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The Victory with No Name: The Native American Defeat of the First American Army
Colin G. Calloway · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
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In 1791, General Arthur St. Clair led the United States army in a campaign to destroy a complex of Indian villages at the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio. Almost within reach of their objective, St. Clair's 1,400 men were attacked by about one thousand Indians. The U.S. force was decimated,... |
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It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens
danah boyd · YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover |
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What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social... |
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Breakfast at Sotheby's: An A-Z of the Art World
Philip Hook · The Overlook Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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When you stand in front of a work of art in a museum or exhibition, the first two questions you normally ask yourself are 1 Do I like it? and 2 Whos it by? When you stand in front of a work of art in an auction room or dealers gallery, you ask these two questions followed by others How much... |
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Buying the Vote: A History of Campaign Finance Reform
Robert E. Mutch · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Are corporations citizens? Is political inequality a necessary aspect of a democracy or something that must be stamped out? These are the questions that have been at the heart of the debate surrounding campaign finance reform for nearly half a century. But as Robert E. Mutch demonstrates... |
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A Lifetime of Fiction: The 500 Most Recommended Reads for Ages 2 to 102
William Patrick Martin · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover |
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A Lifetime of Fiction The 500 Most Recommended Reads for Ages 2 to 102 is the most authoritative set of fiction book recommendations in the United States because it is a composite of the most noteworthy book award lists, best book publications, and recommended reading lists from leading... |
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Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45
Peter Caddick-Adams · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Between December 16, 1944 and January 15, 1945, American forces found themselves entrenched in the heavily forested Ardennes region of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg defending against an advancing German army amid freezing temperatures, deep snow, and dense fog. Operation Herbstnebel--Autumn... |
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