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Pivotal moments in American historyJones, Howard
Summary: Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of U.S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 JONLabunski, Richard E.
Summary: "The Constitution is so exalted that many Americans fail to realize it was just barely approved as the supreme law of the land. In Virginia, the most influential state at the time, the debate over ratification developed into a titanic struggle between political heavyweights Madison and Patrick Henry"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2006
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 342.73 LabunAltschuler, Glenn C.
Contents: All shook up : popular music and American culture, 1945-1955 -- Brown-eyed handsome man : rock 'n' roll and race -- Great balls of fire : rock 'n' roll and sexuality -- Yakety yak, don't talk back : rock 'n' roll and generational conflict -- Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news : rock 'n' roll and the pop culture wars -- The day the music died : rock 'n' roll's lull and revival --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2003
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Contents: The Philadelphia Convention -- The reluctant candidate -- The road to Richmond -- The Virginia Ratifying Convention -- The ratification vote -- The anti-federalists fight back -- The election -- Madison introduces the Bill of Rights -- Congress proposes the Bill of Rights -- Ratification of the Bill of Rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 LABPatterson, James T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.0798 PATArcher, Richard
Summary: Perhaps nothing did more to foment anti-British sentiment than the armed occupation of Boston. This is Richard Archer's narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was an occupied town. Archer moves deftly between the governor's mansion and cobblestoned back-alleys as he traces the origins of the colonists' conflict with Britain. He reveals the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2010