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Andreas Richter Eis.Kalt.Tod!

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Bis auf den letzten Platz ist die Hamburg Arena gfüllt. Kein Wunder, denn der Deutsche Eishhockey-Meister Hamburg Sailors spielt gegen die Stars der Detroit Red Wings - es ist das Abschiedsspiel des nach Detrot gewechselten Malte Krüger. Plötzlich erstarren die Zuschauer: Ein Körper fällt aus dem Niergendwo unterhlb des Hallendaches durch den offenen Vidoecube und zerborstet auf dem Eis. Niemand scheint den Toten zu kennen - bis auf Krügers Onkel und Manager Günter Heisinger. Ein Wissen, das ihm wenig Freude bereitet wird ... . [mehr]

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Henry Hunt Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 1

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Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt")[1] was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan. Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt.[1] He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and[1] real estate business, in some cases in partnership with Lewis Cass.[2] In 1811,[2] he married Ann MacIntosh, daughter of Angus MacIntosh, a well-to-do fur trader[3] and "Earl of Moy."[2] The couple had no children,[4] but Hunt's brother Samuel named his son after Henry.[5] The younger Henry Jackson Hunt went on to become a brigadier general in the American Civil War. The elder Henry Jackson Hunt held various political offices in the city, including Colonel of the militia (1800- 1815), County Court Judge (1815), City Assessor (1817), Trustee of the University of Michigan (1821), and in 1826 Mayor of Detroit.[1] Hunt died while in office, on September 15, 1826.[6] [mehr]

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Henry Hunt Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 2

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Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt")[1] was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan. Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt.[1] He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and[1] real estate business, in some cases in partnership with Lewis Cass.[2] In 1811,[2] he married Ann MacIntosh, daughter of Angus MacIntosh, a well-to-do fur trader[3] and "Earl of Moy."[2] The couple had no children,[4] but Hunt's brother Samuel named his son after Henry.[5] The younger Henry Jackson Hunt went on to become a brigadier general in the American Civil War. The elder Henry Jackson Hunt held various political offices in the city, including Colonel of the militia (1800- 1815), County Court Judge (1815), City Assessor (1817), Trustee of the University of Michigan (1821), and in 1826 Mayor of Detroit.[1] Hunt died while in office, on September 15, 1826.[6] [mehr]

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Henry Hunt Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3

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Henry Jackson Hunt (frequently called "Henry I. Hunt")[1] was a politician and businessman from Detroit, Michigan. Henry Jackson Hunt was born in New York, the first son of American Revolutionary War colonel Thomas Hunt.[1] He arrived in Detroit around 1800 and went into the mercantile and[1] real estate business, in some cases in partnership with Lewis Cass.[2] In 1811,[2] he married Ann MacIntosh, daughter of Angus MacIntosh, a well-to-do fur trader[3] and "Earl of Moy."[2] The couple had no children,[4] but Hunt's brother Samuel named his son after Henry.[5] The younger Henry Jackson Hunt went on to become a brigadier general in the American Civil War. The elder Henry Jackson Hunt held various political offices in the city, including Colonel of the militia (1800- 1815), County Court Judge (1815), City Assessor (1817), Trustee of the University of Michigan (1821), and in 1826 Mayor of Detroit.[1] Hunt died while in office, on September 15, 1826.[6] [mehr]

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Charles H. Fowler, M. D Historical Romance of the American Negro

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Charles H. Wright From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Howard Wright (September 20 1918 – March 7 2002)[1] was a Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Contents 1 Early life 2 Practice 3 Public service 4 ReferencesEarly life Charles H. Wright was born in Dothan, Alabama and graduated from Southeast High School in 1935.[2] He attended Alabama State College, graduating in 1939, and entered Meharry Medical College, from which he graduated in 1943.[2] Wright wanted to enter Obstetrics and Gynecology, but there was no slot available. Instead, he served two residencies in pathology, one at Harlem Hospital in New York City, and the second at Cleveland City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] Wright practiced general medicine in Detroit from 1946 until 1950, at which time Harlem Hospital notified him of an opening in their Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program.[2] He returned to New York and completed his residency there in 1953.[2] PracticeWhen Wright retuned to Detroit, he received admitting privileges at Hutzel Hospital, and was board certified as a general surgeon and OB/GYN specialist in 1955.[2] He became a Senior Attending Physician at Hutzel Hospital until his retirement in 1986. He was also an emeritus attending physician at Harper-Grace Hospital, a senior attending physician at Sinai Hospital, and served as an assistant clinical professor of OB-GYN at Wayne State University Medical School.[2] Public service In 1960, Wright ordered funds for medical training for Africans in United States through the Detroit Medical Society. Within the year of 1964-1965, Wright engaged in a medical surveys in West Africa.[2] He served as a physician during the civil rights marches in 1965 in Bogalusa, Louisiana.[2] Wright was the writer and publisher of the Medical Association Demand Equal Opportunity, and wrote two books on Paul Robeson: Robeson: Labour's Forgotten Champion and The Peace Advocacy of Paul Robeson.[2] In 1965, Wright opened the International Afro-American Museum on West Grand Boulevard.[3] The next year, he opened a traveling exhibit to tour the state.[3] In 1978, the city of Detroit agreed to lease the museum a plot of land in Midtown.[3] Groundbreaking for the new museum occurred in 1985, and the museum was renamed the Museum of African American History. A larger museum was built ten years later, opening in 1997.[3] In 1998, the museum was renamed the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in dedication of Dr. Wright. [mehr]

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SHELDEN CHENEY AN ART-LOVERS GUIDE TO THE EXPOSITION

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Sheldon Warren Cheney (June 29, 1886 – October 10, 1980) was an American author and art critic, born at Berkeley, California, the son of Lemuel Warren Cheney (1858–1921), California lawyer and writer.[1] At first he worked in his father's real estate business, later moving to Detroit where he founded the Theatre Arts Magazine in 1916 and edited it until 1921. Cheney was one of the most significant pro-modernist theatre and art critics of the early twentieth century. He helped introduce European modernist practices in theatre to the United States. His Theatre Arts Magazine promoted American little theatre activity, advocated for New Stagecraft design, and nurtured new American playwrights. [mehr]

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Major John Richardson Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution

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John Richardson (4 October 1796 – 12 May 1852) was a British Army officer and the first Canadian-born novelist to achieve international recognition. He was born at Queenston, Ontario on the Niagara River in 1796. His mother Madelaine was the daughter of the fur trader John Askin and an Ottawa woman. His father Dr. Robert Richardson was a surgeon with the Queen's Rangers. As a young boy he lived for a time with his grandparents in Detroit and later with his parents at Fort Malden, Amherstburg. [mehr]

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Shelden Cheney An Art-Lovers guide to the Exposition

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Sheldon Warren Cheney (June 29, 1886 – October 10, 1980) was an American author and art critic, born at Berkeley, California, the son of Lemuel Warren Cheney (1858–1921), California lawyer and writer.[1] At first he worked in his father's real estate business, later moving to Detroit where he founded the Theatre Arts Magazine in 1916 and edited it until 1921. Cheney was one of the most significant pro-modernist theatre and art critics of the early twentieth century. He helped introduce European modernist practices in theatre to the United States. His Theatre Arts Magazine promoted American little theatre activity, advocated for New Stagecraft design, and nurtured new American playwrights. [mehr]

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E. Spiegel The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative

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John E. "Johnny" Spiegel was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Spiegel played at the halfback position for Washington & Jefferson College from 1913 to 1914. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1913 and was the leading scorer in college football.[1] In 1914, he was a consensus first-team All-American.[2][3][4] From 1915 to 1916, Spiegel was the football coach, basketball coach, and athletic director at the University of Chattanooga.[5][6] After World War I, Spiegel coached at Muhlenberg College from 1921 to 1922. [mehr]

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Mike Marino Storm Clouds Over Havana

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The year 1959...Murder and Betrayal during the Cuban Revolution. A newspaper reporter from a Detroit newspaper service is sent to Havana to investigate the murder of a Cuban newspaper. Was he on to something that warranted is execution by government forces or the rebels. Together with the assassinated publishers daughter they find the answer while hiding out with the rebel forces. Now they have the CIA, Cuban authorities and the American Mafia hunting them down before they discover the truth.... [mehr]

Stichwörter: Mystery, Suspense

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