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A God in Ruins

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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Hardcover:

9780316176538 | Little Brown & Co, May 5, 2015, cover price $28.00

9780022950347, titled "Music and You Grade Eight/Teacher" | Tch edition (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School, February 1, 1991), cover price $87.80 | also contains Music and You Grade Eight/Teacher

The Choctaw Code

In the 1890s, after moving to the Choctaw Nation with his parents, Tom finds his friendship with Jim Moshulatubbee complicated when Jim is sentenced to death under Choctaw law.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Russell G. Davis

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9780208023773 | Reprint edition (Linnet Books, February 1, 1997), cover price $19.50 | About this edition: In the 1890s, after moving to the Choctaw Nation with his parents, Tom finds his friendship with Jim Moshulatubbee complicated when Jim is sentenced to death under Choctaw law

Paperback:

9781591666219 | Reprint edition (Bob Jones Univ Pr, October 30, 2006), cover price $10.00 | About this edition: In the 1890s, after moving to the Choctaw Nation with his parents, Tom finds his friendship with Jim Moshulatubbee complicated when Jim is sentenced to death under Choctaw law.

On the Mall in Washington D C: A Visit to America's Front Yard

A guide to the monuments, memorials, museums, and gardens on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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9780761316954 | Millbrook Pr, September 1, 2002, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A guide to the monuments, memorials, museums, and gardens on the National Mall in Washington, D.

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9780761323518, titled "On the Mall in Washington, D. C.: A Visit to America's Front Yard" | Twenty First Century Books, March 1, 2002, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: A guide to the monuments, memorials, museums, and gardens on the National Mall in Washington, D.

The Washington Monument: A Beacon for America

Chronicles the history of the monument that honors our first president, discussing its design, financing, long period of construction, controversies, completion, dedication, and symbolism. (view table of contents)

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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9780761315247 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2002, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Chronicles the history of the monument that honors our first president, discussing its design, financing, long period of construction, controversies, completion, dedication, and symbolism.

Remembering Korea: The Korean War Veterans Memorial

Middle readers are given an in-depth tour of this national monument through profiles of important figures, an examination of its planning and creation, and an overview of the history of the war that claimed 35,000 American lives.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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9780761321569 | Twenty First Century Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Describes the planning and creation of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.

No Better Hope: What the Lincoln Memorial Means to America

Describes the history, planning, and creation of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., profiling the important people involved as well as discussing Lincoln's place in American history and the important celebrations that have taken place at the Memorial. (view table of contents)

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (illustrator)

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9780761315230 | Twenty First Century Books, April 1, 2001, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Describes the planning and creation of the Lincoln Memorial, profiles people who were involved in its creation, explains Lincoln's place in history, and what the memorial means to the United States.

Badge of Valor: The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Describes the planning and creation of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and profiles some of those police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. (view table of contents)

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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9780761315223 | Twenty First Century Books, August 1, 2000, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Describes the planning and creation of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and profiles some of those police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty.

A Date With Destiny: The Women in Military Service for America Memorial

Offers a look at the many roles women in the military played throughout the years and provides detailed information about the Memorial dedicated to these individuals, such as its address, hours of operation, description, and more.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (illustrator)

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9780761314721 | Twenty First Century Books, February 1, 2000, cover price $26.60 | About this edition: Describes the planning and creation of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, profiles some of the servicewomen involved, and presents a general history of women in military service.

The New African Americans

Looks at Africans who have immigrated to the United States since the 1890s

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780208024206 | Linnet Books, November 1, 1999, cover price $22.50 | About this edition: Looks at Africans who have immigrated to the United States since the 1890s

Paperback:

9780208024251 | Linnet Books, August 1, 1999, cover price $22.01 | About this edition: Looks at Africans who have immigrated to the United States since the 1890s

Their Names to Live: What the Vietnam Veternans Memorial Means to Americans

Describes the planning and creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and how it came to be a symbol for the dead of all American wars

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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9780761332350 | Twenty First Century Books, October 1, 1998, cover price $24.90 | About this edition: Describes the planning and creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and how it came to be a symbol for the dead of all American wars

The Lion's Whiskers and Other Ethiopian Tales

A collection of folktales from the nine tribes of Ethiopia, along with two stories from Ethiopia's religious traditions

By Brent K. Asbabranner, Brent K. Ashabranner (editor), Russell G. Davis (editor) and Helen Siegl (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780208024299 | Revised edition (Linnet Books, June 1, 1997), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of folktales from the nine tribes of Ethiopia, along with two stories from Ethiopia's religious traditions

To Seek a Better World: The Haitian Minority in America

Examines the history of Haitian immigration to America, especially the middle-class groups who came in the late 1950s and 1960s in order to escape a harsh dictatorship, and focuses on the lives and accomplishments of these immigrants.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Paul Conklin (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780525652199 | Cobblehill, April 1, 1997, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Text and photographs present the Haitian minority of half a million people currently living in the United States

Dark Harvest: Migrant Farmworkers in America

Describes the daily life and working conditions of migrant U.S. farmworkers, looks at modern agricultural operations, and suggests ways to improve the lives of migrant workers (view table of contents)

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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Hardcover:

9780208023919 | Reprint edition (Linnet Books, February 1, 1997), cover price $21.50 | About this edition: Describes the daily life and working conditions of migrant U.

Library:

9780396086246 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1985, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes the daily life and working conditions of migrant U.

A Strange and Distant Shore: Indians of the Great Plains in Exile

Chronicles the story of the impact of the bitter exile of seventy-two Native American chiefs and warriors, imprisoned in an attempt to weaken the Native American tribes, their isolation from their culture, and the artwork that expressed their longings for their lost world. Jr Lib Guild.

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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9780525652014 | Cobblehill, June 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Describes the exile of seventy-two Native Americans, and the artwork that expressed their longings for their lost world

Our Beckoning Borders: Illegal Immigration to America

Based on the personal stories of illegal immigrants and interviews with concerned Border Patrol agents and officers, an introduction to the problem of illegal immigration considers its causes and effects.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Paul Conklin (illustrator)

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9780525542230 | Cobblehill, April 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | also contains Country Sentiment | About this edition: Examines the problems connected with illegal immigration in the United States, from the perspectives of the immigrants themselves as well as from that of law enforcement officials

9780525652236 | Cobblehill, April 1, 1996, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Examines the problems connected with illegal immigration in the United States, from the perspectives of the immigrants themselves as well as from that of law enforcement officials

Lithuania: The Nation That Would Be Free

A narrative and photographic account of the Baltic nation, its people and customs, and its insistence on independence--even in the midst of Nazi and Soviet occupation.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Stephen Chicoine

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Hardcover:

9780525651512 | Cobblehill, May 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Describes Lithuania's long fight against foreign oppression and the challenges of restoring democracy to the country after decades of communism

A New Frontier: The Peace Corps in Eastern Europe

A collection of black-and-white photographs offers a dramatic portrait of the Peace Corps teachers, business specialists, and other volunteers in the ex-Communist countries of Eastern Europe.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Paul Conklin (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780525651550 | Cobblehill, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Describes the current work of Peace Corps volunteers in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Romania

Still a Nation of Immigrants

A look at the effects of immigration, past and present, on the United States includes an incisive exploration of questions about the recent wave of immigration, explaining why people come, what problems they cause or solve, and how they become Americans.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780525651307 | Cobblehill, September 1, 1993, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Identifies who today's immigrants to the United States are; describes their experiences, contributions, and impact on society; and discusses how an immigrant becomes a citizen

A Memorial for Mr. Lincoln

Discusses the struggle to build a suitable memorial to commemorate the accomplishments of America's sixteenth president and describes the work of architect Henry Bacon and sculptor Daniel Chester French in creating the Lincoln Memorial.

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780399222733 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1992, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Briefly discusses Lincoln's role in American history and describes the planning and building of the monument dedicated to his memory in 1922

Always to Remember: The Story of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial

Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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Paperback:

9780590445900, titled "Always to Remember: The Story of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial" | Reprint edition (Scholastic, January 1, 1992), cover price $2.95 | About this edition: Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it

School and Library:

9780399220319 | Putnam Pub Group, August 1, 1988, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Discusses the building of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the controversies that have surrounded it, and some human interest stories connected with it

An Ancient Heritage: The Arab-American Minority

Discusses the cultural experience of Arab Americans and the history of Arab immigration to the United States

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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9780060200497 | Harpercollins, May 1, 1991, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Discusses the cultural experience of Arab Americans and the history of Arab immigration to the United States

A Grateful Nation: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery

Traces the history of our national burial ground and shrine to American heroes

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780399221880 | Philomel Books, December 1, 1990, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of our national burial ground and shrine to American heroes

Times of My Life: A Memoir

The prolific author describes how his interest in writing developed as he was growing up in the Oklahoma of the Depression and chronicles his years after World War II as a government worker in Africa and a Peace Corps official.

By Brent K. Ashabranner

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Hardcover:

9780525650478 | Cobblehill, October 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed author reminisces about the events of his life, from the time of the Depression to the Vietnam War, set against a backdrop of historical events including World War II, the Peace Corps, and the civil rights movement

Crazy About German Shepherds

A girl describes her experiences opening her own kennel in the Blue Ridge Mountains to raise German shepherds

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Jennifer Ashabranner (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780525650324 | Cobblehill, May 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A girl describes her experiences opening her own kennel in the Blue Ridge Mountains to raise German shepherds

People Who Make a Difference

Describes the life and work of several men and women of various ages, circumstances, and occupations who, by their caring and concern, are helping to make a difference to those in need

By Brent K. Ashabranner and Paul Conklin (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9780525650096 | Dutton Childrens Books, November 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Describes the life and work of several men and women of various ages, circumstances, and occupations who, by their caring and concern, are helping to make a difference to those in need

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