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Gonzalez describes how the residents of Mexican Los Angeles adjusted to life in provincial California.
An excellent starting point for both reference librarians and for library users seeking information about family history and the lives of others, this resource is drawn from the authoritative database of Guide to Reference, voted Best Professional Resource Database by Library Journal readers in 2012. Biographical resources have long been of interest to researchers and general readers, and this title directs readers to the best biographical sources for all regions of the world. For interest in the lives of those not found in biographical resources, this title also serves as a guide to the most useful genealogical resources. Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Race. The mere mention of the R-word is a surefire conversation-stopper. In this book about AmericaÆs most divisive social issue, Dominic J. Pulera offers a compelling roadmap to our future. This accessible and penetrating analysis is the first to include detailed coverage of AmericaÆs five "racial" groups: whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. The author contends that race will matter to Americans during the twenty-first century because of visible differences, and that differences in physical appearance separating the races are the single most important factor shaping intergroup relations, in conjunction with the social, cultural, economic, and political ramifi...
Provides profiles of the men and women who have committed the world's worst crimes.
Al Capone is just one of the evildoers profiled in this volume that gives historical context for each "bad guy".
John Lanier was born 11 June 1830 in Davidson County, North Carolina. His parents were Benjamin Lanier and Anna. He married Nancy C. Morris (1831-1908), daughter of William Morris and Sarah, 24 March 1850 in Randolph County, North Carolina. They had eight children. John died in 1912 in Atlanta, Kansas. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Kansas.
Brilliant, powerful, and famous, the 40 men and women whose lives and cases are profiled here are America's greatest and most celebrated trial lawyers. Recent highly publicized trials, like those of the Menendez Brothers, Timothy McVeigh, and Heidi Fleiss have piqued public interest, setting the stage for the polished and entertaining journalistic style Colin Evans brings to SuperLawyers. 40 photos.