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Category: Spanning the Globe

This category includes all geography and travel related posts.

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Sunburnt Africa

October 24, 2010 Holly Spanning the Globe

Sunburnt Africa: In Pencil, Paint and Prose Cottrell 1965 Submitter: “At first glance, it’s a highly dated travelogue of Africa punctuated with quite beautiful color artwork and nicely done pencil sketches. It’s only when you read the text that the

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Hawaii

Hawaii: Paradise or Polar?

March 31, 2010 Holly Spanning the Globe

Hawaii Hello USA series Johnston 1995 Submitter: May I present to you the 1995 cover of a children’s book about Hawaii, from Lerner Publications’ Hello USA series, discovered while weeding my long-neglected States books collection at my branch library today.

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Go for Free

Cheapskate Travel

February 11, 2010 Holly Spanning the Globe

Go For Free!  The Complete Guide to Free and Discount Vacations Sheridan 1989 This books has two huge tears in the front cover.  That’s strike one.  It was written in 1989.  There’s strike two.  This would be a great book if

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Canada

Oh Canada!

November 29, 2009 Mary Kelly Spanning the Globe

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

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What to do when the Russians come

Break out the borscht!

September 17, 2009 Mary Kelly Spanning the Globe

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

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How the Communists Uses Religion

More fun with communists!

September 16, 2009 Mary Kelly But it's Historical!, Department of God, Spanning the Globe

How the communists use religion Bundy 1966 Okay comrades, this is yet another gem plucked from a small public library.  This poor book had definitely seen better days.  The cover was damaged and the book had a serious “odor”.  Contents

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soviet union text

Should we tell the children that the USSR is no more?

April 23, 2009 Holly Spanning the Globe 6 comments

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

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