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Boekhandel Douwes Den Haag

Boss of the Grips

The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal

Eric K. Washington

Boss of the Grips

Boss of the Grips

The Life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal

Boss of the Grips

 

A portrait of the early 20th-century head of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps describes his organization of the Harlem-based labor force that navigated harrowing segregation to become educated members of the middle class.

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Beschrijving Boss of the Grips

A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads.

ISBN
9781631493225
Pagina's
352
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Historische biografieën
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
WW Norton & Co

Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions

The personal narrative of a Sioux medicine man reveals his way of life and beliefs about the white man

Bolivar

An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat

Witness to an Extreme Century

A personal account by the Harvard Medical School lecturer, political activist and co-founder of psychohistory shares his insights into some of the past half-century's most disturbing events as experienced by its victims and perpetrators.

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