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The Concord and the Merrimack

excerpts from A week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
1965
Presents selections from Thoreau's journals that describe the details and daily changes in the environment of his native Concord over a period of almost forty-five years.

Hiroshima in the morning

2010
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto was collecting, what felt like to her, rehearsed interviews from atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima until the September 11th attacks, which made the interviewees open up more, but also made the author reflect on her own life.

Australia

2016
A full-color travel guide to Australia containing maps, photographs, and illustrations for all major sites, hotels and restaurants, scenic routes and tours, beaches, and shopping.

The stowaway

a young man's extraordinary adventure to Antarctica
2018
The story of William Gawronski from New York who stowed away on a 1928 expedition to Antarctica and became an international celebrity.

Alexander Hamilton's New York City

2017
"Does the man make the city or the city make the man? Both might be true of Alexander Hamilton and eighteenth century New York City. Together, they fought the American Revolution and helped shape the foundation of a new nation. Although Hamilton's life was cut short, his legacy lives on in the fabric of the United States and in the dynamic city he called home for most of his spectacular life"--Provided by publisher.

I'm reading about Nebraska

the Cornhusker State!
2014
Presents facts about the state of Nebraska, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

I'm reading about Nevada

the Silver State!
2014
Presents facts about the state of Nevada, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

I'm reading about New Hampshire

the Granite State!
2014
Presents facts about the state of New Hampshire, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

I'm reading about North Carolina

the Tar Heel State!
2014
Presents facts about the state of North Carolina, including landmarks, people, symbols, and more.

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