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William Henry Jackson's Lens
How Yellowstone's Famous Photographer Captured the American West
Av Tim McNeese
E-bok, 2023
342 kr
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William Henry Jackson was an explorer, photographer, and artist. He is also one of those most often overlooked figures of the American West. His larger claim to fame involves his repeated forays into the western lands of nineteenth-century America as a photographer. Jackson’s life spanned multiple …
Oregon Trail
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2009
442 kr
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During the 19th century, hardy pioneers used the Oregon Trail to migrate to the Pacific Northwest. The five- to six-month journey spanned 2,170 miles west through territories that became the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. However, the journey west was …
Time in the Wilderness
The Formative Years of John "Black Jack" Pershing in the American West
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2021
453 kr
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Nebraska Book Award, Biography HonorMost Americans familiar with General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing know him as the commander of American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the latter days of World War I. But Pershing was in his late fifties by then. Pershing’s military career began in 1886, …
Time in the Wilderness
The Formative Years of John "Black Jack" Pershing in the American West
Av Tim McNeese
E-bok, 2021
419 kr
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Nebraska Book Award, Biography HonorMost Americans familiar with General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing know him as the commander of American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the latter days of World War I. But Pershing was in his late fifties by then. Pershing’s military career began in 1886, …
Time in the Wilderness
The Formative Years of John "Black Jack" Pershing in the American West
Av Tim McNeese
E-bok, 2021
410 kr
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Nebraska Book Award, Biography HonorMost Americans familiar with General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing know him as the commander of American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during the latter days of World War I. But Pershing was in his late fifties by then. Pershing’s military career began in 1886, …
Native American America
North America Before 1492
Av Tim McNeese
E-bok, 2020
579 kr
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For thousands of years, before the arrival of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans, the vast American landscape was home to millions of Native Americans, whose ancestors still remain on the land today. They formed a wide variety of regional cultures, dotting the unspoiled environs stretching from …
Arrival of the Mayflower
Pilgrims Sail to the New World
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2021
915 kr
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Mississippi River
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2004
342 kr
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Presents a history of the Mississippi River, including how it has been affected by exploration, commerce, geography, and environment.
Missouri River
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2004
370 kr
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Traces the history of the Missouri River from prehistoric through modern times, including how people have used it for exploration, commerce, and recreation.
Political Revolutions of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2005, 12-15 år
788 kr
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An encyclopaedic survey of political revolutions, covering three centuries; In addition to substantial essay-length entries, Political Revolutions features sidebars and timelines, a chronology, bibliography, primary documents source, and appendices McNeese and Crompton examine the origins and …
Rio Grande
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2004
342 kr
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Featuring the history and geography of the river, documenting how the river was used for exploration, cultural exchange, trade and economic development. The Rio Grande forms the boundary between the United States and Mexico and is an important source of irrigation.
St. Lawrence River
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2004
342 kr
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A major North American river, the St. Lawrence river is the chief outlet for shipping on the Great Lakes. It also forms 120 miles of the United States-Canadian border.
Volga River
Inbunden, 2004
370 kr
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This 2,300 mile river has played an incalculable role in the life of the Russian people.
Yukon River
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2004
342 kr
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A detailed look at a major river of northwest North America, the Yukon River is navigable by river boats for only 3 month of the year.
Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan
Av Tim McNeese, William H. Goetzmann
Inbunden, 2005
363 kr
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In 1271, the ruler of the enormous Mongol Empire invited Marco Polo into his service, thus began Polo's 25 years of travel to the far corners of the Mongol empire. Ages 8+ years.
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2005
363 kr
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Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discoverede a new route to the East Indies. It was not until much later that people realised he had instead found the New World. Ages 8+
Alexander Hamilton
Framer of the Constitution
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2005
363 kr
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During the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton led his troops as captain. After the war he worked to make the new national government stronger, and served as the First U.S Secretary of the Treasury. Ages 12-16 years.
Michelangelo
Painter, Sculptor, and Architect
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2005
363 kr
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His accomplishments ran from sonnets and love poems to the most famous sculptures, paintings, and buildings ever created. Michelangelo is frequently considered the Creator of the Renaissance.
Galileo
Renaissance Scientist and Astronomer
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2005
392 kr
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Galileo was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He is also noted for being the first to study the skies with a refracting telescope. In one year - 1610 - he made major discoveries relating to the moon, Milky Way, Jupiter's four large moons, sunspots, and the phases of Venus.
Dred Scott V. Sandford
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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On March 6, 1857, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a case that would decide the fate of a slave named Dred Scott. For 11 years, Scott waited to hear if he would be granted his freedom as his case wound its way through the courts of Missouri and New York. Instead, the Court's decision would …
Plessy V. Ferguson
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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On a muggy summer day in 1892, an unassuming, well-dressed shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy bought a first-class ticket from the East Louisiana Railroad and boarded a passenger car designated ""whites only."" But Plessy's journey was soon derailed. By day's end, he'd been arrested and …
Brown V. Board of Education
Av Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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Today, integration is as much a part of America's public school system as Friday night football and complaints about cafeteria food. But America has not always opened the doors of its schools to all races. School integration occurred through the tireless efforts of countless men and women - some …
Roe V. Wade
Av Susan Tyler Hitchcock, Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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When a young Dallas woman - known publicly as Jane Roe - was denied the right to terminate her pregnancy, she found a lawyer who would take her case all the way to the Supreme Court. Roe's lawyer charged that the Texas law that made having or performing an abortion a criminal act violated the …
Engel V. Vitale
Av Shane Mountjoy, Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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What happens when a state board prescribes a prayer for public school children to recite in every classroom each morning as part of its program of ""moral and spiritual training""? This question faced the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962 when they heard arguments in Engel v. Vitale. What some observers …
Miranda V. Arizona
Av Larry A.Van Meter, Tim McNeese
Inbunden, 2006
380 kr
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You have the right to remain silent is the well-known introduction to a series of statements police are required to communicate to accused criminals upon arrest. Known as the Miranda warning, these famous instructions are a direct result of the Supreme Court case, Miranda v. Arizona. Ernesto …
