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Sentinel
Language
English
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The story of America's past has been hijacked by liberal historians who describe a country built on racism, sexism, and greed. For the past forty years, these so-called intellectuals have defended their position by claiming to speak for the disenfranchised masses while undermining the truly great achievements of American's patriots, founders, and heroes. This book corrects those doctrinaire biases and reexamines American's discovery, founding and...
10) Our Constitution
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Oxford University Press
Language
English
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An in-depth look at the entire text of the U. S. Constitution, annotated with detailed explanations of its terms and contents. Each Amendment and Article is accompanied by sidebar material on the history of its application, including profiles of important Supreme Court cases, texts of related primary source documents, and contemporary news articles. Double-page timelines for several of the Articles and all the Amendments highlight important events...
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English
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Following the end of the American Revolutionary War (but prior to the establishment of the US Constitution) three of the Founding Fathers - Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison - prepared 85 articles in support of ratifying the Constitution and published them under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to try and rouse the public's support for ratification.
The first seventy-seven of these essays were published between October 1787 and...
14) The constitution
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing Company
Pub. Date
c.2021
Language
English
Description
Did you know the U.S. Constitution doesn't include the word democracy? Or that it took 10 long months to ratify? How about how much the clerk who handwrote the original copy of the Constitution was paid? (It was $30, by the way.) Find out all the extreme history behind one of our nation's most important documents. Did you know earlier colonists had to eat shoe leather to survive? Or that George Washington didn't really want to be president? Learn...
16) Wild Alaska
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Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
Description
Lavishly illustrated description of the geography, wildlife and vegetation of wilderness areas of Alaska.
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Davis has brought his groundbreaking work up to the present, including the history of an "Era of Broken Trust," from the end of the Clinton administration through the recent Great Recession. This additional material covers the horrific events of 9/11 and the rise of conspiracy theorists, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina and the failure of the New Orleans levees, the global financial meltdown, the election of Barack Obama, and the...
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English
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From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as author Philbrick reveals, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic. The Mayflower's religious refugees arrived in Plymouth Harbor during a period of crisis for Native Americans, as disease spread...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In this book, the author, deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the ten most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a Navy SEAL. He uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun. He revisits turning points in American history, including the single sniper shot...
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Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
c.2021
Language
English
Description
The U.S. Constitution is an important and revered part of our nation's history and government, but it wasn't always that way. With this beneficial book, readers learn how the U.S. Constitution came to be, from its predecessor the Articles of Confederation to the final ratified document. Fascinating details about the debates, controversies, and struggles along the way are richly explored. Writings from the Founding Fathers who helped create this important...
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