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Registered places of America volume 1
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xiii, 95 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
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English
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"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....
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xiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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English
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Written for both outdoor enthusiasts and vicarious travelers, this title describes the historical significance behind New Mexico's publically accessible sites that are off the beaten path and includes GPS coordinates to enable readers to find each place. --Publisher.
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Boxcar children special volume 5
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121 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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When the Alden children spend a week visiting at Pilgrim Village, they uncover the mystery behind the unusual happenings at the historic site.
13) Her right foot
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English
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In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
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viii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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English
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"In this examination of landscape and memory, four sites of American history are revealed as places where historical truth was written over by oppressive fiction-with profound repercussions for politics past and present. Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal. They present a national identity based on harvesting the treasures that lay in wait for European colonization. In Whose Ruins tells another story: winding through...
18) Travel New Mexico scenic and historic byways: a travel guidebook to New Mexico roads of distinction
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ix, 78 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
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English
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359 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 23 cm
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English
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The original U.S. Route 66 was 2,448 miles long, and 90 percent of it can still be driven today. Antonson set out to follow that original route, tracing its rich history and discovering the vitality and American character sill beating through our heartland.
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