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[2019]
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English
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"Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of ten people who experienced one of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement - the marches from Selma to Montgomery. In March 1965 nonviolent activists, led by Martin Luther King Jr., began a series of marches in Alabama. They faced brutal resistance as they struggled for voting rights for African-Americans in the South and across...
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[2020]
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English
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On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on a tiny Pacific Island called Iwo Jima. Facing rugged terrain and a deeply entrenched enemy, they embarked on a fierce five-week battld to take the island and its airfields from the Imperial Japanese Army. Through vivid storytelling, experience one of the most important battles of World War II.
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[2019]
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English
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"Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the worst fires in American history - the Great Chicago Fire. In October 1871 the Midwest was in the midst of one of the driest periods on record. A center of modern firefighting technology, all of Chicago's resources were put to the test by a fire that almost completely destroyed the city. Suspenseful, dramatic...
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[2020]
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English
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On December 16, 1944, German soldiers launched a surprise attack on the Western Front. The bulge they created deep into Belgium and Luxembourg soon gave the battle its iconic name. And by the time it ended on January 25, 1945, the Battle of the Bulge had become one of the bloodiest of World War II. Through vivid narrative, follow the experience of people on both sides of a battle that proved to be the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
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