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160 years later, what have we learned from America's Civil War?
On a sunny but crisp afternoon this spring, more visitors than you might think trekked on a weekday to Ball’s Bluff ...
Oh Good, Another Dystopia
Acres, starring Danielle Deadwyler, doesn’t distinguish itself from the rest of the post-apocalyptic pack.
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Buc-ee's new children's book sends the beaver to his first day of school
Since it opened its first Lake Jackson store in 1982, Buc-ee’s has dabbled in jewelry, plushies, and charcuterie boards. Now, the convenience store giant is dipping its toes into kid lit with the ...
What Reading 5,000 Pages About a Single Family Taught Me About America
When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?
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Historical Fiction - Common Sense Media
From the Middle Ages to the American Revolution, the World Wars to the Cold War, the 9/11 attacks to the start of the civil war in Syria, these diverse selections offer action, intrigue, and ...
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Books About the U.S. Civil War - Common Sense Media
The books on this list -- fiction, nonfiction, classics, and recent releases -- can help kids understand the Civil War and its legacy. For more books about history, check out our lists of Historical ...
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Chris Christian: 60 years have taught me pain as eunuch
Reverend Chris Christian is the Shepherd of Locust Army International Ministry, Nigeria, founded three decades ago in Kano.
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Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later - PBS
Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.