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The Fate of Our States is Great

The Fate of Our States is Great

Bill Jordan

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Outskirts Press
Año de edición:
2020
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Poesía
ISBN:
9781977224514
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Enjoy your time reading rhymes about the fate of the United States in this collection of poems. Featuring sections on important events, significant people and the presidents, this book will take you back to history class and help you with the fight at trivia night. With 101 poems featuring 12 rhymes a piece from the Lost Colony in 1587 to the Revolutionary War and onward to Y2K and beyond, these poems will entertain and educate even those with the smallest interest in history.

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