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Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In the voice of one of the most iconic and beloved political figures of the twentieth century comes a book on citizenship for the future voters of the twenty-first century. Eleanor Roosevelt published the original edition of When You Grow Up to Vote in 1932, the same year her husband was elected president. The new edition has updated information and back matter as well as fresh, bold art from award-winning artist Grace Lin. Beginning with government...
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
It's the ultimate nightmare for conservatives: to awaken on November 5, 2008, to the news that Hillary Rodham Clinton is the President-elect of the United States. Could it really happen? As conservative commentator Podhoretz reveals, this is not just a "what if" scenario; it will happen--unless conservatives take action. This book shows that Hillary's plan to capture the White House is much further along than her enemies fear. Podhoretz uncovers the...
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
America's most respected governor explains just how close we've come to losing the republic, and how we can restore it to greatness. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has brought more change to his state in a few years than most see in decades. He turned a $700 million deficit into a billion dollar surplus, and balanced Indiana's budget even during the recession--by focusing on government's core responsibilities and spending less money than his state...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A deeply reported, searingly honest portrait of the death penalty in Texas--and what it tells us about crime and punishment in America. In 1972, the United States Supreme Court made a surprising ruling: the country's death penalty system violated the Constitution. The backlash was swift, especially in Texas, where executions were considered part of the cultural fabric, and a dark history of lynching was masked by gauzy visions of a tough-on-crime...
4489) America's vice-presidents: our first forty-three vice-presidents and how they got to be number two
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Discusses the political processes, parties, and people of democracy, American style.
Democracy - America has it and it seems like many other countries want it. But what exactly is a democracy and how easy is it to maintain? Despite the easy banter in today's media, many Americans are still in the dark when it comes to knowing and acting upon their rights and responsibilities as citizens of a democratic society. In refreshingly candid and straight-to-the-point...
4491) My president
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Citizen Baby has been thinking a lot about the presidency. Just like the president, Citizen Baby has to make tough choices (like at dinnertime) and is very busy (especially during playtime)! Children and adults alike will enjoy learning about the presidency in this adorable, informative book."--Back cover.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Language
English
Description
The author discusses the Bay of Pigs incident; the talks with de Gaulle; the shocking encounter with Khrushchev in Vienna; the Mississippi crisis; the Cuban decision; the vindication in the November 1962 elections. Mr. Sidey alnalyzes the Communist rollback and the crises in segregation and taxes in 1963.
4500) Independence Hall
Author
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of the Pennsylvania State House, later called Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation were adopted and the Constitution was signed.