Tim McNeese
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Presents arguments pertaining to the rights of the disabled, examining how the courts have shaped issues such as eugenic sterilization, special education, and equal access to public places through rulings, with primary sources from each case, dissenting opinions, and analyses.
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Isabel Allende is an informative introduction to the distinguished author. Isabel Allende, one of the world's most widely read Latin American writers, is a Chilean novelest who, like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, was strongly influenced by her grandparents. Her vivid fiction, such as The House of the Spirits, blends realism with magical elements and spotlights political and often feminist concerns. Here is a wonderful introduction to Isabel Allende that...
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On May 10, 1869, two great lengths of railroad track were linked, and America became united. Until that moment, it had been one nation divided by great distance. However, with the promise of the wide-open west and the excitement of the Gold Rush in California, fast transportation across the country became vital. In this volume of "The American Saga", Tim McNeese tells the story of America's rapid westward expansion and the railroads that stitched...
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This book examines the history of the New World, from the final decades of the 1500s through the mid-1700s, describing the exploration and quests of the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch, the establishing of English colonies, the African slaves, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War.