Fly High, John Glenn: The Story of an American Hero, Hardcover - Kathleen Krull

Reducere. The inspiring, deeply patriotic true story of John Glenn, a true hero who not only changed America's contribution to space exploration but also spe...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Salamishah TilletNumber of pages: 224Collection: Books About BooksPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 201 x 19Cover...

Reducere. Norvel Lee, an unsung historical figure, rightfully should be included on a list of famous African Americans.On a September morning in 1948 - while...

Reducere. Award-winning author Kathleen Krull takes an in-depth historical look at immigration in America--with remarkable stories of some of the immigrants ...

Reducere. She gave up everything: her home, her possessions, even her real name. She called herself Peace Pilgrim, put on her sneakers, and started off on he...

DescriptionThe fascinating history of Zoar, from the German Separatists who settled there to the present-day historical village In 1817, a group of...

An inspiring true story of a boy genius. Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned e...

Mixing cultural criticism, literary history, biography, and memoir, an exploration of Alice Walker's critically acclaimed and controversial novel, ...

A revealing account of the great Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio from the man who knew him best in the last ten years of his life--"a rare, int...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1921 a Pennsylvania preacher hauled his four teen-agers from a prosperous Pennsylvania farm to a bleak and arid spot on the Saskatche...

The life and experiences of Gulf War Ace Rick Tollini, in his own words.Illustrations: B/w and colour

Reducere. When Irving Berlin first conceived the song "White Christmas, " he envisioned it as a "throwaway" -- a satirical novelty number for a vaudeville-st...

Reducere. From award-winning author Kathleen Krull comes an empowering picture book biography--with dazzling illustrations from artist Nancy Zhang--about the...

Reducere. Award-winning author Kathleen Krull takes an in-depth historical look at immigration in America--with remarkable stories of some of the immigrants ...

Contributor(s): Author: Kathleen KrullAuthor: Paul BrewerIllustrator: Frank MorrisonA picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tys...

Reducere. DescriptionThe son of an Alabama sharecropper, John Lewis experienced the injustice of segregation early in life. Inspired by the words of Dr. Mart...

A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day. At the center of t...

Reducere. How does an underground oddity become a cultural phenomenon? For over 40 years, the rock band Kiss has galvanized the entertainment world with an u...

Reducere. Across the world there are many an artiste - But none so outrageous as Joe, the Fartiste. The Fartiste doesn't sing, he doesn't dance, and he doesn...

Reducere. Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What wa...

Reducere. Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But...

Reducere. Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one ...

Reducere. Not all governments have been run by men. Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats--...

Reducere. Which 462 words are so important that they've changed the course of American history more than once? The Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments t...

DescriptionAn against-the-grain polemic on American capitalism from New York Times bestselling author Tyler Cowen.We love to hate the 800-pound gor...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of Ameri...

An exploration of Lewis Carroll's life, beautifully illustrated by the talented Julia Sarda.

Reducere. The American imagination still exalts the Founders as the prime movers of the Revolution, and the War of Independence has become the stuff of legen...

Reducere. The Story of an Hour, Paperback

A picture-book biography about science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generati...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The Hiltons is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary...

Reducere. A picture-book biography about science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generati...

Reducere. Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would never walk again. But Wilma refused to believe i...

Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years ...

Outline of American Literature, An Paper - Peter B. High

Reducere. "„Tina Fey straluceste”* in aceasta comedie teribila despre cum te poti regasi in cele mai nepotrivite locuri. Cuprinsa de monotonia vietii, report...

Reducere. This is the unlikely but true story of the Japanese American Citizens League's fight for an official government apology and compensation for the im...

Reducere. *[An] excellent exercise in narrative nonfiction. --Booklist (starred review) From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss comes the rema...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Simon GarfieldNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 246 x 218 x 25Cover type: PaperbackRedescope...

Reducere. This is the definitive biography of the legendary guitarist whom Muddy Waters and B. B. King held in high esteem and who created the prototype for ...