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1) Rivals
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American royals volume 3
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In an alternate America, Beatrice, now queen, and her sibilings Samatha and Jefferson struggle to untangle their personal lives and settle into their new political roles while the country hosts the world's monarchs at the League of Kings conference.
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Me vs. the multiverse volume 1
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"Thirteen-year-old Meade Macon attends Me Con, a convention where he meets different versions of himself from across the multiverse"--
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Let Every Nation Know is the first book of its kind-a historical biography in Kennedy's own words. Combining a remarkable audio CD of Kennedy's most famous speeches, debates and press conferences with the insights of two of America's preeminent historians, the result is a unique look at the world-changing words and presidency of John F. Kennedy.
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"Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years with foremothers Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth as she explores the links of the woman suffrage movement to the abolition of slavery. After the Civil War, Congress granted freed African American men the right to vote but not white and African American women, a crushing disappointment. DuBois shows how suffrage leaders persevered...
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Library of America volume 212
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Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, this collection brings together over 120 pieces by more than 60 men and women to create a firsthand narrative of the first year of the Civil War. Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in 1860 and ending in January 1862 with the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War, the selections provide a sense of the immediacy, uncertainty,...
8) The fandom
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Violet's in her element--cosplay at the ready, she can't wait to feel part of her favorite fandom: The Gallow's Dance, a mega-story and movie franchise. But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the The Gallows Dance for real - and in the first five minutes, they've caused the death of the heroine. It's up to Violet to take her place, and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own...--Publisher's...
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Library of America volume 289
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English
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A collection of 127 first-person narratives by writers such as Richard Harding Davis, Edith Wharton, John Reed, Henry Morgenthau, Leslie Davis, Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, Victor Chapman, Edmond Genet, Hervey Allen, Ellen N. La Motte, Mary Borden, Carrie Chapman Catt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Redmon Fauset, and many more.
"The world must be made safe for democracy," Woodrow Wilson declared a century ago,...
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America's favorite witch is back. The Stephens family treks to the witches' capital so that Samantha can attend a convention. While in Salem, Samantha gets chased by an amorous bedwarmer. Darrin lands in jail after he's accused of stealing the bedwarmer. Serena has a fling with a live statue, and Paul Revere (accidentally zapped into the 20th century) tries to re-create his famous midnight ride.
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Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
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Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
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USCIS Civics flash cards: These Civics flash card will help immigrants learn about US history and government while preparing for naturalization test. These flash cards can also be used in the classroom as an instruction tool for citizenship preparation. Important note: on the naturalization test, some answers may change because of elections or appointments. Applicants must be aware of the most current answers to these questions. Applicants must answer...
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Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
18) Writings
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Library of America volume 198
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"This volume collects 200 documents written between 1779 and 1835, including Marshall's most important judicial opinions, his influential rulings during the Aaron Burr treason trial, speeches, newspaper essays, and revealing letters to friends, fellow judges, and his beloved wife, Polly."--Dust jacket.