When Cooper became unavailable the studio assigned the m..
Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank) lives a solitary existence in a God-fearing mid-western town. She is designated by members of her church to take back East three women who have lost their minds. On the way from Nebraska to Iowa where those women will at la..
From the uproariously unrestrained mind of comedian Louis C.K. comes one of the most outrageously original comedies! As a newly divorced well-meaning father raising two young daughters Louie struggles to cope with his strenuous midlife shake-up and his ..
Cast out and disowned by her husband brutalised by Roman soldiers and searching for love and redemption this is the story of one of the greatest Christian enigmas. Described by many as a seductress or witch this magnificent film from the producers of Th..
Series 1 & 2 of the supernatural television hit The Vampire Diaries. Season One: For over a century I have lived in secret until now. I know the risk but I have to know her. Dark brooding pulsing with bloodlust and transcendent with romance ..
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz Shaun of the Dead) reunite as sci-fi geeks taking a pilgrimage to Amercia's UFO heartland. There they meet a smart-ass alien Paul (voiced by Seth Rogen) who takes them on an insane road trip. As they struggle to retur..
Winona Ryder Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller (directing his first feature film) star in this wildly romantic comedy that looks at life love and the pursuit of gainful employment through the eyes of a generation sandwiched somewhere between The Brady Bunch an..
