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A brief yet insightful recollection of serving the 4th president of the USA, written by the president's slave, Paul Jennings.
Paul Jennings was born a slave and worked for the Madison family at Montpelier, their estate in Virginia. He was only 10 years old when James Madison became the 4th president of the USA and they moved to the White House. Jennings continued to serve Madison after his presidency, and about 10-years after Madison died, Jennings...
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Christopher is 12,000 miles from home. The pub has a dirt floor and the owner is as rough as guts. The forest hides snakes, feral pigs and a dark secret. Mysterious, bold, and strange. Expect the unexpected. And watch your step. Enter this place and you will be different forever. A twisting tale from Australia's master storyteller.
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The pub has been at the heart of English life for centuries, evolving from elegant coaching houses and humble alehouses through Victorian backstreet beerhouses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first century.
In this new and revised edition, historian Paul Jennings takes us on a fascinating journey over three centuries of pub life. Set within the wider context of social change, Jennings delves into the lives...
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Even before all this happened I had never been like the other kids. I tried not to be seen. If I climbed a tree or hid among the bins, no one could find me. "Where's What's His Name?" they'd say. Then, one weekend, I got what I wanted. First, I blended in with things. But on the second day I changed. I mean, really changed. The hilarious story of a boy with an unusual problem, from children's book legend Paul Jennings. Includes fantastic look-and-find...