The untold story of the world's premier bourbon and the family that made it #1 American Still Life tells the intertwined true stories of America's favorite whiskey and the family dynasty that produces it to this very day. Jim Beam is the world's top-selling bourbon whiskey, with sales of over five million cases per year. Not a day has passed in the 207 years of Jim ...

Manufacturer: Wiley
Written By: F. Paul Pacult

The search for family origin has been a preoccupation of African Americans for centuries, long before Alex Haley's Roots. The task has become easier in recent years, thanks to the advent of the Internet and genealogy organizations. Now add Tony Burroughs's excellent primer, Black Roots, to the list of necessary research tools. Written for the general reader, Burroughs details the ...

Manufacturer: Fireside
Written By: Tony Burroughs

"Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press (June 25, 2003) Language: English ISBN: 1401600204 Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.5 x 9.2 inches Whether planning a small annual get-together or a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of hundreds"

Manufacturer: Rutledge Hill Press
Written By: Sandra MacLean Clunies, The National Genealogical Society

Manufacturer: Overmountain Press
Written By: Amelia Townsend, Dink Shackleford

Manufacturer: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Written By: Plantagenet Somerset Fry

Although readers may quibble over how "legendary" a few of these subjects are or the greatness of some of their literary portrayers, this glossy tome deserves readers' attention. Brief, punchy text is paired with arresting black-and-white photos of a melange of remarkable women, such as Frida Kahlo, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rachel Carson, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir, Marilyn Monroe, and Josephine ...

Manufacturer: New World Library

In Lives Charmed: Intimate Conversations with Extraordinary People, writer Linda Sivertsten interviews many of the celebrities she came to know through being a professional dog-walker in Los Angeles. Her intention was to find people who were experiencing success in every area of life while living a purposeful and environmentally conscious existence. She wanted to discover the ...

Manufacturer: HCI
Written By: Linda Sivertsen

This pioneering work on Polish family history is designed to provide the American researcher with the kind of information he needs in order to succeed in his genealogical research. Written by a national director of the Polish Genealogical Society of America, it throws cold water on the myth that successful Polish genealogical research is beyond the powers of ordinary people. Mrs. Chorzempa ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Rosemary A. Chorzempa

This translation of Henri de Curzon's 1886 edition of the French Rule is derived from the three extant medieval manuscripts. Both monastic rule and military manual, the Ruleis a unique document and an important historical source. It comprises the Primitive Rule, Hierarchical Statutes, Penances, Conventual Life, the Holding of Ordinary Chapters, Further Details on Penances, and ...

Manufacturer: Boydell & Brewer

Professional Irish genealogist John Grenham has written a book that combines all the best features of a textbook and a reference book, a book that carefully explains the elements of Irish research while at the same time providing an indispensable body of source materials for immediate use. Thus in Part l the most basic genealogical sources are gathered together and discussed in light of a research ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Pub Co
Written By: John Grenham