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1) Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution: Bitcoin and beyond

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Pub. Date

[2021]

Description

"When Bitcoin was first released in January 2009, each digital coin was worth only a few pennies. A single Bitcoin is now valued at over ten thousand dollars. This book examines digital cryptocurrency and the blockchain technology that makes them possible."--

2) Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863

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January, Brendan

Pub. Date

c2004

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The battle of Gettysburg is acknowledged to have been the greatest battle of the Civil War, as well as the war's turning point.

3) The Jamestown Colony

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January, Brendan

Series

We the people

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

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An account of the first permanent English settlement in North America, with all its tragedies and disasters, established in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia.

4) The Emancipation Proclamation

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January, Brendan

Pub. Date

[1997]

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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1

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Tells the story of the document which led eventually to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment and relates the role of President Lincoln in freeing the slaves.

5) Fidel Castro: Cuban revolutionary

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January, Brendan

Pub. Date

c2003

6) Air Force One

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January, Brendan

Series

Cornerstones of freedom. Second series

Pub. Date

[2004]

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Examines the history of Air Force One, presidents who used air travel beginning with Franklin Roosevelt, who was the first president to fly while in office, and the various aircraft designed for the Commander-in-Chief.

7) A baseball all-star

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January, Brendan

Series

Making of a champion

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2

8) The New York Public Library amazing explorers: a book of answers for kids

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January, Brendan

Series

New York Public Library

Pub. Date

2001

9) George Washington: America's 1st president

Author

January, Brendan

Series

Encyclopedia of presidents volume 1

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2

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Traces the life of the Virginia surveyor, soldier, and plantation owner who became the first president of the United States.

10) James Madison: America's 4th president

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January, Brendan

Series

Encyclopedia of presidents volume 4

Pub. Date

c2003

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IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2

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Recounts the story of America's fourth president, known as the Father of the Constitution, describing his early life in Virginia and his many years of service in public office.