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21) William Bradford
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A biography of William Bradford, a pilgrim who served as governor of Plymouth Colony.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Sam Houston was a teacher, a lawyer, a war hero, and statesman. He is best known for defeating the Mexican Army in 1836 and establishing Texas as an independent nation. He served two terms as the president of the Republic of Texas and helped Texas to become the twenty-eighth state."--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A revealing, dramatic, deeply personal book about the most significant events of our time, written by the former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley ... offers a first-hand perspective on major national and international matters, as well as a behind-the-scenes account of her tenure in the Trump administration. This book reveals a woman who can hold her own-and better-in domestic and international power politics, a diplomat...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016, ©1956.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of American hero Sam Houston, including his years living among the Cherokee, his ill-fated marriage, his terms as a senator and governor, and his fight for Texas's independence from Mexico. "This is the stuff of which legend is made, this story of the making of Texas, and Houston is one with those semilegendary characters--with Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with Marion the Swamp Fox and Ethan Allen. . . . In a sense he is too...
29) End the Fed
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The author draws on American history, economics and fascinating stories from his own long political life to argue that the Federal Reserve is both corrupt and unconstitutional, inflating currency and threatening to put us into an inflationary depression. He also tells us where we went wrong and what we need to do fix America's economic policy for future generations.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
While the Woman's Rights convention was taking place at Seneca Falls in 1848, First Lady Sarah Childress Polk was wielding influence unprecedented for a woman in Washington, D.C. Yet, while history remembers the women of the convention, it has all but forgotten Sarah Polk. Now, in her riveting biography, Amy S. Greenberg brings Sarah's story into vivid focus. We see Sarah as the daughter of a frontiersman who raised her to discuss politics and business...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As Alicia struggles to get her career back on track, she stumbles on a case that puts her up against Diane Lockhart and David Lee. Peter fires Eli Gold, who vows revenge. Cary discovers that his firm is getting out of touch. Peter has little time left to make a plea deal before the jury comes back with a verdict. Meanwhile, Alicia must decide whether her future is with Peter or with Jason, and she channels the ghost of Will Gardner to help make a...
40) John Tyler
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Traces the events of the tenth executive leader's presidency from his unexpected ascent after the premature death of William Henry Harrison and unpopular veto of a proposed Bank of the United States to his indirect role in promoting secession.
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