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61) The abduction
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529 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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Days before a presidential election, someone abducts the granddaughter of the Republican candidate. For Attorney General Allison Leahy, the Democratic candidate, it is an opportunity to shine, or is it? What if the FBI discovers her party organized the abduction? A tale of political skullduggery.
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xiii, 368 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British "southern campaign." Employing insurgent guerrilla tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted enemy losses that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale. Although many will remember the stirring...
63) The first salute
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xiii, 347 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
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English
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"A view of the American Revolution"--Dust jacket.
Presents a fresh view of the American Revolution, chronicling key events from 1776 to 1781 and assessing the repercussions for America, England, France, and other nations.
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English
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Through the remarkable stories of six extraordinary elections, including the deadlocked contests of 1800 and 1824 decided by the House of Representatives, author Mark Weston shows how, all too often, the electoral system shakes our faith in American democracy. (dust jacket).
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xii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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In a story written from Sneaky Pie's perspective, the intrepid feline sleuth temporarily halts her busy writing career to run for President, a campaign marked by a revolutionary animal-rights agenda and a frisky flock of prospective cabinet members.
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392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Using a wealth of archival and primary source materials, Leo McKinstry provides a groundbreaking new assessment of the six fateful months in mid-1940 when Operation Sea Lion was all that stood between the Nazis and total victory"--
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English
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"Enrique "Rick" Garcia, district attorney in the small New Mexico county of Chupadera, is a man of principle, a strange breed in the rough-and-tumble politics of his state. When he is tapped to run for governor, he will learn just how rocky the road to Santa Fe really is."--Jacket.
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English
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When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer-celebrated as one of three most important generals. Upon taking command of America's Southern Army in 1780, Nathanael Greene was handed troops that consisted of 1,500 starving, nearly naked men. Gerald Carbone explains how within a year, the...
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3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Liberty! is a exuberant documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. It chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of war and the lasting effects these events had on shaping our country today.
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English
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This history of World War II analyzes the factors that affected the war's outcome and the flawed Axis strategy that led to their defeat. It presents stories of many little-known individuals whose experiences displayed the epitome of courage and self-sacrifice. The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis...
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xxv, 615 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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A chronicle of the horrific final year of the Pacific war. By the summer of 1944 it was clear that Japan's defeat was inevitable, but how the victory would be achieved remained to be seen. Hastings gives us incisive portraits of the key figures--MacArthur, Nimitz, Mountbatten, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. But he is equally adept in his portrayals of the ordinary soldiers and sailors--American, British, Russian, Chinese,...
79) Storming Juno
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Just after midnight on June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel to launch the largest seaborne invasion in history. Their mission: to break through the coastal defenses of Hitler's Fortress Europe and establish a western front. Based on actual events, journals and eyewitness accounts, Storming Juno follows the stories of three young soldiers, who against incredible odds, secured a beachhead on D-Day and helped to change the course...
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