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Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
National Geographic presents the 43 individuals who have led the U.S., plus America's newest commander-in-chief, in this up-to-date, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated family, school, and library reference. It features comprehensive profiles of the 43 former presidents along with timelines and descriptions of crucial events during their terms. Information about the 2016 president-elect is also included. Thematic spreads cover a variety of topics...
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
American soldier J. Robert Conroy befriended a stray dog with a stumpy tail while training to fight overseas in WWI. They bonded so closely that Conroy smuggled him to Europe, where Stubby accompanied Conroy's regiment on the Western Front, lending both his superior olfactory senses and amiable temperament to the war effort.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A provocative analysis of the United States' involvement in World War I examines the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania --the '9/11' of that era--and draws parallels between the administrations of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush, exploring the ways in which various tenets of democracy were compromised for German-American citizens.