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43) Go, go America
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of odd facts, including festivals, contests, and laws,about the states of the United States.
45) US Route 66
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Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Many iconic places in the United States have shaped the country's history and cultures. From the music and food of New Orleans to the skyscrapers of New York City, each place has unique features that set it apart from anywhere else in the world. Studying these places is key to understanding the past, present, and future of the United States. This series explores some of the country's most notable places and how they came to be so iconic.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In an unprecedented quest to find the last surviving children of slaves, searching from Los Angeles to New Orleans, from Virginia nursing homes to Alabama churches, Sana Butler provides a fascinating picture of African American life and its legacy in
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Language
English
Formats
Description
For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian.
When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building and set up a folding table with a GRAMMAR TABLE sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. Grammar Table was such a hit—attracting the attention of the New York Times,...
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Language
English
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Description
It's no secret among car collectors and enthusiast that the pursuit of "lost" cars is what drives many gearheads. Finding an abandoned, restorable car is one of the most common dreams among collectors and a touchstone for the hobby. Top shows like the Pebble Beach Concours and Chicago's Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals have added special classes devoted to original and barn find vehicles. Author and photographer Ryan Brutt is the "automotive archaeologist",...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Oscar Wilde was hired to go to America to promote a Gilbert & Sullivan work by presenting lectures on interior decorating. But Wilde had his own business plan. He would go to promote himself. And he did, traveling some 15,000 miles and visiting 150 American cities as he created a template for fame creation that still works today.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant portrait of two American giants, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and America entering the automobile age, told through the fascinating but little-known narrative of the summer road trips taken by Edison and Ford"--
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman name
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Does George Washington still matter? The bestselling author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into one narrative. When George Washington became president in 1798, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative...
60) Trains
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Language
English
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Description
All aboard for a fun and fascinating exploration of the many kinds of trains and what they do. There are also clear definitions and "cool things about trains" that new readers will enjoy discovering.
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