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Discovering America volume 5
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"The author of The Whiskey Rebellion "dig[s] beneath history's surface and note[s] both the populist and anti-populist dimensions of the nation's founding" ( Library Journal ). Recent movements such as the Tea Party and anti-tax "constitutional conservatism" lay claim to the finance and taxation ideas of America's founders, but how much do we really know about the dramatic clashes over finance and economics that marked the founding of America? Dissenting...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in America. It seems that every generation or two, Americans rediscover the freedom of movement, convenience, and relative affordability of the bicycle. The earliest two-wheeler, the draisine, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 and astonished onlookers with the possibility of propelling themselves "like lightning."...
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Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"From the New York Times -- bestselling historian and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, "[a] compact summation of our nation's monetary history" ( Shepherd Express ). The world runs on the US dollar. From Washington to Beijing, governments, businesses, and individuals rely on the dollar to conduct commerce and invest profitably and safely. But how did the greenback achieve this planetary dominance a mere century and a half after President Lincoln...
5) Paraguay
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Paraguay. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
6) Honduras
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Honduras. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
7) Brazil
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Brazil.
8) Costa Rica
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Costa Rica. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
9) Chile
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Chile.
10) Belize
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Belize. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
11) Peru
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Peru. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
12) Ecuador
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Ecuador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals. Named for the equator, which passes through it, the Republic of Ecuador sits on the western coast of South America. One of the smallest countries of the continent, Ecuador nevertheless features Andean summits, tropical forests and savannas, snow-edged volcanoes, and glacial lakes. About...
13) Venezuela
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Venezuela. When Spanish explorers arrived on the coast of South America, they found that natives had built their homes on stilts along the the swampy shore of Lake Maracaibo. Because this reminded the Europeans of the city of Venice, they named the region Venezuela (Little Venice). Today, Venezuela is one of the leading oil-producing nations in the world. It has a high...
14) Colombia
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Discusses the land, history, economy, cities and communities, people and culture, and festivals of Colombia.
15) El Salvador
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of El Salvador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
16) Panama
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Panama. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
17) Bolivia
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Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Bolivia.
19) Nicaragua
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Nicaragua. Includes recipes, related projects, and a chronology.
20) Guatemala
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Discusses the history, land, people, economics, government and festivals of Guatemala.
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