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America is also Irish
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Robert N. Webb |
Traces the causes of Irish immigration to the United States and describes the social, economic, and cultural contributions of this immigrant group to their new country. |
OL1581959W |
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Hannibal, invader from Carthage
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Robert N. Webb |
A history of the campaigns of the military genius who vowed to conquer the Romans and who entered Italy by crossing the Alps on elephants. |
OL1581966W |
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Jean Jacques Rousseau, the father of romanticism
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Robert N. Webb |
A biography of the French writer and philosopher who influenced the romantic movement in literature and whose political ideas inspired the leaders of the French Revolution. |
OL1581971W |
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The raid on Harpers Ferry, October 16, 1859
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Robert N. Webb |
Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the raid led by John Brown on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry. |
OL1581975W |
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Winston Churchill, man of the century
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Robert N. Webb |
A biography of Winston Churchill, the "Renaissance man," outlining the main events in his long and varied career. |
OL1581986W |
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James Watt, inventor of a steam engine
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Robert N. Webb |
A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible. |
OL1581988W |