Cornerstones of freedom. Second series
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The Library of Congress
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates
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The NAMES Project
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The Golden Gate Bridge
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9) The FBI
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Introduces the history and function of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and presents facts about such topics as women and minorities in the Bureau, the FBI Academy, and how to become an agent.
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The Korean War Veterans Memorial
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The 1968 Democratic Convention
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14) The Alamo
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Discusses historical events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, including the roles played by Mexican General Santa Anna and Americans Stephen Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and others.
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Discusses the 1860s construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, or Transcontinental Railroad, and the financial backers and workers involved in this project that reduced coast-to-coast travel from over one hundred days to six.
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The Oklahoma City National Memorial
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22) Old Ironsides
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Children's Press
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English
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Discusses the history and exploits of the U.S.S. Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," a frigate built in the late eighteenth century to fight the pirates of the Barbary States that still floats today.
24) The Scopes trial
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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A description of the historic 1925 trial in which a Tennessee high school biology teacher was accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
25) The space race
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Discusses the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to send a man into space and to land on the moon, including a glimpse of historical, technological, and human factors involved.
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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A description of the history and characteristics of the national monument known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia, which was established after World War I to honor an unidentified soldier from each war.
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Wall Street
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30) Air Force One
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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A historical perpective with pictures, of the most famous aircraft in the history of the United States: Air Force One.
31) Annapolis
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004
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English
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Discusses the history of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, its distinguished graduates, and student life.
35) D-Day
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Discusses the events leading up to the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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The Washington Monument
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West Point
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The Wounded Knee Massacre
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The Underground Railroad
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The U.S. Supreme Court
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