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	The Reluctant Pioneer 4.51 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence 4.52 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Life on the Home Front: Stories of those who worked, waited, and worried during World War II 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winning a War: Stories of those who fought, served, and sacrificed during World War II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retracing the Oregon Trail in Pictures: Following the Journey of Matilda Koontz Jackson 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chehalis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Chapters of Life in Centralia: Celebrating 150 Years of Centerville by Julie McDonald Zander (Goodreads Author), Nora M Zander it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Remember Pearl Harbor Attack 80 Years Later

Eighty years ago today, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, damaged or destroyed 19 Navy ships, killed 2,403 people and drew the United States into World War II.

Aboard the USS Arizona, 1,177 men perished. Another 429 died on the USS Oklahoma, where Adna’s George A. “Cy” Simmons served as a boatswain’s mate. He died June 12, 2009.

Few of the adults who witnessed the attack Read more of this blog post »

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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany

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