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Books with author Elliott J. Gorn

  • Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till

    Elliott J. Gorn

    Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Nov. 1, 2018)
    The world knows the story of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, the fourteen-year-old Chicago boy supposedly flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who worked behind the counter of a country store, while visiting family in Mississippi. Three days later, his mangled body was recovered in the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a cotton-gin fan. Till's killers, Bryant's husband and his half-brother, were eventually acquitted on technicalities by an all-white jury despite overwhelming evidence. It seemed another case of Southern justice.Then details of what had happened to Till became public, which they did in part because Emmett's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted that his casket remain open during his funeral. The world saw the horror, and Till's story gripped the country and sparked outrage. Black journalists drove down to Mississippi and risked their lives interviewing townsfolk, encouraging witnesses, spiriting those in danger out of the region, and above all keeping the news cycle turning. It continues to turn. In 2005, fifty years after the murder, the FBI reopened the case. New papers and testimony have come to light, and several participants, including Till's mother, have published autobiographies. Using this new evidence and a broadened historical context, Elliott J. Gorn delves more fully than anyone has into how and why the story of Emmett Till still resonates, and always will. Till's murder marked a turning point, Gorn shows, and yet also reveals how old patterns of thought and behavior endure, and why we must look hard at them.
  • Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America

    Elliott J. Gorn

    Paperback (Hill and Wang, April 15, 2002)
    "... imaginatively written and meticulously researched biography." --Elizabeth Sherman, The Boston Sunday GlobeHer rallying cry was famous: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." A century ago, Mother Jones was a celebrated organizer and agitator, the very soul of the modern American labor movement. At coal strikes, steel strikes, railroad, textile, and brewery strikes, Mother Jones was always there, stirring the workers to action and enraging the powerful. In this first biography of "the most dangerous woman in America," Elliott J. Gorn proves why, in the words of Eugene V. Debs, Mother Jones "has won her way into the hearts of the nation's toilers, and . . . will be lovingly remembered by their children and their children's children forever."
  • Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till

    Elliott J. Gorn

    eBook (Oxford University Press, Oct. 1, 2018)
    The world knows the story of young Emmett Till. In August 1955, the fourteen-year-old Chicago boy supposedly flirted with a white woman named Carolyn Bryant, who worked behind the counter of a country store, while visiting family in Mississippi. Three days later, his mangled body was recovered in the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a cotton-gin fan. Till's killers, Bryant's husband and his half-brother, were eventually acquitted on technicalities by an all-white jury despite overwhelming evidence. It seemed another case of Southern justice.Then details of what had happened to Till became public, which they did in part because Emmett's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted that his casket remain open during his funeral. The world saw the horror, and Till's story gripped the country and sparked outrage. Black journalists drove down to Mississippi and risked their lives interviewing townsfolk, encouraging witnesses, spiriting those in danger out of the region, and above all keeping the news cycle turning. It continues to turn. In 2005, fifty years after the murder, the FBI reopened the case. New papers and testimony have come to light, and several participants, including Till's mother, have published autobiographies. Using this new evidence and a broadened historical context, Elliott J. Gorn delves more fully than anyone has into how and why the story of Emmett Till still resonates, and always will. Till's murder marked a turning point, Gorn shows, and yet also reveals how old patterns of thought and behavior endure, and why we must look hard at them.
  • Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830

    J. H. Elliott

    Hardcover (Yale University Press, April 15, 2006)
    This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus’s arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century. J. H. Elliott, one of the most distinguished and versatile historians working today, offers us history on a grand scale, contrasting the worlds built by Britain and by Spain on the ruins of the civilizations they encountered and destroyed in North and South America.Elliott identifies and explains both the similarities and differences in the two empires’ processes of colonization, the character of their colonial societies, their distinctive styles of imperial government, and the independence movements mounted against them. Based on wide reading in the history of the two great Atlantic civilizations, the book sets the Spanish and British colonial empires in the context of their own times and offers us insights into aspects of this dual history that still influence the Americas.
  • Passive Income Stream Generator: 10 Ways to Financial Freedom

    C.J. Elliott

    eBook
    It doesn’t matter if you are looking for an escape from your 9-to-5 or looking for a way to save for retirement, passive income is the answer. It definitely takes more than wanting it to make it happen, however, which is why so many people give up before they have seen a single red cent. If you are looking for a way to turn your dreams of a successful passive income stream into reality then Passive Income Stream Generator: Top 10 Ways to Financial Freedom is the book that you have been waiting for. One of the most common misconceptions when it comes to passive income streams is that they don’t require any work in order to get up and running successfully. Unfortunately, this is not the case which is why inside you will find a breakdown of how to not only choose the right passive income stream for you, but also the easiest way to actually see it through to fruition. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for something conventional such as investing in dividend stocks or real estate investing, or something more up to the minute like authoring eBooks or advertising on Instagram, Passive Income Stream Generator: Top 10 Ways to Financial Freedom has got you covered.When you are in the midst of setting up a passive income stream it can be easy to lose sight of the end goal amidst the hard work. It is important to stay the course, however, and to keep in mind that the ends are certainly going to justify the means. You don’t need anything special in order to set up a successful passive income stream, you just need to commit yourself to the process and see it through to completion. So, what are you waiting for, stop dreaming about financial freedom and start working to make it a reality. Take control of your future and buy this book today!Inside you will find•The secret to finding the type of rental real estate that can be converted to passive income with little to no ongoing work on your part.•The best types of stocks to invest in if you are looking to generate passive income in the long term.•How you can utilize Amazon to outsource a majority of the work required to run a successful online store.•The easiest solution when it comes to marketing any product you want and getting paid to do so.•The simple trick to investing in real estate without having a massive down payment on hand.•How you can play eBay and Amazon against one another and make a profit in the process.•The simple way to turn a marketable skill into a long-term passive income stream•Two simple secrets that ensure you can be a successful eBook author without writing a single word.•Two different ways to turn your love of taking photos into profitable passive income streams •And more…
  • Scots and Catalans: Union and Disunion

    J. H. Elliott

    Hardcover (Yale University Press, Aug. 21, 2018)
    A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first sustained comparative study uncovers the similarities and the contrasts between the Scottish and Catalan experiences across a five-hundred-year period, beginning with the royal marriages that brought about union with their more powerful neighbors, England and Castile respectively, and following the story through the centuries from the end of the Middle Ages until today’s dramatic events. J. H. Elliott examines the political, economic, social, cultural, and emotional factors that divide Scots and Catalans from the larger nations to which their fortunes were joined. He offers new insights into the highly topical subject of the character and development of European nationalism, the nature of separatism, and the sense of grievance underlying the secessionist aspirations that led to the Scottish referendum of 2014, the illegal Catalan referendum of October 2017, and the resulting proclamation of an independent Catalan republic.
  • Passive Income Stream Generator: Top 10 Ways to Financial Freedom

    C.J. Elliott

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, July 26, 2017)
    It doesn’t matter if you are looking for an escape from your 9-to-5 or looking for a way to save for retirement, passive income is the answer. It definitely takes more than wanting it to make it happen, however, which is why so many people give up before they have seen a single red cent. If you are looking for a way to turn your dreams of a successful passive income stream into reality then Passive Income Stream Generator: Top 10 Ways to Financial Freedom is the book that you have been waiting for. One of the most common misconceptions when it comes to passive income streams is that they don’t require any work in order to get up and running successfully. Unfortunately, this is not the case which is why inside you will find a breakdown of how to not only choose the right passive income stream for you, but also the easiest way to actually see it through to fruition. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for something conventional such as investing in dividend stocks or real estate investing, or something more up to the minute like authoring eBooks or advertising on Instagram, Passive Income Stream Generator: Top 10 Ways to Financial Freedom has got you covered. When you are in the midst of setting up a passive income stream it can be easy to lose sight of the end goal amidst the hard work. It is important to stay the course, however, and to keep in mind that the ends are certainly going to justify the means. You don’t need anything special in order to set up a successful passive income stream, you just need to commit yourself to the process and see it through to completion. So, what are you waiting for, stop dreaming about financial freedom and start working to make it a reality. Take control of your future and buy this book today! Inside you will find •The secret to finding the type of rental real estate that can be converted to passive income with little to no ongoing work on your part. •The best types of stocks to invest in if you are looking to generate passive income in the long term. •How you can utilize Amazon to outsource a majority of the work required to run a successful online store. •The easiest solution when it comes to marketing any product you want and getting paid to do so. •The simple trick to investing in real estate without having a massive down payment on hand. •How you can play eBay and Amazon against one another and make a profit in the process. •The simple way to turn a marketable skill into a long-term passive income stream •Two simple secrets that ensure you can be a successful eBook author without writing a single word. •Two different ways to turn your love of taking photos into profitable passive income streams •And more…
  • The Lonely Tractor

    N.J. Elliott

    eBook (AuthorHouse, Aug. 19, 2015)
    The Lonely TractorAfter being alone for some time, a lonely tractor has thechance at a new adventure.What will become of Traces new adventure?Will he meet new friends?Join Trace and find out.
  • ABC Homestead Kids #1: The Pigs Arrive

    M.J. Elliott

    language (, Sept. 3, 2016)
    April and Ben are spending their first summer on the homestead. They are looking forward to the arrival of the new farm animals. Before their summer can really begin they have to finish their first homeschooled year and help their Father build a pig pen. The family bible lesson about Noah and the Ark is shown through their childhood adventures where the kid's learn to listen and obey. Will April overcome her stage fright on the last day of school? Will Ben get to take care of a farm animal? Join this close knit family on their homestead where adventure is around every corner and love conquers every obstacle.
  • The Lost Pig

    S J Elliott

    language (Hanging Lees Press, Jan. 3, 2019)
    While out walking, neighbours Gunnar and Horst find a lost pig but the question is: who does the pig really belong to? Is it Gunnar or is it Horst? The King has to sort out the mess. Along the way, find out why you shouldn't turn your back on a goose and why the villagers are angry with Farmer Harold. Approximately 3400 words with 20 illustrations
  • Puppy Buddy: Takes a Nap

    M.J. Elliott

    language (M.J. Elliott, March 20, 2015)
    Buddy is a Puppy who likes to play and does not like to take a nap.
  • Puppy Buddy: Chews on Shoes

    M.J. Elliott

    language (M.J. Elliott, March 19, 2015)
    Buddy is a puppy who is learning to chew on his bone and not shoes!