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Joshua Block teaches public high school students English and history in Philadelphia. He is a teacher educator, a national board certified teacher, and recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching.

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Teaching for a Living Democracy: Project-Based Learning in the English and History Classroom
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Carla Shalaby (Foreword)

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A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck

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