Genoways, Ted · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 226 Format: Hardcover
Is there still a place for the farm in today's America?The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a small ranch, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in York...
Luxenberg, Steve · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 624 Format: Hardcover
A myth-shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences.Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision...
Papple Johnston, Angie · For Dummies Pages: 560 Format: Paperback
Ace the ASVAB with this easy to use guide - including online practice! Looking to join the military and get the job of your dreams? Before your boots hit the ground, you'll have to perform on the ASVAB to qualify for military participation and for specialty placement. 2018/2019 ASVAB...
Muriel R. Gillick · University of North Carolina Press Format: Hardcover
Since the introduction of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the American health care system has steadily grown in size and complexity. Muriel R. Gillick takes readers on a narrative tour of American health care, incorporating the stories of older patients as they travel from the doctor's...
Tim Miller · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 210 Format: Hardcover
American Home Cooking provides an answer to the question of why, in the face of all the modern technology we have for saving time, Americans still spend time in their kitchens cooking.Americans eat four to five meals per week in a restaurant and buy millions of dollars' worth of convenience...