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1) The feud that sparked the Renaissance: how Brunelleschi and Ghiberti changed the art world

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Walker, Paul Robert

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world's most magnificent structures and ignited the Renaissance

The dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral of Florence, is among the most enduring symbols of the Renaissance, an equal to the works of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Its designer was Filippo Brunelleschi, a temperamental

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2) Remember Little Bighorn: Indians, soldiers, and scouts tell their stories

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Walker, Paul Robert

Language

English

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Presents an account which draws on scores of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Native Americans, soldiers, and scouts, measuring their testimony against the archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction.

3) Remember Little Rock: the time, the people, the stories

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Walker, Paul Robert

Series

remember series The

Language

English

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Chronicles the historic integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and details the experiences of the nine African American students who participated in the integration amid threats and violence.

4) Remember the Alamo: Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans tell their stories

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Walker, Paul Robert

Language

English

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Looks at a major event in American history through an examination of both sides of the conflict, providing profiles of well-known figures, such as Davy Crockett and William Travis, as well as the Tejanos.

5) Big men, big country : a collection of American tall tales

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Pub. Date

[1993]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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A collection of American tall tales featuring such legendary characters as Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill.

6) Gold rush and riches

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Series

All about America

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

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"In 1848, carpenter James Marshall made a chance discovery that would change the face of the American West. That discovery: a few shiny flakes-of gold in a riverbed he was digging. Within a year 800,000 gold-seekers from all over the world were on their way to California, and the Gold Rush was on. This book covers the entire period of the boom-and-bust of one of the greatest expansion periods in US history-from the dangers of the journey, to the rough...

7) Bigfoot and other legendary creatures

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Pub. Date

[1992]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Explores the myths and scientific inquiries surrounding repeated sightings of such legendary creatures as the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, and the Yeti.

8) The Southwest: gold, God, and grandeur

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Pub. Date

2001.

Language

English

9) Little folk: stories from around the world

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Pub. Date

1997

Edition

First edition

Language

English

10) Great figures of the Wild West

Author

Walker, Paul Robert

Series

American profiles

Pub. Date

[1992]

Language

English

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Profiles eight people who helped shape the popular image of the Wild West: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Belle Starr, and Judge Roy Bean.