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Indians of North America History Pharmaceutical industry Postwar reconstruction Economic aspects Postwar reconstruction Social aspects Power (Social sciences) United States United States Commerce History United States Commerce History 19th century United States Economic conditions 1945- United States Economic conditions 19th century United States Territorial expansionDrucker, Peter F. (Peter Ferdinand)
Summary: This is the first book to present innovation and entrepreneurship as a purposeful and systematic discipline that explains and analyzes the challenges and opportunities of America's new entrepreneurial economy. Superbly practical, Innovation and Entrepreneurship explains what established businesses, public service institutions, and new ventures need to know and do to succeed in today's economy....
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.6 DRU1 available in Adult Display, Call number: 658.6 DRU
Summary: From Mexican landowners in California to Native American tribes in the Black Hills of South Dakota, this film examines various perspectives on territorial claims to the West and the history of U.S. annexation. This program explains how events, such as the Texas War of Independence, opened the door to U.S. annexation. Diary excerpts, letters, and other primary resources vividly portray the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Summary: The nation is in love with progress, and innovations include steamboats, the Erie Canal, and the first railroads. The Industrial Revolution brings Americans new leisure and personal freedom - but there is a dark side to the story for factory workers and women. Reformers begin to rail against horrendous conditions, while people like Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton rally for equal rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Rogin, Josh
Summary: Examines the U.S. rivalry with China during Donald Trump's presidency, discussing the trade war between the two countries and how the love-hate relationship between Trump and Xi Jinping forced the U.S. to reckon with China's foreign influence operations and human rights abuses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 ROGSummary: While America was founded as a free land in which people could live out their own destinies, it came at a terrible cost to Native Americans. The Pilgrims laid the groundwork for religious freedom, while the Puritan-led Salem Witch Trials were a frightening reminder of superstition and intolerance. The nation's population migrates westward, emboldened by a new philosophy called Manifest Destiny;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Through first-hand accounts, viewers relive the rush for gold and other opportunities in the West and witness the effect of westward migrations on Native Americans. This program explores the adventures of the ’49ers on the overland trails and witness the prosperity of the gold rush towns like San Francisco, as well as broken treaties with the Plains Indians and the slaughter of Native American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1996
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Rand McNally and Company
Contents: v. 1. Guide -- v. 2 . Index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rand McNally & Co. 2008
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2 available in Reference, Call number: R 912 RAN VOL 1Call number: R 912 RAN VOL 2
Summary: The size and shape of American government is due in no small part to Chief Justice John Marshall. This biography focuses on his contribution to the status of the Supreme Court, his implementation of judicial review, and his advocacy of strong central authority for the protection of the new nation and its ideals. Outlining Marshall's youth on the Virginia frontier, the program describes his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The West fueled an entire industry: the entertainment business. When the first Western movie was shown, the audience stood up, cheered, and shouted for a re-run. Said Bronco Billy Anderson, "That's it. It's going to be the picture business for me. The future has no end. This program shows the West as the subject of popular culture and show business, the greatest circus act in the world, from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Coal Mining (Part 1)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1981
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Aburdene, Patricia.
Summary: "The rise of conscious capitalism. Coauthor of best-selling Megatrends 2000 investigates corporate social responsibility; finds that significant numbers of companies are placing social, spiritual, and environmental values ahead of the bottom line; and reports data showing that socially responsible practices actually help boost profits. Identifies eight new trends that will redefine how we work,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hampton Roads Pub. Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.408 ABUSummary: Free Trade With Europe? Story about possible benefits to UK
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Shachtman, Tom
Summary: "In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman offers an in-depth look at a time when money became as vital as guns in securing victory on the Revolutionary War's battlefields, and how some of America's wealthiest men risked their fortunes to aid the new country even as they reaped benefits from its independence. While history teaches that successful revolutions depend on participation by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 SHASummary: Lipstick factory
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: Chrysler Wind Tunnel testing; car with tufts of yarn stuck to it to test air flow; then clouds of smoke blown over to observe flow
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: Chrysler car being tested
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1950
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Summary: Designing new Dodge automobiles
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1952
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Summary: Pharmaceutical sales rep explains why his company's work is so good and important
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1956
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Summary: Pharmaceutical sales rep assures boy that he will take flavored children's medicines and like it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1956
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Summary: Industrial labor since the dawn of civilization through ancient Egypt and Rome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1957
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Summary: Hughes Aircraft automated missile factory; magnetic tape reels on computer
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1958
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Summary: Promo for Ford Thunderbird; features like sunroof and triple tail lights; the American dream: "everybody has a 'someday' car…
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1959
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Summary: Bread company: manufacturing bread
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1962
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Summary: Through wars, depressions, and social upheavals, the West has accommodated to change while remaining a mythical land of freedom and possibility. The ghosts of the buffalos are still stirring. Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood have given way to Native American artists; Indians-once the subjects of painting-have become its practitioners. So the myth regenerates itself and the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007