![]() ![]() The distinguished men who had assembled there to revise the new country’s inadequate Articles of Confederation struggled through their discomfort. S TIFLING AIR FILLED Philadelphia’s crowded Pennsylvania State House, now Independence Hall, during the summer of 1787. Read ExcerptĪ regular and orderly change of rulers the strongest guarantee against the approach of tyranny. This briskly paced, darkly humorous voyage proves that while the pomp and circumstance of presidential elections might draw more attention, the way that presidents are removed teaches us much more about our political order. How to Get Rid of a President showcases the political dark arts in action: a stew of election dramas, national tragedies, and presidential departures mixed with party intrigue, personal betrayal, and backroom shenanigans. The American presidency has seen it all, from rejecting a sitting president’s renomination bid and undermining their authority in office to the more drastic methods of impeachment, and, most brutal of all, assassination. Even so, Americans have often resorted to more dramatic paths to disempower the chief executive. ![]() ![]() To limit executive power, the founding fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years, giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. A vivid political history of the schemes, plots, maneuvers, and conspiracies that have attempted - successfully and not - to remove unwanted presidents ![]()
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When slave catchers caught her, she killed her own daughter rather than see the child returned to a life of slavery. ![]() Morrison drew inspiration from the true story of Margaret Garner, an enslaved black woman who fled her plantation in 1856. Education's move to the forefront of modern culture war politics has a great deal to do with Beloved. One Virginia mother's quixotic bid to remove the book from her school district's Advanced Placement English curriculum indirectly led to the election of Republican Gov. Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1987 novel, Beloved, is a ghost story that forces readers to confront America's legacy of slavery-of racism, subjugation, and murder-and consider how it still haunts us today. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some are easy to find and may be commercially grown, while others are much more obscure. They vary in their nutrients, color, shape, and flavor. Of course, berries aren’t all created equal. 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We see the same limited selection in local stores time and time again, then end up focusing on these, rather than looking for what else is out there. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with fruit. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Save the Sky has a heartfelt lesson of falling in love with the stars that will stay with the reader for a lifetime as they learn to reduce light pollution. "I wish I could see it every night." Celebrate International Dark Sky Week with this engaging children's book that teaches about the importance of dark skies! With beautiful and charming illustrations, this is an exciting nature children's book adults will love reading over and over again with their kids. "That's the Milky Way," Grandpa explained. Have you ever seen the stars? From educational to heartwarming, Save the Sky tells the story of the Save the Earth® kids who camp on a Dark Sky Reserve! 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