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Large cabinet size by Maull & Polyblank with original printed folder & text

Large cabinet size by Maull & Polyblank with original printed folder & text by Brodie, Sir Benjamin C.

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Large cabinet size by Maull & Polyblank with original printed folder & text
Author
Brodie, Sir Benjamin C.
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Maull & Polyblank.., 1856. 30.5x 25.5 cm (portrait 19.5 x 15 cm). Small tear on spine of cover, otherwise very good.
"Copy of an Act for Surveying and Apportioning the Lands Granted to the Illinois Regiment and Establishing a Town within the Said Grant," - Manuscript Copy by William Munford, Keeper of The Rolls, from the "Original in My Custody" dated January 16, 1818

"Copy of an Act for Surveying and Apportioning the Lands Granted to the Illinois Regiment and Establishing a Town within the Said Grant," - Manuscript Copy by William Munford, Keeper of The Rolls, from the "Original in My Custody" dated January 16, 1818 by (Illinois)

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"Copy of an Act for Surveying and Apportioning the Lands Granted to the Illinois Regiment and Establishing a Town within the Said Grant," - Manuscript Copy by William Munford, Keeper of The Rolls, from the "Original in My Custody" dated January 16, 1818
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(Illinois)
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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folio, three pages, old folds, small hole in first page, affecting several words, paper a bit tanned, else very good, docketed in in ink: Copy of an Act for Surveying and apportioning the lands granted to the Illinois Regiment and establishing a Town within the said Grant.For Locating and surveying the one hundred and fifty thousand acres of Land granted by a resolution of Assembly to Colonel George Rogers Clarke and the officers and soldiers who assisted in the reduction of the reduction of the British posts in the Illinois; Be it enacted by the General Assembly that William Fleming, John Edwards, John Campbell, Walker Daniel gentlemen, and George Rogers Clarke, John Montgomery, Abraham Chaplain, John Baily, Robert Todd and William Clarke, Officers in the Illinois Regiment shall be and they are hereby constituted a board of Commissioners, and that they or the major part of them shall settle and determine the claims to Land under the said Resolution - That the respective claimants shall give in their claims to the said commissioners on or before the first day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty four, and if approved and allowed shall pay down to the said commissioners one dollar for every hundred acres of such claim to enable them to survey and apportion the said lands ..." The commissioners were charged with appointing a principal surveyor, and to contract with him for his fees, to lay off the 150,000 acres of land on the north west side of the Ohio River, and after surveying the land to lay out "one thousand acres at the most convenient place therein for a town." They were to divide the land in fair and equal lots among the claimants, a patent would then be issued to the commissioners or their survivors, who would execute and issue deeds to the various claimants. The plat of the town above mentioned was to be returned to the clerk of Jefferson County, and who would grant the commissioners to lay out the township in half acre lots, with "convenient streets and public lots, which shall be and the same is hereby established a town by the name of Clarksville, who would then be empowered to sell the various lots at prices they deemed suitable or at auction. The purchasers to hold the land and build a structure upon it within three years, among other considerations and restrictions. The document ends: I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the original in my custody - Given under my hand (there being no seal of office) this 16th day of Jany 1818 - (Signed) Wm. Munford1 Keeper of the Rolls (Copy of Exemplification)" The Treaty of Paris (1763) transferred the area of Illinois to the British. It was two years before they able to send a garrison to Fort de Chartres. From it the territory was ruled during the British period by military authority. Although, intermittently, private persons and ministers considered establishing colonies within the area of the state with a measure of self government, the Quebec Act of 1774 finally annexed the territory to the province of Quebec. July 4, 1778, George Rogers Clark took possession of Kaskaskia in the name of Virginia, and established Virginia's authority in the Mississippi River settlements and at Vincennes. Until 1782 the territory was included in the Virginia county of Illinois. Although Clark failed to occupy the whole territory of the present state, he kept the British out of it and maintained garrisons in the Illinois and Wabash villages. In 1783 the territory became part of the United States by the Definitive Treaty of Peace. It was part of the Northwest Territory, organized in 1788 under the Northwest Ordinance. It remained a part of Indiana Territory from 1800 to 1809, when Illinois Territory was established, including the present State of Wisconsin. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, the garrison at Fort Dearborn at Chicago was massacred by the Indians. Indian trouble continued in the state throughout the war, and one pitched battle was fought by the British and American forces near Rock Island. At the end of the War of 1812 population flooded into the state. A series of Indian treaties between 1795 and 1833 cleared the state of Indians claims. On December 3, 1818 it was admitted to the Union, with a population of about 40,000. In disregard of the Northwest Ordinance, the northeastern boundary of the state was set so as to include the site of Chicago within it. 1. William Munford (1775-1825) lawyer, legislator, court reporter, poet and classicist, see Dictionary of American Biography, volume VII, pp., 326-327
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The Brooklyn City Directory for the Year Ending May 1st, 1864. Compiled by J. Lain by Lain, J.

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The Brooklyn City Directory for the Year Ending May 1st, 1864. Compiled by J. Lain
Author
Lain, J.
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Brooklyn: Published by J. Lain and Company, 1863. Hardcover. Good. octavo, 518, [4], 36, 30 pp., lacks map, rebound in later linen, backed boards, red leather spine label, ex-library, hand-stamps on title-page, shelf label on spine, otherwise in good clean condition.
LGBTQ Lesbian Pulp Fiction Ann Bannon First Edition Collection Beebo Brinker Series 1959 to 1960

LGBTQ Lesbian Pulp Fiction Ann Bannon First Edition Collection Beebo Brinker Series 1959 to 1960 by Ann Bannon pseudonym for Ann Weldy

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LGBTQ Lesbian Pulp Fiction Ann Bannon First Edition Collection Beebo Brinker Series 1959 to 1960
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Ann Bannon pseudonym for Ann Weldy
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1959. Bannon, Ann. I Am a Woman (1959) and Journey to a Woman (1960), constitute two early and influential works in the development of lesbian pulp fiction, providing narrative space for the exploration of same-sex desire and identity within mid-20th-century American popular literature. Written under a pseudonym by Ann Weldy, these novels contributed to a body of work that offered more sustained and humanized portrayals of lesbian relationships than was typical for the genre. Emerging at a time when public discourse on homosexuality remained limited and stigmatized, Bannon's writing supports research into LGBTQ+ cultural history, particularly the formation of lesbian identity through accessible mass-market texts. Bannon, Ann. I Am a Woman. New York: Gold Medal Books, 1959. First edition. ---. Journey to a Woman. New York: Fawcett Publications, 1960. First edition. Two mass market paperbacks, each measuring approximately 4.25 x 7 inches. I Am a Woman, the second novel in Bannon's sequence and the first to feature an explicitly lesbian-centered title, presents a narrative of romantic attachment between women that departs from the tragic conventions typical of the genre by offering a comparatively affirmative resolution. Journey to a Woman, part of the Beebo Brinker series, continues the thematic focus on longing, memory, and relational complexity, framed through a search for a past romantic connection. Both volumes feature period cover art and promotional taglines characteristic of mid-century pulp publishing, balancing suggestive imagery with coded signaling of content. Published during a period when lesbian-themed literature was largely confined to pulp formats, Bannon's novels played a significant role in shaping both public perception and internal community understanding of lesbian life. Her work has since been recognized for its departure from purely exploitative frameworks, offering characters with emotional depth and continuity across narratives. These texts contribute to the study of gender, sexuality, and publishing history in the pre-Stonewall United States, illustrating how marginalized identities were negotiated within commercial literary forms. Light wear to covers with minor edge rubbing, pages clean with typical age toning; bindings sound; overall very good. A representative grouping from a foundational author in lesbian pulp fiction.
Album of W. Thorp

Album of W. Thorp by Thorp, William

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Album of W. Thorp
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Thorp, William
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
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Fine
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1830. Full Morocco. Fine. All the imagery and verse in this manuscript album was done by one accomplished hand -- that of William Thorp. The pencil and watercolor sketches and drawings are delightful, whether depicting architectural detail, landscape, animal or human subjects. There are 26 pages of illustrations, many dated between 1832 and 1836. Twenty are black and white, six in color. Architecture is the most prevalent subject, with much drawn from rural England. Perhaps the most winsome illustration, though, is humorous depiction of a confrontation between a man and woman on an English street. The verse, also, is more than competent in a typical Victorian vein. The album is cased in an elaborately blindstamped ornamented black Morocco. The binding is rubbed along the edges. The joints have had an utilitarian repair. The tissue guards remaining are foxed, and some soiling of the leaves proper as well. Endpapers are pasted to one another by the hinges. A few illustrated leaves are defaced a little by probably later color transfer imagery.
DUKE ELLINGTON (1950)

DUKE ELLINGTON (1950) by Universal

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DUKE ELLINGTON (1950)
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Universal
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
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Just About Fine
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Universal. No binding. Just About Fine. [Hollywood]: Universal Pictures, 1950. Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white print still photo, JUST ABOUT FINE. Portrait of Duke Ellington at the piano for a 15-minute short subject film by Universal Pictures in which he and his band play various of his classic numbers, including "Take the 'A' Train".
THE COMMENTARIES UPON THE APHORISMS OF DR. HERMAN BOERHAAVE...CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND CURE OF THE SEVERAL DISEASES INCIDENT TO HUMAN BODIES (VOLUME I ONLY)

THE COMMENTARIES UPON THE APHORISMS OF DR. HERMAN BOERHAAVE...CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND CURE OF THE SEVERAL DISEASES INCIDENT TO HUMAN BODIES (VOLUME I ONLY) by Gerard Van Swieten

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THE COMMENTARIES UPON THE APHORISMS OF DR. HERMAN BOERHAAVE...CONCERNING THE KNOWLEDGE AND CURE OF THE SEVERAL DISEASES INCIDENT TO HUMAN BODIES (VOLUME I ONLY)
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Gerard Van Swieten
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Very Good binding
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John and Paul Knapton, 1744. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Van Sweeten was Boerhaave’s student who transplanted his style of teaching to Vienna and founded the Vienna School of Medicine [Garrison Morton 2200]. He spent years on his translation of Boerhaave’s works. An presentable copy in contemporary calf, lacking the front and back free endpapers. The front board has been discreetly reattached. (Garrison Morton 2200). Very Good binding.
Is Sex Necessary

Is Sex Necessary by James Thurber; E.B. White

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Is Sex Necessary
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James Thurber; E.B. White
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition, stated and with I-D code (September 1929) to copyright page. Octavo. 197 pp. Illustrations. Black cloth spine over green paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket. Boards worn along edges with brief exposure to corners and top edge; general soiling and spotting; rubbing to spine. Binding is sound. Small bookseller ticket of International Bookfinders Inc of Pacific Palisades, CA to rear pastedown. Pages a bit toned but unmarked. Humorous collection of essays that helped launch Thurber and White's careers. Scarce in retail.
Master Henry's Visit at Mrs Green's and his return

Master Henry's Visit at Mrs Green's and his return by Mary Martha Sherwood

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Master Henry's Visit at Mrs Green's and his return
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Mary Martha Sherwood
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Merriam & Moore, 1851. 24 pp. wrapper with 9 illustrations. This book tells part of a abridged version of Mary Martha Sherwood's History of Henry Milner. The story is broken up in to two sections, the visit and the return. The cover is pink with a very small section missing on the bottom left. The back cover is an advert for the series "Milner Toys." It lists all six books in the series, this book is number four. There is also some general toning. Measures 6" x 4
TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, War Department, 15 March, 1945

TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, War Department, 15 March, 1945

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TM-E 30-451: Handbook on German Military Forces, War Department, 15 March, 1945
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1945. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with black and white photographs, charts, figures, and color illustrations. Modest rubbing, else a fine copy.
The New Yorker Jazz Critic Whitney Balliett Thanks A Fellow Critic For Warning Me About Sly Old [Lee] Konitz"

The New Yorker Jazz Critic Whitney Balliett Thanks A Fellow Critic For Warning Me About Sly Old [Lee] Konitz" by WHITNEY BALLIETT

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The New Yorker Jazz Critic Whitney Balliett Thanks A Fellow Critic For Warning Me About Sly Old [Lee] Konitz"
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WHITNEY BALLIETT
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Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
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ALS. 1pg. 4 x 7 . July 31, 1980. New York, NY. An autograph letter signed Whitney on stationery of The New Yorker, the magazine for which Balliett wrote for almost five decades. The letter is addressed to fellow jazz critic Joe Goldberg (1932-2009), author of Jazz Masters of the Fifties: Dear Joe: Thanks. And thanks for warning me about sly old Konitz, about whom Ive been thinking of doing a piece. He must have been trying to say something, and maybe thats the way it came out. Hope you are well. Yours, Whitney. Konitz refers to jazz composer and saxophonist Lee Konitz (b. 1927). The letter is in fine condition with very minor wrinkling.
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THE KEEP by Wilson, F. Paul

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THE KEEP
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Wilson, F. Paul
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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THE KEEP, Morrow, 1981, first edition, just about fine in vg+/near fine dust-wrapper with some slight wear. Vampires and Nazi's and Jews, oh my !!! The source book for the film of the same name. Signed by the author.
Poland Spring: The Early History of this Wonderful Spring; Its Growth and Development Illustrated

Poland Spring: The Early History of this Wonderful Spring; Its Growth and Development Illustrated

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Poland Spring: The Early History of this Wonderful Spring; Its Growth and Development Illustrated
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McBlain Books (United States)
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South Poland, Maine: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1917. Paperback. Very Good. photos, 1 large folding photos, (approx 42)p. Softcover in original wrapper. Oblong (22 x 16 cm.). Short split at top of stapled fold. Other minor cover soil. Laid in is an undated Holiday Greeting broadside card (14 x 10 cm.) from the Management of Poland Spring House and Mansion House.
Iliana: Stories of a Wandering Race

Iliana: Stories of a Wandering Race by Bercovici, Konrad

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Iliana: Stories of a Wandering Race
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Bercovici, Konrad
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ReadInk (United States)
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Very Good+
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New York: Boni and Liveright. Very Good+. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [nice tight clean book, light shelfwear and very minor deterioration to cloth along bottom edge, gilt lettering slightly rubbed on spine but strong and bright on front cover]. Eleven stories of gypsy life, by this Romanian-born author who spent much of his youth living among them, and drew upon that experience throughout his subsequent literary career. He once wrote: "There is not a gypsy in the world who cannot tell you who I am. I am a gypsy by choice and not by blood, by temperament and not race." .
Seeing Salt Lake City

Seeing Salt Lake City by Gray Line Motor Tours

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Seeing Salt Lake City
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Gray Line Motor Tours
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
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[Salt Lake City, UT]: Gray Line Motor Tours, 1940. Single sheet [23 cm x 30 cm] that folds to pamphlet [23 cm x 10 cm]. Printed in yellow, blue and black ink. Very good. Folds as issued. Suggestions for the prospective tourist to Salt Lake City with brief descriptions of six tours offered by The Gray Line exploring the city and surrounding attractions (Bingham Canyon, Great Salt Lake, and the Cottonwood Canyons. Small bird's-eye view map [10 cm x 18 cm] of the Salt Lake Valley from the north (looking south). "One of the World's unique cities. Determination and vision coupled with religious zeal and leadership have builded this city from the desert. The story of the Mormons. Who are they? What did the do? How did they do it?
A Fluffy-Rich Golden Shortening that gives you - A NEW KIND OF COOKING

A Fluffy-Rich Golden Shortening that gives you - A NEW KIND OF COOKING by Proctor & Gamble

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A Fluffy-Rich Golden Shortening that gives you - A NEW KIND OF COOKING
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Proctor & Gamble
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
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Color illustrated pamphlet. Near fine
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Loose_leaf. Color illustrated pamphlet. Near fine. 14.5 x 7 cm. (closed). Color illustrated two-sided promotional pamphlet for Fluffo Shortening featuring recipes for Quick' n Saucy Apple Pie, Fluffo Chocolate Cake, Fried Chicken, and Biscuits. Clean crisp copy.
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Ecological and Social Problems of Central Siberia (the Angara-Enisei Region). (Materials for the NGO - International Scientific - Practical Conference) by Socio-Ecological Union, Moscow / "The Angara - Enisei Rescue" Association, Lesosibirsk

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Ecological and Social Problems of Central Siberia (the Angara-Enisei Region). (Materials for the NGO - International Scientific - Practical Conference)
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Socio-Ecological Union, Moscow / "The Angara - Enisei Rescue" Association, Lesosibirsk
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Lesosibirsk, 1993. Softcover. First edition; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2; pp. 35; stapled wraps; minor wear and age-toning along margins; near fine condition. Scientific articles on the various issues facing the Central Siberian Region including forest fires, chemical contamination, etc.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Oprah's Book Club, 2020)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Oprah's Book Club, 2020) by Wilkerson, Isabel

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Oprah's Book Club, 2020)
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Wilkerson, Isabel
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
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9780593230251
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New York: Random House, 2020. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2020 Hard Cover. xvii, 476 pp. Pulitzer Prize Winner. "As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in the aisles, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power - which groups have it and which do not." In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people's lives and behavior and the nation's fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more. Using riveting stories about people - including Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball's Satchel Paige, a single father and his toddler son, Wilkerson herself, and many others - she shows the ways that the insidious undertow of caste is experienced every day. She documents how the Nazis studied the racial systems in America to plan their out-cast of the Jews; she discusses why the cruel logic of caste requires that there be a bottom rung for those in the middle to measure themselves against; she writes about the surprising health costs of caste, in depression and life expectancy, and the effects of this hierarchy on our culture and politics. Finally, she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions, toward hope in our common humanity. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.

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