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Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....
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English
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"In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation"--Dust jacket...
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Boxcar children specials volume 5
Language
English
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When the Alden children spend a week visiting at Pilgrim Village, they uncover the mystery behind the unusual happenings at the historic site.
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Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Patrick Hunt brings his top-ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life in this concise and captivating book. The Rosetta Stone, Troy, Nineveh's Assyrian Library, King Tut's Tomb, Machu Picchu, Pompeii, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Thera, Olduvai Gorge, and the Tomb of 10,000 Warriors - Hunt reveals the fascinating stories of these amazing discoveries and explains the ways in which they add to our knowledge of human history and permanently altered...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade by recounting a journey the author took along a slave route in Ghana, vividly dramatizing the effects of slavery on three centuries of African and African-American history.
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Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
There are stars-and-stripes T-shirts. There are Statue of Liberty pencil sharpeners. There's an eagle on our money and Uncle Sam Halloween costumes. Symbols are everywhere...but where do they come from? What do they mean? How does something become a symbol?This celebration of twenty of America's important places, interesting objects, and inspiring words is for the youngest Americans. Each symbol is decribed on a two-page spread that is decorated with...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"'This book is Clint Smith's contemporary portrait of the United States of America as a slave-owning nation." --
Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks--those that are honest about the past and those that are not--that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history and memory. It is the story of the Monticello...
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Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of the Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Divided into eight chapters covering the breadth of the US, pictographic maps locate each of the monuments explored, while double-page, poster-worthy scenes convey the beauty of the areas featured. Monuments covered include Statue of Liberty, Stonewall, Katahdin, the National Mall, Forts of the East, Jewel Cave, Pipestone, Pullman, Grand-Staircase Escalante, Chiricahua National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Rainbow Bridge, the Dinosaur National...
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more"--
The country's national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more are once again open for tourists! This guide maps out the America's national parks, starting in the northeast and working to the Pacific and Alaska. Brief listings focus on the history of the location, and highlights reasons to include it...
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