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Learn about the history, importance, and procedures of theU.S. government at the national, state, and local levels.Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,an index, and an introduction to the author.

Learn about the key role of the Declaration of Independencein our nation's past and its continued importance to Americans today. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,an index, and an introduction to the author.

Learn about the rights and freedoms protected by the firstten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, including their history and importancefor Americans today.Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,an index, and an introduction to the author.

Provides assorted facts about each of the fifty states in question and answer format.

This anthology looks at the founding of twenty-one California missions, the controversial relationship between the missionaries and the neophytes, and the impact of Spanish architecture and daily lifestyles at the missions on California.

Bored with farm life Stephen runs away to join the beleaguered Army of the Potomac to fight Johnny Reb.

Examines the causes and conditions of the difficult economic times known as the Great Depression.

As the 2004 presidential election approaches, the paths of teenager Jainey O'Sullivan and graduate student Charlie Wolf make an unlikely crossing when Charlie scores Jainey's standardized test essay.

On the surface, Arce's story reads like a how-to manual for achieving the American dream: growing up in an apartment on the outskirts of San Antonio, she worked tirelessly, achieved academic excellence, and landed a coveted job on Wall Street, complete with a six-figure salary. The level of professional and financial success that she achieved was the very definition of the American dream. But in this brave new memoir, Arce digs deep to reveal the physical, financial, and emotional costs of the stunning secret that she, like many other high-achieving, successful individuals in the United States, had been forced to keep not only from her bosses, but even from her closest friends.

A fictional retelling of the legend of John Clem, who ran away from his Ohio home to become a drummer boy during the Civil War, and became famous when he was captured in 1863 and was exchanged after a short stay in Andersonville prison.