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Author
Series
World made by hand volume 4
Publisher
Atlantic Minthly Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The small town of Union Grove has adapted, struggled, and thrived in the new age of civilization. But early spring is full of hardships: Fresh food is scarce and the winter stores are almost gone.
Despite the time of privation, young explorer Daniel Earle resurrects the town newspaper, and the town trustees ask him to help revive the Hudson River trade route. But even as the townsfolk strive forward, a group of visitors remind them that nothing...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In Between two worlds, historian Malcolm Gaskill tells the sweeping story of the English experience in America during the first century of colonization. Following a large and varied cast of visionaries and heretics, merchants and warriors, and slaves and rebels, Gaskill illuminates the often traumatic challenges the settlers faced. The first waves sought to re-create the English way of life, even to recover a society that was vanishing at home. But...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Compelled by recent events to consider all the remarkable qualities that make our country worth preservin, the author has fashioned thirty short essay-love letters in spirit-that, like all his writing, are sharp, original, funny, graceful, and wise.
Language
English
Description
Encapsulating the people, places, events and trends that shaped our nation during the last 100 years, this book arrives in time to be a major gift book of the season. Beautifully illustrated and produced, it offers more than 400 letters from both famous figures and ordinary citizens, creating an extraordinary chronicle of our history and an essential volume for any family library. A collection of fascinating letters by Americans, famous and obscure,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--OverDrive website.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"A timely deep dive into cancel culture, an account of its dangers to all Americans, and the much-needed antidote from the team that brought you Coddling of the American Mind. Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works,...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Description
A work of immersive journalism steeped in a distinctively American social history and sparked by a personal quest, [this book] traces the search for the simple life through the stories of three families of new pioneers and what inspired each of them to look for-- or create-- a better existence. Captivating and clear-eyed, it dares us to imagine what a sustainable, ethical, authentic future might actually look like.--.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The American flag, the Statue of Liberty, and US popular culture are all world-famous symbols of the United States. In The American Identity, readers will learn about the history and meaning behind these and other parts of the United States' unique cultural identity."--Publisher's website.
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