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|  | | Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland
Corn (maize) fed Native Americans, saved early settlers, and then went on to transform the world. Thanks to corn, the Midwest was settled faster than any other region in history and wove itself into the fabric of our nation.
From the Oaxaca region in Mexico, a grain arose that was to become one of the most important foods on the planet. It would spread across the Americas and then, in time, span the globe. However, nowhere was its impact greater than in the region that would come to bear its name: the Corn Belt. As corn made it possible to build the Midwest, it also became part of the sweeping saga of the transformation of everything from agriculture to home cooking. Learn how the rise of corn is connected to vampires, the Chicago Bears, Abraham Lincoln, and time zones. Find out how breakfast cereal and snack f | |  | | Waltzing Australia
Waltzing Australia is a captivating tale of adventure and personal discovery—and a vivid portrayal of Australia, its history and legends, its wonders, its people, and its enduring beauty.
Does a sensible, successful woman in her mid-30s walk away from money, security, career just to make a dream come true? Absolutely!
Cynthia Clampitt wanted to write—and she wanted to get as far away as she could from the temptation to rejoin the corporate world. Australia was a lifelong interest, and it seemed to be the best, and farthest, place to start over.
Clampitt circled and crossed the continent, covering nearly 20,000 miles, many of them rugged. As she traveled she changed—and she wrote. The child of that journey is the book i>Waltzing Australia,/i> a j |
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Delaware Before the Railroads
by Dave Tabler
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 If you think you know Delaware, think again. Pirates? Quakers fighting with Pennsylvania? Towns so ugly no one would settle there? With stunning pictures and straightforward storytelling, Dave Tabler opens hidden passages and describes defining momen |
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