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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth and have always been important channels of shipping and trade. Though they are lakes, their waters have proven to be as challenging as the oceans. That's why there are more than 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes! This captivating book relates the stories of some of these wrecks, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Argo, and Lady Elgin, their survivors, and the not-so-lucky. It also
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Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery of the African Burial Ground in downtown New York City over two hundred years after its use, detailing the archaeological examination of the site and its contents and how the city has memorialized the space.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the latest research on the origin of Native Americans, discussing several theories that scientists have about ancient peoples crossing the Bering land bridge, Clovis and pre-Clovis cultures, and the evidence of DNA from ancient skeletons.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the conditions of slavery that occurred at Mount Vernon, George Washington's residence, including their labor, quarters, and private lives, and details how the site memorializes the slaves today.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about the Jamestown Colony, covering the first settlers, the problems they faced, and how Jamestown led to the larger colonization of the American continent.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
“This is the most important, dynamic book on the cancers of monopoly by giant corporations written in our generation” (Ralph Nader, from the foreword).
American monopolies dominate, control, and consume most of the energy of our entire economic system; they function the same as cancer does in a body, and, like cancer, they weaken our systems while threatening to crash the entire body economic. American monopolies have also...
American monopolies dominate, control, and consume most of the energy of our entire economic system; they function the same as cancer does in a body, and, like cancer, they weaken our systems while threatening to crash the entire body economic. American monopolies have also...
9) The hidden history of neoliberalism: how Reaganism gutted America and how to restore its greatness
Author
Series
Publisher
BK Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Progressive radio host Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it. While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don't fully understand how we got here. In this powerful and accessible book, Thom Hartmann demystifies neoliberalism and explains how we can use this pivotal point in time to create a more positive future. This book...
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