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Cincinnati's Celebrity Criminal Defender

Murder, Motive & the Magical Foss Hopkins

by Janice Schulz ...

Murder, deceit, and thrilling courtroom drama in this chronicle of Ohio's infamous criminal defense attorney, Foss Hopkins.With half a century in the courtroom, criminal defense attorney William "Foss" Hopkins represented more than 550 clients. Known to be charismatic and brilliant, Foss's dedication to defending the falsely accused often landed him in controversy. He specialized murder cases, and ... Read more

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Murder, deceit, and thrilling courtroom drama in this chronicle of Ohio's infamous criminal defense attorney, Foss Hopkins.With half a century in the courtroom, criminal defense attorney William "Foss" Hopkins represented more than 550 clients. Known to be charismatic and brilliant, Foss's dedication to defending the falsely accused often landed him in controversy. He specialized murder cases, and
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A Death in White Bear Lake

The True Chronicle of an All-American Town

by Barry Siegel ...

A mother's search for the son she gave up uncovers terrifying secrets in a Minnesota town in this "masterfully depicted true-crime tale" ( Publishers Weekly).In 1962, Jerry Sherwood gave up her newborn son, Dennis, for adoption. Twenty years later, she set out to find him—only to discover he had died before his fourth birthday. The immediate cause was peritonitis, but the coroner had never decided ... Read more

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A mother's search for the son she gave up uncovers terrifying secrets in a Minnesota town in this "masterfully depicted true-crime tale" ( Publishers Weekly).In 1962, Jerry Sherwood gave up her newborn son, Dennis, for adoption. Twenty years later, she set out to find him—only to discover he had died before his fourth birthday. The immediate cause was peritonitis, but the coroner had never decided
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Brown v. Board of Education

A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy

by James T. Patterson ...

Series series Pivotal Moments in American History
Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launched the litigation, exclaimed later, "I was so happy, I was numb." The novelist Ralph Ellison wrote, "another ... Read more

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Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in America's public schools. Thurgood Marshall, chief attorney for the black families that launched the litigation, exclaimed later, "I was so happy, I was numb." The novelist Ralph Ellison wrote, "another
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Ohio

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Series series Plunges Into
We’ve assembled a crackpot team of Ohio investigators to comb the countryside, explore the cities, and uncover the history, trivia, and fun facts that make the Buckeye State such a unique and special place. Read about…* Ohio firsts* John Glenn, Johnny Appleseed, and other famous Ohioans* Cleveland rocks!* From Ada to Youngstown: a crossword puzzle* The pride of the Buckeyes* The Wright sister’s ... Read more

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We’ve assembled a crackpot team of Ohio investigators to comb the countryside, explore the cities, and uncover the history, trivia, and fun facts that make the Buckeye State such a unique and special place. Read about…* Ohio firsts* John Glenn, Johnny Appleseed, and other famous Ohioans* Cleveland rocks!* From Ada to Youngstown: a crossword puzzle* The pride of the Buckeyes* The Wright sister’s
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The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory

by Sherri Brake ...

Series series Haunted America
Paranormal expert Sherri Blake takes readers on a terrifying tour of Ohio's infamous prison, where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually grew to house the most dangerous criminals. By the time the Mansfield institution closed, the prison was hosting a ... Read more

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Paranormal expert Sherri Blake takes readers on a terrifying tour of Ohio's infamous prison, where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually grew to house the most dangerous criminals. By the time the Mansfield institution closed, the prison was hosting a
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Detroit Resurrected

To Bankruptcy and Back

by Nathan Bomey ...

What happens when an iconic American city goes broke?At exactly 4:06 p.m. on July 18, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy. It was the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history—the Motor City had finally hit rock bottom. But what led to that fateful day, and how did the city survive the perilous months that followed?In Detroit Resurrected, Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of ... Read more

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What happens when an iconic American city goes broke?At exactly 4:06 p.m. on July 18, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy. It was the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history—the Motor City had finally hit rock bottom. But what led to that fateful day, and how did the city survive the perilous months that followed?In Detroit Resurrected, Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of
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Inside the Ohio Penetentiary

by David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, James Dailey ...

Explore one of history's most notorious maximum-security prisons through these tales of mayhem and madness.As "animal factories" go, the Ohio Penitentiary was one of the worst. For 150 years, it housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States, including murderers, madmen and mobsters. Peer in on America's first vampire, accused of sucking his victims' blood five years before Bram ... Read more

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Explore one of history's most notorious maximum-security prisons through these tales of mayhem and madness.As "animal factories" go, the Ohio Penitentiary was one of the worst. For 150 years, it housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States, including murderers, madmen and mobsters. Peer in on America's first vampire, accused of sucking his victims' blood five years before Bram
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Harry Truman's Independence

The Center of the World

by Jon Taylor ...

A historical journey through President Truman's Missouri hometown and the decades he spent there.Even after leaving presidential office at a time when America was in its ascendance to global power, Harry Truman would call Independence, Missouri, the "center of the world." It was already a town rich in the history of westward exploration and spiritual pilgrimage before he began sixty-four years of ... Read more

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A historical journey through President Truman's Missouri hometown and the decades he spent there.Even after leaving presidential office at a time when America was in its ascendance to global power, Harry Truman would call Independence, Missouri, the "center of the world." It was already a town rich in the history of westward exploration and spiritual pilgrimage before he began sixty-four years of
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These Granite Islands

A Novel

by Sarah Stonich ...

These Granite Islands is an arresting novel about a woman who, on her deathbed, recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936, a summer that forever changed her life. Sarah Stonich’s debut novel, set on the Iron Range of Minnesota, is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship, a portrait of marriage, and a meditation on the tragedy of loss. ... Read more

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These Granite Islands is an arresting novel about a woman who, on her deathbed, recalls the haunting and fateful summer of 1936, a summer that forever changed her life. Sarah Stonich’s debut novel, set on the Iron Range of Minnesota, is an intimate and gripping story of a friendship, a portrait of marriage, and a meditation on the tragedy of loss.
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On This Day in Chicago History

by John R. Schmidt ...

Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the Great Fire of 1871, then you are remembering the highlights from the tour bus. Here's the rest of the story, day by day. Chicago opened the first blood bank, invented the vacuum cleaner and sent a bowling ball around the world. One high school football game drew 120,000 people. Chicagoans fought nineteen ... Read more

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Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the Great Fire of 1871, then you are remembering the highlights from the tour bus. Here's the rest of the story, day by day. Chicago opened the first blood bank, invented the vacuum cleaner and sent a bowling ball around the world. One high school football game drew 120,000 people. Chicagoans fought nineteen
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Alliance

by Craig Bara, Lyle Crist ...

Series series Images of America
A fascinating look at the industrialization of America, through railroad expansion, in the small Ohio town of Alliance. Includes archival photography and images. According to local history, General Robinson, a railroad official from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, named this Ohio town Alliance in 1850. Known for a short time as The Crossing, Robinson believed that Alliance was a better name since the ... Read more

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A fascinating look at the industrialization of America, through railroad expansion, in the small Ohio town of Alliance. Includes archival photography and images. According to local history, General Robinson, a railroad official from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, named this Ohio town Alliance in 1850. Known for a short time as The Crossing, Robinson believed that Alliance was a better name since the
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Minnesota's Angling Past

by Thomas A. Uehling ...

Series series Images of America
The importance of fishing in Minnesota goes back thousands of years: first as a means of critical subsistence and then, in the last 200 years, as a major economic influence. In the 1800s, anglers seeking pristine lakes with ample fish traveled to Minnesota on the railroads. The widespread use of automobiles and an improving road system rapidly increased the state�s accessibility in the 1900s, and ... Read more

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The importance of fishing in Minnesota goes back thousands of years: first as a means of critical subsistence and then, in the last 200 years, as a major economic influence. In the 1800s, anglers seeking pristine lakes with ample fish traveled to Minnesota on the railroads. The widespread use of automobiles and an improving road system rapidly increased the state�s accessibility in the 1900s, and
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