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The Peril and Promise of Performance Pay

Making Education Compensation Work

By: Donald B. Gratz

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The Peril and Promise of Performance Pay

Making Education Compensation Work

By: Donald B. Gratz

This book provides an invaluable resource for school teachers, administrators, board members, policy makers, and citizens who would like to understand what's behind performance pay, what might work and what will not, and how to build a school improvement effort that includes teacher compensation as one of its strategies.

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R&L Education

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1607090120

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9781607090120

Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border

By: Donald Gilmore

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Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border

By: Donald Gilmore

During the Civil War, the western front was the scene of some of that conflictï¿1/2s bloodiest and most barbaric encounters as Union raiders and Confederate guerrillas pursued each other from farm to farm with equal disregard for civilian casualties. Historical accounts of these events overwhelmingly favor the victorious Union standpoint, characterizing the Southern fighters as wanton, unprincipled savages. But in fact, as the author, himself a descendant of Union soldiers, discovered, the bushwhackersï¿1/2 violent reactions were understandable, given the reign of terror they endured as a result of Lincolnï¿1/2s total war in the West. In reexamining many of the long-held historical assumptions about this period, Gilmore discusses President Lincolnï¿1/2s utmost desire to keep Missouri in the Union by any and all means. As early as 1858, Kansan and Union troops carried out unbridled confiscation or destruction of Missouri private property, until the state became known as "the burnt region." These outrages escalated to include martial law throughout Missouri and finally the infamous General Orders Number 11 of September 1863 in which Union general Thomas Ewing, federal commander of the region, ordered the deportation of the entire population of the border counties. It is no wonder that, faced with the loss of their farms and their livelihoods, Missourians struck back with equal force.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455602302

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9781455602308

The Civil War and Reconstruction [Second Edition]

By: Prof. J. G. Randall,Prof. David Donald

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The Civil War and Reconstruction [Second Edition]

By: Prof. J. G. Randall,Prof. David Donald

This is a revised edition by David Herbert Donald of his former professor J. G. Randall’s book The Civil War and Reconstruction, which was originally published in 1937 and had long been regarded as “the standard work in its field”, serving as a useful basic Civil War reference tool for general readers and textbook for college classes. This Second Edition retains many of the original chapters, “such as those treating border-state problems, non-military developments during the war, intellectual tendencies, anti-war efforts, religious and educational movements, and propaganda methods [...] bearing evidence of Mr. Randall’s thoroughgoing exploration of the manuscripts and archives,” whilst it expands considerably on other original chapters, such as those relating to the Confederacy. Still other portions have been entirely recast or rewritten, such as the pre-war period chapters and Reconstruction chapters, reflecting factual updates since Randall’s original publication. A must-read for all Civil War students and scholars.

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1216

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787200272

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9781787200272

Lincoln

By: David Herbert Donald

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Lincoln

By: David Herbert Donald

A masterful work by Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Herbert Donald, Lincoln is a stunning portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln’s gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever-expanding political circles in Illinois, and finally to the presidency of a country divided by civil war. Donald goes beyond biography, illuminating the gradual development of Lincoln’s character, chronicling his tremendous capacity for evolution and growth, thus illustrating what made it possible for a man so inexperienced and so unprepared for the presidency to become a great moral leader. In the most troubled of times, here was a man who led the country out of slavery and preserved a shattered Union—in short, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen.

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724

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Simon and Schuster

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1439126283

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9781439126288

Press Gallery

Congress and the Washington Correspondents

By: Donald A. Ritchie

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Congress and the Washington Correspondents

By: Donald A. Ritchie

Donald Ritchie examines the lives of early, self-styled congressional journalists such as Horace Greeley, Emily Briggs, Benjamin Perley Poore, Jane Grey Swisshelm, Horace White, James G. Blaine, and others who were positioned in the hub of government when the Civil War, the purchase of Alaska, the Crédit Mobilier scandal, and the Johnson impeachment hearings were making front-page news. Rich in anecdote, this lively book illuminates an important era of journalism and American history. The nascent issues of censorship, right to privacy, and conflict of interest that it describes are still very much with us.

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311

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Harvard University Press

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0674042786

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9780674042780

Presidential Elections, 1789-2008

County, State, and National Mapping of Election Data

By: Donald Richard Deskins,Hanes Walton,Sherman C. Puckett

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Presidential Elections, 1789-2008

County, State, and National Mapping of Election Data

By: Donald Richard Deskins,Hanes Walton,Sherman C. Puckett

From Washington to Obama, the single best source on U.S. presidential elections

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University of Michigan Press

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0472116975

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9780472116973

Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man

By: David Herbert Donald

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Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man

By: David Herbert Donald

A Pulitzer Prize winner's “magisterial” biography of the Civil War–era Massachusetts senator, a Radical Republican who fought for slavery’s abolition (The New York Times). In his follow-up to Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War, acclaimed historian David Herbert Donald examines the life of the Massachusetts legislator from 1860 to his death in 1874. As a leader of the Radical Republicans, Sumner made the abolition of slavery his primary legislative focus—yet opposed the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the US Constitution for not going far enough to guarantee full equality. His struggle to balance power and principle defined his career during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Donald masterfully charts the senator’s wavering path from fiery sectarian leader to responsible party member. In a richly detailed portrait of Sumner’s role as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Donald analyzes how the legislator brought his influence and political acumen to bear on an issue as dear to his heart as equal rights: international peace. Authoritative and engrossing, Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man captures a fascinating political figure at the height of his powers and brings a tumultuous period in American history to vivid life.

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408

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Open Road Media

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150403404X

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9781504034043

John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship

By: Donald B. Connelly

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John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship

By: Donald B. Connelly

In the first full biography of Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield (1831-1906), Donald Connelly examines the career of one of the leading commanders in the western theater during the Civil War and the role of politics in the formulation of milita

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807830070

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9780807830079

Encyclopedia of Texas Indians

By: Donald Ricky

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Encyclopedia of Texas Indians

By: Donald Ricky

There is a great deal of information on the native peoples of the United States, which exists largely in national publications. Since much of Native American history occurred before statehood, there is a need for information on Native Americans of the region to fully understand the history and culture of the native peoples that occupied Texas and the surrounding areas. The first section is contains an overview of early history of the state and region. The second section contains an A to Z dictionary of tribal articles and biographies of noteworthy Native Americans that have contributed to the history of Texas.

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Somerset Publishers, Inc.

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0403097746

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9780403097746

Indians of Arizona

Past and Present

By: Donald Ricky

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Indians of Arizona

Past and Present

By: Donald Ricky

There is a great deal of information on the native peoples of the United States, which exists largely in national publications. Since much of Native American history occurred before statehood, there is a need for information on Native Americans of the region to fully understand the history and culture of the native peoples that occupied Arizona and the surrounding areas. The first section is contains an overview of early history of the state and region. The second section contains an A to Z dictionary of tribal articles and biographies of noteworthy Native Americans that have contributed to the history of Arizona.

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0403098637

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9780403098637

Book's by Donald B. Gratz

The Peril and Promise of Performance Pay

The Peril and Promise of Performance Pay

Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border

Civil War on the Missouri-Kansas Border

The Civil War and Reconstruction [Second Edition]

The Civil War and Reconstruction [Second Edition]

Lincoln

Lincoln

Press Gallery

Press Gallery

Presidential Elections, 1789-2008

Presidential Elections, 1789-2008

Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man

Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man

John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship

John M. Schofield and the Politics of Generalship

Encyclopedia of Texas Indians

Encyclopedia of Texas Indians

Indians of Arizona

Indians of Arizona

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