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Who were some of the most controversial US presidents? You'll know the answer in this educational book for kids. Find out how and why these presidents are controversial. Read about their achievements and their "bad" decisions, too. What was the most important lesson that you picked from this book?
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A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever.
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Adams's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the second president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"When Gerald Ford became president, Americans were ready for an honest, hardworking politician. He was trustworthy, cooperative, and cared deeply about all Americans. His life, tougher than some and filled with character-building lessons, had prepared him for the job. Backmatter includes a letter from the Ford family and a timeline"--
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viii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
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"One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike's Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business."--Amazon.
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2 videodiscs (276 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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From great figures come our most noteworthy inventions, from the telephone to the theory of general relativity. But no great leader is perfect. H2 digs into the scandals and family secrets you won't find in textbooks in this special. Observing the lives of renowned leaders, brilliant scientists and notorious criminals, viewers get an inside peek into their unknown pasts, from Ben Franklin's nefarious history to Albert Einstein's hidden family drama....
12) Ricardo's race
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
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Español
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Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.
Tells the story of Ricardo Romo, the son of Mexican immigrants who became an All-American athlete, scholar, and president of the University of Texas at San Antonio.
14) John F. Kennedy
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31 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.
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English
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A look at the life of our thirty-fifth president.
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xxi, 486 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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From the Founding to today, this book tells the stories of seven former presidents who each changed history and offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life as they handled human problems of ego, finances and questions about their legacy and mortality. Thomas Jefferson was the first former president to accomplish great things after the White House, shaping public debates and founding the University of Virginia, an accomplishment...
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