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The year 1921 is the year of the Irish Civil War and the year of the separation of Ireland into two nations, south and north. The central character is Henry Mooney, a journalist (based upon the author's grandfather), who struggles for truth in his reporting during the terrible conflict, and falls in love with an Englishwoman in Ireland in the midst of political and military horrors. 

On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.

Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference set out to redraw the map of the Middle East in the wake of the First World War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The summit established the states of Iraq and Jordan as part of the Sherifian Solution and confirmed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine—the future state of Israel. No other conference had such an enduring impact on the region. C. Brad Faught demonstrates how the conference was an ambitious, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to move the Middle East into the world of modern nationalism.

Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in this thought-provoking addition to the New York Times bestselling What Was? series! Before May 31, 1921, the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was a flourishing neighborhood of 10...

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On the morning of June 1, 1921, a White mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing Black from White in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a Black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. Thirty-four square blocks of Tulsa's Greenwood community, known then as the Black Wall Street of America, were reduced to smoldering rubble.

A podcast chronicling significant and related events before, during and after "the single worst incident of racial violence in American history." The Tulsa Race Massacre

In 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood District - known then as the nation’s “Black Wall Street” - was one of the most prosperous African American communities in the United States. But on May 31 of that year, a white mob, inflamed by rumors that a young black man had attempted to rape a white teenage girl, invaded Greenwood. By the end of the following day, thousands of homes and businesses lay in ashes, and perhaps, as many as 300 people were dead.

More than one hundred years ago, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, perpetrated a massacre against its Black residents. For generations, the true story was ignored, covered up, and diminished by those in power and in a position to preserve the status quo. Blending memoir and immersive journalism, RJ Young shows how, today, Tulsa combats its racist past while remaining all too tolerant of racial injustice.

Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award The chilling novella featured in Stephen King’s New York Times bestselling collection Full Dark, No Stars, 1922 is about a man who succumbs to the violence within—setting in motion a grisly train of murder and madness...

The Irish Century series is the story of the Irish people's epic struggle for independence through the tumultuous course of the 20th century. Morgan Llywelyn's magisterial multi-novel chronicle of that story began with 1916, which was followed by 1921, 1949, and 1972. It now concludes with 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace. 1999 brings the story from 1972 to the disarmament talks and beginnings of reconciliation among the Irish at the end of the twentieth century.

2021 marks the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of The Irish Free State, the culmination of a 700 year battle for Irish Freedom from The British Empire. Much has been written about the top leaders of the decisive 1919-1921 Final Rebellion - especially Michael Collins and Eamon DeValera. Many of the well-known patriot commanders have also been rightly lauded - Tom Barry, Dan Breen, Ernie O'Malley, Tom Maguire, Michael Kilroy and others. Ireland's victory would not have been possible without the unsung heroes, the men and women who fought on the front lines of what the Irish called ...

An Inspirational Memoir of a Studebaker Dealer Turned Progressive Farmer Alongside an Advocate for Love--The Love Story of Ray and Ocie Lue Snodgrass. My 1987 project to gather pictures, stories, and cards for Mom and Dad’s 60th-anniversary scrapbook turned into a journey of wonderment and love that I didn’t foresee. After Mom’s death, I never intended to read their World War II love letters. Mom was so protective of them, it almost seemed like a violation of their passionate love. But I am so glad I read that first letter and kept reading. I read their wartime pledges to love each ...

Prepare yourself for a thrilling and gripping trip into the spine-chilling world of the undead with the captivating eBook, "Zombie Encounters." Prepare to delve deep into the shrouded and mystifying realm of zombies like you've never done before. "Zombie Encounters" will take you by the hand and progressively lead you through the fascinating yet terrifying zombie phenomenon. It all starts with gaining a crystal-clear understanding of the zombie phenomenon and differentiating between the undead and the living. With an incredible collection of historical cases, "Zombie Encounters" ...

“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street Journal An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of...

A Wall Street Journal and National Bestseller! The man who predicted the worst economic crisis in US history shows you how to survive it. The current crisis is not like 2008 or even 1929. The New Depression that has emerged from the COVID pandemic is the worst economic crisis in U.S. history...

Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2019 by LitHub and The Millions. Called one of the Top 10 Literary Fiction titles of Fall by Publishers Weekly. An extraordinary new novel about the influence of history on a contemporary family, from the New York Times-bestselling and National Book...

A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive acts of racial violence in American history: the Tulsa Race Massacre. Winner, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In the early morning of June 1, 1921, a...

An Inspirational Memoir of a Studebaker Dealer Turned Progressive Farmer Alongside an Advocate for Love--The Love Story of Ray and Ocie Lue Snodgrass. My 1987 project to gather pictures, stories, and cards for Mom and Dad’s 60th-anniversary scrapbook turned into a journey of wonderment and love that I didn’t foresee. After Mom’s death, I never intended to read their World War II love letters. Mom was so protective of them, it almost seemed like a violation of their passionate love. But I am so glad I read that first letter and kept reading. I read their wartime pledges to love each ...

'A masterpiece of history' DAILY TELEGRAPH Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and...