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4) Wisconsin
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Pub. Date
2009.
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x, 235 pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits ; 23 cm.
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English
Description
Photographs and text profile the cultural, geographical, and historical riches of Wisconsin, with information on the state's history, famous men and women, interesting facts, visitor resources, popular sites, cultural highlights, and more.
10) In Lincoln's footsteps: a historical guide to the Lincoln sites in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
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English
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
xvi, 227 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"In this humorous and gorgeously illustrated successor to the New York Times bestselling Subpar Parks, illustrator, humorist, and social media star Amber Share takes us around the globe with wit and wisdom in Subpar Planet"--
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English
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Only in the Midwest is civic pride measured by the size of a town's roadside sculpture. Much-loved monuments and larger-than-life replicas add character to their surroundings, intriguing and amusing visitors as they pass through town. Midwest Marvels is not your typical guidebook. Regional travel expert Eric Dregni takes the reader on a slightly off-center tour of the bizarre—and the beautiful—across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin,...
17) Her right foot
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English
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In this honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation.
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English
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'How the Word is Passed' is Clint Smith's revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation. Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nations collective history, and ourselves.
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