ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YANKEE
Perhaps from Dutch Jan Kees John Cheese, nickname used derisively by Dutch settlers in New York to designate English colonists in Connecticut.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YANKEE»
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Yankee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Yankee mechanic, knocked out in a fight, awakens at Camelot in A.D. 528.
The definitive story of one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, Joe Torre's New York Yankees. When Joe Torre took over as manager of the Yankees in 1996, they had not won a World Series title in eighteen years.
Joe Torre, Tom Verducci, 2009
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Yankee Leviathan: The Origins of Central State Authority in ...
This book describes the impact of the American Civil War on the development of central state authority in the late nineteenth century.
Richard Franklin Bensel, 1990
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One of the finest, most colorful and definitive studies of whaling ever published. Construction and outfitting of ships, crafts and routines, hunting methods, much more. 133 halftones. 17 line illustrations. Introduction.
Clifford Warren Ashley, 1942
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Alan L. MCPHERSON. in indigenism, and mitigated its political potential. Only an
educated minority, after all, wrote and read indigenist texts. Vasconcelos himself
lost his bid for the presidency, and he achieved little in the fight against U.S. ...
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Southern Lady,
Yankee Spy : The True Story of Elizabeth Van ...
Northern sympathizer in the Confederate capital, daring spymaster, postwar politician: Elizabeth Van Lew was one of the most remarkable figures in American history, a woman who defied the conventions of the nineteenth-century South.
Elizabeth R. Varon Professor of History Temple University, 2003
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Yankee Magazine's Make It Last: Over 1,000 Ingenious Ways to ...
A guide to home maintenance presents a wide range of helpful tips, such as a ten-minute check that can add years to the life of appliances and how to make worn furniture look new
Earl Proulx, The Editors of Yankee Magazine, 1996
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Yankee International: Marxism and the American Reform ...
Examines the clash of the American reform tradition with immigrant Marxism during Reconstruction through the story of the rise and fall of the International Workingman s Association, the first international socialist organization.
Timothy Messer-Kruse, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YANKEE»
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Yankee is used in the context of the following news items.
Yankees taking huge risk by relying on farm system
The first-place Yankees need a starting pitcher and they had the trade chips to acquire David Price. Or Cole Hamels. That they didn't cash those chips tells you ... «New York Daily News, Aug 15»
Yankees All-Stars relatively quiet but glad AL has home-field edge
CINCINNATI — Yankees players absorbed most of the All-Star Game buzz in both 2013 and 2014, even as the team toiled on the edge of the playoff race. «New York Post, Jul 15»
Yankees will see more of Rob Refsnyder: source
The Yankees aren't sending the rookie second baseman back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and he will be in The Bronx when the All-Star break ends and ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
Time's running out for Yankees to sign Boras-repped 1st-rounder
BOSTON — By 5 p.m. Friday, James Kaprielian and the Yankees have to have a contract signed or the first-round pick will no longer be able to negotiate with ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
A-Rod's All-Star snub masks a bigger Yankees problem
Harold Reynolds (inset) says the Mets and Yankees are missing one of the game's premier sluggers like Bryce Harper. Photo: Getty Images; WireImage ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
From Triple-A to starring debut: Meet Yankees' Cole Figueroa
Told he was being called up from Triple-A to join the Yankees, Figueroa quickly packed and arrived in Manhattan via the team's car service around 3 a.m. ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
MLB Draft 2015: Yankees 2015 draft pick results tracker and social …
At long last, the 2015 MLB Draft is at a close. The Yankees selected 41 players over the weekend, and by beat writer Bryan Hoch's count, here was the ... «Pinstripe Alley, Jun 15»
Yankees fans are clearly ready for the Bryce Harper Era in New York
Bryce Harper went 2 for 4 with a home run against the Yankees on Tuesday after going at least 2 for 2 against the New York media before the game. “I love the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
When it comes to retiring numbers, Yankees, Celtics have a low bar
When it comes to retiring players' numbers, think of the honor in presidential terms. Some teams limit the practice to the Washington, Lincoln and FDR-level ... «SI.com, May 15»
Bryce Harper Must Be At-All-Cost Pursuit as Yankees' Future Iconic …
Officially, the New York Yankees will be in the capital over the next two days for a two-game series against the Washington Nationals. But they can also do some ... «Bleacher Report, May 15»
