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Jackson

By: Ralph K. Andrist

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Andrew Jackson - war hero and spokesman for the frontier, the first president from west of the Alleghenies, the first born in a log cabin - fought his way to the White House. Once there, he stood for the rights of common citizens, founded the Democratic Party, expanded the powers of the presidency, paid off the national debt, and postponed civil war by prevailing against the advocates of states’ rights. He also owned a number of slaves on his Tennessee plantation and sponsored the Indian Removal Act, resulting in the brutal relocation of thousands of Native Americans to what is now Oklahoma. Here is his story.

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1612307817

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9781612307817

The Great Expedition

By: Ralph K. Andrist

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The Great Expedition

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One of his ships was rotten, his cold-weather gear was inadequate, and his officers disliked him, but Lieutenant Charles Wilkes had his orders. In 1838, he sailed into the unknown Antarctic. Here, in this essay by award-winning author Ralph K. Andrist, is the harrowing story of his great expedition.

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1612308279

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9781612308272

Life on the Mississippi

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Life on the Mississippi

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To most people, thanks to Mark Twain, "Mississippi" suggests riverboat. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the dramatic story of the great, Mississippi steam paddle-wheelers and the world through which they moved - a world these revolutionary ships and their captains, crews, and creators were largely responsible for bringing into being.

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1612309496

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9781612309491

The Covered Wagon: A History

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The Covered Wagon: A History

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Fortress, ambulance, amphibious home on wheels, the covered wagon stands as the symbol of winning the West. Here, in this essay by award-winning author Ralph K. Andrist, is its seldom-told story.

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1640190120

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9781640190122

The Gold Rush

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The Gold Rush

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The discovery of a nugget in California in 1848 set off the first gold rush in history. In 1849 alone, the population increased 500 percent as 80,000 men rushed to claim its riches; three years later, nearly 250,000 people lived there. By 1865, miners had dug and panned $750 million in gold from the hills and streambeds of California. In other countries, mines that produced precious metals were the property of kings and princes. But in California, the gold, like everything else on the frontier, belonged to those who took it. In The Gold Rush, historian Ralph K. Andrist details the culture and characters that created a pivotal moment in American history.

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104

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161230897X

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9781612308975

The Erie Canal

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The Erie Canal

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The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the Erie Canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. For the first time in the history of the United States, a cheap, fast route ran through the Appalachians, the mountains that had so effectively divided the West from the East of early America. With the canal, the country's fertile interior became accessible and its great inland lakes were linked to all the seas of the world. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the canal's dramatic and little-told story.

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161230947X

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9781612309477

Lewis and Clark

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Lewis and Clark

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On May 14, 1804, a party of explorers dispatched by President Thomas Jefferson set off up the Missouri River into America's newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Under the leadership of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the men of the Corps of Discovery would cross the continent and into history. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the dramatic story of their epic journey.

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1612308848

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9781612308845

The Great Glacier

By: Ralph K. Andrist

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The Great Glacier

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The last glacier that covered most of North America reshaped the land, turned rivers in their courses, and influenced human and natural history. Here, in this essay by award-winning author Ralph K. Andrist, is its story.

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