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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When the Great Depression hits, Florence Fein leaves Brooklyn College for what appears to be a plum job in Moscow--and the promise of love and independence. But once in Russia, she quickly becomes entangled in a country she can't escape. Many years later, Florence's son, Julian, will make the opposite journey, immigrating back to the United States. His work in the oil industry takes him on frequent visits to Moscow, and when he learns that Florence's...
Author
Series
Legends and lies volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The American Revolution was not inevitable, nor was it a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against one another, as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. Through the remarkable lives of the first Americans, this book reveals the contentious arguments that turned friends into foes and the land into a war zone. From the riots over a child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre, to the Continental Army's first victory...
3) The spymaster of Baghdad: a true story of bravery, family, and patriotism in the battle against ISIS
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the former New York Times bureau chief in Baghdad comes the gripping and heroic story of an elite, top-secret team of unlikely spies who triumphed over ISIS"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
What causes people to forsake their country and take arms against it? George Washington in the 1770s stood at the apex of Virginia society. Benjamin Franklin was more successful still, having risen from humble origins to world fame. John Adams revered the law. Yet all three men became rebels against the British Empire that fostered their success. Others in the same circle of family and friends chose differently-- and soon heard themselves denounced...
5) The patriot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
Author
Series
Cotton Malone novels volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The 16th Amendment to the Constitution legalized federal income tax, but what if there were problems with the 1913 ratification of that amendment? Problems that call into question decades of tax collecting, and could even bring down the US economy. There is a surprising truth to this possibility a truth wholly entertained by Steve Berry, a top-ten New York Times bestselling writer, in his new thriller, The Patriot Threat. His protagonist, Cotton...
Author
Series
Scot Harvath thrillers volume 7
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Navy SEAL turned covert Homeland Security operative Scot Harvath must race to locate an ancient secret that has the power to stop militant Islam dead in its tracks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
From America's #1 radio talk show host and #1 New York Times bestselling author, the second book in a series for young readers with a history teacher who travels back in time to have adventures with exceptional Americans.
Rush Revere rides again! Saddle up with Rush Limbaugh's really good pal for a new time-travel adventure.
"Whoa there, young historians! Before we go rush, rush, rushing off anywhere, I'd like...
Rush Revere rides again! Saddle up with Rush Limbaugh's really good pal for a new time-travel adventure.
"Whoa there, young historians! Before we go rush, rush, rushing off anywhere, I'd like...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The explosive, long-awaited account of the making of the greatest dynasty in football history-from the acclaimed ESPN reporter who has been there from the very beginning. 512pp., 100K
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of the New England Patriots football team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary and websites"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Songs of America explores the music of important times in our history--the stirring pro- and anti-war music of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War; the folk songs and popular music of the Great Depression, the fight for women's rights, and the Civil Rights movement; and the music of both beloved and lesser-known poets, musicians, and songwriters from Colonial times to the twenty-first century. Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Author
Series
Covert-One series volume 12
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An attack on a Japanese warship brings Japan and China to the brink of war. Meanwhile, top Covert-One operative Colonel Jon Smith is sent on a mission to recover mysterious material from the wreckage of the Fukushima nuclear reactor. When Smith fails to return, CIA agent Randi Russell heads off on an unsanctioned mission to find him. She quickly discovers that the missing samples may be evidence that Japan, led by hawkish military chief of staff Masao...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A profile of the iconic Civil War general explores the paradoxes attributed to his character to discuss such topics as his achievements as a military strategist, his contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad, and his tempestuous family relationships.
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