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English
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Andrew Jackson, the first popularly elected American president, won the nation's favor with his legendary courage, loyalty to the common man, and fierce dedication to preserving the Union. However, his ruthlessness, including his treatment of Native Americans, led to some of the darkest times in American history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
208 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the president includes his interest in conservation, his presidency, his winning of the Nobel Prize, his career as a solider and author and his role as a devoted family man.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
252 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and career of the movie actor who left film for the political arena, being elected governor of the state of California in 1966 and 1970, and President of the United States in 1980.
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the assassination report, the Warren Commission determined that there was "no credible evidence" conflicting with its conclusion of a lone gunman. Artist Ernie Colon, bestselling illustrator of "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, " teams up with author Dan Mishkin to provide a unique means of testing the commission's findings,...
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime. Lincoln's murder, autopsy, and White House funeral transfixed...
6) Big game
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every boy in Oskari's remote mountain village must face a ritual hunt on his thirteenth birthday--the Trial--to become a man. It's Oskari's turn, and whatever animal he kills--if he succeeds--will symbolize who he will become. But the idea of spending a night alone in the forest makes him queasy, and the ceremonial bow he has to use is too big for him. Not long after he sets out, Oskari comes across a strange creature in the woods, emerging in eerie...
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