United States
Contents: Legislative Branch -- Judicial Branch -- Executive Branch: the President -- Executive Branch: Departments -- Executive Branch: independent agencies and government corporations -- Other international organizations -- Selected bilateral organizations -- Commonly used agency acronyms -- History of agency organizational changes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Claitor's Publishing Division 2017
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 353 UNIImmerwahr, Daniel
Summary: "A history of the United States' overseas possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines and beyond, and what they reveal about the true meaning of American empire."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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Summary: "An answer to the assault on voting rights--crucial reading in advance of the 2020 presidential election. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.6 DANSummary: "Contains basic information to help immigrants settle in the United States. Provides a general summary of rights, responsibilities, and procedures related to permanent residents. Summarizes important information about legal status and agencies and organizations that provide documents or essential services."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.623 WELVonder Brink, Tracy
Summary: "The U.S. Navy traces its roots back to the American Revolutionary War. Then, its small fleet was outnumbered. Today, it is the largest navy in the world. Learn about the roles of sailors and their training, and get an inside look at the different types of ships, aircraft, equipment, and weapons the U.S. Navy uses to complete missions around the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 359 VONNichols, Jeb Loy
Contents: Monsters on the hill -- Big troubles come in through a small door -- Fold me up -- I hate the capitalist system -- No hiding place for me -- What does a man do all day -- United states of the broken hearted -- I'm just a visitor -- I've enjoyed as much of this good life (as I can take) -- Deportees -- Looking for some rain -- Satisfied mind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NICOrtiz, Paul
Summary: "Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history, arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 ORTCastrovilla, Selene
Summary: "Introduces the reader to the founding mothers of the United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.4 CASCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CASZirin, James D.
Summary: "On the eve of a presidential election that may determine the makeup of Supreme Court justices for decades to come, prominent attorney James D. Zirin argues that the Court has become increasingly partisan, rapidly making policy choices right and left on bases that have nothing to do with law or the Constitution. Zirin explains how we arrived at the present situation and looks at the current...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347 ZIRSummary: Season two starts with a bang. As Tara decides to move on from her past, a sudden neighborhood incident opens the door to her family's shocking secrets. Her alters, some returning and some new, help unravel the mysteries while simultaneously infusing their own chaos into the mix. Meanwhile, the rest of Tara's family explore their own identities as Max hits a boiling point, Marshall questions...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNIChoy, Catherine Ceniza
Summary: "Asian American Histories of the United States illuminates how an over-century-long history of Asian migration, labor, and community formation in the United States is fundamental to understanding the American experience and its existential crises of the early twenty-first century"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0495 CHOSummary: Did you know that James Monroe was the first president to appear without a wig in public? Or that George W. Bush appointed the first African-American secretary of state? Presidents of the United States invites the reader inside the White House to discover fascinating facts about the U.S. commanders-in-chief-their origins, accomplishments, and place in history-as told through famous quotes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.099 CUTNielsen, Kim E.
Summary: Covers the entirety of U.S. disability history, from pre-1492 to the present. Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. It places the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it's a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4 NIECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.4 NIESummary: The battle for the student body begins as Tara and her alters return to college. Her alternate personalities further complicate her life as they turn the school upside down and send her family into a ridiculous tailspin. Will Tara and her alters push through their boundaries in pursuit of academia? Join Tara and the Gregson family as they dramatically navigate the halls of higher education....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV UNISummary: Chronicles the history of the United States from colonial origins to the beginning of the 21st century. Lectures presented by Allen C. Guelzo, Eastern University; Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia; Patrick N. Allitt, Emory University.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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Ayers, Edward L.
Summary: The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. Even as the powerful defended the status quo, others defied voices from the margins moved the center; eccentric visions altered the accepted wisdom, and acts of empathy questioned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 AYECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 AYEHämäläinen, Pekka
Summary: The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America's history. This first complete account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising history from the early sixteenth to the early twenty-first century. Pekka Hamalainen explores the Lakotas' roots as marginal hunter-gatherers and reveals how they reinvented themselves twice: first as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.004 HAMCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Native HamalainenZinn, Howard
Summary: "With a new introduction by Anthony Arnove, this edition of the classic national bestseller chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official narrative taught in schools--with its emphasis on great men in high places-- to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperPerennial 2015
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Summary: "Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 GILHo99o9 (Musical group)
Contents: U.S.H. -- War Is Hell -- Street Power -- Face Tatt -- When Death Calls (Interlude) -- Bleed War -- Money machine -- Splash -- Knuckle up -- Dekay / feat. Gnar -- Sub-Zero -- Feels like (Interlude) -- City Rejects -- Hydrolics -- New Jersey devil -- United States Of Horror -- Blaqq Hole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Toys Have Powers 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD RAP HO9Keppeler, Jill
Summary: "From the depths of the Grand Canyon to the peaks of the mighty Rocky Mountains, this book covers the awe-inspiring landscapes of the United States and Canada. Home to major cities like New York City and Toronto, as well as the Great Plains and national forests, this region is wonderfully wild and expertly engineered. Readers will explore the vibrant, varied landscapes and cityscapes of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917 KEPSummary: The submarine, first introduced to America's fleet in 1900, is today a 300-foot-long, 30-foot-wide vessel filled with some of the world's most sophisticated technology and courageous, skilled, all-volunteer personnel. In each submarine, over 100 crew members work together for months at a time to protect U.S. interests around the world. Written by an outstanding team, United States Submarines...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 359.93 UNISummary: "Celebrate America's grandeur and diversity with more than 75 National Geographic maps, more than 350 color images, 50-plus attention-grabbing graphics, and more. Each state has its own detailed, easy-to-read map plus a brief essay, facts at a glance about population, state capital, statehood date, and the state flag, bird, and flower, as well as highlights unique to the state"--Provided by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023