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The Children's Blizzard (P.S.)
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David Laskin |
Thousands of impoverished Northern European immigrants were promised that the prairie offered "land, freedom, and hope." The disastrous blizzard of 1888 revealed that their free homestead was not a p… |
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A common life
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David Laskin |
In this splendid group portrait, David Laskin tells the stories of four friendships that helped to define the course of American literature: Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, Henry James and E… |
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The Long Way Home
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David Laskin |
From the author of The Children's Blizzard comes an epic story of the sacrifice and service of an immigrant generation.When the United States entered World War I in 1917, one-third of the nation's po… |
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Herman Melville's Billy Budd & Typee
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David Laskin |
A guide to reading "Billy Budd" and "Typee" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list. |
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The long way home
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David Laskin |
"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. |
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The long way home
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David Laskin |
"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher. |
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