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Allan Carpenter

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John Allan Carpenter (born May 11, 1917 – May 11, 2003) was an American non-fiction author. He was a prolific writer with more than 225 books to his credit. By 1990, his four Enchantment series were approaching 10 million copies printed. Among his accomplishments is the founding of the national magazine The Teachers Digest. At the age of 21, he was the director of public relations for Popular Mechanics, a position he held for 19 years.

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MICHIGAN has never really had a present moment.

— from Michigan, 1964

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Michigan

1964

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Dunbar and May found that, “James V. Campbell, Outlines of the Political History of Michigan, and Thomas M. Cooley, Michigan: A History of Governments, are of special interest because the authors were Michigan’s most distinguished jurists of the nineteenth century.” Willis F. Dunbar and George S. May, Michigan: a History of the Wolverine State, Eerdmans 1995.

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Togo

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Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of this small country in western Africa.

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Maryland

1907

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Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Maryland.

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