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A Good Country

Author : Sofia Ali-Khan
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 059323703X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book A Good Country written by Sofia Ali-Khan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she’s called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation. “At a time when many would rather ban or bury the truth, Ali-Khan bravely faces it in this bracing and necessary book.”—Ayad Akhtar, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Homeland Elegies Sofia Ali-Khan’s parents emigrated from Pakistan to America, believing it would be a good country. With a nerdy interest in American folk history and a devotion to the rule of law, Ali-Khan would pursue a career in social justice, serving some of America’s most vulnerable communities. By the time she had children of her own—having lived, worked, and worshipped in twelve different towns across the nation—Ali-Khan felt deeply American, maybe even a little extra American for having seen so much of the country. But in the wake of 9/11, and on the cusp of the 2016 election, Ali-Khan’s dream of a good life felt under constant threat. As the vitriolic attacks on Islam and Muslims intensified, she wondered if the American dream had ever applied to families like her own, and if she had gravely misunderstood her home. In A Good Country, Ali-Khan revisits the color lines in each of her twelve towns, unearthing the half-buried histories of forced migration that still shape every state, town, and reservation in America today. From the surprising origins of America’s Chinatowns, the expulsion of Maroon and Seminole people during the conquest of Florida, to Virginia’s stake in breeding humans for sale, Ali-Khan reveals how America’s settler colonial origins have defined the law and landscape to maintain a White America. She braids this historical exploration with her own story, providing an intimate perspective on the modern racialization of American Muslims and why she chose to leave the United States. Equal parts memoir, history, and current events, A Good Country presents a vital portrait of our nation, its people, and the pathway to a better future.

How Lincoln Learned to Read

Author : Daniel Wolff
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608191222
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book How Lincoln Learned to Read written by Daniel Wolff and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Lincoln Learned to Read tells the American story from a fresh and unique perspective: how do we learn what we need to know? Beginning with Benjamin Franklin and ending with Elvis Presley, author Daniel Wolff creates a series of intimate, interlocking profiles of notable Americans that track the nation's developing notion of what it means to get a "good education." From the stubborn early feminism of Abigail Adams to the miracle of Helen Keller, from the savage childhood of Andrew Jackson to the academic ambitions of W.E.B. Du Bois, a single, fascinating narrative emerges. It connects the illiterate Sojourner Truth to the privileged Jack Kennedy, takes us from Paiute Indians scavenging on western deserts to the birth of Henry Ford's assembly line. And as the book traces the education we value - both in and outside the classroom - it becomes a history of key American ideas. In the end, How Lincoln Learned to Read delivers us to today's headlines. Standardized testing, achievement gaps, the very purpose of public education - all have their roots in this narrative. Whether you're a parent trying to make sure your child is prepared, a teacher trying to do the best possible job, or a student navigating the educational system, How Lincoln Learned to Read offers a challenge to consider what we need to know and how we learn it. Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, built mostly on primary sources, this is an American story that begins and ends with hope.

Twelve Inventions which Changed America

Author : Gerhard Falk
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761860800
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Inventions which Changed America written by Gerhard Falk and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes twelve inventions that transformed the United States from a rural and small-town community to an industrial country of unprecedented power. These inventions demonstrate that no one person is ever responsible for technological advances and that the culture produces a number of people who work together to create each new invention. The book also shows the influences of technology on society and examines the beliefs and attitudes of those who partake in technological advances. The book is both a sociological analysis and a history of technology in the United States in the past two hundred years.

Twelve by Twelve

Author : Bill Powers
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577318978
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Twelve by Twelve written by Bill Powers and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would a successful American physician choose to live in a twelve-foot-by-twelve-foot cabin without running water or electricity? To find out, writer and activist William Powers visited Dr. Jackie Benton in rural North Carolina. No Name Creek gurgled through Benton’s permaculture farm, and she stroked honeybees’ wings as she shared her wildcrafter philosophy of living on a planet in crisis. Powers, just back from a decade of international aid work, then accepted Benton’s offer to stay at the cabin for a season while she traveled. There, he befriended her eclectic neighbors — organic farmers, biofuel brewers, eco-developers — and discovered a sustainable but imperiled way of life. In these pages, Powers not only explores this small patch of community but draws on his international experiences with other pockets of resistance. This engrossing tale of Powers’s struggle for a meaningful life with a smaller footprint proposes a paradigm shift to an elusive “Soft World” with clues to personal happiness and global healing.

Twelve Thousand Years

Author : Bruce Bourque
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803262317
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Twelve Thousand Years written by Bruce Bourque and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the generations of Native peoples who for twelve millennia have moved through and eventually settled along the rocky coast, rivers, lakes, valleys, and mountains of a region now known as Maine.

America in the World

Author : Robert B. Zoellick
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1538712369
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book America in the World written by Robert B. Zoellick and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America has a long history of diplomacy–ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker–now is your chance to see the impact these Americans have had on the world. Recounting the actors and events of U.S. foreign policy, Zoellick identifies five traditions that have emerged from America's encounters with the world: the importance of North America; the special roles trading, transnational, and technological relations play in defining ties with others; changing attitudes toward alliances and ways of ordering connections among states; the need for public support, especially through Congress; and the belief that American policy should serve a larger purpose. These traditions frame a closing review of post-Cold War presidencies, which Zoellick foresees serving as guideposts for the future. Both a sweeping work of history and an insightful guide to U.S. diplomacy past and present, America in the World serves as an informative companion and practical adviser to readers seeking to understand the strategic and immediate challenges of U.S. foreign policy during an era of transformation.

One More River to Cross

Author : James Haskins
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780590428972
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book One More River to Cross written by James Haskins and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents brief biographies of twelve African Americans who courageously fought against racism to become leaders in their fields, including Marian Anderson, Ralph Bunche, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X.

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Florida

Author :
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402738173
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Twelve Days of Christmas in Florida written by and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through letters and a funny story based on the classic Christmas song, popular illustrator Remkiewicz takes youngsters on a holiday trip to Florida while presenting fun facts about the Sunshine State. Full color.

Harpers' Popular Cyclopædia of United States History

Author : Benson John Lossing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Harpers' Popular Cyclopædia of United States History written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proceedings and Report of the Columbus Day Conferences Held in Twelve American Countries on October 12, 1923

Author : [Pan American international women's committee]
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Proceedings and Report of the Columbus Day Conferences Held in Twelve American Countries on October 12, 1923 written by [Pan American international women's committee] and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Wisconsin

Author : Erin Eitter Kono
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402738159
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (381 download)

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Book Synopsis The Twelve Days of Christmas in Wisconsin by : Erin Eitter Kono

Download or read book The Twelve Days of Christmas in Wisconsin written by Erin Eitter Kono and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On each of the twelve days before her Christmas visit, Emma's cousin Jake sends her a letter describing the history, geography, animals, and interesting sites of Wisconsin. Uses the cumulative pattern of the traditional carol to present amusing state trivia at the end of each letter.

American Archives

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Archives written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Arizona

Author : Jennifer J. Stewart
Publisher : Union Square Kids
ISBN 13 : 9781402770364
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Twelve Days of Christmas in Arizona written by Jennifer J. Stewart and published by Union Square Kids. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isabella writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring Arizona at Christmastime, as her cousin Carlos shows her everything from a cactus wren in a palo verde tree to twelve Grand Canyon mules. Includes facts about Arizona.

The Twelve Days of Christmas in Louisiana

Author : Jean Cassels
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402738142
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Twelve Days of Christmas in Louisiana written by Jean Cassels and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul writes a letter home each of the twelve days he spends exploring Louisiana at Christmastime, as his cousin Rosalie shows him everything from a pelican in a cypress tree to twelve sparkly strands of Mardi Gras beads. Includes facts about Louisiana.

The United Service

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The United Service written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Twelve-Tone Music in America

Author : Joseph N. Straus
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521899550
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Twelve-Tone Music in America written by Joseph N. Straus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most histories of American music have ignored the presence of twelve-tone music before and during the Second World War, and virtually all have ignored its presence after 1970, even though so many major composers continued (and continue) to compose serially. This book provides a comprehensive history of twelve-tone music in America, and compels a revised picture of American music since 1925 as a dynamic steady-state within which twelve-tone serialism has long been, and still remains, a persistent presence: a vigorous and unbroken tradition for more than eighty years. Straus outlines how, instead of a rigid orthodoxy, American twelve-tone music is actually a flexible, loosely-knit cultural practice. The book provides close readings of thirty-seven American twelve-tone works by composers including Copland, Babbitt, Stravinsky and Carter, among many others, who represent a typically American diversity of background and life circumstances, and strips away the many myths surrounding twelve-tone music in America.

The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America

Author : United States
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes for 1950-19 contained treaties and international agreements issued by the Secretary of State as United States treaties and other international agreements.