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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and term of James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.
40424) The Blue & the Gray
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Epic story covering a period in U.S. history from John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry in 1859 to the summer of 1865 following President Lincoln's death. Focuses on two related families living on either side of the Mason-Dixon line who find themselves at war with each other.
40426) American painting
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Presents 305 color plates and 34 essays explaining how painting in the United States has earned a place in the history of art.
40431) The fly in the cathedral
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Recalls one of the most startling scientific moments of the twentieth century--the splitting of the atom--a feat accomplished by a team of Cambridge physicists in a race with American and German scientists.
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"Marie 'Missy' Mattingly Meloney was born in 1878, in an America where women couldn't vote. Yet she recognized the power that women held as consumers and family decision-makers, and persuaded male publishers and politicians to take them seriously. Over the course of her life as a journalist, magazine editor-in-chief, and political advisor, Missy created the idea of the female demographic. After the passage of the 19th Amendment she encouraged candidates...
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The stories of the 99th "Viking" Battalion (Separate), which fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Hidden in the crevasses of World War II history is the story of the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate). A small unit that rarely gets any attention, it is part of a fascinating story. Alongside battalions of Austrian, Greek, Filipino and Japanese Americans, the Army decided to create an all Norwegian American battalion,...
40436) Exploring space
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Documents how space has been and continues to be explored, describes famous expeditions and considers why people explore the universe.
40439) Ancient horsemen of Sibera
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"Learn how through scientific investigation of a kurgan (burial mound), of an ice-encrusted mummy, Ledi, and the artifacts buried with her we have come to know the story of the Pazyryk, the ancient horsemen and horsewomen of Siberia"--Cover.
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