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Includes over 200 maps, plans, diagrams and uniform prints Lt.-Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge was a soldier of long and bloody experience, having served with the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War losing one of his legs during the battle of Gettysburg. After the end of the war he settled down in retirement to write, he produced a number of excellent works on the recently ended Civil War and his magnum opus "A History of the Art of...
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In this 1960 book, Surface at the Pole: The Extraordinary Voyages of the U.S.S. Skate, U.S. Navy Commander James F. Calvert described his experiences captaining at the Pole. In 1959, after traveling 3,000 miles (4,800 km) to the pole in 12 days, Skate became the first submarine to surface through the ice when it reached the North Pole on March 17, 1959. There they released the ashes of Australian polar explorer Sir George Hubert Wilkins, who died...
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It's something many people use every day, but do you know who invented the television? David Sarnoff, the powerful radio executive, is often thought of as the Father of Television. But the story might not be so straightforward. What if a simple farm boy, Philo T. Farnsworth, deserves the credit? Follow along in the race as an underdog inventor takes on a high-profile executive in a battle that would last more than a decade and cost millions of dollars....
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What was it like growing up white in Mississippi as the civil rights movement exploded in the 1950s and '60s? How did some white children reconcile the decency and fairness taught by their parents with the indecency and unfairness of the Mississippi "Way of Life," the euphemism applied to Jim Crow segregation? Won Over examines these questions as it traces the life journey of United States District Judge William Alsup, born in Mississippi in 1945...
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The Revolution of '28 explores the career of New York governor and 1928 Democratic presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith. Robert Chiles peers into Smith's work and uncovers a distinctive strain of American progressivism that resonated among urban, ethnic, working-class Americans in the early twentieth century. The book charts the rise of that idiomatic progressivism during Smith's early years as a state legislator through his time as governor of the...
59367) Year of No Clutter: A Memoir
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Eve has a problem with clutter. Too much stuff and too easily acquired, it confronts her in every corner and on every surface in her house. When she pledges to tackle the worst offender, her horror of a "Hell Room," she anticipates finally being able to throw away all of the unnecessary things she can't bring herself to part with: her fifth-grade report card, dried-up art supplies, an old vinyl raincoat. But what Eve discovers isn't just old CDs and...
59368) Théodore Géricault, le père du romantisme français: La fougue et la passion au bout du pinceau
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Décryptez l'art de Théodore Géricault en moins d'une heure !
Né dans les affres de la Révolution française, Théodore Géricault brise le carcan de l'art officiel pour proposer une œuvre o la passion emporte tout sur son passage... Préférant l'exaltation des couleurs, la fougue du mouvement et l'exaspération des sentiments à la précision du trait, à la sobriété et à la rationalité néoclassiques, il livre des tableaux tout en contrastes...
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A native of Beaufort, South Carolina, Robert Smalls was born into slavery but-through acts of remarkable courage and determination-became the first African American hero of the Civil War and one of the most influential African American politicians in South Carolina history. In this largely political biography of Smalls's inspirational story, Edward A. Miller, Jr., traces the triumphs and setbacks of the celebrated U.S. congressman and advocate of...
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Reclaiming Home is the diary of Lesego Malepe's travels in South Africa in 2004, the 10th anniversary of South Africa's democracy. The book begins with Malepe taking the bus from Pretoria, where she grew up, to Cape Town, where she visits Robben Island-the prison where her brother served a life sentence during apartheid days. She interrupts her travels to return to Pretoria, where she attends the ceremony marking the official settlement of land claims...
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Décryptez Enfance de Nathalie Sarraute avec l'analyse du PetitLitteraire.fr!
Que faut-il retenir d'Enfance, l'autobiographie emblématique du Nouveau Roman? Retrouvez tout ce que vous devez savoir sur cette œuvre dans une analyse complète et détaillée.
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• Un résumé complet
• Une présentation des personnages principaux tels que Natacha, sa mère, son père et Véra
• Une analyse des...
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“One Step of Obedience Led to Thousands” Irene and Domingo Garcia began their married lives at sixteen, already expecting a baby. Their first ten years together included Domingo's alcoholism and abuse, and Irene's desperate prayers for answers. Then a miracle happened: Domingo pleaded for forgiveness. As God healed their marriage, Irene and Domingo adopted a little girl. And a new season began for an imperfect couple who were willing to say yes...
59374) I Married a Coconut
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As a first-generation Indian
American, Priti Tanna navigated the challenging interplay of traditional Indian
values and the modern American lifestyle, seeking her place of belonging.
Balancing the weight of generational expectations, she pursued the
"trifecta" of a stellar education, an ideal Indian partner, and early
motherhood.
When a supposed astrological
mishap led to Priti symbolically marrying a coconut to remedy her struggles to
find love,...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Churchill, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Descubrir la biografía de Winston Churchill y el contexto en el que vivió, marcado por el fin de la Inglaterra aristocrática, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el fin del imperialismo británico
• Identificar los momentos clave de la trayectoria de Churchill,...
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Panicked thoughts. Vivid nightmares. Racing heart. Unrelenting dread. Witnessing the drowning death of her four-year-old brother Owen was the beginning of a lifetime of nightmares. Growing up during the oppressive system, apartheid, in South Africa, increased her anxiety as she struggled with her self-worth.
It was in writing her debut book, A Darker Shade of Pale: A Memoir of Apartheid South Africa that she unraveled.
In Behind My Smile: The True...
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¿Cómo involucras realmente a los estudiantes en el aprendizaje de la historia? Cuando los estudiantes establecen conexiones personales con la asignatura, están mucho más motivados para aprender. Este libro en español proporciona relatos de la historia de primera mano que brindan una visión personal de los eventos históricos. Los estudiantes aprenderán más sobre los Peregrinos y su viaje a través del Atlántico para crear Nueva Inglaterra....
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How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they're much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn what life was like for people living in the Southern Colonies. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that...
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Who was the mystery man in the Iron Mask?
How was he, chosen for this incredible feat?
Who had wagered such enormous sums?
To this day, nobody knows for certain the identity of the person who set off from Trafalgar Square in London on New Year's Day in 1908 to walk round the world wearing an Iron Mask.
Over twenty years later Harry Bensley could be, found at the seaside with his perambulator and knight's helmet, parading along the promenade, selling...
59380) Wait for God to Notice
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Wait for God to Notice is a love letter to an adopted country with an unstable past and an undeniable endurance to heal.
In 1975, Uganda's Finance Minister escaped to England saying, "To live in Uganda today is hell." Idi Amin had declared himself president for life, the economy had crashed, and Ugandans were disappearing. One year later, the Fordham family arrived as Seventh-day Adventist missionaries.
Fordham narrates her childhood with lush,...
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