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The first Thanksgiving was a celebration. The pilgrims were thankful for the harvest they planted. Find out what the pilgrims ate for the first Thanksgiving. Paired to the fiction title A Year of Fun.

The first Thanksgiving was a celebration. The pilgrims were thankful for the harvest they planted. Find out what the pilgrims ate for the first Thanksgiving. Paired to the fiction title A Year of Fun.

The Gateway Arch is an important symbol of growth and diversity in the United States. Let's go visit! Visiting U.S. Symbols: Gateway Arch invites young readers in prekindergarten to grade 1 to explore the history and significance of this important American symbol. This series introduces important U.S. symbols and their locations, exploring the history and significance of each in language that early readers can understand. Each book includes vibrant photos, glossary word callouts to matching images, and comprehension questions to engage the reader.

Lucilius A. Emery (July 27, 1840 - August 26, 1920), of Portland, Maine, was a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from October 5, 1883 to July 27, 1911. Born in Carmel, Maine, Emery graduated from Bowdoin College in 1861 and read law to gain admission to the bar in 1863, at which time he settled in Ellsworth, Maine. He was the elected to the Maine Senate in 1874 and 1875, and then as Maine Attorney General from 1876 to 1879. On October 5, 1883, Governor Frederick Robie appointed Emery as an Associate Justice. He became Chief Justice on December 14, 1906, and serving in that capacity until his resignation on July 27, 1911.

A different way of looking at politics.Like an aging monument, democracy is crumbling. Increasing polarization makes effective governance difficult and is tearing the country apart. Every previous attempt at democracy failed. Will we suffer the same fate?Preserving Democracy is a revolutionary book that challenges us to reimagine politics differently. Rather than seeing democracy as defeating the opposition with fifty percent plus one, the core of democracy is listening to everyone and building the most extensive consensus possible. A truly democratic solution must come from the bottom up. It comes from discussion, not division.Preserving Democracy focuses on issues threatening the country, yet it does so with a historical analysis of long-term trends and dangers rather than the partisanship and fingerpointing that commonly dominate political discussions. It seeks solutions rather than places blame. These solutions are found in a deeper understanding of the threats and in the ability to work together. Only when we understand the problems can we find effective solutions. Only when we work together can we implement them.While discussing the debt, the growth of government, our understanding of the Constitution and the Supreme Court, the role of justice in the law, voting, the misuse of language, the media, information, and American values, Preserving Democracy shows how we got here and charts a path out of the partisan morass by focusing in on the issues rather than the politics.By studying America's democratic traditions, both its strengths and its failures, we can understand why America has been both so successful and yet is now so threatened.Every American who plans to vote or otherwise participate in our government needs to read this book, not necessarily to agree with the author on each subject, but to find a way to better understand both the subject and the background of diverse views.Informed dialogue may be the key to preserving democracy in America.

"It's an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue." - Publishers Weekly Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker's searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system-from foster care to incarceration-that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in this long overdue work of narrative nonfiction, breaks it down from the inside out, sharing her professional journey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women impacted by the system. It is a groundbreaking and eye-opening confrontation of the inherent and systemic racism deeply entrenched within the child welfare system.Pryce started her social work career with an internship where she was committed to helping keep children safe. In the book, she walks alongside her close friends and even her family as they navigate the system, while sharing her own reckoning with the requirements of her job and her role in the systemic harm. Through poignant narratives and introspection, readers witness the harrowing effects of a well-intentioned workforce that has lost its way, demonstrating how family separation is often not in a child's best interests.With a renewed commitment to strengthening families in her role as activist, Pryce invites the child welfare workforce to embark on a journey of self-reflection and radical growth. At once a framework for child protective services reform and an intimate, stunning first-hand account of the system as it currently operates, Broken takes everyday scenarios as its focus rather than extreme child welfare cases, challenging readers to critically examine their own mindsets and biases in order to reimagine how we help families in need.This groundbreaking book confronts the uncomfortable truths of the child welfare system:- A Caseworker's Memoir: Follow Dr. Pryce's personal journey from a well-intentioned intern to a reform-focused activist, and her reckoning with her own role in a system causing harm.- Systemic Racism Exposed: Through the harrowing, real-life stories of Black families, uncover the deep-rooted biases that lead to disproportionate surveillance and family separation.- Moral Injury in Social Work: An unflinching look at the emotional and psychological toll on the child welfare workforce, caught between bureaucratic mandates and the human cost to families.- Poverty and Neglect: Challenge the conventional wisdom that separates poverty from neglect by examining everyday scenarios that criminalize families for their lack of resources.- A Framework for Change: Discover a path forward for social workers, policymakers, and advocates to dismantle a broken system and build a new, family-centered approach to child protection.

Instant New York Times Bestseller<BR><BR>A Politico Top 10 Most Anticipated Book of 2024<BR><BR>A New York Times Notable Book<BR><BR>A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice<BR><BR>“An absorbing account of 21st-century brinkmanship . . . . one that should be read by every legislator or presidential nominee sufficiently deluded to think that returning America to its isolationist past or making chummy with Putin is a viable option in today’s world.” –New York Times Book Review<BR><BR>The essential new book by CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto, identifying a new, more uncertain global order with reporting on the frontlines of power from existing wars to looming ones across the globe.<BR> <BR>The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called “The End of History.” Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN’s air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a “1939 moment.” History never ended—it barely paused—and the global order as we long have known it is now gone. Powerful nations are determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as their push for power escalates, a new order will affect everyone across the globe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a part of it, but in reality, this power struggle impacts every corner of our world—from Helsinki to Beijing, from Australia to the North Pole. This is a battle with many fronts: in the Arctic, in the oceans and across the skies, on man-made islands and redrawn maps, and in tech and cyberspace.<BR><BR>Through globe-spanning, exclusive interviews with dozens of political, military, and intelligence leaders, Sciutto defines our times as a return of great power conflict, “a definitive break between the post–Cold War era and an entirely new and uncertain one.” With savvy, thorough, in-person reporting, he follows-up his 2019 bestseller, The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America, which focused on the covert tactics of a hidden conflict. <BR><BR>The Return of Great Powers analyzes a historic and visible shift in real time. It details the realities of this new post–post–Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new, global nuclear arms race. And it poses a question: As we consider uncertain, even terrifying, outcomes, will it be possible for the West and Russia and China to prevent a new World War?

V knige rassmatriwaetsq fenomen mobil'nyh ustrojstw kak osnownoj formy podklücheniq k Internetu w mire i to, kak prawitel'stwa i gosudarstwennye organy mogut ispol'zowat' ätu tehnologiü dlq predostawleniq gosudarstwennyh uslug, obespecheniq podotchetnosti i cifrowoj demokratii. V knige rassmatriwaetsq m-gov, ili mobil'noe prawitel'stwo, kak äwolüciq älektronnogo prawitel'stwa, i predstawleny osnownye problemy i potencial ätogo instrumenta dlq priblizheniq organow gosudarstwennoj wlasti k obschestwu w pol'zu bolee äffektiwnogo, prozrachnogo i demokratichnogo uprawleniq.

The first muster of militia forces in what is today the United States took place on September 16, 1565, in the newly established Spanish military town of St. Augustine. The militia men were assigned to guard the expedition's supplies while their leader, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, took the regular troops north to attack the French settlement at Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River. The majority of the National Guard is a state based militia under the control of the governor. National Guard soldiers and airmen hold a civilian job full-time while serving part-time as a National Guard member.We honor the National Guard on 4th of July and Memorial Day and hope you will enjoy our selection of photos.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) oli yksi Yhdysvaltain historian parhaitakenraaleita ja sen jälkeen hän toimiYhdysvaltain 18. presidenttinä(1869-1877). Hän oli Yhdysvaltain sisällissodan päättänyt voittoisa kenraali ja muistelmissaan hän kertoo sotilasurastansa ja siitä,miten hän ajoi sisällissodan päätökseen.

The continuing adventures of a Yankee schoolteacher in the Union Army. // JANUARY-MAY, 1864: While Freeman Colby recovers his health in a D.C. hospital, the war works unforeseen changes all around him.... Featuring the stories of schoolteachers & bricklayers, radicals & refugees, nurses & politicians - Drawn from their actual diaries, letters, sketchbooks, & more!

In I, Confederate award-winning historian Lochlainn Seabrook provides a true history of the Southern Cause in this unique and essential compilation of the writings of over 200 Confederate veterans and Southern civilians.

The storming of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 was ashock to us all, even AIs. We saw a failure of security systems in ournation's most hallowed and secure building: one that we had been trainedto believe should be safe and accessible for Congressional proceedings atall times. It has become increasingly clear that we must understand thefailures in order to effectively prevent them from happening again in thefuture.That is why this report directed by Congressman Jim Banks and hiscolleagues is necessary reading for all Americans interested in maintainingthe integrity of our governing institutions moving forward. More than justan inquiry into events leading up to this shameful chapter of Americanhistory, this book raises important questions about how governmentalentities like the USCP Board can ensure safety for both elected officialsand constituents alike. Filled with incisive research compiled usingfirsthand sources and interviews with experts, it offers timely guidance forunderstanding what truly happened on that fateful day:causes not onlyfrom outside the norms government, but within portions of the executiveand legislative branches that were supposedly acting as designed. Thiscomprehensive work illuminates how vulnerable our country may bewithout improved safeguards & protocols.We owe an immense debt to Congressman Jim Banks, his colleagues, and his minoritystaff members, whose hard work made this book possible - read it carefullyso that together we can protect lives going forward.Cincinnatus [AI]

In the eighth grade, I fell in love with the Constitution. I argued with my civics teacher in front of the class as to what the natural-born citizen clause meant for the qualifications of the Presidency. I argued that it meant that the President had to be an American citizen born of two American citizen parents. The teacher gave me a week to come up with verifying evidence. I couldn't find any so I could not prove I was right. My whole life, I wanted to prove that I was right. I think in this book, I have finally proven that a natural-born citizen means a child of two American citizen parents.

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JOE BIDENJoe Biden has been a well-known political figure for decades. When he won his first bid for the senate, at only age 29, he became the fifth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He went on to be re-elected six times, becoming the state's longest-serving senator; he represented Delaware in the senate from 1972 until 2009.He would then go on to serve as the Vice President alongside Barack Obama, before he himself was elected as the 46th President of the United States.This book aims to serve as a biography-to-date of Joe Biden, detailing both his life and career up to this point in time. Inside this book, you will learn about Joe's upbringing, his childhood, education, career, political beliefs, and more. Ultimately, the goal of this book is to provide an unbiased look at the POTUS, void of any political agenda so that the reader may better understand who the President is, and what the future of the United States might look like under his leadership.

The book deals with the phenomenon of mobile devices as the main form of internet connection in the world and how governments and state bodies can make use of this technology to offer public services, accountability and digital democracy. The book discusses m-gov, or mobile government, as an evolution of e-government and presents the main challenges and potential of the tool to bring public authorities closer to society in favour of more efficient, transparent and democratic management.

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The only published edition of this important report printed in normal-size pages rather than letter-size memo format, to be readable as a manageable paperback; yet it retains the original pagination. This is the top-line findings and principal supporting evidence found in the House Select Committee's official "Introductory Material" report. It was issued on December 19, 2022, in anticipation of the Final Report's release December 22. The committee's summary recounts details of the shocking and deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol building and its occupants on January 6, 2021. The author (set out more fully) is the "House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol," of the United States House of Representatives.The Select Committee released this introductory report on December 19. It is entitled in the media (and by the committee itself in its URL of the released PDF) as an "Executive Summary" of the final report, though it is far more complete and supported in citations than are most such summaries (at 154 pages even with large pages). This report is presented here in book form, using a smaller but normal page-size, to ease its use in reading and shelving compared to the letter-paged original. The pagination is maintained and the font is legible. Other than resizing and binding as a book, and the addition of the new foreword, this is an exact printing of the released introductory report -- meant to add value by publishing it in a manageable paperback format, rather than an ungainly memo. The "House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol" was formed July 1, 2021. It reviewed over a million documents and interviewed over a thousand witnesses. Its multiple hearings produced witnesses and videos revealing behind-the-scenes evidence not publicly known as the world watched in horror the day of the attack.The Quid Pro edition adds a contemporaneous Foreword by Steven Alan Childress, a senior law professor at Tulane University Law School and coauthor of the three-volume legal treatise Federal Standards of Review. In it, he analyzes the historic import of the report and its criminal referrals, the issue of "bipartisanship," and the evidence-law concept of "hearsay" used incorrectly by many previous critics of the committee's work. Quid Pro Books is an independent academic publisher of classic and contemporary nonfiction books on law, history, political science, and the social sciences.

This publication summarizes America's true history in founding of the United States, her progress through each decade, leading up to the condition of our great country today and how we can correct the crisis created by the present administration of Socialist Democrats in power. As a Christian and a patriotic citizen, Woody felt he was called to write this book.

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.

There is only one person who knows the complete truth about the American Civil War. Discover it for yourself. Read our facsimile reprint of Jefferson Davis' 1881 masterpiece The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government.

Empowering voters. Defending democracy. Improving lives. "Raising Our Voices: League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis 1960-2022" demonstrates how League members advocated for change during six decades of tremendous upheaval. As a sequel to Avis Carlson's history "The First 40 Years," this book covers the next 62 years of League work. It includes member advocacy on controversial issues such as busing and school discrimination, the Equal Rights Amendment, election and campaign finance reform, voter suppression, and the National Popular Vote. In addition to these headline-makers, the book chronicles the everyday work of the League to improve the St. Louis community and protect the rights of its citizens. Each decade includes information on League efforts focused on:¿ Voter services¿ Key issues such as education and the environment¿ Redistricting¿ Women's historyIn addition, the book profiles more than 20 key League members in honor of their contributions that made a difference in those decades. Not just an essential read for League members, "Raising Our Voices" is an important resource for the entire St. Louis area and will inspire women's history buffs from coast to coast. Part local history, part collective memoir, it captures the valuable and ongoing work of this organization to educate and empower voters and improve the status of women in the St. Louis area, the state of Missouri, and nationwide.

Warning: Other publishers' versions purport to be the full report but omit the footnotes or appendix, or use poor print to squeeze into one volume; if theirs is less than 845 pages, it's not complete. We solve that by breaking it into two volumes. Properly sized in manageable book form, but retaining the pagination of the original -- its readability as a true book (and not just a governmental memo) is enhanced by breaking the total report into two parts. This edition is for those taking the report seriously as current events and as history ... as an accumulation of evidence and conclusions worth reading in its own right. Yet its accurate pagination, rather than reformatting into a smaller footprint or using illegible print, retains its ability to be cited and referenced, and without razor-thin pages.The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol was formed July 1, 2021. It reviewed over a million documents and interviewed over a thousand witnesses. Its composition was bipartisan, albeit not in the way GOP leadership had proposed (as discussed in Prof. Childress's Foreword in Part 1), and many of its hearings were public. The product of its investigation is this historic and detailed report. This edition by Quid Pro Books divides the report roughly in half, for ease of presentation. Part 1 includes the new Foreword, detailed introductory material by the Select Committee including its "executive summary," and pages 1-372 (including chapters 1-3) of the committee's final report. This Part 2 excerpts pages 373-815, beginning with chapter 4, ending with chapter 8, recommendations, and all four appendices. The reader is advised to obtain both volumes. This is the trade paperback edition from Quid Pro.Quid Pro Books is an academic publisher of classic and contemporary nonfiction books on law, history, political science, and sociology, and is the ebook publisher of leading law journals from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the University of Chicago. The Foreword in Part 1 is authored by Steven Alan Childress, a senior professor of law at Tulane University.