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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 18
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The Magnificent Ambersons is the epic story of an American family's traumatic tumble from the dizzying heights of fame and fortune. A dynasty spanning three generations, the Ambersons' pre-eminence as society's elite is threatened -- not only by a hungry new breed of industrial entrepreneur -- but from its own arrogance and greed. At the center of the story is George Amberson Minafer, the pampered but pitiful, scion of the clan upon whose shoulders...
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Rare Americana volume no. 4
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1932.
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English
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Describes Edwards' journey with Ewing Young from Oregon to California and back, to purchase cattle for the Willamette Cattle Company. He voyaged to California by sea and drove the cattle to Oregon.
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This history of the Sioux in the 19th century ranges from its forced migration to the reservation to the Wounded Knee Massacre.
First published in 1963, Robert M. Utley's classic study of the Sioux Nation was a landmark achievement in Native American historical research. The St. Louis Dispatch called it "by far the best treatment of the complex and controversial relationship between the Sioux and their conquerors yet presented and should be must...
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As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of President John F. Kennedy's death, including the days immediately preceding and following the assassination. Through hundreds of interviews, extensive travel, and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester...
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School days, like our everydays, have changed. But the obsolete world of the one-room schoolhouse filled with rough-hewn desks still lingers. The echoes of yesteryear live on in the old-fashioned classrooms that still stand today. Harkening back to a time when the three Rs actually stood for reading, 'riting, and religion, Eric Sloane's sketchbook explores the history and spirit of early American schools. In this vivid slice of Americana, he tells...
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Translated into over thirteen languages, John Keel's The Mothman Prophecy is an unsettling true story of the paranormal that has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained.
West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged
18) A Lyon's share
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In the New York Times–bestselling author’s Americana series, a secretary and her boss cozy up while stuck in a Chicago blizzard—“Dailey remains the best!” (Affaire de Coeur).
Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. With A Lyon’s Share, the New York Times–bestselling...
Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. With A Lyon’s Share, the New York Times–bestselling...
20) Big sky country
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Riordan was stubbornly set against his brother's impending marriage to Kerry. He had made his disapproval quite obvious. But Jill, Kerry's roomate, is just as determined to see that her friend's wedding plans come true.
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