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English
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Modernized for busy readers, a guide to organizing quality family activities in a world increasingly run by technological communication devices explains how to provide a sense of home and identity by establishing meaningful traditions for special occasions and every day.
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Demonstrates how the concepts and principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence were drawn from the experiences of living in America in the late eighteenth century, with emphasis given to how children lived on a New England farm, a Southern plantation, and the frontier.
Author
Series
Fox News books volume 3
Publisher
Fox News Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The conservative husband-wife team present a collection of memories and favorite Christmas stories from over a dozen Fox News stars, such as Maria Bartiromo, Steve Doocy, Charles Payne, and Brit Hume.
Author
Publisher
Encounter Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"We all know the story of Thanksgiving. Or do we? This uniquely American holiday has a rich and little known history beyond the famous feast of 1621. In Thanksgiving, award-winning author Melanie Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, giving us a vivid portrait of our nation's best-loved holiday. Drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents, and cookbooks, Thanksgiving brings to life the full history...
Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"American Afterlife by Kate Sweeney reveals this world through a collective portrait of Americans past and present who find themselves personally involved with death: a klatch of obit writers in the desert, a funeral voyage on the Atlantic, a fourth-generation funeral director--even a Midwestern museum that takes us back in time to meet our death obsessed Victorian progenitors. Each story illuminates details in another until something larger is revealed:...
17) Barberland
Series
Bluerain Films volume 1
Publisher
BlueRain Films
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Barberland is a rich and humorous portrayal of a lost community that is fading into our vanishing Americana. Through tales told by the barbers who were there, we are taken back to a time when a good shave and a haircut made all the difference in your day, and people meant more than money. From the history of the barber pole to bloody shaving mishaps, a trip through Barberland is a journey that must be experienced before it's gone.
18) The states
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
This History Channel miniseries takes viewers on a state-by-state tour of the United States that reveals "the very best" of each state, providing information about what is special and unique throughout the country.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Larry the Cable Guy takes a zany spin around the U.S. From the Oregon Trail to the Grand Canyon, from crossing the Delaware to searching for California₁s gold, Larry's signature persona delivers offbeat America, with stories of real history and loads of down-home fun. Larry 'gits-r-done ' as he visits iconic sites, engaging people along the way. Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy brings fun-loving 'country' to an historic level.
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