Adopted at over 250 colleges and universities in its First Edition, Inventing America broke new ground by integrating the cultural, social, and political dimensions of the American story around the unifying theme of innovation-the pragmatic forward-looking direction of American history, the willingness of Americans to find new solutions in the ...
Representing a fresh approach to the teaching of American history, this textbook takes innovation as its theme. The book is a chronological survey, highlighting the ways in which the constant invention of ideas, the impulse to improve, the renewal of old practices in areas as diverse as the American railroad and the rise of jazz, have all animated ...
In its first edition, ?Inventing America? broke new ground by integrating the cultural, social and political dimensions of the American story with the unifying theme of innovation. In the second edition, the authors have expanded and strengthened the innovation theme and pared some supporting detail to create a more effective textbook.
In its first edition, ?Inventing America? broke new ground by integrating the cultural, social and political dimensions of the American story with the unifying theme of innovation. In the second edition, the authors have expanded and strengthened the innovation theme and pared some supporting detail to create a more effective textbook.
In its first edition, ?Inventing America? broke new ground by integrating the cultural, social and political dimensions of the American story with the unifying theme of innovation. In the second edition, the authors have expanded and strengthened the innovation theme and pared some supporting detail to create a more effective textbook.
Authoritative guide offers a detailed enumeration of 1,000 species of edible plants and ferns. How to locate, identify and use for soups, salads, desserts, seasonings, more. 129 figures. 25 plates. Bibliography.
Originally published as a short story in 1918, Merrit's classic "The Moon Pool" was later appended with another short story, and appeared in 1919 as the novel, THE MOON POOL. In it, a botanist uses a portal that promises to lead to untold riches, and emerges in a lost world in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The tale is brilliant! It is full of weird imagination, marvelous writing, horror, beauty, and it may well be called the most "visual" book ever written for the world of fantasy. It is a grand book with a grand cast of characters. Visualize, if you are able, a monstrous head that cries tears of gold, locked deep in a cavern out of time forgotten. ...
Balancing breadth and depth of coverage, this text is tailored to a one-semester mammalogy course appropriate for upper level undergraduates and graduate students with a basic background in vertebrate biology.
Explorer John Kenton returns from a lifetime of wanderings and the wreckage of World War I to discover a mysterious block of Babylonian basalt containing a crystal model of an ancient ship - the Ship of Ishtar! The sultry magic of the fabled ship draws Kenton into its dreamworld, where a strange crew plucked from the ages sails in a lushly ...
A comprehensive project and reference book covering styles, materials, equipment, sewing, and decorative and dressing techniques. Twenty step-by-step projects including Victorian, Mermaid and Witch dolls, along with a section on original doll design, make this a truly invaluable resource.
Many students and programmers familiar with Pascal are now looking to upgrade their skills to a well-structured object-oriented programming language such as C++. This textbook provides such an "upgrade path" by presenting a course on C++ in the spirit of structured programming. Both authors teach this material to a wide variety of students and ...
In My Faith Is Taking Me Someplace, Andrew Merritt studies the lives of those who learned how faith works--people of God who found that faith has a destination, faith is determined, and faith is persistent.
"Mosby's Primary Care Consultant" presents content for primary care practitioners on approximately 300 disorders commonly encountered in the adult patient. Disorders are arranged alphabetically, with information organized under six consistent column headings: Overview, Assessment, Interventions, Evaluation, For Your Information, and ...
Captain Cur & Wonder Flea is unique new direction in children's illustrated literature. With charm, class, and a touch of erudition, it tells a story of values, priorities, and the meaning of tolerance in a manner understood by children, appreciated by adults, and enjoyed by both. It is a story of the unlikely alliance between a dog and his flea, ...
"Corporate Governance Lessons from Transition Economy Reforms" explores a timely topic at the intersection of economics, law, and policy reform. To date, most sophisticated theoretical work on corporate governance has focused on advanced market economies. In post-socialist countries, corporate finance and transition economics scholars have often ...
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