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1) The long way home: an American journey from Ellis Island to the Great War

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"Narrative account of how twelve immigrant soldiers became Americans through fighting in World War I"--Provided by publisher.

2) The children's blizzard

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Laskin David

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The gripping story of an epic prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers and cast a shadow on the promise of the American frontier. January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next...

3) The family: three journeys into the heart of the twentieth century

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Laskin, David

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2013.

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Traces the history of the 20th century through the story of an extraordinary Jewish family, recounting how the author's 19th-century ancestors were separated by period upheavals in western Russia and went on to become the founders of the Maidenform Bra Company, pioneers in the contentious birth of Israel, and victims of the Holocaust.

4) Braving the elements: the stormy history of American weather

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Laskin, David

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1996

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IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 16

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Discusses the history of weather in the United States from the Anasazi Indians to modern weather forecasting technology and shows how weather has shaped the nation and how people have tried to cope with it over time.