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  Native Americans in the Civil...

  Charles River Editors

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  By far the most important element in the Civil War from a native standpoint was what happened in and to Indian Territory, now part of the state of Oklahoma. There was a parallel civil war in Indian Territory, with the Cherokee nation splitting in two. While the 100,000 inhabitants of Indian Territory represent most of the experiences during the Civil War, many others were affected by it all over the country. 
  	In fact, men from more than two dozen tribal peoples actively participated in the Civil War by fighting for one side or the other. There were full-size Indian regiments fighting for the Confederacy, and full-size Indian regiments fighting for the Union. Indians joined sharpshooter regiments, functioned as scouts, piloted Union ships, and served as guerrillas, while some joined units of United States Colored Troops. Recent estimates are that more than 28,000 Indians served as Civil War soldiers. One difference between Confederates and Union Indian troops is that Confederate Indian units were generally officered by Indians, and Union formations were usually led by white officers, but some Indians in the Union forces did eventually work their way into command. 
  	Some 10,000 Indians are thought to have died in Indian Territory as a result of the Civil War, including soldiers, but also as a consequence of a total breakdown of law and order and chronic guerilla war. That estimate could be low, because the Cherokee population alone dropped from 21,000 before the Civil War to 15,000 after it. 	While Indian Territory was the main stage in American Indian participation in the Civil War, it was not the only element. The Iroquois in New York produced a few hundred Union troops who served mostly with Pennsylvania units, and Ely Parker, who was General Grant’s secretary and who drew up the terms for Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, became a brigadier general, making him the only Indian Union general.

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  The Executioner Always Chops...

  Geoffrey Abbott

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  A morbidly fascinating mixture of bungled executions, strange last requests, and classic final one-liners from medieval times to the present day.Sometimes it's hard to be an executioner, trying to keep someone from popping up to make a quip when they should have spectacularly sunk without a trace. Or to be told that the condemned to the guillotine won't have a last drink for fear of "completely losing his head." The business of death can be absurd, and nothing illustrates this better than these tales of the gruesome and frankly ridiculous ways in which a number of ill-fated unfortunates met (or failed to meet) their maker.Did you know:When Sir Thomas More was ordered to position his head on the block, he said "though you have warrant to cut off my head, you have none to cut off my beard?"When the guillotine took three strokes to sever the neck of Isabeau Herman, the mob attempted to stone the executioner to death for cruelty?After the English hanged the pirate Captain Kidd they chained his body to a stake on the Thames River as a warning to seafarers?From the strange to the gruesome, from the weird to the completely unbelievable, The Executioner Always Chops Twice is popular history at its best: witty, lively, and wonderfully bizarre.

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  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -...

  John Ross

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  Do you find yourself being overly anxious and prone to panic attacks? 
    
  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that seeks to analyze why you feel certain ways and how you see certain situations. Because anxiety is a reaction to these things, and because it results in distorted thinking and perceptions of reality, CBT shows patients a healthy, more realistic way to think.The bad news is that approximately 40 million people between the ages of 18 and 54 are currently dealing with some form of anxiety that is more intense than that which is experienced by their peers. The good news is that this issue is manageable without the use of pharmaceuticals and one of the most effective ways of taking control of your mental state is through the use of cognitive behavioral therapy. 
    
  what you will find inside: 
  *  Introduction to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 
  *  Know Your Enemy 
  *  Starter Exercises 
  *  Mindfulness Meditation 
  *  Excising Bad Habits 
  *  Exercises for Combating Negative Thoughts 
  *  Exercises for Combating Depression 
  *  Exercises for Combating Phobias 
  *  Exercises to Combat Anxiety 
      
    and much more! 
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  Summary of Shomari Wills’s Black...

  Falcon Press

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  Buy now to get the main key ideas from Shomari Wills’s Black Fortunes 
    
  Journalist Shomari Wills’s great-great-uncle, John Mott Drew, was a millionaire. His father had been a slave, and his story made Shomari realize that African Americans’ early achievements are often little known. At the time, it was revolutionary for an African American to become rich. In Black Fortunes (2018), Shomari tells the success stories of America’s first black millionaires, including Mary Ellen Pleasant, Robert Reed Church, O.W. Gurley, Hannah Elias, Annie Turnbo Malone, and Madam C.J. Walker. They were often attacked and demonized for their race and achievements, but this did not stop them from securing their legacy. They built towns, cultures, and helped change the course of history for black people. 
   

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  Thailand History - Siam History...

  Days of History

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  Are you curious to learn more about the history of Thailand and the land of Siam?  
  Then this book is for you! 
  Through this book, you will be able to step back in time and explore the captivating history of Thailand and the land of Siam. You will be able to learn more about the many kings and rulers, the wars fought, and the culture and traditions that are still alive today. 
  You will explore the various religions, superstitions, and folklore that make up the unique culture of Thailand. 
  This book is a must-have for anyone interested in learning more about the history of Thailand.  
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  Cheek by Jowl - Talks & Essays...

  Ursula K. Le Guin

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  Aqueduct Press is pleased to announce the release of Cheek by Jowl, a collection of talks and essays on 
  how and why fantasy matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin. In these essays, Le Guin argues passionately that the 
  homogenization of our world makes the work of fantasy essential for helping us break through what she calls 
  ''the reality trap.'' Le Guin writes not only of the pleasures of her own childhood reading, but also about what 
  fantasy means for all of us living in the global twenty-first century.

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