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I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life Dramatic Events That Changed America
by Byron Hollinshead

Published: 2006-10-03
Hardcover : 338 pages
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I Wish I'd Been There
Twenty Historians Bring to Life Dramatic Events That Changed America
Written by Byron Hollinshead
History | Doubleday | Hardcover | October 2006 | $26.95 | 978-0-385-51619-8 (0-385-51619-3)

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Biloine W. Young
A Day in Cahokia–AD 1030

Biloine (Billie) Young lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is involved there in a number of cultural and civic activities. She is also the founder of Centro Colombo Americano, an educational and cultural center in Cali, Colombia. Among her published books are Cahokia: The Great Native American Metropolis; Mexican Odyssey: Our Search for the People’s Art; A Dream for Gilberto: An Immigrant Family’s Struggle to Become American; and Three Hundred Years on the Upper Mississippi. In this essay Billie Young takes an imaginary journey to the Mississippi River metropolis of Cahokia in the summer of 1030. It is an unforgettable experience. ... view entire excerpt...

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