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Summary: The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1872 was the most contentious in American history. After both parties complained of corruption, neither candidate would concede, two governors claimed office and chaos erupted. Rival newspapers engaged in a bitter war of words, politicians plotted to overthrow the government, and their supporters fought in the streets and attempted assassinations. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: "In Find Me the Votes, two years of immersive reporting by Isikoff and Klaidman has produced the most authoritative and dramatic account yet of a defeated president's conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election and how a local Georgia prosecutor--a daughter of the civil rights movement--decided to indict him and his allies for his desperate attempt to hold on to power. From the beginning, Fani...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hachette Book Group 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 ISITroiano, Nick
Summary: "In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain party primaries. The Primary Solution shows how to fix them." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.273 TROCohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Adam Cohen, a revelatory examination of the conservative direction of the Supreme Court over the last fifty years since the Nixon administration. In the early 1960s, the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Earl Warren was at the height of its power, expanding civil rights for the poor and minorities and promoting equality in dramatic ways through rulings...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 COHDaley, David
Summary: "A revelatory account by the best- selling author of Ratf**ked that will give you hope that America's fragile democracy can still be saved. Following Ratf**ked, his "extraordinary timely and undeniably important" (New York Times Book Review) exposé of how a small cadre of Republican operatives rigged American elections, David Daley emerged as one of the nation's leading authorities on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Co. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 DALAnderson, Carol (Carol Elaine)
Summary: "In her New York Times bestseller White Rage, Carol Anderson laid bare an insidious history of policies that have systematically impeded black progress in America, from 1865 to our combustible present. With One Person, No Vote, she chronicles a related history: the rollbacks to African American participation in the vote since the 2013 Supreme Court decision that eviscerated the Voting Rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 324.6 ANDAcks, Alex
Summary: "The right to vote has been under debate since the founding of America, when only white men who owned land had a say in the future of the country. Laws have expanded to encompass all people, be they black, white, or female. How has voting shaped our country, and how have our laws shaped our ability to vote? Readers will explore the history of voting in America to understand how Native...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Gov Law AcksSeabrook, Nicholas R.
Summary: "Nicholas Seabrook, authority on constitutional and election law, and expert on gerrymandering, begins with the earliest gerrymandering (pronounced with a hard 'g'!) before our nation's founding with the rigging of American elections for partisan and political gain and the election-meddling of the colonial governor of North Carolina (George Burrington) in retaliation against his critics. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 328.3 SEAHasen, Richard L.
Summary: "Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to vote. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. The Supreme Court has made matters worse by failing to protect voting rights and limiting Congress's ability to do so. The time has come for voters to take action and push for an amendment to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324.6 HASSmith, J. Douglas
Summary: "The inside story of the Supreme Court decisions that brought true democracy to the United States Today, Earl Warren is recalled as the chief justice of a Supreme Court that introduced school desegregation and other dramatic changes to American society.In retirement, however, Warren argued that his court's greatest accomplishment was establishing the principle of "one person, one vote" in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 SMIDaley, David
Summary: Journalist David Dalcy's explosive look at the new frontier of political dirty tricks--a coordinated assault on representative democracy through gerrymandering. Here, Daley documents an unprecedented effort by Republican legislators and political operatives to hack American democracy through an audacious redistricting plan called REDMAP. Following the election of President Barack Obama, a group...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 328 DALUnger, Craig
Summary: "Argo meets Spotlight, as journalist Craig Unger, New York Times bestselling author of American Kompromatand House of Bush, House of Saud, reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books
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Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASUrbatsch, Kevin
Summary: Presents advice on setting up and managing a special needs trust, covering trust benefits, funding, duties of trustees, pooled trusts, taxes, wills, and death of beneficiaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.05 URBSummary: "Neighbor Law is a plain-English guide to the laws behind common neighbor disputes. Filled with tips on how to solve problems and restore good neighbor relations, this practical book helps readers learn to deal with: noisy neighbors, trees that hang over a property line, blocked views, unclear boundary lines, high, unsightly, or deteriorating fences, dangers to children ("attractive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 346.04 NEIThomas, William G.
Summary: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 THOBakst, Dina
Summary: Provides practical tips for navigating the workplace while pregnant or being a new parent, covering such topics as morning sickness, maternity leave, and discrimination.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 BAKHarris, Duchess
Summary: In 2008, voters chose Barack Obama as the first African American president in the history of the United States. Barack Obama Is Elected President examines this historic event from multiple perspectives, including those of Barack Obama himself, his wife, Michelle, and opposing candidate John McCain
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J382.73092 HARMoore, Kate
Summary: "1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021