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The Debate on the Constitution : Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification : Part One, September 1787-February 1788 (Library of America)
"The Debate on the Constitution" charts the course of the bloodless revolution that created the government of the United States and the world's oldest working national charter In speeches, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and letters, this unique collection captures firsthand the energy and eloquence of the stormy ratification struggle. Franklin, Madison, Jefferson, Washington, Patrick Henry, and many less well known voices speak with passion and articulateness about issues of personal liberty and public order that continue to resonate in today's headlines. Along with a detailed chronology and notes, each volume also includes the full texts of the Declaration in Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution..
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Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn't know what a "shooting war" meant or what he was fighting for. But he didn't want to miss out on a great adventure The "shooting war" turned out to be the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival; how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different; he was only 19, but he was a man with "soldier's heart," later known as "battle fatigue.".
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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men’s clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma became a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death at every turn behind Confederate lines. .
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White Male Privilege: A Study of Racism in America 40 Years After the Voting Rights Act
Discrimination and racism has existed in America since the very early days of colonization In the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers declared "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." and yet, it would be another 189 years before Americans would be equal by law. It has been suggested that with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, America had finally overcame its ugly past of racism and discrimination. As we entered into the new millennium, the author wondered if America had really set aside its biases and discriminatory practices. The author interviewed eight people as he developed the foundations for this book. One of the people he was honored to interview was Brian Swann, the brother of famous footballer Lynn Swann. Brian shared his story of a racial motivated encounter that he and his brother's had experienced in the 1970's in San Francisco, California, at the hands of the San Francisco Police Department. Each of the eight people interviewed for this book brought with them a different experience and viewpoint as it relates to discrimination and racism in America, and more specifically, white male privilege in America. The author brought these eight individual viewpoints together, and told their story as they relate to American history, from the early days of colonization through the present day..
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Post Office Jobs: Explore and Find Jobs, Prepare for the 473 Postal Exam, and Locate All Job Opportunities (Post Office Jobs)
The all new 4th edition of Post Office Jobs, includes a new 473 and 473-C Postal Exam study guide and provides all the information needed to locate job vacancies, prepare for exams, and explore all jobs including those that don't require entrance tests. This updated edition covers all occupations from janitors, general maintenance and technicians to truck drivers, mail carriers, clerks, administrative, and clerical positions. Having worked for 35½ years for Uncle Sam, the author provides an insider's perspective on what it takes to go from job hunter to hired, and everything in between. The Postal Service started screening applicants with the new 473 Major Entry-Level Jobs Exam in December of 2004. This new exam screens applicants on job-related characteristics and it permits them to compete for job vacancies. Included in this new edition is a comprehensive study guide along with helpful test-taking strategies to improve test scores. Those considering a job with the Postal Service will find Damp’s book filled with useful and up-to-date information. This is the only Postal Service career guide that includes related civil service job options, provides online updates, prepares the reader for interviews, and covers ALL occupations from professional and administrative to mail carrier, maintenance, and clerical. Post Office Jobs helps job seekers: 1) Identify ALL vacancies.
2) Match your skills to postal jobs.
3) Locate postal exam test dates.
4) Study for the 473 Postal exam
5) Complete job applications.
6) Prepare for job interviews.
7) Apply for jobs that don’t require exams.
8) Explore viable civil service job options. The revised 4th edition of Post Office Jobs includes a new and comprehensive 473 study guide, contact information, current addresses and phone numbers for the 80 hiring Postal Districts, on-line Internet connections and addresses, new pay scales, web sites that offer employment guidance and toll-free postal service employment hotlines. This expanded edition also includes chapters on Postal Inspector jobs and Civil Service related occupations plus an Appendix on how to find lucrative corporate jobs with the Postal Service that don’t require entrance exams. In today’s uncertain times, seek out secure and high paying Post Office jobs and related Civil Service opportunities with this indispensable book..
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Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine
Joel Kovel argues that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led Israel to a "state-sponsored racism" fully as incorrigible as that of apartheid South Africa and deserving of the same resolution He argues that only a path toward single-state secular democracy can provide the justice essential to healing the wounds of the Middle East. Kovel is well-known as a writer on the Middle East conflict. In this book he draws on his detailed knowledge to show that Zionism and democracy are essentially incompatible. He offers a thoughtful account of the emergence and disintegration of Zionism that integrates psychological, political, cultural, economic, and ideological levels. Ultimately, Kovel argues, a two-state solution is hopeless as it concedes too much to the regressive forces of nationalism, wherein lie the roots of continued conflict. .
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Civil Liberties Vs. National Security In A Post 9/11 World (Contemporary Issues)
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In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era (Transgressing Boundaries)
Prior to the 1960s, when African Americans had little access to formal political power, black popular culture emerged as a tool to forge community and effect political change. However, with the new avenues opened to African Americans in the post-Civil Rights era, many believe the influence of black popular culture on the political sphere began to diminish steadily. Yet as Richard Iton shows in this uniquely trenchant volume, despite the changes brought about by the Civil Rights movement--and contrary to the wishes of those committed to narrower conceptions of politics--black artists have continued to play a significant role in the making and maintenance of critical social spaces. Here, Iton offers an original portrait of the relationship between popular culture and institutionalized politics, tracing the connections between artists such as Paul Robeson, Lorraine Hansberry, Richard Pryor, Bob Marley, Erykah Badu, and those individuals working in the protest, electoral, and policymaking arenas. With an emphasis on questions of class, gender, and sexuality--and diaspora and coloniality--the author also illustrates how creative artists destabilize modern notions of the proper location of politics, and politics itself. Ranging from theater to film, and comedy to literature and contemporary music, In Search of the Black Fantastic is an engaging and sophisticated examination of how black popular culture has challenged our understandings of the aesthetic and its relationship to politics..
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