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Join little Skipper, a curious puppy in an orange life preserver, as she meets a galaxy of sea dogs from past and present. Inspired by the exhibit Sea Dogs! Great Tails of the Sea, at Mystic Seaport, What is a Sea Dog? combines poetry, history, and fun in a celebration of the many dogs who love the water

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Fueled by recent films and TV series such as Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers and popular books by Stephen Ambrose and Tom Brokaw, interest in World War II has soared. As a result of this surge of attention, the number of websites on W

Fueled by recent films and TV series such as Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers and popular books by Stephen Ambrose and Tom Brokaw, interest in World War II has soared. As a result of this surge of attention, the number of websites on W

Offers a wide-angle view that expands our perspective on Illinois history. This book treats Illinois as a microcosm of the nation, arguing that its history exhibits basic conflicts that had much to do with shaping American society in general.

This two-part study first surveys Darrow's life and rhetoric and then provides authoritative texts of his important speeches along with a complete speech chronology. Jensen documents the creation and enlargement of Darrow's personal myth and provides intelligent analysis and criticism of the rhetoric.

Richard Jensen offers a new interpretation of the last 180 years of American political history--one seen from the grass roots perspective. He is concerned with the individual voter's relationship to the party, the issues, and the campaigns. He explores the evolution of American political parties in terms of their appeal to individual voters, of the issues selected, and campaign strategies. He examines different voter coalitions that formed and...

Ronald Reagan's inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been marked as the first major failure of the Great Communicator's second term. This work highlights the qualities of the speeches that make them, in his estimation, models of presidential discourse.

Ronald Reagan's inability to sway the American public and press with his speeches at the former site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has been marked as the first major failure of the Great Communicator's second term. This work highlights the qualities of the speeches that make them, in his estimation, models of presidential discourse.

Richard J. Jensen treats Illinois as a microcosm of the nation, arguing that its history exhibits basic conflicts that had much to do with shaping American society in general. Northern reformers in Illinois were intent on remaking the state in their image: middle-class, egalitarian, urban, and progressive. These values clashed with the patriarchal supremacy and intense loyalty to kin and ken by which the people of southern Illinois, and the So...