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Hardship and hope

America and the Great Depression
1996
Examines the causes and conditions of the difficult economic times known as the Great Depression.

America's report card

a novel
2006
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.

My (underground) American dream

my true story as an undocumented immigrant who became a Wall Street executive
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.

John Lincoln Clem

Civil War drummer boy
2016
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.

The Oxford Guide to American Military History

1999
Entries cover major wars from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf, battles, military leaders, religion and war, relevant acts of Congress, and diplomatic policy. Also included are entries on peace and antiwar movements, war in film, literature, music and photography, economics, anthropology, gender studies and psychology.
Cover image of The Oxford Guide to American Military History

A nation is born

1754-1820s
Examines United States history from 1754 to the 1820s.

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