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Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Contains 100 short stories about real people and events in American history, arranged chronologically from 1565 to 2000, including the lost colony of Roanoke, Pocahontas, the Chicago fire, and the 2000 presidential election.
Author
Publisher
Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Draws from first-person accounts, journals, interviews and other primary sources to tell the true stories of over seventy young people from a variety of cultures who played a role in the making of the United States, including explorers, patriots, rebels, slaves, miners, and activists.
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Series
Publisher
Triumph Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Detroit Red Wings are one of the most successful and unparalleled teams in the NHL, with 11 Stanley Cup victories and a perpetual playoff presence. Author Ken Daniels, as the longtime play-by-play voice for the Wings, has gotten to witness more than his fair share of that action up close and personal. Through singular anecdotes only Daniels can tell as well as conversations with current and past players, this book provides fans with a one-of-a-kind,...
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Series
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
America is the home of the brave and, apparently, the stupid and gullible. Satirist Leland Gregory teaches us a lesson in historical hilarity with Stupid American History. From Columbus to George W. Bush (that's a lot of material, people), Leland leads us through American history's mythconceptions, exposing idiocy and inanity along the time line. He reeducates by informing us about myths. For example, Samuel Prescott actually was the guy to alert...
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The authors behind Edison vs. Tesla and The Haunting of the Presidents turn their attention to the oval office for a unique view of UFOs in America. In this fascinating book, "Birnes and Martin cover stories about UFOs and presidents ranging from obscure historical references to presidents--and presidential candidates--discussing UFOs and aliens on recent late-night talk shows" (Alejandro Rojas, Open Minds Forum columnist, Huffington Post ). Discover...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons installations on earth, by a young woman who came of age with missiles. The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make missiles and other weapons are regular working people,...
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