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In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...
8) The War of the Rebellion: a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies
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National Historical Society
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1985
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English
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title-offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.
This edition of The Last of the Mohicans includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and...
11) Up from slavery
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
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The classic account of moving from slavery to freedom, by the celebrated African-American educator and university founder.
Booker T. Washington believed that every man and woman deserved a chance, regardless of their skin color. This classic work of literature, originally published in 1901, relays the story of a man born into slavery who, once freed, pursued education and racial equality. This new edition of Booker T. Washington's autobiography features...
12) The women
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins...
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Title: "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"
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"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" is a powerful and compelling autobiography that provides an intimate glimpse into the life of one of America's most influential abolitionists and orators. Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century, escaped the shackles of bondage to become a prominent figure in the fight for freedom and equality.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results such a lack had on everday living conditions.
19) Her right foot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
20) The woman in me
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"In Britney Spears's memoir, she's stronger than ever." —The New York Times
Over 2 million copies sold of the "moving" (Time), "powerful" (Los Angeles Times), "radiant" (The New York Times), "poignant" (Vogue) #1 New...