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Memories of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
Memories of Puerto Rico 1985-2005
A Reporter Looks back
By Barbara Tasch Ezratty
For more than 20 years, Tasch Ezratty wrote ‘soft’ news for three newspapers Caribbean Business, San Juan Star, El Nueva Día - in San Juan; one magazine (Tables Magazine: Puerto Rico’s Guide to Great Dining) and one radio station (Radio WOSO: 1030 AM).
As a feature writer, she covered the daily life of the island, interviewing people and writing about what they told her. Soon she had her own column where she wrote about what she witnessed, participated in, and liked – or didn’t like. Her restaurant reviews led to more involvement in the culinary scene on the island.
Join her in a trip down memory lane to the island of Puerto Rico as it was in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. See- or remember - what life was like back then.
First Printing: 2021
Softcover; 313 pages
ISBN: 978-0-942929-50-8
$14.95
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Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
110 years of life on la isla
Edited by Barbara Tasch Ezratty
The changes brought about when the Spanish and American cultures began to merge in 1898 and the effect of those changes on the lives of the citizens of Puerto Rico is documented by some who lived through them. These oral memories of life on the island during the first 50 years of the 20th Century take us back to the time when changes affected islanders at every level.
Changes on the island during the second half of the 1900s are related by people who often contributed to those changes.
The people of Puerto Rico have lived through 400 years of Spanish occupation and a life-changing War at the end of the 19th Century; through the Great Depression, global wars and the American influence in the 20th Century. Now they have arrived in the 21st Century changed yet again by the accomplishments of their myriad citizen-leaders. This is their story.
First Printing: 2010
Hard cover; 456 pages
ISBN: 978-0-942929-31-7
$27.95
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Baltimore in the Civil War
Puerto Rico: An Oral History 1898-2008
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
Baltimore in the Civil War
The Pratt Street Riot and a City Occupied
By Harry Ezratty
On April 19, 1861, the first blood of the Civil War was spilled in the streets of Baltimore. En-route to Camden Station, Union forces were confronted by angry Southern sympathizers, and at Pratt Street, the crowd rushed the troops, who responded with lethal volleys. Four soldiers and twelve Baltimoreans were left dead.
Marylanders unsuccessfully attempted to further cut ties with the North by sabotaging roads, bridges and telegraph lines. In response to the “Battle of Baltimore,” Lincoln declared martial law and withheld habeas corpus in much of the state.
Author Harry Ezratty skillfully narrates the events of that day and their impact on the rest of the war, when Baltimore became a city occupied.
First Printing: 2010
Published by The History Press
Softcover; 125 pages
ISBN: 978-1-60949-003-4
$19.99
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How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
An Art Collector's Primer
By Harry A. Ezratty
Open the door to the world of art and art collecting in an easy, enjoyable and entertaining way. The reader learns what types of art are available, how to choose what he/she likes best, how to buy it for the best price, and how to take care of it once owned.
First Edition
Paperback, 120 pages
8 color plates plus 16 black & white images
ISBN: 0-942929-02-0
$5.95
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Songs and Their Stories
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
Seaman's Handbook of Rights
Songs and their Stories
By Marcus Dagan
Songwriter, performer, man about town Marcus Dagan has produced a fascinating book about the songs he wrote and what inspired him to write them. His career has taken him around the world as he entertained on cruise ships and more recently, as he sang at clubs from New York, Boston and Baltimore, to Bermuda. He continues to find inspiration from all of life’s foibles.
*** this book is currently out of print ***
Second Edition: 2008
Softcover; 198 pages
ISBN: 978-0-942929-32-4
$17.95
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Seaman's Handbook of Rights
How to Collect and Protect Works of Art
Seaman's Handbook of Rights
Seaman's Handbook of Rights
By Harry A. Ezratty
Seamen are plagued by the same problems time after time, in port after port. And because of the unique nature of his work, he has often been taken advantage of. Yet seamen have many rights; laws developed over the centuries for his protection. Protection that could save him needless pain, time, and money.
Many books have been written about seamen. No books have been written for seamen. There are technical volumes for layers -- they fill shelves. But there is no book a seaman can put in his back pocket, to use in a crucial moment. We hope this book fills that need.
*** this book is currently out of print ***
Published in 1986
Softcover; 70 pages
Free to Seamen
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