Destino Manifiesto y la guerra mexicano-estadounidense (Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War)

The United States grew rapidly from the time of the Louisiana Purchase to the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. All of this expansion came at the expense of Native American populations that had either lived in the region for centuries or been forced there from ancestral homes in the East. Tribes memorably fought on their own and together in an doomed effort to retain the land and a lifestyle that had long sustained their families. This book outlines some of the major conflicts of the Westward Expansion, and of the treaties and were signed, and often broken, by representatives of the...

Young readers may have heard about the benefits of using and making the most of their resources, but how does that factor into an economic discussion? This thorough discussion defines resources and describes the different types of resources and why some divide them into three categories and others choose four. The book also addresses the concept of scarcity, showing readers how, because all resources have their limits, it is important to use them responsibly and efficiently in a healthy economy.

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Examines aspects of painting, including its development through history, the way painters work, the materials they use, and ways of appreciating paintings, with movable flaps that reveal text and illustrations.

El poderoso tridente del rey Tritón ha traspasado la barrera mágica que mantiene a los villanos encerrados en la Isla de los Perdidos. Aprovechando la ocasión, la eterna rival de Mal, Uma, hija de Úrsula, la bruja del mar, se ha propuesto adueñarse del preciado objeto y ha reunido una tripulación pirata junto a Harry, hijo del capitán Garfio, y Gil, hijo de Gastón. Mientras tanto, una tormenta se cierne sobre Áuradon. Cuando Mal, Evie, Carlos y Jay descubren que el tridente ha desaparecido, saben que tienen que hacer cualquier cosa por recuperarlo antes de que caiga en las manos de...