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62) Women of the White House: the illustrated story of the first ladies of the United States of America
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Women of the White House looks at the work, lives and times of the 48 women officially recognized as FLOTUS, including the newest first lady Jill Biden. Through portraits, photographs and profiles, the book examines their contributions to the presidencies they supported and the 230-year history of the role"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"Freed Black women organizing for protection in the Reconstruction-era South. Jewish immigrant garment workers braving deadly conditions for a sliver of independence. Asian American fieldworkers rejecting government-sanctioned indentured servitude across the Pacific. Incarcerated workers advocating for basic human rights and fair wages. The queer Black labor leader who helped orchestrate America's civil rights movement. These are only some of the...
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Pub. Date
[1999]
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"The companion book to the major PBS series, American Photography: A Century of Images offers a dynamic look at the twentieth century's most pervasive visual medium. Examining the powerful role that photography has played in shaping our time, it focuses on 100 key photographs - one for each year of the century. Ranging from established artistic treasures to everyday snapshots to records of momentous historical events, these images, plus more than...
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Pub. Date
[2023].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Washington, DC, has a long history dating back to the early years of the United States as a country. The nation's capital has seen a lot of changes throughout the years, and some people believe the city continues to be the home of many ghosts, including those of former presidents. This title explores the history of Washington, DC, reports of unexplained activity at the White House and several locations throughout the city, and ways in which paranormal...
67) Punk's fight
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2021.
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"In the final novel of the Punk trilogy, Punk is on a mission over central Afghanistan when he is hit--and taken captive by the Taliban"--Page 4 of cover.
71) Earl, Honey
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Earl Hahn is slow, the last one to catch on to things. Since the day his father hit him in the head with a 2x4 of loblolly pine, he's struggled with a "thickness in his brain." It takes him longer to make the connections others arrive at easily. When his father is prosecuted for the crime of incest, it feels like deliverance for Earl, his mother Lizzie Belle, and the entire Hahn family. Unfortunately, his father's abhorrent actions are not done exacting...
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"In The New American Militarism, Bacevich examines the origins and implications of this misguided enterprise. He shows how American militarism emerged as a reaction to the Vietnam War, when various groups in American society -soldiers, politicians on the make, intellectuals, strategists, Christian evangelicals, even purveyors of pop culture-came to see the revival of military power and the celebration of military values as the antidote to all the...
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[1986]
Description
This pioneering work, first published in 1986, documents the continuing vitality of the American Indian tradition and of women's leadership within that tradition. In her new preface to this edition, Allen reflects on the remarkable resurgence of American Indian pride and culture in recent times.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods - while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly...
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Pub. Date
1995.
Description
"For many, the anti-Communist hysteria that began in the 1940s has been lost in the dustbin of history - an era remembered, if at all, by fading photograpbs of Joe McCarthy, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, and J. Edgar Hoover. Red Scare is a remarkable document of an era that altered forever the American political landscape, a time when one's beliefs and associations could lead to financial ruin and a prison cell. Red Scare is a riveting portrayal of...
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Enola Holmes volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Enola Holmes - sister of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes - always has an eye for mystery-solving. Still on the run from her brothers, Enola continues her investigative work in the busy streets of London, disguised under a new alias, and is now searching for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo. She soon finds out that Sherlock is searching for Enola herself, but not to return her home this time. He has a message from their long-lost...
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