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The sudden death of her husband had left Sarah Perry and her baby Rebecca alone in their small frontier town. The most difficult decision comes when Sarah determines that the best thing for her little daughter's future is to send her away to boarding school. When the day finally arrives that Rebecca comes home, both mother and daughter find themselves viewing each other from two differnt worlds.

The story of an American patriot during the War of 1812 and how his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, used him to pen the works which became America's national anthem.

America's first families are among the most private public figures on earth. Each new administration brings a unique set of personalities to the White House---and a new set of challenges to the fiercely loyal and hardworking people who serve them : the White House residence staff. Stories that are fifty years old, through ten presidential administrations, tell about the good times the bad times, and all the times in-between in this book.

Relates the author's experiences hitchhiking throughout the United States and Mexico in the early 1970s in search of a variety of North American birds.

From conventions to topless bars to a UFO belt in the Texas panhandle, the author paints an audacious and frightening vision of a nation that has forgotten its dreams.

Presents a traveler's-eye view of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln throughout the U.S., visiting memorabilia collectors, attending a leadership conference teaching Lincoln's "management style," journeying on a three-state driving tour, and exploring other ways in which the president is remembered.

The 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland was the turning point of the Cold War. Initially planned as a short gathering to outline future talks, the meeting quickly turned to major international issues including SDI (Star Wars) and the possibility of eliminating all nuclear weapons. Both men were at the height of their powers and this move toward peace laid the groundwork for the most sweeping arms accord in history, adopted in 1987, and the end of the Soviet Union five years later. In one weekend the world was changed.