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"An inspiring and urgent memoir by the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine?a pioneering diplomat who spent her career advancing democracy in the post-Soviet world, and who electrified the nation by speaking truth to power during the first impeachment of President Trump. Marie Yovanovitch was at the height of her diplomatic career when it all came crashing down. In the middle of her third ambassadorship?a rarity in the world of diplomacy?she was targeted by a smear campaign and abruptly recalled from her post in Kyiv, Ukraine. In the months that followed, she endured personal tragedy while simultaneously being pulled into the blinding lights of the first impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump. It was a time of chaos and pain, for her and for the nation. Yet Yovanovitch was no stranger to instability and injustice. Born into a family that had survived Soviet and Nazi terror, she first saw the corrosive effect of corruption in Somalia while cutting her teeth as a diplomat in the male-dominated world of the 1980s State Department. She was an eyewitness to the 1993 constitutional crisis in Russia and the street fighting in Moscow. And she rose to the top of her profession in the crucible of the former USSR, where she saw how President Vladimir Putin adeptly exploited corrupt leaders in neighboring countries and undermined their developing democracies. Nowhere was Putin?s aggression clearer than in Ukraine, where Russia meddled in elections, launched cyberattacks, peddled misinformation, illegally annexed Crimea, invaded the Donbas, and attacked Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea. But when Yovanovitch was abruptly recalled from her post and Ukraine?s democratically elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, found himself set upon by Trump, it became clear just how dangerously close to the edge America itself had strayed. Through it all, Yovanovitch tirelessly advocated for the Ukrainian people, while advancing U.S. interests and staying true to herself. When she made the courageous decision to participate in the impeachment inquiry?over the objections of the Trump administration?she earned the nation?s respect, and her dignified response to the president?s attacks won our hearts. She has reclaimed her own narrative, first with her lauded congressional testimony, and now with this powerful memoir: the dramatic saga of one woman?s role at the vanguard of American foreign policy during a time of upheaval, for herself and for our country."--Amazon.com.

A ten-volume overview of the twentieth century which explores what characterizes each decade as expressed through the arts, economy, education, government, politics, fashions, health, science, technology, and sports.

Provides information on the American war for independence: the battles and leaders, soldiers and heroes, scoundrels and patriots.

Provides information on the American Civil War including, the issues that divided the country, the battles that shaped the conflict, and the birth of the reunited states.

Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures.

The Sixties in America Reference Library presents a broad overview of the turbulent 1960s, a decade that forever changed the American social, political and cultural landscape.

Reyna Grande chronicles her life as an undocumented immigrant, from her border crossing at age nine, discussing her difficult relationship with her father, and other complications with her family during childhood.

"This guide to U.S. politics features surprising stories, hidden history, and clear explanations of how our government works--plus loads of weird but true facts!"--Amazon.

Learn about the history of the constitution, who wrote it, why it was written, and some of the important statements it holds. Also explains the different government branches and how they work together.

Examines the plot against George Washington which was played out by some of his most trusted guards.