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The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness

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The beloved real-life story of a woman in the Alaskan wilderness, the children she taught, and the man she loved.“From the time I’d been a girl, I’d been thrilled with the idea of living on a frontier. So when I was offered the job of teaching school in a gold-mining settlement called Chicken, I accepted right away.”Anne Hobbs was only nineteen in 1927 when she came to harsh and beautiful Alaska. ... Read more

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by Joshua Specht ...

Series series Histories of Economic Life
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A Research Agenda for Inclusive Education

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A wide-ranging history of American land ownership, from westward expansion to the suburban housing crisisFrom its very beginnings, the United States has defined itself by its relationship to land. Settlers saw the continent as the raw material for building a prosperous life while their leaders viewed it as a means for building a people. In the 1950s, the suburban home became a place for Americans ... Read more

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In the tradition of Out of My Mind and Rules, and inspired by the co-author’s own life, this is a heartfelt, candid, and illuminating story of a girl learning to live fully with a rare genetic disorder.Kate’s life in Baton Rouge, full of friends and family, gymnastics and Girl Scouts, is just plain great. But then, at the age of twelve, she suddenly develops a mysterious shoulder pain that won’t ... Read more

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The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society

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Best Practices in the Acquisition of a Government Contractor, Second Edition identifies key transactional issues that arise in transactions involving government contractors across corporate, antitrust, political, foreign investment and other areas of law. Readers will receive targeted, and most importantly, useful advice from practitioners who have been involved in hundreds of transactions (often ... Read more

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Series series Routledge Environmental Humanities
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