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1) The colony: faith and blood in a promised land

Author

Denton, Sally

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"A shocking massacre in 2019 sparks a probing investigation into the strange, violent history of a polygamist Mormon outpost in Mexico. A harmless, unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen in northern Mexico on November 4, 2019. Nine people were killed and five others gravely injured. The victims were members of the La Mora and LeBaron communities-- fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and...

2) The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power, Greed, Drugs, and Murder

Author

Denton, Sally

Language

English

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When Kentucky blueblood Drew Thornton parachuted to his death in September 1985-carrying thousands in cash and 150 pounds of cocaine-the gruesome end of his startling life blew open a scandal that reached to the most secret circles of the US government. The story of Thornton and "The Company" he served, and the lone heroic fight of State Policeman Ralph Ross against an international web of corruption, is one of the most portentous tales of the twentieth...

3) The pink lady: the many lives of Helen Gahagan Douglas

Author

Denton, Sally

Pub. Date

2009.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Language

English

4) The plots against the president: FDR, a nation in crisis, and the rise of the American right

Author

Denton, Sally

Pub. Date

2012.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Language

English

5) The profiteers: Bechtel and the men who built the world

Author

Denton, Sally

Pub. Date

2016.

Edition

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Language

English

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The tale of the Bechtel family dynasty is a classic American business story. It begins with Warren A. 'Dad' Bechtel, who led a consortium that constructed the Hoover Dam. From that auspicious start, the family and its eponymous company would go on to 'build the world,' from the construction of airports in Hong Kong and Doha, to pipelines and tunnels in Alaska and Europe, to mining and energy operations around the globe. Today Bechtel is one of the...