Living in America

Living in America

Author: Cynthia Rose

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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This biography of one of America's foremost soul singers traces Brown's career from the segregated movie houses and soul circuits of his youth, through his recording success, to the South Carolina prison where he was incarcerated.


$2.00 a Day

$2.00 a Day

Author: Kathryn Edin

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0544303180

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The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists--from a leading national poverty expert who "defies convention" (New York Times)


How My Family Lives in America

How My Family Lives in America

Author: Susan Kuklin

Publisher: Paw Prints

Published: 2009-07-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781442003651

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Three children, an African American, a Hispanic American, and a Chinese American, shares, in words, photographs, and even recipes, the everyday positive experiences they have living with at least one parent who did not grow up in the United States. Reprint.


Life in America

Life in America

Author: Brynn Baker

Publisher: Capstone Classroom

Published: 2015-08

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1491441747

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"Immigrant groups were not treated equally when they arrived in America... Compare and contrast immigrant experiences and how those experiences changed the United States.


Life in the USA

Life in the USA

Author: Planaria J. Price

Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780472033041

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Life in the USA is not quite like it is in the movies or on TV. For people who are unfamiliar with its culture, there is the potential for confusion and embarrassing situations. This book, Life in the USA, has been written to help those new to the United States. Nine broad topics (first impressions of America, body language, social customs and manners, relationships, celebrations and gifts, surviving the city, the workplace, schools, and health and personal matters) are covered through an engaging and easy-to-read question-and-answer format in form of letters from immigrant students to their teacher. Students are also advised to read comic strips, listen to popular music, and read classic American children’s stories in order to become familiar with the many the nuances of American culture and to better understand Americans. From tips for job interviews to garage sales and dating, Life in the USA offers immigrant students helpful hints and answers for becoming comfortable in the United States of America.


Everyday Life in Early America

Everyday Life in Early America

Author: David F. Hawke

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1989-01-25

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0060912510

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"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers Weekly


I Am America

I Am America

Author: Charles R. Smith (Jr.)

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780439431798

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Photographs and rhyming text describe children growing up in America today.


Myths America Lives By

Myths America Lives By

Author: Richard T. Hughes

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2018-09-05

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 0252050800

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Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.


If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now

If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now

Author: Christopher Ingraham

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0062861492

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An NPR Best Book of the Year The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham’s decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400—the community he made famous as “the worst place to live in America” in a story he wrote for the Washington Post. Like so many young American couples, Chris Ingraham and his wife Briana were having a difficult time making ends meet as they tried to raise their twin boys in the East Coast suburbs. One day, Chris – in his role as a “data guy” reporter at the Washington Post – stumbled on a study that would change his life. It was a ranking of America’s 3,000+ counties from ugliest to most scenic. He quickly scrolled to the bottom of the list and gleefully wrote the words “The absolute worst place to live in America is (drumroll please) … Red Lake County, Minn.” The story went viral, to put it mildly. Among the reactions were many from residents of Red Lake County. While they were unflappably polite – it’s not called “Minnesota Nice” for nothing – they challenged him to look beyond the spreadsheet and actually visit their community. Ingraham, with slight trepidation, accepted. Impressed by the locals’ warmth, humor and hospitality – and ever more aware of his financial situation and torturous commute – Chris and Briana eventually decided to relocate to the town he’d just dragged through the dirt on the Internet. If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now is the story of making a decision that turns all your preconceptions – good and bad -- on their heads. In Red Lake County, Ingraham experiences the intensity and power of small-town gossip, struggles to find a decent cup of coffee, suffers through winters with temperatures dropping to forty below zero, and unearths some truths about small-town life that the coastal media usually miss. It’s a wry and charming tale – with data! -- of what happened to one family brave enough to move waaaay beyond its comfort zone


A Day in the Life of America

A Day in the Life of America

Author: Rick Smolan

Publisher: Harper San Francisco

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13:

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Contains color and black and white photographs taken over a twenty-four hour period in the United States.