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(0)Mary Ryan
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English
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The history of the United States is often told as a movement westward, beginning at the Atlantic coast and following farmers across the continent. But cities played an equally important role in the country's formation. Towns sprung up along the Pacific as well as the Atlantic, as Spaniards and Englishmen took Indian land and converted it into private property. In this reworking of early American history, Mary P. Ryan shows how cities-specifically...
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English
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In a sweeping synthesis of American history, Mary Ryan demonstrates how the meaning of male and female has evolved, changed, and varied over a span of 500 years and across major social and ethnic boundaries. She traces how, at select moments in history, perceptions of sex difference were translated into complex and mutable patterns for differentiating women and men. How those distinctions were drawn and redrawn affected the course of American history...
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
132 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
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English
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Penny's expectations of a long boring summer are exploded when she meets an elderly, practically naked, woman in a tree and soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving the Beacon Manor Senior Citizen's Residence
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English
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Find Joy in a Busy World by Practicing Patience
Bestselling author M.J. Ryan details just what living with patience can bring to our lives and how it can change us for the better.
Take a deeper look at an old-fashioned quality. We've all heard the phrase, "Patience is a virtue," and doubtless responded with a sigh, as usually it's spoken with a tone of reproach. But this virtue carries with it a wealth of wisdom that can actually help us find happiness...