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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This book is the official bicentennial book by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. "Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State" is a patchwork quilt of images, prose and poetry commemorating our bicentennial. Incorporating a wide variety of Hoosier voices-individual, yet bound together by a common Hoosier heritage-this book reflects the thoughts of business and community leaders, artists, athletes, writers, farmers, religious leaders, children...
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Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Presents photographs and descriptions of twenty-five historic sites throughout Indiana, featuring locations that are open to the public, drawn from ten years of "Destination Indiana" columns which appeared in the Indiana Historical Society's magazine "Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History."
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Language
English
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What we remember, what we've forgotten, and what we never knew about America's least understood war, revealed in a riveting, richly illustrated volume based on the major ten-part PBS documentary series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Historian Geoffrey C. Ward and filmmaker Ken Burns, the authors of the acclaimed and best-selling The Civil War, Jazz, The War, and Baseball, present an intimate history of the Vietnam War. All the major milestones...
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Lexile measure
NC 1340L
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English
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"Take a dazzling visual tour through all the groundbreaking moments in LEGO® history, from the company's humble beginnings in a carpenter's workshop to the invention of the iconic LEGO brick and LEGO minifigure, through to the stunning toys, video games and movies of today, including LEGO® Star Wars(TM), THE LEGO® NINJAGO® MOVIE(TM), and LEGO® Dimensions. This special edition of The LEGO® Book has been fully updated and expanded with the latest...
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Indiana is blessed with a wealth of historic private homes. Ninety-nine of them are showcased in these pages, providing a rare opportunity for readers to enjoy a variety of house styles and types dating from the early 19th century through the late 1950s, and to see how they are preserved or restored, furnished, and lived in. Everyone who has lived in or admired an old home will find this book irresistible.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Showcasing the music legend's most unforgettable looks from the 1960s until now, this stunningly photographed book displays Dolly Parton's iconic sense of style along with entertaining personal anecdotes that, for the first time, reveal the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion.
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Charting the 130-years from the arrival of horseless carriages to the advent of driverless vehicles, celebrate the automobile and the romance of the open road. Beginning with the development of the first vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, Drive explores the early glamour of driving, motor sport, and car design, and looks at how the automobile has shaped the modern world. Revealing the advances in technology and design that have made...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Provides a guided tour around 2,500 of the world's most influential painting and sculptures, from cave paintings to modern masterpieces.
A guide to the history of art movements explores the influential work of over seven hundred artists, covering composition, techniques, and methods from the classical Greek period to the Impressionists.
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English
Description
Traces the course of human history from prehistoric times to the present day, analyzing the common themes, threads, forces, and factors that have shaped human life--including climate, ecology, disease, and geology--and examining human accomplishments, from the technological innovations that changed the world to key cultural, social, artistic, and intellectual achievements.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The lives, legends, and epic events that made the American West a world-renowned symbol of true grit are showcased in this gorgeous volume featuring the Gold Rush, the Indian Wars, cowboys, outlaws, and more. From Lewis and Clark's epic 1803 expedition to the showmanship of Buffalo Bill Cody, the story of the American West is epic in scope and full of amazing tales of tragedy and triumph. Lavishly illustrated with vivid photographs and intricate...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Created for map lovers by map lovers, this rich book explores the intriguing stories behind maps across history and illuminates how the art of cartography thrives today. In this visually stunning book, award-winning journalists Betsy Mason and Greg Miller--authors of the National Geographic cartography blog "All Over the Map"--Explore the intriguing stories behind maps from a wide variety of cultures, civilizations, and time periods. Based on interviews...
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