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An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis

By: Mogens Herman Hansen,Thomas Heine Nielsen,Københavns universitet. Polis centret

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An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis

By: Mogens Herman Hansen,Thomas Heine Nielsen,Københavns universitet. Polis centret

This is the first ever documented study of the 1,035 identifiable Greek city states (poleis) of the Archaic and Classical periods (c.650-325 BC). Previous studies of the Greek polis have focused on Athens and Sparta, and the result has been a view of Greek society dominated by Sophokles', Plato's, and Demosthenes' view of what the polis was. This study includes descriptions of Athens and Sparta, but its main purpose is to explore the history andorganization of the thousand other city states.The main part of the book is a regionally organized inventory of all identifiable poleis covering the Greek world from Spain to the Caucasus and from the Crimea to Libya. This inventory is the work of 47 specialists, and is divided into 46 chapters, each covering a region. Each chapter contains an account of the region, a list of second-order settlements, and an alphabetically ordered description of the poleis. This description covers such topics as polis status,territory, settlement pattern, urban centre, city walls and monumental architecture, population, military strength, constitution, alliance membership, colonization, coinage, and Panhellenic victors.The first part of the book is a description of the method and principles applied in the construction of the inventory and an analysis of some of the results to be obtained by a comparative study of the 1,035 poleis included in it. The ancient Greek concept of polis is distinguished from the modern term `city state', which historians use to cover many other historic civilizations, from ancient Sumeria to the West African cultures absorbed by the nineteenth-century colonializingpowers. The focus of this project is what the Greeks themselves considered a polis to be.

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Oxford University Press

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0198140991

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Holiday with a Vampire 4

Halfway to Dawn\The Gift\Bright Star

By: Susan Krinard,Theresa Meyers,Linda Thomas-Sundstrom,Heather Graham

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Holiday with a Vampire 4

Halfway to Dawn\The Gift\Bright Star

By: Susan Krinard,Theresa Meyers,Linda Thomas-Sundstrom,Heather Graham

Halfway to dawn: "Amid a supernatural war between the races, can Fiona, captain of the human special forces, and Kain, a compelling fugitive from the vampire army, risk working together to attain peace on earth?"--Publisher.

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Harlequin

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0373885598

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9780373885596

The Encyclopedia of Film Composers

By: Thomas S. Hischak

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The Encyclopedia of Film Composers

By: Thomas S. Hischak

For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other creators of screen music offered additional memorable scores, and some composers—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries on more than 250 movie composers from around the world. It not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses his or her music in detail. Each entry includes Biographical material Important dates Career highlights Analysis of the composer’s musical style Complete list of movie credits This book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for movies over the past one hundred years. In addition to composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those who want to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442245506

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9781442245501

Wolf Heart

By: Thomas Howlll

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Wolf Heart

By: Thomas Howlll

Trouble has started on the planet Sern. Can three teens save the world with help from a team of heroes and the people that join along the way.

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Lulu.com

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1300597852

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9781300597858

Cast No Shadow

The First Book of the Knowing

By: Thomas Long

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Cast No Shadow

The First Book of the Knowing

By: Thomas Long

Men in St. Louis are being murdered. Is it a serial killer, or something beyond reasonable explanation? For detective Billye Washington, uncovering the clues to the crimes will lead her to the edge of the impossible, and reveal hidden secrets of her own family lineage. Who is the mysterious Donovan Kane? And what is the link Billye has to the brother of one of the victims – a power she refers to as The Knowing? In this gripping first novel, the connections between life, death and beyond will be blurred, as Billye Washington attempts to stop the killing - and discovers that in between light and darkness, you cast no shadow.

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iUniverse

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0595171788

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9780595171781

Composition for the 21st 1⁄2 century, Vol 1

Image-making for Animation

By: Thomas Paul Thesen

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Composition for the 21st 1⁄2 century, Vol 1

Image-making for Animation

By: Thomas Paul Thesen

Composition for the 21st 1⁄2 century: Image-Making for Animation focuses on composition and its technical and artistic application in animation, illustration, games, and films. It covers all aspects of design and discusses in detail their artistic applicability and impact on image and narrative. Emphasis is placed on the ability of each aspect to support and affect the narrative. Additional case studies explain the successful use of these concepts in films and animation. This book is geared toward students; however, it is also reader-friendly for professionals. Composition for the 21st 1⁄2 century: Image-Making for Animation’s goal is to comprehend composition as an artistic tool and as a significant part of the professional image-making process. Key Features: Teaches the complexity of composition in image-making. Closes the gap between praxis and theory in animation. Explains how to produce images that support the narrative in their visuals. Discusses the need for artistic reasoning in image-making. Presents case studies that assist the reader in understanding the process as they progress through this book. Author Bio: For more than twenty years, Thomas Paul Thesen’s career has been about learning and understanding the complexities of art, animation, and image-making, both in still illustration, drawing, and photography, and in the moving image. He has worked in the industry as a character animator and visual development artist for companies such as Pixar, DreamWorks, and Sprite Animation Studios. He has also taught for many years at universities across Asia, the USA, and the UK.

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CRC Press

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1351727176

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9781351727174

Death Rides A Palomino

By: Thomas McNulty

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Death Rides A Palomino

By: Thomas McNulty

The autumn of 1893 should have been a time to celebrate the harvest, to gather in the park and listen to the barbershop quartet sing "A Bicycle Built for Two." But life is never that simple in the west. Instead Sheriff Bob Carter finds himself unraveling a mystery involving Vance Kane, an unscrupulous banker, and Mathew Sully, a stranger who rides into town on a palomino named Spirit. Within days the sheriff learns that Sully's arrival has forced an evil presence to reveal itself. Brandishing an ivory handled .45 Colt, Sully is intent on delivering his own brand of justice. As events spiral out of control Sheriff Carter realizes the resolution will be written in blood.

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0359490646

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Leadership Matters

Unleashing the Power of Paradox

By: Thomas E. Cronin,Michael A. Genovese

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Leadership Matters

Unleashing the Power of Paradox

By: Thomas E. Cronin,Michael A. Genovese

Some leaders fundamentally alter the status quo whilst others guide quietly. Most leadership books emphasise specific rules, but Tom Cronin and Michael Genovese see leadership as filled with paradox. Leadership Matters offers a different view of leadership - one that builds community and responds creatively to new situations. Cronin and Genovese argue that leadership is about more than just charisma and set leaders on to a different path - to unleash the power of paradox.

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Routledge

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1317256867

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9781317256861

Pioneer Photographers from the Mississippi to the Continental Divide

A Biographical Dictionary, 1839-1865

By: Peter E. Palmquist,Thomas R. Kailbourn

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Pioneer Photographers from the Mississippi to the Continental Divide

A Biographical Dictionary, 1839-1865

By: Peter E. Palmquist,Thomas R. Kailbourn

This biographical dictionary of some 3,000 photographers (and workers in related trades), active in a vast area of North America before 1866, is based on extensive research and enhanced by some 240 illustrations, most of which are published here for the first time. The territory covered extends from central Canada through Mexico and includes the United States from the Mississippi River west to, but not including, the Rocky Mountain states. Together, this volume and its predecessor, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865, comprise an exhaustive survey of early photographers in North America and Central America, excluding the eastern United States and eastern Canada. This work is distinguished by the large number of entries, by the appealing narratives that cover both professional and private lives of the subjects, and by the painstaking documentation. It will be an essential reference work for historians, libraries, and museums, as well as for collectors of and dealers in early American photography. In addition to photographers, the book includes photographic printers, retouchers, and colorists, and manufacturers and sellers of photographic apparatus and stock. Because creators of moving panoramas and optical amusements such as dioramas and magic lantern performances often fashioned their works after photographs, the people behind those exhibitions are also discussed.

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Stanford University Press

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0804740577

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9780804740579

World War II: the Encyclopedia of the War Years, 1941-1945

By: Norman Polmar,Thomas B. Allen

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World War II: the Encyclopedia of the War Years, 1941-1945

By: Norman Polmar,Thomas B. Allen

This authoritative and comprehensive survey features over 2,400 entries. Subjects range from battles, soldiers, and military activities to politics, culture, and the Holocaust. Enlivened by 85 illustrations, its panoramic perspective encompasses WWII's enduring influences on the American way of life. "A unique and valuable look at the war."—General James Doolittle

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Courier Corporation

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0486479625

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9780486479620

The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings

A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family

By: Thomas Maier

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The Kennedys: America's Emerald Kings

A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family

By: Thomas Maier

Meticulously researched both here and abroad, The Kennedys examines the Kennedy's as exemplars of the Irish Catholic experience. Beginning with Patrick Kennedy's arrival in the Brahmin world of Boston in 1848, Maier delves into the deeper currents of the often spectacular Kennedy story, and the ways in which their immigrant background shaped their values-and in turn twentieth-century America-for over five generations. As the first and only Roman Catholic ever elected to high national office in this country, JFK's pioneering campaign for president rested on a tradition of navigating a cultural divide that began when Joseph Kennedy shed the brogues of the old country in order to get ahead on Wall Street. Whether studied exercise in cultural self-denial or sheer pragmatism, their movements mirror that of countless of other, albeit less storied, American families. But as much as the Kennedys distanced themselves from their religion and ethnic heritage on the public stage, Maier shows how Irish Catholicism informed many of their most well-known political decisions and stances. From their support of civil rights, to Joe Kennedy's tight relationship with Pope Pius XII and FDR, the impact of their personal family history on the national scene is without question-and makes for an immensely compelling narrative. Bringing together extensive new research in both Ireland and the United States, several exclusive interviews, as well as his own perspective as an Irish-American, Maier's original approach to the Kennedy era brilliantly illustrates the defining role of the immigrant experience for the country's foremost political dynasty.

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Basic Books

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0786740167

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9780786740161

Defender

The Life of Daniel H. Wells

By: Quentin Thomas Wells

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Defender

The Life of Daniel H. Wells

By: Quentin Thomas Wells

Defender is the first and only scholarly biography of Daniel H. Wells, one of the important yet historically neglected leaders among the nineteenth-century Mormons—leaders like Heber C. Kimball, George Q. Cannon, and Jedediah M. Grant. An adult convert to the Mormon faith during the Mormons’ Nauvoo period, Wells developed relationships with men at the highest levels of the church hierarchy, emigrated to Utah with the Mormon pioneers, and served in a series of influential posts in both church and state. Wells was known especially as a military leader in both Nauvoo and Utah—he led the territorial militia in four Indian conflicts and a confrontation with the US Army (the Utah War). But he was also the territorial attorney general and obtained title to all the land in Salt Lake City from the federal government during his tenure as the mayor of Salt Lake City. He was Second Counselor to Brigham Young in the LDS Church's First Presidency and twice served as president of the Mormon European mission. Among these and other accomplishments, he ran businesses in lumbering, coal mining, manufacturing, and gas production; developed roads, ferries, railroads, and public buildings; and presided over a family of seven wives and thirty-seven children. Wells witnessed and influenced a wide range of consequential events that shaped the culture, politics, and society of Utah in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Using research from relevant collections, sources in public records, references to Wells in the Joseph Smith papers, other contemporaneous journals and letters, and the writings of Brigham Young, Quentin Thomas Wells has created a serious and significant contribution to Mormon history scholarship.

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University Press of Colorado

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1607325470

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9781607325475

The Kennedys

America's Emerald Kings

By: Thomas Maier

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The Kennedys

America's Emerald Kings

By: Thomas Maier

A meticulously researched chronicle of five generations of the Kennedy dynasty explains how their Irish-Catholic roots informed their lives and political beliefs and reveals how the immigrant experience shaped both their remarkable success and many tragedies. 100,000 first printing.

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0465043178

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Letters Written by Lieut.-General Thomas Dyneley, C.B., R.A.

While on Active Service Between the Years 1806 and 1815

By: Lieut.-General Thomas Dyneley

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Letters Written by Lieut.-General Thomas Dyneley, C.B., R.A.

While on Active Service Between the Years 1806 and 1815

By: Lieut.-General Thomas Dyneley

The letters in this volume provide eye-witness accounts of some of the battles and sieges of the Peninsular War. Thomas Dyneley entered the Royal Artillery as a 2nd lieutenant in 1801. He was in Italy with Sir James Craig's force in 1805 and with Sir John Stuart in Calabria in the following year, witnessing the battle of Maida. In 1811 he embarked for the Peninsula with `E' troop of the Royal Horse Artillery, as 2nd Captain. There he served in the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Burgos, at the battles of Salamanca, Vitoria and those in the Pyrenees. In November 1813 he was invalided home, but was present with 'E' troop in 1815 during the Waterloo campaign. He subsequently rose to the rank of major-general in 1854 and died in 1860.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787201570

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9781787201576

A World in Chaos

Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema

By: Carl Boggs,Thomas Pollard

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A World in Chaos

Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema

By: Carl Boggs,Thomas Pollard

A World in Chaos: Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema traces the evolution of postmodern cinema through its multiple and overlapping expressions. Through an analysis of films such as American Beauty, Blade Runner, Natural Born Killers, and Thelma and Loiuse, Carl Boggs and Thomas Pollard explore the historical and theoretical shift from the long era of modernity to an emergent postmodernity and examine its intersection with film culture. Unlike most works on media studies, Boggs and Pollard bring together elements of sociology, history, economics, literature, communications, and pop culture to fully explore the complex developmental interaction between film and society. The resulting work illuminates the different, often conflicted and contradictory, currents at work in the film industry that long ago departed from the ritualized practices of the classical studio system. Engagingly and clearly written, A World in Chaos is perfect for film and pop culture enthusiasts as well as everyone interested in the role of film in American society.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1461636442

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9781461636441

Song of the Season

Outstanding Broadway Songs since 1891

By: Thomas Hischak

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Song of the Season

Outstanding Broadway Songs since 1891

By: Thomas Hischak

What links the popular songs "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Send in the Clowns", "Memory" and "I Am What I Am"? They all originated in Broadway musicals. Song of the Season is for those who believe that the score is at the heart of a musical and is the essential building block on which the rest of a show is built. Through a systematic historical survey from 1891 to 2023 it argues that the best musicals survive because of their songs, from early 20th century classics such as Show Boat and Oklahoma! through to the contemporary sound of Dear Evan Hansen and Hamilton. looking at outstanding songs from each Broadway season, the development and history of the musical is illustrated with a fresh perspective. As song styles and popular music tastes changed throughout the decades this structure charts the progress of American showtunes alongside popular music forms as songs evolved from the waltz and ragtime to jazz, rock, rap and hip-hop. Factual analysis and historical context combine to offer a rich picture of the American songbook from Irving Berlin to Elton John. Song of the Season paints a fresh picture for musical theatre students and fans alike, illustrating significant changes in the form through the music. Analyzed in an accessible and engaging way that doesn't rely on music theory knowledge, and including a link to playlist where all the 'songs of the seasons' can be listened to, it is a must-have for those looking to expand their knowledge of the form and trace the social history of the American showtune.

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441

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350423742

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9781350423749

Black France

Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism

By: Dominic Thomas

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Black France

Colonialism, Immigration, and Transnationalism

By: Dominic Thomas

[W]ithout a doubt one of the most important studies so far completed on literature in French grounded in the experiences of migrants of sub-Saharan African origin." -- Alec Hargreaves, Florida State University France has always hosted a rich and vibrant black presence within its borders. But recent violent events have raised questions about France's treatment of ethnic minorities. Challenging the identity politics that have set immigrants against the mainstream, Black France explores how black expressive culture has been reformulated as global culture in the multicultural and multinational spaces of France. Thomas brings forward questions such as -- Why is France a privileged site of civilization? Who is French? Who is an immigrant? Who controls the networks of production? Black France poses an urgently needed reassessment of the French colonial legacy.

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Indiana University Press

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0253112214

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9780253112217

Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving Day

Read Along or Enhanced eBook

By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

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Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving Day

Read Along or Enhanced eBook

By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: The passing seasons are used as a vehicle to tell the parallel stories of the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims, from the European settlers' landing in 1620 through the first Thanksgiving feast in November of 1621.

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Triangle Interactive, Inc.

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1684520193

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9781684520190

Let's Celebrate Presidents' Day

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By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

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Let's Celebrate Presidents' Day

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By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: The stories of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are told in a single book not only to celebrate the important February holiday but to compare and contrast the lives of these two towering Americans. Though they lived at different times, they shared similar problems, triumphs, and traits of leadership.

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Triangle Interactive, Inc.

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1684520185

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Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

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By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

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Let's Celebrate Columbus Day

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By: Barbara deRubertis,Thomas Sperling

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: This is the story of the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, beginning with his childhood dream of being a sailor. Depsite his incredible courage and determination, Columbus' greed caused many problems. His voyages never brought him the riches he sought, but what he did find was more important than he ever could have imagined.

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1684520169

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