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Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway,...
5) The mustangs
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The story of the wild horses of America, the Indians who rode them and the whites who were famous as their captors.
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Havey Productions
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2007
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English
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"From the gold rush to the oil bust, fur trappers to baseball fans, shanties to skyscrapers, explore the powerful people & pivotal events that define & energize the heart of the Queen City of the Plains, Downtown Denver"--Container.
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Carley Burch leaves her high society life in New York City to reclaim her fiancé, Glen Kilbourne, who had moved to the Wild West to recover from World War I. She braves fierce ruffians, brutal elements and lack of civilization. Carley must adapt to the rigorous life of the West. But will she be able to convince Glenn to return to his "home" in New York? Will she be in time before a rival temptress steals Glenn away?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 28
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English
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The account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad-the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and...
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Rosen Pub. Group
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[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Discusses the origins, philosophy, and most notorious attacks of the Basque separatist group ETA, including their present activities, possible plans, and counter-terrorism efforts directed against them.
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University of Oklahoma Press
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Of all that has been written of the cowboy and the life of the cattle range, very little has been written by the principal actors themselves. The same is equally true of the famous government scouts, mail riders and other adventurous figures, who were men of deeds rather than words. Not many possessed, like David Crockett and W. F. Cody, the power to dramatize themselves. James H. Cook, the author of Fifty Years on the Old Frontier, first published...
17) Vietnam War
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Learn about the longest military conflict in United States history.
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Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Wieland explores the past, present, and future of how chopper riders and builders are pushing this metallic self-expression into the realm of art. "The History of Choppers" tells the stories of the people behind the paint and pipes that make each chopper unique.