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Artificial Intelligence meets Gettysburg. And it is a marvelous pairing.
Patrick Brennan, a long-time student of the Civil War, published author, and an editorial advisor for The Civil War Monitor magazine, has teamed up with his technology-astute daughter Dylan Brennan to bring the largest Civil War battle to life in the remarkable 2-volume study: Gettysburg in Color. Volume 1 covers Brandy Station to the Peach Orchard, and Volume 2 covers The...
3402) U.S. Politics 1801-1840
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History for Children volume Timelines for Kids - Historical Facts
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Let's take a look at what happened in the US politics from 1801 to 1840. Who were the key players during this time? What events transpired that left marks in history books? You may think that history has no relation to the past, but that's incorrect. History is actually the force that dictates the present and the future. Add this book to your learning collection today.
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Be taken on adventures while learning some of the history of the Old West. Laugh, cry, and wonder while you read about familiar and unfamiliar characters, animals, and railroads. Discover why Butch Cassidy was called "The Robin Hood of the West". Find out about Pancho Villa's and Sherlock Holmes' relationships with the Mormons. Read about John D. Lee 'Pioneer Extraordinaire'. Follow the Donner Party and Brigham Young along with other characters who...
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Includes definitive writings by leading scholars that cover the full scope of the woman suffrage movement in the U.S., up to and including the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. This, edition offers new material on the international influences for suffrage, race and racism, and regional issues that affected the suffrage movement and the struggles many women faced trying to vote, even after ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
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In this colorful tale of the food culture of cattle drives in the 1800s, chuckwagon chef Cookie takes young readers along on a rootin'-tootin' adventure. The days start at three o'clock in the morning, when Cookie makes coffee so thick "you could float a horseshoe on it!" With informational sidebars, a historical note, bibliography, and glossary for cowboy food terms such as "calf slobbers" and "swamp seed," this spirited picture book brings the tastes...
3406) To Hell or Richmond
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In the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: Capture the Confederate capital and end the rebellion. "To Hell or Richmond," one Federal artillery unit vowed, sewing the words onto their flag.
The outnumbered and outgunned Confederates under generals’ "Prince John" Magruder and Joseph E. Johnston kept pulling back, drawing McClellan away from his base at Fort Monroe...
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In 1884, when men were the only people allowed to vote in national elections, Belva Lockwood took a bold but legal step: She ran for president! Though her campaign was difficult, Belva never wavered in her commitment to equality, earning the respect of many fellow citizens. A little-known but richly deserving American historical figure, Belva is an inspiration for modern-day readers.
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An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change
The civil war brought to a climax the country's bitter division. But the beginnings of slavery's denouement can be traced to a courageous band of ordinary Americans, black and white, slave and free, who joined forces to create what would come to be known as the Underground Railroad, a movement that occupies as romantic a place in the nation's...
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"Winner of the 2008 Prix François Guizot, Académie française" Lucien Jaume is a philosopher, political scientist, and historian of ideas. The author of a number of books, he is research director at France's Centre de Recherches Politiques de Sciences Po. He teaches in Paris, Rome, and Shanghai.
A major intellectual biography of Toqueville that restores democracy in America to its essential context
Many American readers like to regard Alexis...
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Iowa's Great Highway
Before there was Route 66, there was the iconic Lincoln Highway. A symbol of limitless potential, America's first coast-to-coast highway spanned Iowa from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River. When you travel U.S. 30 across Iowa today, you're never far from the historic Lincoln Highway, if not right on top of it. Learn the history of an Iowa landmark.
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Through hard work and determination, Lizzie Johnson built one of the largest cattle herds in the country, earning her the nickname "Cattle Queen of Texas." This interesting and inspiring biography highlights the life of Lizzie as she made her way to being one of the most famous cattle ranchers of her time. Through the appealing images and fascinating facts, readers will learn about Lizzie's journey across the Chisholm Trail and how she used brush...
3412) Harriet Tubman's Escape
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Across fields, over fences, and through dark forests ... Two cartoon flies accompany readers as they follow Harriet Tubman's daring escape from slavery, providing equal measure of facts and fun while telling the story of this heroic moment in American history.
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre James Madison, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Profundizar en la biografía del presidente James Madison, haciendo hincapié en la educación ilustrada que recibe de joven y en su trayectoria en la función pública hasta su llegada a la presidencia, sin olvidar su contribución a los documentos que...
3414) Davy Crockett
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So, what's fact and what's fiction? This book separates the truth from the tall tales and reveals the two Davy Crockett's-one a myth, the other a real man. Both were remarkable people, lives worth remembering, and celebrating.
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Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant in the early 1870s, she's often teased by her America-born peers. But when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, Emmi and her enemies find themselves braving the smoke and flames together. Can Emmi and the others survive the danger to escape the burning city? Readers can learn the real story of the Great Chicago Fire from the...
3416) Antoni Gaudí
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Architecte et designer barcelonais, Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) occupe une large place dans l'histoire de l'art espagnol. L'usage de la couleur, l'emploi de différents matériaux et l'introduction du mouvement dans ses constructions furent une innovation dans le domaine de l'architecture.
Il laissa dans ses carnets de nombreuses réflexions à propos de son art telles que : « La couleur dans l'architecture doit être intense, logique et fertile....
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This second book in the Katie Watson Mysteries in Time series whisks readers, along with Katie and her cousin Imogen, back in time to the wild American frontier of 1828. In a world teeming with dangers, from renegade Indian warriors to horse thieves and bandits, Katie and Imogen team up with a young half-Cherokee Indian Wattie to survive.
But, Wattie's village is under attack, and at the heart of the Cherokees' troubles is a stolen stone: the legendary...
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Teach students about slavery in America with this Spanish-translated book. Readers will learn about important aspects of this time in United States history, including slave auctions, abolitionists, the Underground Railroad, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Help students build literacy skills and social studies content area knowledge with this nonfiction text.
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Que vous soyez professionnels de l'architecture ou passionnés d'urbanisme et de voyages, partez à la découverte de la Cité ardente !
Ce premier guide d'architecture moderne et contemporaine consacré à Liège et à ses environs (arrondissements de Liège, Huy et Waremme), invite à regarder l'architecture autrement au travers d'une sélection de près de quatre cents projets illustrés de plans et situés sur cartes, commentés par plus de...
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Historian Brian Armstrong tells the shocking story of this "sundown town" and how it evolved into the diverse community that exists today.
On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park, New Jersey. and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers. The newspapers called it the "Franklin Park Tragedy," and the story captivated public attention nationally and abroad....
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