Blackhawk, Ned

Summary: "The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2023

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Hudson, David L.

Summary: "From the origins of the court to major decisions, The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book is a helpful primer on the United State's highest court, its history, traditions, and development. It sheds a light on the differing and changing interpretations of the critical issues before the court, as well as the confirmation process and some of the court's most important justices"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Visible Ink Press 2023

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Paley, Rebecca

Summary: Recounts life in early colonial America leading up to the famous tea tax protest that pushed the colonies and the British closer to war, using the stories of Felicity Merriman and how she became caught in between the two sides of the American Revolution.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018

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Krull, Kathleen.

Summary: Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013

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Larson, Edward J. (Edward John)

Summary: From a Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful history that reveals how the twin strands of liberty and slavery were joined in the nation's founding.

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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2023

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Des Jardins, Julie

Summary: "Marie 'Missy' Mattingly Meloney was born in 1878, in an America where women couldn't vote. Yet she recognized the power that women held as consumers and family decision-makers, and persuaded male publishers and politicians to take them seriously. Over the course of her life as a journalist, magazine editor-in-chief, and political advisor, Missy created the idea of the female demographic. After...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MELONEY, MARIE MATTINGLY DES

Rau, Dana Meachen

Summary: Presents an account of the life of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017

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Gale, Ryan

Summary: "Sparked by the secession of the Southern states and the creation of the Confederacy, the Civil War raged between 1861 and 1865. But many popular stories about the Civil War have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of the Civil War dives into the myths about the war fought over slavery and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

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