Letters of note : an eclectic collection of correspondence deserving of a wider audience

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Class in America : an encyclopedia

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Gaming the vote : why elections aren't fair (and what we can do about it) by Poundstone, William

Table of Contents: “…Bush -- Michael Moore -- John McCain -- Karl Rove -- Mother Teresa -- Universal negatives -- Tarek Milleron -- Cadillac tail fins -- George McGovern -- Gore Vidal -- Ronald Reagan -- The fifty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit -- Mother Jones -- James Carville -- "That bastard" -- The devil -- Pat Buchanan -- Harry Browne -- Harry Reid -- Defective consumer products -- 4. …”


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Wagon train. The complete season seven

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Major problems in the history of the Vietnam War : documents and essays

Table of Contents: “…Ford identifies the lessons of Vietnam, 1975 ; Jimmy Carter sees a "profound moral crisis," 1977 ; Ronald Reagan calls Vietnam a noble and just cause, 1988 ; An American veteran helps to dedicate the Vietnam War memorial (1982), 1985 ; An African-American draftee reflects on the war's impact, 1984 ; A former Army nurse considers the war's impact, 1987 ; The impact of Vietnam on America's world role / Paul Kennedy ; Competing memories / Arnold R. …”


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Almost history : close calls, Plan B's, and twists of fate in American history by Bruns, Roger

Table of Contents: “…. -- Deporting John Lennon--1972 : FBI memorandum on efforts to deport John Lennon -- If I were in your shoes-- --1987 : letter of Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan recommending he stonewall on Iran-Contra) -- Plans thwarted (Dousing Confederate fire: a conspiracy foiled--1864 : telegram of William Henry Seward to mayor of New York on plans of Confederates to set fire to principal cities of the North -- Jefferson Davis, guerrilla fighter--1865 : plans of Jefferson Davis to continue military campaign after Appomattox.…”


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Almost history : close calls, Plan B's, and twists of fate in American history by Bruns, Roger A., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Deporting John Lennon--1972 : FBI memorandum on efforts to deport John Lennon -- If I were in your shoes-- --1987 : letter of Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan recommending he stonewall on Iran-Contra) -- Plans thwarted (Dousing Confederate fire: a conspiracy foiled--1864 : telegram of William Henry Seward to mayor of New York on plans of Confederates to set fire to principal cities of the North -- Jefferson Davis, guerrilla fighter--1865 : plans of Jefferson Davis to continue military campaign after Appomattox.…”


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American educational history : school, society, and the common good by Jeynes, William

Table of Contents: “…Educational reform under the Republicans and Democrats -- Reforms under the Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush -- The back to the basics movement -- School choice -- Experimentation but not wide implementation of school choice -- Analyzing the possible effects of school choice -- No Child Left Behind -- Criticisms of No Child Left Behind -- Reforms under Democratic President Bill Clinton -- Preparing students for the technological world -- Public school choice -- The participation rate issue -- Nationalized standards -- The political atmosphere today -- Conclusion -- 15. …”


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Guide to the presidency and the executive branch by Nelson, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Kennedy to Jimmy Carter -- The president versus the state : Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton -- George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and the expanded presidency) -- 3. …”


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Latin America and the United States : a documentary history

Table of Contents: “…Costanzo -- 105. 1977: The Panama Canal Treaties / The Governments of the United States and Panama -- 106. 1979: Saving the New World from Communism / The Committee of Sante Fe -- 107. 1984: Central America in Revolt: A Reagan Administration View / The National Bipartisan Commission on Central America -- 108. 1984: The Fear of Communism in Central America / Ronald Reagan -- 109. 1984: Teaching Sabotage / The U.S. …”


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Ernest Hemingway's The killers

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Home fronts : a wartime America reader

Table of Contents: “…"Testimony, House Committee on Un-American Activities" (1947) / Ronald Reagan -- 69. "Testimony, House Committee on Un-American Activities" (1947) / Ring Lardner, Jr. -- 70. …”


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The Israel-Arab reader : a documentary history of the Middle East conflict

Table of Contents: “…Secretary of State George Shultz: Congressional Testimony (July 12, 1982) -- Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin: The Wars of No Alternative and Operation Peace for the Galilee -- (August 8, 1982) -- U.S. President Ronald Reagan: The Reagan Plan (September 1, 1982) -- Twelfth Arab Summit Conference: Final Statement (September 9, 1982) -- Jordanian Crown Prince Al-Hasan Bin Talal.· Jordan's Quest for Peace (Fall 1982) -- The Kahan Commission: Report (February 7, 1983) -- PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat: Speech to Palestine National Council (February 14, 1983) -- Palestine National Council: Political Statement (February 22, 1983) -- Barry Rubin: United It Stalls, The PLO (March 21, 1983) -- Jordanian Government: Refusal to Join the Reagan Peace Initiative (April 10, 1983) -- Lebanon and Israel: Truce Agreement (May 17, 1983) -- Said Musa: Interview on Internal Dissent (May 26, 1983) -- Khalid al-Hasan: On the Dissident Rebellion (May 27, 1983) -- King Hussein of Jordan: Speech to the Palestine National Council (November 22, 1984) -- Jordan-PLO: Joint Communiqué (February 11, 1985) -- King Hussein of Jordan: Ending the Jordan-PLO Initiative (February 19, 1986) -- Israel and Jordan: "The London Document" (April 11, 1987) -- PLO Executive Committee: On the Intifada (December 1987) -- West Bank-Gaza Palestinian Leaders: Fourteen Points (January 14, 1988) -- Unified National Command of the Intifada: Call No. 6 (February 1988) -- U.S. …”


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Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

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