Category: Spanning the Globe
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Oh Canada!
Canada Young Giant of the North Leitch 1964 I was so excited to learn about our neighbor to the north. This was definitely written for an American audience. Toward the end was a nice historical timeline comparing Canada and the US. Too bad it didn’t get past the early 1960’s. I also loved a whole chapter…
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Break out the borscht!
What to do when the Russians come A survivor’s guide Conquest 1985 Completing our trifecta of red scare material, here is a great book describing how you too can survive the occupation of the Soviets. This particular book needs to be in an archive since it really does capture the…
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Should we tell the children that the USSR is no more?
Soviet Union Jackson 1968 This wonderful book was one of several we found in various catalogs. I wonder if a teacher would accept a country report about the USSR even if it was defunct. In all fairness, this was a perfectly wonderful choice for a library in the late 60’s…
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