An Illustrated History of the USA
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15 - - FARMING THE GREAT PLAINS In 1862UnionandConfederatearrrucswerefighti ng someofthebloodiestbattlesoftheCivilWar.Hu t ...
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-- 16 -- THE AMERINDIANS' LAS T STAND Wha thappenedto t h eAmeri ndia ns aswhitepeople spreadacrossrhe plain sandmounta insofth ...
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17 - - I N VE N T O R S AND I N DUS T RIE S I II I H7(1Presid ent UlyssesS.Grant traveled to ' I' h ilad d ph utoo pen,1speciale ...
T homasEdison Amcricans have alwaysbeenproud o f their abilit y to find practicalso lutions topractical p roblems. Dunng the nin ...
VLAU \o -(;UnWIIi calledsuchmen "captainsofindustry." T h eir critics called them"robbe rbarons"-or wo rst'! And rewC arne gie w ...
HenryFordandmassproduction I I cn r yFordisfamousform akingautomo biles. Burwhatm ak eshimimport ant islU lU'hemade rhcm. Fo rd ...
18 - - THE GOLDEN DOOR 711 .. '",v'-;/i".e'?frh .. 5/ ,,/.... 4 Libe7ry. Ona smallislan dinNewYor k harb o rstandsJg iJ Ilt s ta ...
M an yjewish peoplecametotheU ni tedSta tesat th is time.Inthe18XfkJ ew swerebeingkilledallover easternEurope illbloodymassacres ...
YEA~SOFGROWTIl doors,m or eth antwenty millionpeoplew ai ted an xio usly initshalls and corridors.Im m igr atio n o fficers aske ...
Meltingpoto r sa la d bowl? In 1908 IsraelZ angwillwrotea play, The Mdli"R. Pot. The hero , a refu geefrom persecution in Czaris ...
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