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Michigan offers a bounty of paddling destinations, and this book is the most complete and up-to-date guide available. Paddling Michigan includes more than 70 trips in both the Upper and Lower Peninsulas for beginner and expert paddlers alike. Classic rivers such as the Au Sable, the Manistee, and...

One of the introductory volumes in a series designed to provide authoritative, useful resources on American History, Defining Moments: American Indian Removal and the Trail to Wounded Knee provides readers with a detailed overview of the 1890 massacre of more than 250 Native American men, women, and...

One of the first two volumes in this series designed to provide authoritative, useful resources on American history, Defining Moments: The Attack on Pearl Harbor provides readers with a detailed overview of the events of December 7, 1941. On that pivotal day, the Japanese navy launched a surprise...

The Thanksgiving Book is devoted to the history and cultural importance of this holiday in American life. With essays, original materials, and even recipes, this volume traces the customs, symbols, and foods of Thanksgiving, from the earliest celebrations of the European colonists to the family...