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The American Past With Infotrac: A Survey of American History Since 1865by Joseph ConlinISBN 0534621384 (0-534-62138-4)
Softcover, Wadsworth Pub Co
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Amos Fortune, Free Manby Elizabeth YatesISBN 0525255702 (0-525-25570-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Armed Madhouse: Who's Afraid of Osama Wolf? China Floats, Bush Sinks, the Scheme to Steal '08, No Child's Behind Left, and Other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class Warby Greg PalastISBN 0525949682 (0-525-94968-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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You wont find Palast in The New York Times (except its bestseller list), but you will read his reports on the hottest Web sites worldwide, hear him regularly on Air America and the Pacifica radio networks, and see his stories reappearing as the basis for Eminems hit video "Mosh," Michael Moores Fahrenheit 9/11, and sampled by a dozen of todays top platinum rock artists. [via]
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Atlas of American Historyby Rand McNally StaffISBN 0528845004 (0-528-84500-4)
Softcover, Rand McNally
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The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murderby Not AvailableISBN 052594981X (0-525-94981-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Big Skyby Guthrie, Alfred B., Jr.ISBN 0553266837 (0-553-26683-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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A Book About Benjamin Franklinby Ruth GrossISBN 0590101196 (0-590-10119-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicagoby Mike RoykoISBN 0525070001 (0-525-07000-1)
Hardcover, Dutton
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago'Book summary:This is the story of the late Richard J. Daley, politician and self-promoter extraordinaire, from his inauspicious youth on Chicagos South Side through his rapid climb to the seat of power as mayor and boss of the Democratic Party machine. A bare-all account of Daleys cardinal sins as well as his milestone achievements, this scathing work by Chicago journalist Mike Royko brings to life the most powerful political figure of his time: his laissez-faire policy toward corruption, his unique brand of public relations, and the widespread influence that earned him the epithet of king maker. The politician, the machine, the cityRoyko reveals all with witty insight and unwavering honesty, in this incredible portrait of the last of the backroom Caesars. This new edition includes an Introduction in which the author reflects on Daleys death and the future of Chicago.[via]More editions of Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago:
By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Bannerby Steven Kroll, Dan AndreasenISBN 0590450557 (0-590-45055-7)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Carrying the Fireby Michael CollinsISBN 0553239481 (0-553-23948-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Daily Life on a Southern Plantation 1853by Paul EricksonISBN 0525675477 (0-525-67547-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veilby W. E. B. Du BoisISBN 0527253006 (0-527-25300-6)
Hardcover, Kraus Intl Pubns
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Daughter of Fortuneby Isabel Allende, Margaret Sayers PedenISBN 0606205012 (0-606-20501-2)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daughter of Fortune'Book summary:Oprah Book Club® Selection, February 2000: Until Isabel Allende burst onto the scene with her 1985 debut, The House of the Spirits, Latin American fiction was, for the most part, a boys' club comprising such heavy hitters as Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, and Mario Vargas Llosa. But the Chilean Allende shouldered her way in with her magical realist multi-generational tale of the Trueba family, followed it up with four more novels and a spate of nonfiction, and has remained in a place of honor ever since. Her sixth work of fiction, Daughter of Fortune, shares some characteristics with her earlier works: the canvas is wide, the characters are multi-generational and multi-ethnic, and the protagonist is an unconventional woman who overcomes enormous obstacles to make her way in the world. Yet one cannot accuse Allende of telling the same story twice; set in the mid-1800s, this novel follows the fortunes of Eliza Sommers, Chilean by birth but adopted by a British spinster, Rose Sommers, and her bachelor brother, Jeremy, after she is abandoned on their doorstep.
"You have English blood, like us," Miss Rose assured Eliza when she was old enough to understand. "Only someone from the British colony would have thought to leave you in a basket on the doorstep of the British Import and Export Company, Limited. I am sure they knew how good-hearted my brother Jeremy is, and felt sure he would take you in. In those days I was longing to have a child, and you fell into my arms, sent by God to be brought up in the solid principles of the Protestant faith and the English language."
The family servant, Mama Fresia, has a different point of view, however: "You, English? Don't get any ideas, child. You have Indian hair, like mine." And certainly Eliza's almost mystical ability to recall all the events of her life would seem to stem more from the Indian than the Protestant side.As Eliza grows up, she becomes less tractable, and when she falls in love with Joachin Andieta, a clerk in Jeremy's firm, her adoptive family is horrified. They are even more so when a now-pregnant Eliza follows her lover to California where he has gone to make his fortune in the 1849 gold rush. Along the way Eliza meets Tao Chi'en, a Chinese doctor who saves her life and becomes her closest friend. What starts out as a search for a lost love becomes, over time, the discovery of self; and by the time Eliza finally catches up with the elusive Joachin, she is no longer sure she still wants what she once wished for. Allende peoples her novel with a host of colorful secondary characters. She even takes the narrative as far afield as China, providing an intimate portrait of Tao Chi'en's past before returning to 19th-century San Francisco, where he and Eliza eventually fetch up. Readers with a taste for the epic, the picaresque, and romance that is satisfyingly complex will find them all in Daughter of Fortune. --Margaret Prior [via]
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Dreams in the Golden Countryby Kathryn LaskyISBN 0590029738 (0-590-02973-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Early American Women: A Documentary History, 1600-1900by Nancy WolochISBN 0534151027 (0-534-15102-7)
Softcover, Cengage Learning College
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The First Book of Presidentsby Harold CoyISBN 0531029069 (0-531-02906-9)
Hardcover, Scholastic Library Pub
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The Flag, the Poet and the Songby Irvin MolotskyISBN 0525946004 (0-525-94600-4)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Founding Mothersby Linda Grant De PauwISBN 0606075356 (0-606-07535-6)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubmanby Dorothy SterlingISBN 0590436287 (0-590-43628-7)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Gettysburgby William C. Oates, Frank Haskell, Paul Andrew Hutton, Glenn LafantasieISBN 0553298321 (0-553-29832-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hana SambrookISBN 0582823102 (0-582-82310-2)
Softcover, Pearson Education, Limited
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The Guns of Augustby Barbara W. TuchmanISBN 0613187172 (0-613-18717-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Guns of August'Book summary:Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time and a people we all need to know more about, The Guns of August will not be forgotten.[via]More editions of The Guns of August:
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Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Societiesby Jared DiamondISBN 061318114X (0-613-18114-X)
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Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburgby James M. McPhersonISBN 0609610236 (0-609-61023-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg'Book summary:[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicatewe can not consecratewe can not hallowthis ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or detract.
President Abraham Lincoln
James M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans.
The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. Its no surprise that it is one of the nations most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors), attracting tourists, military buffs, and students of American history.
McPherson, who has led countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, makes stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations. He reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. Along the way, he intersperses stories of his own encounters with the place over several decades, as well as debunking several popular myths about the battle itself.
What brought those 165,000 soldiers75,000 Confederate, 90,000 Unionto Gettysburg? Why did they lock themselves in such a death grip across these once bucolic fields until 11,000 of them were killed or mortally wounded, another 29,000 were wounded and survived, and about 10,000 were missing mostly captured? What was accomplished by all of this carnage? Join James M. McPherson on a walk across this hallowed ground as he be encompasses the depth of meaning and historical impact of a place that helped define the nations character. [via]More editions of Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg:
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The Hatmaker's Signby Benjamin Franklin, Candace Fleming, Robert Andrew ParkerISBN 053107174X (0-531-07174-X)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Hinge of Fate: The Second World Warby Winston S. ChurchillISBN 0553132741 (0-553-13274-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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I Have a Dreamby Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott KingISBN 059020517X (0-590-20517-X)
Softcover, Scholastic
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I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Flyby Joyce HansenISBN 0590849131 (0-590-84913-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporationby Edwin BlackISBN 0609808990 (0-609-80899-0)
Softcover, Three Rivers Pr
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If You Traveled on the Underground Railroadby Ellen LevineISBN 0590451561 (0-590-45156-1)
Softcover, Scholastic
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If you traveled on the Underground Railroad
--Where was the safest place to go?
--Would you wear a disguise?
--What would you do when you were free?
This book tells you what it was like to be a slave trying to escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.More editions of If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad:
Immigrant Kidsby Russell FreedmanISBN 0525325387 (0-525-32538-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Intellectual Life in America: A Historyby Lewis PerryISBN 053105649X (0-531-05649-X)
Softcover, F. Watts
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Intellectual Origins of American Radicalismby Straughton LyndISBN 0571090923 (0-571-09092-3)
Hardcover, Faber
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Island of the Blue Dolphinsby Scott O'DellISBN 0590221655 (0-590-22165-5)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'Book summary:Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, and in 1976 the Children's Literature Association named this riveting story one of the 10 best American children's books of the past 200 years. O'Dell was inspired by the real-life story of a 12-year-old American Indian girl, Karana. The author based his book on the life of this remarkable young woman who, during the evacuation of Ghalas-at (an island off the coast of California), jumped ship to stay with her young brother who had been abandoned on the island. He died shortly thereafter, and Karana fended for herself on the island for 18 years.
O'Dell tells the miraculous story of how Karana forages on land and in the ocean, clothes herself (in a green-cormorant skirt and an otter cape on special occasions), and secures shelter. Perhaps even more startlingly, she finds strength and serenity living alone on the island. This beautiful edition of Island of the Blue Dolphins is enriched with 12 full-page watercolor paintings by Ted Lewin, illustrator of more than 100 children's books, including Ali, Child of the Desert. A gripping story of battling wild dogs and sea elephants, this simply told, suspenseful tale of survival is also an uplifting adventure of the spirit. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lostby M. R. Montgomery, Gerald FosterISBN 0609807102 (0-609-80710-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Johnny Appleseedby Eva MooreISBN 0590402978 (0-590-40297-8)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The Journal of Augustus Pelletierby Kathryn LaskyISBN 0590684892 (0-590-68489-2)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Journal of Ben Uchida, Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Campby Barry DenenbergISBN 0590485318 (0-590-48531-8)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Journal of William Thomas Emersonby Barry DenenbergISBN 0590313509 (0-590-31350-9)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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A Journey to the New Worldby Kathryn LaskyISBN 059050214X (0-590-50214-X)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Last of the Mohicansby James Fenimore CooperISBN 0553213296 (0-553-21329-6)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Last of the Mohicans'Book summary:"Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series' combination of high interest level and low reading age makes it suitable for both English-speaking teenagers with limited reading skills and students of English as a second language. Many titles in the series also provide access to the pre-20th century literature strands of the National Curriculum English Orders. "Penguin Readers" are graded at seven levels of difficulty, from "Easystarts" with a 200-word vocabulary, to Level 6 (Advanced) with a 3000-word vocabulary. In addition, titles fall into one of three sub-categories: "Contemporary", "Classics" or "Originals". At the end of each book there is a section of enjoyable exercises focusing on vocabulary building, comprehension, discussion and writing. Some titles in the series are available with an accompanying audio cassette, or in a book and cassette pack. Additionally, selected titles have free accompanying "Penguin Readers Factsheets" which provide stimulating exercise material for students, as well as suggestions for teachers on how to exploit the Readers in class. [via]
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hourby James HornfischerISBN 0553381482 (0-553-38148-2)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Lewis and Clarkby George SullivanISBN 0613259920 (0-613-25992-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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A Light in the Stormby Karen HesseISBN 0590567330 (0-590-56733-0)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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A Line in the Sandby Sherry GarlandISBN 0590394665 (0-590-39466-5)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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Lyddieby Katherine PatersonISBN 0525673385 (0-525-67338-5)
Hardcover, Lodestar Books
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Molly's Pilgrimby Barbara CohenISBN 0553158333 (0-553-15833-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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My Antoniaby Willa CatherISBN 0553214187 (0-553-21418-7)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Antonia'Book summary:"The best thing I've done is My Antonia ," recalled Willa Cather. "I feel I've made a contribution to American letters with that book." Ántonia Shimerda returns to Black Hawk, Nebraska, to make a fresh start after eloping with a railway conductor following the tragic death of her father. Accustomed to living in a sod house and toiling alongside the men in the fields, she is unprepared for the lecherous reaction her lush sensuality provokes when she moves to the city. Despite betrayal and crushing opposition, Ántonia steadfastly pursues her quest for happiness-a moving struggle that mirrors the quiet drama of the American landscape. [via]
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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'N' Roll Musicby Greil MarcusISBN 052547708X (0-525-47708-X)
Softcover, Dutton
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National Experience: The History of the United States to 1877by John BlumISBN 0534443397 (0-534-44339-7)
Softcover, Cengage Learning
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A New World: An Epic of Colonial America from the Founding of Jamestown to the Fall of Quebecby Arthur QuinnISBN 0571198376 (0-571-19837-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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One Man's Horseby Marguerite Henry, Wesley DennisISBN 0528820923 (0-528-82092-3)
Hardcover, Rand McNally
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The Origins of the Vietnam Warby Fredrik LogevallISBN 0582319188 (0-582-31918-8)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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Out Of The Dustby Karen HesseISBN 0590371258 (0-590-37125-8)
Softcover, Little Apple
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out Of The Dust'Book summary:Like the Oklahoma dust bowl from which she came, 14-year-old narrator Billie Jo writes in sparse, free-floating verse. In this compelling, immediate journal, Billie Jo reveals the grim domestic realities of living during the years of constant dust storms: That hopes--like the crops--blow away in the night like skittering tumbleweeds. That trucks, tractors, even Billie Jo's beloved piano, can suddenly be buried beneath drifts of dust. Perhaps swallowing all that grit is what gives Billie Jo--our strong, endearing, rough-cut heroine--the stoic courage to face the death of her mother after a hideous accident that also leaves her piano-playing hands in pain and permanently scarred.
Meanwhile, Billie Jo's silent, windblown father is literally decaying with grief and skin cancer before her very eyes. When she decides to flee the lingering ghosts and dust of her homestead and jump a train west, she discovers a simple but profound truth about herself and her plight. There are no tight, sentimental endings here--just a steady ember of hope that brightens Karen Hesse's exquisitely written and mournful tale. Hesse won the 1998 Newbery Award for this elegantly crafted, gut-wrenching novel, and her fans won't want to miss The Music of Dolphins or Letters from Rifka. (Ages 9 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corpsby Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainISBN 0553299921 (0-553-29992-1)
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Pedro's Journalby Pam Conrad, Peter KoeppenISBN 0590462067 (0-590-46206-7)
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Phoebe the Spyby Judith Berry GriffinISBN 0590424327 (0-590-42432-7)
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A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia, 1859by Patricia C. McKissackISBN 0590259881 (0-590-25988-1)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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The Rape of Nankingby Iris ChangISBN 0613180771 (0-613-18077-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rape of Nanking'Book summary:China has endured much hardship in its history, as Iris Chang shows in her ably researched The Rape of Nanking, a book that recounts the horrible events in that eastern Chinese city under Japanese occupation in the late 1930s. Nanking, she writes, served as a kind of laboratory in which Japanese soldiers were taught to slaughter unarmed, unresisting civilians, as they would later do throughout Asia. Likening their victims to insects and animals, the Japanese commanders orchestrated a campaign in which several hundred thousand--no one is sure just how many--Chinese soldiers and noncombatants alike were killed. Chang turns up an unlikely hero in German businessman John Rabe, a devoted member of the Nazi party who importuned Adolf Hitler to intervene and stop the slaughter, and who personally saved the lives of countless residents of Nanking. She also suggests that the Japanese government pay reparations and apologize for its army's horrific acts of 60 years ago. [via]
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Sarah Bishopby Scott O'DellISBN 0590446517 (0-590-44651-7)
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Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivorsby James HornfischerISBN 0553803905 (0-553-80390-5)
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Snow Treasureby Marie McSwiganISBN 0590425374 (0-590-42537-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Snow Treasure'Book summary:[via]Based on a true story, Snow Treasure is a tale of heroism set in Norway during World War II. This amazing book, continuously in print since 1942, tells how brave schoolchildren outwitted the invading Nazis. To keep their country's gold out of Nazi hands, the children sledded thirteen tons of gold bricks down the mountain to a waiting ship. The appearance of innocent winter fun fooled the Nazis, and the gold was taken safely to America.
Beautiful illustrations perfectly capture the nostalgic tone and bring this thrilling adventure to life in an attractively priced gift edition.
So Far from Homeby Barry DenenbergISBN 0590926675 (0-590-92667-5)
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Standing in the Lightby Mary OsborneISBN 0590134620 (0-590-13462-0)
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Steamboats Come True: American Inventors in Actionby James Thomas FlexnerISBN 0585120307 (0-585-12030-7)
Softcover, Fordham University Press
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Their Finest Hourby Winston Leonard Spencer ChurchillISBN 0553132725 (0-553-13272-5)
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There Are No Children Hereby Alex KotlowitzISBN 0613024540 (0-613-02454-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'There Are No Children Here'Book summary:There Are No Children Here, the true story of brothers Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers, ages 11 and 9 at the start, brings home the horror of trying to make it in a violence-ridden public housing project. The boys live in a gang-plagued war zone on Chicago's West Side, literally learning how to dodge bullets the way kids in the suburbs learn to chase baseballs. "If I grow up, I'd like to be a bus driver," says Lafeyette at one point. That's if, not when--spoken with the complete innocence of a child. The book's title comes from a comment made by the brothers' mother as she and author Alex Kotlowitz contemplate the challenges of living in such a hostile environment: "There are no children here," she says. "They've seen too much to be children." This book humanizes the problem of inner-city pathology, makes readers care about Lafeyette and Pharoah more than they may expect to, and offers a sliver of hope buried deep within a world of chaos. [via]
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This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparednessby T.R. FehrenbachISBN 0553288717 (0-553-28871-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness'Book summary:The fiftieth anniversary of the Korean War makes this an appropriate time to revisit This Kind of War, the monumental study of the conflict that began in June 1950. Successive generations of U.S. military officers have considered this book an indispensable part of their education.T. R. Fehrenbach's narrative brings to life the harrowing and bloody battles that were fought up and down the Korean Peninsula. Partly drawn from official records, operations journals, and histories, it is based largely on the compelling personal narratives of the small-unit commanders and their troops. Unlike any other work on the Korean War, it provides a clear panoramic view, sharp insight into the successes and failures of U.S. forces, and a riveting account of fierce clashes between U.N. troops and the North Korean and Chinese communist invaders.The lessons that Colonel Fehrenbach identifies still resonate. Severe peacetime budget cuts after World War II left the U.S. military a shadow of its former self. The terrible lesson of Korea was that to send into action troops trained for nothing but "serving a hitch" in some quiet billet was an almost criminal act. Throwing these ill-trained and poorly equipped troops into the heat of battle resulted in the war's early routs. The United States was simply unprepared for war. As we enter a new century with Americans and North Koreans continuing to face each other across the 38th parallel, we would do well to remember the price we paid during the Korean War.[via]More editions of This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness:
A Time for Courageby Kathryn LaskyISBN 0590511416 (0-590-51141-6)
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Voices of the American Past with Infotrac: Documents in U.S. Historyby Raymond M. Hyser, J. Chris ArndtISBN 0534643000 (0-534-64300-0)
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Voyage on the Great Titanicby Ellen Emerson WhiteISBN 0590962736 (0-590-96273-6)
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A Walk in the Woodsby Bill BrysonISBN 0613225783 (0-613-22578-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Walk in the Woods'Book summary:Your initial reaction to Bill Bryson's reading of A Walk in the Woods may well be "Egads! What a bore!" But by sentence three or four, his clearly articulated, slightly adenoidal, British/American-accented speech pattern begins to grow on you and becomes quite engaging. You immediately get a hint of the humor that lies ahead, such as one of the innumerable reasons he longed to walk as many of the 2,100 miles of the Appalachian Trail as he could. "It would get me fit after years of waddlesome sloth" is delivered with glorious deadpan flair. By the time our storyteller recounts his trip to the Dartmouth Co-op, suffering serious sticker shock over equipment prices, you'll be hooked.
When Bryson speaks for the many Americans he encounters along the way--in various shops, restaurants, airports, and along the trail--he launches into his American accent, which is whiny and full of hard r's. And his southern intonations are a hoot. He's even got a special voice used exclusively when speaking for his somewhat surprising trail partner, Katz. In the 25 years since their school days together, Katz has put on quite a bit of weight. In fact, "he brought to mind Orson Welles after a very bad night. He was limping a little and breathing harder than one ought to after a walk of 20 yards." Katz often speaks in monosyllables, and Bryson brings his limited vocabulary humorously to life. One of Katz's more memorable utterings is "flung," as in flung most of his provisions over the cliff because they were too heavy to carry any farther.
The author has thoroughly researched the history and the making of the Appalachian Trail. Bryson describes the destruction of many parts of the forest and warns of the continuing perils (both natural and man-made) the Trail faces. He speaks of the natural beauty and splendor as he and Katz pass through, and he recalls clearly the serious dangers the two face during their time together on the trail. So, A Walk in the Woods is not simply an out-of-shape, middle-aged man's desire to prove that he can still accomplish a major physical task; it's also a plea for the conservation of America's last wilderness. Bryson's telling is a knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud funny trek through the woods, with a touch of science and history thrown in for good measure. (Running time: 360 minutes, four cassettes) --Colleen Preston [via]
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Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movementby John LewisISBN 0613225805 (0-613-22580-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement'Book summary:John Lewis is an authentic American hero, a modest man from the most humble of beginnings who left a rural Alabama cotton farm 40 years ago and strode into the forefront of the civil rights movement. One of the young people who brought the teachings of Ghandi and King to the lunch counters of Nashville in 1960, Lewis suffered taunts and threats, beatings and arrests. He spoke at the historic 1963 March on Washington and became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The nation, tuned to the nightly news, watched in horror as state troopers clubbed him viciously, fracturing his skull as he led a march in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. Today, he's the only member of Congress who can be proud of having been carried off to jail more than 40 times. With the help of a collaborator, journalist Michael D'Orso, this remarkable man has written a truly remarkable book. Walking with the Wind is a deeply moving personal memoir that skillfully balances the intimate and touching recollections of the deeply thoughtful Lewis with the intense national drama that was the civil rights movement. [via]
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The Wealth of Nationsby Adam SmithISBN 0613920325 (0-613-92032-5)
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The Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith ; Introduction by Alan B. Krueger ; Edited, With Notes and Marginal Summary, by Edwin Cannanby Adam Smith, Edwin CannanISBN 0553585975 (0-553-58597-5)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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Westward With Columbusby John Dyson, Peter ChristopherISBN 0590438476 (0-590-43847-6)
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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?by Barry DenenbergISBN 0590228625 (0-590-22862-5)
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With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in Americaby William MartinISBN 0553067494 (0-553-06749-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'With God on Our Side : The Rise of the Religious Right in America'Book summary:The rise of the Religious Right is one of the most important political and cultural stories of our time. To many, this controversial movement threatens to upset the nation's delicate balance of religious and secular interests. To others, the Religious Right is valiantly struggling to preserve religious liberty and to prove itself as the last, best hope to save America's soul. In With God on Our Side --the first balanced account of conservative Christians' impact on post-war politics--William Martin paints a vivid and authoritative portrait of America's most powerful political interest group.
Although its members now number between forty and sixty million people, the Religious Right has not always carried the tremendous--and growing--political clout it enjoys today. A hundred years ago, scattered groups of conservative Christians worked fervently to spread the Gospel, but their involvement in politics was marginal. Early in this century, however, a series of charismatic and ambitious leaders began transforming the movement; by the election of John F. Kennedy as our first Catholic president, the Religious Right had found its voice. Politics and religion began mixing as never before. From Richard Nixon's strategic manipulation of Graham's religious influence in the 1970s, to Ronald Reagan's association with Falwell's Moral Majority in the 1980s, to the Christian Coalition's emergence as a slick, sophisticated political machine, the line separating the pulpit from the presidency became increasingly blurred. Now, preachers such as Graham, Falwell, and Pat Robertson preside over ministries so vast and well organized that most politicians can ill afford to ignore their views--or lose their votes.
In recent years, the Religious Right's political influence has propelled it into spheres beyond pure politics. Race relations, abortion and reproductive rights, school curricula, the nature and role of the family--conservative Christians have embraced all of these socially charged issues, and their activism has irrevocably altered the way America confronts its thorniest problems. How does a free society draw the line between Church and State without removing religious conviction from public life? What motivates individual Americans to do battle in the culture wars? Most importantly, when politicians and religiously motivated activists join forces, who holds the reins?
Drawing on over 100 new interviews with key figures in the movement, William Martin brilliantly captures the spirit of the age as he explores both sides of
this dramatic debate. Written in conjunction with the producers of the public television series of the same name, this landmark book is essential reading for all Americans--conservative and liberal, fundamentalist and atheist--who care about the spiritual health and political future of our country. [via]More editions of With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America:
Wolf by the Earsby Ann RinaldiISBN 0590434128 (0-590-43412-8)
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El Diario De Pedroby Pam Conrad, Leda Schiavo, Peter KoeppenISBN 0590474022 (0-590-47402-2)
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