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In this inspiring and relevant book, discover how "The Pledge of Allegiance" has become one of the enduring symbols of America's pride. In 1888, a children's magazine announced that a new holiday--Columbus Day--would begin in 1892, on which the American flag would be raised to celebrate the founding of America. As the flag was raised, children would say something to honor it. What resulted was a simple one-line poem that became known as "The Pledge...
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Inecom
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c2002
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The story of an Ohio schoolteacher, Oscar Jackson, who formed his own company and was engaged in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War -- only to be shot in the face and left for dead. Jackson not only survived but led his company until the end of war and went on to become a U.S. Congressman
3) World War II
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Presents an overview of World War II, including history, important people and battles, and a time line of events. Author/Illustrator biography Detailed maps Educational front/back matter Glossary of key words Index Informative sidebars Phonetics Photo captions Sources for further research Suggested websites Table of contents Since our battle for independence from Great Britain, the US military has been involved in a civil war, regional wars, and...
4) Romulus
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Some men are renowned in history on account of the extraordinary powers and capacities which they exhibited in the course of their career, or the intrinsic greatness of the deeds which they performed. Others, without having really achieved any thing in itself very great or wonderful, have become widely known to mankind by reason of the vast consequences which, in the subsequent course of events, resulted from their doings. Men of this latter class...
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Who is considered the world's first science fiction author? How did American science fiction begin? What sci-fi novel is the all-time best-seller? What were the "Pulps" and how did they predict with uncanny accuracy the 21st century world around us? The answers are here, along with detailed chapters dedicated to the founders of the genre and their modern-day successors. Discover the origins of your favorite page-to-screen science fiction movies, marvel...
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