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Author
Language
English
Description
The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.
"Grand-scale biography at its best—thorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written . . . A genuinely
Publisher
Gale a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
Description
A compilation of U.S. government reports on contemporary political and economic conditions, government personnel and policies, political parties, religions, history, education, press, radio and TV, climate, and other characteristics of selected countries of the world; together with travel alerts, passport and visa information, world health information for travelers, and customs and duty tips for returning residents.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar bills and pocket change.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Some of the most consequential decisions in history were decided at the dinner table, accompanied--and perhaps influenced--by copious amounts of food and drink. This fascinating book explores ten of those pivotal meals, presenting the contexts, key participants, table talk, and outcomes of each. It offers unique insight into the minds and appetites of some of history's most famous and notorious characters, including Bonnie Prince Charlie, George...
10) Who was Gandhi?
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the champion of an independent India and global icon of peace and freedom.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From his early career as a printer and journalist, to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin has always seemed the inevitable embodiment of American ingenuity. But in his youth he had to make his way through a harsh colonial world where he fought many battles: with his rivals, but also with his wayward emotions. Taking Franklin to the age of forty-one, when he made his first electrical discoveries, Bunker...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 568 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 577 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (x, 573 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 581 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xv, 573 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, pages) : illustrations, portraits
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 546 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 573 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world and from all time periods who have made significant contributions to human culture.
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