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19 produkter
Father Abraham
Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery
Häftad, 2007
384 kr
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Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or simply a reluctant politician compelled by the force of events to free the slaves? In Father Abraham, …
Father Abraham
Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery
E-bok, 2006
242 kr
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Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or simply a reluctant politician compelled by the force of events to free the slaves? In Father Abraham , …
Father Abraham
Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery
E-bok, 2006
273 kr
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Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or simply a reluctant politician compelled by the force of events to free the slaves? In Father Abraham , …
Lincoln and Race
Inbunden, 2012
442 kr
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Abraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, yet his personal views on race have long been debated. Since his death, his legend has been shadowed by the mystery of his true stance toward non-whites. While Lincoln took many actions to fight slavery throughout his political career, his famously …
How America Can Spend Its Way Back to Greatness
A Guide to Monetary Reform
Inbunden, 2015
618 kr
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Providing a unique perspective on economic history and policy, this book shows how a daring method once recommended by top economists could be adapted to help America pay for the things it needs.Written in a crisp, fast-paced style, this groundbreaking work presents an in-depth account of monetary …
How America Can Spend Its Way Back to Greatness
A Guide to Monetary Reform
E-bok, 2015
674 kr
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Providing a unique perspective on economic history and policy, this book shows how a daring method once recommended by top economists could be adapted to help America pay for the things it needs. Written in a crisp, fast-paced style, this groundbreaking work presents an in-depth account of monetary …
Hard Times
Economic Depressions in America
Inbunden, 2018
516 kr
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Hard Times presents a comprehensive account of economic depressions in America, from colonial times to the “great recession” that began in 2008. Written in crisp prose for a general audience, the book synthesizes a narrative account—presenting the known facts about how particular depressions …
Woodrow Wilson and World War I
A Burden Too Great to Bear
Häftad, 2016
472 kr
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Woodrow Wilson is often considered one of the greatest presidents in American history because, in the first two years of his presidency, he succeeded on many fronts. However, acclaimed author and historian Richard Striner now makes the case that a presidency that is too often idealized was full of …
Summoned to Glory
The Audacious Life of Abraham Lincoln
Inbunden, 2020
453 kr
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A radical reinterpretation of America’s greatest president.Where previous Lincoln biographers describe his temperament as “moderate,” “passive,” or even “conservative,”historian Richard Striner offers a stunningly original perspectivethat will shed significant new light on one of the most studied …
Love in the Afterlife
Underground Religion at the Movies
Inbunden, 2016
1066 kr
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This is a definitive study of films that have been built around the themes of love, death, and the afterlife—films about lovers who meet again (and love again) in heaven, via reincarnation, or through other kinds of after-death encounters. Far more than books about mere ghosts in the movies or …
Love in the Afterlife
Underground Religion at the Movies
E-bok, 2016
1169 kr
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This is a definitive study of films that have been built around the themes of love, death, and the afterlife—films about lovers who meet again (and love again) in heaven, via reincarnation, or through other kinds of after-death encounters. Far more than books about mere ghosts in the movies or …
Ike in Love and War
How Dwight D. Eisenhower Sacrificed Himself to Keep the Peace
Inbunden, 2023
280 kr
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is one of America’s greatest and least appreciated presidents.Behind the demeanour that made Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower so popular was a cold-as-steel intelligence that kept his country prosperous and out of danger. Because his operating methods were so deeply hidden, it is …
No Size Fits All
A New Program of Choice for American Public Schools without Vouchers
Av Richard Striner, L. Michelle Johnson
Inbunden, 2020
410 kr
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"No Size Fits All" is a book whose time has come—a book that offers a proposal that could revolutionize public school policies in the United States at the federal, state and local levels. The book calls upon Congress to require all public school systems that benefit from federal funding to offer …
No Size Fits All
A New Program of Choice for American Public Schools without Vouchers
Av Richard Striner, L. Michelle Johnson
Häftad, 2021
331 kr
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"No Size Fits All" is a book whose time has come—a book that offers a proposal that could revolutionize public school policies in the United States at the federal, state and local levels. The book calls upon Congress to require all public school systems that benefit from federal funding to offer …
How America Can Spend Its Way Back to Greatness
A Guide to Monetary Reform
E-bok, 2015
674 kr
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Providing a unique perspective on economic history and policy, this book shows how a daring method once recommended by top economists could be adapted to help America pay for the things it needs. Written in a crisp, fast-paced style, this groundbreaking work presents an in-depth account of monetary …
Hard Times
Economic Depressions in America
Häftad, 2024
313 kr
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Hard Times presents a comprehensive account of economic depressions in America, from colonial times to the “great recession” that began in 2008. Written in crisp prose for a general audience, the book synthesizes a narrative account—presenting the known facts about how particular depressions …
Lincoln and Race
Häftad, 2022
224 kr
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Named on the 2013 list of University Press Books for Public and Secondary SchoolsAbraham Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, yet his personal views on race have long been debated. Since his death, his legend has been shadowed by the mystery of his true stance toward non-whites. While Lincoln …
Washington and Baltimore Art Deco
A Design History of Neighboring Cities
Av Richard Striner, Melissa Blair
Inbunden, 2014
504 kr
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The bold lines and decorative details of Art Deco have stood the test of time since one of its first appearances in the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. Reflecting the confidence of modern mentality-streamlined, chrome, and glossy black-along with …
