Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when Hitler was building toward the peak of his power in Europe. She was assigned to France, where she helped the Resistance movement, escaped prisoners of war, and American Allied paratroopers. By 1942 ......
In an exceptionally stirring and exciting saga of life in the Old West, Barry Weston exposes a ruthless gang of outlaws with a six-shooter as his only ally.
ISBN-13: 9781590774243
(Paperback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: M. EVANS & COMPANY
The Everywoman's Guide to Hiking, Camping, and Backcountry Travel
Few experiences rival a grand outdoor adventure. Hiking into the wilderness, camping under the stars, and exploring the backcountry offer new challenges that awaken a woman's spirit and test her soul. Woman in the Wild: The Every Woman's Guide to Hiking, Camping, and Backcountry Travel is the perfect companion for any woman looking to get into ......
Describes how social and sexual disparities between men and women are the result of economics. This book argues that the position of women as the property of men and their inability to earn in proportion to the amount of work they do, tend to the differences between men as 'providers' and 'competitors' and women as 'helpless' and 'unproductive'.
Looks at the social and historical context of prostitution, one of the world's oldest profession. This book presents a panorama of the forms and practices that prostitution has assumed in many cultures over many centuries. It is suitable for feminists, police, religious leaders, civil libertarians, the general public, and prostitutes themselves.
Insists that the Koran and those who live under its rule must re-examine this religious text and place it under the microscope of critical intelligence. This book explains how Arab tribal society degenerated from a polytheistic, pre-Islamic culture in which women enjoyed positions of relative prestige to one in which men dominate.
Women in all facets of the horse-racing industry share their stories. The updated edition includes an interview with horse-racing pioneer Diane Crump, the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
ISBN-13: 9781493069644
(Paperback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
While it’s mindboggling to fathom anyone labeling a war “splendid,” a high-ranking American official used that term to describe the Spanish American War in 1898. If any slivers of splendor existed in the grim brutalities of war, they were frequently on display in the remarkable actions of brave women who nursed their fallen warriors, reported ......
