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86881) Carter Glass a Biography
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Carter Glass was one of the more significant Virginia politicians in the early part of the 20th century. A Lynchburg native, he was to represent both houses of Congress, and was the Secretary of the Treasury under Woodrow Wilson. He was instrumental in establishing the Federal Reserve System. A true advocate of "State's Rights", Glass was a consistent opponent of the New Deal and clashed with President Roosevelt many times (though Roosevelt offered...
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FREEDOM of thought and speech in the pre-war South is, as Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger observed during an address at Durham, North Carolina, on April 5, 1939, both a timely and a timeless subject. No event in the modern world is more ominous than the destruction of government by discussion and the repression of independent thought in large areas of Europe by dictatorships. Such ruthless disregard of the rights of minorities of both Fascist and...
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Partez à la découverte de Jean Tinguely avec ce Grand Article Universalis!
Découpant le métal en parfait artisan, assemblant sans ordre apparent les objets les plus divers qui manifestent inlassablement leur tapageuse et bruyante existence, créant par d'incessantes combinaisons les formes animées de ses superbes machines en perpétuel devenir, et cela jusqu'à l'anéantissement, Jean Tinguely a élaboré une des œuvres de sculpteur les plus...
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En 2002, le surréalisme aura eu les honneurs des cimaises du monde entier: à Londres, à New York et à Paris, les expositions rétrospectives se sont succédé, la première, avec deux étapes, mettant en exergue le désir, la seconde, présentée au Centre Georges-Pompidou du 6 mars au 24 juin 2002, la révolution...
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Originally a small town called Washington Courthouse, Fayetteville bloomed into one of Arkansas's largest cities. The town prospered during its first two decades, until it suffered decimation during the Civil War as troops moved throughout the region. In 1871, Fayetteville successfully bid to be home to the University of Arkansas, the state's first public university. Today, the city represents a cultural convergence, with remnants of historic trails...
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Partez à l'aventure en suivant l'incroyable expédition d'Isabel Godin
L'expédition dirigée par La Condamine, qui hissa les voiles vers le Pérou en 1735, perdit la plupart de ses membres dans de tragiques circonstances. L'un de ses rares survivants, Jean Godin des Odonais, tomba amoureux et fonda une famille à Riobamba, ville aujourd'hui située en Équateur, avant de repartir explorer l'Amazone.
Malheureusement pour le jeune marié, les remous...
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In this New York Times bestseller, Coulter mercilessly examines the abuses and excesses of Bill Clinton point by point. She also shreds every conceivable defense the Clintons to bits as she probes the major Clinton scandals, including Monica Lewinsky, Filegate, the China connection, the travel office snafu, and the fundraising fiascos.
Coulter combs through the evidence to answer all the questions that kept the Clinton administration embroiled in...
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This dramatic and deeply moving book combines a narrative that has the pace and excitement of a novel, a timeless portrait of bigotry and a self-righteousness, and an authentic history of the Salem witch trials. It stands alone in applying modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria.
Nearly three hundred years ago the fate of Massachusetts was delivered into the hands of a pack of young girls. Because of the fantasies and hysterical antics...
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Petrified Forest National Park in Northeast Arizona was set aside in 1906 by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt to protect the scientifically important Mesozoic forests. With a boundary encompassing 225,000 acres, the park protects not only the largest and most colorful deposits of petrified wood in the world but also significant archeological and ecological resources and other important fossils, like the oldest dinosaurs in North America. The park has been...
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The events surrounding immigration through the Angel Island station did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a male Chinese immigrant, a Chinese woman coming to join her immigrant husband, and a missionary woman trying to help Chinese immigrants as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in...
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Peut-on mettre en lien la langue de l'Egypte ancienne avec une langue encore parlée actuellement ? Se serait-elle transmise de génération en génération ?
Et si la langue des pharaons d'Egypte avait traversé les siècles, et était toujours parlée aujourd'hui ?
Les nouvelles recherches en égyptologie font la part belle à l'anthropologie, ou à la linguistique. Les avancées, souvent méconnues du public, révolutionnent pourtant nos connaissances...
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The acclaimed historian presents a "beautifully perceptive and dynamic reassessment of Henry VIII...in this highly engrossing biography" (Booklist, starred review).
Henry VIII is best known for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. But his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by his confidants, ministers, and even occasional rivals-many of whom have been underplayed in previous biographies. Exploring these relationships...
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Roman Holiday is the heady tale of Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, when the cafes and nightclubs were filled with movie stars and film directors as Hollywood productions flocked to the city to film at Cinecittá studios. Reinvigorating the city after the darkness of fascism and Nazi occupation during World War II, the city now thrived with Fiats and Vespas, newly-christened paparazzi, and street cafe culture-and more than a little scandal. In this...
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In 1877 the members of the United States Senate postponed all business for the day so that they might attend a horse race-the iconic, polarizing post-Civil War event at the center of this story. The nation, still recovering from the depredations of the Civil War and the Reconstruction that followed, recognized it as a North vs. South encounter, pitting New York's powerful thoroughbred Tom Ochiltree and New Jersey's Parole-owned by the ostentatious...
86896) Disability Rights Movement
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IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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People with disabilities have faced great struggle and inequality. This volume explores the ways in which people with disabilities have fought for their right to equal access, equal opportunities, and equal treatment. Key figures and events are highlighte
86897) Lost Restaurants of Detroit
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Through stories and recipes nearly lost to time, author Paul Vachon explores the history of the Motor City's fine dining, ethnic eateries and everything in between. Grab a cup of coffee - he's got stories to share.
While some restaurants come and go with little fanfare, others are dearly missed and never forgotten. In 1962, patrons of the Caucus Club were among the first to hear the voice of an eighteen-year-old Barbra Streisand. Before Stouffer's...
86898) The Alamo
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This fascinating book gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of the Alamo. The book also includes an "That's Amazing!" special feature, several "Did You Know?" facts, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades 3-5.
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The role of the United Nations as the major international organization chartered to preserve peace and discourage aggression has broadened steadily since the Cold War ended. Regional security concerns are concomitantly replacing global ones as the superpower standoff fades from the world stage. The role of the military-particularly the United States military-is changing both to support UN efforts and to meet a spurt of regional instabilities that...
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The Armistice of November 1918 ended four years of slaughter that left armies exhausted and populations weary of war – but the fighting was not over. In Russia, civil war and revolution had divided the nation and the Allies sought to intervene on behalf of the 'White' Russians against the Bolsheviks and this conflict continued long after the war had finished elsewhere in Europe.
A vital source of information from inside the Bolshevik-held territory...
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