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Young Nate Lawton, promoted to midshipman for bravery in combat aboard the "USS Constitution," bears the guilty secret that he hid for most of the battle with the "HMS Guerriere," but he gets a chance to redeem his honor when he is assigned to the "Chesapeake" just before one of the greatest engagements of the War of 1812.

Chronicles the life of Jesse James, debunking his mythological identity as a Robin Hood figure and showing that his exploits had a clear political purpose: to use violent tactics and the news media to fight for the Confederate cause long after the Civil War ended.

Presents an overview of the SAT II U.S. History test, and features test-taking strategies, a study plan, a diagnostic test with answers and explanations, subject reviews, and three full-length practice exams.

Examines the life and career of the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, focusing on his role during the Persian Gulf War.

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"The second in the Leatherstocking tales "presents Chingachgook and his son Uncas as the last of the Iroquis aristocracy. Natty Bumppo, the scout Hawkeye, is in the prime of hes career in the campaign of Fort William Henry on Lake George under attack by the French and Indians. The commander's daughters, Cora and Alice Munro, with the latter's fiance Major Duncan Heyward, are captured by a traitorous Indian but rescued and conveyed to the fort by Hawkeye. Later Munro surrenders to Montcalm, and the girls are seized again by Indians. Uncas and Cora are killed, and the others return to civilization.: Haydn.