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Summary: Presents facts and trivia on the history and culture of the United States, including the geography, the presidents, prominent Americans, arts and music, and technological innovations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liberty Street, an imprint of Time Inc. Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973 STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973 STEDavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: Covers forty-three Presidents, one White House, and hundreds of grand facts about our country's leaders presented primarily in a question and answer format.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973 DavisMeltzer, Peter E.
Summary: Full of interesting insights and quirky questions, this book goes beyond oft-discussed presidential trivia and exposes the reader to the stories that define our nation's chief executives as individuals. A great reference guide for students and avid history buffs alike.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: History Pub. Co. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.099 MELMoran, Mark
Summary: Travel guide of sorts to an array of local legends, folklore, and secrets in the United States. Includes characters, roads, abandoned sites, and roadside attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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Summary: "The Truth Sleuth guides readers through a series of truths (and lies) about American presidents."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE PERBaldwin, Neil
Summary: Identifying ten values that have inspired and defined the American national consciousness, a history names the leaders who presented each ideal and explains how they shaped the nation's intellectual heritage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 BALFlagel, Thomas R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cumberland House 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.09 FLAKane, Joseph Nathan
Summary: From Publisher's Website: The authoritative source for information about the lives, backgrounds, and terms of office of every American president, from George Washington onward, Wilson's acclaimed Facts About the Presidents series continues with its much-anticipated Eighth Edition. Written for both general readers and researchers, this volume will be one of the most widely consulted works in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: H.W. Wilson Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.09 KANGross, Ernie.
Summary: ""Recommended"--Choice. This edition is updated with over 950 additional entries for 2000-2006, with a special emphasis on areas of growing interest, including African-American and women's accomplishments and controversies over homosexual rights and church-state matters"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McFarland & Co. 2008
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 973.02 GROSchweikart, Larry.
Summary: Notable conservative historian Larry Schweikart takes an in-depth look at seven transformative moments in our nation's history and provides an analysis of how each of them spurred a trend that either confirmed or departed from the vision our Founding Fathers had for America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 SCHAron, Paul
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Wiley 1997
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973 AROWoods, Thomas E.
Summary: Libertarian author Woods sets the record straight with a provocative look at the hidden truths about our nation's history--the ones that have been buried because they're too politically incorrect to discuss. Woods draws on real scholarship--as opposed to the myths, platitudes, and slogans so many other "history" books are based on--to ask and answer tough questions about American history....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 WOODavis, Kenneth C.
Summary: FROM THE PUBLISHER : From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 DAVStevens, Peter F.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow and Co., Inc. 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 STEFenster, J. M. (Julie M.)
Summary: A social history of cheating and how American history--through real estate, sports, finance, academics, and of course politics--has had its unfair share of rigged results and widened the margins on its gray areas. Drawing from the intriguing (and sometimes unbelievable) true stories of the lives of everyday Americans, historian Julie M. Fenster traces the history of the weakening of our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 FENMoran, Mark.
Summary: Travel guide of sorts to an array of local legends, folklore, and secrets in the United States. Includes characters, roads, abandoned sites, and roadside attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 973 MORMorris, Seymour.
Contents: History through the skylight -- A razor's edge : it almost never happened -- Forgotten by history -- The past was different then -- American self-identity and ideals -- A war-like nation, not a militarist one -- In pursuit of riches -- Running for president -- Simple mathematics, my dear Watson -- Not what you think -- Lightning strikes twice : it happened again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MORHudson, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 HUDPadnani, Amisha
Summary: This book is inspired by "Overlooked," the New York Times series that celebrates extraordinary women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA figures, and people with disabilities who changed history. These people staggered us with their bravery, expanded our understanding of the world by innovating, and broke constraints in an unspoken mission to create a better future for others.--Adapted from back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023
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Summary: "Stockholm, 1968. A thousand American deserters and draft-resisters are arriving to escape the war in Vietnam. They're young, they're radical, and they want to start a revolution. Some of them even want to take the fight to America. The Swedes treat them like pop stars--but the CIA is determined to stop all that. It's a job for the deep-cover men of Operation Chaos and their allies--agents who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2018