Revolutionary category: 2684 books

Set in a run-down Vancouver hotel in 1974, only months after the start of the infamous Pinochet regime, eight Chilean refugees struggle, at times haplessly, at times profoundly, to decide if fleeing their homeland means they have abandoned their friends and responsibilities or not. More than a dark comedy, this play gives voice to refugee communities from all corners.

You may want to protect your child from dark historical truths but you cannot take away their curiosity. Learning about what happened in the past will help a child learner associate events to current times. It will also produce valuable lessons that will shape decisions and actions later on in life....

The Declaration of Independence was a historical document that changed the course of history. Learning about the circumstances around it, as well as the people who braved to change the societal truths at that time, will lead to a deeper appreciation of current times. Relaying the facts of US history has never been more effective than this book. Make sure you grab a copy today!

Learn all the secrets during the American Revolution in one revealing book! The great thing about this history book for kids is that it’s filled with facts, and not just conspiracy theories. By learning about Spies, Codes and Secret Organizations, your child will develop an understanding of the strategies and technicalities during the height of the American Revolution. Grab a copy today!

In children, education is a marriage between academic structure and sensual inspiration. Playing recruits their natural powers of imagination and reduces boredom or resistance. As an inherent avenue to assimilate the overwhelming amount of data received daily, playing emulates the skills they will need...

«Il bagno penale di Nertchinsk è immerso interamente nel lutto e nel sangue. Il «mondo dei reprobi» volge verso di voi i suoi occhi offuscati di pianto, ormai spenti alla vita, sperando da voi un aiuto fraterno. I forzati maltrattati, colpiti e vilipesi tendono verso di voi le loro scarne braccia...

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what...

Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a brilliant...

Why the American Revolution, of all the great revolutions, was the only enduring success. Through the Founders’ own voices—and in the homes they designed and built to embody the ideal of domestic happiness they fought to achieve—we come to understand why the American Revolution, of all...

A beautifully designed poster book full of inspiring images of rebellion and inspiring stories of resistance—with a forward by Rebecca Solnit.   Since 1998, Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced more than one hundred posters by more than eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial...

Every nation is the invention of its writers. America is no exception. The United States is a state of mind and spirit created, in part, by the books that have emerged from the American experience - as truly as its politics have been shaped by history. We are all, in some fashion, the spiritual heirs...

Due to a combination of heightened frustration, moves to skirt the constitutional process, and a widespread disconnect between the people and their constitutional "conscience," Lane and Oreskes warn us our longstanding Democracy is at risk. Together, they examine the Constitution's history...

We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution teaches middle school students about civics, government, and active citizenship. The textbook, composed of 6 units and 30 lessons, uses critical-thinking exercises and cooperative-learning strategies to teach the history and principles of American...

This lively and authoritative volume makes clear that the quest for taste and manners in America has been essential to the serious pursuit of a democratic culture. Spanning the material world from mansions and silverware to etiquette books, city planning, and sentimental novels, Richard L. Bushman...