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Subtitle: The Most Extraordinary Contest for a Seat in the Senate of the United States Ever Known. a Brief History of Early Politics in California. Sketches of Prominent Actors in the Scenes, and an Unbiased Account of the Fatal Duel Between Broderick and Judge Terry, Together With the Death of Senator BroderickGeneral Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1881Original Publisher: Bacon ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Grafton, Berlin, and Petersburgh captures a vivid picture of a long lost way of life in upstate New York. Filled with unforgettable photographs by James E. West, the book artistically portrays the proud people, quiet streets, and breathtaking panoramas of eastern Rensselaer County from

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Chapters: Paul O'neill, William Taverner, D'arcy Broderick, Augusta Barter, William James Emberley. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paul O'Neill, OC (born 1928) is a writer, historian and former CBC producer. He has written many books on the history of Newfoundland. His father, James O'Neill, was a prominent merchant in the town of Bay de Verde who married Josephine Flynn in 1928. She had been for some years working as a governess with wealthy New York families such as the Spaldings. From living in millionaries' mansions in Manhattan, she went to live in the Conception Bay fishing village of Bay de Verde. O'Neill was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and raised in Bay de Verde until the age of 8 when his family moved to St. John's. Educated at St. Bonaventure's College in St. John's, National Academy of Theater Arts at New York, O'Neill was an aspiring actor in the United States and England from 1949 to 1952. Having performed on stage with such stars as Eddie Albert, Larine Day and Cloris Leachman in the USA and in England he acted in films with such well-known actors as Sir Richard Attenborough, Dame Thora Hird and Dame Elizabeth Taylor. While he was in England broadcaster Margot Davies had helped him in radio and encouraged him to write. O'Neill began his career in radio in 1953 with the CBC in Newfoundland where he produced many radio shows, TV shows such as Reach for the Top and was responsible for school broadcasts for 25 years. He retired from the CBC in 1986. O'Neill wrote stage and radio plays, articles, poems and stories in addition to works of popular history. He has served as president of the Newfoundland Writer's Guild, chairman of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and president of the St. John's Folk Arts Council. In 1988...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4135145 ... Read more

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AMERICAN FLAGG! - created, written, and illustrated by Howard Chaykin and winner of numerous awards and honors, including nine Eagle Awards - is now available as a trade paperback collecting the series' second seven issues! Collects American Flagg! issues #8-14. ... Read more

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Long may this Flagg wave
Howard Chaykin's "American Flagg" series was one of the seminal graphic novel (OK, comic book) creations of the 1980s. It kicked down old barriers in art, layout, lettering, storylines, subject matter, etc. Even though it was the tale of the adventures of a Martian Jew with a talking cat, "Flagg" was always (sometimes terrifyingly) realistic.
A rare true patriot (and a liberal one, to boot), Flagg struggles mightily with a post-collapse Chicago where almost everyone has descended into a morass of lust, ignorance, violence and greed. With his cadre of friends and allies, he fights the good fight and has a lot of sex in his spare time.
The "Flagg" series -- the first dozen or so issues reprinted here -- also deserves special attention for the way Chaykin pointed the way toward the seedy future (our present) and its obsession with flesh, blood, "reality" shows and cynical political extremism.
This collection includes a new Flagg story (at the end) and is a handsome volume, except the binding feels a little stiff, as it it's about to crack with too much handling.
That's too bad, because the Flagg stories are worth (and often, because of their complexity, demand) rereading.
A great pick for anyone wanting to own part of the great comic series of all time.

Diversity is the Soul of Entertainment
I picked up this collection of the original American Flagg! comic books after reading a glowing review by none other than Michael "Literary Fiction" Chabon. My esteem for Mr. Chabon is so great that I purchased the book sight unseen; it wasn't until it arrived at my office that I realized I'd unwittingly delved into the garish, sordid, and often ridiculous world of the (*gasp!*) graphic novel. (Actually, that's not true. I knew I was ordering a comic book. My point is that if Monsieur Chabon were to write a glowing review of the copy on the back of a shampoo bottle, I'd buy that, too. In my defense, Chabon is establishing himself as one of the literary giants of this generation; even the oft-misunderstood science fiction community gave him a tip o' the old space helmet when they awarded him BOTH the Hugo and Nebula awards for The Yiddish Policemen's Union.)

Andy, a friend, observed that comic books have come a long way from their pulpy, pop-culture roots. This edition is as physically different from its newsprint predecessors as can be: it's hardbound, hundreds of pages long, and comes complete with a sewn-in bookmark. The only drawback is that Silly Putty no longer copies the pictures.

The content, though, is first-rate. Admittedly, I had a little trouble following the nuances of the story at first. However, I think this is due to the complexity of Chaykin's impressively detailed creation, rather than some sort of narrative failure on his part. What's more, my experience with graphic novels is decidedly limited, so it wasn't until the second or third issue that I began to understand how to follow a story by both reading AND looking at the pictures.

Chaykin's creation is a masterpiece of the anarchic American dystopia. In retrospect, American Flagg! could be characterized as "cyberpunk," though this genre didn't really exist when Chaykin penned his first panels. The story chronicles the adventures of Reuben Flagg, a one-time TV star who's been replaced by a computer-generated version of himself. Flagg is also (somewhat inexplicably) a member of the Plexus Rangers, an elite police force responsible for the security of the massive arcologies ("Plexmalls") that serve as the bastions of civilization on Earth. Not surprisingly, Chaykin's Earth of 2046 is anything but peaceful.

For all of the sex, drugs, and high-tech violence in American Flagg!, it is still a comic book. Wacky sound effects, high-heeled boots, and a talking cat-cum-sidekick are all present. The work also possesses a charmingly irreverent innocence that's revealed most obviously in the facial expressions of its characters - though it be decidedly R-rated, American Flagg! manages not to take itself too seriously.

Ultimately, Flagg!'s appeal is based on the strength of its story. Chaykin's business card, rather than "Comic Book Artist," should say "Storyteller." Whatever the medium, a good yarn is a good yarn, and American Flagg! is one of the best.

It's About Time
In the intro, Chabon calls to attention what so many of us felt for so long; That this little-known book is the (not so)-secret third part to the holy trinity of the birth of the Modern Age of comics.Sure, everyone's heard of Watchmen and if there's a comic reader who missed Miller's Dark Knight out there, I haven't met them.

What about Flagg though? American Flagg hasn't had a decent collection printed in decades, while we've seen the other two cape-clad books go through collection after collection. In 1983 Chaykin was doing things that some STILL fear today.His paneling in itself has imprinted itself on the comic world like few others can claim. This book had a hand in bringing some of our favorite modern characters to the frontlines, inspiring them to be relevant, real and for God's Sake, to have a sense of humor about themselves.

I've attempted to introduce this book to a lot of people; but until now, they were forced to either buy the old collected paperbacks from the 80's (if they could even find them) or worse still, track down the countless single issues.This new collection marks an age where AF! can truly be reintroduced to a new generation of readers in a collected, easy to find format.

As other reviews said above, it's a top notch production, with great binding, thick matte pages, intros, outros & even a new Chaykin Flagg! story in the back!Hopefully this classic saga will be more than the Sonic Youth of comic books after this; hopefully Wizard and the rest of the comic mags are smart enough to make the big deal out of this release that it deserves.

At Amazon's sale prices, this huge 400+ pg. hardback is a steal.If you dig smart, political pop art that's well written/drawn and action packed, you'll love Flagg.You won't regret this purchase, I promise you. Enjoy!

Still brilliant and a-glitter after all these years
When this series originally appeared in the Eighties, it was strikingly clear that Chaykin was a major comics talent and that FLAGG! was far beyond the ordinary in its originality and tasteful raunch. The stories flow, so unlike so much "graphic novel" prattle and peep being published today.The characterization is truly remarkable with all-too-human characters who enchant even as they repulse.In many ways, with its sleazy reality vids, ugly and brutal, but entertaining hyperviolence, and sleazy and inept politicos, the series proves a bit too prophetic to our own day.All of it together produces great comics reading with a sheer lovely bent to the literary that endures and endears.The epitome of the medium.

still a good read
It's good. It was written in 1983 so some things don't hold up that well, like the history of the world. There are things I can see happening still. Like the main character was replaced on his own show with a digital copy of himself. Each issue builds on the last one to tell a granter story. I am looking forward to vol 2 (their should be around five total)
Even thought the art is 20+ years old, it still looks better than some current comics.
Hey people are still reading Watchmen and it is 20+ yeas old as well.


It's an OK quality book. It has the cloth/glue binding. It reprints 14 issues plus some extra stuff. The S/N edition has a bound signed page that's clip art from issue one cover.
The Signed and Number edition is limited to 750 copies.

How much would you pay? As Amazon had the Signed and Number edition for 44 dollars, I bought it thinking I would never get it. You see I ordered it on the day it was at my local comic shop. It took them awhile but they did mail me my copy and it was for the low price they had listed. So for $12.60 more it was worth the signature. The other reviewer is right it's just a squiggle.I don't think it would be worth the 70 dollar price tag (with discount) for a squiggle that could be anybody.

If you need and want the Signed and Number edition Ebay has a few for around 100 and DynamicForces (dot) com has them for $70. Or just buy the regular edition for $32 (on Amazon), its well worth it and you save 40 dollars.
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marc Pugh, Matthew James, Paul Stephenson, Sam Aston, Vincent Broderick, Betty Jackson, Fred Cooper, Henry Maden, Edwin Cooper, John Maden, Isaac Hoyle, Peter Barcroft, Andy Wharton, Jack Spencer, Jason Harris. Excerpt:Personal information Andrew "Andy" Wharton (born 21 December 1961) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender. References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Betty Jackson (born 24 June 1949) is a British fashion designer based in London , England . She was born and grew up in Bacup , Lancashire . In 2007, her achievement within British fashion was honoured with a CBE . She is also known for designing the outrageous costumes of Eddy and Patsy on the 1990s hit television comedy Absolutely Fabulous . Background Betty Jackson was born in Bacup, Lancashire on 24 June 1949. Her father owned a shoe factory and her mother who shopped 'for the season' at Kendal Milne in Manchester . She studied fashion at the Birmingham College of Art under Zandra Rhodes , and started her fashion career as a fashion illustrator during her senior year (1971) at college. She learnt her trade in the later 1970s as a designer for the Quorum line of Ossie Clark . In 1981, she met her French -born husband, David Cohen, and they set up their company, Betty Jackson Ltd. They have worked together ever since. Life For much of her career, it was believed that Betty Jackson had lost a leg in a car accident in 1971, during her last year of college. However on 27 August 2009, in the BBC Radio 4 programme No Triumph, No Tragedy , it was revealed that her leg was amputated at the age of six as it failed to grow following a dislocation during her birth. The car accident caused further complications and she has walked with a stick ever sin... ... Read more