Tommy: The Gun That Changed America, Paperback - Karen Blumenthal

The fascinating and topical nonfiction story of how one gun changed American courtrooms, streets, and homes, told for a YA audience by award-winnin...

Reducere. The Russian word that is most frequently spoken throughout the world isn't Lenin, gulag or perestroika, it's 'Kalashnikov'. The reason for this is ...

We all tend to get involved in our work, put our noses down, try to do it diligently, and are sometimes not aware of what is happening around us. O...

Reducere. During his whirlwind 1903 tour of the western states, President Theodore Roosevelt paid his first visit to California. In between the appearances a...

A "gripping, " (Booklist) "clear-eyed, and honest" (The New York Times Book Review) biography of Samuel Colt--the inventor of the legendary Colt re...

Reducere. Cerami wittily recounts the evening in rich detail.--Library JournalOnly two guests were invited to what was arguably the most elegant, sumptuous, ...

DescriptionThe definitive account of the Stonewall Riots, the first gay rights march, and the LGBTQ activists at the center of the movement. "Marti...

Reducere. In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the...

Reducere. Erik Larson, author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts, intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who ...

Reducere. Lincoln's Last Days is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic nights in American history--of how one gunshot changed the country forever. A...

Reducere. A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from m...

Reducere. On April 14, 1865, only days after the Civil War had come to a close, a gunshot rang out in Ford's Theatre and President Abraham Lincoln slumped fo...

From I Love Lucy to Will & Grace, this book looks at the television comedies that have tackled social issues, facilitated discussion, or in some ot...

The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most enduring and bestselling books of all time, yet its history is as complex as it is contested. For the fi...

Reducere. DescriptionAcclaimed author Sandler examines the pinnacle events of 1919 and their relevance to significant issues in American life today.1919 was ...

In this riveting work of narrative history, veteran reporter John Bainbridge, Jr. vividly brings to life five charismatic and idiosyncratic men who...

Reducere. It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to ou...

Reducere. Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodge...

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Karen BlumenthalNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 32Cover type: Paperback / ...

Reducere. Now in paperbackA dual biography of two of the most compelling elements in the narrative of wild America, John Muir and Alaska. John Muir was a fas...

The Second Continental Congress was an assembly of America's brightest minds. It was formed because of the collective desire to be independent of B...

Reducere. The extraordinary story of the 1968 baseball season--when the game was played to perfection even as the country was being pulled apart at the seams...

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. 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. Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious--and celebrated--outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way. ...

Reducere. This New York Times bestselling "deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinks--and d j vu" (Vanity Fair) ...

A single bullet serves as the catalyst for each of the stories in this book. We may or may not know who fired each bullet. Nonetheless, we know eac...

Reducere. A&W Root Beer. Foster's Freeze. IHOP. Der Wienerschnitzel. See's Candy. Jack in the Box. You name the American food icon, and chances are its roots...

Over the last year, award-winning journalist and videographer Max Blumenthal has been behind some of the most sensational (and funniest) exposes of...

In this warm, engaging look at the life of a great First Lady, Kathi Appelt tells the story behind Lady Bird Johnson's environmental vision. Joy Fi...

Reducere. DescriptionWe were headed east down a lonely stretch of country road. It was an ink-black night. No light was visible anywhere except the headlight...

Reducere. In this book, is a list of black inventors and scientist's patents of many African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discove...

Reducere. ``An extraordinary history...Deeply researched, elegantly written...a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten.``--Brent Staples, New Y...

Reducere. A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund publication Born to Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald rose to lead Sears, Roebuck & Company and turn it into the world's...

As the fifties faded away, sixties style swept Chester into the modern age.

Reducere. The Long March: How the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s Changed America, Paperback

Reducere. The birth of rock 'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "musical riots put to a switchblade beat"--but if it generated m...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael T. KeeneThe Erie Canal delivered people to important places for important reasons, like Susan Cady Stanton and Lucr...

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 ...

From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen and Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure.Publisher: ScholasticAuthor(s): St...

Rowan came back from the shamans in Mongolia a changed boy. The three most debilitating effects of his autism - his incontinence, his endless tantr...

Reducere. Maureen Spataro's smile was the one to light up every room. She was the parent running into the classroom with cupcakes, the friend who you could l...

Reducere. A New Creative Non-Drug Approach to Coping with Dementia As exciting discoveries continue for Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias, hope...

Reducere. Meet Umbrella!But first you must be warned. Umbrella isn't like other umbrellas. He is a snobby, self-centered, and downright nasty fellow.Convince...

Reducere. The fashion identities in the context of a wider conversation about American nationhood, to whom it belongs and what belonging means. Race and ethn...

From the Bible, the Iliad, and the Republic to Civil Disobedience, Das Kapital, and Silent Spring, this revised and greatly expanded edition is a m...

Reducere. No right seems more fundamental to American life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century that freedom was still an unfulfilled ...

Reducere. On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Michael Meyer recounts the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold ...