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Stories of the Road Stories of the Road Marie Sansone **Stories of the Road** takes the reader along on a good-humored American road trip, interwoven with Native American lore, pioneer history, and environmental tales. When the main characters, Tom Ste… OL13761181W
The American presidency The American presidency National Museum of American History (U. S.),Bunch L,Mark G. Hirsch,Harry R. Rubenstein,Spencer R. Crew,Lonnie G. Bunch "This illustrated volume recounts the evolution of the presidency, from the age of George Washington until today. Drawing from the vast collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American Hi… OL15834485W
Bound with an Iron Chain Bound with an Iron Chain Anthony Vaver Most people know that England shipped thousands of convicts to Australia, but few are aware that colonial America was the original destination for Britain’s unwanted criminals. In the 18th century, t… OL15872275W
John Adams John Adams David McCullough In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared no… OL16459038W
The Great Divide The Great Divide Thomas J. Fleming How differing views of governance played out during the first four US presidential admininstrations, focusing on Washington (federalist) and Jefferson (antifederalist). OL17199136W
Prisoners of Hope Prisoners of Hope Randall B. Woods How and why Johnson got his Great Society and War on Poverty programs enacted, and how they were undone by the Vietnam war and domestic violence. OL17352230W
Puritan village; the formation of a new England town Puritan village; the formation of a new England town Sumner Chilton Powell This book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1964. It focuses on the town of Sudbury, Massachusetts, which was founded in 1639. The book covers the early government and social organization… OL17693124W
Beyond Civil Rights Beyond Civil Rights Daniel Geary Shortly after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Daniel Patrick Moynihan authored a government report titled The Negro Family: A Case for National Action that captured the attention of President Lyndon Johns… OL17865868W
Chief Joseph Chief Joseph Lorraine Jean Hopping Middle readers (tweens and teens) will be moved by the sad but inspirational life story of Chief Joseph, a Nez Perce leader who chose to fight gross injustice with words, not weapons. When the U.S. g… OL1827785W
Native nations Native nations Booth-Clibborn Editions,Barbican Art Gallery,Jane Alison 320 p. : 30 cm OL19122827W
Internet sources on each U.S. state Internet sources on each U.S. state Ann Marlow Riedling,Brian P. Hudson,Jennifer K. Rotole,Carol Smallwood "This work contains a comprehensive list of informative websites providing a variety of information on each of the 50 states. Each state lists 50 websites that provide information of particular use t… OL19166460W
Liberty, equality, power Liberty, equality, power Emily S. Rosenberg,James M. McPherson,Gary Gerstle,John M. Murrin,Paul E. Johnson xxx, 794, A-11, I-58 pages : 28 cm OL19600006W
Freedom Trail Mystery Freedom Trail Mystery Nancy Speck Serena Marlowe and Carly Heiser attend a two week field hockey camp at Boston University. Serena believes that somebody is stealing valuable artifacts and vows to get to the bottom of it. The girls p… OL1975372W
American Colossus American Colossus Henry William Brands The years between the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century saw the wholesale transformation of America from a land of small farmers and small businessmen into an industrial giant. Driven b… OL20494382W
Walker Evans Walker Evans Walker Evans,Jeff L. Rosenheim,Douglas Eklund,Mia Fineman,Maria Morris Hambourg "In 1933, Walker Evans traveled to Cuba to take photographs for The Crime of Cuba, a book by the American journalist Carleton Beals. Beals's explicit goal was to expose the corruption of Cuban dictat… OL35160W
The Long Way to a New Land The Long Way to a New Land Joan Sandin Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868. OL3959904W
Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Second Edition Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, Second Edition Aberjhani,Sandra L. West,Clement Alexander Price In this, the world’s first *Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance*, readers do something more than witness the triumphs and tragedies of poets such as Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, novelists like… OL5968389W
The Promise of American Life The Promise of American Life Herbert Croly "The Promise of American Life was first published in 1909. It had an immediate and extensive influence on what social historians call the Progressive Era. At the dawn of the New Deal Era, Felix Frank… OL8730039W